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Subj: There's a by-law?
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 at 05:18:39 pm EST (Viewed 1 times)
Reply Subj: Someone has to be.
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 at 09:29:46 am EST (Viewed 386 times)



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      As for Faite, like all other major beings with the power to improve things who elect (for what are probably very good reasons) not to, the Hood ultimately holds her culpable of neglect. It's like the atheist railing that if God existed he should fix poverty and end suffering.



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    That's why I mentioned that, because the Hood may see it as neglect, but Faite would clearly explain the futility of always being in control. She would explain that it's an endless fight, and that there will always be that one thing that escapes control and makes it all useless.


The Hood accepts no excuses./font>


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    She is also somewhat meta-textual, and will explain that escaping the Parodyverse will only leave him powerless and lost as everyone else on the planet. Probably even *less* effective than the creators he wants to destroy, because he's not familiar with survival without powers, and they are.


The Hood seeks a way to overcome that limitation. If humans can learn to survive in adverse environments like vacuum then other journeys into other hostile places should be possible.


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    Every cell in the human body has the capability to store energy. She's been genetically modified to store way more than a normal human. The conversion of herself to energy is based on an actual physics theory called spooky quantum entanglement. It's done by spiritual will alone, and because of the complexity of it, it's the first power she loses when her energy reserves drop.


A useful narrative feature.


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      But that wouln't mean there were no bad guys who might take advantage of the shift in power. In a world where suddenly there's no super-team to stop your war or terrorism the advantage goes to those who excel at corporate aggression and military force. And of course it becomes open season on the now-unpowered former heroes.



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    The Psychic Samurai will just fall back on her training, and it will have virtually no effect on her whatsoever.


The prescience that allows her to anticipate some attacks would be limited to honed combat instinct.


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    Yuki is the same - no super-powers, only off-the-shelf hardware. She'll probably suffer no ill effects.



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    Nena and Anna are also mostly off-the-shelf hardware, may just become the two most powerful beings in the Parodyverse.


The shift in physics would prevent the weird science SF hardware from operating, so prostheics, robotics, or programming more advanced than what we have on our own Earth would no longer function. Likewise extraordinary materials like vibratium used in circuitry to allow super-enhanced performance would no longer exist.

Effectively that means that sentient robots would be at best dormant and at worst destroyed.



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    Liu Xi may panic a little bit, because losing access to elements feels like missing a piece of herself.


If I ever get round to the storyline I'm sure there would be a range of reactions from those affected, from the perplexed and bereaved to those who are effectively addicted to their powers suffering withdrawal. It would be particularly hard for those whose usual perceptions are informed by their abilities, who effectively lose one of their senses.

For example, Dancer would really have problems keeping her hair untangled.



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    Faite will probably just go into hiding.





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