WWYCD: CLOWN In The Macy's Parade

[steriaca]

While watching a certain annual holiday parade (default: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade), one spots members of CLOWN marching down the parade route entertaing the watchers. Mery Andrew is on stilts, Ballon-A-Tick is floating on a balloon and tossing candy and non-magical balloons to the children, Fox is teleporting all over the place to shake children's hands (and get confused with the Car Fax fox), Tag gives out Nerf Balls, etc. They don't seem to be doing anything wrong, but....

 

What would your character do?

[Duke Bushido]

Wake up, remember how dead they are in rhis universe, schedule some therapy, and get dressed for work.

 

 

[steriaca]

1 hour ago, Duke Bushido said:

Wake up, remember how dead they are in rhis universe, schedule some therapy, and get dressed for work.

 

 

Maybe. Maybe not. Remember that each game is an alternative really, and some universes are way different than others.

[Lord Liaden]

Most of my characters would immediately inform my only character to ever encounter CLOWN. Who would arrive at the parade with a minigun, flame thrower, and rocket-propelled grenades.

[Grailknight]

Bion would just watch the parade, and he'd tell the rest of the team and any other heroes to just watch also. CLOWN wants attention more than anything, so unless they blow their MO and start something with the citizenry, just don't give it to them.

[Pariah]

Jack Diamond starts walking alongside Merry Andrew, cigar in hand (unlit—like Will Smith, it's for the look). "Play nice," Jack says in his best prison whisper, "and we won't have any problems here." He'll then retreat to a safe distance, watching to make sure CLOWN plays nice. If they do, no harm, no foul.

 

Thunderstrike hacks into every traffic camera along the parade route to make sure no shenanigans have begun. He'll be really disappointed it he doesn't find anything.

 

Morningstar grips her mace and makes an EGO roll to keep from smacking Tag on sight.

 

Pariah is already preparing spells to put protective shields between CLOWN and the crowd. 

[Hermit]

Lady Obsidian - "Looks like a New York City problem, thank the lord." She then sends a message to the New York teams wishing them luck

[Lawnmower Boy]

Brother Twelve: "There's nothing worse than egotists hijacking communal fun. We should do something before social solidarity is undermined."

 

Maid of Gold: "Oh, don't be such a stick in the mud!"

 

Queen's Fist: "You're good with these Boomer maniacs? Are you even the real Dora?"

 

Maid of Gold: "What? No! I'm disagreeing with Twelve! It's fun!" (Elbows Twelve in a way that brings her in under his shoulder. Looks expectant; speculative glance at the group from Twelve; Charlotte rolls her eyes.)

 

Rush: "They're going to ruin the parade. I'm with Twelve --Brother Twelve. Have I mentioned you need a better codename in the last minute and a half?"

 

Brother Twelve: "It's been forty-five seconds. Which I know is a long time for you. Codenames are for the bougies. Parades are for everyone. With the cartoon animals and everything. They must be weird where you come from, though."

 

[Rush smiles; It's nice of Twelve to feed her a straight line]: "In dark, post-apocalyptic future, all cartoons are Heathcliff. It's hard to enjoy a parade in an underground city. There's no sightlines. Sometimes I think people don't appreciate just how much not-fun it is to grow up in an underground shelter. Anyway, there won't be any sightlines for these guys, either, when they get thrown in Clown Jail." 

 

[Scout appears out of nowhere]: "Have y'all considered the value of some toomfoolery and harmless pranks, a bit of turnin' reality on its head, some mistaken identity shenanigans? Ah know sometimes Ah just want to light things up!" 

 

Queen's Fist: "Pranks aren't harmless if you're always the target, Hick Boy."

 

Scout: "Like, who's the hick now? Ah been to Hope once!"

 

Queen's Fist: "Seeing it in a movie doesn't count. Say, have you seen Bruce? It's not like we're going to be able to do anything in New York without the Goblinjet."

 

Scout [Nervous]: "Heh. Well, I--Ah-- guess that settles it. It's a New York problem an' New Yorkers  can fix it."   

 

[Scott Ruggels]

Felix 9 would be in an advantageous vantage point with a very high powered sniper rifle, concealed in a fake HVAC housing, following the activities through the optics waiting for the mask to fall.

 

Thunderbird, and the rest of his team would be observing, He would probably be at a fairly high altitude, with his team mates on the ground, in various locations, reporting in. Again, waiting for the subjects to do something criminal.  If nothing criminal is done, they will observe them leaving, and then stand down, change into civilian clothes, meet in the back room of a Denny's, and discuss what was observed.

 

Sgt. S.M.A.S.H.   {robably watching the parade on Television. He himself is unfamiliar with C.L.O.W.N.