David 'Dr. Troll' Smith Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 I just thought I'd start this (very appropriately named) thread to respond to the edited film clip of this unfortunate incident. After consultation with DeVries' lawyers and the client, it was decided that the "Non-disclosure" part of the contract would only be applied to the identification of the client. Quote:Originally posted by Preston:Oh, my God! You wiped out a whole goddamned village! Mr. Smith, you killed dozens of people. What happened? You acted as if you had gone insane. Most of the footage I have seen doesn't make much sense.Was that what you were hired for?I know it looks bad, but viewed in context it is less so. I was hired, not by the government of Columbia, to disrupt some of the illegal drug trafficking in Columbia. It was supposed to be a "no nova interference is expected" mission, it wasn't. The problems I ran into were three-fold. 1) The drug traffickers were also revolutionaries or working with them. 2) It looks like they knew I was coming. When I got there were four novas waiting for me. Three were members of a group whose name translates (I think) as "The Fires". The fourth appeared to be their employer and sized control of my mind before I realized that he was a nova. My unproven suspicion is that the mind controlling nova co-opted my contact, but since both of them are now dead I doubt I'll ever know. 3) Confronted with three elites and a fourth nova, in desperation I used a newly developed, unmastered quantum ability that unfortunately got away from me. The power is commonly known as "Clone", and those are what you see running amuck in the footage. "Fire Giant" was killed during the confrontation, and "Fire Claw" was hospitalized. At this time I believe the fire and explosions were started by a BFG used by one of the "Fires".(OOC: See "Fiction: Aberrant: Ongoing: Vignettes" for footage)[ 09-27-2002: Message edited by: David 'Dr. Troll' Smith ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Damn...Something must have really went wrong to use such... force. It has to be in self defense... it has to be...Please, tell me I'm right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David 'Dr. Troll' Smith Posted September 28, 2002 Author Share Posted September 28, 2002 Sigh. Self Defense. And big heaps of ignorance. I didn't know what I was setting in motion.I knew my clones and I shared my intellect. My IQ is something like 500+. With one clone, we are both at 250. That mind controlling guy nailed my clone and was going to have me (him? us?) publicly kill my client's contact on camera. I figured I'd make more clones and we would overwhelm him. I made three more, so there were five of us. I had assumed that would drop my IQ to something like 100 (500 / 5). Considering how... direct... my powers are that wouldn't have been bad. Well, I was wrong. As a rule of thumb, every new clone halves my IQ for all of us. The five of us were just mindless hulks with a propensity towards violence. Then... well... then the fight started. And I was too dumb to know when it was over.I had known that making all those clones would make me strong. I didn't know that the stronger I get, the madder I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 My god... I don't want to make you angry. Not if I want a hellafied beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 Erm... Not to make light of the situation... Sorry, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doutor da Reducao Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Dr Smith you have my deepest sympathies. It may be of comfort to you to know that you are not the first nova to "lose control" nor are you likel to be the last. It is for confronting this experience so early in your career that I offer sympathy. Shortly there will to be much discussion sparked by these reports. Politicians furthering their agendas, officers of various courts expanding the boundaries of their authority, most likely more than a few of those ghastly "man on the street" interviews - all feeling their opinions are relevant. Forgive my presumption is offering advice but I say pay them no heed. There is only one man that truly knows how and why these events occurred. The rest of us are merely guessing.May the best of luck accompany you on your journey into the future.[ 09-30-2002: Message edited by: Doutor Reducao ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David 'Dr. Troll' Smith Posted October 1, 2002 Author Share Posted October 1, 2002 Quote:Originally posted by Endeavor:Erm... Not to make light of the situation...The only thing to do is to make light of this. Far better to laugh than to cry.Thank you all for your support.Still no word legal-wise. Considering where this was and with whom, DeVries legal doesn't think the Columbian government will press charges. I wonder what this says of Jager's "combat is in the head" theory.On a different topic; I just back from Bill's showing me the Amp Room. (OK, I just woke up from sleeping it off). Not sure how many ampwells I had. Stopped counting at 20 (30? 40? 50?). Bill might know since he got the bill. This assumes he is still alive and awake yet. Since I only recently found my head that isn't a certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune's Son Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Stay frosty, Doc. The uppies are already whining about crimes against humanity, again, to the world court but the smart money is on the Columbians, the Europeans and the US sitting this one out for different reasons. Unless Utopia cuts a favored status deal with the Russians they've got no one that counts in the way of support.Besides, if she was gonna suspend you it would have been done following mission analysis. What went down may not have been photogenic but given your status and the opposition you ran up against just getting the job done is going to count for loads. Check the ratings and you'll see what I mean. And talk to your handler. The word is that your payscale just went up and she got a call from INovation. They're the production company for VoH.Not to mention the Devries Opnet directory is showing three three new sites dedicated to your exploit. When the headache fades and you get a chance check out "Troll Power", "Death Troll" and "Green Machine - Destruction Delivered". Looks like you've got fans.Welcome to the show big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vile Bill Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Quote:Originally posted by David 'Dr. Troll' Smith:On a different topic; I just back from Bill's showing me the Amp Room. (OK, I just woke up from sleeping it off). Not sure how many ampwells I had. Stopped counting at 20 (30? 40? 50?). Bill might know since he got the bill. This assumes he is still alive and awake yet. Since I only recently found my head that isn't a certainty.Hell yeah I'm alive and awake. Woke up just in time to cover Mr. Orgy's butt as he made his way from the stadium as a trail of heartbroken german kiddies trailed him. Damn Doc, but you is a maudlin drunk. Half of the time at least. The other half you were gigglin yer ass off. What the hell is up with that? Gigglin, moanin, gigglin, moanin. How you expect to bang some tail actin' like that.Next time we party, I try to get you laid first, then I'll get you drunk.Yeah, Chance already told ya, but it looks like you hittin the charts with a bullet. As far as N! is concerned, that's a pretty bitchin' debut. When they talk to you about the action figures tell em you want Bernie Bernwright as your sculpture. The man kicks ass.Later.Damn, big sumnabitch drinks moren' I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 O_o; You know, VB, I never thought someone'd be able to drink you under the table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune's Son Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 You've obviously never been introduced to Sean "Orca" O'Shaunessy then. He's one of the old timers that actually had the stones to stay in the game instead of slinking off into the shadows to wither away or raise pure bred New Guinea rats or something equally useful. Spent a lot of time in one of the company's remote projects because his appearance isn't exactly up to PU standards but he's maintaining one of our training facilities in Preatoria these days. Damn, I still vaguely remember the night he drank Pursuer, Bill, me, and half a dozen Elites under the table in Bangkok while Popper kept singing "One Night In Bangkok" over and over. That was one of the times I ever lost a bet at a bar. I figured it was an easy contest to match Orca drink for drink but never considered the sheer volume he could pour down that teeth lined pit he calls a mouth. Bitchin' Bobby McKay basically had a bucket with a handle mounted on the side as a mug for him to drink out of. You should have seen us all that night... It was a wonder we didn't do something stupid.Well something more stupid than we did anyway. It all started when Bill got up on stage with the B-girls and proclaimed his desire to give'em all nova babies. Wouldn't have been nearly as bad if he wasn't so damn loud that the boast carried at least three city blocks. Even Orca got laid about a dozen times that night. Most of the girls were cautious about the teeth but found he had other interesting qualities and they thought his blue hide was "cute".We lost poor Popper somewhere between the Patpong district and Nataya but managed to avoid a confrontation with the local cops after Toranado realized we could use our ATM cards. That's when it got really interesting but I should let Bill tell that part of the story. I will say that proclaiming Pattaya as a seperate kingdom wasn't his idea but he seemed very enthusiastic about the possibilities.[ 10-02-2002: Message edited by: Jack Chance ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vile Bill Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 Awww shit NoChance, I still can't remember all that night. People tell me that's why I ain't got no shame, cuz I forget all the really bad shit.I remember trying to make them babies, shit not a single pup among 'em nine months later. Guess all my jizz were drunk too.I member ATM machines, I member juggling a few of them after they ran out of coin. Then I remember juggling police cars. Orca ate one I think. Least, I remember him chewing on the door of one of em. You were moving so fast it looked like a one man square dance and next thing I know, the cops is all in dresses.Hmmm, gets kinda fuzzy there.How the hell did we end up in London? You had one of them big black fuzzy hats on. Then I remember a lotta Japanese talking at me and Orca trying to make like Godzilla in downtown Tokyo. Shit, mebee that's what that warrant was all about.Hell, I think I gotta get drunk to remember the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune's Son Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 Quote:Originally posted by Vile Bill:You had one of them big black fuzzy hats on.THAT'S why Prince Philip turned me down for the job last year! I always wondered where that thing came from. That's what caused the hotel fire in Burma ya know. Popper woke up and thought it was the biggest freakin' rat he ever saw. He still had the plasma torch Rachel gave him for the job we were celebrating from and the next thing I knew we were on the Eiffel Tower wondering how to get Orca down. It was your idea that he could bounce like a "big damn superball". I'm just surprised it didn't wake him after we threw him off.You're right though. The Japanese had no sense of humor at all.[ 10-02-2002: Message edited by: Jack Chance ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 *quirks eyebrow* No humor? eh? I thought it was a riot, seeing those stuck-up pervert buisinessmen running for their lives. hehehe. I was ROFLMAO for days. The Akihabara District was messed up for months though. It put a crimp in my shopping habits. All the good tech stores are all in there you know. Luckily my favorite anime stores weren't damaged to closure... I'd be mad then.[ 10-02-2002: Message edited by: Endeavor ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune's Son Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 Partly the result of a poor translation. The cop said "If you dare..." and we understood him saying "I dare you...". That's my story anyway.It went pretty much as Bill described after that except that he neglected to mention the shrine maidens. I guess some habits die hard for the little people. [ 10-02-2002: Message edited by: Jack Chance ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 Quote:Originally posted by Jack Chance:Partly the result of a poor translation. The cop said "If you dare..." and we understood him saying "I dare you...". That's my story anyway.It went pretty much as Bill described after that except that he neglected to mention the shrine maidens. I guess some habits die hard for the little people.[ 10-02-2002: Message edited by: Jack Chance ] ... Oh well, with VB, anything's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune's Son Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 Quote:Originally posted by Endeavor:Oh well, with VB, anything's possible.There's one particular possiblity that I find particularly interesting. I'd keep an eye on the news for "interesting" births over the next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted October 3, 2002 Share Posted October 3, 2002 No... now... that's not.... oh my, that's just what we need running around the countryside. A bunch of schoolgirl novas... ...erm... nevermiind.(Give me enough rope.... uhhh... )[ 10-02-2002: Message edited by: Endeavor ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David 'Dr. Troll' Smith Posted October 4, 2002 Author Share Posted October 4, 2002 Well, I'm back. I'm really glad I sneaked off with Bill earlier. After that hit the airwaves, it hit the fan as well.::Grumble::The wave of talks; talks with lawyers (theirs, ours, mine, and others), talks with shrinks, talks with the web page designer, talks with that PR girl, talks about talks, etc, have subsided for the moment. How do people who need sleep deal with this? For that matter, how do people who don't have enhanced intelligence deal with this?Can I hope this isn't a usual occurrence? Quote:Originally posted by Jack Chance:Besides, if she was gonna suspend you it would have been done following mission analysis. "Suspend", no. "Schedule for many more hours of training", yes. I've either had or will have crash courses on "Dealing with the media", "Anger Management", and "Why you really should master quantum abilities off the field, bonehead" (that last one was a lecture). Quote:The word is that your payscale just went up... Wow you called that right. By a factor of 15 or so. But most of that was the due to the previous difficulty of getting baselines to take me serious (not a problem in person, but looking like a comic book adds to the "ridicule" factor). Quote:...Looks like you've got fans...I don't know why but I hadn't counted on this. Still not quite sure what to make of it. Quote:...she got a call from INovation. They're the production company for VoH.Yes, there is talk about making me a guest villain/opponent. Now that would be cool. I never watched VoH before I erupted but I've seen some reruns since. Who ever writes this stuff really knows his stuff. He might actually know some elites, lots of it gibes true.[ 10-04-2002: Message edited by: David 'Dr. Troll' Smith ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2002 Share Posted October 4, 2002 Hey Doc, sorry to here 'bout your first mission goin' all to hell like that but I'm glad your okay. Us newbies gotta stick together, know what I mean? Glad to hear that your career's takin' off despite all the troubles you been havin'. Say, we might even bump into each other on the set of that show, Valor of Heroes.After my first job, I got contracted by the show to do stunts and special power effects for 'em. I guess it means I gotta start watchin' the show too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vile Bill Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Hey NoChance, don't be spreadin rumors about me spawnin kidlets all over the place. Far as I know, every lady I've ever been so lucky as to bed down and maker 'er do the gasp-gasp-squeal has been so kind as to make sure I didn't get no ninemonth later thank you phone call.I love the Pill.I gets to have all sorts of fun, and no diaper changing.Doc, don't be too down. A whole bunch of Elites get sent back for re-training. It's kind of a compliment. Means the Lady thinks enough of ya to keep ya aboard even though you screwed the pooch.Welcome to the big money brutha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakurako Hino Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Heh. I knew you have your bases covered, V-Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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