Taylor Varga

by mp3.1415player

Taylor has a bad day that ends in a locker. Everyone has heard that one. It goes somewhat differently after that, as her call for help is answered by something from a lot further away than one might expect... A story in which Taylor makes a very large friend, the world gets confused, and Danny comes into his own.

94. PHO and Shock

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Topic: Panacea has a meal?
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Zjunrei (Original Poster)
Posted On Feb 6th 2011:

OK, this place is getting weirder by the day.

I was out with my family having a really nice quiet meal at the Thai place on Main Street when Amy Dallon, otherwise known as Panacea, came in. She wasn't wearing her costume so she was obviously off duty, so to speak. Quite a few people recognized her but most of them are polite enough not to bother her, except for a couple of assholes.

But she wasn't alone.

Any idea who this is?

Think about it for a while.

Yep, you got it.

Saurial.

The hat didn't fool me ;)

Anyway, these two wandered in, caused the staff to panic, then eventually sat at a table a couple over from where I was and just had a meal, talking to each other. It was both really weird and really funny. The look on people's faces was… well, you had to be there for the full effect but it was amazing!

So was the effect when people came in and spotted them. There was a sort of pause, then usually an open mouth and wide eyes, followed by a lot of whispering. Most of them ended up coming in anyway, but I saw at least one guy take one look and run like an idiot.

Odds he was E88 or something? :D

They ate their meal, talked for a long time, laughed a lot, had dessert (Saurial had a bowl of eggs. In the shell…) then left. On the way out Saurial said she'd recommend this place to her family.

Cue a lot more panic, as everyone instantly thought about seeing Raptaur come through the door.

I don't know what the hell it was all about, but it sure livened up the meal!

Bet that place gets an interesting reputation now…

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►White Fairy (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Oh my…

:)

I love it. That lizard girl does like confusing people, doesn't she?

I wonder how Panacea met her? And what led them to go for a meal?

It's nice, though, I've heard Panacea needs to relax more. She looked very happy in that photo.

►Kingbob (Verified BBPD Officer)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

It was as a result of this, I think. I didn't get there until near the end but the ABB and E88 had a very dangerous argument in the middle of a crowded street earlier tonight. Saurial dropped in, literally, she jumped off the roof of a building and landed right on top of them, from what I was told. The fight didn't last long after that :D

She handed them over to our guys, went after the one who got away, who didn't get away very far, then talked to Panacea for a while. Panacea was apparently just in the area on personal business when the gangers started shooting the crap out of everything and helped out afterwards, healing up anyone who got hurt.

When they'd had a talk, they walked off together. I think they already knew each other based on watching them, but I didn't hear what they said and I wouldn't say if I had.

►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Interesting. Both of them look like they're having fun.

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I bet they had fun later… ;) ;)

►FCVanillaIce
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

You're a sad, sad little man, aren't you, Cowboy?

►Glare
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Sick, dude. Just… sick.

►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

You should shut up, XxVoid_CowboyxX. Panacea is a friend of mine and she's a nice girl. I'm sure Saurial is as well.

►BrocktonBayMod (Moderator)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Before I have to temp ban anyone, stop it. Right now.

►Glare
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Sir! Yes, Sir! :)

►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

OK, I have to agree. This place is getting weirder, and for some reason I keep seeing it. Look at this! What the hell?

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►MZenny
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Is… Is that Panacea? Riding Raptaur up the Medhall building?

►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Yes. Yes it is. :O

I saw it myself, but I still can't believe it.

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

What…

The…

Hell…

►Macdjord
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

You got me. I have no idea what the fuck is going on these days.

How is she managing to climb like that? The building is mostly glass.

I bet Max got a shock though :D They went right past his office!

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Holy shit. That's incredible. But it looks like fun.

I wonder how Panacea persuaded Raptaur to give her a ride?

►Zjunrei (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

It was probably the other way around

Did you hear her screaming? :) :D

►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I'm really jealous now :(

►Pyrite
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I was driving home from the night shift and saw them. My dashcam caught them at some traffic lights. Raptaur just stopped in the middle lane and waited like she was a car! It was… weird.

When the lights changed she took off like she was jet propelled, watch this. She can really move!

Panacea was holding on for dear life, but I could hear her laughing from my car. She's a lot braver than I am, you wouldn't get me to sit on Raptaur for any money.

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

For some reason that makes me laugh like an idiot…

►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

So jealous…

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►Kid Win (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Wow. That's cool.

Terrifying, but cool.

►Bagrat (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Brockton Bay is an interesting place ;)

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

[Post deleted]

[User temp banned – 24 hours]

You were warned.

Everyone saw me warn him, right?

That's the third time in the last eight days, do it again and I'll let you think about what you did for a solid week. I'm serious, you're becoming a real pain in the ass. - BrocktonBayMod

►Glare
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Remind me never to meet you, Cowboy. I don't think I could resist punching you.

►BrocktonBayMod (Moderator)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I'll let that pass this one time because it's him, but don't get in the habit of threatening violence, please.

►Glare
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

:D

Sorry, I had to.

►BrocktonBayMod (Moderator)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I know.

►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I have to make sure I ask Panacea what the hell is going on next time I see her. After I've finished laughing, that is! :)

►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

The Healer must be stopped, she puts herself at great risk consorting with one of the demons. Please, for everyone's sake, will someone who knows her intervene?

They come.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Good grief. You just don't stop, do you? :(

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►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I still can't work out if he's a lunatic or a wonderful troll

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Lunatic. Definitely a lunatic.

A trolling one...

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Topic: Family Watch Thread
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Macdjord (Original Poster)
Posted On Feb 8th 2011:

This is the thread for sightings of new and existing members of The Family, here in Brockton Bay. I thought it would be convenient to put all the video and photos along with other information in one place.

To start with, at the time I'm writing this, we have proof of the existence of Saurial (Debuted January 25th 2011) and Raptaur (Debuted February 4th 2011), but both of them have referred to other sisters and Raptaur mentioned a brother. So far no one has seen any other members of our friendly but horrifying reptilian Family, but there are rumors going around, at the moment unverified, that certain… things… have been spotted in the Bay that would suggest there is at least one more, probably considerably larger, one out there somewhere.

While the description of a vast scaly hand from the depths that was large enough to push ships around is obviously exaggerated considerably, there have been at least two reports at different times which does seem to say that there is possibly something to it. Maybe another one like Raptaur, only bigger? She's been seen going in and out of the water regularly, and according to the initial reports left the scene via the water. No one seems to know for sure but my research suggests that she can probably swim very well and most likely breathe under water.

So we may well have other reptilian capes out there somewhere. No one knows where they come from, or why they've suddenly turned up here, but they claim to be residents of the area, and want to help. There's no denying the fact that since Saurial arrived street crime dropped considerably and kept going down, a trend that only accelerated after Raptaur turned up and took out Hookwolf in one of the most terrifying battles I've ever seen, single handed.

They may be sort of horrifying, Raptaur much more than Saurial, but they seem friendly, they're very helpful, and always polite. People who have met them and talked to them usually seem to decide that they're good people, appearances aside! Having lived here in BB for my whole life, I have to say that I'm both impressed and pleased with the way they've become accepted so quickly. We're used to new capes on a regular basis, but unfortunately they're more likely to be villains than heroes. It's a nice change to have two new heroes in a row, even if they are covered in scales and would give Cthulu a shock if he turned around and saw them grinning at him :D

Post your interactions, videos, photos, thoughts, and I'll collate them here for everyone. Try to keep the discussion polite and on topic. Avoid conspiracy theories, there are threads for those already. Jormungandr, I'm looking at you…

Videos Updated 02/14/2011

Saurial doing her thing to gang members: Video 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Saurial playing a joke on Clockblocker: Video
Saurial rescuing people from a house fire: Video
Saurial talking to Vista and Clockblocker: Video
Saurial and Panacea talking, then going to a restaurant: Video 1, 2, 3, 4
Saurial buying Eggs : Video 1, 2, 3

Raptaur absolutely wrecking Hookwolf: Video
Raptaur giving Panacea a ride: Video 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Raptaur and Panacea talking to Assault and Battery: Video 1, 2, 3
Raptaur helping the DWU demolish a warehouse?!: Video

Photos Updated 02/14/2011

Saurial: Gallery 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Raptaur: Gallery 1, 2, 3

Discussion threads Updated 02/14/2011

The first sighting of Saurial
The first sighting of Raptaur
Theories on their origin
Demons from hell?
They're helpful, leave them alone
They're terrifying, make them go away (how?)
What we'd like to see in new Family members
I for one welcome…
Raptaur VS thread
Saurial VS thread
Statistics on gang crime in BB since Saurial arrived
Where are all the villains?
What the fuck is going on?
What's up with Panacea?
What is BBFO, LLC?

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►Valshax
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Hey, everyone. Well, I was walking down the boardwalk just now with some friends and THIS happened...

You don't normally see Assault of all people looking confused or worried. But he was very definitely both of these things. So am I, to be honest. What the hell?

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

That's hysterical. The look on their faces! :)

Panacea does seem to be tight with Raptaur these days. Where did she get that cool costume? And why?

Is New Wave rebranding?

Edit: Hold on… I just watched the video again. Did Raptaur say 'sisters'? Plural? And mention a big brother?

►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

I've said it before, I'll say it now, and I'll keep saying it. Brockton Bay is very weird! I'm glad I'm a very long way away.

But I have to say I'm impressed by the way it somehow hasn't turned into a pit of bloody remains with lizards walking around on top of it yet, though ;)

►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Yes, she did say 'sisters'. I wonder why I got a chill down my back when I heard that…

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Aliens. It's got to be aliens. I keep saying it but nobody listens to me.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Because you're an idiot.

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Says you.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Yes, I do say that. So does everyone who's ever met you, I suspect.

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Hey, keep it down, you two, or the mods will turn up again. Remember what happened last time.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

:D

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►Glare
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Big brother?

Um…

How big? Big enough to have a hand that could move a ship, maybe?

►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

That's just a rumor from a drunk sailor, don't worry about it. I doubt you could get anything that large anyway. It would be almost impossible, the physics don't allow for a living thing that big to even support its own weight.

►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

One word.

Endbringers.

►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Well…

Yes, you have a point there. But they're a special case. No one is sure whether they're even really alive. No one knows what the hell they are, except for hideously dangerous.

►Assembler
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

So is this Panacea riding Raptaur thing a thing now?

I mean, it's cool and all, but are they really going to be doing it all the time?

►Bagrat (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

No one I've talked to seems to know. New Wave said 'No comment' when they were asked, and the PRT didn't have any opinion on it either.

Nobody seems to have had the balls to ask Raptaur, and Panacea just smirks at you if you mention it according to my information. So who knows?

►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

The demons have claimed their first soul. Pray for Panacea, she has been lost to the evil.

More will rise.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Oh, for god's sake, will you lighten up you lunatic? Don't you have your own thread you could be annoying people in?

►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

You will learn the truth all too soon. It will be too late then, though.

And I will laugh…

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

[sigh]

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►Valshax
Replied On Feb 10th 2011:

Jormungandr, please go away and stop bothering people. I've asked four times already.

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Topic: Saved by Saurial!
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
IguanaGirl (Original Poster)
Posted On Feb 13th 2011:

I got mugged!

:(

But I was saved!

:)

I was out walking on the boardwalk and this horrible guy grabbed me by the throat and tried to strangle me, all the time muttering about giving him my money. I can't remember what happened very well past that point but I blacked out, I know that much.

When I came around, he was on the ground, and Saurial and Panacea were standing over him. Apparently they'd been passing and heard the struggle and came to rescue me!

I can't believe it.

I was rescued by Saurial. And Panacea, of course, she healed me up and everything, which I'm really grateful about. But I already know her, you see, and I'd never met Saurial before, and I'm a big fan, so yay!

:D

SO happy.

I kicked the bastard in the ribs, then Saurial picked him up like the garbage that he is and took him to the cops. She let me get some pictures of her with me, so here they are – Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3.

I blacked out my face because I don't want the entire world knowing who I am, but I'm so pleased about it. Thanks, Saurial, and thanks, Panacea. I owe you two so much.

Now I need to meet Raptaur…

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►Tiny_Swansong
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

God, that's horrible. I'm glad you're OK.

Do you know what happened to the mugger?

►IguanaGirl (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

The cops were looking for him already, he'd done it before, and he's not getting out of jail for a long time.

And I bet when he does he stays away from Brockton Bay ;)

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Glad you're OK, IguanaGirl

Nice photos.

►Mandabar
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I'm happy you're all right. Good thing those two were passing by, right?

►Pyrite
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Christ, how awful. I'm really pleased you were saved like that. I hope the cops throw the book at that horrible man.

►Valshax
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I'd have done more than kick the fucker in the ribs.

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I'd have broken his legs.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Yeah, right, I'm sure.

You'd have run like a girl.

Unlike the girl :)

(No offense, IguanaGirl)

►IguanaGirl (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

:) :)

I don't mind.

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►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I hate you. :(

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I know, I can feel it from here.

It feels goooood

►FCVanillaIce
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

:D

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Topic: What is BBFO, LLC?
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Posted On Feb 13th 2011:

The announcement in today's issue of the Brockton Bay Chronicle says that they're going to be providing Parahuman support for some sort of public works on Tuesday. No real details, although apparently there will be a press conference tomorrow sometime followed by more information on the City website. What there is, for those who haven't seen it, is a notice that a large part of the Docks and the Bay itself will be closed to the public from 1 PM until around 7 PM, with the Harbour Patrol enforcing it on the water and BBPD doing the same on land. They printed a map which shows the exclusion zone is pretty big. In the water it's nearly half a mile from shore all the way from the other side of the old wharf area of the Docks right out past that wreck in the mouth of the bay.

Apparently the Dock Worker's Union is providing people to support the BBPD for crowd control. My normal sources in both the PRT and the DWU are being very quiet about exactly what is going on, and none of the people I've talked to in the local government will say anything either. The PRT, from what I can work out, doesn't actually know what's going on, while the DWU and City Hall do, but won't say.

All very mysterious!

The most peculiar thing about all of it is BBFO, LLC. I looked it up, it's a new company that was registered only a few days ago. There's a lot of paperwork online about it and all the services it can provide, which seems to be everything from demolition and construction through security to product manufacture. Two names caught my eye instantly, our own Family Members Saurial and Raptaur!

From what I can work out, the DWU is leasing them premises and providing certain legal and accounting services in return for a percentage and a fee. I don't know enough about company law to make out more than that. Anyone who does know this sort of thing want to take a look and see if they can explain it all? I always thought selling Parahuman services was, except in very limited cases, forbidden by law, but there are a hell of a lot of licenses and permits in all the documentation that on the face of it would seem to say they found a way around that.

Link to the start of the documentation is here.

Edit: Thanks to several posters, we now know that apparently it's all legal, although via the weirdest chain of logic anyone has ever seen from a law standpoint. One poster said it must have taken three lawyers, a novelist, a poet, and a bottle of scotch to work it all out :)

Edit 2: BBFO stands for Brockton Bay Family Operations, LLC. Sorry, I forgot to put that in.

Edit 3: I'm told that Raptaur, on behalf of BBFO, was helping the DWU with demolition of a number of warehouses on the docks yesterday. For anyone who was near the area and wondering what the weird howling and crashing sounds were, it was her and teams of DWU workers trashing several old buildings, apparently without explosives.

Edit 4: Thanks to ExArmyMan, who works at the docks, we have video of one of the warehouses coming down. Yes, you're seeing it right, Raptaur somehow pulled the damn thing over with a cable and her own muscles! That's… I don't know what that is, except both really funny and horrifying at the same time!

And yes, that's Glory Girl helping her. Who now seems to have a new costume as well. New Wave really is rebranding, perhaps?

Any more information, please use this thread for it, and I'll update it as we go.

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►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

A Parahuman company? That's… not normal.

I wonder who came up with that and worked out it could be done. I don't know the law very well but I thought it was the sort of thing that was blocked.

►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

It's certainly extremely uncommon. I asked around and people are looking into it, but so far everything looks on the up and up. Even though several people here swear it can't be done!

But when they read all the paperwork, they all went very quiet, then wandered off looking puzzled. All slightly strange.

And unofficially, I'm not personally aware of what this public works program is. Officially, I can't comment on the opinion of the PRT, of course.

►Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Thanks for the input, Reave. And we understand that you can't go on the record officially in this forum.

►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

No problem. I'm as curious as you guys are, believe me!

►Kingbob (Verified BBPD Officer)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Word around the station is that it's big, something that could make a huge difference to the city, but no one knows the details at the moment. I do know that practically every free cop in the city is going to be on crowd control duty and we're told that over a hundred DWU people will be supporting us. That tells me that whatever it is, it's serious.

►Mandabar
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Now I'm really curious :)

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Me too ;)

Anybody have any idea what the hell is going to happen? Should I take time off work to come and watch? There are public viewing areas marked on that map in the park behind City Hall and a couple more down the shore.

►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I suspect that if it involves The Family, it's going to be worth watching… Whatever it is.

Bring a camera. I'll sure be there!

►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

So will I.

Probably shaking a little, but that's normal when I see them.

First impressions, you understand? They stick with you.

►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

They will come for us all. I will be a long way away.

You were warned.

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►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Do I even need to say it?

[sigh]

I'll be there for sure.

►Automatonation
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Raptaur and Saurial have both been seen going in and out of their building in the DWU facility quite a lot in the last few days. I haven't been in there myself yet, but some of my friends have. Apparently the place is still a bit bare but they're working on it. Panacea has been around a lot as well.

Armsmaster and Dragon turned up yesterday afternoon to see Raptaur. They were in there for several hours and when they left they both seemed slightly confused but pleased. No idea what that was all about.

Mayor Christner was around for a while as well, he and the boss were talking for quite a while. He went away with a weird grin on his face.

Raptaur put up the sign for the business an hour or two before Armsmaster came. Here's a picture of it. Any idea what language that second to last line is in?

And I can't help thinking they mean the last line… :O

►White Fairy (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Oh, shit…

I really hope that's a joke.

They have a weird sense of humor, right?

►MZenny
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

:O

I'm more worried about what the second line says.

►Assembler
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Which is? Don't leave us hanging, man!

►MZenny
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I read a lot when I'm waiting for customers. Anyone ever read any HP Lovecraft?

If you have, you'd recognize that language. It's a fictional one he invented, or at least, I sure hope he invented it…

Hold on, I need to work this out, Cthuvian is weird and there can be a lot of different meanings. I need to look this up online, I'll be back…

Edit: OK, I think it says, more or less, "we/our society watch/protect the realm of earth (and) its people." Something like that. But you then have to work out what it means which might be different from what it literally says.

My best guess is something along the lines of "The Family will protect its land and its people" or something pretty close to that.

Not quite sure how I feel about that.

Or about the fact that they used that specific language.

I need to order more eggs.

►Macdjord
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

They're quoting Lovecraft of all things now? Wow.

For some weird reason that doesn't actually make me entirely happy.

:O

►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I told you!

They come…

►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

If he's right I'm going to shoot myself.

Not because of the Lovecraftian horror, but just because it was him…

;)

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Don't worry, he's not right.

He's never right :D

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►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I'm still very happy I'm on the other side of the ocean from you guys, and getting happier by the minute!

►White Fairy (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:
I think I might want to emigrate soon. Just in case, you know?

►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Don't worry about it, they're cool. I've met both of them several times and they're just people. Weird looking ones, true, but still people. I'm sure nothing bad will happen on Tuesday.

►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I hope not. I'm expecting something really interesting, though.

►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I bet that comes true :)

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I'm telling you, it's aliens! That's their alien language. This Lovecraft guy probably met them or something.

►Mandabar
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Aliens… :)

Right.

Are you off your meds again?

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

[Post deleted]

[User temp banned – 24 hours] - BrocktonBayMod

As I've told you, over and over, no threats of violence, XxVoid_CowboyxX. I still live in hope that one day you'll learn, but that hope is fading…

Guys, please try not to provoke him. I know it's funny but it doesn't actually help anything. I may have to start handing out temp bans if you keep it up. It's not really fair, in a battle of wits he's seriously outgunned.

Damn, now you've got me doing it… - BrocktonBayMod

►Mandabar
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

He's awful predictable and easy to poke, isn't he? :) :D

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Yep.

Well done. :)

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►ExArmyMan
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I thought you guys would enjoy this. The Boss doesn't mind me posting it and neither did Raptaur.

Yes, that's Glory Girl helping her. She turned up with Panacea on Saturday when it was absolutely pouring with rain, looking like a drowned kitten :) Her normal costume isn't very effective in the rain, it looks like.

Raptaur made her a new one, same as she did for Panacea. Then she asked if GG wanted some exercise. They seemed to have a lot of fun.

►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Wow. That's really amazing. Did she really just grab that cable and pull and the whole thing fell down?

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Sure looks like that. Maybe it was wrapped around all the support columns or something?

►Valshax
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

That wouldn't be enough to do it, it wouldn't fall over instantly. They must have done something else inside.

Pretty impressive to watch, though.

►Automatonation
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Friend of mine was on that crew, he said they cut out most of the internal columns first and took out a lot of the walls as well. We have a couple of demolition experts here, they advised Raptaur on the right way to do it so it would come down cleanly. Even so everyone was a little surprised how well it worked.

►Pyrite
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Are they really wearing high-viz vests over their costumes?

:)

What do they say, the video isn't clear enough to make it out?

►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

It's OSHA rules, everyone on a building site needs the right PPE! Here's a photo of them a friend took when the rain stopped, you can read their vests.

►Pyrite
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Oh my god. That's hysterical.

:) :)

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I like it. Raptaur obviously has a sense of humor just like Saurial's.

:) I wonder what would have happened if it had been her sneaking up on Clockblocker in the Great Tabasco Prank of 2011? :)

►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I'd have needed CPR, I can tell you that much…

I nearly shat a brick with Saurial, and she's sort of cute. If I'd turned around and seen Raptaur looking down at me with a big grin…

Shit, I'm feeling a little faint just thinking about it.

Stop making me think about it.

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►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

:D

Big teeth in the dark, glowing eyes, all those scales and armor peering down at you from three feet over your head…

►Kid Win (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

He just went pale and had to put his laptop down. Good one.

►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

:D :D I… can't… breathe… laughing… too… hard…

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Glad to help the Wards. Let me know if you need more.

►Kid Win (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

That should do it for now ;)

►MZenny
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Poor Clock. That was mean.

Funny, but mean.

►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

:)

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

It made me go a little faint thinking about it.

Curse you, imagination!

►Sothoth
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

I'm still laughing, picturing it in my mind.

Do you think we could ask Raptaur to do that? I'd pay…

►Assembler
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

:)

Well, they are running a business now. Maybe 'terrifying the crap out of the Wards' is a service they offer?

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►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Please don't give them ideas...

►Glory Girl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Raptaur is too nice to scare poor old Clocky on purpose. She might do it accidentally, of course ;)

I have to say I had a hell of a lot of fun on Saturday and made a new friend. And got a cool costume out of it. It's very warm and dry.

►Macdjord
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Can I ask, as long as you're here, are New Wave officially rebranding their image, Glory Girl?

►Glory Girl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Not really, no. Panacea was offered the one she had because it's more practical for riding Raptaur, which they both seem to think is fun, and she asked Raptaur to make me one because I nearly froze to death on Saturday morning. Or drowned. Or both.

It was horrible.

But this thing is amazing, it's really warm, more or less everything proof, and you can't even stain it!

I think they should offer them for sale. I bet they'd make a fortune. Even just as the most over the top motorcycle suit you've ever seen :)

►Macdjord
Replied On Feb 13th 2011:

Thanks. I was curious.

And, now that you mention it, I ride a motorcycle…

I wonder how much they'd charge?

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►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 14th 2011:

OK, I just watched that press conference on line, and I'm confused.

Very confused.

Anybody have any more idea about what the plan is than they did before your Mayor started talking? I think I actually know less now!

Are you sure he's not a Parahuman with the ability to talk bullshit?

And who the hell is Kaiju?

►FCVanillaIce
Replied On Feb 14th 2011:

I wonder how literally we're supposed to take the name?

I mean, you all know what a kaiju is, right?

►Glare
Replied On Feb 14th 2011:

I saw Pacific Rim, so yes.

Now I'm getting just a little worried.

►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 14th 2011:

I can't wait to see another member of the Family. I wonder how big she is?

But I have no idea what the Mayor was talking about.

►Valshax
Replied On Feb 14th 2011:

He certainly managed to talk a lot without actually saying anything. It was really impressive in a sort of surreal way ;)

I guess we have to wait until tomorrow.

►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 14th 2011:

Kaiju?

Oh, shit…

•

Topic: Oh… My… God… What the FUCK is going on?!
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Posted On Feb 15th 2011:

I'm

I don't

I'm honestly having trouble typing this. As I write this, I have just seen…

Something…

go past in the bay.

Shit.

OK, let me start again.

I'm sitting in my office which overlooks the bay, with the window open. I don't know how it was done, but the Mayor's speech was broadcast to most of the city with the best audio quality I've ever heard. Must be some Tinker tech, maybe Dragon's. Anyway, he went on for a while, in what was actually a very good speech.

I'll come back to that when I get over what I saw.

What it sums up to is that this Kaiju is going to remove the tanker!

You know, that fucking huge ship that's been stuck on the reef at the entrance to the bay for something like fifteen or more years? It's enormous! A good thirty or forty thousand tons of steel just sitting there.

And she's going to remove it.

Today.

Pretty much now.

Everyone in the office was looking at each other, trying to work out how. Tinker? Blaster? What?

Then Danny Hebert, the DWU guy, told them to start over a radio. We heard 'Kaiju was on her way' from the other end, and moment's later music began playing.

The 'Jaws' theme, of course…

Everyone was looking towards the docks, wondering what was going to happen. I can see what must be thirty or forty thousand people at least down in the parks around the shore, and every building I can see has people crowding around the windows or on the roofs. There was a long pause, then…

Christ, I can hardly believe it, and I'm looking at it!

You'll all probably see it on the TV soon, there are reporters up on the roof of City Hall with cameras filming the whole thing, but I guess it'll take a while to get into the networks.

About thirty second after the call, something went past us. I don't know what it really is, but it must have been over a hundred feet long! I'm not kidding, it was fucking huge! All we saw was a wake and this enormous black scaled back come out of the water, zoom past at what must have been at least thirty miles an hour, then slowly sink out of sight again. Even when it vanished you could see a huge ripple in the water moving towards the tanker.

Aside from the music, the entire city went dead silent. I wonder how many people fainted?

I sure as shit nearly did!

Edit: Now there's huge orange buoys popping out of the water one after another! They're massive, twenty, thirty feet across, and the same high, with big yellow flags sticking out the top. The flags have a picture on. Here's a photo.

Edit 2: The music changed again, now it's

Fuck.

Fuck me.

What the hell is that?

OK, for anyone who can't see this, Kaiju just stood up.

You remember how we were arguing how literally to take her name, and everyone agreed in the end it was an exaggeration? She was probably bigger than Raptaur but no more than twice the size at most?

We were wrong.

Boy, were we wrong…

I mean, I'm on the sixth floor and I'm looking up at her head.

She's… I don't have the words.

Fucking huge, that'll have to do. Eighty feet tall? Ninety? Something around that. The biggest damn thing I've ever seen in my life.

I need to sit down again. Sorry. I'll pick this up in a minute.

Edit 3: OK, I'm a little less ready to run screaming. You've probably all seen the reports on the TV now, but for those who still haven't, here's a photo of Kaiju talking to the Mayor, and a short video. Sorry about the quality, I couldn't stop trembling.

I still can't. You wouldn't believe how many typos I'm making.

She's gone now, she went back into the water and headed off to the tanker. I can see it changing color, it's going gray and shiny, like Raptaur and Saurial's weapons. I have no idea what's going on anymore.

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►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Sweet Jesus what the hell is that?

►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I'm moving to a mountaintop right now. I'm serious. I need to get away from the water.

►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I'm watching it and I still don't believe it :O :O :O

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

You and me both, my friend.

I for one…

You know how it goes.

►MZenny
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I think I need bigger eggs…

If I close my eyes will things make sense when I open them again?

►Mandabar
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

No.

I tried.

►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I'm still trying…

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

:O

I mean…

:O

►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

:D

I

told

you

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►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Yes. Yes you did.

You're still crazy.

But I think I might be now as well.

►Automatonation
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Calm down, everyone, Kaiju is cool. She's DWU, not an Endbringer.

►Valshax
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Can she be both?

What the hell?

►Willdelve4beer
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I picked the wrong day to give up drinking…

►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Shit.

I think I owe old Erwin an apology.

And a drink.

►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

We're watching it from the Rig and no one here can believe it either. Dragon and Armsmaster looked like they'd seen a ghost and their reaction was pretty calm compared to everyone else.

Now they're talking a lot.

►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I'm fucking glad no one hit the sirens.

But I have no idea why they didn't.

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►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

The music is thanks to Über and Leet. I'm watching Kaiju tow that ship and laughing like an idiot. It's fantastic.

Terrifying, but fantastic.

Why do I get the impression that the balance of power in Brockton Bay just changed?

►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

In Brockton Bay?! Try in the country. Or maybe the world.

Your city has a friendly Endbringer, for Christ's sake!

That's…

I have no idea what that is, but I'm moving further away from the coast.

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Kaiju VS Leviathan?

Who would win?

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

That's probably the sanest thing you've ever asked, Cowboy.

►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I mean, an alien that big? She'd stomp him flat.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

...And now you're back.

►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

It seems to be going pretty well. I understand that people were surprised, but so far things are working the way we hoped.

►Assembler
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

You hoped? Holy crap, that doesn't make me any happier.

►Glare
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Be polite. He's DWU, so is she…

►Assembler
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Crap.

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►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

:D

►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

OK, tell me someone else saw that?

►Macdjord
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

What?

The hundred foot tall sea monster doing a Vader impression?

No, I didn't. Or at least I hope I didn't, because if I did, the world has completely stopped making sense and I may just as well go back to bed.

In fact, I think I'm going to do that anyway.

Wake me up when things are back to normal.

►Zjunrei
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

You live in Brockton Bay.

What is 'normal'?

And I'm not kidding.

►Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I give up. I can't keep up with all this typing, so I'm just going to watch and take photos and video. I'll update things tomorrow.

Apparently there will be a press conference after the tanker is safely docked. I'm going to see if I can get into it. I have to find out what the hell is going on.

►FCVanillaIce
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Good luck. Thanks for updating us on all this.

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►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Mr Foot?

Seriously?

:D

Poor Legend. That will follow him for the rest of his life.

►Zjunrei
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

:)

►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

I just had a really worrying thought…

Raptaur talked about a big brother.

Not a big sister.

I need to go and lie down for a while.

►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

You had to say that, didn't you, you idiot?

Now I need to go lie down. Thanks.

►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

More will rise.

►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Oh, fuck off.

►EdBaccarat (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Ah.

I think we're going to need some bigger guns...

►Nazgûl (Verified Cape)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Really?

Guns?

That's what you think will help?

I'm thinking nukes...

►EdBaccarat (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

That will take longer to arrange.

►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Please don't even joke about nuking BB, I live here.

Anyway, it wouldn't work.

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►Mandabar
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

In what way, 'wouldn't work'?

►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

In the way that it would only make her mad.

Kill all of us, of course, but only make HER mad.

You wouldn't like her when she's mad...

►Nazgûl (Verified Cape)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

With all due respect, I'm not sure I like her now!

►Panacea (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 15th 2011:

Please don't freak out. Kaiju is a good friend.

Just wait and see what happens.

Trust me. It's going to be... interesting

•

Amy put her phone away, smirking to herself.

Oh, it was going to be interesting, all right.

Peering towards where Taylor was slowly approaching, she snickered under her breath, then went back to helping Leet pick the next track while Über made suggestions and cracked jokes.