Foxiekins Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Re: Cities and the West... Caused or effect? Were the historic metahumans hybreds, or in a culture without the concept of mutation were metahumans explained as being children of the Gods? Or both? Well, this background also uses the concept of metastable equilibriums for evolution... That evolution works in jumps and plateaus, rather than smooth progressions... The idea is that a species will undergo a period of varience, followed by a renormalization as new traits are universalized through the race... But, when one of the traits that universalized through mankinds ancestors was intelligence, it threw a joker into the mix... Most mythology likely thus originated with the plethora of extranormal abilities that accompanied the birth of Modern Man, although there are those who argue there have been historical extranormal flare-ups between that primordial one and today's flare-up... Intelligence itself seems to have been the only trait from the primordial surge, with other traits pointed at as being the traits universalizing from intermediate ones... The ability to use Magic, and possibly the ability to NOT use Magic, are the most frequently quoted examples... Judging from the present day, Flight is likely to be the new universal trait in a few hundred years, once the surge settles down and spreads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loraxxx Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Re: Super humans populations in cities Why are there more Gay men per capita in New York and San Francisco than there are in Las Vegas, New Mexico? In Smallville everyone knows everyone by sight. It is sometimes said that in small towns you cannot blow you nose without everyone knowing about it, half the population speculating on the necessity, and the other half critiqueing the style. Distinguishing features really stand out when everybody in town of your same age and sex has showered with you after gym class. Really screws the old Secret ID when literally everyone in town, except you, has been photographed with the new meta-human. Larger cities provide annomnity. sorry if somebody already mentioned this, but there was an interesting issue of ASTRO CITY dealing with this same topic--a surly kid from the big city goes to farm country for the summer and there she encouters THE ROUSTABOUT--local super-powered-doer-of-good-deeds.... i doesn't take long for her to suss out his secret id and..... SPOILER ....she realizes that not only does she know who the guy is but almost EVERYBODY does--it's kind of an 'open secret'!!--folks keep his quiet about it out of respect for what he does for the community and to give him some privacy--just like you'll notice IRL when a famous celebrity moves to a small town and doesn't 'put on airs'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loraxxx Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Re: Super humans populations in cities Genre convention. ok, that explains why they come to cities, but why do they STAY in the cities after the GENRE CONVENTION is over....?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Super humans populations in cities ok' date=' that explains why they come to cities, but why do they STAY in the cities after the GENRE CONVENTION is over....??[/quote'] Umm... dinner? Hit the clubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loraxxx Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Super humans populations in cities Umm... dinner? Hit the clubs? ok--that works in the short-term--that even explains why they return year, after year.... but i still don't know why they hang around during the 'off season' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest C-- Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Re: Super humans populations in cities ok--that works in the short-term--that even explains why they return year, after year.... but i still don't know why they hang around during the 'off season' Because there are lots of genre conventions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Re: Super humans populations in cities Because there are lots of genre conventions. And restaurants. And night clubs. And then somebody tries something, and you have to be all heroic and shite. And then you wanna blow off some steam, so you go out and find some 'bangers to thrash. And then another club, 'cause you're thirsty.... Man, it could be weeks before you even remember what day it is, much less your address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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