RUE MOORE HAS IT: SEPTEMBER EDITION

[ruemoore]

Hel-lo, Metacuties~! Rue here. Did you miss me~?

So sorry about the unexpected hiatus! I was brought into another world during all that fuss last month - oh, darlings. I may just be a baseline human here, but I was living my best meta life in that world! You should have seen me, soaring through the skies~! [Rue sighs.] Ah, well. At least I know you’ve all been busy while I was gone.

[Here, Rue’s tone goes a little somber.]

I’ve heard about all the recent unrest in Excelsior. It’s sad to see such a friendly city turning on its own heroes and scientists. I know a lot has happened there, but I don’t blame any metas, no matter where they’re from, for what happened. As powerful as they are, they still can’t control everything, you know?

So don’t worry, everyone. I’m still your biggest fan - and your biggest gossip! So, let’s get to it, shall we?

[A musical sting - gossip time!]

Big news to start - a little birdie told me that Harry Osborn, classy modern man from Excelsior, doesn’t only have the brains to shine in business. He's also got the equipment to shine between the sheets! Reliable sources have commented on Harry's pet anaconda, if you catch my drift - yet this delightful bachelor remains single. Who out there could have the guts to tame this scaly beast?

It seems newcomer Billy Hargrove has also made quite the name for himself on social media, due to his huge success on OnlyStans. This retro-flavored bad boy is raking it in if his following count has anything to say, and rumour has it he’s branching out into exclusive video content and brand deals. Keep an eye out, cuties~!

On the romantic side, summer brought us such lovely warm weather that it has heated up the hearts of two handsome yet shy bachelors! Ripley and Eddie shared drinks during one of Little Love's many merry barbecues but there's a different kind of summer thirst they refuse to quench! Mayhap they need a little push in the right direction? Ripley should take a break from taking jobs and use his abilities to find the courage to ask Eddie out before his toothy guardian takes matters into his own gooey hands.

Finally, with the cutest meta I’ve ever seen - they say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but the Confluence is here to remind you that even metapets can turn your world upside down! A new category of furry black void has taken over cat lovers' hearts by the storm - Sleeper is here to prove anything your kitty can do, they can do better!

[Rue will put this picture on the screen.]

I'm not kitten you - if you need to have some pawsitivity in your life, please don't hesitate to start your day with the purrfect cat meme!

[You can just feel the puns.]

Now, let’s get back to what our newest stars are doing for the community! Don't you love the lack of smell of kaiju blood in the air? The city of Atlantis is slowly coming back to its former glory thanks to the organized effort of metas. Guild members and unaligned strays alike have worked together with civilian charity groups to help the Atlanteans and clean the waters, proving once again all you need to be a hero is goodwill and one free afternoon!

It's back-to-school season and the children of Sunset Falls are blossoming thanks to their magic training! That said, at this age, the youngsters do still need to get better control of their enthusiastic, yet wild sparkles. Fortunately for them, the pulchritudinous Lady Yennefer has a soft spot for kids and has provided them with guidance in order to make Sunset Falls a safer place for everyone. Stressed parents can now finally sleep eight hours without the bed disappearing right under their noses!

Even in Excelsior, our metas are doing their part for everyone! I’ve heard that up-and-coming hero Doctor Octopus was seen fighting a brand new nemesis, the dashingly mustachioed Walrus, during the blackout. Are these two star-crossed enemies going to be the hottest new thing in Excelsior? When reached for comment, Doctor Octopus just said, "My name is not Doctor Octopus." Methinks the dilf protests too much~.

That’s all for today, sweeties! Be good to each other - and if you hear anything juicy, be good to me~.

Comments

[atypical_echo]

So not to an abstract. That's a shame. It could have been fun to borrow your power and prove it by sending you to your heart's desire.

[exasperation]

I mean, it can? But it can't be too abstract. My heart's desire could shift or change and pull me in different directions.

[atypical_echo]

Well, it would have been awesome and impressive if I was like 'ha I will prove it' and BAM! There you are, at his door.

[exasperation]

Yeah, I don't think anyone's powers are that convenient.

[atypical_echo]

Oh yeah, even the convenient ones like making people want what you want have serious bad parts.

[Mark sighs at that, because he knows it well.]

[exasperation]

Yeah, no power should be convenient anyway.

[atypical_echo]

Oh trust me, I know. What I can do has never once in my life been even remotely convenient or useful.

[Mostly he's been lucky that the powers he runs into most often here are either magical or something he's familiar with, so he doesn't get overwhelmed by something strange he can't control.]

[exasperation]

I mean, it probably can be useful.

[atypical_echo]

[Mark sighs and shakes his head.]

I'm only useful if I'm around someone who is useful. And if there are too many powers around, things can get weird. The way things mix is... awkward.

[exasperation]

So you can't, like, hone in?

[atypical_echo]

My powers are sorta, you know, on the fritz since coming here. I used to have more control, often than even the people who they actually belonged to.

[exasperation]

[ huh. ]

This place is messing with your powers?

[atypical_echo]

Yeah, sorta?

[Mark sighs and shakes his head.]

It used to be more complicated. I could even... I could even temporarily steal some powers, not just borrow. It was horrible, doing that. Like... Like trying to dig a bolder out of sand that is trying to sink back around it. But once you have it in your hands it turns to sand and slowly stars to fall away too.

[His metaphors are a mess, but he accepts that.]

[exasperation]

Okay so . . . bad.

[atypical_echo]

[Mark nodded. Yeah, he got that opinion entirely.]

Super bad. It was hard to tell when it was going to be a copy, and when it would be a pull. here I don't seem to do that. I just copy. And not even everything.

[exasperation]

Maybe you need some kind of training?

[atypical_echo]

[That was enough for Mark to go slightly pale.]

I think I'll pass. Too many bad memories.

[exasperation]

That bad?

[atypical_echo]

Yeah, being held captive by a shady government organization that is using you as a test subject can make the idea of 'training' kinda upsetting.

[exasperation]

Sure, I mean. I get that, but that's a really specific situation.

[atypical_echo]

[See this look on his face? It says that trauma is trauma.]

Man, do you have to sound so much like Joanie? Listen, I get it's stupid, but it's still a weird thing for me. Spending years as a test subject means I get leery at some words.

[exasperation]

[ ripley winces. ]

I didn't mean to say it was stupid. I just meant like . . . your powers shouldn't be controlling your life.

[atypical_echo]

[Oh Ripley, Mark wished it was that simple.]

They've been controlling my life, more or less since I was in elementary school. And... Well, I've had to learn to live my life around them. In my world, it can be a problem to be like this. We're called Atypicals.

[exasperation]

Atypicals?

[atypical_echo]

Horrible name, right? Very othering there, worse than Meta even. There's a secret government bureau for monitoring us even.