Response, continued.
Re: When the Team First Came Together/the Triple Threat
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Another vaguely-defined possibility would be that, say, Ash and their people were fed intel by Vigilance to convince them to target a Dunamis Incorporated facility that was doing some kind of research into superpowers - maybe directly linked to Argo but could also be unrelated. Ash took the bait out of the belief that they'd developed tech which could be used to enhanced superpowered beings - they've always had a bit of a complex over wanting more power and the respect that comes with it - and in doing so provided a big messy distraction for Vigilance to do ... whatever super sneaky things they were up to.
I can definitely see Vigilance deciding it might be a good way to kill two or three birds with one stone. Villains attack, villains get defeated, less villains plus useful distraction = a win for Vigilance's goals. I suspect Vigilance wouldn't do anything so careless as feed the intel directly / in an easy-to-trace way, but that's the beauty of mind control/implanting suggestions...
I'm not quite sure what Dunamis's actual allegiance or secret allegiance is, but perhaps there's some interesting corporate espionage reason between West/East/New Atlantean powers for Dunamis to have been targeted just then. I know this is all very vague, but I also suspect the team wouldn't have all the pieces of this puzzle, and if it ever comes out it'll come out in satisfying story drips/drabbles.
Re: Relationships
@Ironheart
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I'd be totally on board with taking on that relationship if you think it makes sense and nobody else has any strong attachment to it. The Innocent and Reformed make quite good foils as one is trying to avoid slipping into darkness while the other is doing their best to claw their way into the light, and it could be neat to see how their more idealistic/pragmatic elements play off each other. I can definitely think of some interesting ways their perspectives might be complimentary or lead them into conflict. Not sure if Artiana'd be the best person to help someone acclimatise to New Atlantis, but then the prompt didn't say they had to be doing a good job of things...
I dig this a lot, esp. the bolded bit, so barring anything else that makes a lot more sense, I think I'll put Ironheart down for that relationship. It seems like it could be really dynamic.
@Argo
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@Reverie Argo has been giving some crash courses about what has transpired since he was taken along with being educated about how to behave nowadays. The social norms and all that jazz. So it could be fun to see him fill the role of Reverie following his lead which then involves them comparing notes while potentially reminiscing about "the good ol' days".
Oh man. I actually really love this, too. I think Ironheart fits more neatly into that relationship slot, but I don't think that precludes some of this being a thing. Perhaps they bond off-the-bat enough that Reverie can be the Bull's love/best pal? They're both out of their own times (beginning of war versus end of war is pretty interesting), so I could see them bonding a little bit/perhaps he'd think opening up to the telepath made sense anyway?
Uh, it also suddenly occurs to me that, I
think, Argo is the only PC who has... family around? Perhaps in service of the best pals bit, he could slot into:
I saved someone important to __________________; they’re now my biggest defender. And Reverie saves his brother at a time when he's too tied up to do it himself. Perhaps during the big coming together fight, if Dunamis is targeted?
Just some thoughts/brainstorming.
@Leech:
I like the reasoning you've got going for everything!
@Cyclone Burst, @Harbinger, @Leech:
Some random thoughts here.
I'm wondering whether it makes sense for you guys--Harbinger, Cyclone--to have worked together first (for Cyclone's relationship slot)? IF we do go with the inciting triple-threat bad guy stuff having a personal connection to Ironheart, Argo, and Reverie... perhaps Harbinger is like: Cyclone Burst, this is where we've got to be because this is where all three of these people are going to be muddled up, just gotta pick up Leech on the way. Then she impresses Leech with her Big Brain, and he's in. Or Leech and Cyclone Burst are already working together, and Harbinger shows up all, "Come with me, guys. I know something that's about to go down."
I don't know if you want to be the connective tissue in that way, Harbinger, and you guys might have other/cooler ideas, but just thought I'd throw this out there for discussion.
@GM:
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Belated addition:
Re: Reverie and Argo. Argo is from near the start of the war, Reverie is from a short time after. They are closer to each other in time of origin, of course, but the differences may be bigger than the dates alone would imply. In no way an objection to the link - just noting it here. If anything those differences may make it more interesting.
Ah! That could make it more interesting, even. Do you have any idea what year the war ended? It seems like 'end of 70s,' but it might be helpful for me to know specifically, just so I can figure out how old Reverie was when it ended/figure out how old Vigilance is in 2001. No big rush/big deal.
@GM, @Ironheart, @Argo
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The Argo option sounds ideal to me. It was already suggested in his thread that Argo was deployed in a field test somewhere before Orthrus moved him to New Atlantis. Both Africa and the Mediterranean have plenty of neglected and/or war-torn areas that would be ideal for testing out a human weapon. The Corsair Network could have helped get him in and out. They may even have killed two birds with one stone by providing a target. Perhaps Ironheart was involved and had to subdue him when his conditioning slipped for the first time. Given how destructive he is, it may even have been her best option in the moment, as far as she knew. He may or may not even recall it at first given his memory issues, but she would. Lots of potential there, if both of you are up for it.
I would watch this? Ha. I'm sure there could be other cool options, too, but for what my two cents are worth this seems like an interesting story.