[X] . . . go through. You have a hyper-dense core. You have enough juice for one light speed dash. Can he survive a direct hit at relativistic speeds? Let's find out.
Project Prometheus (Original Setting Superhero Quest)
I just had a wild idea, no clue if it's true or not. We're attributing the power upgrade to Black Swan being a rookie hero under duress, but what if it's actually from Scarlet Maturity? And him targeting the real core of Black Swan is part of the process for how his power enhancement works?
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[X] . . . go up. You will regenerate faster outside of the Earth's atmosphere. You can survive the vacuum of space. Can he?
I think this has an actual possibility to take SM out of play for a little while until he gets back to earth which would be amazing.
Definite arguments for either option though.
I think this has an actual possibility to take SM out of play for a little while until he gets back to earth which would be amazing.
Definite arguments for either option though.
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- Location
- USA
[X] . . . go through. You have a hyper-dense core. You have enough juice for one light speed dash. Can he survive a direct hit at relativistic speeds? Let's find out.
Venus is about 2 minutes up to 14.5 minutes. Mars is 3 minutes -- 22 minutes. And Mercury is 4.5 minutes -- 12 minutes.
It's also possible the situation simply devolved too fast, with buffing either taking too long (hours+) or the time between him going "oh shit" and the Movement ending was too small for him to buff anyway.
Everybody is assuming SM has some good reason, but I'll play devil's advocate and say he just made a mistake. Even experienced metas can be wrong, and maybe he's fought other durability heroes with vulnerable cores before.
I actually got curious, so, Encyclopedia - Distances planets-Earth
| Planet | minimal distance in AU | maximal distance in AU |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | 0.266 | 1.736 |
| Mars | 0.372 | 2.671 |
| Mercury | 0.552 | 1.446 |
Venus is about 2 minutes up to 14.5 minutes. Mars is 3 minutes -- 22 minutes. And Mercury is 4.5 minutes -- 12 minutes.
I think this depends on SM's mentality, which I don't have a great grasp on. The Movement was certainly apocalyptic, but did SM think "well, I can probably survive this even if nobody else does"? In which case buffing other people might not have been worth it to him.
It's also possible the situation simply devolved too fast, with buffing either taking too long (hours+) or the time between him going "oh shit" and the Movement ending was too small for him to buff anyway.
Kermie
Just A Karate Bugman/Bugwoman/Bugthing
- Location
- Somewhere On The Planet
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
Wow, that's definitely a breakthrough. Before, it was orders, but Echidna and Maddie are almost two halves of the same whole.
And withdrawal is fatal. Yikes. They're either addicts or are gonna be dead by year end.
Oh hey!!! That's my Omake!!! Cool!!!
A blood choke? Goddamn, there is some genuine killing intent if that move's being used.
Safety? Security? The people that want those things at the cost of freedom will get nothing in the end.
Oh damn.
Oh damn. That dice roll genuinely made me sit up in my chair.
The Genius Dr Ibis strikes once again! Now with knowledge of flight techniques.
Straight for the eyes! I love it!
"But cutely!" Oh, now we gotta bring her on the Magical Girl mission.
Uh oh will never stop being a funny reaction to obvious incoming disaster.
Scarlet Maturity clocked Mona as Novalight in about… two minutes. Honestly pretty scary.
…how did you get so good at describing things? My descriptions aren't nearly as good! This writing's crazy compared to mine!
Yup, still sitting straight up. Also, is that Abigail's last name? If it is (which I think another user corroborated) that's cute.
Oh. Agh, that one hurt to read. I'm cis but the whole feeling of being weird and wrong… ouch. Applied emotional damage straight to my heart.
This lady got cancer?!? Can someone give Ophale a break?!?
Oh. Man, I hate Gwen. So much of a control freak.
As a reader, I understand that she was traumatized and extremely affected by the poverty, which is why she acts like that.
As a human with base instincts, I'd like her to die.
Bruh. Bitterman. Why must you capture the feeling of being an outsider so well. Why must you hurt me like this.
You go, girl!
Well. That's one way of cracking an egg.
Abigail is incredibly awesome for that. She completely deserved a happy life with Opale.
Also, @Bitterman, does Opale (the name) mean anything specific in French.
Oh. That hurts to hear… a lot. God, whoever woke up the Leviathan's gotta pay.
Man, fuck you!
If we ever recruit Shelley, Fran, or Akemi, I do have an idea for an Omake now tho.
Blue Skies is very cool for that. Shame that he got concussed right afterwards.
She's here!!!
When we're not from her perspective, Lady Leizhi somehow seems even more confident. She's really internalized "you can be more."
Either Scarlet Maturity is stupid (unlikely) or he's trying to devour Black Swan without realizing exactly what he's trying to devour.
Scarlet Maturity: Why are you such a main character?!?
- Pronouns
- He/Him
It mean means "jewel" or "precious stone". It's the French version of the English name "Opal".
SolarGemX
The Crystalized Sun
- Location
- Somewhere in the Cosmos
- Pronouns
- He/Him
*Laughs*
She really is isn't she! Mona just continues to be awesome. Shw would totally be a shonen protag in a anime wouldnt she?
EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
- Location
- The Void
Finally got around to reading. Man, fuck Gwen and Jean-Luc. Even Blue Skies looked at them like "what the hell, not cool". Before this arc, I was considering how those two are gonna end up; maybe the good result has Opale convincing those two to drop the ambush after being defeated and they disband in a more formal manner. Apparently that's too optimistic. Knowing more and more about what Opale and Ophelie had been through under them has me be "you know what, you two are fine being where you are now. Endlessly addicted to Lethal Anondyne's drugs, forever blind to one's own folly".
[X] . . . go through. You have a hyper-dense core. You have enough juice for one light speed dash. Can he survive a direct hit at relativistic speeds? Let's find out.
As convenient as regen would be for future missions, this feels cooler and respects Scarlet Maturity enough to tackle him head-on. Also Sufficient Velocity.
[X] . . . go through. You have a hyper-dense core. You have enough juice for one light speed dash. Can he survive a direct hit at relativistic speeds? Let's find out.
As convenient as regen would be for future missions, this feels cooler and respects Scarlet Maturity enough to tackle him head-on. Also Sufficient Velocity.
- Location
- United Kingdom
We probably do want to capture them, if only so Powers don't have access to them.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Man, Opale is going to have a lot to catch up on when she fully joins.
Firstly, Dr. Ibis is alive, and the rumors around his death aren't real.
The she's going to have to explain the situation to Chaucer, who was going to be the best man at her wedding.
Rhys might also have words as someone who lost a member of Slayers he was romantically involved with to the Leviathan.
And then there's explaining Project Prometheus, Mona and Rhys's status as new heroes, Maddie's Petit Prince situation, the alliance with Wolong...
Firstly, Dr. Ibis is alive, and the rumors around his death aren't real.
The she's going to have to explain the situation to Chaucer, who was going to be the best man at her wedding.
Rhys might also have words as someone who lost a member of Slayers he was romantically involved with to the Leviathan.
And then there's explaining Project Prometheus, Mona and Rhys's status as new heroes, Maddie's Petit Prince situation, the alliance with Wolong...
- Location
- madison
She also seems to be a little loopy at the moment and might not really understand what a light speed impact would do. Here is what a baseball going at C would do.
SaberFail
All Ideas. No Skills. a bit hungry
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- He/Him
[X] . . . go through. You have a hyper-dense core. You have enough juice for one light speed dash. Can he survive a direct hit at relativistic speeds? Let's find out.
Let's do it to it!
Nah, we should totes kill em to get that tasty DNA! We'll put it to way better use than then!
Plus considering the whole "lethal withdrawal" thing, their days are numbered anyways.
Let's do it to it!
Nah, we should totes kill em to get that tasty DNA! We'll put it to way better use than then!
Plus considering the whole "lethal withdrawal" thing, their days are numbered anyways.
ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
Unfortunately, it's too late for that. I mean, Ete and Printemps already signed contracts with Faust, and another one to have their powers upgraded. At this point, the only we could ensure Powers doesn't have access to them would be to kill them.
- Pronouns
- He
[X] . . . go up. You will regenerate faster outside of the Earth's atmosphere. You can survive the vacuum of space. Can he?
- Location
- USA
Depends on the limits of Powers' teleporter, I think. We could imprison them, but just knowing "they're in our prison" might be enough to 'port them out (and worse, port someone in for an attack).
Theoretically the new Wonderland might be able to block their teleporter? But again that risks someone porting into Wonderland. And it's not built yet anyway.
ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
I was actually referring more to the fact that Faust has used Lethal Anodyne's serums on the two, and we don't know if Mendicant can cure them of the resulting addiction. If we can't cure them, then really, our only two choices are killing the two (either personally or from the addiction withdrawal) and letting them go back to Faust.
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- He/Him
Can Hiver use the barriers as platforms to run in the air as a pseudo flight?
Can she have them extend or move with her, or are they static unless dismissed?
I'm thinking of Gwen Tennyson in Alien Force and her "101 Uses For Pink Glass" fighting style for inspiration for tactics.
Can she have them extend or move with her, or are they static unless dismissed?
I'm thinking of Gwen Tennyson in Alien Force and her "101 Uses For Pink Glass" fighting style for inspiration for tactics.
Kermie
Just A Karate Bugman/Bugwoman/Bugthing
- Location
- Somewhere On The Planet
- Pronouns
- He/She/They
- Location
- Outside the Box
- Pronouns
- She/Her
If you go to the first page of the thread, the box at the top has the number of people 'watching' the thread (currently 188) and the number of recent readers (216). Generally, you'll get a lot more people silently reading a story or quest than you will people who actively post in it. It takes less effort to just read something than to leave feedback; people who are only posting to make a vote are somewhere between those two.
The votes that tend to get the most people to vote are simple votes with high stakes. But you don't want every vote to be like that, so you'll usually only have the more active users participating in most votes.
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