Just a quick note. Two things, actually, based on reviews of the last few chapters.
Thing one: If you don't want to read the Omakes, don't read them. They're all clearly labelled as such and can easily be skipped. Some of them are definitely non-canon, some might one day become canon and if this happens they'll be recategorized, and some are canon but are essentially side stories from the main story. Getting all indignant about them and saying things like 'screwing with our minds with this utternonsense and waste of space dribble' doesn't help anyone, does it? So chill.
Thing two: I considered having an Omake file with all these in it, but there are a couple of problems, the obvious ones being that if and when any of them become canon it's impossible to put them into the right place in the chapter sequence without reposting large chunks of the story, and also that if someone starts reading them out of sequence it's both a massive spoiler and also confusing if they don't have the background from the story itself. So, that's not really something I want to do.
Anyway, that's all I wanted to say. Carry on.
Formatting these PHO things is a massive pain in the ass, I have to say...
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Topic: Major attack at Cornell University
In: Boards ► Places ► America ►New York
Forgotten Creator (Original Poster)
Posted On Feb 26th 2011:
God, this is bad.
Eighteen people dead, half the physics building in pieces, and no one knows what the fuck happened to the rest of it.
Reports are sketchy at the moment, but as far as I can find out it was a student or ex-student who attacked the place. There were a number of bomb threats made, the cops and SWAT turned up, then when it became obvious they were Tinker bombs, they called the guys in spandex.
Half a dozen capes came from New York, plus some of the locals. There was a stand off for a few hours, which gave time to evacuate some of the campus, but the bomber apparently lost patience and set some of the damn things off. Three cops died instantly, along with a professor and two students, but no one's saying if there were more in that attack.
The capes went in at that point, they triggered some booby traps in the process, Prism nearly died from what I hear, and the shrapnel took out an entire classroom. That's where the rest of the fatalities happened.
Legend is still in Brockton Bay, dealing with the Family as far as I know, so it was the rest of them that decided to go in. I can't help wondering what would have happened if the man himself had been here...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming anyone, especially him, but he's a good guy and icy cool under pressure. Maybe that would have helped.
Maybe not.
This woman was apparently totally nuts, I've talked to a couple of people who are sure they know who it is and they tell me she's been on the edge for months. Can't say more, obviously, seeing as how it's a cape, or I'll get hammered.
I'll keep you updated with new info as I get it.
Shit, I'm still shaking. I was supposed to be in that class...
Pictures of the damage here, here, and here. More later.
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►Antigone
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Oh, my god, a bomb Tinker?! :O
That's not going to make me sleep any better tonight.
What a horrifying specialty
►BadSamurai
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Nasty. Glad you're all right, friend, but sympathies to all those who lost their lives. Any word on Prism? I always liked her.
►Morgan Sinister
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Word is she's out of danger but will be laid up for a while. It turned out not to be as serious as they first thought.
►Procto the Unfortunate Tinker (Not a tinker)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Any news on the bomber?
►Forgotten Creator (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
In a coma. She got caught by the splash from one of her own bombs when it went off, didn't get out of the way in time. Apparently she's not expected to make it. Brain damage, too much blood loss.
►HungrySnack
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I can't say I'll lose too much sleep over that. I have friends in Cornell.
Still, it's a bit sad to hear of anyone dying.
►Prism (Verified Cape) (Protectorate NY)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Aint ded yet!
Mind you, feels like I should be. Even with the good shit they gave me in hospital.
I'll be limping for a while!
Thanks for everyone who sent messages of support. We're all very upset about the way it ended, but to be totally honest I can't see what else we could have done. That chick was nuts, and dangerous too. You should have seen the thing she was making...
►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Glad you made it, and your team. Not nice. I always thought that somewhere quiet like Ithaca would be a nice place to retire too when I got tired of the weirdness that is Brockton Bay, but it looks like it's everywhere.
►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
They only have mad bombers. You guys have giant lizards!
►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
True, but they're generally very polite giant lizards.
Even when they confuse everyone by flying water powered surfboards at over Mach four!
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►Laotsunn (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
:O
Did you just say... Mach four? And 'water powered surfboard'? In the same sentence?
►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I did.
The entire city heard the sonic boom :)
►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Oh, god, that means nowhere is safe...
►Forgotten Creator (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Interesting, but can we keep it on topic, please? If you want to discuss the latest weirdness from Brockton Bay, there are dozens of threads for it.
►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
True, sorry. Didn't mean to derail.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I saw her go right over my house!
►Forgotten Creator (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Oh, lord, HE'S found us. I don't know how, but HE'S found us.
►GstringGirl
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Hey, leave Cowboy alone, he's not a bad guy.
►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
He's an idiot. Everyone on the entire planet knows that.
The Simurgh probably knows that.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I hate everyone :rage:
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►BadSamurai
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
That's only fair, all things considered :D
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Topic: SuperSonicSaurial FTW!
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Macdjord (Original Poster)
Posted On Feb 26th 2011:
OK.
This is new...
If anyone was around the Brockton Bay Mutual Bank earlier today, on Fifth and Archer, you may have seen Saurial experimenting with a new invention.
If not, I can guarantee you heard it a little later, no matter where in the city you were.
That crazy lizard has somehow made a flight system that can go faster than sound! And apparently runs on water of all things. I have no idea at all how that's even possible, I can only say 'powers are bullshit' and leave it at that
I'm beginning to sound like Clockblocker :)
(No offense, Clockblocker!)
It was pretty incredible to watch. She came flying out of a side street from the direction of the docks, right past Assault and Armsmaster who were on patrol, straight into the freeway overpass a couple of blocks up the street from the bank. That slowed her right down...
Two hundred plus miles an hour to zero in about an inch.
Ouch.
Didn't stop her, though, she jumped right back up, laughed, and took off straight up! Fucking incredible to watch. That scaly girl is tough. Shot right through the clouds in seconds.
She came back down even quicker, nearly missed pulling up until it was too late. I think she was still learning, based on her expression and all the yelling :) You should have seen Assault's expression though, he and Armsmaster were just standing there gaping at her :D
Crazy lizard bounced off a few buildings, finally got her shit together and hovered for a while, suddenly making it look easy, and fun for that matter, then took off like a bat out of hell towards the bay. She went right up the side of the Medhall tower, over the roof, and floored it out to sea.
There was a distinct sonic boom about twenty seconds or so later, so she got to at least Mach 1, which is just ridiculous. Half an hour later there was another one, much louder, and she zipped overhead like nothing I've ever seen, did a few loops, then came down somewhere over in the docks.
I'm beginning to think that there's pretty much nothing those lunatics can't figure out a way to do if they have time to think it over.
Bet the PRT and the FAA are going insane...
Video here. Anyone else have pics or video? Or any more information?
Someone must have been tracking her. I'm very curious to find out how fast she managed to go, and how high.
And how the hell she actually DID it?
I mean... Water? Seriously?
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►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
They can fly now?!
Oh, hell...
:O
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
That's what that sound was? Holy shit.
I was in the back yard and heard it, but I couldn't see anything. Mid-afternoon, right?
Good grief. And water of all things?
How the hell does that work?
►Glare
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Surfboard? That's more like a rocket pack you stand on. Doesn't look very stable.
Look at the way she was weaving around, and waving her tail, she was obviously having trouble controlling it. I'm amazed that she managed to figure it out that fast, she must have unbelievably quick reactions.
It would work better with four nozzles.
Where was all the water coming from?
►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Remember they're supposed to have some sort of matter creation power or something? That was the rumor back when Saurial turned up. It's supposed to be where their weapons come from.
Maybe it's more flexible than just weapons. Can she make the water?
Cool if she could, it might mean she doesn't have any fuel limits or anything like that.
►PlasticRiolu2012
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
That is... weird. And interesting. Those girls never seem to lack for new ideas, do they? ;)
I wonder how she came up with the design. Did one of the BB Tinkers design it for her? I've heard that Armsmaster is someone who seems to like them, and she knows Dragon as well. Perhaps they invented it, and she made it?
Do you think I'll be able to see something like that when I visit BB next month? We're trying to work out the best place to move to.
►White Fairy (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Sorry, did you just imply you want to move TO Brockton?
:O
People generally want to move AWAY from here...
►PlasticRiolu2012
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Work and family in the area, although I'd be lying if I didn't say the Family is part of the attraction!
They're very interesting.
►Zjunrei
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
They're utterly mad, is what you meant to say :)
I'll admit life around here is never dull. The haunted cloak is a new one, see THIS thread.
►PlasticRiolu2012
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I did see that, thank you. Again, very interesting. Do we know if Cloak is part of the Family?
►Aegis (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
She claims to be 'An associate' of the Family.
What that means, god knows. I've given up trying to make any of it make sense.
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►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I think she sounds really interesting, I want to meet her.
►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Why does that worry me?
►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I have no idea :)
►Kid Win (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I have...
►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Cloak sounds cool. If a little odd.
I like the Family. Raptaur gave me a ride :D
►Cloak (Verified Cape)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Thank you, IguanaGirl!
I find your world very interesting!
And I'd like to meet you, Vista, I've been told a lot about your abilities.
Do you like math?
►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Is it me, or is the idea of an item of clothing with no one in it posting here a little worrying?
Have you seen her profile pic?
It's...
I can't do it justice. You have to look.
►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Why did you tell me to look?
I wish I hadn't looked...
►Cloak (Verified Cape)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Should I add more dimensions?
►Aegis (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
NO!
Please, and I mean this in the most polite tones, don't do that.
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►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Cool photo :)
How did you get that effect?
►Cloak (Verified Cape)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Just some simple multidimensional math. I'll show you when we meet.
►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Oh, god.
►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
:D
►White Fairy (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
You sure you want to move here, friend?
You see what we have to deal with!
►PlasticRiolu2012
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I do :)
It's fascinating.
►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Better you than me, you strange person.
Back on topic, do we have any more information on how high and fast Saurial managed to go?
I ask because I want to work out how long I have from hearing about her taking off to when I need to hide...
►Bagrat (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I'm informed that the nearest AF base nearly scrambled jets, they were more than a little confused.
But one of the main reasons they didn't is that she was too high and too fast :O
►Mandabar
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Fuck, that's incredible.
►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
It implies something very, very quick. Damn few Parahumans can fly more than about twice the speed of sound. The two names that immediately spring to mind are Legend and Alexandria, of course.
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►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Off the record, my information is that she was tracked to better than sixty thousand feet at over mach four, but I don't have any more details yet. Exact details are currently restricted.
►Macdjord (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
:O
I mean...
:O
Really?!
Sixty thousand feet and four times the speed of sound propelled by... water?
Unbelievable.
►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
That means she could be here in under two hours...
Um...
►Glare
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
:D
If you really want to get worried, think about this:
Can anyone see a reason that thing couldn't be scaled up, to around the size needed to lift an eighty foot tall giant lizard, perhaps?
►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Thanks.
I think I genuinely nearly had a cardiac issue.
I also think I hate you...
►Glare
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
My work here is done :D
►White Fairy (Veteran Member)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Absolutely SURE you want to move to Brockton Bay, home of the scaly and weird?
►PlasticRiolu2012
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
It sounds like fun :)
►Assembler
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
You'll fit right in around these parts, you're obviously deranged :)
►Zero_Mouse
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
The thing that worries me about that device is the implications...
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►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
It is a demonic creation, made to spread the madness faster.
As I warned.
More are corrupted by the demons each day that passes.
And I am afraid...
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
First, shut up, you nutcase.
Second, what implications are you talking about, Zero_Mouse?
►Zero_Mouse
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Implications surrounding more than one physical law, which the Family appears to be essentially ignoring.
Think about it.
If Saurial is indeed producing water under what has to be very significant pressure out of nothing, the limited exhaust plume suggests that the water is subsequently vanishing again. If it wasn't, there would be water all over the street, yet from that video we could see there was no residue after perhaps two seconds.
But the inertia imparted by the rocket exhaust remained. She was getting thrust from a reaction exhaust that disappeared! I can't begin to say all the things that are wrong with that.
Even if she was simply recycling the water somehow, teleporting it back inside the device or some such trick, it still would appear to be extracting significant amounts of energy from nowhere.
I'm well aware that Tinker devices can do some extraordinary things, but that seems a stretch...
►Automatonation
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I can confirm that the water does disappear, I watched her take off at the Yard. It was pretty impressive and also funny, the poor girl looked like she was having fun but also was taken by surprise that it actually worked :)
Ianthe and Metis were nearly blown over by the cloud of exhaust out the bottom of the thing, but seconds later they were bone dry.
And laughing their asses off :D
So were the rest of us, it looked like good fun if you're nearly invulnerable. She was bouncing off the road and buildings until we lost sight of her.
Have a look at THIS.
►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
She seems to be having fun :)
►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Saurial always has fun. I like her :)
►Valshax
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
So we've gathered!
Back to the flying device. Have they invented perpetual motion?
►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Their foul demonic arts threaten us all.
Beware.
►Swissrod
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Mate, you're a very weird person.
That flying goanna is pretty cool, though.
Our lizards are nearly as big, but they drop on you out of trees :)
►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
I don't think Saurial would drop on you out of a tree. And probably doesn't like being called a goanna.
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►Swissrod
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Long tail?
Likes eggs?
Goanna, mate, I'm telling you ;)
Cute one, though.
►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
Quiet, you fool, Australia is only...
Hang on, let me work it out...
Under six hours away.
Shh.
►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 26th 2011:
:D
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Topic: End of the Merchants?
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Posted On Feb 28th 2011:
Hands up anyone who didn't see this coming :)
Looks like the Family finally had enough of the Merchants. Word on the street for weeks has been that Skidmark headed off on a cross country trip looking for something to take on Kaiju and her smaller relatives with. Man's nuts, obviously, all that crack fried his brain years ago, but he's definitely been smoking something really impressive if he thought he stood a chance.
Our friendly lizard-family, who are surprisingly tolerant of raw stupidity all things considered, seem to have been pushed just that little bit too far. Over the weekend, as was discussed here, someone removed the Merchant's bankroll by simply reaching in and picking the safe up.
Three guesses as to who that probably was, and no, Leviathan and Behemoth don't count.
Our druggie friends denied everything, of course, but resident expert at tearing people's arguments to pieces AllSeeingEye once again did a very insightful analysis of their denial, showing quite conclusively that it was actually more of a confirmation. They didn't know when to stop digging and just proved the point, which caused much hilarity to all.
My contacts tell me that up to a third of the estimated gang numbers left over the next day or so. Probably at least partly because they worked out that if Kaiju could simply pick their safe up and walk off with it without any trace, she could do much worse to them…
:O
Not to mention they don't have any money left!
:D
It all came to a head last night, when Raptaur, Metis, and Ianthe, along with backup from the Protectorate, attacked their headquarters and rounded up the rest of them in one shot. Without any capes they didn't stand a chance.
To be fair, with any capes, I doubt they'd have stood a chance…
Skiddie boy is off doing whatever it is the idiot is up to, along with Mush and an unknown number of his guys. I've been informed that he's been making enemies and not influencing people across half the damn country, and that there is now a bounty on his head from not only the FBI and the PRT, but the fucking Mafia as well!
Man knows how to attract attention.
You may remember that Squealer, the third cape, our lady of the ugliest cars on the planet, allegedly disappeared sometime on Saturday. Merchant informants claimed there was some big bust up with one of the guys in control when Skids was away, which led to her vanishing without trace. Everyone thought she'd done a runner, which would have been the smartest thing the woman could have done, although there were rumors that she'd jumped into the bay and drowned, made a mistake with one of her vehicles and got chopped into tiny pieces, and even that Kaiju ate her for a very small snack.
After the raid, which involved a lot of gun play, right up to the point the Family got really annoyed and took the guns away, BBPD and the PRT searched the entire area. Squealer was found in a nearby building with five 9mm rounds in her, two in the chest and three in the head.
Dead as a brick, obviously.
Looks like some of her own people didn't want to lose her, or maybe blamed her for the loss of their money. Who knows, those people were so high half the time everyone's surprised they could actually use a gun.
So it looks like that's that for the third most powerful gang in the city. Their Tinker deceased, by their own hand no less, at least a third of them on the run, and the rest in custody. Their facilities were destroyed down to the foundations by the Family, all their money was confiscated…
They're history.
Only Skids and his team left and if those guys have any sense, they're going in the other direction as fast as possible
Pics posted so far are here:
1,2,3,4,5,6
Videos of parts of the raid here:
1,2,3,4
Edit: Preliminary reports are that the gun that killed Squealer had been used in two other crimes tied to the Merchants, one armed robbery and one murder. So no doubt who shot the lady.
Edit 2: The Family, via Ianthe, has released a statement saying that they did what they did only as a preventative action due to the imminent threat of violence to themselves and the DWU, whom they consider close friends. The implication is that anyone who goes after those Dockworkers is going to find a lizard glaring at them…
Edit 3: Saurial has gone on record stating, to a local TV reporter, that they have no intention of otherwise deviating from their live and let live policy, but that they felt they had no choice in the matter under the circumstances. Director Piggot of the PRT ENE has backed her fully, saying that she is grateful for the care the Family took in minimizing collateral damage and keeping them in the loop.
Edit 4: The PRT has released an official statement on the back of this latest Family action declaring that our reptilian friends are a fully authorized and independent Heroic organization, with Protectorate associate status. Dragon has added to this that they enjoy similar status relative to the Guild, and that she is pleased to call them friends. Looks like an 'If you can't beat them, persuade them to join you' sort of thing to me :)
Make of that what you will…
Edit 5: Mayor Christner has held a press conference today, thanking the Family for their aid in ridding the city of one of the most harmful problems we have, and suggesting some form of civic award is in order. He has added that he feels the help that New Wave gave during the Great Tanker Move of 2011 also deserves recognition, as they are home-grown heroes without government backing who were good enough to step forward and help out. Details of any award will be given next month after the next City Council meeting on the sixteenth.
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►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Well, like you said, I doubt anyone's too surprised about that. And I'm not personally all that shocked that Squealer bit it. Merchants have a pretty short shelf life in general, so do capes, combine the two...
Only a matter of time.
Impressive result, though. Is it a record for the largest number of criminals arrested in one shot by three capes? :)
►Pyrite
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Thank you, Family.
I really mean that. I've lost relatives to those bastards :(
About time someone finally went after them.
Raptaur, Ianthe, and Metis, I owe you one.
►ExArmyMan
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I'm sorry to hear about your loss, Pyrite. I've known people who were gunned down by the Merchants, and a couple who ODed on their shit. Very pleased the girls did what they did, although I have to say that they only did it in self defense. More of the rest of us than themselves.
We're still waiting for the other shoe to drop, but hopefully Skids will take the hint and stay away.
►Sothoth
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I wouldn't give good odds on that, friend.
He's not known for his ability to make long term plans :)
►ExArmyMan
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
All too fucking true.
Those guys have been a pain in the ass for years. We've had to be pretty firm with them more than once before.
They got the idea in the end, though :D
►Macdjord
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Respect.
Never annoy the DWU... :)
►Automatonation
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
We do tend to give as good as we get.
Or better...
►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
So speaks one who is in league with the demons.
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Will you please give it a rest?
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
He may be right, you guys realize.
But they're aliens. I'm almost sure now.
Although the demon thing...
No, it's gotta be aliens. It's the only thing that makes sense.
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►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Very little either of you say makes any sense whatsoever.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
He was right about Kaiju!
►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
For a given value of 'right'.
Still not even slightly convinced about demons or aliens.
Weren't you banned for forty-eight hours for spamming that Cornell thread with your conspiracy crap? Only yesterday?
►FCVanillaIce
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You've lost count, that was two days ago :(
So he's back.
Yay...
►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Don't worry, I doubt he'll be around for long.
Although I'm still wondering why they keep letting him back here.
►BrocktonBayMod (Moderator)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Because I'm overly generous :D
And to be fair he does, very rarely, have a good point.
Note that I DON'T believe that this is one of those times...
I live in hope that eventually he'll become socialized, but that hope fades further with every ban.
►Glare
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You optimist, you.
Just a glutton for punishment :)
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Hey!
:rage:
You guys are being mean again.
►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Yes.
Yes, we are.
But it's a hobby.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:rage:
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►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Maybe those lizards have some use after all, other than just terrifying everyone.
Although I'm still VERY glad I live way the hell over here, instead of in your reptile-filled hellhole.
Was it just those three that took out the entire nest of druggies? What was the PRT involvement?
►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Raptaur contacted Director Piggot yesterday, to my knowledge. We've been aware of this as a possibility for some time, and about Skidmark's vendetta for longer, but he's a cunning little asshole and surprisingly difficult to track down.
I think everyone was sort of hoping that he'd piss off the people he was talking to enough that they'd deal with him for us :) Not that I can officially comment on that, of course!
The Family invited us, and BBPD, along to provide backup if required, and to detain and process the prisoners. But it was almost entirely the work of those three. We put a perimeter around the location Metis had determined was their base and they went in. It got very noisy for a while, they tried a soft approach, but the Merchants just opened fire immediately. The scene was pretty chaotic for ten minutes or so, we believe that's when whoever it was that killed Squealer got past us, since everyone was taking cover.
Raptaur lost patience at that point and all three of them went into the building. It took a remarkably short time after that before they were done.
Very impressive, and I'm glad it's over.
►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Wow.
Sort of a pity about Squealer, the lady had talent, even if she had no aesthetic sense at all, but I'm pleased that the Merchants are done.
►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I think everyone is.
Except them, of course :)
►Tiny_Swansong
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Is there any more video of the raid?
Or pics?
►Kingbob (Verified BBPD Officer)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I have posted what I've been cleared to make public here. It's impressive.
►MZenny
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Holy crap! :O
Eat your heart out, Hollywood.
That's horrifying...
And they seem like such nice people when they come into my shop.
What the hell language was that they were speaking, by the way? I've never heard anything like it.
Creepy.
►Glory Girl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
They are nice people.
Just also very, very scary when they're pissed off.
Well done, guys!
►Assault (Verified Cape) (Protectorate ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Armsmaster, Miss Militia, Battery, and I were all there as well, and I have to say we were impressed. We didn't need to do anything but stop terrified Merchants trying to jump into the bay to get away.
Honest, that actually happened.
Twice.
And that water is COLD. That tells you a lot :)
►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
They wouldn't let us come and help.
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►Assault (Verified Cape) (Protectorate ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Does it actually LOOK like they needed your help?
►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Well...
Not as such, no.
But we never get to have any fun :)
►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Poor Clocky.
►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I know, right?
It's like there's some sort of conspiracy!
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You may be more right than you realize.
►Aegis (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Honestly, he's not.
He's almost never right.
►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
►Assault (Verified Cape) (Protectorate ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:D
►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Sigh.
You see what I have to put up with?
►Kid Win (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Funny, that's what we normally say :):)
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►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I love this forum...
►Gallant (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
God, that was terrifying to watch.
I have no idea about the language, none at all.
Very confusing.
►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
It made me laugh! :D
►Laser Augment
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I have to admit, me too.
Although there was a lot of shivering as well ;)
Never liked drug dealers. Bad memories.
►Ianthe (Verified Cape) (The Family)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Hello, everyone.
I wanted to tell you all why we took the action that we did tonight. I have notified the local news organizations as a representative of the Family, and I'll say the same thing here:
We, as a group, and individually, have very little wish to interfere more than we have to in the operation of this city. We recognize that our mere presence here has caused a considerable change to the local conditions, which we hope has generally been positive. We are also very proud to be associated with the Dockworker's Union, all of whom we regard as close friends.
When we became aware that the criminal known as Skidmark was becoming an imminent threat to our friends, we discussed the problem with them, the Director of the local PRT branch, and other trusted individuals. While we have relatively little worry about someone of his nature causing us personally too much trouble, we will not risk people we care about being put in harm's way.
Accordingly, after considerable thought, and a short demonstration to indicate to the Archer's Bridge Merchants that we were not prepared to allow them to succeed, we eventually decided to preemptively deal with the problem, in a minimum-violence manner, carefully designed for maximum efficiency.
One hundred and nine individuals were taken into custody and turned over to the authorities in our operation, which lasted sixty-three minutes in total. No serious injuries were inflicted in the process, aside from the death of the Tinker known as Squealer, which the BBPD CSI unit has tentatively determined happened just before or immediately after we began the assault on the Merchant headquarters.
The weapon used in the murder of the poor woman has been identified from ballistics records by Armsmaster as one that has been used for similar crimes in the recent past, by the Merchants. Confirmation of this is waiting on BBPD crime officers and will take approximately eight hours, we've been informed.
A number of gang members incurred minor wounds, all of which Metis and myself healed at the scene, along with repairing a considerable number of preexisting injuries and ailments. It is our hope that they can be successfully rehabilitated and integrated back into society, free of their drug addictions and criminal lifestyle.
We are grateful for the aid of both the PRT ENE and the Brockton Bay Police Department.
On a personal note, I'd like to add that we were pushed into this, we don't take chances with our friends and family. We're not planning on repeating such actions unless we have no choice.
I've attached some edited highlights of our raid here, from all three of our head-cams. Faces have been blurred to protect identities.
►Clockblocker (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:O
O.M.G.
I'm DEFINITELY never playing laser tag with ANY of you guys
►MZenny
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:O :O
I was wrong...
That is horrifying.
The outside one was merely worrying.
Holy shit.
►Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Thank you both, KingBob and Ianthe, for the new video, I've attached them both to the list.
And thanks to Ianthe for the statement. It clears up some questions.
►Valshax
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Translation of statement: Do Not Fuck with The Family
Subtext: Do Not Fuck with The Family
Shit, that was impressive.
►SenorEel
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I think you'd have to add to that, Do not fuck with the DWU either, for they know the Family.
Although, after seeing Kaiju, it would take a special type of moron not to have worked that out already!
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►Assembler
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Oh, you know Skidmark, then?
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
ROFL
►Filipinosberman
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
We just had the local TV station turn up, a reporter interviewed Saurial. She said much the same thing that Ianthe did, only with a bit more detail. I'd think it will be on the morning news.
►Electric_Techpriest
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
It's up on their website here already.
►Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Added to the list.
Also added some more photos that came in just now.
►FCVanillaIce
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Anyone seen THIS?
Looks like the PRT has decided there isn't much they can do, so they might as well admit to the realities of the situation.
►Videocrazy
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Cool, a new Cape group!
And all of them related. Like a scaly version of New Wave.
►Glory Girl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
We don't have tails :D
►Panacea (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
She has a point!
►Shielder (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Yes, it comes out the top of her head... :D
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►Glory Girl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Watch it! :)
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
[Post deleted]
That was both crude and uncalled-for, Cowboy. Watch it - BrocktonBayMod
►Glory Girl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You say that about my sister again and we're going to have words, you horrible person.
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Do it.
No one will ever prosecute you ;)
►BrocktonBayMod (Moderator)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Please don't try to incite violence. Just a friendly warning...
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Sorry.
(Not all that much)
►Glory Girl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
►Videocrazy
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
What I meant by that was they don't wear masks.
►Glare
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Um...
Would a mask actually help, when you're nearly eight feet tall, weigh half a ton, have six feet of tail behind you, and glowing green eyes?
I mean, I think I'd notice, personally... :)
►Macdjord
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
An interesting point, actually.
If Raptaur put on a mask and called herself something else, would everyone have to go along with it, because of the Rules, even if it was blatantly obvious it was Raptaur in a mask?
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►Automatonation
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:) Well, Saurial has been known to wear a fedora and civilian clothes when she's 'off-duty,' so to speak. Like at that restaurant a few weeks back.
But I'd agree everyone probably knew who it was even so!
►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Is it weird that I thought she looked really good in that outfit?
►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Yes :D
But then, you're a little odd, right?
►IguanaGirl
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Possibly :)
►Jormungandr
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
She is lost to us.
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Oh, for... :rage:
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Topic: Random Rumors, thread 29
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Electric_Techpriest (Original Poster)
Posted On Feb 28th 2011:
Continued from the LAST thread.
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►Dingbat779 (Cape Groupie)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
It's a CLOAK!
How dangerous can it be?
►Aegis (Verified Cape) (Wards ENE)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Don't ask.
Really.
I don't know for sure, but I don't want to make it mad.
►Bladeworksfan (Kyushu Survivor)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
This city is very weird.
►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Tell me about it.
If you saw some of the things that cross my desk on a daily basis, you'd never get out of bed :)
►PlasticRiolu2012
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Sounds fun.
►Pyrite
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You are very odd.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I think it's probably demons, now that I've had time to consider it.
►FCVanillaIce
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Are you STILL going on about that? You're as bad as Jormungandr. Worse, probably, because while he's clearly insane, he's at least consistent!
You change your mind about every twelve hours.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
It's a difficult problem.
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
It's an imaginary problem.
I wish you were. And him.
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►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:rage:
Why do you pick on me so much?
►Zero_Mouse
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Lack of drive?
Going after the easy target, I mean :)
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:D It's harder than you think, he posts a lot. Damn near a full time job annoying him.
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
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That's two - BrocktonBayMod
►Zero_Mouse
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
OK, I admit, that was quite funny.
►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You're new around here. It loses its charm after the first few hundred times.
I merely persist out of a sense of civic duty.
►Assembler
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
:) :D
We're grateful.
►Electric_Techpriest (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
But not enough to pay you for it :)
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Winged One, what was the outcome of that suggestion I made, out of interest?
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I've talked it over with my family. We're still very nervous, but...
Talking to someone might be worth it. I'm still not sure how to go about it, though.
I know who I need to talk to, but to be honest they terrify me. For all sorts of reasons.
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►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
No, we're still waiting for news on him.
►Bagrat (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Thanks.
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
But this person is someone who could help with your situation?
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I...
Damn.
I really can't say at this point. They're probably the only one who could help with the situation. Whether they would is up in the air.
It's very complicated, and difficult to explain. Not to mention that I could get in a lot of trouble talking about it in public. The man who... let's say he's the one who pushes us into situations we'd rather not be in... he's a dangerous person. Oddly enough, more to other people than us, directly, but it comes to the same thing in the end. If he forces us to do things, we don't have much chance.
►MZenny
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Didn't you say you pushed back the other day? How did that work out?
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Better than I expected, worse than I hoped. I'm not sure it achieved much in the long run. And I'm not sure I can do it again.
The only bright part is that I think it might have exposed part of the problem to someone else who may, and I say may, be able to help. Possibly.
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I wish I could do more than advise. If you could tell me more about the situation, I might be able to talk to some people I know.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Thank you, but honestly, it's not a good idea. Lives are at stake
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Is it possible you can pass on more information without alerting this person? He sounds like he's very controlling.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You have no idea...
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►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Does he always initiate the problems you have?
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I don't like feeling helpless to aid someone in trouble. It's... upsetting. Please let me help if you can.
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I would suggest that you need to find friends, who can possibly make it their mission to deal with this person.
I have quite a network of friends myself, they've saved me from some very unpleasant situations. It's only a suggestion, though. I don't know enough about your current status to do more than advise, like Flashlight.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I know.
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Life can be very confusing.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Very much so.
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
If and when you are in a position to give out more information about your problems, please remember me. You can PM me at any point and I promise I'll do what I can.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Thank you. You're a good person.
I'll bear that in mind, if things change.
The whole thing is very... difficult.
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
What about your own family? Can't they help? Parents, siblings, they're often your best bet.
Family is important and they're usually your best friends. Even when you have arguments with them, they're still family.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
My siblings aren't really in any better position than I am. Actually, I'd say they were deeper into it than me. All I can do is watch, really.
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►Mojiizen
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Can't you contact this person you thought might be able to help? Sound them out, even if you're not able to ask right out for aid, maybe you can still get a message across somehow.
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
That's not bad advice, but without knowing more, there isn't much that we can do.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Part of the problem is that if I try to even approach them, he will know. His friends will get involved, and it'll get messy. I can pretty much guarantee that. My siblings are too scared to even try, which doesn't help.
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Possibly you need to see if you can put yourself into a position where you can... 'accidentally'... get a message to this person. Under the nose of your problem.
It might work.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Sneaky.
I'll think about it.
The thing that worries me is that even if I can arrange that, I might find that they start shooting before they start listening.
So to speak.
The bastard has done a good job of isolating us all.
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
It makes me very angry to hear that.
►MZenny
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Me too. No one should have that sort of thing happen, even in this shitty world.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Unfortunately, being forced into things you don't want to do is all too easy, in some cases. And it's very difficult to get out. You can find yourself deep underwater and completely buried in problems before you know what hit you.
Not to mention that this person is impossible to read in the first place. I think they just want the best for everyone, but...
There's no guarantee of victory.
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
There's never a guarantee of victory, unfortunately. All I can suggest is that you think outside the box and alter the parameters of the problem. You may find a solution that you didn't expect.
It works for me more often than you'd think.
I hope this helps.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Oddly enough, it does. If nothing else, it's good to know that people are willing to help, even if at the moment I can't quite see how they can.
I'm going to have to think about it. I have at least a couple of months before I'm forced into doing something, unless the situation changes unexpectedly, so there's that.
We'll see. I hope you don't mind talking about this.
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►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Of course we don't.
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Everyone knows I like sticking my nose in and solving problems :)
Sometimes they're far above me, but I'll still give it a go...
►Electric_Techpriest (Original Poster)
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
You do seem to have a knack for getting to the heart of the issue, I have to admit!
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Thanks.
►Winged One
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
I just want all this to stop.
►Flashlight
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Sooner or later, I'm sure it will.
►EdBaccarat
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
If you need more firepower, let me know :)
►Glare
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Somehow, I'm not surprised that YOU would say that :D
Not all problems can be solved with firepower.
►EdBaccarat
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
That merely means you didn't use enough...
►AllSeeingEye
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
Please don't start talking about nukes again :)
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►Loki Thorson
Replied On Feb 28th 2011:
OK, I think I might be seeing things.
Did anyone else see a dragon fly over the west side of the city about ten minutes ago? :O
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