WWYCD: A Damsel Who Doesn't Want To Be Rescued...

[Mister Trent]

A non-superpowered female NPC from your campaign world (choose someone appropriate) ended up in the clutches of an interstellar warlord who has invaded Earth a couple of times recently. You and the rest of your party spent weeks travelling in space and battling your way through his henchmen to finally reach His Imperiousness's palace on his distant home planet. As you burst in and demand that he release her, she (much to your dismay) tells you straight out that she don't need nor want to be rescued! That's right, it appears life as the warlord's concubine agrees with her and she is absolutely refusing to go back to Earth with you. All the while, His Imperiousness is smiling mockingly at you.

WWYCD?

[Amber Nytstar]

Quickly pull out another girl's picture and make a big show of comparing it to the NPC. Apologize to the couple for barging in on them and gives the lady a cryptic message from the male that the two of us have in common. Then quickly leave the way I came in.
(My characters will have no qualms about supporting the lady's freedom to choose.)

[Hermit]

Gaze would use his mental awareness to see if she were being mentally influenced.

[cutsleeve]

Brain Eater Lad: Oh, hmmmmmmmmm well im not feeling the slightest bit peckish. I guess thats my cue to leave then, you wouldn't know any good bars on Mongo would you.

[Legatus]

Rescue Team: The First Ladies

Primadonna: (mad) Nooooo! All this galactic voyage for nothing? You little unthankful b****! I almost lost my sonic voice for you.

Primaballerina: (controlled) I do not understand you, yet I respect your choice. If it is your own free will, we will return to earth without you. But don't expect us to come for a second time. What are you gonna do after the defeat of Mr Big, which is about to happen inevitably? Bah, I just don't understand.

Diva: (angry) Just look at my clothes. They're all ruined and messy. I even got a drop of sweat on my face, uugh. Just for you! And now you don't wanna come with us? ...(change of voice, soft spoken) But on the other hand, I can understand you. He's a powerful man and that's sexy. He's ugly too, but who cares. And you look so good in your new underwear. Bye honey! ... (angry again) Hey, Big Cosmo, don't look at me like that and get the smile off your face.

[Badger]

Badger- Well, he likely came for the fighting anyway. So he didnt leave disappointed. He never learned to even begin to figure out the thought processes of women. Point out, if this relationship doesnt work out for her to not even bother calling on us again. At least Mr. Warlord's army is totally wrecked.

Frosty Bob- "But, baby. What he got that I dont....."(makes a move on female) *WHAP* "so does this mean you'll call me later?" *WHAP* (he then wipes out a couple more regiments and goes home to his favorite bar)

[OctoberRaven]

Mr. Nonsense: Really? You like it here? *to the warlord* What's your benefits package like?

Shift: *shrug* Suit yourself.

Emerald Dragon: Well that's anticlimatic. *sigh* By the way, dude... your guards SUCK.

October Raven: Try to figure out if she's being mind controlled. If not, well, it's her choice. If so, we're saving her.

My next, currently unnamed character: * to group* Next time, can we make sure the person we're saving wants to be saved?

[MilkmanDan]

Whichever character it was would think back and remember The Rape of Ms. Marvel. Then I'd walk out and find a new GM to game with.

[Houston GM]

The group bursts into the throne room.

'Mancer: "We're here to rescue the lady you abducted from earth."

Damsel: "I don't need to be rescued. I don't want to be rescued."

(pause)

'Mancer: "We're here to overthrow the Warlord, capture him, and take him back to Earth."

After capturing the Warlord, 'Mancer turns to the damsel.

'Mancer: "We're returning to Earth and taking your boyfriend with us. You can either stay here or return with us; your choice."

[Wormhole]

Wormhole: Make a smart@$$ comment along the lines of "Did I miss something? How the hell did I find my way into this sci-fi bodice-ripper?"

He would then tell her not to come crying to him if her relationship with the Evil Overlord went sour, and leave.

[hfergus]

Olorin would see if she is mentally controlled. In any case any of my heroes would point out her nice life is about to be ruined, as the baddie is in for a thumpin' and loss of position (if not his life.)

[Lord Fyre]

Whichever character it was would think back and remember The Rape of Ms. Marvel. Then I'd walk out and find a new GM to game with.

Reading that article made my skin crawl . . .

(I get that most comic writers/artists are not feminists, but what Marvel did to Carol Danvers is offensive and it was done with the blessing of the Comics Code to boot.)

[Enforcer84]

Enforcer would probably tell her that her family would like to speak to her and give her a com link.
Psi-Queen would scan for some form of control

Then...if satisfied, leave.

if not satisfied. Kick Warlord's butt.

[CrosshairCollie]

War Wolf: "Congratulations, that makes you an accomplice." *stunner the normal then start whalin' on the warlord*

Vixen: "Uh ... well ... okay, that's kinda gross, but whatever. I'm still kickin' yer boyfriend's butt."

[Trebuchet]

Then I'd walk out and find a new GM to game with.

I played a female character in Champions once (in both meanings of the term). She was raped on her first adventure. I picked up my books, walked out, and never played with that GM again.