I only tried Steel as rivalâŚand Ortega and I got something like âIt just a name on a long list of namesââ . But I like to think the big bad vilainy of vilain is the farm . right ?
Oh certainly I agree Farm is the Big Bad, but it seems to me like some mcs can have grudge toward their rivals too enough to want payback toward them.
I also remember mc can have option to question why they have such a grudge toward themselves or their rival in revenge path so unlike with Farm their revenge toward their rival possibly isnât written on stone (I mean Iâm guessing it probably depends more on what kind of mc you got)
or maybe the kill zone faded as soon as you plummed down ? I mean the time between the mc jumping from the window and Steel killing the HBâŚmust have been short .
They could have been here for either HB or MC. HB is probably also one of the Farmâs experiments, maybe even in the same âseriesâ as the MC (both of them are powerful telepaths).
the farm most likely also has better precautions and defense against telepathy too (considering sidestep and most likely other regens have the ability), which is how they got so close. If they are behind Heartbreak it could be they underestimated what their experiment would produce
Love that Steel theoryâŚ
Yeah, obviously the farm is the big bad, but Sidestepâs reveal as Villains is to beat the Rangers senseless, as opposed to, IDK, mind control several famous people and have them spout truth about the farm all over the media.
If itâs just a case of misdirected rage then it looses a bit of oomph, but if we end up finding there is some truth (even if tiny, or marginal, or if the culprits didnât really intend for it to happen) then you donât need much more to go on the revenge path.
Or if the MC finds some way to completely lie to themselves about it being their faultâŚ
I disagree with Sidestep being self-aware. I mean, theyâre already detached from reality and even themselves, so being detached and self-aware is kind of weird combination. Even without the condition that the shrink said Sidestep suffered from, most people who think theyâre self-aware arenât usually self-aware. So, it could be that Sidestepâs whole perspective of reality is messed up and therefore, their perceptions of everyone else is also messed up.
Basically, Iâm saying we shouldnât trust Sidestepâs assessment of Ortega, Steel, or any of the Rangers for that matter.
And @DanKiwi47 I definitely second your theory. Thereâs plenty of clues pointing to Steel not only being guilty, but also trying to search for something the government is hiding after Sidestep disappeared. Whether that means Steel has some sort of idea about the Heartbreak incident or not, that remains unseen.
Why would my mc apologize? To who? Ortega? The Rangers, he just did what he thought what right and what he had to do in order to maintain his masquerade.
He generally did what he had to do as a non-human fugitive on the run from the government trying to blend in.
WellâŚokay, Heraldâs leg is my mcâs one exception to that. So youâre right, maybe in time. Definitely not ready to apologize for that right now, even if they are sort of dating now.
Well in a healthy relationship your MC should apologize for the broken bones at the very leastâŚ
I think that bit of roughhousing is covered by the whole, generic, superhero and villain thing. If you want safety and no physical harm youâre in the wrong line of work. If we start with that my mc would first have to apologize to every villain, thug and punk he might have hit a bit too hard back in those days as Sidestep.
In general my mcâs feelings for Danny boy are firmly in the âitâs complicatedâ territory. As while Herald, infuriatingly enough, turned out to be adorably cute and endearing most of the time my mc still has to fight the occasional urge to punch the kid too.
Bold of you to assume my mc is even remotely capable of âhealthyâ relationships.
Honestly, where is the lie. That was SO not planned istg. But what ever goes according to plan⌠I should have known better by now ahhh.
I guess I should have explained betterâŚ
mc is self aware , as inâŚthey know they donât fit in reality . They are aware that maybe something is wrong with them . They are aware that they maybe paranoiad but they were caught in the past , they wonât let it happen . they are aware they can lie , they can pretend but it isnât like before when they were a heroâŚwhen they were sidestep . it doesnt fit anymore , they cant sleep , they are exausted , and they canât stop at this point .
self aware of their own pain , while the world is blind to it . That kind of self aware . You can be aware of being paranoiacâŚthat it just your imagination . But you cant stop your reaction , the fast heartbeat , the checking what was that !!! .
First of all I loved the first game. Second of all I liked what you did in this one. This time we get to interact with all the rangers therefore making me feel more guilty when I have to whip their ass
Found a bug/glitch on my Thief and Robber walkthrough. I chose breaking and entering, dropped straight into the van, then leaped from the van when the projectile was fired at me, I pretended to be trapped to draw Handyman in, decided to lure him in even closer, and then this weird jump happened:
Found and inconsistency between the books.
Basically:
Puppet/Ortega dialogue in : Rebirth.
âExperienced enough to know a mustache like that will give your identity away to anyone with eyes? At least try wearing some glasses or something, if you want to remain anonymous.â
âI wasnât trying to hideâŚ.â Heâs starting to look flustered. âIt just never came up. Besides, I donât need glasses.â
Puppet/Ortega dialogue in : Retribution
âI didnât know you needed glasses,â you say, giving ${him} a teasing smile over the rim of the menu. $!{he} really has changed ${his} body language, slouching in ${his} chair with a decidedly non-heroic hunch.
âI wear them sometimes,â ${he} says, which you know is a lie. Ortega has always had perfect vision, laser surgery took care of that. The glasses are an affectation, nothing more. A disguise.
So which is it Ortega? Do you or do you not need glasses? HUH?! Puppet dumps Ortega throwing a drink at his face
The lies they tell our separate identities!
seem like Ortega is valuing âanonimityâ more and more with ageâŚ
remember that the memory of sidestep , is years ago . when ortega was in their prime and enjoyed the spotlight . and maybe nowâŚthey are getting weary of it ? Or just changed more over the yearâŚso it normal it come as a surprise .
to Ortega the puppet is a civilianâŚ
to the mc , there is baggage there . The surprising part is how they lie and badlyâŚand still think we dont see the lie lol
Well, itâs not like Ortega is thinking that is her/his most beloved crush, she probably is thinking that the puppet is nothing more then a civilianâŚ
finding words that rhymes is such a painâŚ
Ortega want sidestep from the past
but alas nothing really last
the memories are all thats left
leaving them behind is best
there will be no request
taking the ranger down will be the test
but those from the farm will be put to rest
erasing them will be like finding the nest
â
cry cry little sidestep
you cant run from the nightmare
you cant turn from despair
you can only burn in the dark
you can only learn from the marks
you canât run from this
you canât scream in the abyss
turn around and pay them back
turn around and slash them back
turn around and take yourself back
-remorse-
ah though I try to make something about âheartbreakâ
Summary
the heart break and doesnât mend
the body ache to the bitter end
the soul is overspent
all thats left is the whisper in your skull
you remember the kinship
you remember the blood drip
you remember the prayer slip
hands on you , carrying you
poison in your blood , lulling you
âwelcome homeâ , shackles embracing you
but you remember her
but you felt her
but you dreamed her
but you were her
the heart break and doesnât mend
the heartbreak will mend
the heart will break what cannot mend
-dissasociation-
Good poems, the rhyme is fine ! But you reminded me of some stuff I had written that matches Fallen Heroâs themes, so Iâll do you one better⌠haikus!
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Silence of the Farm
dig this grave and burn these bones
there is no ghost here
the curtain falls to
the heroes who forgot their lines;
we all play a part.