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Topic: New Case 53 on the Pier?
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Scadit (Original Poster)
Posted on September 13th, 2010:
Hey all, I was fishing with my dad on the pier yesterday when all of the sudden, a random cape came surging out of the Bay and landed right beside us. My dad ran away immediately but I stayed around to get a better look, just in case I had the chance to get a pic of them y'know.
And lo and behold, I managed to get one! Image
Anyone seen her before? She's made of water in the pic but she changed into wood right after this. Maybe a new Case 53? She looked pretty confused.
► ThatOneGuy (Cape Groupie)
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
Hey! I know that girl, she goes to the same school as me, I think her name is Valerie or something similar. Or at least she used to.
From what I heard, the Empire paid a visit to her house and she hasn't been seen since. Her or her family. Really sad, she seemed nice enough if a bit antisocial.
You said she came from the bay? Weird, from what I know she doesn't live anywhere near there.
*Tin_Mother: Alluding to a Parahuman's civilian identity is expressly against the Rules even if they don't wear a mask. Don't do it again
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► UnfortunatePoodle
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
Well at least we know she's not a Case 53.
From what I know some people in Empire are big fans of the whole concrete shoes gimmick. Maybe they tried to do that to her and she triggered? Would explain her ability to turn into water, maybe her powers take the form of the most abundant material around.
► Bragalicious
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
I hope she's able to turn back to normal. Imagine if she was stuck like that.
► UnfortunatePoodle
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
Powers rarely come without an off switch or at least an off dial. She might just have to touch someone to turn back to normal.
► JustYourAverageBrocktonite
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
Are we just gonna ignore the fact that the Empire disappeared an entire family and nobody has said anything about it?
Where's the police statement on this? The PRT? Literally anything!?
► UnfortunatePoodle
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
If your username is any indication, you live in Brockton Bay. You should know by now that the PRT isn't gonna do anything about it, much less the police.
And besides, there was no mention of a cape being the one to do it. The PRT has no reason to get involved aside from the possible new Trigger.
► JustYourAverageBrocktonite
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
I hate this city.
► UnfortunatePoodle
Replied on September 13th, 2010:
Don't we all.
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► ResidentLurker (Verified Poster)
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
Hey guys get this! The PRT actually made a statement on the topic of the thread! Apparently Hookwolf was involved in some capacity so they gave Armsmaster the go ahead to investigate.
You can read the statement Here
Little warning, there's a link to a few relevant pictures and they are pretty graphic. If you don't like seeing water bloated bodies I would advise not clicking on the link at the end of the statement.
► UnfortunatePoodle
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
Well hush my mouth. Maybe the PRT isn't completely useless after all.
► NascentMarshmallow
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
Did you even read the statement? It was just full of typical corporate deflecting. 'We are doing our best to bring the perpetrators to justice'? It's been like six days and nothing has happened! Basically an entire family is dead and they have done nothing!
The gangs rule this city, the PRT just don't want to admit it because then they'd have to get off their asses and actually do something about it.
► Jortswearer
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
They probably just don't want an open gang war in the streets. They also still have the ABB and the Merchants to deal with, they can't focus on just one gang or the others will get out of hand. Honestly, it's probably best they leave it alone.
► NascentMarshmallow
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
Did they tell you that?
We all know they are just too afraid to do anything about the problem. Gang conscription is at the highest it has been since the Teeth were in the Bay and basically nothing has been done to curb those numbers.
New Wave and the Wards go to Arcadia where it's nice and safe, leaving the gang recruiters free to do whatever they want at Winslow and the other schools.
It's people like you, who are fine to live in this gang infested hellhole, that make the city worse for the rest of us. You make me ******* sick.
*Tin_mother: Please keep it civil.
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► NascentMarshmallow
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
**** you
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► TangerinesMakeMeSick
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
Well…That just happened.
► UnfortunatePoodle
Replied on September 19th, 2010:
Yes. Yes it did. Wonder what got them all twisted up?
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My chair creaked as I leaned back in it fuming angrily. It was rare that a simple post on PHO pissed me off so much, but something about what that Jortswearer guy had said really got to me.
People like him who were satisfied with the status quo of the city, were the reason I was stuck in the position I was in. The reason I had been forced into a gang of Nazis at only fourteen. The reason Valerie had lost her family to that monster in human skin.
In my time in the Empire, I had luckily never had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting Hookwolf face to face, but I had heard more than enough stories of the man to want to stay well enough away.
A savage animal. Barely human. A beast masquerading as a man, leash loosely held in Kaiser's iron grip, even as the gang leader let him get away with whatever he wished.
Even his most recent stunt with Valerie's family had gotten him little more than a stern talking to by the son of Allfather. Some said his leniency with Hookwolf was due to the man's potency in cape fights, non brutes rarely wanted to fight a two ton mass of whirling hooks and blades after all. Others said that Hookwolf had known Kaiser for years and that the gang leader had a soft spot for the other man.
Either way, Hookwolf was nearly untouchable even compared to Kaiser's other lieutenants. And he knew that.
I stayed leaned back in my chair as I calmed down slowly, shaking the dark thoughts from my mind before leaning forward back toward the computer, brushing an errant blond hair from my face as I did so.
Browsing PHO had originally been a way to remember my friendship with Valerie after she had, understandably, decided she wanted nothing to do with me during high school. In recent months however, it had become more of a hobby, keeping up with the goings on in the bay or just chatting on cape forums.
It also gave me a way to keep up with Valerie given her new status as a cape.
It had been a little over a week since Valerie had paid me a surprise visit in my home via melting out of my bedroom wall. Since then, we had been speaking on and off, careful to keep the topic away from the Empire. And while it wasn't like it had been before I joined, not even close, she wasn't completely ignoring me anymore which I took as a good sign. A sign that things could eventually return to as they had been.
From what she had told me, after she triggered she had been found by Newter, a member of a mercenary group ran by a woman named Faultline. He had brought her there in order to get her out of the open and give her a private place to calm down. After doing so, she had been briefly interrogated by the leader herself before being given the offer to join.
She took it of course, Valerie wasn't the kind of person to mope around about things she couldn't change. Oh sure, if she ever got a hold of Hookwolf, there was a good chance the Changer would be torn apart, something I was secretly hoping would occur, but she wasn't going to go on a rampage or seclude herself in her room in depression.
No, the Valerie I remembered was always the type to take all the shit life had given her and throw it back in its face. It was one of the many things I always admired about her.
And if the recent PHO post was any indication, she was doing just that.
I clicked on the open tab above the search bar and was met with another open PHO post. This one of more interest to me…
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Topic: New Cape at The Palanquin: Aspect makes her debut.
In: Boards ► Places ► America ► Brockton Bay
Bagrat (Veteran Member) (The Guy in the Know)
Posted 12 minutes ago, September 19th, 2010:
Those of you who frequent the Palanquin, a well known nightclub due to its parahuman patrons, may have noticed an addition to their numbers in the past few days.
Image
Aspect, the cape in the picture which she happily posed for, seems to be the same parahuman that was seen on the pier around a week ago. And while in the pictures she appears to be made of what seems to be some type of metal, she has confirmed she is indeed the same person.
The orange skinned teen hanging off her shoulder is Newter, a case 53 and a member of Fautline's mercenary group. Whether or not Aspect is also a part of the group now, she didn't say.
While she understandably wasn't willing to go into specifics on her powers, she was willing to divulge that they allow her to take on aspects of materials she touches, hence the name.
Not much is known about her given that she is likely a new trigger. But the moment something interesting happens, you know I'll be here to give you the scoop.
► ThatOneGuy (Cape Groupie)
Replied a few moments ago, September 19th, 2010:
I'm glad to see she's ok. We may not have been close but it's good to know she's doing better. Given how close she and Newter seem in that picture, it seems a good bet that she's probably joined the group.
I took a moment to study the image, practically leaning closer to the computer as I got a better look.
Valerie's skin was made of a reflective metallic material, though unlike when she had visited me, her clothing, a sleeveless hoodie which showed off her toned metal arms, was still normal. Her teeth gleamed in the dim nightclub lights as she grinned widely, flexing for the camera. A younger teen with orange skin hung off her shoulder, also grinning widely, Newter if the post was to be believed.
She looked happy, though I could still see the shapes of the light bags under her eyes. She had no doubt been having trouble falling asleep given all that had happened recently. Her smile was slightly strained, as if she was having trouble keeping it on her face.
I frowned lightly, "Valerie…" I whispered to myself as I stared at the image.
*Knock Knock Knock!
I nearly fell out of my seat as three loud knocks sounded out from my door. I hurriedly minimized the tab, leaving my computer displaying the home screen, a scenic view of eastern Italy.
"Come in!" I shouted at the door. It opened, revealing the smiling face of my father.
As my father made his way into my room, asking me how my day had been as if he cared at all, my mind wandered back to Valerie.
Nearly everything had been taken from her in such a short amount of time and now, she had no choice but to start over again, picking up the remnants of her previous life while at the same time starting an entirely new one.
And yet, despite knowing how terrible it was for me to do so, I couldn't help but envy her.
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