Non HPU: Beacon Of Hope OOC

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:49 am

*Hugs and noogies Rook* Best of luck.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:09 am

I hope whatever you need to do goes well, Rook!

EDIT: Yeah, I know this is a bit of a repeat of part one of the mech fight. It ended before a lot of people got to do anything. Honestly I would have had it continue so I could show off the mechs a bit more, but Welsh is right. Once mechs show up, the aged assassins using improvised weapons would definitely flee. And I KNOW you wanted the mechs because that's the whole reason you added the extra assassins in the first place.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:39 pm

So I've kinda been picturing Kol wearing something like this all this time, only red over white with copper colored visor, not white over black and black. Also no EVA pack. (also two more limbs and a protruding muzzle and ear guards instead of just a chin guard, but I figured that part was obvious.)

Post by **CyberDragon** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:54 pm

That. Looks. Awesome!

Anyway, I am sorry, but I can't post tonight. I need to do the setup on my new computer, then I have a deployment to attend. By the time that is over I will need to head for bed because I have work tomorrow.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:18 pm

I've edited my post to include responses to Lego and Jolty

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:24 am

What is everyone waiting on?

Neon Icy Wings · Post by **Neon Icy Wings** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:33 am

I had a hard time thinking up something, and then kept getting sidetracked. My post should go up later today though.

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 3:35 pm

Dunno, I go through little periods of "I don't know what to say." Generally I try to force myself to write something but it ends up sounding crazy forced so I just delete it.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:00 pm

I work in retail, it's December. there are going to be a LOT of days when I'm too stressed to write.

♪♫ It's the most, gawd-awful time, of the year! ♫♪

dusk · Post by **dusk** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:13 pm

I am very sorry to hear that, Buster.

*Hugs Gently*

Though, I am about to apply for a job at a local diner, and schools generally get busy, because of all the snow days and holidays, but I will try to update.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:17 pm

Yikes. Sorry to hear that, Buster.

*hugs*

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:56 pm

Hey guys, do you think I did an okay job with Kolt in my last post? I’m worried I made him come off as self centered or whiny.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 6:31 pm

I don't think it was winy at all. If anything it makes me feel Hivemind was insensitive and made too many assumptions. He (I) assumed that because Kolt's most hated enemy was a guy who made his personal life a paranoid mess rather than someone who killed a loved one or friend, he must not have experienced anything worse than said paranoia and emotional manipulation. For me, and for Hivemind, loss is the absolute worst experience one can have. It's why he made the resurrection machine. It's why he has a no-kill rule. It's why he works his hardest and puts trillions of dollars into the defensive equipment the Champions and Beacon have. He lost his brother (repeatedly...) and it tore him apart. He hasn't spoken directly to more than two people on one occasion in four years because of the loss of his brother, and he only spoke to them directly because there was evidence his brother was alive. To hivemind, if loss is the absolute worst possible experience, and it wasn't listed as Kolt's worst experience, then he must not have suffered loss or had to fear it.

Hivemind (and myself) has difficulty remembering that other people have different perspectives. He knows, but sometimes he needs reminding.

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 6:42 pm

Well he (Allsight) did both, with the former directly causing the latter. The reason Kolt doesn’t list those losses as his worst experiences is because that would require acknowledging those losses, and he has trouble doing that without going into a depressing spiral of mourning. Not exactly the healthiest solution, but I never claimed Kolt was all that mentally stable.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:53 pm

What, no Marinette expy?

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:57 pm

That would have been a bit too on the nose. I just used those names because I like the show and I’m terrible at coming with names on my own.
EDIT: also, none of them share powers with their namesakes. I’m not that much of a hack.

~\Rook/~ · Post by **~\Rook/~** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:09 pm

My loose ends are tied, and I am able to post again! Sadly, I have no idea what to post..

Post by **CyberDragon** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:02 pm

Do those pills work on lethal infections? Because The Lycan needs treatment for a potentially lethal infection. You might be able to catch him before they go through the portal.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:46 am

and once again, Hives shows zero tact.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:20 am

Exactly how much tact can you show when you are a giant robot monster?

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:05 pm

This is just another tangent, but after learning that the Predator drone keeps it’s prisoners in some sort of computer simulation, I can’t help but think of it as a glorified Pokéball. I’m not crazy for thinking this, am I?

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:28 pm

So I decided that Mr biological warfare is the type to cause a pandemic for personal entertainment. For those that don't know, Yersinia pestis, is The Black Plague.

you can blame at least part of that on wanting something to vent on after a particular customer today.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:22 pm

You aren't wrong there, Lego. Though when I thought of it I was thinking more like how the Teno in Warframe capture targets in capture missions.

And isn't the Plague airborne and HIGHLY contagious? As in everyone in the area when that needle broke on Tempest's armor would be infected and they would have to quarantine half the team, the entire park, and search for every remaining needle for who knows how long and making the arc with the PM I started with Welsh almost 20 pages ago impossible to complete?

Basically I'm saying pick a different pathogen, please.

Edit: Actually Buster, I think I can work with this. Just need the Good Doctor and a couple flamethrower droids. However, since I don't want The Lycan to be out of commission for too long, I'll just say he's immune to the mystery cocktail. The Lycan is immune to his own venom, and has a very unique biology. It isn't too much of a stretch that he would be at least resistant to other poisons.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:18 pm

actually, the primary vectors were contaminated water and vermin from what I understood.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:22 pm

I looked it up. It seems like it had many ways of infecting, but was indeed infectious through the air. In fact, I think some strains were primarily airborne.

I'll just say we got VERY lucky.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:27 pm

i suppose if something spreads far enough it's going to spawn variants that fill the niches the base strain cant, and that thing did blanket two continents...

Post by **CyberDragon** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:31 pm

Yeah, I think pneumonic plague was the strand of Black Death that was airborne and infected the lungs.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:34 am

CD, you DO realize a large enough deposit to be worth that much would drop the value of diamonds from hundreds for a 10mm wide crystal to pennies per cubic metre due to oversupply right? Most of the reason they're worth what they are because they're RARE. (the rest being monopolies, and marketing groups trying to discourage buying the synthetic versions despite them actually being higher quality, solely to keep the price up.)

The planet would need to be one contiguous gas-giant sized crystal to still retain that value post demand crash.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:01 pm

That is the estimated value of what is inside the planet at the current diamond value, not what he has mined. Most of what he mines is kept in a cargo bay on the Beacon. He never sells enough of them in one place to drive the value down significantly but even if he only sells one diamond the money goes a long way if the diamond was the size of a bowling ball. And by distributing the diamonds across thousands of planets, he can sell a lot without causing a crash. I did think this through Buster.

Welsh Halfwit · Post by **Welsh Halfwit** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 4:26 pm

Well, it's a very important question to a Celican cub.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:04 am

So something that I made a part of the Predator drone's abilities is that when it downloads something, it is able to copy select compatible traits the downloaded object has. For example, downloading a biohazard drone lets it detect pathogens and take steps to destroy them (Such as the flamethrower). Lego brought up the possibility that it could download a champion resulting in a sixty foot long (tail included) robot with superpowers (under the temporary control of the player who's champion was downloaded). Of course, if this is used it would be entirely voluntary, but I wanted to ask if this was an interesting trait to include with the Predator droid.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:19 am

Would hivemind and the other team member need to be drift-compatible?

Post by **CyberDragon** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 11:26 pm

I changed my last post a bit. I thought it was a little harsh.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:17 am

Hey guys. I think I need a break today, so there won't be a post from me until tomorrow. Sorry, but I'm really tired.

~\Rook/~ · Post by **~\Rook/~** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:38 am

That's fine, Cyber. Don't wear yourself out!

Sorry for the wait, Welsh. I'm on to post now!

Buster · Post by **Buster** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:14 pm

I'm kinda stuck in a holding pattern at this point.
There's nothing left for the Kaal to discuss or do, them heading back down is literally one sentence that can be tacked on to any post. Heck, CD can autopilot that part if he wants.
The interogation bit is basicaly over until the 'rescue the grandkids' side mission starts.
Julian isn't going to pop up until the teenage walking bullseye is spotted again elsewhere, the above side mission starts, or they go to the homeworld. whichever comes first.
Kol is being a pointless tag along because she has no idea where the rides she was promised are.

I'm ready to move on whenever, i'm just waiting for the sideplots with Welsh & Rook, Welsh & lego, and Jellyfish Quest to wrap up for the time being.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:42 pm

So do we want to just go ahead with the dinner once Kolt and Jenny get back? It's not like this is the last chance to go to a theme park or see a jellyfish. There is that stuff on the Beacon.

Legotron123 · Post by **Legotron123** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:21 pm

I’m ready to move on too. Writing Kolt as sad and mournful is really bring me down. I want to go back to writing him as kind of a goofy dork, even if at this point he’s become more of a Stepford Smiler or a Sad Clown. Personally, even if her sheer existence is going to cause his brain to blue screen, I think June’s curious and chipper nature is probably going to do wonders in improving his mood.

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:45 am

I mean, that was pretty much supposed to be a time waster between the fights and the dinner. It doesn't change anything if it goes on in the background.

Post by **CyberDragon** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 8:29 am

Once everyone is back, I'll do a time skip to the dinner. Folks can talk about what they did afterwards. It will probably happen either later today or tomorrow.