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[whatishappiness]

[Rogue's Gallery]


[ Eas has been in town for a few days, and she's been spending most of it getting a feel for the area. Spots to target, local customs... Ugh, local customs. So much cheer and good will around, it's enough to make her sick. She's currently at the counter in the Rogue's Gallery, making further plans to her itinerary with the help of a tablet and an acceptable pub lunch. Just because she has to work with the likes of Stinkor doesn't mean she has to work where she can smell him.

Where to make her big debut? The bank? ...No, too obvious. Burger Shack? ...No, too... Westar. The high school? ...Not in summer. Of course, there's a more efficient way to get the answers she's looking for. She looks over at the nearest fellow suspicious character. Do they look like they'd know anything about the business of chaos and wicked deeds? And more importantly, do they look like they'd start trouble if she went up and asked? ]

[Venture Park]



[ Word has it that this is a popular spot for picnics and villain attacks alike. Seeing the local heroes fight in person would be a good move before starting off in her own campaign. And who knows, maybe she'll be able to tail one back to their base. Eas Setsuna can be found messing around with a deck of Tarot cards in the shade - if she wants to blend in, she'll need to take up an Earth hobby or two. ]

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[nomorehappiness]

[ ...That's not unbelievable. Still, the full truth isn't going to happen. Even if world domination is a popular and respectable long-term goal, she's not going to spill the plans of her master and creator that easily. She slides in next to Eva and orders herself a tall glass of cranberry juice. ]

My name is Eas, and for the time being, I serve Lord Skeletor. My mission is to spread misery and fear throughout this city.

[ That much is fine, it's honestly not anything she's not going to eventually be announcing at the top of her lungs while summoning monsters in public. ]

[high_on_daylight]

... "Time being", hrm? Interesting. Very interesting.

Pretty loose goals, though. If you want to pull much of worth, you're going to need to figure out how to outshine quite a few seasoned chaos-bringers in very short order. Capturing a big-name hero, serious injury to a few small-namers, or a big feat of destruction would all fit the bill to get a path like that started.

If you really want to make it big, though, you're going to need a score that gets the almost all of the Omegafriends on you. Something that puts Doctor Devious' little stunt two months ago in a really tiny place.

Perhaps you already have an idea or two?

[nomorehappiness]

I've learned that this city has a tendency to break out in parties. Coordinated events full of large numbers of people enjoying themselves.

...But in order to compete on that level, an ordinary party wouldn't do at all.

Today, in Venture City Noodle Incidents!

[high_on_daylight]

... Wait, wait. Parties? Like, social gatherings?

The last time one of those broke out that wasn't a city holiday or something was Lord Disco like three decades ago. Way after disco was dead.

And it wasn't a very good fear-sparker.

[nomorehappiness]

City holidays, you say. The kind of thing that would involve the participation of everyone around, or near enough?

[high_on_daylight]

Well. Ten percent of town, more likely than average. No place can sanely fit millions of people, after all.

But more than enough to call civic identities into question, if you attacked in the right way.

[nomorehappiness]

And what might you be calling the right way?

[high_on_daylight]

Well, that depends on your talents, of course.

A good thievery, a well-placed summoned monster or ten...

I've considered a few grandiose assaults a few times, but really, it's not usually my style.

[nomorehappiness]

Monsters are my specialty. Moreso in size than in quantity.

Like I said, negative emotions are what I'm after. The more I can wreak in one attack, the better.

[high_on_daylight]

One big monster in one big crowd will get plenty of that going.

[nomorehappiness]

The trick would be keeping it going before the heroes show up and save the day.

[high_on_daylight]

The easiest solution there is a villain team-up. Get help from others you're willing to trust for the operation.

The problem is, whenever you do that, more heroes tend to show up.

Your best bet is maximum chaos, minimum time.

[nomorehappiness]

Others I'm willing to trust, huh...

[ Ick. Trust. There's Westar, they have similar goals, but... he's a little too much Westar for anything important. Then again, it couldn't be that hard to mess up something like "cause a lot of trouble and then run away". ]

...I can handle it on my own.

[high_on_daylight]

Do be careful assuming such things.

A good rule of thumb is that the biggest schemes need the most villains to make it work. If you want to establish yourself as a big-name mastermind, you'll need that.

Of course, that means you'll need a reputation. Smaller schemes can help with that.

[Evangeline sighs.]

I can sense potential in you, for sure. The question is where it'll end up.

[nomorehappiness]

I'm hardly suited towards the mastermind life. Just because I care about basic competence doesn't mean I'm getting above myself.

[ ALL HAIL LORD MOBIUS. ]

Besides, look at the personality types around here. Getting any two of us to work together? Effectively? I'd rather herd cats.

[high_on_daylight]

With some of these folks, you have a point. With others, the right attitude, and the right goal, can go a long way. Especially for creating chaos, given Skeletor's usual M.O.