[network] @standardissue; Will You Still Call Me Superman? [open] [Night 200]

[deus_ex_phs]

[Someone is up way too late at night with nothing better to do. Or maybe he's deliberately providing something not-so-serious in the wake of everything that's been going on. Either way...]

Norfinbury, I need your help. My PHS is working again, giving me access to all my old mail, and I came across this entry from a news source in my world.

Subject: Flying SOLDIER man: Dead or alive?
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From: Reporter

Contents: Unidentified flying objects are being reported from every
town and borough. Witness accounts point to several common
traits--and lead to the conclusion that it is, in fact, Angeal.
Angeal's death was thought to be certain after [redacted]
so what could these sightings mean?
Have reports of the highly-regarded SOLDIER member's
death been greatly exaggerated--or, perhaps, has
Shinra perfected the technology of bringing back the dead!?
This reporter is committed to bringing you the truth,
no matter how sinister it may be.

Flying SOLDIER Man. Flying SOLDIER Man. Surely there's a better name we can give a super hero with wings. Help me come up with ideas!

Can provide more details about Angeal if needed. I have access to all his fan club mail now, too.

Comments

@LELRIC; text;

[armoured]

[Oh. This is actually a little sad, considering what Zack has told him about Angeal, and he's not really in the mood for levity. At all. But it's been too long since he spoke to Kunsel, so he'll give it his best shot.]

When did your PHS start working?

[Whatever a PHS might be.]

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

[That's okay, Al. Kunsel understands. He's willing to work with any response he gets. It's the only way he can really think to help.]

Started working after we got out of the white building, or wherever it was we were. I've been double checking and making sure all the files were there, and seeing if any of its other functions worked, or I might have mentioned it sooner.

[armoured]

Sorry, what exactly is a PHS? Is it like the tablet?

@zd; text

[swatsflies]

You mean the guy that

[ Some how turned into a monster and Zack keeps shutting down or won't talk about it with him. :( ]

Zack's friend?
How was he flying?

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

His mentor, yes. And he had wings. A wing, with a smaller secondary wing on the same side.

Don't ask me how that worked.

[swatsflies]

I remember the one
Didn't know he could fly with it.

[ It's tempting to press, but it feels a little wrong not to hear it from Zack. Instead, he'll focus on the other news that the PHS might bring]

So, what else do you have in your mail?
Anything funny?

@Spoiler ; text

[spoileralert]

I need a hair and/or clothing color.

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

Black hair, black clothes. Wings were white, if that helps?

[spoileralert]

The Raven. Or Magpie, whichever seems more appropriate.

text; (with possible action; for Sad Losers) @dreamsnhonor

[heroproceeding]

[ Talking about Angeal hasn't usually been easy here, not with some of the less than kind reminders of the worst of things. But... focusing on the bad all the time doesn't help anything. So, here's Zack shooting off a text Kunsel's way with a raised eyebrow to his tablet. ]

a super hero name?

seriously?

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[deus_ex_phs]

[Kunsel's just grinning back over here. And responding in text. Despite being in the same room. Because he's Kunsel.]

Well, he was super. And a hero. So why not?

[heroproceeding]

[ Grinning. Like a shit. Of course. Zack rolls his eyes at him, but that doesn't stop the smile that starts to upturn his lips. ]

well I can't deny that. but have you seen some of the super hero names these guys come up with? super man? bat man?

[ Though like Zack's one to talk, really. Not that "Smokey" complained.

Then again, "Smokey" also didn't really give a rat's ass one way or the other. ]

@guardian; text;

[phaseshifter]

Surely "Archangeal" is the only acceptable choice??

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

Hmm. He has been called an Angel before.

But are you sure the name isn't too close to his real one? Wouldn't that be a dead giveaway if he was trying to keep his identity a secret?

@jphawkins, text

[rattlingthestars]

Fan clubs...?

[ Kunsel, spill. ]

Deathwing? The Swooping SOLDIER? ... good thing I didn't become a pirate, I suck at this.

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

Fan clubs. All the Firsts got them.

[Yes, even Zack.

Go on, ask.]

Deathwing is better than the Swooping SOLDIER, I think. Swooping SOLDIER... Tell me that's not considered a good pirate name?

@beyonce | text

[thewarningafter]

Super hero names are overrated.

@IAmLegend; text

[definingfuture]

You're not serious.

@Spoiler ; text

[spoileralert]

Says the guy whose name is literally "Dr. Strange".

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

How so?

Not that I'm arguing, mind you. I don't think anyone goes by a super hero name in my world.

text; @dreamsnhonor

[heroproceeding]

oh? what makes you say that? they sure seem like a big deal in some worlds.

@IAmLegend; text

[definingfuture]

That actually isn't the worst one I've heard.

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[deus_ex_phs]

Oh?

Come on, you can't just leave it at that.

@betterhalf; text

[darkincrement]

What makes a SOLDIER different from any other kind of soldier?

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[deus_ex_phs]

Speed, strength, skill, reflexes, training. SOLDIERs are the elite.