Anonymous text post on the Omeganet

[feelingincredible]

Dr. Devious, truly a deadly foe if ever we faced one! But never fear, Omegafriends, for evil never triumphs in the end!

As to Dr. Devious, I have faced her ilk before. I'm confident she'll fold nicely under a direct confrontation, but actually MANAGING that confrontation is surprisingly tricky. Have any of you considered searching for her lair instead of her device? Doing what a mastermind suggests you do rarely works out well.

[Action]


[Robert Parr: ordinary citizen and definitely NOT a retired superhero. Today he's taken a stop on his way home from work to do some every day heroism: Pick up the dry cleaning, grab some ground beef for dinner, and look into getting the car window replaced. As such, any other totally ordinary citizens of Venture City can find a large, extremely bored looking man at the dry cleaners, the supermarket, or the autoshop. Ah, the daily grind!]

[Later, at home]
As always, Bob getting home is accompanied by a slight jolt through the house as he closes the door. Fortunately, the house was built with super strength in mind. He's only accidentally pulled the door off of the hinges ONCE.

"I'm home! They were out of the normal beef, so I had to get the organic kind."

Comments

[crashes_rockets]

I guess five minutes is worth considering as a last resort, but I'd rather have a week to dismantle the device in case something goes wrong.

[feelingincredible]

What are you, the police? Five minutes is plenty of time to disable a super weapon.

[crashes_rockets]

[The Omegafriends ARE the best of the best. Maybe he's just out of his league.]

I haven't dealt with doomsday devices before. I'm just erring on the side of caution.

[feelingincredible]

Trust the word of someone who's been in the business for a long time. These things have a way of working out.

[crashes_rockets]

That sounds... incredibly irresponsible, but I guess I'll find out one way or the other.

[feelingincredible]

Maybe. But hey, we're super heroes. What could go wrong?

[crashes_rockets]

Almost anything. Are you insane?

[Ctrl+A, Backspace.]

Who are you, again?

[feelingincredible]

[um]

A fan.

[crashes_rockets]

[Well hey, so's he, not that he'd admit it. Presumably this is just another independent hero. He did say he was experienced in the field.]

Well, I'm sure the Omegafriends will coordinate an attack on Devious's lair if it comes to that. For now, I've still got a few feelers to put out to find the device. If you think you can pitch in, you might as well.

[feelingincredible]

As much as I hate to say it, I'm officially retired. I probably shouldn't be doing hero work these days.

[crashes_rockets]

Oh, I guess that makes sense. Do they keep in contact with you as a consultant? If you don't mind saying, what used to be your hero name? I've... wanted to meet some of the old guard.

[If there's anybody Silver's gonna trust too much, it's gonna be a veteran hero.]

[feelingincredible]

Ho ho, you're a fan too, are you?

Unfortunately I have decided to remain anonymous. Again, for legal reasons.

[crashes_rockets]

I just think we all have a lot to learn from more experienced crimefighters.

[Oh man, he could be talking to anyone. He could be talking to Wild Tiger for all he knows.]

[feelingincredible]

That's a two way street, you know. The older of us need the young to keep us from getting too set in our ways.

Perhaps some day I will be able to step out and help directly. For now, I can only be a faceless adviser.