Well that's kind of a given. When Shegos people attacked I thought we were going to GTFO of there.
DoofQuest- a Disney Villains Victorious CK2-Style Quest
- Thread starter Made in Heaven
- Start date
- Crossover
This really seems like paranoia, the St Canard breakout is really bad but not everything that happens is going to be connected to it
As it stands we have absolutely no reason to believe that they're going to attack the gala
AProcrastinator
You can Certainly Try
- Location
- Getting Somewhere
- Pronouns
- She/Hers
Yeah, you're right, I slipped into hyperbole and definitly-will-happen-ism for a second there. Lemme try and rephrase.
Given what we know, the idea that Negaduck and/or some inmates from St. Canard will attack the Gala is not a certainty. However, from both a Watsonian and a Doylist perspective, it is a possibility. It's one we should take into account.
Toffee-sempei is so cool! Also if we want some heavy-hitting likely non-aligned magic mojo, if we can access mewnie Eclipsa is pretty reasonable, and since we aren't a specific target, meteora is a potentially extremely heavy hitter.
And next up: David Xanatos!
I only recently watched Gargoyles for the first Time. Instantly loved this Guy.
I only recently watched Gargoyles for the first Time. Instantly loved this Guy.
Bones
Don't look behind you.
- Location
- Behind you.
It's the little details like this that make me love this quest so much. Did anyone else catch it? Judge Doom is trying to figure out if Toffee is a Toon or not.
TwistedJester
Tired Lurker King
- Location
- Hell
The way I see it the escaped convicts aren't seen as that much of a threat by many of the Megacorps and most of them view it as someone else's problem, if they suddenly attack a venue where quite a few of the Megacorp leaders attention they'll get stomped in retribution. As malicious and chaotic Negaduck is he isn't that stupid.
weredrago2
"Cowabunga, Shadow the Hedgehog..."
- Location
- Florida
"Shave and a haircut..."
"What's that?"
"I KNEW IT!"
"What's that?"
"I KNEW IT!"
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I'm so freaking glad someone noticed! That was my idea and I'm so proud of it.
It's noted in the setting material too, here and there. A random lizard businessman showed up in southern California, muscling in on Doom's turf. But when he looks into it, most talking animals are mammals, with reptiles being very rare. And what talking lizards do exist don't really look like that. And what sort of a name is Toffee, anyway. That's not a real name. It's impossible. Ridiculous! There is only one possible explanation. Toffee is only pretending to be a normal earthling talking lizard. He is, in reality, secretly A TOON!
I was the one who wrote Doom's dialogue on this update, so a big thank you to everyone who's saying I nailed him. That means a lot.
Well consider we as doof have all those traits sans the untrustworthy, I think we fit with toons very well.
Bones
Don't look behind you.
- Location
- Behind you.
Wasn't the only one I caught. The unblinking stare. Judge Doom doesn't blink once the entire movie. Fake eyes and all that.
For all his outright terrifying persona there's a lot of subtle details about Doom hinting at his true nature.
- Location
- Tulsa Oklahoma
Well, lizard people are a rarity currently, but if we are as successful in our work with resurrection of extinct species, I suspect they will become more common.
weredrago2
"Cowabunga, Shadow the Hedgehog..."
- Location
- Florida
Here's a preview of the next interlude.
Bones
Don't look behind you.
- Location
- Behind you.
There's also an amusing amount of hypocrisy in Doom suspecting Toffee of secretly being a Toon in disguise. Weird name, weird look, weird mannerisms, popped up out of nowhere, etc, of course he has to be a Toon in disguise, the only other person that meets all those criteria is a secret Toon- Judge Doom himself.
- Location
- California
Damn, the twilight zone guy's looking FINE
- Location
- Depends on how much of a troll Zelretch is today!
Why is this a failure?
...I wonder what would have happened if Doof himself realized and reacted to shave and a hair cut..?
Wait is that Toffee?
It is, it is, Toffee!!! ...I feel really stupid right now!
Wow sidewalk dancing kid was ready for Covid years before it was an issue!
...You know I don't want to be that guy...Bbuuuuuuuutttt~~~ I think that's the joke.
Bones
Don't look behind you.
- Location
- Behind you.
Nah, he's in L.A... allegedly.
Yes, I am aware, hence my commenting on the joke. I appreciate the irony.
I was thinking and while getting Liv Amara's contact information will almost certainly make reaching out to the Zaibatsu easier I'm not sure what getting Janus Lee's card helps us with
Up until now our only possible interaction with Lee Industries has been to but them out so I wonder if that'll be made easier now that we have a direct line to and the attention of their founder and CEO or if we'll just be able to open a dialogue with them now
It might actually be worth buying Lee Industries once we have flying cars just to give us a foot into the automotive industry
Up until now our only possible interaction with Lee Industries has been to but them out so I wonder if that'll be made easier now that we have a direct line to and the attention of their founder and CEO or if we'll just be able to open a dialogue with them now
It might actually be worth buying Lee Industries once we have flying cars just to give us a foot into the automotive industry
shinkiro
absolute madmage
- Location
- Gensokyo
"oh, but you see, i Understand narrative tropes, and thus I expect them the most when i least expect them, before turning around and tossing a Pie in their face!"
Interlude: Luck be a Lady- I Got the World on a String
- Location
- Pennsylvania
[X] David Xanatos
You walk forwards towards what will probably be your last conversation of the night. David Xanatos, the man who has it all, is apparently deep in conversation with Trevor Tengrove, Father (or as he prefers, 'Fun Uncle') of modern robotics.
As you approach, you hear them discussing the difference between Kronos Corp robotic AI and Trengrove's 'Funtelligence' system. You think you see Xanatos grimacing a bit every time he has to say the word.
Diplomacy Check: Can you insert yourself into the conversation smoothly?
DC 60 needed: 98+15+18=131
Critical Success!
Learning Check: how much do you know about the conversation?
DC 90 needed: 53+38+18+20=129
Success!
"While Omnidroids do show more advanced reactions to novel stimuli, Trevor here's managed to nail down conversation years before anyone else. If I could figure out how to combine both I'd have the best Normbots on the planet." You say, neatly summing up the jist of the conversation and complimenting half of it in the same breath. Wow. You really didn't know you had that in you.
"Why, thank you." Trengrove says, clearly flattered. "I can tell you already know who I am, but I'm afraid I don't-"
"Heinz Doofenshmirtz." Xanatos supplies after a brief moment. "The man himself. Good to see you could make it after all."
"Oh yes, I had to buy my own ticket but I would never miss this."
Xanatos Intrigue Check- Identify Doof's Partner
DC 90 needed: 50+72=122
Success!
"And what a lovely partner you have. Have we met before?"
Shego has long resigned herself to being called your date for the evening and only reacts with a death glare in your direction .
"Can I ask to what I owe the pleasure, Dr. Doofenshmirtz?"
"Well, funnily enough, I actually have one of my top men scheduled to visit you. Er… right after the gala. I figured since we were here, I could get a head start."
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you doctor."
"Likewise." Trengrove agrees. "We were just talking about…"
Intrigue Check: Does Trengrove know what he's talking about?
DC 75 needed: 61+12+22=95
Success!
Huh. The longer the conversation goes on, the more you realize. You recognize all of the individual terms Trengrove is using, but it really doesn't make much sense how he's stringing them together. It's not necessarily wrong, it just sounds really, really awkward, like someone who doesn't really understand what he's talking about. It's really weird, since the man is supposed to be an expert, but the longer you talk the more it feels like you and Xanatos are driving the conversation.
Intrigue Check: Should you mention the rumors about Syndrome's AI?
DC 65 needed: 78+12+22=112
Success!
No, you'd better hold off on that for now. You wouldn't want to tip your hand.
"You know, the real challenge in the field is empathic circuitry." Trengrove prattles. "I'm not sure if you're aware, but creating robots capable of parsing emotions is a serious challenge."
"Aw nonsense! I ain't never had a problem with it."
The three of you pause in your conversation as you realize someone else has joined it. Standing beside you… and slightly below, since he has an even worse slouch than you do. It's… you have to rub your eyes for a second to make sure you're not losing it. There appears to be an elderly hillbilly, dirty hat, brown overalls, two foot white beard and all, looking at the rest of you with a glazed smile. Even Xanatos seems a bit taken aback.
"Is that… a bandage on your beard?!" Shego asks incredulously.
"Maybe!" The creature replies happily. "Old Man McGucket, itinerant crackpot. I could help but overhear your conversation about tha finer points of mechanical brainwave generators. I don' see what all tha fuss is, maself. Why, all I have ta do is throw together a giant robot of jest about any description ya please, and sure enough it develops emotions not a day later."
"What is happening." Shego says.
"Mind you, that emotion is usually anger. Or hatred. One a tha two. But it's constant I tells ya. I can't get it ta stop. Really puts a hamper on things."
"You mean to tell me you've figured out how to give the Funtelligence system access to emotional processes? That's impossible!"
"Nope! Ain't no intelligence 'round these parts!"
"How did you even get in here?" Trengrove yells, obviously losing his cool.
"Ah bribed 'em wit' these!" McGucket declares as he pulls a fistful of tickets out of his beard. From the look of them they're all tickets to the gala, including exclusive seating, dinner, and the evening show- easily worth a couple thousand of dollars apiece.
"Anyways." The hillbilly continues, stuffing the tickets back into the horrible morass that is his facial hair, "I'm guessin' ya wash out them Funtelligence cores after a couple thousand cycles? They ain' never gonna ferment that way. Ma meemaw always said that fermentation was the key ta a fine functionin' AI. Or maybe that was moonshine. Ah well."
You try and fail to find anything remotely comprehensible in the man's insane ramblings. The guy's unstable, and this is coming from you.
Trengrove is taking his inane questioning even more poorly than you are. He stammers a few times, trying and failing to come up with an adequate response to that. "Wh- wha- th- what?!"
Xanatos looks like he's silently agreeing with that line of questioning, though he's too dignified to voice it out loud.
After a moment, the glassy eyed stare of the old man gets even more unfocused. It seems that whatever allowed his mind to briefly intersect parallel to this plane of reality has passed again.
"Welp! I better go check in on ma raccoon wife! I left her over by the sparklin' beverages, and she gets a little wild after she's had a few."
The thing with no taste wanders off again, hobbling away in a strange sort of shuffling hop. The rest of the group struggles to recover.
"Well, that was certainly… unusual." Xanatos brings himself to admit after a moment. "I wonder who he was."
Trengrove grumbles to himself about the old man. Shego for one seems to already be in the process of repressing the memory. You decide to move back to what you were actually here for.
"So, David, if I can call you David. I have a question for you, if you don't mind."
"Well you can certainly ask."
"How did you move your giant ancient castle? I'm asking because I'm actually planning on doing the same thing."
"Oh?" Xanatos asks, his curiosity piqued. "It was quite the extensive process, I assure you. You don't strike me as a copycat Doctor, may I ask why you're planning this now?"
"Oh, you know, same reason as you I assume. Secret supernatural knowledge, ancient curse breaking, you know. Standard stuff."
Xanatos Intrigue Check- Keep Your Cool
DC 120 needed: 48+72=120
Exact Success
Intrigue Check: Do you notice anything weird about Xanatos? Any tells or the like?
DC 100 needed: 22+12+22=56
Failure
Xanatos laughs harshly before taking another sip of his drink. When he speaks again his voice is as smooth as ever. "Very amusing, doctor. But yes, I suppose I could give you a few notes, it was quite the project."
"Thanks!" You reply, not really knowing what was funny but taking the win anyway.
After discussing the process for a few minutes, you glance at your watch again. It's nearly time for dinner to begin! Your heist team is getting into position right now, and you've accounted for every variable!
You walk forwards towards what will probably be your last conversation of the night. David Xanatos, the man who has it all, is apparently deep in conversation with Trevor Tengrove, Father (or as he prefers, 'Fun Uncle') of modern robotics.
As you approach, you hear them discussing the difference between Kronos Corp robotic AI and Trengrove's 'Funtelligence' system. You think you see Xanatos grimacing a bit every time he has to say the word.
Diplomacy Check: Can you insert yourself into the conversation smoothly?
DC 60 needed: 98+15+18=131
Critical Success!
Learning Check: how much do you know about the conversation?
DC 90 needed: 53+38+18+20=129
Success!
"While Omnidroids do show more advanced reactions to novel stimuli, Trevor here's managed to nail down conversation years before anyone else. If I could figure out how to combine both I'd have the best Normbots on the planet." You say, neatly summing up the jist of the conversation and complimenting half of it in the same breath. Wow. You really didn't know you had that in you.
"Why, thank you." Trengrove says, clearly flattered. "I can tell you already know who I am, but I'm afraid I don't-"
"Heinz Doofenshmirtz." Xanatos supplies after a brief moment. "The man himself. Good to see you could make it after all."
"Oh yes, I had to buy my own ticket but I would never miss this."
Xanatos Intrigue Check- Identify Doof's Partner
DC 90 needed: 50+72=122
Success!
"And what a lovely partner you have. Have we met before?"
Shego has long resigned herself to being called your date for the evening and only reacts with a death glare in your direction .
"Can I ask to what I owe the pleasure, Dr. Doofenshmirtz?"
"Well, funnily enough, I actually have one of my top men scheduled to visit you. Er… right after the gala. I figured since we were here, I could get a head start."
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you doctor."
"Likewise." Trengrove agrees. "We were just talking about…"
Intrigue Check: Does Trengrove know what he's talking about?
DC 75 needed: 61+12+22=95
Success!
Huh. The longer the conversation goes on, the more you realize. You recognize all of the individual terms Trengrove is using, but it really doesn't make much sense how he's stringing them together. It's not necessarily wrong, it just sounds really, really awkward, like someone who doesn't really understand what he's talking about. It's really weird, since the man is supposed to be an expert, but the longer you talk the more it feels like you and Xanatos are driving the conversation.
Intrigue Check: Should you mention the rumors about Syndrome's AI?
DC 65 needed: 78+12+22=112
Success!
No, you'd better hold off on that for now. You wouldn't want to tip your hand.
"You know, the real challenge in the field is empathic circuitry." Trengrove prattles. "I'm not sure if you're aware, but creating robots capable of parsing emotions is a serious challenge."
"Aw nonsense! I ain't never had a problem with it."
The three of you pause in your conversation as you realize someone else has joined it. Standing beside you… and slightly below, since he has an even worse slouch than you do. It's… you have to rub your eyes for a second to make sure you're not losing it. There appears to be an elderly hillbilly, dirty hat, brown overalls, two foot white beard and all, looking at the rest of you with a glazed smile. Even Xanatos seems a bit taken aback.
"Is that… a bandage on your beard?!" Shego asks incredulously.
"Maybe!" The creature replies happily. "Old Man McGucket, itinerant crackpot. I could help but overhear your conversation about tha finer points of mechanical brainwave generators. I don' see what all tha fuss is, maself. Why, all I have ta do is throw together a giant robot of jest about any description ya please, and sure enough it develops emotions not a day later."
"What is happening." Shego says.
"Mind you, that emotion is usually anger. Or hatred. One a tha two. But it's constant I tells ya. I can't get it ta stop. Really puts a hamper on things."
"You mean to tell me you've figured out how to give the Funtelligence system access to emotional processes? That's impossible!"
"Nope! Ain't no intelligence 'round these parts!"
"How did you even get in here?" Trengrove yells, obviously losing his cool.
"Ah bribed 'em wit' these!" McGucket declares as he pulls a fistful of tickets out of his beard. From the look of them they're all tickets to the gala, including exclusive seating, dinner, and the evening show- easily worth a couple thousand of dollars apiece.
"Anyways." The hillbilly continues, stuffing the tickets back into the horrible morass that is his facial hair, "I'm guessin' ya wash out them Funtelligence cores after a couple thousand cycles? They ain' never gonna ferment that way. Ma meemaw always said that fermentation was the key ta a fine functionin' AI. Or maybe that was moonshine. Ah well."
You try and fail to find anything remotely comprehensible in the man's insane ramblings. The guy's unstable, and this is coming from you.
Trengrove is taking his inane questioning even more poorly than you are. He stammers a few times, trying and failing to come up with an adequate response to that. "Wh- wha- th- what?!"
Xanatos looks like he's silently agreeing with that line of questioning, though he's too dignified to voice it out loud.
After a moment, the glassy eyed stare of the old man gets even more unfocused. It seems that whatever allowed his mind to briefly intersect parallel to this plane of reality has passed again.
"Welp! I better go check in on ma raccoon wife! I left her over by the sparklin' beverages, and she gets a little wild after she's had a few."
The thing with no taste wanders off again, hobbling away in a strange sort of shuffling hop. The rest of the group struggles to recover.
"Well, that was certainly… unusual." Xanatos brings himself to admit after a moment. "I wonder who he was."
Trengrove grumbles to himself about the old man. Shego for one seems to already be in the process of repressing the memory. You decide to move back to what you were actually here for.
"So, David, if I can call you David. I have a question for you, if you don't mind."
"Well you can certainly ask."
"How did you move your giant ancient castle? I'm asking because I'm actually planning on doing the same thing."
"Oh?" Xanatos asks, his curiosity piqued. "It was quite the extensive process, I assure you. You don't strike me as a copycat Doctor, may I ask why you're planning this now?"
"Oh, you know, same reason as you I assume. Secret supernatural knowledge, ancient curse breaking, you know. Standard stuff."
Xanatos Intrigue Check- Keep Your Cool
DC 120 needed: 48+72=120
Exact Success
Intrigue Check: Do you notice anything weird about Xanatos? Any tells or the like?
DC 100 needed: 22+12+22=56
Failure
Xanatos laughs harshly before taking another sip of his drink. When he speaks again his voice is as smooth as ever. "Very amusing, doctor. But yes, I suppose I could give you a few notes, it was quite the project."
"Thanks!" You reply, not really knowing what was funny but taking the win anyway.
After discussing the process for a few minutes, you glance at your watch again. It's nearly time for dinner to begin! Your heist team is getting into position right now, and you've accounted for every variable!
- Location
- California,USA
Xanatos is already stealing my heart...he's also stealing the AI as we speak.
Edit: Because that's the kind of guy he is.
I'm honestly surprised macgucket is still alive post-bill. And that was relatively coherent by his standards.