have the light of day obscured

[msglam]

You guys captured Purity?

Comments

[first_and_final]

Finding out why they are doing illegal things. Encouraging them to pursue alternate forms of income/entertainment/etc. I can't be the only person who's thought of this. Maybe everyone else was too cynical. Or picked the wrong villain to befriend and got themselves killed.

[msglam]

You'd have to actually get one to stay still and listen to you. You can't just come up to one and talk because secret lairs, and when you do manage to talk you're still aligned on opposite sides so they don't want to listen. That said, there have been some mysterious villain disappearances followed by mysterious hero appearances that had suspiciously similar powersets to the disappeared villain's. Also yes to being too cynical and probably to getting themselves killed.

[first_and_final]

I would absolutely do this exact thing if I hadn't just spent my first month as a Ward pissing off successively more powerful and highly placed members of the biggest local villain organization. I mean, they're E88, so that doesn't necessarily burn any bridges with anyone who isn't a racist, but it does sort of set me up a public reputation that would get in my way if I tried to come over all diplomatic on somebody.

[msglam]

Yup, you are correct. Also homophobic and transphobic, don't forget those things, if they found out you were bi they'd be even more annoyed.

[first_and_final]

Yes, I was oversimplifying. I'm actually keeping that in mind in case it's ever tactically useful for them to suddenly want to kill me more than they already do.

[msglam]

What, are you gonna shout 'By the way I'm bi!' in the middle of a battle?

[first_and_final]

I'd find a way to be slightly more subtle about it than that, but yes, potentially.

[msglam]

Like how?

[first_and_final]

I don't know, it would depend on what opportunities I saw. I'm a pretty clever speaker, though, I'm sure I could come up with something less blatant than "Hello! I am a bisexual!"

[msglam]

A bisexual. That sounds so funny in my head.

[first_and_final]

It was meant to!

[msglam]

I keep imagining the reactions, you arriving with your hands on your waist all superhero style announcing, "I am a bisexual!" and the E88 just looking at you, unsure of what to do, looking at each other in confusion.

[first_and_final]

Perfect.

[msglam]

I mean, realistically they'd take the opportunity of you stopping to talk to attack or something.

[first_and_final]

Not necessarily a bad thing. In any situation where I'm using this option I already want them to attack me.

[msglam]

You have quite a bit of offensive power but can you actually defend against any of them?

[first_and_final]

I'm really good at getting out of the way. Better than I have yet had a chance to demonstrate, for sure.

[msglam]

If you say so.

[first_and_final]

I do say so!

[msglam]

Just make sure you don't die, we need to save the world first.

[first_and_final]

I have absolutely no intention of dying before the world is good and saved. Yours and mine both.

[msglam]

It'd also be nice if you didn't get too hurt or maimed.

[first_and_final]

I'll do my best.

[msglam]

Good.

[first_and_final]

I'd hate to disappoint you.