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Project Prometheus (Original Setting Superhero Quest)

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The problem isn't really any individual. It's that we know she seems to have been collecting powers at every meet & greet for the past several decades. She doesn't even need the big guns to have enough powers that synergize into something terrifying. And she seems to have very early on collected someone with the ability to throw a somebody else's problem field on her, that makes her feel so utterly unremarkable you forget you even saw her.
 
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If Socialite Butterfly is Key and also has a memory erasing power, why would she have let Harper remember her enough to speak in the video diary of her? Wouldn't she have made Harper forget she ever had a sister?
 
ScorpioSting said:
If Socialite Butterfly is Key and also has a memory erasing power, why would she have let Harper remember her enough to speak in the video diary of her? Wouldn't she have made Harper forget she ever had a sister?
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Bitterman said:
"Calm yourself," the Speaker says, tersely, "Crown-over-Moon was delayed. He will be joining us shortly. If you cannot be patient, you can at least silence your prattle."

Key gasps in outrage, and promises revenge. But the Speaker just ignores her, as if she were insignificant.

Key likely would have escalated, but just then, finally, the last member arrives. It is an impossibly thin man in a suit, sitting in a large office. There's something different about him this time, however. His perpetually bored expression is filled with delight. His immaculately groomed hair is out of place, but he looks more alive than he ever has. Key complains that he kept them all waiting.
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"I am. And this is a team of our members with us as well as some new friends."

Wonderful! She is such a fan. She says this may be an odd request, but could she shake your hand?

You frown. That is an odd request. But before you can protest, she takes off a glove and takes your hand in hers. She then goes down the row and shakes hands with Gentleman James, Miss Naught, Palisade, and Dreamcatcher. She is very enthusiastic, sometimes even grabbing a forearm or shoulder. She goes for Yara, but she hides behind Belle Sabreuse.

"Pardon us," the masked musketeer says, "We are not with New Dawn and not used to the attention."

The woman says it's alright but goes for the handshake again anyway. Yara acts more frightened and you see Belle Sabreuse's hand drifting to her waist again. You intervene—the whole situation is now deeply concerning—but the woman scowls and disappears.

You blink. What were you doing again?
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Key isn't actually quoted, the narration merely describes that she speaks in some way... same as the woman Wolong and the rest of New Dawn met in the Prevail issue. She explicitly touches everyone, and when she is rebuffed about touching Yara or Belle, disappears and then Wolong is unable to remember what he was just doing. So that is definitely Socialite Butterfly. And she can definitely erase people's memories that she was there, at least in the short term. And it's either a narrative quirk that her speech isn't in quotes, merely described by the narrative, or she straight-up has a power that makes her seem unremarkable and not that worthy of being paid much attention to.

As for Harper... well, she might just have been sentimental or prideful and not wanted to kill her sister or delete her memories - after all, clones of her and Harper's parents are still around. Perhaps she simply never bothered.
 
Parabola said:
As for Harper... well, she might just have been sentimental or prideful and not wanted to kill her sister or delete her memories - after all, clones of her and Harper's parents are still around. Perhaps she simply never bothered.
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Yeah, she's been keeping clones of their parents up for years. She seems to have some kind of strange sentimentality.

My guess is the power doesn't actually make you forget she was there so much as it makes you just... gloss over her as unimportant.
 
My theory is Socialite Butterfly doens't have memory powers, she recently* cloned someone who does.

*after Harper made the video

That or Key isn't Socialite Butterfly and has a completely unrelated power that requires skin contact.
 
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The Journal of Jane Doe (rewrite) -- ChickenBouillon (canon)
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    • The Journal of Jane Doe: By ChickenBouillon
    TW: Murder. Violence. Body Dysmorphia.
    Entry 1:

    I have a journal now.

    I'm not too sure about what to put inside, but it's kind of nice. Having somewhere to store my thoughts.

    ..I could talk about school, or life. Or Darcy Myers. But I think I'm gonna talk about myself.

    I think I've got powers. Superpowers or whatever.


    When I'm mad, I can.. punch things really hard. Far beyond what should be expected of me.


    I could use it, but honestly I'm just tired.

    Superpowers or not, I'm still a loser. Maybe that'll never change. But at least it proves something. Maybe God hasn't forsaken me yet.

    Entry 2:
    Today was more of the usual.

    I got away pretty nice. They just poured milk on my books. Mom was in a good mood too, so I didn't get hurt.

    ..I had a group project with Rei and Mona. God, they're so cool.

    I wish I could be like them!

    ..I wish I could be anyone else really. Anyone else but me.

    That's just wishful thinking though.

    Entry 3:
    I've been getting really hungry lately.

    God, I feel kind of like a pig?

    Like.. I eat and eat, but it's not really enough. Mom caught me ransacking the fridge last night, so she hit me really hard. She made sure not to touch my face though, so I didn't have to explain the bruises.

    I'm just really hungry.

    Somehow, I'm not getting any fatter. So that's what I'm proud of. I'm just skinny. That's something that I'm proud of. Being skinny.

    Maybe I'll actually be pretty one day.

    Entry 4:
    Dear Journal, what do you think about superheroes?

    I think they're.. pretty cool honestly.

    If I was like.. that loved, I think it'd fix ninety percent of my problems.

    I think?

    Well, someone would probably say that's not true.

    Anyway, Darcy was talking about how her parents hired a bunch of heroes from Powers. I bet she's really rich. No, I know she's really rich.

    I can't even really hate her anymore? Hating her is like despising a hurricane. She's so much better than me that I feel like fighting back is unthinkable.

    It is what it is.

    Entry 5:

    I haven't really thought about it, but I'm kind of invisible.

    I don't really think anyone perceives me.


    I used to feel like that's fine.

    But for some reason, I've been feeling more annoyed by that lately.

    I don't know why.

    Entry 6:
    Some things in this life are just not fair.

    I think I realize that now, and somehow it really makes me upset. I thought that I couldn't hate Darcy, but nowadays my feelings for her are.. complicated. I should hate her, but I want to be her.

    She has skin that's soft. Hair that flows. Her teeth are so pearly white. I want to take Darcy Myers and disassemble her until I can find out her secret.

    But I was born as myself.

    Can I really do it?

    Entry 7:
    I've been following her home lately.

    Darcy, I mean.

    I think she notices, because she's gotten a lot more scared and jittery.

    It makes me feel strong for some reason.

    Yeah. That's me.

    I'll do something soon.

    Entry 8:
    I sent her a letter.

    Now we wait.

    I can feel it under my skin. Like a second me. Just waiting to be released.

    I'm going to bloom soon. Just you watch.

    Entry 9:
    i did it

    um
    she fought back a bit. i just wrote a letter telling her to come to school at night if she wanted to know who's been following her home and she believed me. didnt even bring anyone.

    shes pretty but shes not very smart so

    it happened

    i broke her. she tried to run but i was faster.

    i grabbed her, and i tore at her skin. and it was soft and smelled like soap. and then i broke her in two. and she was screaming the whole time. and for some reason that just made me feel even better? i just ripped at her until she stopped screaming.

    i felt hungry. my mouth was watering.

    so i put bits of her into my mouth. just tore out chunks, bit by bit.

    hmmmmmmmmm

    dont know how to feel about this. i think im changing now. i can feel it.

    but my life has been an entire string of "i cant do this" so the first time in my life, i can do something.

    goodnight.

    Entry 10:
    I'm Darcy now apparently.

    That's not metaphorical either. I woke up and I was wearing her appearance. Wearing her skin.

    So apparently that's my metahuman power. I change into people I eat.

    ..I have a lot to think about right?

    But I didn't really do anything wrong? If they don't appreciate their lives, they should give it to those less fortunate. Like me.

    I'm not dumb of course. I'll probably get caught and they'll toss me into Wonderland or something. But I don't really care.

    For these few months, I'll just keep living the way I want to. Finally being alive at last.

    I think I'll throw away my name too. People call corpses they don't know the names of "Jane Doe" right?

    Maybe that's me now.

    Goodnight!

    A/N: This is a rewrite of "My Journal" lol
     
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    • chickenbouillon said:
    The Journal of Jane Doe: By ChickenBouillon
    TW: Murder. Violence. Body Dysmorphia.
    Entry 1:

    I have a journal now.

    I'm not too sure about what to put inside, but it's kind of nice. Having somewhere to store my thoughts.

    ..I could talk about school, or life. Or Darcy Myers. But I think I'm gonna talk about myself.

    I think I've got powers. Superpowers or whatever.


    When I'm mad, I can.. punch things really hard. Far beyond what should be expected of me.


    I could use it, but honestly I'm just tired.

    Superpowers or not, I'm still a loser. Maybe that'll never change. But at least it proves something. Maybe God hasn't forsaken me yet.

    Entry 2:
    Today was more of the usual.

    I got away pretty nice. They just poured milk on my books. Mom was in a good mood too, so I didn't get hurt.

    ..I had a group project with Rei and Mona. God, they're so cool.

    I wish I could be like them!

    ..I wish I could be anyone else really. Anyone else but me.

    That's just wishful thinking though.

    Entry 3:
    I've been getting really hungry lately.

    God, I feel kind of like a pig?

    Like.. I eat and eat, but it's not really enough. Mom caught me ransacking the fridge last night, so she hit me really hard. She made sure not to touch my face though, so I didn't have to explain the bruises.

    I'm just really hungry.

    Somehow, I'm not getting any fatter. So that's what I'm proud of. I'm just skinny. That's something that I'm proud of. Being skinny.

    Maybe I'll actually be pretty one day.

    Entry 4:
    Dear Journal, what do you think about superheroes?

    I think they're.. pretty cool honestly.

    If I was like.. that loved, I think it'd fix ninety percent of my problems.

    I think?

    Well, someone would probably say that's not true.

    Anyway, Darcy was talking about how her parents hired a bunch of heroes from Powers. I bet she's really rich. No, I know she's really rich.

    I can't even really hate her anymore? Hating her is like despising a hurricane. She's so much better than me that I feel like fighting back is unthinkable.

    It is what it is.

    Entry 5:

    I haven't really thought about it, but I'm kind of invisible.

    I don't really think anyone perceives me.


    I used to feel like that's fine.

    But for some reason, I've been feeling more annoyed by that lately.

    I don't know why.

    Entry 6:
    Some things in this life are just not fair.

    I think I realize that now, and somehow it really makes me upset. I thought that I couldn't hate Darcy, but nowadays my feelings for her are.. complicated. I should hate her, but I want to be her.

    She has skin that's soft. Hair that flows. Her teeth are so pearly white. I want to take Darcy Myers and disassemble her until I can find out her secret.

    But I was born as myself.

    Can I really do it?

    Entry 7:
    I've been following her home lately.

    Darcy, I mean.

    I think she notices, because she's gotten a lot more scared and jittery.

    It makes me feel strong for some reason.

    Yeah. That's me.

    I'll do something soon.

    Entry 8:
    I sent her a letter.

    Now we wait.

    I can feel it under my skin. Like a second me. Just waiting to be released.

    I'm going to bloom soon. Just you watch.

    Entry 9:
    i did it

    um
    she fought back a bit. i just wrote a letter telling her to come to school at night if she wanted to know who's been following her home and she believed me. didnt even bring anyone.

    shes pretty but shes not very smart so

    it happened

    i broke her. she tried to run but i was faster.

    i grabbed her, and i tore at her skin. and it was soft and smelled like soap. and then i broke her in two. and she was screaming the whole time. and for some reason that just made me feel even better? i just ripped at her until she stopped screaming.

    i felt hungry. my mouth was watering.

    so i put bits of her into my mouth. just tore out chunks, bit by bit.

    hmmmmmmmmm

    dont know how to feel about this. i think im changing now. i can feel it.

    but my life has been an entire string of "i cant do this" so the first time in my life, i can do something.

    goodnight.

    Entry 10:
    I'm Darcy now apparently.

    That's not metaphorical either. I woke up and I was wearing her appearance. Wearing her skin.

    So apparently that's my metahuman power. I change into people I eat.

    ..I have a lot to think about right?

    But I didn't really do anything wrong? If they don't appreciate their lives, they should give it to those less fortunate. Like me.

    I'm not dumb of course. I'll probably get caught and they'll toss me into Wonderland or something. But I don't really care.

    For these few months, I'll just keep living the way I want to. Finally being alive at last.

    I think I'll throw away my name too. People call corpses they don't know the names of "Jane Doe" right?

    Maybe that's me now.

    Goodnight!

    A/N: This is a rewrite of "My Journal" lol
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    Very nice! +1!
     
    Gonna admit that it's kind of fun to give characters intentionally dumb/cringey names. I get your appeal for iSpy and Millions Minefield and so forth. I'm working on an Omake where the core group's codenames are:

    -Prince Charming
    -Munch
    -Crimson Line
    -Y2K
    -Dement
    -Partygirl
     
    ScorpioSting said:
    Gonna admit that it's kind of fun to give characters intentionally dumb/cringey names. I get your appeal for iSpy and Millions Minefield and so forth. I'm working on an Omake where the core group's codenames are:

    -Prince Charming
    -Munch
    -Crimson Line
    -Y2K
    -Dement
    -Partygirl
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    I've only heard about Partygirl for thirty second and, if anything happens to her, I'm deleting the whole thread!
     
    ScorpioSting said:
    Gonna admit that it's kind of fun to give characters intentionally dumb/cringey names. I get your appeal for iSpy and Millions Minefield and so forth. I'm working on an Omake where the core group's codenames are:

    -Prince Charming
    -Munch
    -Crimson Line
    -Y2K
    -Dement
    -Partygirl
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    .....I am intrigued yet horrified of what may come.... because if you have a weird name as your hero name you are either well weird and non threatening or something so unholy the world itself trembles in your wake. There are exceptions but im just looking at munch and Imagining either A someone that can eat a lot and suffer no concequences or B something that can eat entire buildings and or people in a single bite. And honestly Im not sure which I would prefer.
    Speculation time! With tame and OH LEVIATHANS BLOOD! Flavor.
    Crimson line can make a Red line with different effects like set a border where you can enter or a red line that points at something you lost. Or its because he can make red line that can connect to someone and puppeter them, maybe via blood.

    Y2K... (i dont know what this is so it gets a pass)

    Dement may have a power that can alter a brain chemicals to make them more aggresive or in the higher scale make them go insane and go on unholy rampage killing everything they see.

    Party girl has the ability to raise the mood in a AOE around her making it like a party. Ot just make everyone dance like crazy a la Ratchet and Clank Groovytron. Bonus if she can drink as much alcohol as they want and never get drunk. Maybe something a la Music Meistro from DC?
    Hmmm.. the only way I can see it go bad is in a simular vein to the make people dance bit and just push it to tbe extreme. Now people dance until they die.

    ....why did i write this...
     
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    Just had a horrible, terrible thought.

    If Socialite Butterfly stayed hidden for years and can keep her clones alive indefinitely, what are the chances that Ellie's gonna have to fight a cloned Heavenly Astrologian?
     
    Kermie said:
    Just had a horrible, terrible thought.

    If Socialite Butterfly stayed hidden for years and can keep her clones alive indefinitely, what are the chances that Ellie's gonna have to fight a cloned Heavenly Astrologian?
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    ....well it is a quest based on superhero comics... so its not imposible... also trauma. Just trauma
     
    Y2K was this fear that when December 31st, 1999 flipped over to January 1st, 2000, a bunch of computers would break because of how they stored data. It could have been real, but a lot of computer scientists worked very hard to prevent it from being a thing.
     
    ScorpioSting said:
    Y2K was this fear that when December 31st, 1999 flipped over to January 1st, 2000, a bunch of computers would break because of how they stored data. It could have been real, but a lot of computer scientists worked very hard to prevent it from being a thing.
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    Going off of that, they must be an anti-tech area— if they touch a computer, it just fucking explodes.
     
    ScorpioSting said:
    Y2K was this fear that when December 31st, 1999 flipped over to January 1st, 2000, a bunch of computers would break because of how they stored data. It could have been real, but a lot of computer scientists worked very hard to prevent it from being a thing.
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    Oooohhh. Ok. Learn something new today. Hmmm... Computer based powers? Computer specialized algernon? Computer Virus powers? Neat.
     
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