Now is the time for heroderp! x2

[sonicheart]

[Text]

So, it's well known that the Omeganetwork isn't the most secure place, though private communications and filters are a thing.

I'd just like to try to talk about if that's necessarily a bad thing. I'm just remembering a few incidents where villains having a reliable line to the heroes was actually a good thing, back in my Silversong days. It actually helped a few names reform, and of course sometimes there's those Enemy Of My Enemy situations can call in some help.

Also, it's just cheaper, and we've kept unauthorized people from getting into the Omegabase, so that's a good sign I think.

What do you guys think?

[Private to George Parley, backdated to Thursday the 12th.]

[Sonicheart's repair lab isn't entirely cleaned up by the time Parley has shown up. Far from it, actually; tools are strewn here and there, with more effort put into getting all the grease off the ground than getting things organized properly. Atop the center table - large enough for a person - are several different mechanical and electrical devices, including one police 'prop bomb' used for training bomb squads.]

Oh, uh, hi!

Comments

text; omeganet; spidey;

[webswings]

Anything that allows me to freely mock my enemies without being shot at is a-okay in my book.

text; omeganet; spidey;

[sonicheart]

... Er, that's one way to put it.

[webswings]

What? It's cathartic.

[sonicheart]

I... Never was good with the banter thing.

[webswings]

I'll admit - the mask helps.

[sonicheart]

... Huh. Like the whole 'Personas' psychological concept, then.

[webswings]

[ Yeesh, okay - that's probably a bit closer to the truth than he'd like. ]

Well, that and they can't actually SEE when I'm sticking my tongue out at them.

[ Or scared out of his mind! Handy. ]

[sonicheart]

I thought you were supposed to make a noise when you did that?

I didn't have a lot of chances to insult people as a teen.

[number1_kerbal]

I like being able to get in touch with them, they're a lot more amicable off hours, you know? Might even be able to talk some of them back into the life of moderately law-abiding private citizens.

[sonicheart]

Always a nice thing, when that happens.

[number1_kerbal]

Yeah, you said it. It feels a lot better than sending them off to jail, that's for sure.

[sonicheart]

True. Though it does mean watching out for the fake ones...

[number1_kerbal]

Just gotta trust your judgement of people sometimes, and be willing to make a gamble.

[sonicheart]

... Yeah, pretty much.

[number1_kerbal]

Glad we agree then!

[sonicheart]

That's how heroism works, in the end. Trust is powerful.

[... And something Lori lacks far too much of.]

[number1_kerbal]

Well, it takes a bit more than just trust-but it helps. God knows, stay in this business long enough, and see enough to strain your trust in people.

Audio

[i_am_vengeance]

[This transmission notably doesn't come from any Omegawatch. Rather, the ID that comes up is a string of scrambled numbers and the voice definitely doesn't belong to anybody on the team.]

Don't be naive.

Hoping to reform hardcore supervillains might sound like a noble goal, but it isn't something you can count on. Neither is the Omegabase's security. It's good, but it isn't impenetrable.

[He sure made it onto the Omeganetwork easily enough.]

Re: Audio

[sonicheart]

If one doesn't hold to their ideals, how can they hope to see them through? Reform's still our best bet for actually ending this whole cycle.

[tiny_revolutionary]

Do ya really think so? But they're still listening to important stuff we're saying, aren't they? Maybe if we made an actual line so we could call them that way?

[sonicheart]

Well, they get in thanks to Doctor Devious, and no one's managed to entirely outsmart her yet. Leaving it with gaps means they won't try to open more gaps, so...

[tiny_revolutionary]

Um, but what's the point of even trying to have a private network, then? Wouldn't it just be easier to pass notes if we wanna say anything they bad guys aren't supposed to hear?

[sonicheart]

It's still better than a public forum where civilians who don't know better can get in, misinterpret everything, and freak out?

[distorts_space]

There was a thud as Parley dropped her bag on a chair (all the counters were covered).

"Hi."

[sonicheart]

"Oh, hey!", Lori responded, looking towards Parley for a quick second.

"I have things... Er, together enough. First question is how much, if anything, you already know about electrical theory and mechanics. You don't need to know the deep math to maintain things, thankfully..."

[distorts_space]

Parley didn't soften the blow.

"Not a thing."

[sonicheart]

"Well. We'll make do. Cybernetics aren't the easiest, but when you think in terms of logic, they're not that bad either, I find..."

[distorts_space]

She rolled up her sleeves, figuratively and mentally. "Okay, so where do we get started?"

[sonicheart]

"Well, the easiest place to start is with circuit building - a few basic ones. Then we can start on real repairs."

Pulling out a breadboard and some basic parts, Lori provided a quick summary of how circuits work. "Every electrical device on the planet follows these rules... Well, besides magitech. I never understood that stuff."

[distorts_space]

And so on and so on and so on. Parley proved to be an interested student, even if she didn't show any amazing aptitude for the subject matter.

However she can only hold her attention for so long. About over an hour later she abruptly put her pen down and stretched. "Oof. Okay if I do any more here my brain'll start leaking out my ears."

[sonicheart]

"... Oh. Uh."

Lori glanced at the time. "... Yeah, I guess we can stop for now. Meet again next week, maybe?"

[distorts_space]

"Sure, next week."

She hesitated at the door, then looked back. "Hey uh, they told me there's a second cafeteria somewhere in here with actually GOOD food that you have to pay for, but I can't find it. Do you know where that is?"

[sonicheart]

"Iii.... Think that was like the third floor?", Lori observed. "Kind of above the train landing."