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The Guild of Gamers: The Game Master
Chapter 03: Realisations
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Topic: New Hero: Azuth
In: Boards ► Locations ► America ► Brockton Bay
Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Posted On Jan 4th 2011:
Brockton Bay continues to prove it is the cape capital of the world, with yet another cape debut. Thankfully it seems we've got a hero this time, going by the name Azuth (allegedly named after a fictional deity from Dungeons and Dragons)
[Azuth .png]
Azuth is a master (calm down) who can 'summon' projections in the form of various creatures with different powers, such as a large birdlike creature he uses for transport, a being made of fire that seems to be able to control flames beyond its own, and most importantly, a small blue fox capable of healing
[BirdinFlight .png] [FireElemental .png] [HealingFox .png]
You heard me right, the gem on the head of the fox started glowing and simultaneously healed three injured people (one gravely), its name is apparently 'Carbuncle'. Whatever that means.
He assisted Glory Girl after a car crash caused by a Westside Roller, healing those injured and putting out the fires. He hasn't been seen since, flying away after a short conversation with Miss Militia.
An account named AzuthTheWise was created last night, though it hasn't posted anything yet. Given that it was made before his debut, we can reasonably assume it's the real deal.
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►GloryGirl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Yup, that's Azzy.
Nice guy, a little odd but he seems like he's a good guy to have around.
His bird is called a Chocobo btw, it's a complete attention seeker and pouts when you stop stroking it, and its feathers are really soft.
Apparently these are just his first summons, not sure exactly what that means but I'm pretty sure he's either got or will get more.
I meant to get his number (for business not pleasure, keep your pants on shippers), but I totally forgot. hey, AzuthTheWise, is that actually you?
►bothad
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Another healer in the Bay?
Score, hey if we are gonna live in the biggest shithole in America, we should at least get some benefits for it
Cute creatures though
►Deadman
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
ok, we're all thinking about it, im just gonna be the one to say it
that fire monster is fucking thicc
i wonder if Azuth designs them, and if so he has damn good tastes
►WagTheDog
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
You could even say she's... hot
badumbtish
do you think Azuth is immune to the flames? did someone say burnt sausage?
maybe that's why he needs a healer
►Panacea (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
So this is why I got a text to check PHO?
Well, I won't say no to another healer in this place, there's always work to be done. Cute bird, cuter fox.
But I swear to god, if anyone asks me to heal burnt hands or other more sensitive locations in the future, you better have a very good reason for it or you might lose what makes you a man.
►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
I'm sure I sound like a broken record since I say this on every cape debut thread, but I highly suggest you come in AzuthTheWise, at least to register as an independent and get access to the resources available to registered heroes (which increases your chances of surviving the next three months without being pressed into a gang by 23%) and to have your powers tested
I hate to be the killjoy but many powers have considerable downsides even when they seem benign at first (especially healing powers, I can think of seven different 'healers' who have or had significant side effects to their healing)
And of course, the Ward program is always open for any younger capes who require assistance, training or protection
►Divide
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
and here comes the PRT trying to grab the newest healer lol
that didn't take long, do you just get paid to lurk on PHO?
►Miss Mercury (Protectorate Employee)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Nah, I just have a surprising amount of downtime at work and like to keep up to date on events in the Cape scene, PHO is a surprisingly good source of info
►PureandTrue (Banned)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Or he could join another group, one more effective at protecting Brockton Bay from undesirables than the ever-incompetent Protectorate
His skillset seems versatile and powerful, and there are many who would appreciate his skills far more than the PRT, who would no doubt place a hundred limitations on what he is allowed to do
►Feychick
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Oh, I wonder who you could possibly be referring to Pure, it's truly a mystery (it's not like you spam the Empire's rhetoric in every thread)
He's a hero, I doubt he's planning to join a gang of white supremacist villains
►PureandTrue (Banned)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Moderator's Note: Comment Deleted, take a two-week ban for racist and homophobic language
►Vista (Verified Cape) (Wards: ENE)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Cool bird, I wonder if he's up for letting a fellow hero take it for a ride
edit: …no, I'm not asking to ride his Big Black Chicken, I know you guys far too well.
►L33T (Verified Cape)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Uber wake the fuck up, new cape summons fucking game monsters
That's a fucking final fantasy chocobo and carbuncle!
Vista that won't stop the art or shippers
►Bagrat (Original Poster) (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Wait, what do you mean?
►L33T (Verified Cape)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Final Fantasy is a JRPG series, both Chocobo and Carbuncle came from it.
The company went under after Kyushu (quite literally, fuck you Leviathan), but their last game, FF7 had Chocobo racing in it, it was fucking amazing.
Carbuncle casts reflect, haste, protect, shell and warp in 6, wonder if Azuth's can do the same (also mad respect for a fellow wizard player)
funnily enough, it didn't heal in game but maybe he just took some creative liberties?
I will literally suck his dick to ride a black Chocobo, even if Golden Chocobo's are undeniably better
►Aloha
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
So, a DnD-based name and monsters from an obscure JRPG game that hasn't been produced in over a decade?
did we just get a heroic equivalent to Uber and Leet?
►ArchmageEin
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
I hope he summons an Ancient Gold Dragon and feeds Lung to it, every campaign is better with a dragon
but the one we already have fucking sucks
►SpecficProtagonist
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
He's hot, but why isn't he wearing a mask?
Also, are those elf ears?
►L33T (Verified Cape)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Obviously, all the best wizards are Elves
gotta get that +2 to dex and +1 to Int
plus he's obviously a school of conjuration wizard, not the strongest subclass but I respect it.
now, excuse me I've gotta work out how to convince him to come on our show
►Sothoth
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Okay, so he's a video-game themed summoner?
Brockton Bay is as weird as always
►XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Guys! He's gonna summon game characters and have them infiltrate society as his army of obedient slaves!
►Dr. Ziegler (Doctors Without Borders)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
How ridiculous, any character he summoned would be recognised almost immediately
I'm just glad to have another healer in the city, there are always more patients than doctors.
►Answer Key
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Good point, everyone keep an eye out for Mario and Master Chief
not worried he'll put you out of a job, Doc?
►Dr. Ziegler (Doctors Without Borders)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
If only he could, but there will always be more to heal.
If he manages to heal every booboo in the city, doctors will still be needed for so many other things
and frankly, I'd be happy to have some more free time on my hands for some good old-fashioned rest and relaxation
or more realistically, more time to get back to my medical research
►Valkyr (Wiki Warrior)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Made the wiki page, I'm not much of a gamer so I would appreciate it if people could tell me if they recognise any of his future monsters so I can add them to the page
►White Fairy (Veteran Member)
Replied On Jan 4th 2011:
Guys, you realise if he gets more monsters it means he's a self-growth trump/projection-type master
oh god I hope he stays a hero because that's not a sentence that fills me with joy.
Laying on my bed, I close the page and scratch my chin as I look up something.
Leet is a chick, and so is Uber for that matter. I really should stop making assumptions, it's dangerous.
They aren't as notorious in this version of Worm, they're still villains but they tend to avoid actually hurting people during their streams and crimes.
Most people think it's less out of morality and more because if they're seen as mostly harmless pests, they get Wards sent after them instead of the actual Protectorate capes.
The fact that my monsters got recognised isn't the end of the world. I don't mind getting a solid reputation as a big fucking nerd.
Huh, Final Fantasy stopped with 6 thanks to that fucking lizard Leviathan. That kinda sucks. Earth Bet never got FF7, this truly is the worst world.
I do need to pay attention to whether something I want to summon actually exists as media in this world in the future, but being seen as a nerd isn't a bad thing.
That said, my brief foray into heroism has taught me something. I'm doing this wrong.
I've stopped two muggings and a break-in since I met with Glory Girl, but the points income is… slow.
And it's because I'm not using my system right, even if I'm not necessarily using it wrong either.
Basically, as the Game Master, I'm the GM of this world, limited in power as I may be. What I'm doing is playing as a GMPC.
My summons are really supposed to be for encounters, I'm using them for combat. It's not a terrible idea, and I don't plan to stop, but if I truly want to earn the points I need to put a stop to the Endbringers and Scion, I need to actually act like a GM.
I can grant people blessings, power upgrades and a whole host of other fun things for my 'players'. I can spend GM points to upgrade or modify any power as long as I have the Cape's permission, I can grant entirely new powers, though my current selection is small.
I could make someone a Kryptonian with enough points and access to the DC powers bundle, or any other power set out there in the multiverse.
And each person I turn into a 'player' becomes a passive source of GM points, so if I upgrade a cape then I get a sliver of points for every fight they get in.
So, I need to actually start making 'players', and I've thought about how to approach this particular situation.
Naturally, I chose the most dramatic plan I could come up with, which is almost certainly going to cause sheer chaos.
I considered making a new persona for my 'Game Master' duties to stop Azuth from being linked to a new Trump but after a while, I decided against it.
I can almost guarantee I'd mess up and blow my cover at some point, the more identities I have the more likely I'll fuck things up.
So, I'm going to reveal that Azuth is also a Trump and probably get put on several watchlists, mark myself for kidnapping by the gangs (again, I should find a method of recalling myself home), and generally get myself put at the top of the PRT's list.
Which list? Probably all of them at the same time, with my luck.
Is this smart? Absolutely not, but it could be profitable and isn't that better in the long run?
If I play it safe, I don't get enough points to stop Scion and fucking die. I need to take down Slaughterhouse Nine by the end of this year just to be sure that Jackie Slashie isn't going to ruin everything.
Yes, I double-checked that Jack Slash was still a thing, seems like the same nine I was used to. Also, I want to kill them before they go for Mouse Protector because she's one of the few 'fun' heroes around and this world needs all the joy it can get.
Once I prove that I can empower people, I'll be in extremely high demand and by playing the role of the eccentric wizard I can send people on 'quests' to gain my boons because giving quests is another good source of points. It's a high-risk, higher-reward situation.
So, how do I start this shitshow?
Like all good things that nerds do on the internet.
PHO gets a lot of attention, it's not unusual to see capes on both sides of the law commenting on posts, so if I should be able to get the word out, I just need to make sure that I word this right.
…and get a new phone for Azuth, given that the Deckers exist, and I can't guarantee they won't break the unwritten rules and trace me.
I don't even want to leave a trace with a purchase, but once more my ability to summon shit pays off, even if it's costly.
I have some points I saved during the character creation and gained a few while I was out on patrol, so it's not the end of the world. My plan will blow through what points I have left, but you need to spend points to earn points, it's a necessary expenditure to make myself known.
I wish them the best of luck in hacking into an Omnitool. Mass Effect technology is a little more advanced than they're used to, and the Omnitool alone isn't a massive setback.. A simple cybersecurity VI should keep the fuckers out of my things.
And hey, maybe I'll get a Tinker rating. Get all twelve and win a special prize.
First, I need to message Tin_Mommy and ask Worm's arguably best girl to verify my account, and then I make my declaration and draw a massive amount of attention my way.
Equipping my Omnitool, I easily connect to the primitive internet and get to work, preparing for the chaos that this will almost certainly cause. It's for the greater good, but I'm not so naive as to think I can stop Scion with clean hands.
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Topic: The Games Begin
In: Boards ► Locations ► America ► Brockton Bay
AzuthTheWise (Original Poster) (Verified Cape)
Posted On Jan 5th 2011:
Salutations, Heroes, Rogues and VIllains alike.
I Azuth, Lord of Spells and Master of Games, am here to invite two lucky capes to take part in the first of many games, to fight for the most glorious of prizes, power.
At 5 p.m. on Wednesday the 6th of January, at the location specified in the image below, I will be hosting the first of my games where two lucky contestants will be selected to do battle, the winner gaining my boon.
[map .png]
Why would you wish for my boon, you ask? Because you desire power, as all capes do. Hero, rogue, and villain alike. The winner may choose one of the boons listed below and I will grant it to them.
Lesser Boons
[Beast Speech]
The ability to speak with animals (it's rather self-explanatory)
[Blank]
The power to thwart thinkers and masters, hiding you from their powers and influence
[Devil's Sight]
See through even the blackest darkness as if it were a bright summer day
[Gift of the Depths]
The ability to breathe underwater, and swim with the greatest of ease, become the fish you were always meant to be.
[Fey Touched]
With the magic of the fey, you may teleport a short distance with Misty Step and gain an extra spell of my choosing, either from the Enchantment or Divination school
[Master of Myriad Forms]
Alter your own appearance at will, appear as anyone or take on bestial traits to enhance your prowess
[Shadow Touched]
With the Shadowfell's magic, you will be able to turn invisible and will gain another spell of my choosing, either from the Illusion or Necromancy school
[Telekinetic]
The power to move things with your mind, though limited at the start. It will grow as you train with it.
I can also work my magic upon your existing power, granting it a boost or entirely new uses, but that would be on a case-by-case basis as every power is different and some are rather ornery. Worry not, I cannot modify powers without the permission of the cape who possesses them.
I realise my words may seem unbelievable, but I assure you that I am entirely capable of doing exactly what I have claimed. Your mistrust is well-placed, but a wizard is only worth as much as his word and I would not start my task in this place by proving myself untrustworthy
So I invite any who wish for such a boon to join my game, whether hero, villain or something in between, all are welcome.
I expect a small measure of decorum amongst hopeful competitors, and I'd like the park to still be standing at the end of the day. It's one of the few nice things in Brockton Bay and I'd like to keep it that way.
For those who aren't lucky enough to take part in this admittedly limited game, worry not. This is only the first game of many, and the prizes will only grow with time.
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►Bagrat (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
I genuinely can't tell whether this is serious or not, but at the very least it's definitely Azuth himself.
The map leads to a park near the downtown section of the city, right in the middle of it.
If Azuth is being serious, he's a pretty serious Trump-cape.
►AllSeeingEye (Verified Cape) (Verified Rogue)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Heroes and villains, alike?
It's odd that he'd invite villains to his 'games', given Azuth was playing hero himself earlier
Blank is curious because we've had Thinkers on his Cape Debut thread claiming their powers don't work on him, did he give himself this 'boon'? If so, why hasn't he given himself every one of the boons he claims he can grant? And why would he want people to fight for this boon?
He also almost certainly gave himself the Master of Myriad Forms which would explain his elven appearance and his lack of a mask.
He called these 'lesser' boons but that means he can also grant larger rewards, so why not start with them to truly stir up interest in his 'games'? (not that his declaration isn't going to draw a lot of attention anyway')
There has to be some kind of limitation on his power.
►GstringGirl
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
What did he mean by using his magic on a pre-existing power? What can he do to powers?
►AzuthTheWise (Original Poster) (Verified Cape)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Ah, sweet Sveta, what a cruel hand you were dealt.
You wish to know whether I could alter your cursed power and the power of other Case 53s? Naturally, I can free you from your accursed form or simply grant you the control you lack, however, such an undertaking would be expensive, to say the least, though not in the wealth of mortal men
I cannot grant such a large boon without a task first being completed- such are the rules I am bound to follow- not yet anyway.
You will get your chance at a normal life, Sveta, that much I swear.
►GstringGirl
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
How did you know my name?
Actually, if you can truly do something about my power then I don't care how or why you know my name and situation.
Please, I can be patient but if you can do anything for me and others like me, I'll do anything
►Ub3r (Verified Cape)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
A mysterious wizard giving out quests with the promise of power? Dude, you really should join us, it'd be hilarious and you've already got the act down
►AzuthTheWise (Original Poster) (Verified Cape)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
A wizard never reveals his sources, I will only say that your condition, as well as that of your fellow Case 53s, has been a source of intrigue and sympathy for me.
Perhaps a collaboration could be possible in the future, I do have some ideas that I could use some extra hands but we shall see whether fate deems that our paths should cross
►Reave (Verified PRT Agent)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Azuth, do you realise that you've just invited countless capes, many of which will be unstable villains to your little event?
If you can do what you claim then they'll never stop trying to hunt you down to kidnap you and monopolise your powers, if you can't you'll likely be hunted down and killed for lying.
You are playing a very dangerous game, and that's not even starting with the fact that your claim of being able to help Case 53s will have countless desperate 53s descending on the city hoping you will be their miracle cure.
If you can truly help the 53s, come into the PRT and work with us, you'll be able to do so much more than if you try on your own, with far smaller risks.
►Fenja (Verified Cape) (Empire Eighty-Eight)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Or he could join the real power in Brockton Bay.
I will be there, Azuth, you have the attention of the Empire and Iron Rain herself. Consider yourself blessed.
►GloryGirl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Azuth, please don't empower the nazis.
You seemed like a good guy, why would you be willing to empower scumbags?
►AzuthTheWise (Original Poster) (Verified Cape)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
I do see myself as heroically inclined, but my goals are beyond the petty street fights.
I wish to empower the capes of the world to challenge the true threats, the three who will bring our end if they are not stopped, and their sleeping siblings. I have seen what is to come, and such labels as hero and villain will mean little when the world falls into chaos.
But I must start small- and I assure you this is small- before I can truly challenge our true enemy.
If things do not change, Earth Bet will not survive the coming cataclysm. This, I cannot allow.
If a villain wins, I will empower them as promised. A necessary evil, for the survival of our world.
►Antigone
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
...sleeping siblings?
Please tell me he's just a raving lunatic.
►Morgan Sinister
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
I mean, we hoped Behemoth was a one-off, some mad cape with far too much power and then Leviathan showed up, and then we got her.
We have no reason to think there aren't more out there, wherever they come from.
►Aloha
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Fuck.
►Menja (Verified Cape) (Empire Eighty-Eight)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
All the more reason to join the real power in the city, Iron Rain would reward you greatly and the Empire have taken part in almost every Endbringer attack in recent history, only missing the ones we physically couldn't reach before they were over.
Such a power would see you rise in our ranks quickly, and we have the power to defend you from those who want to abuse your powers, from the Nine to the PRT themselves.
►GloryGirl (Verified Cape) (New Wave)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Bitch, you want to abuse his powers.
Azzy, don't listen to these racist fucks
►Newter (Verified Cape) (Palanquin)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Could you make it so I don't drug every single person I touch? Kinda makes relationships hard when anyone I brush up against gets high as a kite.
►Brocktonite03 (Veteran Member)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Oh god, this is going to be utter chaos. Maybe I need to take a week out of town.
►AllSeeingEye (Verified Cape) (Verified Rogue)
Replied On Jan 5th 2011:
Ha, a week? This isn't going to go away that quickly.
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Everything I have promised is a boon I can afford with my current points, Blank would normally be much more expensive but having a copy already makes it cheap enough. To be honest, I want to see if either Coil or Contessa take the bait when a hard counter to them is on offer as a reward.
At this point, I'm going all in on the risk to maximise the potential reward. To be honest, the more I've thought about it, the less I'm against potentially working with Cauldron.
I know, I know, they're the boogymen who are responsible for so many messes, but we have the same goals. Could I at least stop future Endbringers by letting them know that Eidolon's egotistical ass is creating them?
The true goal is stopping Scion, and Cauldron could be a means to an end. I'd like to be the big damn hero and save everyone without compromising my morality but… the fate of billions is relying on me, how many lives is my honour worth?
To quote one angry alien, 'Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honour matters. The silence is your answer.' Sure, I'm not fighting the Reapers but Scion might just be worse.
And I'm no Commander Shepard, I'm a nerd with very little idea what the fuck I'm doing. I'm so laughably out of my depth, and I don't have time to learn to swim in the deep end I've been yeeted into.
This world needs more heroes, that much is clear, and I see two ways to go about that, both of which need more points. Either I make more heroes, or I summon more. Empowering people and guiding them to become heroes in exchange for more power is the cheaper option than summoning permanent companions, but if I summon people then I can say for absolute sure that they are loyal and obedient.
But that's enough for tonight, it's already just a little past midnight and I do have school tomorrow. Angela hasn't got home yet. Apparently, Lung got into a fight with the Ronin which means Chinatown is currently on fire and the hospital is full of injured and burnt people.
– Emily Piggot –
Fate itself hated her, how else could this bullshit be explained?
Oh, it wasn't enough to have some monster-summoning teenager running around, now he had to reveal he was a fucking Trump and invite every villain in a hundred-mile radius to come to Brockton Bay and fight for his amusement.
Every Case 53 in the world would head this way if Azuth could do a fraction of what he said he could, every power-hungry villain and gang would descend upon her city, either to take part in future 'games' or to grab Azuth for themselves.
She had gone to bed worried about what Azuth would pull off, only to wake up and find her worst nightmares were woefully optimistic. Every gang in the city was sending at least someone, except the Deckers, but who the fuck knew what those assholes were doing.
Probably hacking into the national protectorate database, again, or syphoning 10% of her extremely limited funding just to prove they could. She was almost sure they had dirt on the Chief Director because nobody seemed even remotely interested in trying to deal with them.
Accord was sending someone, even the fucking Teeth were sending someone. Fuck, if it wasn't for the short timeframe she'd probably have members of every gang in America showing up in some random park in one of the few areas of the city the PRT had control of.
There was no controlling this, they were already laughably outnumbered, without a horde of villains and independents flooding her already overflowing city with more capes.
She didn't see any good ending to this absolute clusterfuck of a situation. Azuth empowered a villain, more villains descended on the city looking to kidnap or hire him. Azuth was full of shit, a cape brawl breaks out in the middle of a downtown park. Azuth empowers a hero, same shit as if he'd empowered a villain, only with a slightly stronger hero around. Azuth doesn't show up, another cape brawl followed by them tearing the city apart looking for him.
Azuth walked through her doors right now and offered to join the PRT and agree to any and all restrictions, a horde of villains and Case 53s descended on her city anyway.
The absolute best-case scenario still fucking sucked.
So, she had just over a day to work out how to deal with this impending catastrophe that a teenage cape who was playing wizard. Myrddin Jr. had whimsically lit a match and tossed it onto the powder keg that was Brockton Bay, with only a small note that he wanted people to have 'some decorum'.
She fucking hated teenagers.
Her phone rang again, and she didn't even need to look to know that the Chief Director was on the other end, glaring at it balefully at the phone.
She really hated her job sometimes.
– Solomon White –
Hmm, it appears that my message reached a few more people than I expected.
Checking the thread between classes, I wince at the ever-growing number of pages on the thread and the way my messages are blowing up. I wanted to make Azuth a known name before Winslow opens up next week, and I've certainly achieved that. I think I'll skip the patrol tonight.
Angela scolded me for being reckless, which is actually nice to see that she is capable of disagreeing with my decisions. I might want my companions to be obedient and loyal but an army of yes-men would serve as poor advisors.
'Yes, Solomon, inviting Bonesaw and Nilbog over for tea is a wonderful idea'.
I probably should have waited but I have a reason for my haste, if nothing changes then the Simurgh will attack Canberra next month. Even if something changes, we are due an attack any day now, and I intend to take part in it.
For that, I need to make a fortune in points and as fast as possible. I don't have time to wait around, time is a resource of which I have entirely too little. I need to get the ball rolling as soon as possible, the chaos I cause today will pay for itself in the future.
Besides, with a day's warning most civilians will know to avoid the park, so it'll be fine. God, I hope it'll be fine.
— Bonus Scene — Angela Ziegler (Mercy)
It had taken her only moments to realise why Solomon would do something so utterly reckless as to risk a superhuman brawl of such grand proportions.
He felt the weight of this world's fate on his shoulders, this was a death world and he was sure that he alone could save it from the destruction that this 'Scion' and the countless other threats would unleash upon it and predictably he wasn't taking it entirely well. No child should have such a responsibility.
Worst of all, he might just be right that he alone stood between this world and the impending apocalypse. This Protectorate was no Overwatch. Corruption, incompetence, red tape for miles, and all by design, if Sol's memories of Cauldron were to be believed, though he didn't know how much of his knowledge could be trusted.
He was willing to take reckless risks like this because he felt the need to rush towards an answer, convinced he alone could save the world. What was the risk of some capes getting hurt in a city with Panacea, when it could save millions in the future by helping him get set up faster?
In a way he reminded her of Moira, advancing the medical sciences through dangerous experiments, on herself and those around her, because she 'didn't feel entitled to patience',
Moira had gone off in the deep end after her experiments were shut down, though given that her favourite test subject was a rabbit she'd named 'Better Angela' perhaps she was never altogether there, she wouldn't watch Solomon throw himself into the abyss to stop Scion.
Fortunately, while reckless, he was a good man at heart, she could feel it through the bond she had with him. She'd not noticed Moira's descent into madness until it was too late, but she wouldn't make the same mistake again.
Sol needed guidance and camaraderie and in truth, she didn't think she was the right person for it. Not alone, at least, but then Solomon could in time summon the right people, to train with Jack, to learn patience with Zenyatta, or just to act like a normal teenager with Hana.
She would act as he wished for her to act, as his guardian, the caring aunt to nurture him, perhaps even his lover if he desired, his attraction to her clear through their bond. She wasn't averse to the idea, perhaps it was the bond but she was here to serve in whatever capacity he desired her in.
He was certainly right about one thing, this world needed more heroes.
Author's Note: Sol is a dramatic man, this is not good for Brockton Bay.
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