#psychic dispatch

[emmasmoke8]

It would've been awesome if Adhoc kept the spy plotline in Dispatch

I can't find it anymore, but I swore there was something that said she was originally going to be a double agent for the Red Ring. Maybe I made that shit up in my head

But think about it! If we had these two, plus we kept Invisigal being very untrustworthy, there could've been a whole side plot of Robert trying to figure out which one of them is the spy. Around the time of him cutting a member of the Z-Team, Robert could've excused Winter or Invisigal because one has a documented history of espionage and the other has powers most suitable for that

This would only add to Robert's arc of becoming a good dispatcher who believes in the Z-Team and their improvement instead of thinking that they'll just revert to what they once were. This would also be another moment in Invisigal's mentorship arc where you lose points for accusing her and possibly gain them by defending her (and maybe even a bonus point if you decide to defend Winter, too, because if they did keep the love triangle, that would mean Robert is defending Winter because he genuinely believes in Winter and not because of 'friendship' or whatever)

I know they likely cut this plot because of time, money, and space within the story. I respect that. I'm not mad at the story for not giving me something when it's already done so much

I'm just saying that it could've played out nicely in season one since Robert would be at the end of his arc in season two. Unless, of course, the possibility of a spy plants seeds of doubt in Robert's mind which means the player must either reaffirm their beliefs or abandon them

The only issue with that is if Psychic and Winter join the team, and now we have a spy, it's obvious that one of them is doing it. Winter might have the espionage background, but Psychic quite literally worked with Shroud in the Red Ring as seen in season one, so... I'll just say it's not going to make Robert doubt everyone on the Z-Team, which is ideally what we would want for this kind of arc

But it's fine, y'know. I don't need Adhoc. I can make a spy au where these two were part of the team at the very beginning. This would allow me to write about them both because it's actually hilarious that the two characters that are just my type were cut :D

I mean, if Winter was a character, I'd be worse about him than I am about Robert, and you guys have seen how I am about Robert, so yeah, let's stay in the realm of fanfic where I can do whatever the fuck I want until season two comes out

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[emmasmoke8]

Wrote chapter one of Repaying the Favor, aka @spacedace ‘s prompt

I have definitive plans for Waterboy (who I just wrote) and Malevola, so they’re going first. I have characters chosen for Punch Up, Prism, and Flambae. I’ve got concepts for characters, I just need to decide who they’ll go with. I’ve also got some of you guys’ OCs that I need to figure out what to do with

As for who I’m doing: Waterboy, Phenomaman, Malevola, Sonar, Flambae, Prism, Invisigal, Golem, Punch Up, Coupé, Chase, Blonde Blazer, Galen, and Lightningstruck

Who I may do: Toxic, Psychic, and possibly Winter

[emmasmoke8]

hii. what are your thoughts on the other z-team members having children?

This is a good one, anon

In terms of who wants kids and is most likely to actively pursue any avenues to have one, Flambae is top of the list. Part of him has resigned himself to just having a niece because he's aware that he's a criminal, gay, metahuman, has prickly personality, etc. which means adoption is impossible (or at least damn near) and he can't have one the natural way, either (unless we get superpowers involved). But he does want at least one kid of his own, and if the Phoenix Program extends to youths with juvenile records or dangerous powers, you can bet he's signing up to foster

I think Coupé would want a child, too. Ofc, she definitely has some growing and therapy to do, but I can see her loving being a mother. I think she'd be good at it, too. The only part she may be lacking is maybe fully understanding the child's range of emotions, but that's where Punch Up would come in. I don't think he wants kids in the same way Flambae and Coupé do. He's more positive than neutral, though. Like, he'd never bring it up, but if Coupé wants kids, he is 100% on board from the moment she's sure of doing this herself. I also think he'd be a great parent. He'd be emotional aware and understanding. He'd also be entertaining as hell which is not nothing

Sonar and Malevola do not want kids, but I have a feeling they're going to accidentally end up with one. Maybe together, maybe not. I feel like they're both uncle and aunt even when they're raising a kid that is their own. Not to say they aren't decent parents at the same time. I feel like they could cover each other's weaknesses, but that kid isn't likely to call either of them 'mom' or 'dad.'

Golem has a kid, so I can't really make any calls about that. I do think it'd be better if he had more life experience first, but it is what it is. I think he's got what it takes

I don't see Prism or Visi wanting kids. In the former's case, it's mostly just a focus on her career with maybe the smallest undercurrent of never having a father influencing it but it's mostly the career. The most she'll indulge is occasionally being maternal to Flambae's niece or his kid. And honestly, I think she'd agree to be his surrogate if he decided to go that route

As for Visi, yeah, she's mostly trauma. She's got all these issues she needs to work through before she ever comes close to thinking she wants a child of her own, and that day may very well not come. And that's perfectly fine. As long as she's happy

Waterboy hasn't thought of it much. He only had his grandmother. He knows having a child isn't the same as being a parent. Because of his powers, he doesn't get to have intimate relationships all that often (if at all), so it's just never really seemed like a genuine possibility for him. But once he finds that special someone, I think he'd really want to be a parent. He might have hang-ups over passing his power down, but everything would be all right in the world once he was holding his precious baby

Phenomaman has likewise never thought about having kids. He's ugly on his home planet, he doesn't have compatible genitalia, and he's so busy with saving the world (and finding love) that he just doesn't really think about it. I feel like if his partner said they wanted kids, he'd be neutral but accommodating toward it, and if they said they were pregnant, he'd be doing everything for this kid (bonus points if the traditions of his planet freak people out)

Now, to go the extra mile, if Psychic and Winter are included (since they were members of the Z-Team early in development but were cut for one reason or another), Psychic does not want kids at all, and she's probably too insane for one, anyway. Winter, I imagine, is somewhat like Phenomaman, except he doesn't plan on having kids. Between his career as a k-pop star, what he's seen as a spy (since he was charged with helping adulterers), and his powers (which seem to hurt/affect him), he doesn't need any of that being passed down. But if his partner said they were pregnant and wanted to keep the kid, he'd step up. Clumsily, perhaps, but he'd do his best

[emmasmoke8]

Skye's Power(s) - Part two

The energy inside Skye's stellar core can resonate with the powers of the people surrounding her, allowing her to copy a distorted version of that ability after spending time around them. She'll lose it if she stops spending time around them, and she can only copy one ability at a time

Since she has to spend a significant time around that person, there are a number of Dispatch characters who she'll likely never copy the ability of, but I thought it'd be fun to create powers for them, anyway. That being said, I will be adding a bit more to the original abilities than the game explicitly tells us just because we have so little information about them

Brainbook - Enhanced intelligence - Brainbook's intelligence is a very simple power. Skye complicates it. Instead of mimicking Brainbook's high intelligence itself, Skye gains the ability to have the knowledge of the person closest to her in her head. For instance, being around a pilot gives her what knowledge they have about planes and flying. To prevent her brain from frying, Skye still needs to call on that information, so if she doesn't know someone knows something, it won't automatically appear in her thoughts. In this, if that pilot knew a lot about how to make clothes, Skye wouldn't know anything about making clothes unless she realized the pilot knew a lot that and pulled the knowledge from them

Sweetalker - Charming Voice - While Sweetalker uses his voice to charm others, Skye uses her eyes. By making eye contact with someone, she puts them in a state susceptible to suggestion. She cannot convince someone to do something they absolutely wouldn't do otherwise, but she can nudge them to give into what they want

Pom Pom - Emotion-Physical Conversion - Although her physical prowess is a result of hard work, Pom Pom's superhuman speed is directly proportional with how happy/cheerful she is. Skye also has superhuman speed when mimicking this power, but the emotion it is derived from is her anger. It manifests itself as a mixture of both of her fathers—as cold as Robert's and as destructive as Flambae's—so you can imagine the speed she experiences when she's angered

Equilibrium - Body Supremacy - Equilibrium is in complete control over its body, able to transform, heal, reshape, resize, or alter its molecular properties. When Skye mimics this power, she can turn her body into the same energy as what's in her stellar core. She is pure energy like this, meaning she doesn't remember being 'Skye.' Unless she's put back into her body, she could be lost forever

Brickhouse - Super Strength - Brickhouse is a very strong, unmovable tank. Skye takes that 'unmovable' part when she mimics this power. Once she plants her feet, she cannot be moved or hurt by anything so long as she isn't moving (not even blinking and breathing)

Psychic - Telekinesis - This Red Ring member has a form of telekinesis that also enables her to take flight. With her fingertip, Skye creates blue lines in the air that any object can be mentally slid across once attached

Thought about doing other Red Ring people, but none of them really have concrete names, let alone powers. I have an idea for Royd, but let me cook on it a bit more

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Why is there a group account now- I don't get how this is aloud- legal? No. - @mechamanfan 🐠🫧

I don't think we really care about being legal.

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[bleeding-heart-vigilante]

Psychicposting once again because yeah LOOK!!!!!

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guys if I were to hypothetically write a Robert (the second) x shroud yaoi doomed fanfiction who would top and bottom :3

Don't tell boss but make Astral Mecha-Man the top please

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