Question A Little R&R

amratner wrote: I don't recognize roulette from any other story, can someone point me to it? Thanks.

Valentine wrote: Hmmm, Amy going into burnout, with Alyss, Hardwyrd and a bunch of Freshman around. Probably some Security around too. I wonder if anyone nearby will recognize what is happening and know what to do. (It is possible that Alyss has read about it.)

Just as the four of us were leaving, Toni, the hyperactive sophomore girl came running into the dayroom, slipping past us as though we were no problem, even though we were blocking almost the entire doorway. “I heard about Bloodwolf,” she told Jade with a broad grin. “Good one…

mhalpern wrote: I love that everyone immediately thinks that Bloodwolf was Jade's doing, considering reputation, this COULD last until Alyss has her first BMA class, Angel's efforts to keep her from Wondercute will be futile then, she will fill out the team quite well as a brick

Katssun wrote:

mhalpern wrote: I love that everyone immediately thinks that Bloodwolf was Jade's doing, considering reputation, this COULD last until Alyss has her first BMA class, Angel's efforts to keep her from Wondercute will be futile then, she will fill out the team quite well as a brick

But consider this:
You're a bully, or UV at Whateley. You could admit that you were ambushed by the single most insane member of the most fearsome training team, known for defeating their opponents so consistently (excepting two incidents, one recent and not public), or you can admit that you were singlehandedly defeated by a girl who looks two years younger than that, and one year younger than any given member of the Three Little Witches.

Alyss likely never has to reveal her manifestation powers in BMA. She's an exemplar SIX. She can just grab their fists and squeeze a bit, until they admit defeat, or simply toss them out of the circle. No reason to use ribbons. Her actual life-or-death combat experience is pretty good with regards to that particular skill.

She can save the ribbon use for Exemplar Grace.

Katssun wrote: There is a significant difference between, "I can make ribbons and clothes! tee hee~" (used at the MCO) and, "I can control the ribbons I generate in a prehensile manner. It is far creepier in action than it sounds."

Sir Lee wrote: I don't think she cares that much about keeping her ribbons "secret" -- she may be amused at everybody assuming that Wondercute did it, and she may amuse herself a bit feeding the rumors, but she sure wasn't worrying about it when she gift-wrapped Bloodwolf in pink ribbons.

And, of course, the fact that her ribbons dissolve in a day or so, like Spider-Man's webs, is sort of her "trademark." Someone will eventually figure out that those ribbons keep disappearing.

BUT -- and here's a subtle difference -- using her ribbons to tie up foes, or even to twirl her ultra-heavy bracelets, does *not* give away that she can animate them. And she may choose to focus on conventional martial arts technique in the BMA class, instead of relying on her power. So, it may take a while before it gets around that she can use ribbons in more than a passive way.

Kettlekorn wrote: Roulette's going to go home for Christmas and find a house populated by thirty-seven robotic duplicates of both her new and old selves. But with rocket fists.

Katssun wrote: Roulette has the best Mom though...

(Kayda's or Jobe's are close, all for equally different reasons.)

peter wrote: Much delayed, but I want to say how much I enjoy Ribbon. I hope to see much more of her, and maybe showing up in other author's stories.

Dreamer wrote: Wait a minute, Dr. Tenent tall and slender, I remember the image we have and it was shorter with some meat on her bones but not overweight, or am I remembering something else.

Dreamer wrote: 'Banana peel' grenades that look like bananas, bad day for anyone who tries to take a bite out of one.

Amy lit up at that, which made me smile, even as I felt a little sad too. I remember when Rachael was younger, she used to get excited whenever anyone showed interest in her inventions, and I was beginning to suspect that this was something a lot of devisors probably shared.

Dreamer wrote: Wait a minute, Dr. Tenent tall and slender, I remember the image we have and it was shorter with some meat on her bones but not overweight, or am I remembering something else.

Kettlekorn wrote:

Dreamer wrote: Wait a minute, Dr. Tenent tall and slender, I remember the image we have and it was shorter with some meat on her bones but not overweight, or am I remembering something else.

Sounds like you're confusing her with Chulkris.

One was skinny, with white hair that was similar in color to Alyss’, though her bangs kind of curled up like a pair of little horns. The other girl had black hair and a dour expression. She seemed vaguely familiar, and it took me a minute to realize that she reminded me of Wednesday Addams, from the Addams family. The two girls talked with each other and didn’t pay us any attention.

Then, after they got their food and went off to the tables, Aegis suddenly pushed forward and demanded, “Do you know who those girls were?”

Yolandria wrote: I wonder if we are going to see more of the Succubus chic Adore. Finally a replacement for Sara since she's lost. Can't have a campus without at least 1 lust demon.

Awww, she just looks like a succubus, poor girl has GSD and is being encouraged by Imp to embrace it. I know you are probably joking, but still, I wouldn't want to be called a demon of any sort just because I look like one.

Just as we stepped back out into the hallway, I saw another girl walking past. She was gorgeous, with the kind of perfect build that any stripper or porn star would envy, though she also had a large pair of horns that wrapped around her head to point behind her, a black devil tail, and a pair of large leathery wings.

“Now SHE is jailbait,” I muttered under my breath.

“Um ... hi Adore,” Amy greeted the girl, with a bright blush on her cheeks.

The girl ... Adore nodded back to Amy and continued on her way. I watched Amy, a little confused by her reaction. However, Amy quickly shook it off. A few seconds later, she knocked on the next door over, and Sapphire emerged.

Katssun wrote: Ribbon can't keep answering questions with, "I know this person," or "They're family," or "I'm related to so and so..." every time her family comes up. People are going to get more and more suspicious, though Christina helped accidentally continue the rumor that Ribbon is Baby Havoc. It would end up explaining a lot of the cageyness she has when talking about her relatives.

elrodw wrote:

Katssun wrote: Ribbon can't keep answering questions with, "I know this person," or "They're family," or "I'm related to so and so..." every time her family comes up. People are going to get more and more suspicious, though Christina helped accidentally continue the rumor that Ribbon is Baby Havoc. It would end up explaining a lot of the cageyness she has when talking about her relatives.

A story I've got in works absolutely does NOT do or say anything which would further the rumor that Alyss is Lady Havoc's daughter. I would never do such a thing ....

Would I?

mhalpern wrote:
You know I so want the cape squad to be told about the 3 types of villains
The kind that choose to be villains
The kind life asshole cape-squad wannabees decides are villains
And the kind that are so self righteous that they decide for life and their victims that other people are villains.

Unfortunately because many of them are the 3rd kind in the making, this will fly over their self righteous heads.

mhalpern wrote: You know I so want the cape squad to be told about the 3 types of villains
The kind that choose to be villains
The kind life decides are villains
And the kind that are so self righteous that they decide for life and their victims that other people are villains.

Unfortunately because many of them are the 3rd kind in the making, this will fly over their self righteous heads.

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

mhalpern wrote:
You know I so want the cape squad to be told about the 3 types of villains
The kind that choose to be villains
The kind life asshole cape-squad wannabees decides are villains
And the kind that are so self righteous that they decide for life and their victims that other people are villains.

Unfortunately because many of them are the 3rd kind in the making, this will fly over their self righteous heads.

fixed that for you.



Hm... It would be kind of amusing to have the cape wannabees watch Wicked and see what their reactions are.

Arcanist Lupus wrote: Anyone want to make a list of the students who have had close encounters of the third kind?



I'm sorry. I'll go away now.

annachie wrote: I'm half expecting that not only has Ayla worked out that Alyss was big Al, and that Jadis will very soon, that one or both of them are going to sit down with Alyss and explain why pretending to be baby Havok is probably better for her in the long run.

Hell, I could see Pinnacle doing it and claiming to be her father as well.

That would really mess with people like Aegis

Valentine wrote:

mhalpern wrote: You know I so want the cape squad to be told about the 3 types of villains
The kind that choose to be villains
The kind life decides are villains
And the kind that are so self righteous that they decide for life and their victims that other people are villains.

Unfortunately because many of them are the 3rd kind in the making, this will fly over their self righteous heads.

So far the Cape Squad seems to have done a decent job at filtering out the third kind.

mhalpern wrote:

Valentine wrote:

mhalpern wrote: You know I so want the cape squad to be told about the 3 types of villains
The kind that choose to be villains
The kind life decides are villains
And the kind that are so self righteous that they decide for life and their victims that other people are villains.

Unfortunately because many of them are the 3rd kind in the making, this will fly over their self righteous heads.

So far the Cape Squad seems to have done a decent job at filtering out the third kind.

True its mostly the Secret Squirrels, Goobers and a a few members of the Alphas that are the 3rd kind, though for the Alphas like that, its more because they see certain people as easy pickings not because they think people deserve it, and this is mainly before a certain change in leadership. however many newer members of the Cape Squad and 90% of applicants are very much the kind that decide other people are villains for them.

Mister D wrote:

mhalpern wrote:

Valentine wrote:

mhalpern wrote: You know I so want the cape squad to be told about the 3 types of villains
The kind that choose to be villains
The kind life decides are villains
And the kind that are so self righteous that they decide for life and their victims that other people are villains.

Unfortunately because many of them are the 3rd kind in the making, this will fly over their self righteous heads.

So far the Cape Squad seems to have done a decent job at filtering out the third kind.

True its mostly the Secret Squirrels, Goobers and a a few members of the Alphas that are the 3rd kind, though for the Alphas like that, its more because they see certain people as easy pickings not because they think people deserve it, and this is mainly before a certain change in leadership. however many newer members of the Cape Squad and 90% of applicants are very much the kind that decide other people are villains for them.

That's one of the side-effects of Galahad Syndrome.

Weren't they working on that, along with Diedrick's Syndrome and the other one?

DanZilla wrote:

Mister D wrote:

mhalpern wrote:

Valentine wrote:

mhalpern wrote: You know I so want the cape squad to be told about the 3 types of villains
The kind that choose to be villains
The kind life decides are villains
And the kind that are so self righteous that they decide for life and their victims that other people are villains.

Unfortunately because many of them are the 3rd kind in the making, this will fly over their self righteous heads.

So far the Cape Squad seems to have done a decent job at filtering out the third kind.

True its mostly the Secret Squirrels, Goobers and a a few members of the Alphas that are the 3rd kind, though for the Alphas like that, its more because they see certain people as easy pickings not because they think people deserve it, and this is mainly before a certain change in leadership. however many newer members of the Cape Squad and 90% of applicants are very much the kind that decide other people are villains for them.

That's one of the side-effects of Galahad Syndrome.

Weren't they working on that, along with Diedrick's Syndrome and the other one?

Diedricks is the SEXY one to concentrate on since it has the most chance of injuries and death for the sufferer and those around them. Other mental illnesses related to the powered-set will eventually get more attention as that one is brought more under control.

Another way of looking at it... if you were a Batman-type... would you want to donate funding to get the core disease of many your enemies taken care of so more of them stop being made or would you throw money at something that might make you less likely to want to save people.

Kristin Darken wrote: Solving Diedricks would actually prevent many otherwise neutrally inclined Devisors and Energizers from ending up villains in the first place though.

I'm building a smart cooling system that uses a dimensional boundary as a heat sink and air motivation is being handled by gravitational spin. It's 20% more efficient in heat transfer than the next best commercial model and its energy cost for operation is lower than a traditional ceiling fan while serving industrial level volumes of space. *diedricks episode starts, next thing you know, the tech is the basis for a Freeze ray and ten people are in ice cubes suffocating to death*

+1 villain

A Little R&R wrote: Alyss took the hair dryer and gave it a skeptical look. "This isn't going to blow up on me, is it?"

"Naw," I responded with a faint smirk. "My mom's devises usually only blow up when they're designed to." I hesitated a moment, then admitted, "But knowing my mom, this is probably made to connect to a barrel and power amplifier, which would turn it into a dehydration gun or something." I gave Alyss a wry grin. "Mom likes weapons."

Valentine wrote: I hope Roulette never mentions the dehydration gun to her.

DanZilla wrote:

Valentine wrote: I hope Roulette never mentions the dehydration gun to her.

It seems Boom Job's Diedricks episodes tend to be reactive in nature... so as long as nobody splashes her I think we're okay...

Sir Lee wrote: Two minor points:
1. Why is Elrod asking JG to do the "Pinnacle announces he's Alyss' father to mess up with bigoted assholes?" They are all Morpheus' characters. Or... maybe Morpheus transferred Pinacle to JG?

2. Ha. You are wondering how badly will Aegis react ifwhen Winter re-applies to the FSA? That's nothing -- the FSA don't really want her (probably a display of good sense, Winter wants to be an hero for all the wrong reasons), and only allow her to apply in order to not look like assholes. But... look at Aegis' head blowing up if the new FSA board follows Glorianna's recommendation and actively rushes She-Beast...

DanZilla wrote:

Sir Lee wrote: Two minor points:
1. Why is Elrod asking JG to do the "Pinnacle announces he's Alyss' father to mess up with bigoted assholes?" They are all Morpheus' characters. Or... maybe Morpheus transferred Pinacle to JG?

2. Ha. You are wondering how badly will Aegis react ifwhen Winter re-applies to the FSA? That's nothing -- the FSA don't really want her (probably a display of good sense, Winter wants to be an hero for all the wrong reasons), and only allow her to apply in order to not look like assholes. But... look at Aegis' head blowing up if the new FSA board follows Glorianna's recommendation and actively rushes She-Beast...

1) Hmmm... those 3 HAVE been colluding lately...

2) I like where your head's at... not necessarily about Winter... I'm all for letting her get her foot in the door with the FSA ... but with She-Beast. Though I rather think she prefers to be a little more discerning on who she chooses to save... Saving everyone all willy-nilly-like regardless of if they dug their own grave... not sure she'd go that far (as far as she'd let you know)

Katssun wrote: 1. Maybe JG is the lead writer of the Family Day 2007 story? There are already hints that Sandra and Monica's mother will be tricked into accepting that they've become mutants. My guess is that the Family Day story is largely from the Outcast Corner perspective. Pinnacle showing up (maybe even escorting Rachel on a single day out of prison) along with Ribbon's family would allow the gag to reach its peak. It's not like that family has to use planes if they don't need to, so the MCO can't be upset about a supervillain using air travel. They'd never even know.

2. Ah! I forgot about Jadis. But don't forget that Glorianna's recommendation didn't have particularly good intentions either. The joke was to keep Jadis away from the other side by making her a hero, but then Glorianna got back to school, wrote her report, and realized that she should actually be serious about it. I don't remember where the follow-up scene was, but her suggestion did not go over well with the FSA. Something would have to happen with Jadis again for someone else to get the idea that Glorianna was correct after all.

Katssun wrote: As I was reading this: "Who is Aegis...Oh...a moron."
Then he and Martina's ex-roommate get all chummy and I want to retch. At least Mega-Girl and some of the others have some common sense. I wonder if those two will absolutely lose their shit if Winter tries to apply again.

Yolandria wrote:

Awww, she just looks like a succubus, poor girl has GSD and is being encouraged by Imp to embrace it. I know you are probably joking, but still, I wouldn't want to be called a demon of any sort just because I look like one.

I think you have the 2 girls mixed up. Your thinking of Darqhart. This is the girl i was talking about.

Just as we stepped back out into the hallway, I saw another girl walking past. She was gorgeous, with the kind of perfect build that any stripper or porn star would envy, though she also had a large pair of horns that wrapped around her head to point behind her, a black devil tail, and a pair of large leathery wings.

“Now SHE is jailbait,” I muttered under my breath.

“Um ... hi Adore,” Amy greeted the girl, with a bright blush on her cheeks.

The girl ... Adore nodded back to Amy and continued on her way. I watched Amy, a little confused by her reaction. However, Amy quickly shook it off. A few seconds later, she knocked on the next door over, and Sapphire emerged.

Looks like she has some kind of lust/sexual based aura.

Kaitha39 wrote:

Katssun wrote: As I was reading this: "Who is Aegis...Oh...a moron."
Then he and Martina's ex-roommate get all chummy and I want to retch. At least Mega-Girl and some of the others have some common sense. I wonder if those two will absolutely lose their shit if Winter tries to apply again.

Wait... Mega-Girl has common sense?
This is the same girl who was introduced as "Hannah Montana in a leotard", smacking into the side of Poe, right? ^_^

But yeah, Aegis and Christina are a very special brand of idiot. I wonder what percentage of the long-term grudge matches between heroes and their 'nemeses' are actually because the heroes are big jerks...
I mean, using a loose definition of hero, every single mutant is seen as a villain only because the MCO are so rubbish at employing effective interactions with a sizable civilian population.

Yolandria wrote: True. It might be hormones... But based on that little passage i'm guessing it's range based. Range = glamour/aura or pheromones. And her code name reeks of lust. *Giggles*

JG wrote:

Yolandria wrote: Speaking of lust...I wonder when Cait is going to find out about Gravmax's unwanted attentions concerning Roulette/Sapphire. After all Cait is the RA for the Thornies. Or maybe a Jimmy T/Cait party since Grav has a flunky of his own. Now that would be a fun little scene.

Cait's less likely to be retaliatory. Remember, She's actually as much an adult as Ribbon and has some modicum of restraint. There's only a few ways to provoke her without actually attacking her, and she WANTS to have her job as a teacher back. Screw the funding from making stuff with the Three Maidens, she's not in it for the money. Caitlin wants, ultimately, to be a teacher again.

This wouldn't stop her from offering tips on ruining warper days, and if someone genuinely feels threatened, provide an escort to/from class when targeted. Most bullies shy away from witnesses. And Caitlin would do something like set the punk up to get nailed by Delarose.

Jimmy T?

All bets are off.

hell, Razorback's more likely. Or Anomaly, Hank Declan, Mule, and so on. Jericho would have a field day with Gravmax (once he got out of the gravity field and out of range) But so would most of the Kimbas.

But the kicker is, none of these characters is prone to organizing "Blanket parties" for imbeciles. They'll set it up so they catch the person in the act.

But ultimately, the question is... Will Roulette and Sapphire eventually stick it to Gravmax their way? Or will they wind up falling into the helpless damsel trap?

Yolandria wrote: Cait loves her some ductape. Ask those recruiters. =)

I think the closest I got to a real reprimand from him was when I duct-taped one of the more furrier of abusers to a tree, sans most of their clothes. However the snickers from the security detail that were de-taping him from the tree, amongst yelps of pain, hinted at other things.

I did have some help on that one, though, as it's hard to get 'Bucky-fibered' duct-tape at the spur of the moment. Though I am sure Chief Delarose was mostly irked at the paperwork involved in the tape's 'appearance'. Not to mention the complaint of the Tapee. You can't just 'cut' the Bucky fibered Duct-Tape, you have to pull it off. Add one really large if not 'giant' Preying Mantis, one super-speedster and a roll of that tape, can you say 'Involuntary Wax Job?' Sure you can.

You see, Compiler had found a way to get her nano-bots to saturate the tape with Buckminster Fuller fiber chains and well; I think she is working on the patent rights for it.

Iwasforger03 wrote: Hey, just a note but there's a girl named Chrisitina in Poe right, Code Name Blue Streak... but He's already a superhero in Cinncy, so when does she change her Codename?

" ... Don’t worry about that part too much, your first codename is only temporary; you have until spring to finalize that. After that, it becomes a paperwork nightmare to change your codename. As an example, the villain ‘Wrecking Ball’ changed his name twelve years ago, and he’s still being referenced under ‘Power Pork.’”

Katssun wrote: A Little R&R pt 2:

Once Alyss was gone, Mrs. Cantrel led me to the dayroom, which already had a few students there. What caught my attention immediately, was that there were a couple little girls, who appeared to be about the same age as Alyss.
“These little ones are Miranda, Ember, and Revekah,” Mrs. Cantrel told me with a faint smile. “The fourth member in this little band of troublemakers is Morgan, and who knows where he is at the moment…”

...
was about halfway finished when I suddenly found myself surrounded by four girls, who all appeared to be the same age as me. However, unlike with me, I was pretty sure that these kids were the real deal.
“Hi,” a dark haired girl exclaimed with a broad grin as she sat down at my table, not waiting for any invitation. “I’m Ember…”
“You’re Amy’s friend, aren’t you?” another girl asked, and before I could answer, she added, “She’s nice…”
The first girl pointed to the one who’d just spoken, and said, “This is Miranda… And that’s Morgan and Revekah.”
“Hi,” I responded with a chuckle. “I’m Ribbon. Or Alyss…”
“That’s a really pretty dress,” Miranda said, pausing to give me a strange look.

Sir Lee wrote: So, besides the fact that Alyss' surname is Morgan and she will deal frequently with a student also called Morgan, which should make for a few misunderstandings...
...what IS Morgan's gender, after all? The name is pretty gender-neutral.Is Morgan a shifter?

Malady wrote: What 'is' Starbright's problem?? Just needs someone lesser than her???