First Mission: Text

[atruebeoulve]

[Summer vacation was always a fun time, wasn't it?

Ramza, though, was... worried. This summer vacation would not give Ramza any more excuses. He wouldn't be able to spend his time studying - 'twas time to become a Beoulve.

So, on the Omegafriend Network? A text post comes though. Ramza isn't quite ready to show his face.]

Recently, Beoulve retired. But 'tis common - those older heroes may remember the one before him retiring as well. I am the newest Beoulve, as dictated by the methods they are chosen.

It is an honour to work with you. Though I'm young, I shall prove myself yet.

[A few moments pass, and another message soon appears.]

What does it mean to be a hero? 'Tis something I've wondered, raised among those who dedicate their lives to others.

Slade's Contest - Fight [OPEN]

[whoneedsdepthperception]

[Doing this in a party-log style]
WHO: Anyone who would be interested in taking up Slade on his offer from yesterday, OR anyone who thinks they might be a target of supervillain attack (so, basically anyone).
WHERE: At various locations in Venture City. See the comments section for possible fight locations. Feel free to ask me to add new ones.
WHEN: Anytime this week. Day or night. 
WHAT: Yesterday, Slade announced that he is holding a contest to see who the most skilled and dangerous combatants in town are. He wants you to pick a target, and attack. He has hidden surveillance everywhere, and will be judging your combat performance. The more you impress him, the better your chance of winning the grand prize.

[commercial airing on various TVs]

[ivegotthemasterplan]

[the scene opens on an idyllic park as relaxing background music plays in the background, where a family is playing with a cocker spaniel puppy. One of the children, a boy, picks up a frisby, throwing it into the air]

Go get it, Sparky!

[the dog yips, and goes after the frisbee... onto to come up short of catching it. The family stares despondently, before a narrator begins talking]

Has this happened to you? Has your family pet come up short? Or maybe you're just tired of all the shedding...

[a couch covered in dog hair is shown]

... the messes...

[it cuts to "Sparky" sitting amongst a bunch of chewed up bedsheets and shoes while his adult owners look on angrily]

Or even just the cost of feeding your pet?

["Sparky" is shown standing next to several large bags of dog food while the father of the family stares in horror at a bill]

Well, the brilliant engineers at Robotnik Co. have the answer!

[it cuts back to the park, where "Sparky" is running after the frisbee... only to suddenly deploy rockets from his back, take off, and catch the frisbee before flying back to a joyful family]

Introducing the Robotnik Co. Omni-Pet! Designed with the latest in technology and covered in realistic imitation fur, it has all the warmth and cuddliness of a real pet with none of the shortcomings! No shedding! No chewing! And it runs on a rechargeable battery core! Just plug it in to recharge!

[the mother is shown plugging the "dog" into an outlet, before turning and smiling at the camera]

He even comes with built in in-home security options!

[cut to a robber sneaking through the house... before the Omni-Pet appears, eyes glowing ominously, targeting the criminal with several laser pointers...]

It comes in canine, feline, and even small pet varieties!

[the commercial shows the canine model, along with a cat, a hamster, a bunny rabbit, and a guinea pig... all of which have the ominous glowing red eyes]

Get your Omni-Pet today!

(Robotnik Co. is not responsible for malfunctions, Omni-Pets exploding, or accidental deployment of and injury by incorporated weapons systems)

(no subject)

[widerthanthesea]

[Video]

[Appearing on the Omeganet for the first time, shortly after her first victory: A ridiculous magical girl!]

Is this real? IT'S REAL! A real Omegawatch, and it's mine! I'm an Omegafriend! This is so awesome!

Hello, Omegafriends, I'm Cure Marine! If you know Cure Blossom or Cure Moonlight, I'm their new team member! I'm gonna help out with the whole evil-defeating thing from now on!


[action]



[Later, barging into the Omegabase: The second-smallest Omegafriend on file! Probably!]

[You can just see the stars in them eyes.]

SO COOL.

So this is the Omegabase, huh? What kind of cool Omegastuff do we have hanging around here?

[Omegastuff.]

Locked to Clark Kent and anyone else who happens to be nearby

[bun_bun_maru]

It's Aya's first day on the job! The whirlwind of frantic activity is everything she was expecting from the legendary Daily Venture. Chaos! Deadlines! Journalism!

But before she gets down to business, though, there's something she needs to take care of. For the moment, she is a girl on a mission, and that mission involves a sudden appearance at Clark Kent's desk.

"Good morning, Mr. Kent! Might I borrow a moment of your time?"

On the less super side of things... [Action]

[bemoreflexible]

Helen gave up the super hero life decades ago, back when it was the Alpha Pals who protected the country, and long before the Omegafriends had even been thought of. After all the heroes that were lost after Gamma Jack's "crusade", it became too clear to Helen that the work was just too risky. Today, she was just a normal woman, doing normal errands while her normal husband watched the kids at home. Right?

[A. At Costmart]
Helen just needed to buy a few dozen things for the week. In and out, with as few distractions as possible. It's a shame someone ((probably your character)) had to go and choke on a free sample. And no one around knows the Heimlich maneuver but Helen? Guess everyone is too busy learning to fight death rays and space invaders to bother taking a basic CPR course.

[B. In the Do or Dye Hair Salon waiting area ]
It's been a busy day, apparently, according to the TV in the waiting room. Super villains planting doomsday devices and inciting chaos. Police chiefs complaining about super heroes making it harder for honest cops to do their jobs. Helen would be content to keep her mouth shut about it, but the person next to her is apparently intent on talking about the subject at length.

[C. Anywhere in Venture City]
Seems Helen is all over town today. Perhaps she'll run into something or someone interesting.

[Action] Closed to Superman

[descendsfromshadow]

[It's late at night when Blake makes her move. She'd seen Slade's message and after their conversation and one face-to-mask encounter with the madman herself, she had decided it was for the best to stay out of his little game as much as possible.

But when rumors of this had reached her... well, she knew that she couldn't just avoid it forever. She had to see this for herself.

Slipping past the police watching the scene wouldn't exactly have been difficult, not for somebody like her, but she waited anyway. There was the fact that she wasn't supposed to even be there to consider, but more than that... she didn't want to be interrupted.

With the police gone, she quietly slips beneath the police tape stretched across the smashed door of what had once been a small, family-owned restaurant and was now a vandalized, burnt and smashed out wreck. Looking around, she steps lightly through the rubble before stopping at the far wall and reaching out to lightly touch the red paint that spells out a simple, and familiar message.]

"FROM SHADOWS; WE RISE"

Video - 1st Artifact

[knows_your_name]

[The feed reveals an older looking gentleman with blue skin and white hair. His clothes are shabby and he’s wearing a large travelling backpack. If you listen, you can hear the sound of the occasional car passing by. Looks like he’s somewhere on the outskirts of the city.]

Ah, good, it’s working! Hello, I’m.. mm, well, I’ll get to that in a second.

I’m not an Omega Friend, first of all. I’m sort of on a.. “trial period”, I guess you could say... I don’t actually have full control of my powers yet. But that’s why I came here! I’m going to be studying and practicing magic, and I have a better chance learning here than anywhere else! I’m hoping that one day I can join you all in making this city- and the world- a safer place!

Until then... I’m going to be doing the best I can. My name is Simon, but most people know of me as the Ice King.

[He's got a collection of the news clippings and video footage of himself. He knows he's got some slight infamy as a villain.]

I’d prefer not to get into the details right now, but my powers tend to make me lose control of myself.. I believe that it can be harnessed, somehow, but I'll try to keep out of everyone's way until I can get the hang of it. I apologize in advance if I ever do or say anything out of line before that. 

[Oof. Not the best first impression, but he's gotta be honest about all of this.]

You can reach me on my guest watch if you have any questions or concerns! I'll answer what I can.