Wormhole Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 It's late one night and you can't sleep (insert character-appropriate reason here). You decided to watch some TV and start flipping through channels, finding little on but infomerials, when you come across what looks like a really bizzare home shopping program. An anouncer says, "Greetings villains and villainesses, and welcome to the first broadcast hour of the new Supervillain Shopping Network. And now, here's your host, Foxbat." There's the sound of canned appause as the camera pans over to Foxbat and a couple of bikini-clad models standing infront of tonight's merchandice, which ranges from blaster rifles and Turtle Armorâ„¢ suits to some more essorteric items. An 800 number and the price of each appears on the screen in each frame as the models do the full Vanna White routine. What do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caris Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Pop a blank tape in the VCR, make sure it is on the right channel, and hit record. In the morning Adon (Adonis) would hand it off to Rodrigo to take to work with him in the morning. Rodrigo, would probably do a little investigation to see if it is in Miami/Dade PD’s jurisdiction, and have it sent over to the correct people for investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 i think I'd just have to order some of the more esoteric items if only to keep them out of the hands of evil plus for the return address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 MAYDAY calls the police station and tells them to turn on Channel 17. Hops on the Internet to try and track down where this broadcast is coming from and alert that city's police to shut down the broadcast. It can't be legal to sell weapons in this fashion, and send them across state lines, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WhammeWhamme Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Flippant wonders why he has a TV. Then he remembers he's, er... obliged to visit a relation who happens to be an insomniac? Then he'd place an order, see if he can arrange for immediate pickup, and bust it. I mean, any villain like Foxbat (non CU PC) must be able to be arrested, right? Wraith would probably not notice it at first, but eventually he'd pay attention to that particular television set. Then he'd hack the data he needed, and go wreck the party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZootSoot Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 I begin my investigation by calling the 800 number and making a ludicrous order. This gives me my first hiunt on how Foxbat is doing this [and more importantly it makes him think I am in on the joke so he becomes less cautious about me and may let me get close to his master plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Foxbat needs the Cash Knowing that Foxbat just married his ex-wife and probably needs the money. (See WWYCD#45) Argus would quickly make a call to the nearest UNTIL base and let them handle the problem. A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farik Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Husky would just change the channel after snickering but then again if he was bored enough to be watching TV then he'd probably be Kenneth. Kenneth would wish he was old enough to have a credit card so he could order stuff to do research on. He'd briefly consider forging an Identity but ultimately decide that would be wrong and instead see if he could boost the TV to pick up Alien television. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost who Walks Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Mister Fabulous (Hero): Would not look up to watc the teevision, he is busy constructing his latest device to "save the World", and doesn't wish to be bothered. Doktor Grondicus (Villain): While wondering if the prostitute he hired has climbed out the window, he might be persuaded to flip through the channels, to find out what the humans are up to. Upon seeing the various devices Foxbat is selling, he would leap out of bed and scream at the television "Thats my Portable Backpack Incendiary Unit, you cowled clown!" *A call to his lawyer would soon follow* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 The Shield doesn't own one of those television machines, as he finds them crass and common. He reads, and listens to classical music CDs on the most expensive stereo system attainable by man without having to delve into future and/or alien technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybernaut Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Order me some new toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlestaff Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Battlestaff, having 15 points of wealth, would order all the items that were offered, to keep them out of the hands of any villains and/or normals who might be up to no good. He would keep several of the items that he liked, and sell the others (such as the Turtle Armor) at an extremely reduced price to local law enforcement units around the country (for their super-powered response teams). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Devilfire: (Demon Half) Decide if any of the essorteric items would be worth the money and order. (Human Half) Continue surfing and see if there are any Baywatch reruns on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 What's the problem? I love America! Bengal is fairly amazed by most every little bit of freedom we have in the West. I don't think he'd be too surprised to see such a thing on American television. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSagan Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Long Live Capitalism! You know, I agree with Bengal. What's wrong with a former Supervillian trying to earn an honest (or at least semi-honest) living? Maybe it's just off the shelf items, like some obsolete, military surplus battle armor and things like that - stuff any run of the mill agent could get. After all, let's not persecute poor Foxbat into an eternal life of crime. Although, I have to admit, that given his background, an occupation like 'Used Car Salesman' or possibly 'Insurance Agent' seems more appropriate. In fact, if I were to make a recommendation to Mr. Foxbat, I would recommend Law School. After all, he's certainly been through the court system enough to know how it works! You guys just don't want to see Foxbat leave a life of crime because you don't want to lose your Comedy Relief NPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandi Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Re: Long Live Capitalism! Originally posted by CarlSagan Maybe it's just off the shelf items, like some obsolete, military surplus battle armor and things like that - stuff any run of the mill agent could get. Maybe, but when you consider that some street gangs have managed to acquire heavy weapons along the lines of LAWs you'd really want to consider where the stuff's going... especially if the PCs have any friends, DNPCs, etc. who are cops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSagan Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Re: Re: Long Live Capitalism! Originally posted by Brandi Maybe, but when you consider that some street gangs have managed to acquire heavy weapons along the lines of LAWs you'd really want to consider where the stuff's going... especially if the PCs have any friends, DNPCs, etc. who are cops. You know, you could really work that into a plot line. Say that Fox is selling this stuff on late night cable, and it REALLY takes off. QVC and the Home Shopping Network each pick up a segment. Foxbat is now ROLLING in money. (He could pay off his ex-wife AND afford that new base!) All this equipment starts showing up on the street. Kids start showing up to SCHOOL in powered armor! Of course, the media just goes ballistic. Several lawsuits are filed to cancel his shows, but the ACLU jumps in to protect Foxbat's rights to Free Speech. If everyone your heroes run into on the streets is basically Agent-Level (at least for a while) it could get very interesting. Bystanders might just decide to get involved in Super-Hero/Super-Villian fights on the street! Of course, Foxbat, being your basic LOSER, would blow it all. With his newfound wealth, he would probably come up with some half-baked scheme to take over the world just so your local superhero team could put him in jail. Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethwolffe Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Shield would call his lawyer, with what he pays him he can be woken up at that time of night, and have him look into it. Whisper would order a few items that looked good and then trace him to capture him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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