Re: HEROES
It’s a known fact that Paragon city, let alone Atlas Park has a Police force, along with Longbow, etc etc.
Quite often they aid Heroic types by telling them where problems are occurring, or soon will occur. And while some might wonder why the police don’t act on their own tips for lower risk problems, the Police force does its job. Just ask any villain trying to rob a bank, ever. They wonder if they ever take days off.
Of course, there are some downsides to this arrangement.
One such example when certain heroes were given information with the expectation they go off and save innocent people before they could die. An attack is imminent, the ones who will be caught in the situation are about the only ones who don’t know about it...
It has been six hours since the shall-remain-nameless hero was told of the situation.
“Okay, I’ve gone to Wentworths, finally found colors I like for my costume, found the noteworthy parts of the landscape, and prevented two purse snatchings. I guess I should deal with this now.”
And with that, they entered the building intent on busting the skulls of some Skulls, and bask in the thanks of rescued party goers who probably would have kept running back and forth in a panic without him to guide them...
“**** OMG Buged!” Whatever the heck that means, it could be heard by a man on the other side of town with a recently acquired fire axe, trying to convince a vendor to actually sell him one of the newspapers they keep advertising.
“I think I just came from there?”
“Hey, What’s up? You want the scoop? I’m your guy.”
“...I’ll just leave the money on the pile.”
Once again, Joe Darkthorne was reminded that there were stranger things than taking up an ‘In Case Of Emergency Break Glass’ sign up on its offer, and putting its contents to use. And gaining access to spacetime portals because you shattered the fourth wall’s kneecaps.