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My leather boots are starting to get sold.
$80, and it took a while since the fitting to the first wearer thing they do meant they needed to go through pretty extensive testing before they could get sold to the general public.
But Emmy and Glenn Chambers have been pushing pretty hard for this...
Threadmarks: 67: Friday, April 29th & Small Wards IRC Interlude
...just not gonna talk about saga nuking the Protectorate with paperwork threats?
[19:43] Ferrum [Hand] >> she didn't nuke them. she just… showed she *could*. big difference.
[19:43] Lumina >> honestly? kind of iconic. "put me on your roster and I'll make your life a binder convention."...
I guess there was some kind of fight over forcing me into the Protectorate-Wards, since I apparently "don't trust the Protectorate to safeguard the villain."
I was confused, but I guess they took offense at my teleporting her to Canada, meaning the PR win got split between me, personally, and...
Rune baited and almost trapped Aegis and Glory Girl a few days ago by seeming to repeat her "throwing rocks at minorities" thing before flying directly to where Menja and Fenja were waiting.
So when I saw Rune fly off in an extremely obvious way today, I sent a DM over to Carlos and Vicky on...
I ran into Taylor today.
She was Aura farming near the Boat-Graveyard, just standing on one of the piers, hair flowing cinematically in the breeze, looking like Edmond Dantès out of that book Emmy's been making me read lately, The Count of Monte Cristo.
I guess she noticed me hovering nearby...
I guess we're back to the awkward dinners at Battery's place, but I laid down the ground rules right from the start this time and pinned a message at the top of the Awkward Dinner Conversations channel of the IRC to remind them that I'm a teleporter and immune to their bullshit.
Assault found...
Today was a "team building exercise" with Firewatch, Aspirant, Addison, and Dauntless.
I guess the Deputy Director was all proud of that one raid where we managed to stop Uber and Leet's minions, so he's going to have Addison train up with Firewatch, then go out with one of the PRT squads like...
WOW does PR get me a LOT of points, I figured meeting hero would be a few, but geez-louise, even a decently sized roll just got me down to "a lot."
Flawless Magic – Magonomia
Base Cost: -350cp
Lore:
A spark once flared, uncertain, rare, yet lingered in your hand,
Now every spell you touch...
Threadmarks: 60: Interlude: PR and Online - Topic: Impressions (4/31)
...shouldn't be fighting. Watching him "die" on livestream was stomach-churning.
Gallant
HeartEyes77 >> He's gorgeous. Also sweet. Where do they *find* these kids?
Cynic42 >> He's just another rich boy with a flashlight.
ShipJunkie69 >> The Gallant + Glory Girl merch is gonna print money...
Threadmarks: 59: Interlude: PR's IRC - Topic: End of April (4/19 to 4/31)
[04/19] 12:12 TrueNorth>> Okay, brass wants us pivoting. Armsmaster is tactical credibility, but not approachable. Dauntless is. We seed him into every "steady hands" narrative from here forward.
[04/19] 12:14 AdCopyCrash>> So, less avenger on the prowl, more Dad fixing the lawnmower. Got it...
[6:59] SpinDoctor>> Agenda tonight: Phoenix and Dauntless merch lines, integration into series merch, card exclusives, legacy rotations, problem cases. Keep it tight, but vivid.
[7:25] AdCopyCrash>> Phoenix first. She's already halfway myth. Kids call her "the firebird," parents mutter about...
...for the city.
[07:48] Khaleesi >> Contrast is important. Phoenix rises silent, myth incarnate, the Platonic ideal. A goddess costume doesn't say *trick or treat* it says mysterious and regal. Meanwhile Shadow Stalker, grim, dour, ethically murky, looks like a child sneaking into a Hamlet...
Threadmarks: 56: Interlude: Glenn Chambers: Wizard's, Knight's and a Hero (4/17/11)
Sunday arrived with a cooler, brisk morning. The plaza had been transformed: banners evoked medieval courts, fantastical landscapes, and floating pennants hinted at distant kingdoms. Glenn walked slowly across the cobblestone layout, noting positions for children, PR staff, and troopers. Today...
The plaza was already buzzing as Glenn arrived, clipboard under arm and eyes scanning for optimal crowd flow. Fountains caught the morning sun in fleeting sparkles, and banners flapped gently over the open square. Today's theme was deliberately whimsical: princess cosplay, designed to engage...
From: Deputy Director Grant Renoch grenoch@prt.gov
To: All Brockton Bay PRT Personnel
CC: Emily Piggot epiggot@prt.gov
BCC: Internal Intelligence Oversight inteloversight@prt.gov
Subject: Early-Stage Coordination with Wards
OVERVIEW
The April 9th Uber and Leet incident highlighted both the...
From: Deputy Director Grant Renoch grenoch@prt.gov
To: Head Office – PRT Operations ho-ops@prt.gov
CC: Emily Piggot epiggot@prt.gov
BCC: Internal Intelligence Oversight inteloversight@prt.gov
Subject: Full Internal Assessment – Uber & Leet Operations, April 9
To Whom It May Concern,
I am...
Threadmarks: 52: PRT: Dr. Grant Renoch, Deputy Director's Fireside Chat (April 10th, 2011)
[Title Graphic on Screen: "PRT Public Update – April 10, 2011"]
[Background: evening skyline of Brockton Bay; ambient city sounds fade under soft, unobtrusive music.]
[Camera cuts to the grandfatherly Deputy Director Grant Renoch at a simple desk. He sits comfortably, hands folded, warm...
Threadmarks: 51: PRT: Uber and Leet, April 9th 2011 Report
...operatives. The event was broadcast live across multiple online platforms, styled after the aesthetics and themes of the indie video game *Hotline Miami*.
The operation succeeded in spreading PRT and Protectorate resources thin. While the central spectacle produced significant property damage...
Today was a lot, so I'm just going to list out all the magic powers that were given and the basic theme of their spells in the order I gave them to people:
Missy (Wards) Creo-Ignem: Firebending, plus it's strangely cheap in terms of points for what it does.
Fox (Himself??) Rego-Mentem: This...