Guide RP - royal-flush

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:54 PM

you literally screamed yeet at the top of your lungs

Unready_Access | Emma BOT 19-Feb-21 11:54 PM

You're going to get my mom and dad killed you FUCKING IDIOT.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Sans BOT 19-Feb-21 11:55 PM

...

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:55 PM

just stop. this stopped being funny a while ago.

it was barely even funny to begin with.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 19-Feb-21 11:55 PM

So, what's your name going to be, then?

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:55 PM

thank you.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 19-Feb-21 11:55 PM

Golem isn't taken yet.

You could pick something shadow-y.

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:56 PM

if you wanna stay on theme, construct works

Awake 19-Feb-21 11:56 PM

Construct

Xbshxbdb same hat

Unready_Access | Emma BOT 19-Feb-21 11:56 PM

I like Construct.

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:56 PM

and so the thinker brain cell was shared

thank christ.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 19-Feb-21 11:56 PM

That works.

Awake 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

I stole your thinker brain cell

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Cool! We're all settled now.

Awake 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Its mine now

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

good, keep it

maybe you'll be able to keep people alive like that

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

I gotta admit, 'Concept and Construct' sounds cool as hell.

Awake 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

I'm

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

'Mum says it's my turn with the thinker brain cell'

Awake 19-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Dhdhdbdhd

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:58 PM

sick and tired of people in this chat tryina get everyone killed, so keep it

please

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 19-Feb-21 11:59 PM

I keep thinking your pfp is one of the cats from Cats, but it's actually the big goth gf lady.

Awake 19-Feb-21 11:59 PM

Haha as if I'm not foolish enough to keep doing that

Djdndjdbxjf

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:59 PM

so you were a thinker -5 all along

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 19-Feb-21 11:59 PM

Either way, I'm both sensible and present, so I can stop people from getting killed.

Limina Idling | Hours 19-Feb-21 11:59 PM

oh thank christ

Awake 19-Feb-21 11:59 PM

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:00 AM

no its pretty comprehensible, you just like memes too much

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:00 AM

Anyways, Concept and Construct is good

Shush

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:00 AM

the problem arises when jokes get taken seriously

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:00 AM

v

Sunbro ↩️

Reply to: Anyways, Concept and Construct is good

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:00 AM

yee

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:00 AM

I feel like I jumped off a cliff and stuck the landing lol\

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:00 AM

now i need to come up with a new name for kenny that starts with con- if yall want him on the team

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:01 AM

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:01 AM

Conspire doesn't fit him, but it could fit someone, probably.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:01 AM

no, any landing you have to walk away from is something you can improve

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:01 AM

Hmm

pokienote BOT 20-Feb-21 12:01 AM

concrete!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:01 AM

conservationist

con·ser·va·tion·ist (kŏn′sûr-vā′shə-nĭst) n. One that practices or advocates conservation, especially of natural resources.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:02 AM

Or even just Conservation.

That fits him.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:02 AM

snappier, better

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:03 AM

Conservation seems good

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 20-Feb-21 12:03 AM

conserve!

fits the lengths better.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:03 AM

even better, snappier is better

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:03 AM

Yeah

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:03 AM

gg

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:04 AM

Short, snappy, effective

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:04 AM

Man, there sure are a lot of Con- words, huh?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:04 AM

yep

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:04 AM

It's an untapped market!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:04 AM

btw, just wanna say, sorry for the earlier snappiness

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:04 AM

If someone gets flight powers, Con-Air

Enjoy that legal trouble

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:05 AM

YES

Oh yeah, it's fine.

Old Secret ↩️

Reply to: btw, just wanna say, sorry for the earlier snappiness

You were just trying to keep me alive.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:05 AM

jokes getting turned into serious things are a genuine threat in here

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:05 AM

And I was being kinda stupid as well. Sorry.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:05 AM

It's fine.

Just as long as you never actually do something like naming yourself Sans.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:06 AM

...hey i just had a thought

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:06 AM

Anyway.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:06 AM

Oh?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:07 AM

with CPP's power, costumes are liable to look extra good

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:07 AM

I dont think anyone's dumb enough to name themselves sans dw

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:07 AM

Oh! Heck yeah!

Old Secret ↩️

Reply to: with CPP's power, costumes are liable to look extra good

I can get behind that.

Awake

I dont think anyone's dumb enough to name themselves sans dw

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:07 AM

gestues aggressively at your username

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:07 AM

Oh yeah true

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:08 AM

Hwefhbhfrubhqr

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:08 AM

I see nothing wrong with my username

But yeah, charges in costumes

Putting secret might make identity hiding easier too

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:08 AM

itll also probably armor them, too, so two-for-one there

as far as designs go, we can probably go for something kinda generic looking

blueprint for concept, something rocky-looking for construct? it'll make people think you're tinkers maybe

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:09 AM

Not a bad idea

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:09 AM

or a changer, in construct's case

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:09 AM

We could jam some fairy lights on there or something.

Metal and fairy lights.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:09 AM

Could also go for general blandness for concept

Grey and blank

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:10 AM

So, blank metal plates with fairy lights between them. Perfect!

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:10 AM

I can create armor around myself, so I already have a costume.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:10 AM

metal plates seem like a bad idea with e88 in town

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:10 AM

I'll want something to cover my face in case something happens to it, but I'm fine otherwise.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

ooh, good point

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

Point.

Old Secret ↩️

Reply to: metal plates seem like a bad idea with e88 in town

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

Maybe hard plastic or something if you can manage it

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

I was thinking I could try to make something that comes out tinker-y.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

Some armor is better than none

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

...Wait, but tinkers are going to be targeted.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

ooh. fuck. good point.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

Point

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

and you set up those solar cells.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:11 AM

If not for Bakuda, I'd go for the black lab coat and gas mask deal lol

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:12 AM

hm... well, if you wanna use the arclance, you can probably get away with the blueprint thing. pretend you copy powers or smth

build on a foundation

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:12 AM

Paint blueprints onto my costume? That could look cool.

I'd also want to get other iconic cape items.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:13 AM

depending on the colors you use it could double as urban camo

armsmaster helmet?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:13 AM

...Which is just tinkertech, mostly. Fuck.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:13 AM

i mean, if its being supported by your power, it may not need maintenance

or power, even

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:13 AM

Tinkers are being targeted.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:14 AM

point...

hm...

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:14 AM

Tinkers are just so cool, though.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:14 AM

Hmm

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:14 AM

Sigh.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:14 AM

could try a mock-up of some of haywire's gear, maybe

or flechette's, or march's

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

Ooh, see if we could get some dimensional effects on those.

...WAIT. BRAINFLASH.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

what

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

FICTIONAL. ITEMS.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

oh my god

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

COSPLAY BAYBEE!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

thats genius

NOTEBOOK

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

...I feel dumb for not thinking of that sooner.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

SCRIBBLENAUTS

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

YOOOOO

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:15 AM

When was scribblenauts released

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:16 AM

Uhhhhhh 90s? 2000s?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:16 AM

2000s

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:16 AM

Right.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:16 AM

it was first released on DS

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:16 AM

2009

Worm is 2011 so that works

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:16 AM

...what if your older brother is here and he got scribblenauts powers

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:17 AM

Dunno if I can make a notebook, though.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:17 AM

i mean, theres probably some lying around

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:17 AM

Wait, one issue with fictional stuff

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:17 AM

legal issues

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:17 AM

Copyright lawsuits

Yeah

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:17 AM

Fuck.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:17 AM

generic items

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

Generics could work.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

sword of +10 smiting

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

Or stuff that's royalty free

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

or stuff not come up with yet

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

Which would be older fiction

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

Or mythological items.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

The other drop ins

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

the gun from control

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

You got angry at sans

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

fuck

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

Those are equally bad

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

point

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

Sandals of Hermes, maybe.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

I can do that.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

Mythology might be good

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:18 AM

mythological items, generic items

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:19 AM

Hammer of thor

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:19 AM

Actually, I think I have some Roman sandles I can glue feathers to.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:19 AM

a conceptual weapon would be good

...wait this gives you a reason to rip off dauntless lmao

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:19 AM

That would probably take a lot of charges to get a conceptual weapon.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

yeah, probably like 40-50

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

Ha, I could just rip him off.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

Ten charges a day for 4 to 5 days if that amount

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

4-5 days to make a conceptual weapon would be p busted ngl

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

True

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

that's focusing only on the weapon so

not nearly that busted

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

Maybe I should try dumping all my charges into one thing for a few days.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

Probably make a damn good one at least

Yeah

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:20 AM

thats a good idea

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:21 AM

Question is what

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:21 AM

Well, let's make your costume today.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:21 AM

costume, duh

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:21 AM

Oh true

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:21 AM

man i just thought of that lol

it seems so obvious

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:21 AM

We can figure out a theme for it. Just mythological?

Except, there's a lot of mythology to draw from.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:22 AM

mythological + blueprints? (edited)

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:22 AM

A ton

Could just borrow from mythology in general

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:22 AM

Mythological + Blueprints works.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:22 AM

Lots of options

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:22 AM

hell, could go even vaguer

mythological + icons

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

Or maybe I could make the base form blueprints and then have the extra items make up the mythological bit.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

Playing cards is another valid theme.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

...

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

Yeah

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

i still kinda like the parchment/papyrus idea a lil tbh, and it could let you sneak cards in there

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

My power already gave me a cards theme

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

do you wanna be that obvious tho?

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:23 AM

A lot of people are that obvious in worm

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

true

including taylor

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

Yeah

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

still, some subtlety could get you a long way

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

'Cards' is a very easy theme to work with. From Cardcaptors to Yugioh to MTG to playing card art themed.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

forces enemies to waste time

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

Tarot too.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

tarot

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:24 AM

Playing card seems the best bet

Its more vague

Luck, strategy, etc

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:25 AM

does imply you're a vegas cape which could throw people off, but that'll get coil's attention due to all the thinkers in vegas

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:25 AM

Tarot means future telling

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:25 AM

point

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:25 AM

That also means Coil attention

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:25 AM

...im starting to think cards is a bad theme

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:26 AM

My brain's stuck on magical girl now. Gdi Cardcaptors.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:26 AM

you definitely dont want a magical girl outfit in new hampshire lol

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:26 AM

^

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:26 AM

Hmm

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:27 AM

we can just fall back on the blueprints thing

blueprints and mythology

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:27 AM

White armor to match my dark armor?

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:27 AM

Could be faux-playing cards, dig deep into concept by having different concepts on them instead of the typical card stuff

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:27 AM

i like the color scheme thing

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:27 AM

Hero's Journey, Lancer, etc

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 20-Feb-21 12:27 AM

can i get green armour, then?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:28 AM

That would be the plan.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:28 AM

coughs in tattletale i think kenny should have some cool green armor

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 20-Feb-21 12:28 AM

:D

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:28 AM

Agreed

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:28 AM

adding actual details about how the power works to the armor that are pure decoration and showing off is a good way for your enemies to figure out how your power works and how to counter it

cards is a bad theme, by that logic

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:29 AM

I could always just go the full 'fire mage dressed in blue' look.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:29 AM

Yeah, point

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:29 AM

And I need to touch cards to turn them into items, so I dunno if I can get around that.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:29 AM

Also point

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:29 AM

And the card directly turns into the item too.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:29 AM

stuffing cards in your sleeves?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:30 AM

Long sleeves might help, yeah.

Magician theme is an option.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:30 AM

Cards theme at least gives an excuse they're using them to fit the theme and not the reverse that the theme fits the power

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:30 AM

Bit close to the card theme, though.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept ↩️

Reply to: Magician theme is an option.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:30 AM

hm... how well would a magician costume be armored tho

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:30 AM

Magician maybe

The armor depends on what you wear under the costume likely

Plating and stuff

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:31 AM

we're upgrading the costume as a whole sunbro

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:31 AM

It could be a white armour with a magician theme? No, that's a bit too much.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:31 AM

that means the armor is part of the costume

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:31 AM

White armour is a good fallback. White knight.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:32 AM

i still think the 'grey with blueprints' thing is a good idea, because that with secret can be urban camo

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:32 AM

Ooh, grey with blueprints is nice.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:33 AM

having some flow-y bits or makeshift gauntlets may help with card storage

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:33 AM

I was kinda just imagining it as blue, but greyprints works.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:33 AM

Could do like a batman utility belt but gauntlets

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

hell, could have a back compartment that you can poke cards against your skin with

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

I feel like we're all on different trains of thought that aren't really meeting together.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

probably

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

Yeah prolly

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

We're all just throwing in details atm.

And I'll be changing things up as I make new items too.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

never let the internet do costume design, this is why

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

I agree with grey for color scheme for sure

Urban camo

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:34 AM

So it needs to be something that can be built on. Grey is good for that, yeah.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:35 AM

the urban camo blueprints thing seems to be a detail we all agree on

as well as armored to some extent (edited)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:35 AM

Generic grey armoured bodysuit?

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:35 AM

Idk how blueprints would work as you progressed with a better arsenal

Armored bodysuit works

Good base, bland

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:35 AM

the blueprints are decoration and part of the urban camo (edited)

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:35 AM

Makes your equipment pop

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:35 AM

Grey armoured bodysuit with blueprint patterns in white, then.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:36 AM

And might make using cards more discretely easier if said equipment draws attention

Yeah that works

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:36 AM

hm... now im tryina think of ways to use cards discreetly

was thinking of loose sleeves items could slide down

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:37 AM

Dunno if you can customize them, but make them greyer like the outfit maybe

They'll blend more

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:37 AM

and like pouches in the sleeves to tuck cards so theyre always against you (edited)

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:37 AM

Yeah

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:38 AM

I can't customise them, but card sleeves are a thing.

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:38 AM

That works

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:38 AM

I can use cards through gloves, so I could see if I can track down some card sleeves.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:38 AM

oh that works

Awake 20-Feb-21 12:38 AM

The more they blend, the less they're noticed

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:39 AM

I know where a games shop is, we can go there for supplies.

We have fabric, so now we just need armor panels.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:40 AM

...hey, had a thought: does alan use glasses?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:41 AM

No, he doesn't need them yet.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:41 AM

ok good

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:41 AM

The S9 should even be in town right now.

Shouldn't*

So Shatterbird is a non-issue.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:41 AM

no, but id imagine 'big impenetrable dome relatively nearby with a lot of potential targets' would be interesting

especially since they have a siberian

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:42 AM

...Fuck.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:42 AM

If shaker effects could penetrate the dome, someone would've done that already.

Hell, her power works off sound.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:43 AM

point, but still, if they get in somehow...

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:43 AM

She's probably not getting in here.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:43 AM

or if they're waiting outside this thing, some prep never killed anyone yea?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:44 AM

It won't be top spot - that belongs to immediate threats - but we can put it on the list.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:44 AM

agreed

its something to keep in mind for later

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:44 AM

Anyway. We need armour panelling.

How would we get it?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:44 AM

armor paneling... id say junkyard but tinker, so hm

could just do padding?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:45 AM

Or just metal plates. We have some appliances we don't use anymore in the basement, we could scrap those.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:45 AM

good idea

whenever protectorate happens, we can upgrade then

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:46 AM

Exactly.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:46 AM

oh, also, had a thought: after the costumes, we could start dumping charges into the diamond golem (edited)

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:47 AM

The diamond was small enough compared to the quartz that there's no appreciable difference between them, but there's a bigger emerald I was saving for later.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:48 AM

ooh, there's a thought

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:48 AM

I bought it online ages ago, because it was lab grown and cheap.

Don't think there's any difference between lab grown and normal gems.

Actually, lab grown might be better, since they have less impurities.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:49 AM

yeah, and diamond companies will charge less presumably

artificial inflation of price and all that

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:49 AM

Fuck the diamond economy.

Anyway.

Sounds like we have a plan.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:50 AM

so, current thoughts: splitting charges between costumes, then splitting charges between diamond and emerald - one being a bruiser, one being a stealth unit?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:50 AM

The diamond one isn't any better than the quartz ones, since it was so much smaller than them.

The quality difference was closed by quantity.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:51 AM

Still, making it into a stealth unit sounds like a good idea.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:52 AM

hm... actually now im wondering if itd improve the gem inside, and if so, if the quality boosts to diamonds or quartz would be better

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:52 AM

That too.

Items seem to have rarities, though I've yet to see those affect anything.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:53 AM

oh dang (edited)

in that case, diamond and emerald is probably the way to go due to rarity, maybe?

artificial inflation working for us, for once

lmao

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:53 AM

It seems like it, yes.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:55 AM

Welp. Let's go get those card sleeves, then we can make the costume.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:55 AM

We can also look for other supplies while we're out. Deck boxes, for instance.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:55 AM

yee

may wanna get some playing cards too

look for decent quality ones

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:55 AM

Ooh, good idea.

I can feel which cards are which without looking at them, so having some fakes could work out there.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:56 AM

yee

oh my god thats actually a great idea

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:56 AM

You can buy old cape trading cards for pretty cheap, so maybe you could use those.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:57 AM

...now im wondering if empowering a cape trading card would lead to a usable card that summons a cape

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:57 AM

Oh my god we need to try that

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:57 AM

defiant trading card, hero trading card...

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 12:57 AM

Well, let's go, then.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:58 AM

I know that people paint custom borders onto trading cards, maybe I could paint Defiant onto an Armsmaster one?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:58 AM

ooo

good idea

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:59 AM

This kinda deal.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 12:59 AM

ooo

nice

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 12:59 AM

Yeah, I see them around, and they're always super cool.

So! Onwards!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:00 AM

is it bad that im already planning in case this is a thing

looking up more con- words

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:00 AM

It's a good thing, dw.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:02 AM

hm... since we know what youre shoppin for, what sort of hero cards are you thinking of looking for?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:03 AM

Common ones, probably.

They're cheaper and more disposable.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:03 AM

so, big names - armsmaster, hero, legend, etc

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:04 AM

Yes, exactly.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:04 AM

well, heres hoping that works out

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:06 AM

Damn. I could've sworn this shop sold secondhand cards.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:06 AM

hm. well, can always make one back home

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:06 AM

Well, at least we have the card sleeves and deck boxes now.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:06 AM

already doing a lot of arts and crafts

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:07 AM

I'm almost surprised the shop is still open.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:07 AM

ah, the wheels of capitalism

never change, america

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:07 AM

It's the board games, they seem to be selling pretty well.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:07 AM

this is where i insert a quarantine joke

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:08 AM

Fuck. We're just in quarantine again. The dome is like... quarantine 2.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:08 AM

Do we just get some booster packs of cape cards here? They're far more expensive, and we can look further afield for more games shops.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:09 AM

one or two wouldnt hurt, but overall id say other games shops would be better

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:09 AM

Just one, then.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:10 AM

also i been coming up with names for hero or defiant if they happen to be a thing

defiant: conquer, contrast, contest, especially condra hero: concord, condign, conte, concent

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:10 AM

It's a five-pack. I don't want to spend that much hard cash, since it'll be in limited supply.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:10 AM

fair

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:10 AM

Ooh, those are good names.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:11 AM

...It's all junk cards. Not a single one above common.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:11 AM

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/words-that-start-with-con for team name generation

Words that start with con | Words starting with con

words that start with con, words starting with con, words that begin with con, words beginning with con

ah, crap

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:11 AM

Next shop it is.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:12 AM

Well, here we are.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:12 AM

heres hoping this one works out

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:12 AM

UM

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:12 AM

I swear I didn't know the building changed ownership!

I thought there was a game shop here!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:13 AM

oh my god

do i wanna know

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:13 AM

It's a sex supply store.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:13 AM

moving right along then

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:13 AM

...Think they have cape cards in there?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:13 AM

no

why would a sex supply store have cape cards

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:14 AM

You're right they don't

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 01:14 AM

"o////////o"

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:14 AM

i guess they could have cape costumes for kinky roleplay or smth

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:14 AM

They do and I don't know how to feel about it

How did they make sexy Eidolon

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:15 AM

moving swiftly along

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:15 AM

Well, I bought some working handcuffs in there, so it wasn't a total bust.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:15 AM

least you got that

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:15 AM

They're a little raunchy looking, but they'll get the job done.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:16 AM

are they pink fuzzy ones

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:16 AM

Yep.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:16 AM

because you might be able to pull all the fuzz out with a good pair of pliers or smth

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:16 AM

They're metal, I could try burning it off too.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:16 AM

true, but arson is a method i hesitate to jump to

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:16 AM

No don't. Using BDSM handcuffs will throw the villains off.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:17 AM

i.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:17 AM

...

I hate that you're making a point.

...Fine. For now.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:17 AM

Yessss.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:18 AM

Anyway. Third game shop.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:18 AM

fuck. itd also make the villains underestimate you wouldnt it

third times the charm, heres hopin

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:18 AM

It would.

Well, the place is a bit bigger than I remember, but it's still here and still a game shop.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:19 AM

oh thank god

if its bigger than normal, theres no way it wouldnt have cards ye?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:19 AM

Exactly.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:19 AM

It does!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:20 AM

oh my god finally

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:20 AM

Right near the inside door of the shop, there's a bunch of big boxes of cape cards.

Time to look through...

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:20 AM

oo, nice

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:20 AM

Oh hey, the card rarities actually have real rarities attached to them.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:21 AM

oh neat

probably means little in the dome, but nice

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:21 AM

A rare foil card is a rare item to me.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:21 AM

nice

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:21 AM

Rare non-foil is only uncommon, though.

Oh, there's a 'Legendary' rarity one!

Oh boo, it's not Legend.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:22 AM

who is it?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:22 AM

It's... a misprint?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:22 AM

is it fucking defiant

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:22 AM

I.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:22 AM

it is

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:22 AM

It's a green misprinted Armsmaster. How the fuck did you know.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:23 AM

im a thinker apparently lol

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:23 AM

Looks like it.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:23 AM

when your luck isnt bad, its wonderful

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:23 AM

Sounds about right.

Holy shit this one card is $100.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:23 AM

oh my fucking god

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:24 AM

It's a piece of cardboard.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:24 AM

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:24 AM

And a $100 note is a piece of paper.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:24 AM

So. Do we want to splash out on this? It's the first Legandary rarity item I've seen.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:24 AM

its the first, and it may be the only, unless dauntless drops his actual arclance somewhere

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:25 AM

I doubt that's about to happen.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:25 AM

we could ask the system what using charges on the card would do

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:25 AM

/help

Server BOT 20-Feb-21 01:26 AM

Player ChillyPepperPopper has requested assistance.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:26 AM

What does item rarity mean?

Server BOT 20-Feb-21 01:27 AM

Power mechanics are beyond the server's comprehension.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:27 AM

Uh

Well, that has implications.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:27 AM

oh.

...compare it to a normal armsmaster card, i suppose

you could get info on how worth it it is by comparison

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:29 AM

There's a non-misprint rare foil Armsmaster that's Rare, like every other rare foil.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:29 AM

compare to an assault one? theres probably one in there

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:29 AM

The rarest Assault was an uncommon no-foil, which was Common.

There's more than one rarity of card per cape.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:30 AM

damn it

theres good odds this isn't worth it

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:30 AM

There's a common Armsmaster, which has less interesting art and less powerful attacks.

I mean, maybe I just haven't found whatever rarity does, yet.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:31 AM

i want to say go for it, but this seems like it could be one hell of a waste of money

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:31 AM

I'm torn. It could be practical to buy it, but it could also be practical to save the money.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:32 AM

and it'll likely be gone tomorrow, since collectors of this stuff are insane

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:32 AM

Well, I'm probably going to be getting a job soon, so I could pay you back then?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:32 AM

true, could make the money back via heroism and looting from nazis

i hate capitalism

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:33 AM

Same.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:33 AM

I'll buy it, but only because you promised to pay me back.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:33 AM

praying that this actually gets defiant

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:34 AM

And, with how many things you encounter daily, you still haven't found a Legendary item?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:34 AM

Not one.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:34 AM

first and only

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:35 AM

Julia's a trading card nut, so I'll ask her about it when I next see her.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:35 AM

Sounds good to me.

Well, time to make my costume, then.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:36 AM

...actually, if this doesn't work, could trade it to her for most of the money back, if not more

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:38 AM

Potentially, if she's still that interested in cards right now.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:38 AM

yee

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:38 AM

I hear crashing sounds in the distance.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:38 AM

merchants, id imagine

fuck

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:39 AM

It's Aegis and Shadow Stalker fighting a villain I don't recognise.

She looks like she covered herself in glue and ran through a generic curio shop.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:40 AM

so either some of the drop ins are pricks or this is a new trigger, maybe both

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:40 AM

Sounds like it.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:40 AM

I mean, the dome is probably going to spawn a whole lot of movers.

Hell, probably a whole lot of clusters.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:41 AM

this villain somehow holding their own against unstoppable tranq bolts and decent alexandria package?

ah shit

once again, this city is liable to butcher itself

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:42 AM

I think their costume is electrified, so all of SS's bolts stop on the surface of it.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:42 AM

might be able to counter your power too, and the stun stick isnt gonna do shit to them

damn it

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:43 AM

Yeah, no reason to step in.

Fuck.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:43 AM

It's practical. We'd just get in the way.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:43 AM

Still.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:43 AM

doesn't feel good, even if it is practical

anyways, to home, and to hope the dynamic duo can deal with them

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:44 AM

Looks like Aegis and SS are slowly winning ground. Slowly.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:44 AM

good

least there's that

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:45 AM

Time to go, then.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:45 AM

...

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:45 AM

stun stick wont do shit

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:45 AM

I know.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:45 AM

and i can tell you'd really like to walk in and solve the problem

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:45 AM

I just feel like I should be able to help more here.

I have powers!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:46 AM

powers that apparently require at least a week, probably two or three, to actually be worthwhile in a state like this

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:46 AM

I see an opening we can escape through, but it's a little on fire at the moment.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:46 AM

...Point.

Old Secret ↩️

Reply to: powers that apparently require at least a week, probably two or three, to actually be worthwhile in …

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:46 AM

oh good, so they're an elementalist

at least like this we can learn things

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:47 AM

The eastern dragon-shaped helmet they're wearing has flames on the tips of the horns, could that be it?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:47 AM

prolly

does their costume have any tron lines or wires or anything like that?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:48 AM

Nope, it's just zappy.

Actually, the zappies are concentrated around an amulet they're wearing.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:48 AM

hm. probably empowers gear in a way similar to you

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:49 AM

Fucking knockoff.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:49 AM

probably different in some ways tho - maybe enhancing existing concepts?

fucking knockoff

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:49 AM

Faker poser.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:49 AM

thats their name now, knockoff

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:49 AM

You sound like Shadow the Hedgehog.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:49 AM

Knockoff it is.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:50 AM

Anyway. Flaming gap to escape through. Take it, or no?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:50 AM

you'll probably lose everything you went out to get, so no

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:50 AM

Fuck. Point.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:50 AM

finding another route, like a backdoor or smth, would be a better idea

hell, a window

this place was supposed to be big

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:51 AM

We're outside, we're just trapped in a plaza area.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:52 AM

crap

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:52 AM

With no other exits I can see.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:52 AM

well, aegis might divert to pull you guys out. is there a fountain anywhere you could use the water from to put out the fires?

water fountain, anything?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:52 AM

At least Knockoff is falling back a litle.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:53 AM

theres gotta be more to Knockoff's armor than electricity, because the bolts still have kinetic energy to them

probably armor plating

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:53 AM

There's a single hose on the side of one of the buildings, but it doesn't reach the fire.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:53 AM

...what would happen if you sprayed knockoff?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:53 AM

Yeah, they have a metal breastplate for chest armour.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:54 AM

hm. decision decisions

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:54 AM

It fries her, apparently.

Old Secret ↩️

Reply to: ...what would happen if you sprayed knockoff?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:54 AM

hahaha

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:54 AM

Oh, all her trinkets vanished.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:55 AM

ah, probably makes gear then. temporary

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 01:55 AM

Yeah, looks like she's down for good. She's not moving.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:55 AM

alright, now yall can find a safe exit

id imagine aegis is abt to haul her back to the prt or smth

Sophia BOT 20-Feb-21 01:56 AM

"Hey, thanks for the assist."

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 01:57 AM

"No prob. I saw that her amulet was making an electric barrier just over her metal armor, so..."

Sophia BOT 20-Feb-21 01:57 AM

"You're a sharp one."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:57 AM

gotta love it when these things just work out

Sophia BOT 20-Feb-21 01:58 AM

"You're a quicker thinker than half the capes I know."

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 01:58 AM

"Heh. Thanks."

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 01:58 AM

This feels nepotism-adjacent.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 01:58 AM

lol, kinda

Unregistered BOT 20-Feb-21 01:59 AM

Aegis: "Thank you for helping, citizen. That was a dangerous stunt, though."

Sophia BOT 20-Feb-21 02:00 AM

"Hey, knock it off, Aegis. She was able to take the villain down in the first place."

"We still need a code name for her..."

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 02:00 AM

"Knockoff? She makes gear that vanishes, right? So, Knockoff."

Sophia BOT 20-Feb-21 02:00 AM

"That works."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:00 AM

her gear has explicit weaknesses too

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 02:01 AM

"Her gear seems to have explicit weaknesses, too."

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 02:01 AM

"Like the water."

Sophia BOT 20-Feb-21 02:02 AM

"Well, we have our codename. Now-"

SFX BOT 20-Feb-21 02:04 AM

*Crack!*

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:04 AM

oh shit

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:04 AM

*

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:04 AM

*

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:04 AM

trigger?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:05 AM

Faker did something.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:05 AM

She had stuff in her hands. Eight marbles and a now-broken crown.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:06 AM

representative of yalls' powers

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:06 AM

I feel unconscious for a moment, so I didn't see her break it.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:06 AM

she mightve stole your powers

wait no. then you wouldnt be chatting with us

she probably copied them somehow though, in which case, break the crown now

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:07 AM

The crown is already broken.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:07 AM

more

i theorized a while back that CPP's power might be being held back by brain damage, that it came out broken might be proof of that

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:09 AM

...My power is here.

With 12 charges.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:09 AM

wh.

it recharged your power, what??

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:09 AM

I got 10 days worth of charge in one go.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:10 AM

what the fuck is going on...?

i almost wanna say dump all your charge into the defiant card right now

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:10 AM

Well, she changed up her artifacts.

And they look a little more high-quality than before.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:11 AM

minions and power growth.

on the plus side, she cant block shadow stalker's darts anymore

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:12 AM

All of Aegis' injuries are gone now.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:12 AM

hm.

maybe this is a case of shadow stalker being too aggressive?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:12 AM

But there's a cut on my finger that's still here.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:12 AM

empowered powers

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:12 AM

Seems like it.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:13 AM

Knockoff is getting ready for a round two.

Do we book it?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:13 AM

yeah, no costumes

if you can get something made in 10 seconds, go for it

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:14 AM

I mean, I could dump all the charge into the Arclance?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:14 AM

you could. the card is also an option

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:15 AM

Card, then?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:15 AM

10 to card, 2 to arclance

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:15 AM

Right.

I think I can use the card, somehow.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:16 AM

use it?

a third hero would make the difference

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:17 AM

Right.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:17 AM

it ensures this isn't a fair fight

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:17 AM

I can see a place where we'd be hidden from everyone else.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:17 AM

good idea

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:17 AM

I think it's a possible escape route too.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:18 AM

regardless, itd be good to head there

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:18 AM

Yeah. Don't want anyone to see me trying anything.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:19 AM

both of you would def be outed to aegis and shadow stalker if you jumped in, so this defiant play is the best idea ive got

as is, you probably have a fig leaf there

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:19 AM

It's the best idea we have atm.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:20 AM

besides, is rubbernecking cape fights a thing that happens sometimes?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:21 AM

It is.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:21 AM

makes sense you wouldnt just immediately book it, then

from that angle at least

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:21 AM

And I have an excuse - I'm SS's friend too.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:22 AM

yee

would aegis know that tho?

so, rubbernecking

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:24 AM

Well, SS could tell him later, probably.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:24 AM

yee

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:24 AM

Rubbernecking for now. Not that anyone else can see us from cover.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:24 AM

worst case scenario, you've got a distinct advantage in getting the fuck outta there

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:25 AM

Exactly.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:25 AM

Welp, Defiant card, help me out.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:25 AM

give us defiant

give us the lad

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:26 AM

...I just have a headache, now.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:26 AM

dammit

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 02:26 AM

"Ow, ow, ow..."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:26 AM

wait

i read a thing where someone ended up with a defiant brain ghost once

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 02:26 AM

". . ."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:26 AM

all defiant's text was in a cipher

Defiant BOT 20-Feb-21 02:27 AM

". . ."

"Fuck. Where am I? What's going on?"

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:27 AM

https://tenor.com/view/umm-confused-blinking-okay-white-guy-blinking-gif-7513882

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:28 AM

The card turned Anne into Defiant.

This better be fucking temporary.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:28 AM

heres hoping

Defiant BOT 20-Feb-21 02:28 AM

"Who are you?"

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:28 AM

itd probably be permanent, or effectively permanent, if we slipped it to armsmaster tho

because thats just how these things go

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 02:29 AM

"Villain that way. Covered in weird artifacts."

"They're a danger right now, and I can explain everything once they're down."

Defiant BOT 20-Feb-21 02:29 AM

"Right."

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:29 AM

Off he goes.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:29 AM

well, if nothing else, he probably has confoam

and brute-rated tranquilizers

and combat programming

unless the newbie is cheating hard, theyre outclassed

...oh my god i just had a brilliant idea assuming the change is temporary - you could give a golem the defiant card

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:31 AM

Oh, that's smart.

Fuck. Looks like the power boost affected Knockoff more than it did the rest of us.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:32 AM

you're kidding me

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:32 AM

And I think Defiant's backing more lethal stuff than non-lethal stuff.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:32 AM

oh, thatd do it

fuck

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:32 AM

How is this going worse now?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:33 AM

i don't know?? the lung helmet is gone now

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:33 AM

Should I try to send in my golems? I have five disposable ones on me, plus the diamond one.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:33 AM

hesitant to suggest sending them in, cause the marbles and all

i get the feeling theyd get taken over

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:34 AM

She had nine artifacts in the first round, then she swapped to 8 normal-looking marbles and a powerful power-up crown, and now she has nine artifacts again.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:34 AM

gdi

in that case, send in the quartz

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:34 AM

On it.

Well, I thought they were getting in the way at first, but they're helping now.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:36 AM

they fucking better

this fucker is now fighting like

8 individuals at once

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:36 AM

They're not very big or anything.

They're small enough to hold one in the palm of my hand.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:36 AM

fair point

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:36 AM

Still, though.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:37 AM

that initial difficulty is kind of ridiculous

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:37 AM

Okay, the tables seem to be turning.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:37 AM

at the very least, this should count as a 4-v-1

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:37 AM

I think Defiant must've been thrown off by an ex-dead ward showing up? That's the only explanation I can think of.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:37 AM

maybe????

this isn't some kind of shonen, if you fight four people at once and aren't super skilled in multiple things, you lose

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:38 AM

To be fair, Knockoff pulled some powerful aerokinesis thing, which one of the golems popped.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:38 AM

o

fucking knockoff

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:38 AM

Okay, it looks like Knockoff is booking it.

Fuck! They're getting away.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:39 AM

damn it

this might let shadow stalker get a clear shot i guess

the aerokinesis was broken after all

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:40 AM

No, the heroes are doing disaster relief now. A building collapsed on a group of people.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:40 AM

fuck

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:41 AM

Okay, they got all the civvies out, at least.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:41 AM

well, theres that taken care of

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:42 AM

At least there's that.

Defiant BOT 20-Feb-21 02:45 AM

"I believe you said you'd explain things?"

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:45 AM

FUCK that scared me.

How is he so sneaky?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:45 AM

hes batman in another universe

so, explanation time

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 02:46 AM

"It's my... sister's power. Well, she's not really- long story. Anyway."

Defiant BOT 20-Feb-21 02:46 AM

"Continue."

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 02:47 AM

"Her power lets her empower objects, and she used it on a trading card."

Defiant BOT 20-Feb-21 02:47 AM

"A trad..."

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:47 AM

He trailed off. Is he alright?

Defiant BOT 20-Feb-21 02:47 AM

". . ."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:48 AM

uh

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 02:48 AM

". . ."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:48 AM

oh

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:48 AM

Looks like he timed out.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:48 AM

nice

so, we got defiant who cant think too loudly about his own existance

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 02:48 AM

"Ow. Headache. I guess the card didn't work."

"And it feels like it's out of uses for the day."

"What now? Just leave? We can't help against Knockoff much more, can we?"

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 02:49 AM

"..."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:50 AM

@ChillyPepperPopper

read up

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:50 AM

...

Oh hell.

Welp.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:50 AM

wild, huh

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:51 AM

At least Knockoff is gone.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:51 AM

What happened to your hair?

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 02:51 AM

"Hm?"

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:51 AM

fuck.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:51 AM

Oh, the dye came out.

PluralKit BOT 20-Feb-21 02:51 AM

Anne's avatar

To clear, use pk;member Anne avatar clear.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:52 AM

yall are gonna need to re-dye that, i think

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:52 AM

Well, I think I needed to touch up the roots soon, anyway.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:52 AM

...

Is it genetically possible for a redhead and a blonde to have a brunette kid?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:53 AM

Welp.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:53 AM

https://www.google.com/search?q=Is%20it%20genetically%20possible%20for%20a%20redhead%20and%20a%20blonde%20to%20have%20a%20brunette%20kid%3F%0A

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:53 AM

My vague knowledge of punnet squares says no.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:54 AM

google says it depends

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:54 AM

Well, there's one hope for my parents' relationship.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:54 AM

A Redhead and a Brunette This pair would most likely give birth to an auburn or chestnut-haired child. It is also possible to have a blonde or brunette child if the redhead parent was carrying small amounts of eumelanin on a separate allele. If the redhead parent were auburn-haired or strawberry blonde, that possibility would increase. A Redhead and a Blonde Genetically, this pair is very similar to the redhead/brunette combo. The child would likely be born strawberry blonde. Blonde could be another possibility if the redhead parent was carrying only one gene for red hair and passed the other.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:56 AM

That sounds like it's pretty unlikely, though.

Oof. Uh, sorry, UA.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:56 AM

It's fine.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:56 AM

but not impossible! but yeah seriously you need to get that dyed before you get home

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:57 AM

Are there any hairdressers around here?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:57 AM

I know you have some boxed dye at home.

And it's early enough that Dad should still be out.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:58 AM

you wanna run the risk of bumpin into them? with villain attacks and everything?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:58 AM

Do we want to risk that, though?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 02:58 AM

We could also bump into him on the way to a hair salon.

Also, hair salons cost money.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:58 AM

point

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:59 AM

And something unnatural clearly happened to un-dye my hair, right?

I could just say that a weird cape messed it up somehow.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 02:59 AM

...ohhhh. that gives me ideas. damsel of distress as an example ideas.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 02:59 AM

And I'm pretty sure that Knockoff's artifacts are randomly generated too, so it's almost true.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:00 AM

So, salon or home?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:00 AM

what im wondering is why do you still have your clothes if it didn't like the hair dye

why not find a public bathroom and buy some dye or smth?

...wait

plumbing

right

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:01 AM

Oh, remember that cut that was on my hand? It's gone, now.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:01 AM

well, thats even more arbitrary

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:01 AM

I guess it 'repaired' my body or something? Which included telling hair dye to fuck off.

But not my clothes, for some reason.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:02 AM

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:03 AM

Who knows. Maybe Defiant's going to be a redhead next time he pops out.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:03 AM

your powers are flippant and dont give a damn about your peace of mind, this is probably an indication you have a shard and it wants to fuck your life over

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:04 AM

Also, we were knocked out by Knockoff's power booster crown thingy.

So, Shard seems like an increasingly likely option.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:05 AM

...Do you think anyone noticed that we fainted at the same time as all the other capes in the area?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:05 AM

Fuck.

Everything is a mess.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:05 AM

how many people know triggers knock other capes out

and can google that

people barely know the prt rating system

they might assume its just some effect to stagger people when they change things up

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:06 AM

They don't need to know that already. They saw three capes faint, as well as two normies. Shortly afterwards, an unknown cape and a bunch of little black golems attacked the villain.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:07 AM

an unknown cape of a completely different gender, mind

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:07 AM

It's how Charlotte figured out that Taylor was a parahuman at the Merchants' party.

Point.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:07 AM

who was a well-established-looking tinker

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:07 AM

I may just be paranoid here.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:07 AM

Yeah. Actually thinking about, we were the closest ones to Knockoff.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:07 AM

im saying that if anyone thinks yall are the capes, theyre gonna get treated like a conspiracy theorist

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:08 AM

They probably thought it was a proximity thing.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:08 AM

Anyway.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:08 AM

besides, prt already made a call for new capes

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:09 AM

So, are we just heading home? Or trying to find another way to dye my hair?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:09 AM

i guarantee you that if you head home you'll find alan there

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:09 AM

...Hat.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:09 AM

oh, hat

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:09 AM

HAT

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:09 AM

then you can lock yourself in the bathroom at home

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:09 AM

Oh my god I am the BIGGEST dumb.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:10 AM

pretend its urgent and you just dye after

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:10 AM

That works!

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:10 AM

if this is a long term thing alan prolly knows you have the dye, but might think its just to make your hair look better

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:11 AM

Well, here's a beanie.

And he knows she dyes. She was blonde when she started, so he probably thinks she's still blonde.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:11 AM

ah, nice

heres hoping we're overreacting and worrying over nothing and it just turns out anne's adopted or smth

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:12 AM

God. Wouldn't that be something?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:12 AM

She looks a lot like Mom did in old photoes. Probably too much to be a coincidence.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:13 AM

i can still hope for the best while expecting to get screwed at every angle

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:14 AM

A good attitude to have.

...I think, at least.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:14 AM

it isnt and i hate it

it is utterly exhausting

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:14 AM

F

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:14 AM

at this point i have so little stamina i may as well tho

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:15 AM

Well, once we get home and get everything down pat, I'll probably go to sleep.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:15 AM

Same here.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:15 AM

Well, we're home.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:15 AM

Mom's here, but Dad's still out.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:15 AM

dye time

make sure to lock the door while you do it

Zoe BOT 20-Feb-21 03:16 AM

"Oh, where did you get that beanie, dear? What is it made out of?"

"!"

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:16 AM

Fuck. She saw my hair.

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 03:18 AM

"Ah, it's just something Emma grabbed at random. I got caught up in the middle of a cape fight - we didn't participate! - and one of the capes did something that changed my hair colour. So, beanie."

Zoe BOT 20-Feb-21 03:18 AM

"..."

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:18 AM

She looks like she just realised something.

...Fuck.

Fuck.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:18 AM

Welp.

Hair dye time.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:18 AM

deep breath UA

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:18 AM

Thanks.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:19 AM

Okay, I have a tutorial open on youtube, and I'm ready to dye the shit outta my hair.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:20 AM

I want to ask Mom about this, but I don't know how to say it.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:20 AM

she might tell you if you look pensive enough around her (edited)

Emma BOT 20-Feb-21 03:21 AM

"Mom... you seemed kinda surprised by Anne's hair. Did she remind you of someone or something?"

Zoe BOT 20-Feb-21 03:23 AM

"Oh, she just reminded me of a boy I saw at one of my friend's college parties. He was probably too young to be there, but he was my friend's cousin, so he got to stay."

"Shawn, I believe was his name?"

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:23 AM

IM

DAUNTLESS???

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:24 AM

.

What???

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:24 AM

I mean, it could be another Shawn, it's not like it's a rare name.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:25 AM

I.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:25 AM

i. i guess itd fit with the power, though.

holy shit.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:25 AM

I joked about being a Dauntless knockoff!

But!

What?

I thought he was younger than Armsmaster, and isn't he, like, 35 tops? How old would he have been when Zoe was in university?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:27 AM

he is in his 30s

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:27 AM

Mom's 40 this year, so it wouldn't be that big a difference.

She had Anne pretty young, when she was 21 or 22 I think.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:28 AM

thats still potentially like a 5-10 year-ish difference

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:28 AM

I was considering having a mythology theme and someone said I'd look like another Dauntless or something

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:28 AM

that had been me

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:29 AM

Yeah I thought so.

.

Old Secret ↩️

Reply to: ...wait this gives you a reason to rip off dauntless lmao

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:29 AM

in hindsight that isnt quite so funny anymore

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:30 AM

Haa...

Welp.

It could not be Dauntless, maybe?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:30 AM

the evidence, as much as we have, is pretty overwhelming

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:30 AM

...

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:31 AM

Yeah, who am I kidding? This feels like a story or something.

I bet that Trevor guy is a tinker, too.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:31 AM

you mean soap opera

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:31 AM

Yeah that.

Well, my hair's dyed up again.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:31 AM

all of my wtf

Anne BOT 20-Feb-21 03:32 AM

"Fuuuuuck."

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:33 AM

i just wanna say, UA, thanks for sticking with us through this

its been under a week

and already things have gotten this ridiculously over the top

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:33 AM

No problem.

I guess I just have to live with being in a soap opera.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:34 AM

if you're lucky, it won't be as crazy as worm was

Lucky_Plucky21 20-Feb-21 03:34 AM

True

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:35 AM

So, is that Trevor person a tinker?

Lucky_Plucky21 20-Feb-21 03:35 AM

Yes

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:35 AM

Who, then?

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:35 AM

probably

at this point, probably the illegitimate son of dragon and defiant, time traveled to the past somehow to make things right

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:36 AM

That'd need a hell of a timeframe for that to be illegitimate.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:37 AM

Google's first result for 'Worm Trevor': https://worm.fandom.com/wiki/Chariot

Chariot

Chariot | Worm Wiki | Fandom

So.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:38 AM

yeah thats probably him

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:38 AM

Life is a fucking soap opera.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:38 AM

great. coil plant in winslow

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:38 AM

Fucking fantastic.

Well, time to do what we planned to do in the first place.

And that is to make my costume.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:39 AM

i for one am gonna eat, try and reset my brain, and not die

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:39 AM

Costume's done.

I'm having some fucking sleep.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:40 AM

Same here.

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 03:40 AM

gn

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 03:40 AM

Gn

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 03:40 AM

Good night.

Pika 20-Feb-21 03:40 AM

(It's like 4 in the morning. I might pin it here.)

Malaki 20-Feb-21 07:20 AM

Just a note for all yall, handcuffs bought at a bdsm store are usually nonfunctional as handcuffs by design

Meant to be easy to actually get out of because of the 3 Ss of bdsm

Safe, sane, and watever the third one is

Emma

"So... is this Trevor guy an apprentice electrician? Or...?"

randomhuman44 20-Feb-21 07:29 AM

Trevor is the most common fan name for Leet I think (no canon name though) And Uber and Leet are exactly the sort of 'almost irrelevant side character' that I would expect people to be dropped into

Lucky_Plucky21 20-Feb-21 07:40 AM

I though it has chariot name

randomhuman44 20-Feb-21 07:42 AM

Oh you're right. It's still also the most common Leet name, but Chariot is actually a teenager, so probably him

Lucky_Plucky21 20-Feb-21 07:42 AM

Oh yeah is Trevor Medina

Malaki 20-Feb-21 10:04 AM

https://youtu.be/SqFm0NzyD9k

Luke Correia

What Food Group is Honey?

Lucky_Plucky21 20-Feb-21 10:05 AM

Sweet nectar of the plant family with a little additions of the glucose

Malaki 20-Feb-21 10:07 AM

Honey isnt nectar

Its bee vom (edited)

Lucky_Plucky21 20-Feb-21 10:07 AM

Yep

After processing the harvest from the flowers

Malaki 20-Feb-21 10:08 AM

Its why vegans dont eat honey

Lucky_Plucky21 20-Feb-21 10:08 AM

Vegans almost eat nothing

Malaki 20-Feb-21 10:08 AM

Cause honey is an animal byproduct

But the fact that the USA FDA considers it raw meat is cursed knowledge

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 10:10 AM

WHAT

Malaki 20-Feb-21 10:10 AM

Cursed knowledge i tell you

Awake 20-Feb-21 10:14 AM

The meat, it is sweeter when raw (edited)

Malaki 20-Feb-21 10:26 AM

https://youtu.be/fZhWA6F5LLE

Icecolo

Funky Beat | meme (ft. pop cat)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 06:18 PM

God. I've heard about that.

Malaki ↩️

Reply to: https://youtu.be/SqFm0NzyD9k

God I love pop cat

Malaki ↩️

Reply to: https://youtu.be/fZhWA6F5LLE

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 20-Feb-21 06:19 PM

I hate pop cat with every fibre of my being.

Malaki 20-Feb-21 06:20 PM

CPP is a being a truly rifined culture

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 06:38 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMmsGu98JNk have this

MiatriSs - RadioBunny Inc.

Cats - The Battle Cats Original Song by MiatriSs

you're welcome

Malaki 20-Feb-21 06:43 PM

Thnx

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 20-Feb-21 06:54 PM

The backing track to this song reminds me of the Distraction Dance

Limina Idling | Hours 20-Feb-21 06:55 PM

good

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:50 PM

so, big news

we got an 'interlude' from the system

kid win has parts of worm

Malaki 21-Feb-21 12:50 PM

Where?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:50 PM

(go to #pika-general malaki)

he specifically got files on emma and kaiser

Contents of [case_filesworm.zip]: Gestation.epub [29] corrupted files Emma Barnes Worm Wiki Fandom.mhtml Kaiser Worm Wiki _ Fandom.mhtml [Error: Integer not found] corrupted files sao episode 1 part 1/5 sub español.mp4 [4] corrupted files

i feel like the sao thing is important given it got thrown in with the rest

Kid Win Today at 6:16 PM Is this real? How did you get this? Are you a thinker? How did you get onto my network? Don't think I'll keep you a secret from anyone.

also the wards latched onto a theory that emma's responsible for the dome

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 12:53 PM

What? They did? Shit.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:54 PM

kid win was the one to propose the theory, so in general he's kinda fuckin us over rn

i get that its his job to figure this stuff out but.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 12:54 PM

Fuck.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:54 PM

defiant and you are codename naga and darkling respectively

1. Naga and Darkling are affiliated. Given how little they worked together and how underdeveloped Darkling's power seemed to be, this would probably be a more recent development, such as Naga taking on Darkling after they recently got their powers. [5:18 PM] 2. 'Darkling' isn't actually a seperate cape - Naga built the minions himself, and we're overcomplicating things. [5:18 PM] 3. This is just a total coincidence, and both capes just happened to be around at the time. [5:19 PM] 4. Darkling has a lot more minions than just that half-dozen, and it was just those ones that happened to be in the area at the time. [5:20 PM] 5. This is an indication that the density of parahumans in Brockton Bay has significantly increased. That this is the new norm.

4 seems to be the most accepted one

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 12:56 PM

So, what, they think I'm using minions to keep tabs on everyone while I run the dome?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:56 PM

Aegis Today at 5:42 PM Moving on. Number 4 felt like the option that would make the most sense to me. Darkling's power seems abnormally weak, unless it has some sort of hidden potential we haven't seen. A minion noticed the fight and gathered some more minions from the area to come help. When they came back, Knockoff was out of the fight for the moment, so they only came in once she got back up. No relation to Naga whatsoever.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 12:56 PM

Right.

At least they don't seem to think I'm a villain.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:57 PM

well, kid win prolly does. in other news, taylors civ identity is out a window now

randomhuman44 21-Feb-21 12:57 PM

HMS misread it. Kid Win isn't proposing that UA is responsible for the dome, he's proposing that she triggered because of it.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:57 PM

ohhh

yeah, that sounds right

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 12:57 PM

Ah. That makes a lot more sense.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:58 PM

sorry, im illiterate sometimes

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 12:58 PM

'Big grey dome' and 'teensy shadow golems' don't really gel with each other.

randomhuman44 21-Feb-21 12:58 PM

In other news, I don't remember what's in Gestation, and it was corrupted, but they have some number of chapters from Worm. Who knows how bad that is.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 12:59 PM

actually, gestation seems like the only one that wasn't corrupted

29 files, 30 arcs of worm

randomhuman44 21-Feb-21 12:59 PM

Ah, you're right.