/co/co/'s bizzare adventure thread

Ok, what was the last thing we were doing?

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>>90860582
Previous thread >>90446091

I'm glad I checked the catalog, I was just about to make the thread.

I've made no progress in the writing since last thread since it seems my motivation to write is directly linked to a thread existing, but when I have no new chunks of story already written, then I feel less motivated to make the thread.

>>90861101
The Punisher's assassination attempt on President Mr. Nobody.

>Frank is setting up a sniper that’s actually a fire ball launcher, it’s his first attempt on Nobody's blimp.
>When Hex reaches the top of the building, he could see the image of the burning blimp imposed over the real one. The use of Pacing could be portrayed as Hex aiming at the tank and shooting it several times (each shot with a different angle and result) before the real shot.
>Frank foiled by Hex shooting a big water tank at the right spot to get the right angle for the water to waken the fireball enough so it fails to reach the blimp.

>Showdown across rooftops. Frank pulls out the buzz saw cross bow, Hex has to shoot the spinning blades out of mid air as they both race down their respective buildings.
>Buzz saw blades ricochet, forcing Hex to keep an eye on them as they keep bouncing around him (and he could take advantage of this and hit Frank with one of them).

There's notes for the entire fight, but it just feels like a chore to write out right now.
It needs an edge, something to make me feel excited about it.

>>90861271
Is there someone else in the blimp besides Nobody and his henchmen?

>>90861602
Whoever is in the blimp doesn't matter since the fireball never makes it there.

I'm trying to cut down on scenes that don't add anything to the current action since this part is already stupid long and we're only about a third of the way through it.

>Punisher has reached the top of a building; he’s assembling a sniper rifle that was inside a briefcase. Nobody’s blimp can be seen from a distance
>Frank: I'll give you your own Hindenburg
>Hex reaches the roof of another building, the first thing he sees is the president’s blimp engulfed in flames
>Hex: “Fuck…” the image flickers, revealing that the blimp is in perfect condition. He looks around and spots Punisher readying himself to fire “So he’s planning to shoot the president, then why the blimp will burst into flames?”
>Punisher is seen loading a red shell with a flame mark inside the rifle, he pulls the trigger and a column of fire erupts from the rifle’s barrel
>Hex: “Crap!” He spots a water tank atop a nearby building “Well, it’s the only option”
>He aims at the water tank and fires, the bullet hits the tank and the water pours from the hole into the streets “No…”
>The scene repeats again, the bullet hits the tank from a different angle and the water comes out of the hole with a bit more pressure “no…” he shoots again, and again, and again… turns out that less than a second has passed and he hasn't fired yet
>Hex: “No, no, no…there!” He fires at the water tank, this time the tank bulges for a second and explodes, the water burst like a geyser towards the fireball
>the jet of water collides with the fireball before it could reach the blimp, filling the air with vapor which blocks Punisher’s vision
>Frank: “How did that happen? ...doesn't matter, I have enough ammo” prepares to fire again, but a shot knocks the rifle out of his hands, falling to the streets
>Hex: I wouldn't do that if I were you, partner
>Frank: I always get my target, cowboy

>>90863015
Nice work.
It's so much more exciting when I don't have to write the action sequences myself.

I'm thinking they use the fire stairs while shooting at each other from across the street on the way down.

bump. Also was not the OP fuller?

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>>90861153
Still trying to figure how Pym and Hex survive the first attack of Watt's robot, however, here's the scene after that:

>Watt: (internally) As it was expected, the blast took away a sizable portion of Metal Crusher's power supply, but there’s still enough energy for the killing blow
>Hex: Are you ok, partner?
>Pym: I think so…Man, that thing is a beast! Such massive weapon should consume a truckload of energy, there is no way that robot can maintain it
>Watt: You underestimate the power of my Metal Crusher. Listen, my previous statement remains: one shot is enough to eliminate you! Metal Crusher, aim and fire!
>The Metal Crusher builds up electricity again in his tesla cannon, but sparks fly from his back and the robot falls on its knees, turning off the cannon
>Watt: “What the hell?” He puts on his visor and checks the robot’s status, Willie notices that the robot is losing energy at an alarming rate; a leak suddenly appeared in the robot’s power core
>Hex: Alright, this is our opportunity
>Pym: Yeah, let’s…
>Hex: Run!
>Pym: What? I thought you said you have faced worse things before
>Hex: Aye, but that doesn't mean that I immediately know how to deal with this bastard
>Pym: So what you are trying to say is…
>Hex: We must figure out how to take down this toaster, but we won't do that standing at the end of its cannon, got it?
>Pym: Got it
>Watt: “Unacceptable! True Strickland’s technology cannot fail!” He sees the pair running away “You really think you can run from us?” (internally) I made an extensive maintenance on Metal Crusher this morning, that malfunction came out of nowhere, did they do this? Are they Stand users? No, it can’t be, A Stand user would have figured out my ruse and disposed of me in an instant…

And in the meantime, I had an idea for the setting of part 8.

>>90864751
Yes, there is usually more to the OP than that.

>>90865067
There's a few options for those they avoid the blast.

1, They make it miss somehow. Either with a well placed shot or by knocking it off balance or an open manhole.

2. They block it, either using a building, a Varrick capsule, or a something else.

3. They dodge it using an ACME hole.

The idea I like is Pym taking out one of the holes and throwing it at the robots feet all casual like causing one of its legs to fall through the hole into the sewers below, forcing the cannon to aim upwards and miss them.

>>90865351
>They block it, either using a building, a Varrick capsule, or a something else
With a nearby truck perhaps?

>>90865936
How powerful is the cannon? If it is as powerful as it has been implied to be up to now, I don't think a truck could block it.

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>>90866060
Since we already used Fallout's fatman as the basis for one of Frank's weapons: http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Tesla_cannon
>It was designed to be used as a lightweight, compact anti-tank weapon
It matches the idea that the Metal Crusher is a larger version of the Electric Nightmares designed for siege

>>90866761
So, the thing fires a blast that creates a sort of "dome" around the area of impact that continuously electrocutes anything within that dome for a period of time?

Forcing it to fire up sounds like the best course of action instead of blocking it.

>>90867256
More like it zaps anyone caught in the initial blast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URNYtKzKY0Q
The cannon can blow apart a vertibird with a single shot, and take into account that its size match the robot (I was thinking that it could be built inside its head)

>>90867483
That is considerably less impressive than what I was imagining.

With how the cannon kept being talked about I was thinking it was some kind of Gundam beam rifle bullshit.

Then I was thinking it created a spherical area of effect.

Now it just feels underwhelming.

>>90867746
It would still be able one-shot Hex and Pym if it manages to land a hit (any survivor would be zapped to death), that thing was also supposed to end up using the city's whole power grid when it attempts to fire again.

>>90867885
We're not beholden to make it like the thing from Fallout.

Why not have it so when the shots hit something the electricity expands outwards and makes a sphere to electric death?

It's another bullshit thing Pym can point out to disrupt it.

So, is it too early to include Scaramouche in this?

>>90868038
We already have Jack in this, and if he does end up getting a stand (which he is currently not planned to since he doesn't need one), I would push to have it be called [Don't Try Suicide].

>>90868606
>「Scatman's World」 was already used in part 3
dammit!

>>90868606
>We already have Jack in this

So? Wouldn't be the first series to have multiple characters in this. Aren't there like, five EEnE characters?

>>90868690
Typically I try to avoid having characters from the same series meet if one character killed the other in the source material.

It removes the temptation to just replay the same events that already happened.

>>90868901
Then...we just don't have Jack and Scaramouche meet?

>>90868943
What would Scaramouche be doing in this part?

Is he a villain? An assassin? Is he just a bystander? A ship musician?

Because we already have the robot assassin angle fully covered with DAVE and Scud and I'm not adding any more of the mechanical killing men to the mix since then the hand will be overplayed.

>>90868995
Well, since we have DAVE we can always wait until Part 8 to do something with him. Perhaps if the Rokakaka Fruits are involved he can be a dealer or a hitman like if the group tries to utilize the fruits and the kingpin behind them wants them to be rid of.

>>90869098
I just realized how jumbled that was. Scaramouche could be a dealer of Rokakaka Fruits if they're used. Or a hitman if the good guys try to use the fruits, which would piss off the dealers or something.

>>90868690
>Aren't there like, five EEnE characters?
The Eds, Kevin and Rolf, if I'm not wrong

>>90869098
Killing a character through tuning fork sword would be a good way to change the mood of the story

>>90869213
>A character bumps into a cloaked stranger
>Feels like they hit something hard, that's weird
>What's that ringing noise?
>The character is fucking gibbed

>>90860582
Any reason the Part 7 doc is blank?

>>90869098
>>90869145
Yeah, part 8 might work better for him.

I don't even remember what we're doing in part 8 with the fruits.

By the time of part 8 would all the stand jawbreakers be either exhausted or used to power robots?

>>90869333
That would be because of vandalism and also why I keep my own offline copy, so I don't ever need to look at the online copy until I update it.

>>90869373
Speaking of Part 8, and it's been a while since I was a part of this, but where did the Shakedown Road go, and why is Tails back in?

>>90869491
I know nothing about part 8 (I don't even think about parts we're not on since then we'd still be back on part 4) and odds are all of the docs have been vandalized.

I'd like a copy of docs 1 - 6 that are up to date and free from any vitalization.

>>90869373
>>90869452
If I remember correctly, part 8 was planned before Damo was revealed to be a rock human and Hato's Stand wasn't shown yet. Once we reach that part we should update it with what we know now.

>why is Tails back in?
Tails was originally going to be the protagonist, then he was downgraded to secondary character, but the definite cast is still TBA.

>>90869753
I thought Tails was removed entirely for being /v/. I know there's the Sonic cartoons and comics, but by that logic we'll have to be able to accept any /v/ character with a cartoon or comic.

>>90869793
The argument in favor was that is the Tails gets trolled version, and that Knuckles was already used in part 2 (though I don't know which version of Knuckles was used)

>>90869991
Then that raises the issue of any fan-comic version of a /v/ character being around. Does this mean we get BitF's Kirby or Dedede too?

>>90870036
>Does this mean we get BitF's Kirby or Dedede too?
Well, Dedede is among the suggestions in the stand doc but, outside of a couple of characters, the cast isn't set in stone yet.

>>90870238
I'm just saying, if we allow one fan-comic to allow non-/co/ characters in, we should let multiple ones in or else it's just a special snowflake exception.

>>90870473
No it doesn't. Come up with a purpose for the characters before saying that.

Just shoving in characters without reason makes it all that much harder to get the part going when we get there because then we have more we're forced to work around rather than things fitting naturally into place.

How many times in the past year have we had this conversation?

Now enough about part 8 for now, back to part 7. We've got Hex fighting Frank, pitch some ideas for that.

>>90871015
No, it's important to note this stuff. We shouldn't make a special exception for one character like that, it's stupid. And I was just saying we should allow the POSSIBILITY of /v/ characters from fan-comics if Trolls Tails is allowed.

>>90871015
I don't know about the fight in the stairs, but when they reach the ground, Hex could lose sight of Frank, who shoots a saw blade with the crossbow from afar and, as he closes the distance between him and Frank, Hex has to dodge the blade that keeps bouncing around.

>>90871271
So that gives Frank time to remote control his battle van to him to get his other weapons.

Hex might need to reload before he resumes the fight (had to shoot the blades away on the way down) and that gives Frank an opening.

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>>90871702
I was thinking that once Hex gets close to Frank, they engage in a melee fight: Frank pulls an oversized knife/machete and Hex uses a tomahawk, and they both try to fire their guns at point-blank.

Should he fire one blade or fire several as Hex approaches him?

>>90872880
Probably a lot before Hex even gets to him, then they ricochet off of something and almost hit Hex, then Frank's battle van separates them letting Frank pull out his rocket propelled chainsaw launcher.

Like, Hex has no time to reload and tries to take Frank on with a tomahawk, the buzzsaw blades come back and he chops at least one of them in midair and is forced to back off, then Frank pulls out his knife, but it's just to lure Hex into Frank's pace since he's trying to get him hit by the battle van.

I gotta say, it's nice to see this still going. I was around near the very start. Helped kickstart a few ideas and major plot points, gave a bunch of Stand ideas too (though sadly some got erased). Good to see people still working on this.

Shame the comic version is dead, there's really no more endgame now.

>>90873408
The endgame for me is just getting the damn thing written.

>>90873247
>The Battle Van charges at Hex
>Hex jumps out of its path, it keeps moving towards Frank
>Looks like Frank was hit by his own vehicle
>He burst through the backdoors of the van carrying the launcher
>The Battle Van keeps running and crashes nearby, causing an explosion

>>90873976
I mean that's sort of what I mean. Things get planned out, written in a doc, and then what?

>>90874298
Alright, sounds good.

>>90874324
And then it's done. We did it. Good job. On to whatever year long crazy time sink /co/ drops in our laps next if we feel like participating with it.

After this is done I think I'll work on more writing stuff for the /co/ creation threads. I've gotten pretty decent at writing fight scenes because of all this at the very least.

But I feel like we still have so many more months until we're done with all the parts here. And then we have to go back and actually finish some of the parts where we just left the bare bones in places.

>>90860582
no show must go on

>>90869299
>minor antagonist manages to run away from heroes
>heroes lost track of him, he's seemingly safe
>then, flute music begins to play
>antagonist freaks out as the music gets closer and closer
>when heroes find him, his corpse is splattered in the walls

>>90875324
Yeah, the OP is missing some stuff http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWEiXuZ9FOZLsS9DUERzsWiqattcB_c8

>>90863015
>The two men stare at each other from across the rooftops, Hex has Frank in his sites and prepares to fire
>Frank rolls to take cover behind a vent and rolls out the other side holding a crossbow loaded with small buzz-saw blades
>The blades are hooked together by a string so that when one of them is fired, they all fire in large numbers
>Frank lets the blades fly Hex dodges and shoots some of them out of the air, by the time he’s got his sites back on Frank he’s running down the fire escape stairs
>Hex starts running down the stairs on the side of his building, still keeping an eye on Frank who loads in another chain of saws into his cross bow and fires
>This time the stairs take the hits for Hex, but the blades begin to bounce around making the stairs inaccessible and forcing Hex to shoot them anyway just to get by
>Hex has managed to get down off of the building, but he’s lost sight of Frank
>New saw blades descend on him from above having been fired in such a way to make them ricochet downwards using the fire escape
>Hex rolls into the street to dodge them
>Hex looks around and catches site of Frank again, his guns are now empty and Frank still has more buzz saw blades
>The posters on the sides of the street have Frank face, the dog peeing on a fire hydrant has Frank face, the fire hydrant has Frank face, the people watching from the windows have Frank face
>Frank lines up his shot and fires them off, another swarm of blades close in on Hex who looks like he’s also getting a case of Frank
>TING
>Hex pulls out a tomahawk and blocks one of the blades, bouncing it into another blade and causing them to veer off course, hitting gutters, a potted plant, the fire escape, and some just hit the ground
>The potted plant was on Frank’s side of the street and falls directly above him, as it falls it also develops Frank face and veers off
>Hex’s Frank become more frank at this sudden franking
cont.

>>90875784
>Frank is now out of blades and Hex is coming across the street
>Frank then pulls out an over sized knife while also walking out into the street
>Hex is pulling back for a swing and Frank is preparing to stab him, but then…
>Frank franks
>A battered Battle Van charges at Hex from out of nowhere
>Hex jumps out of its path, it keeps moving towards Frank
>It looks like Frank is hit by his own vehicle
>Frank then bursts through the backdoors of the van carrying something big
>The Battle Van keeps running and crashes nearby, causing an explosion behind Frank

I'm still working here.

>>90875829
>Frank is standing in the middle of the frank holding a frank, a big franking frank

>cutaway gag to V
>Frank's invasive pace is making V spasm all over the place chanting “Frank as Franking a Franked Frank frankly can't be considered alliteration.”
>Rorschach is trying to calm him down

>Cut back to Hex who shakes his head a little and refocuses, he’s able to see Frank holding what looks like a rocket launcher, but something about it is wrong, the ammo is too big
>Frank aims and franks
>Hex sees a chainsaw fired out of the launcher
>Hex: “What the Frank?” as he bends backwards and gets a close up look at the rocket propelled chainsaw flying inches above his face, the chainsaw has a Frank face on it
>Frank: “Everything’s coming up Frank.” as he loads in another shot
>Hex is back on his feet and he’s pissed
>Hex, thinking “The frank was that franking frank?” then he blinks and shakes his head again “No, that’s wrong.”
>An image of Pym appears in his mind holding the knife gun “There’s no way something like this should work.” and the knife gun falling apart
>Hex exhales, the non-fucked up half of his face relaxing, he pulls out a cigarette and lights it, putting it in the hole in his cheek
>The Punisher stares at him “Finally going to accept you’re outmatched?”
>Hex blows some smoke out the side of his face and calmly states “Not only would the rocket motor explode inside the launcher, the chain would also break and lash out at you. There’s no way something that stupid will work.”
>Hex then slowly pulls out his ammo and begins loading his gun
>Frank franks even harder as he readies his aim, Hex makes no effort to dodge as Frank pulls the trigger
>Zoom out to the skyline above the buildings and there’s an explosion
>As the smoke is clearing we see Frank with a mangled arm and blades stuck around his face, he’s still on his feet though
>All the Frank faces around the street are gone
cont.

>>90876319
>Hex takes another drag on his cigarette before unloading his revolver into Frank, finally dropping him

>Hex walks over and looks down at Frank who is now bleeding out
>The Punisher coughs “Good job… saved your boss... like a good lapdog.”
>Hex: “Nobody ain't my boss, partner.”
>Punisher: “Then what are you doing protecting him?”
>Hex: “I’m a bounty hunter, you’re a bounty, and maybe I just don't agree with murdering innocent people.”
>Punisher: “Innocent? You have... no idea the damage... that madman has caused... and will cause. If you were smart, you’d... finish my job.”
>Hex: “That sounds like the ramblings of a dying man that can't accept his defeat.”
>Punisher: “Ignore my advice...”
>Hex: “Oh, I will.”
>Punisher: “In the end, I...will be proven... right…”

Frank is dead. Now, should someone from the Dada Party appear on the scene and offer Hex a bonus on the bounty if he keeps from talking about it publicly for a while? Or should he be contacted after turning the bounty in?

I just marathoned the whole Jojo anime. So I finally understand this thread.

>>90876372
After he leaves the scene, he could be intercepted by one of Nobody's lackeys.

>>90876583
Or one could appear right behind him.

But which one? Mirror Master seems like the go to guy for this.
In all honesty I never think about him having a stand and just keep thinking of him having access to the mirror world being able to pop in and out of reflective surfaces as he pleases.

Oh, we also need a narration thing saying that Frank Castle is now deceased.

Maybe that should come after the meeting so it can also have some coverup transcript.

>>90876645
Did we defined the roles of Mirror Master and Doctor Destiny inside the Dada Party?

>In all honesty I never think about him having a stand
I think he's also going to help Karnage to regain control of the Iron Vulture from Big Guy Nobody, a stand could help him to deal with the big guy.

>>90877079
But Mirror Master was sent to put the big guy on the Iron Vulture in the first place.

Then he was sent back to keep Serenity from jumping off into that Handsome Man's World because TOM has a deal with Nobody to keep her from danger.

After that, it's all on Karnage to take back his ship.

>>90860582
And then https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgf5BC_s-4

Where should Hex and Pym meet after the fight with Frank?

>>90877841
Maybe at a hotel or whatever area is set up for racers to work on their vehicles at?

Pym would still be at least a little drunk.

Or maybe Hex walks back into the bar where Pym is and has a drink himself.

I have stuff to do in the morning, so I can't be up any later.

Tomorrow we'll need to figure out the particulars of the Watt fight.
Does the fight happen during the morning? Where does Watt confront Pym? Should Pym be hungover?

It seems after the initial meeting and fight breaks out we switch over to the Chameleon and go into his flashback, then back to the fight with the cannon being fired.

Also, the table for the third leg of the race's results is still mostly undecided, someone should get on that.

Bumping from the depths. Continue on.

>>90879200
>Does the fight happen during the morning?
After the fight Tom has to pick up his kids, so it could take place in the morning and end at midday.

Will the next stage be announced the same day or the day after?

>>90875551
>>90869299
>"I told ya babe, I'm one of best, no one plays the blades like I do."
>"NO ONE!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQ-qJqb1Ak
You think there should be a cameo from Metal DK at some point?

>>90882691
Here or in part 8?

>>90883955
Probably in this part.

If we haven't reached the the Robot settlement yet then Cliff and Jane could run into him...and probably say that he looks absolutely terrible (like a solar powered, turbo charged washing machine with hands like aluminum foil) which causes an easily offended ladybot to faint.

>>90884549
Or in Chile, as part of Tulio's arsenal.

>>90882551
The day they arrived at CN City is the day before they fight Watt.

What it boils down to is did Watt attack them during breakfast or lunch?

The Iron Vulture still won't be arriving in the city for possibly several hours after the fight.
Depends how long Tom and Strickland's scenes with the Chameleon are since those come before Don Karnage arrives.

Getting these ideas out here while I have them, don't have time to really polish them right now.

So Hex just beat Frank, as he's about to pick up the body to haul it off to the place where he claims it at, he hears a clapping and stops.
He turns and sees Mirror Master standing not too far away "Nicely done, Mr. Hex." "And you are?" the man stops clapping and does like a courtesy bow like a butler "I'm a representative of Mr. Nobody sent by the Dada Party, and also the man who is paying you for your services and will be taking care of the clean up." Hex looks susceptible until he checks a device in his pocket (should he have a smartphone? Hex doesn't like future tech, but he's used it before when convenient) "Well alright then." "I'm also here to offer you a bonus if you are willing to agree to not disclose the actions Mr. Castle was undertaking before his death. National security and all that." Hex sighs "Fine, fine." "Thank you for your cooperation, it makes things so much easier for all of us."

Kind of want Mirror Master to be playing up a role here. He's not really acting like how he usually would because it's official business.

Much, much later, maybe in the robot town, I think Pym should reveal to Hex that the real reason he wants to learn pacing is because he has a mental condition that makes him have violent mood swings and he wants to be able to know when one is about to happen revealing he struck his wife once because of them and was a poor parent to his robot son.

>>90885756
Probably during breakfast, and Chameleon makes the arrangements the night before.

Watt could be carrying the robot around concealed inside a truck, and he stalks them as they leave the hotel.

>>90886630
Maybe he has an old device (and Pym tries to convince him to change it for a more modern one). After Hex leaves, Mirror Master drags Frank's body inside a reflective surface and is never seen again.

>>90886723
He's already made the call the day before while in the bar, I guess he finalized the arrangements that night.

>>90887926
Like a beeper?

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>>90888782
>"There is nothing wrong with beepers, kid, and this is a Big Bob Beeper, best model of the year"
>"Do you know what year is it?"
>The question remains unanswered

>>90888922
Damn, I would've made him a sponsor in the race if I had remembered him.

He's since gone on to establish a cellphone empire, always one step ahead of the trends, he invested in smartphones before they became the standard and is richer than ever.

>>90876372
>Frank Castle “The Punisher”. Status: Deceased

>Hex gives Frank’s body a nudge with his boot just to be sure
>As he's about to pick up the body, an odd sound in the aftermath cuts through the tension: he he hears someone clapping
>He turns around and sees a man wearing a formal business suit (Mirror Master) standing not too far away "Nicely done, Mr. Hex."
>Hex: "And you are?"
>The man stops clapping and does like a courtesy bow like a butler "I'm a representative of Mr. Nobody sent by the Dada Party, and also the man who is paying you for your services and will be taking care of the clean up."
>Hex looks skeptical until he hears a buzzing in his pocket and checks the unseen device within "Well alright then."
>The man claps his hands again "I'm also here to offer you a bonus if you are willing to agree to not disclose the actions Mr. Castle was undertaking before his death. National security and all that."
>Hex sighs "Fine, fine."
>The suited man is now kneeling over Frank’s body "Thank you for your cooperation, it makes things so much easier for all of us."
>Hex walks away, checking his pocket again when another buzzing goes off
>After Hex has walked away, Mirror Master drags Frank's body inside a dislodged window on the ground

>Pym is still sitting at the bar, but he’s looking more sober and now drinking water
>Hex sits next to him
>Pym: “You missed a really weird guy when you stepped out.”
>Hex: “I found more than one weird guy when I stepped out.” Hex holds his pocket again “I need a drink.”
>To be continued rolls by

I don't have a lot of time today to work on what comes next.

How big is the van Watt's Metal Crusher is in? How long does it take for Hex and Pym to notice it?

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>>90892378
Pretty big. Once they notice that someone is following them, Watt could drive ahead and wait for their arrival next to the place Hex and Pym were planning to go (he would have been spying to their conversation through a listening device)

>>90892732
I kind of want it to be buff Watt who fights them, just so when they try to attack him instead of the robot, he proves to not be a chump.

>>90893668
Wimp Watt could briefly appears in the flashback that he has when he talks about his previous job in Strickland.

>>90894076
Lot's of flashbacks in this next chunk to be worked on.

>>90893668
During the whole fight, Pym could inadvertently use the Pacing while mocking Watt and regress him to his nerdish state after the robot is destroyed.

>>90896738
I'm not sure it can do that.

Pacing would be too OP if it allowed alteration of more than just the target's mood and mindset when used against a person directly.

But where is Dan Backslide during all this?

>>90897157
He's dead. Stan Lee sucked the life out him using his vampire soul stealing powers back at San Fransokyo.

>>90897234
Will anyone ever know?

>>90897008
It may screw with him mentally, even if he's still buff after the fight, he might be unaware of that and believe that he losed all his gains.

>>90897305
I think they found his dried corpse

>>90897537
So they need to fuck him up mentally somehow on top of blowing up his robot.

See, I still don't know where Watt is during the fight where he can see and talk to Pym and Hex, but they can't attack him.

>>90898169
He could stand next to the robot and the Metal Crusher shields Watt with its electric attacks.

>>90873408

>Shame the comic version is dead, there's really no more endgame now.

Aside that, the writing isn't really good, there is a whole lack of quality and consistency in several excerpts and I dreaded how some characters were horribly written out of their original personalities. Dredd was the worst offender.

This is coming from someone that was in the beginning and was curious in how all of this was going to become, then became greatly disappointed how it turned after Part 3.

>>90898486
Well, even if the comic version isn't going well...doesn't mean that someone won't pick it up eventually...the future can never tell!

>>90898270
What's keeping him from getting shocked then?

>>90898486
Part 3 was never even finished. Anons only ever focused on the parts they wanted to and then left.

Part 6 was a nightmare from months before we even started working on it.

You could always help out with part 7.

>>90898968
>What's keeping him from getting shocked then?
It could either shoot down any projectile launched against him with accurate lightning strikes, or it generate an electric shield around Watt that remains in place as long as the robot is active.

>>90899910
Electric shield, huh? Maybe Pym should steal that.

Electric as in made of electricity or electric as in deflects or acts as a lightning rod?

>>90900272
As in a dome that zaps anything that gets too close to him, he might be wearing protective gear to not bother about touching it.

>>90900583
I like the gear angle, but the done I think should be caused by the cannon shot's aftermath.

Should his own gear be his downfall or is that too often done?
Or should that be exploited somehow?

>>90900878
I think it would be better if they just focus in bringing down the robot (since it would remove Watt's shield), but messing with Watt would also help to destroy it since it seems to be semiautonomous.

>>90901103
An insult to the robot is an insult to Watt I suppose.

I'm still working the thing out in my head, not going to get much done tonight on it.

>>90900583
How effective would lobbing a huge piece of rebar into that be?

>>90901342
If it's like a forcefield, the rebar would bounce off, but if it's just an electric field of sorts then it would pass through it.

>>90902148
Well, yeah, therein the point of contention, depends on which is which.

>>90902148
If it's a field then it'll be like metal in a microwave, and that's a serious design flaw.

Maybe he's just wearing a shock suit that absorbs electricity and zaps anyone who tries to touch him.
We had the Interpol guys have something like that in their suits during part 6 at the very end I think.

>>90902246
If it can be easily pierced, it defeats the purpose of a shield in the first place and makes the fight easier (just gun down Watt and the robot goes offline). It could be a forcefield with the added benefit of being electrified incase Hex or Pym try to attack him in close quarters.

>>90902448
Wasn't that Membrane's stand?

>>90902507
This seems logical, though I mean bullets wouldn't easily overload an electric charge. I mean you couldn't deflect a bolt of LIGHTNING by shooting at it, but who would expect something that huge to come at you, especially if you have the element of surprise. Depends on how common a cannonball attack could be...

>>90902507
Well someone was wearing a suit when Joy tried to escape at the very, VERY end and putting it on shocked her unconscious since it didn't recognize her as the person who was supposed to be wearing it.

Why don't we just have Watt be on a screen somewhere and just forgo the shield?

He's in the truck broadcasting from somewhere. They blow up the robot, Watt tries to make a break for it, they fuck his shit up.

>>90903005
Right, the Providence guys served as cannon fodder for Interpol during that part. Are they the ones that will appear in the climax and try to stop Stardust?

>>90904691
So he's talking with them through the robot?

>>90904809
If they have spaceships, maybe.

Hmm, you know, the Interpol guys will play the very extremely vitally important role of giving the still alive racers a ride back down to Earth.

And yes, Watt is talking to them through the robot.

With the extra money he received, Hex may decide to be a good partner with Pym and invite him to a breakfast in an expensive place. As they leave the hotel, they notice a truck parked on the other side of the street, but they don't pay much attention to it.

Does Frank's EXTREME EDGE ability have a name? Is it a Stand?

>>90905437
At one point it was going to be a Stand, then it became some sort of Melody, and it finally became a form of Pacing.

>>90905437
No, it's not a stand.
Frank's a pacing user, just like Hex, just like what Pym is trying to be.

It's a semi-new concept introduced in this part.

We go balls deep into stand bullshit starting with phase 2 of the race which we are nearly at.

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>>90904936
This guys from Dial M for Monkey could be part of the fleet that attempts to seize the Absolution and fight against Stardust.

Well, I can't stay up late to keep the thread up through the night, so here's hoping I actually have the time and motivation to continue on with this tomorrow.

>>90906559
Yeah, that'd work.

I just want any of the side plots we have in play to actually be relevant by the end.

What other flaws could Pym point out to hinder the robot's advance?

>>90904691
Then he's not going to be part of the fight until the very end?

>>90898486
Dredd in particular was supposed to be rewritten to be more Dredd, but hasn't been done yet. Speaking of him, what happened with Dredd in the end? I assumed that he died in the explosion.

>>90910918
Yeah, they destroy his robot, then come for him.

>>90911657
I'm pretty sure it was either that, or The Warden killed him.

>>90911778
How do they encounter him? does the robot just burst into scene and ambushes them?

>>90912228
This >>90905266 is a start.

It probably bursts onto the scene once Watt realizes they've noticed him.

Does Watt still think he has the element of surprise?

Trying to get conversation going since I can't keep the thread up all day.

>>90913718
Depends if he attacks immediately or drives away and waits for them somewhere else, hiding the truck.

>>90913921
Which is more interesting?

I'm fishing for ideas right now.

Wasn't Watt supposed to pass the robot as his Stand, like how Hank used to do?

>>90914861
Maybe Hex and Pym arrive to the place they were going, Watt is already there and announces that he plans to get rid of them.

>>90915496
Yeah, he is. No idea how we're handing that now.

Maybe Watt poses as someone in a shop, like a car service man trying to sell them something and after they brush him off he busts out the robot.

>>90915871
So he is disguised as someone in the shop, approaches Hex and Pym and mumbles about killing them, they tell him to fuck off and then they hear the robot approaching, realizing that he was serious.

>>90917236
So, we start off in the morning, Pym and Hex are getting breakfast somewhere and Hex should be telling Pym more about pacing.
They leave and go somewhere, I don't know where.
As they're out walking around, maybe they pass by an auto shop or whatever, some guy is handing out fliers and keeps trying to get Pym's attention while Pym keeps brushing him off until finally there's an explosion and the big robot appears and Watt does a pose and says whatever the fuck he's supposed to say.
Then from there I guess the robot punches at them while Watt makes himself scarce after Hex shoots at him.

Then we cut to Chameleon in his hotel room making sure that the guy he got is now undertaking the job. Then he finds the box of cookies with a note (is a note needed? It might be to get the point across to the readers) and has a panic attack while flashing back to when he was brought to the oval office and met Nobody. The flashback needs to end with Doctor Destiny introducing Chameleon to his direct superior who we never see.
Then a knock at the door and he takes the maid's face before running out.

Then we're back to Pym and Hex as Watt fires off the first shot and they have to fuck up his robot a little using pacing to get some distance while it recharges.
They try to form a plan, but a maid keeps bothering them until they've had enough. Maybe Hex isn't going to bother saving the maid when she ends up in the line of fire. He's not THAT good of a person and the maid could dodge and then call him out on it before running off.
Back to planning, and from here the event order is muddy at best.

Do they blow up the pillar propane and then the Chameleon tries to steal Hex's face, or does he try that before?

Everyone must be busy today.

>>90917382
>Do they blow up the pillar propane and then the Chameleon tries to steal Hex's face, or does he try that before?
I say is around that time, Hex is distracted by Chameleon and separated from Pym, and the wounded Chameleon uses the explosion as a distraction to run away.

>>90919713
Well, going back a bit, to when they're having breakfast at wherever, what's an easy way for Hex to demonstrate the precognitive applications of pacing and how and when they apply?

I imagine it can't be used to predict things the user can't observe.

So say Hex is holding up a fork and a spoon, what can he do with them to demonstrate it to Pym?
Could rock-paper-scissors be better where Hex wins every time until Pym figure out the trick again?

I'm trying to come up with something here to further along the explanation and application of this ability.

>>90920379
yeah, making him predict if he's going to throw rock, paper or scissors is better.

Woah, this is still going on?

Cool. Last time I was here we had barely finalized Courage's segment.

>>90920635
So Hex is trying to get Pym to do that, Pym manages to do it once before, but that was in the heat of the moment.

Might mean Hex tries to go find some trouble to throw Pym into it.

>>90920788
That was a year or so ago now.

How often do you visit /co/?

>>90921142
I left for a bit, and I stopped visiting due to university.

Is my boy Venom in this?

>>90921242
Venom... no one ever suggested him for a role, so no, not that I remember.

>>90921780
What a shame.

>>90898486
We really need to find a new drawfag willing to pick up on the comic. It's the closest thing to a final product this project has.

Or even multiple drawfags who will draw certain scenes or whatever.

>>90921142
>Hex throws rock-paper-scissors in a consistent pattern
>Pym thinks that he has figured out the pattern, but briefly glimpses Hex making a different gesture
>He stills follows the pattern and lose, Hex mentions how the vision was right

>That was a year or so ago now
Oh shit, a year already

Threads are dropping too fast and this is feeling like a chore today.
>>90891135
>It’s a new day in CN City
>The racers still have several hours until they need to be at the harbor to continue the race
>Pym and Hex are having breakfast at the hotel’s kitchen, Pym is rubbing his head a little
>Hex: “Think back to yesterday when you suddenly saw your car burst into flames with you still in it. Figure out that feeling and apply it now.”
>Pym chooses paper, Hex has scissors
>Pym: “Again?!”
>Hex: “Until you can remember that and do it at will, you’re not gonna beat me.”
>Pym scratches his head as Hex drinks some coffee

>Pym and Hex exit the hotel and begin walking around
>Hex: “Lesson 1 was observation, you need to be aware of your surroundings and the people in it. Recognize patterns, intercept them, make them follow the patterns you know and can predict.”
>Pym chooses rock, Hex has paper, Pym groans
>Hex: “once you get observation down, then you can use minimal effort to get the effect you want.”
>Pym: “Like a butterfly effect?”
>Hex: “Take it a step further.

What's a good example Hex can do here? Like a "look at that, it's going to blow up in 3 2 1" or a tossed ball for a dog to chase that does... something.

Just some weird ass thing that shouldn't happen but Hex makes it happen by applying the smallest bit of direction to something.

>>90924398
We can do that right before Watt starts getting up in Pym's face.

Right now I'm still trying to come up with a good example of the application of using pacing to predict things.

>>90924468
Maybe something is about to fall from a ledge (like a flower pot) and Hex predicts when it falls and if it lands on someone's head.

>>90925110
There was a falling flower pot during the Frank fight, so I don't know if I want to do that again.

Hex firing off a shot in the middle of the city when not fighting someone seems out of character since he wouldn't waste the ammo.

Maybe he predicts something Pym will do in the next few minutes?

>>90925316
>Maybe he predicts something Pym will do in the next few minutes?
While they are still walking through the streets or when they arrive to wherever they are going?

>>90927500
Are they even going anywhere or are they just walking around so Hex can show Pym how it's done?

Because I think Watt will just target them as they're walking around town killing time.

>>90927610
Well, they still have some spare money, they could go somewhere to kill time and Hex can teach Pym about Pacing on the way.

>>90928277
Like winning at gambling?

Is there anywhere in CN City to gamble?

>>90928343
>The security suspects that Hex and Pym are cheating, so they send a bouncer to deal with them
>Before he could do anything, Watt steps in and subdues him

>>90929052
What sort of gambling should it be though?

And where is it happening at?

>>90929902
A place run by Nasty Canasta w/ Battling McGook for muscle? Or Steven Sharp III w/ Crusher Crock? Col. Shuffle? Joe Fixit?

>>90929902
Cards or roulette, Hex plays poker in his stories and he was killed when playing cards

>>90930581
I can't tell if all of those names are actually characters. If we do go to a gambling house, we'll need to not show the vast majority of the gambling since this arc is already dragging on. Just cut to the part of them having won too much and a guy trying to kick them out.

>>90930638
I'll tuck that one away for when they're in Cape Suzette. Shere Khan probably owns some places like that.

>>90930732
Half of them are throwaway Bugs Bunny gamblers, Steven Sharp is a gimmicky old Green Lantern villain named the Gambler, Crock is a fellow Green Lantern villain, the Sportsmaster, formerly a gangster.

>>90930732
Joe Fixit is the Grey Hulk when he was a Vegas kneebreaker.

>>90930924
>>90930954
OK, what's the name of the place?

I did not see it going in this direction earlier today.

>>90931299
Mild research shows that Nasty Canasta's place was just pretty much called "Nasty Canasta's Saloon & Gambling Hall" while Hulk's boss ran the "Colosseum Casino." The Gambler run amok of the "Taj Mahal Casino." Open examples.

>>90931642
I like the ring of Colosseum Casino.

Makes me think Watt might also take a beating from the enforcers there after trashing the place.

It also makes for a better place to run into a maid than on the streets.

>>90931781
So the whole fight will take place inside the casino? could be a nice callback to the tower in part 5

>>90933083
I don't think we had a casino in part 5.
If we did, then I'm losing my memory.

So, when Hex says "take it a step further" we cut to him in the casino with piles of chips and Pym just staring on, kinda mad.

Maybe Hex gives him a chip and tells him to come back with 50.

>>90933599
I was talking about the fight in the WB's tower, but in this case it would be in a much smaller building.

>>90933599
>Maybe Hex gives him a chip and tells him to come back with 50
>Pym sees himself failing or getting kicked out of the casino as he passes next to the tables and slot machines

>>90933696
Well it's not going to be anything like the WB tower climb.

Once Pym gets told to go do whatever with the chip, Watt can appear and try to take him out.
Pym should see through him somehow and call him out on what he's doing even though he finds the visions he gets to be outlandish that an assassin would come for him.
Him being right throws Watt off his game and he busts out the robot, then Hex gets involved because that's kind of a big deal and also because it made the card dealer run off.

>>90935254
He gets the chip
>Passes a slot machine, sees himself losing every time "Nope."
>Passes the roulette, sees himself losing "Nope."
>Passes a card table, sees himself dying "What the hell? An assassin card dealer?"
>Watt loses his shit

>>90935260
The fight could end with the robot's explosion being seen from outside the building, with neither Watt nor Chameleon knowing if they succeeded at first.

>>90935412
So they're going to be in the streets after all when the Chameleon shows up disguised as a maid?

I supposed they really would need to be not inside when that cannon gets fired.

>>90935479
If it's fired when they are inside it could cause a blackout in the whole building. Alternatively, it could blast a hole in the side of the casino, both scenarios make their escape easier.

>>90935657
I guess I'll figure it out more as I go once I get to there.

Hopefully that'll be some time tomorrow if the thread survives.

There's a lot of notes for the next bits, so hopefully patching it all together will go smoother.

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>>90931781
>He assaults a nameless bouncer, saying that he won't steal his prey
>After the fight Watt tries to run away, but bumps into an even bigger gorilla
>The official transcript mentions how, after he was handed to the authorities, he filled a demand against the casino for kidnaping and torture

Is that anon who said he'd do a Suzie/Memow vector around?

>>90935291
Will he try to physically assault Pym before calling the robot?

>>90941996
I don't think Watt has any powers other than the robot in this scenario, so he might just skip right to the robot.

>>90943030
He might attack him in a more conventional way (a weapon or something), and Pym won't get his stand until he boards the airship.

>>90939280
>>90944185
So are we going with him posing as a bouncer or posing as a card dealer?

>>90944585
I think a card dealer, but he also knocks out the bouncer sent to kick Hex or Pym out of the building.

Is he fit or nerd Watt?

>>90944679
He's fit Watt, that makes for better posing when he's pretending to have a stand.

>>90940423
Yep. Though it might still take a while. I'll post it in the booru when I finish it so you don't have to wait for it in every thread.

I'm having a hard time seeing how Watt could both be pretending to be a dealer and a bouncer if Pym sees that he's an assassin before he leaps into action.

>>90946595
He is not pretending to be a bouncer, he gets rid of a bouncer that was about to grab Pym.

>>90946851
Why is a bouncer after Pym? Hex is the one winning at everything.

>>90948138
They entered together to the casino, security may suspect that they are accomplices. Another guard was probably dispatched to deal with Hex, but the robot attacks the casino before he could do something.

>>90924468
>We see a building behind Hex with a big sign on it reading ‘Colosseum Casino’
>There’s also a large truck just rolling up to the side of it

>Cut to inside Colosseum Casino, Hex is sitting at a poker table with a mountain of chips while Pym stares on in a disgruntled way
>Hex sticks out a fist again for another round of rock-paper-scissors
>Pym, thinking “OK, he’s thrown in a consistent pattern of scissors, paper, rock, paper, rock, scissors, so that means he’s going to throw scissors this time.”
>Pym briefly glimpses Hex throwing paper overlaid on top of Hex sitting there, but shakes his head
>They do the 1 2 3 and Pym throws “Rock!”
>Hex: “Paper.”
>Pym: “What?!”
>Hex: “You should’ve gone with what you saw instead of the pattern you thought I was using.”
>Pym: “Dammit.”
>Hex takes one of his chips off the table “Here, take this and come back once you’ve got 50 more.”
>Pym walks away from the poker table, some security guys were watching and are whispering into their radios

>Pym is looking at his single chip and begins walking around the casino
>Pym passes a slot machine, sees himself losing every time "Nope."
>Passes the roulette, sees himself losing "Nope."
>Passes a card table with the dealer doing card tricks waiting for customers, sees himself dead on the floor, crushed to a bloody pulp "What the hell? An assassin card dealer?"
>The card dealer slips up with his tricks when he hears this

So what happens here with the bouncer to get Watt to act too hastily?

>>90949288
>Dealer:(internally) What did he just say? Is he some sort of seer or what?
>Player: Hey, did you hear me? deal the cards already!
>Dealer: Sorry, the table is closed. Move along (internally) seems that they split up, which means that I still have the upper hand
>Bouncer: Yes, I see him. The shark is looking for his next target
>Dealer: Oh crap! Looks like I have competition
>Bouncer: Yeah, I'm leaving the cowboy to you. Time to teach this momma boy a lesson
>Dealer: Sorry, but there are too many playes in this game...

Then he takes down the bouncer without alerting Pym of his presence.

>>90949924
So why is Watt taking out guys sent to throw Pym out of the building? Does he need Pym to still be in the building for his plan to work?

What is Watt's initial plan?

>>90950082
He probably wants to be the one that deals the killing blow, and since his trap in the poker table failed, he may attempt to isolate Pym in a room and kill him without raising any alarm.

>>90950412
But why would an assassin care who kills the target as long as the target is killed?

That's the problem I'm having here I guess.

Sure, Watt has fallen from grace, but what's his motivation for getting into the killing area of work? Does he just need the money to continue his research?

>>90951302
I don't think the bouncer will try kill Pym, just kick his ass and throw him out of the casino. Chameleon may have told him that they are watching him (doesn't need to be true) so he can't just sit back and say that he did the job.

>>90951542
So Watt is under the notion that he won't get paid unless he's the one who kills Pym?

That could work.

>>90949288
>>90949924
>Dealer: (internally) What did he just say? Is he some sort of seer or what?
>Player: “Hey, did you hear me? deal the cards already!”
>Dealer: “Sorry, the table is closed. Move along.” (internally) Seems that they split up, which means that I still have the upper hand.
>Pan over and out a little and we see a bouncer closely watching Pym “Yes, I see him. The shark is looking for his next target.”
>The Dealer notices the bouncer “Oh crap! Looks like I have competition.”
>Bouncer: “Yeah, I'm leaving the cowboy to you.” He puts his phone away and cracks his knuckles “Time to teach this momma boy a lesson.”
>The Dealer appears behind him “Sorry, but there are too many players in this game...” the bouncer’s eyes roll up as he passes out “I only get paid if I do the work myself.”
>Pym is now standing behind the dealer “Yeah, I saw that coming.”
>The dealer jumps forward and stares Pym down “Yeah? Well did you see this coming?” he strikes a pose and while doing so discretely pushes a button on his wrist

>Cut back to Hex who has just won another hand, a large gorilla in a suit is approaching him “I think that’s enough, cowboy.”
>Hex gives him a once over and then places a hand on his hat “I agree.”
>The entire establishment shakes, there’s an explosion, the blast knocks the gorilla off his feet, Hex’s hat stays in place

>Back with Pym, the dealer is now posing as a massive hulking yellow robot looms behind him, having smashed its way through the front entrance
>Dealer: “Behold, my stand, [METAL CRUSHER]!”
>Pym: “Stand? The hell are you on about, that’s a robot!”
>Dealer: “Shut up!” he punches an arm in Pym’s direction and the robot swings its massive arm down
>Pym jumps out of the way as the floor is crushed where he was standing

So how do we reveal Watt's Strickland backstory? Does Pym recognize the robot?

>>90953618
All this stuff

>He’s using his [METAL CRUSHER], a large MK III Electric Nightmare leftover from when Chane was running Strickland
>It’s an experimental heavy duty model that was still being tested and then was further modified after it changed owners.
>Watt attempts to pass it as his Stand since neither Hex or Pym know how Stands look at that point
>Watt was a Strickland employee on Chane's side.
>When Bobby regained control of the foundation, everything that was made under Chane's tenure was slated for scrapping and Watt tried to retrieve as much as possible before running away, the giant robot being the only thing he managed to hide from Strickland when Membrane took over the R&D branch

How is all that revealed to Pym and Hex?

>>90953662
Maybe the robot has the Strickland logo from the Chane era, or Watt himself boasts that he worked for the "real" Strickland.

>>90954169
OK, so it has a big PN MK III on it somewhere and Pym recognizes it.

Watt, who I assume we are making more prideful here, boasts about it since Pym recognized it, before Pym insults him by calling it a piece of crap from Strickland's worst era and how their earlier robots were far more powerful.

>>90954308
The Strickland logo of the Mk III could also have a lightning bolt(s) instead of the flame, and Pym thinks that is a knockoff at first before remembering the whole fiasco of Chane's term.

>>90954574
I guess Pym would say this for Hex's benefit?

What kind of entrance should Hex make to this fight?

>>90954693
He looks for Pym, immediately assuming that he caused the commotion. Hex could remember the logo from the tank of pillar propane and Seymour's power armor.

>>90953618
>Hex comes running over “What the hell is this?” he notices the Strickland logo on the side of the robot, only with a lightning bolt instead of a flame “What’s a Strickland robot doing here?”
>Pym gets up “Strickland?” he looks at the robot again as it lifts its arm back up and sees a big PN MK III on it “An electric nightmare? I thought those were discontinued.”
>The man stands with pride “So you’re actually aware of what this is.”
>Pym: “Yeah, it’s a piece of crap left over from the least innovated minds in Strickland’s history. I’m surprised you can even operate that thing with how shoddy most of the Chane era robots were.”
>The man seems mad now “Shut up! This is an experimental heavy duty model that was still being tested! Damn that Hill, damn him and everyone he brought into the science department! This is ‘real’ Strickland tech! None of that archaic gas powered wastes of space!”
>Pym and Hex exchange glances at how worked up he’s getting over this

>Narration: “This man’s name is Willie Watt, a former Strickland employee.”
>We see Watt when he was scrawny
>”Under Chane’s leadership of the foundation he created the electric nightmares and spearheaded the robotics division,
>We see Watt in the lab, he has money, prestige, respect
>“This, however, was not to last. When Bobby regained control of the foundation, everything that was made under Chane's tenure was slated for decommissioning.”
>We see outline of Bobby and Membrane going through the lab and talking with Watt standing alone in the background
>“Knowing his era was at an end, Watt salvaged as much as possible before running away, the giant robot being the only thing he managed to hide from Strickland when Membrane took over the R&D branch.”
>Cut back to Watt in the present who is talking to himself
cont.

>>90956887
>Watt: “‘Here comes that weenie Billy Wat, such a wimp.’ ‘Wok’s so pathetic he is gonna build a robot wife’ Oh, but when Membrane built his own robot chick everyone was ‘That’s brilliant! Hey, Wup, why didn't you came up with that first?’ Fuckers can't even get my name right!”
>Pym: “What you talkin bout, guac?”
>Hex: “Don't enrage him, Pym!”

I decided the hell with it and just put the backstory in narration. That's something that happened all the time in JoJo.

Is Chameleon going to switch disguises during the fight?

>>90957472
He's going to lose his maid disguise and then try to steal Hex's face during the fight.

When's a good time to cut to him in his hotel room before his whole flashback thing?

>>90958000
After Metal Crusher fires its cannon or when Pym causes the energy leak in the robot and they run away.

>>90958085
Right before it fires for the most drama.

What should the message from Aunt May to the Chameleon be like?
Something along the lines of "there's no way that kid will actually be able to kill him, and if he fails, you're dead too".

Or is it a less is more approach?

>>90958294
Less is more, the box could have a card inside that says something like "I bet you crumble before these" and on the reverse of the card it says "do your work...NOW"

>>90958453
I like the "pull up your sleeves" line, but anything would do there.

I suppose the box just appears on his bed?

>>90959601
Yes, Aunt May's Stand probably dropped it while he wasn't looking or was outside the room.

>>90959668
So anyway, we're going with Watt charging the cannon to fire it before switching to that scene?

I doubt I'll get anything else written tonight.

>>90961499
They are supposed to fight the robot a bit, and it displays its ability to generate electric discharges at short range before it resorts to deploy the cannon.

Watt could mention how he has been making modification to the Metal Crusher since Chane's fall, including the addition of the tesla cannon.

>>90961605
Any ideas on it? How would a robot of that size actually move around? I mean how fast.

>>90962415
When he busts it out "This is no ordinary Electric Nightmare, this is my magnum opus" and then the cannon is deployed.

>>90964019
Seems relatively slow. Is two stories tall, and weight thirteen tons according to the chapter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5v5YrsqLEg

>>90964665
And yet it'll be zooming along until Hex or Pym slow it down, causing Watt to bust out the cannon.

More slow progress tomorrow if the thread is still up.

>>90964932
Well, does it have thrusters or something? What is this robot supposed to be used for?

>>90966577
The original one was a construction unit, here is basically a tank.

>>90968264
Ah, so it's the Work Loader, except bigger. It wouldn't therefore have a reason to go quickly like a RAY or something. Here's hoping they don't realize they have weak knees!

>Removed the fighting game part of the OP
Dropped

>>90968829
And the playlist too. If I'm around, I'll make the OP next time.

>>90968557
Now that you mention it, I noticed that the robot has freakishly small legs compared to the rest of its body, like Heavy in Team Fortress.

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TARKIN SAMA?

>>90969804
OK, so Pym will point out that design flaw to cripple its movement.

Before then, is it just punching at them?

>>90971497
Hex could shoot it, Pym would be limited to throw stuff at the robot. If the robot can emit bursts of electricity around itself it would be a bad idea to fight him in melee.

>>90968829
The OP is entirely crippled in this thread though. I'd want to get the normal OP back even if most of it is useless these days.

>>90971549
After this fight, Pym would probably begin working on something he can use for self-defense.

>>90972468
Concealing weapons with the capsule has been suggested a couple of times.

>>90972706
Where is he keeping Rover if he's using the capsule for that?

>>90972999
Will he be able to reverse engineer the capsule before his Stand develops the ability to alter size?

>>90973973
You know, he might be able to buy a few extras.

They were given out for free to the top 20 racers at the first checkpoint as a promotional event to advertise them.
Odds are they're now available for purchase at this point in the race.

>>90966577
Thrusts would mean it's using some sort of combustable fuel source and I think Watt wanted to distance himself as far as possible from that.

>>90974124
Those are probably expensive, which means that Hex' funds would take another hit. Then half of the capsules they bought are disassembled by Pym in his efforts to understand the technology behind them, angering Hex.

>>90975526
This would be Pym buying them with his own money.

Possibly money gets from the casino if he does manage to get any chips during or after the attack.

>>90969804
The joke from Excel Saga was something to the tune of "Damn, sir, they figured out it has weak knees!" "Well, it IS a rule you know."

>>90956907
>The robot swings at them again forcing them to move
>The casino is in a panic now, people are pouring out, while others stay glued to their slot machines
>The [Metal Crusher] leaps into the air and lands with a shock wave, Hex aims his guns at Watt and fires, but the robot extends an arm and blocks the bullets
>Pym: “OK, that’s bullshit, something that big can’t move that fast, not without maybe some jet engines or rockets and I don’t see any.”
>Watt: “Fool! As if I’d resort to using that archaic propane technology in my perfect design!”
>Pym: “Perfect? I’m surprised that thing can move at all with legs that tiny! Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if its legs snapped like twigs if it tried jumping again!”
>Watt is seething with anger now as he point to have his robot attack again
>We do a close up on its legs, the knee joins begin to fizzle a little and short out, slowing its movements down considerably
>Hex notices this and turns to Pym, he thinks “That was a disruption… this guy might have some talent after all.”
>Watt: “What? Impossible! Not with all the modifications I’ve made!”
>Pym: “Like I said, the electric nightmare line was discontinued because they’re all crap!”
>Watt has his fists clenched in anger now “I’ll show you. This is no ordinary Electric Nightmare, this is my magnum opus!”
>The robot’s chest opens up revealing a cannon
>Watt: “A super Tesla cannon!” it begins charging “One shot and you’re both dead!”

And we'll go to the Chameleon here.

>>90977714
>We cut away from this battle to a peaceful hotel room where we see Tad Strange, who is secretly the Chameleon in disguise
>He’s looking out the window across town and sees smoke rising, he begins to smile
>His eyes widen a little as his smile turns to surprise, he hears a thump behind him and spins around
>His hotel room is empty, but upon further inspection, he sees a box on his bed that wasn’t there before
>Walking over to it, he notices there’s a card on top of it, he picks it up and looks at it
>It reads “I bet you crumble before these.”
>On the other side it reads “Time to pull up your sleeves.”
>He looks at the box and notices it’s a box of cookies
>His expression changes from confusion to panic as he begins to have a flashback

>A pair of doors open and The Chameleon is pulled through them, a secret service agent holding both of his arms
>He has entered the oval office, and in the middle of the office, now kicking away a makeshift golf course to clear some space, stands Mr. Nobody
>Nobody: “There you are Mr. Smerdyakov, I hear your talents are quite eye-catching, however, they might not be enough for the task I will entrust you, and that's where this thing comes into play.”
>Nobody opens a long container in his hands
>Chameleon: “What is that?”
>Nobody: “This, my blank-faced friend, is the key to amazing powers beyond your imagination.”
>Chameleon: “Amazing powers, eh?”
>Nobody: “That's right, but they don't come without a price, are you willing to risk your life in exchange of them?”
>Chameleon looks around the room and sees many obscured, but terrifying figures “Yes, yes!”
>Nobody: “Good man, I knew you’d be up for this.”
>Nobody stabs Chameleon in the stomach with the rod
>The secret service men release the Chameleon as he backs away holding his guts, he looks like he's about to throw up
>Nobody: “It works! And here comes my favorite part.”
cont.

>>90978250
>Chameleon's eyes roll back, a faceless mask briefly appears over his face and a clawed hand over his own
>Killinger: “Three, two, one...”
>Chameleon lets out a scream as a long, slender figure draped in a patchwork cloak pulls its way out of his stomach. From the stained glass-like pattern, a blank face emerges as it takes its place hovering behind the Chameleon
>Nobody: “Magnificent! Now is a good time to point out that the process is 100% safe… I think… it was just a test of confidence!”
>The Chameleon is on his knees still with his arms outstretched looking at the glow now enveloping his body “All zis power burning through my body… what did you did to me?”
>Nobody: “Pretty impressive, isn’t it? No handbook though, so you’ll have to learn how to use it as you go.”
>As the Chameleon is still looking at his glowing body, he’s pulled up to his feet and dusted off and spun around to face the door where another man in a suit is standing
>A narration box appears reading ‘John Dee, a.k.a. Doctor Destiny – Presidential aid, race organizer, Oneirologist’
>John: “Just so you know, failure will not be tolerated. Also, meet your direct superior in this mission.”

>We cut back to the present as the Chameleon is pulled from his flashback by a knock on the door
>On the other side of the door we see a portly Hispanic woman with a name tag reading Consuela
>Consuela: “Señor, señor, must clean room.”
>Back in the Chameleon’s room “Damn... not now, I'm busy.”
>Consuela keeps knocking the door “Señor, I must clean your room now.”
>Chameleon: “Impertinent woman… can you wait a couple of minutes?”
>Consuela: “No, no, can't wait. Must clean whole hotel.”
>Back on the other side of the door, Consuela is still knocking
>A blank mask passes through the door like a ghost, it observes the maid for a moment, she is oblivious to it
>Chameleon: “Just a minute.” He starts rummaging through his equipment
cont.

>>90978284
>Consuela: “Señor, are you ready?”
>Chameleon: “Yes, Come in!”
>The maid opens the door and is shook by surprise, she sees herself standing in the door frame imitating her expression perfectly “Dios mio...”
>Before she could finish a pair of clawed hands sink their fingers into her face and remove it as if it were a mask
>The faceless maid falls to the ground and is dragged into the room
>She appears again, exits the room and locks the door. The Chameleon's Stand manifests behind her
>Chameleon: “OK, señora, I'm done… stay all what you want.”
>He adjusts his new face and walks away, his Stand leaves a "Do not disturb" sign in the knob

And that's all stitched into place now. Next we'll go back to the cannon being fired and them having to dodge it.

So, what are we going with for how they dodge the shot?

>>90979518
It was suggested that they make it fall into a one of the portable holes, but now there is also the option of exploiting his tiny legs.

>>90979794
If we explode the legs then it won't be able to attempt to get a second shot off since it won't be able to aim.

I guess the hole works. Pym and Hex try to take pot shots at the robot while it recharges, but the maid (Chameleon) gets in the way.

>>90979886
Are they going to remain in the building or escape to the streets?

>>90981126
I assume the maid thing would make sense inside of the building and when she tries to follow them outside, one of them finally gets pissed off enough to throw her back inside and that's when the Chameleon changes tactics.

Have any ideas?

>>90979886
Not explode, exploit; as in cripple it and make it lose its footing, either with another disruption or kneecapping it with bullets.

>>90981220
The doc says that the robot starts sucking the power of the city to compensate for the leak, causing blackouts.

>>90981914
What the doc says and what we end up with often times differ.

A localized blackout in the casino, sure, but the whole city isn't something we can really show in this narrow focus. Having the lights go out deep within the casino is a good set up for the Chameleon trying to steal Hex's face, but the problem is where is the action going?

Are we staying in the building or going outside? Why would they go back inside? If it happens during the fight there's even less of a reason for Hex to go back inside.

Blackouts in the city mean nothing since it's literally noon in the middle of the day when this fight is happening.

>>90982181
>Why would they go back inside?
Perhaps it gives them more space to maneuver.

>>90982379
More space inside than outside?

Unless the face stealing attempt happens after the battle when Hex goes back into the casino to cash out, and it's with the motive of getting closer to Pym by pretending to be Hex to take him out, I don't see how it'll work.

>>90982456
I think the facestealing takes place near the end of the fight, they probably split up for some reason.

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>>90940423
Here's how it is for now. If you have any other suggestion for it, you can say it now.

Hope it went more or less how you imagined it.

>>90978311
>We cut back to the casino and Watt’s [Metal Crusher] is about to fire the super Tesla cannon
>It has a lock on Pym and there’s nowhere for him to dive for cover
>As it’s about to fire, Hex dashes forward and pulls out something from his pocket, throwing it at the robot’s feet
>One of it’s legs collapses, no, it falls through something, one of the portable holes from ACME giving to Hex the day before
>The hole causes it to lose balance just as it fires, instead of shooting at Pym, the blast hits the ceiling, causing the roof to begin collapsing on top of it

>Pym and Hex have put some distance between themselves and the collapsed parts of the roof
>Watt is on the other side of the damage
>Watt: (internally) “As I expected, the blast took away a sizable portion of [Metal Crusher]'s power supply, but there’s still enough energy for the killing blow
>The wreckage begins to stir and [Metal Crusher] emerges with only some scrapes
>Hex glances to Pym “Are you ok, partner?”
>Pym: “I think so… Man, that thing is a beast! Such a massive weapon should consume a truckload of energy, there is no way that robot can maintain it.”
>Watt: “You underestimate the power of my [Metal Crusher]! My previous statement remains: one shot is enough to eliminate you! [Metal Crusher], aim and fire!
>The Metal Crusher builds up electricity again in its super tesla cannon, but sparks fly from his back and the robot falls on its knees, turning off the cannon
>Watt: “What the hell?” He puts on his visor and checks the robot’s status, Willie notices that the robot is losing energy at an alarming rate; a leak suddenly appeared in the robot’s power core
>Hex thinks ‘Another disruption? He’s really cranking them out.’ then says “Alright, this is our opportunity.”
>Pym: “Yeah, let’s…”
>Hex: “Run!”
>Pym: “What? Haven't you dealt with worse before?!”
cont.

>>90984136
>Hex: “Aye, but that doesn't mean that I immediately know how to deal with this bastard.”
>Pym: “So what you are trying to say is…”
>Hex: “We first need a plan to take down this toaster, but we won't do that standing at the business end of its cannon inside a collapsing building, got it?”
>Pym: “Got it.”
>The two high tail it to the exit
>Watt: “Unacceptable! True Strickland’s technology cannot fail!” He sees the pair running away “You really think you can run from us?” (internally) I made an extensive maintenance check on [Metal Crusher] this morning, that malfunction came out of nowhere, did they do this? Are they Stand users? No, it can’t be, A Stand user would have figured out my ruse and disposed of me in an instant…

We need to have the Chameleon as the maid show up to slow them down so the robot can recharge.

Still thinking about how best to do that.

>>90984177
He tackles them with a cart full of dirty plates and tries to delay them as much as possible while mumbling in spanish.

Where will Chameleon attempt to steal Hex' face now?

>>90983070
I like it, thanks man!

>>90984776
I'm open to suggestions right now.

>>90985205
Wherever it is, I have this for now:
>Chameleon: (internally) You fell right into my trap
>Hex: It looks like it's my reflection...
>Chameleon: (internally) “I won!” Chameleon's Stand manifests
>The Stand leaps at Hex and proceeds to remove his face, which briefly appears mirrored in the Stand's own face before being flipped
>Hex: "...except for a little detail" just as Eleanor Rigby begins to pull his face, Hex quickly draws his gun and fires at Chameleon's cheek
>Hex: There it is, you are a dead ringer now!
>A gunshot appears on Eleanor Rigby's cheek, cracking its face and dispelling Hex' reflection. The Stand disappears shortly after as Chameleon's recoils in pain
>Chameleon: Argh! You mutilated bastard!
>Hex: I don’t know what you were trying to do; but let me tell ya, you are one ugly son of a bitch…
>Chameleon: At least there is some symmetry here, cowboy
>Hex: Not anymore

>>90984546
All I can think of "Mister Superman is not home...n-no...no..."

>>90986374
Hex should recognize the Chameleon's smooth face and know there's a bounty on his head.

Progress is going a lot slower than I'd like, but the ideas just aren't coming to me.

>>90986912
How much does the Chameleon actually know?

>>90986912
Oddly fitting

>>90988463
It might be a coincidence, at this point only a few know the true identity of the Corpse.

Well, if the thread makes it to tomorrow, once again, slow progress will happen.

>>90988699
Yeah, but I still have no ideas on how he delays, stalls, or otherwise hinders Pym and Hex while in that disguise.

>>90988463
WAS it established what created the Corpse? I mean...who killed the former Not-Corpse?

>>90991133
Superman dueled Stardust on space and trapped his essence in his own body, which shattered as he re-entered the Earth.

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>>90990147
He sprays Pym/Hex face with a cleaning product and wipes his face saying how dirty it is.

>>90975958
I'm not sure if a casino run by mobsters would be willing to pay to two guys who were suspected of cheating, especially after the casino was wrecked by the fight.

>>90993242
That could work, but how do they recover fast enough to still fight off the robot?

>>90994153
There's probably a joke we can work in here for Pym to still end up with 50 chips.

>>90995410
>but how do they recover fast enough to still fight off the robot?
>He just pushes the maid aside and runs away, with the liquid still stinging his eyes.

>>90995811
That stuff is blinding, you can't just blink that out.

In what ways is this maid known to deter people from doing things?

>>90995410
>The owner of the casino talks with him personally
>Hey kid, don't think that we don't saw you and your friend back there.
>Here take this, and now we are fine, you hear me? We are fine now. But you go back to my place and things won't be fine anymore, you know what I'm saying? Now you and cowboy, bye

>>90998290
Through sheer annoyance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM4KBOv-O-g

>>90998653
So kind of like Pulp Fiction where the boxer asks if they are now cool.

>>90998969
He's basically telling them to take a fraction of what they won and fuck off or is leg-breaking time.

>>90999447
By then they have places to be, so it works out I guess.

Still not sure how the maid manages to slow them down. Does she just block the door?

>>91000014
He could say that they are cleaning the room at the other side and remain motionless in the frame of the door

>>91000375
I'd imagine there's a large number of windows at the entrance to bypass anyone blocking the way.

Hex and Pym are sticking together or they get separated during the chase?

>>91002537
Right now they're both running to the exit, I guess [Metal Crusher] could throw something at them and force them to separate, Hex goes for the main exit, Pym goes to a side door, opens it and there's the maid with whatever annoying stupid lines as she sprays Pym in the face with the cleaning solution.

Maybe Pym smacks her and it's the first time we really get into his bipolar disorder or whatever he has. It'll need to be hard enough make the Chameleon re-think his approach.

Pym and Hex meet up outside as the lights flicker, maybe Pym is flushing out his eyes or doing some calming exercise.

>>91003698
>Pym: What are you doing here? Go away, there is a...
>Consuela: Señor, I'm trying to clean here
>Pym: This is the worst time to start doing your chores, you have to let me pass...
>Consuela sprays him in the face "this too, sucio, muy sucio"
>Pym: AH! Why did you do that! Stop!
>Consuela covers his face with a rag "No, your face is dirty, I'm not done yet" (internally) "you aren't going anywhere, kid"
>Pym: "Damn woman!" He slaps the maid, sending her flying
>Consuela: Ay, dios mio (internally) bastard... he really hit an old lady...and what a hit
>Pym walks aimlessly, kicking and punching the stuff in the hallway "fuck you...and fuck your broom and this trash can! God, it burns!"
>Chameleon: I thought that guy will be the easy prey. Looks like I have to revise my plan

>>90998969
Ya lost ya LA privileges.

>>90998969

Now all I can think of is them taking Willie Watt out back with a blowtorch & a pair of pliers

>>90984177
>>91004122 couple tweaks
>Watt shakes his head “No matter, my [Metal Crusher] is more than capable of taking the energy it needs from the grid, but first...”

>Pym and Hex are making a mad dash to the front entrance, there’s a shadow looming over them
>Hex jumps and rolls while Pym falls back as a decorative pillar has been tossed across the casino at them
>Pym looks around “Crap…” he spots an emergency side exit “There’s another exit, I’ll meet you outside!”
>As Pym runs to the side door and opens it, he’s now face to face with a portly maid blocking his escape
>Pym: “What are you doing here? Get out of the way, there’s a...”
>Consuela: “Señor, I'm trying to clean here.”
>Pym: “This is the worst time to start doing your chores, you have to let me pass...”
>Consuela sprays him in the face "This too, sucio, muy sucio."
>Pym shuts his eyes in pain “AH! Why did you do that! Stop!”
>Consuela moves to cover his face with a rag "No, your face is dirty, I'm not done yet." (internally) "You aren't going anywhere, kid, I’ve laced this rag with chloroform."
>As the rag approaches Pym’s face he raises his hand and exclaims "Damn woman!" He slaps the maid, sending her flying
>Consuela: “Ay, dios mio.” (internally) “Bastard... he really hit an old lady… and what a hit.”
>Pym walks aimlessly, kicking and punching the stuff in the hallway "Fuck you… and fuck your broom and this trash can! God, it burns!"
>The Chameleon drops his vocal impersonation as he removes the maid’s face “I thought that guy would be easy prey.” he hears gun shots coming from behind him, he sees Hex shooting at the robot to draw its attention “Looks like I have to revise my plan.”

>Pym stumbles out into an ally way beside the casino, he takes something out of his pocket and tosses it away from his person
>Instantly, his Rover appears
cont.

>>91005818
>>90986374 also a couple tweaks
>Pym opens up Rover and begins fumbling for something, he grabs a bottle of water and begins flushing out his eyes
>Pym: “Dammit… I need to keep it together.” We get a flash of a woman from behind from Pym’s memories “I can’t just blow my lid on people like that...”
>Pym breathes in and breathes out, he looks back into his Rover and grabs something “Anyway, that robot has officially pissed me off.”

>Back inside, Hex is still shooting at the robot, which has grabbed hold of some exposed electrical wires to recharge
>Hex is specifically aiming at its legs
>He lines up another shot, but then something catches his attention from the corner of his eye
>He quickly ducks back down and points his guns to the left where he sees another man dressed as a cowboy pointing guns at him
>Hex stares at this double and moves ever so slightly as his actions are mimicked
>Chameleon: (internally) “You fell right into my trap!”
>Hex stops pointing his guns at his double “It looks like it's my reflection...”
>Chameleon: (internally) “I won!” his Stand manifests
>The Stand leaps at Hex claw like fingers extended, ready to peel off his face, Hex’s features starting to appear on its own face
>Hex: "...except for a little detail" just as Eleanor Rigby begins to pull his face, Hex quickly draws his gun and fires at Chameleon's cheek
>Hex: “There it is, you’re a dead ringer now!”
>A gunshot appears on Eleanor Rigby's cheek, cracking its face and dispelling Hex's reflection. The Stand disappears shortly after as Chameleon's recoils in pain, his makeup being wiped away by the blood
>Chameleon: “Argh! You mutilated bastard!”
>Hex: “I don’t know what you were trying to do; but let me tell ya, you are one ugly son of a bitch…”
>Chameleon sits back up and points at his own face “At least there is some symmetry here, cowboy!”
>Hex: “Not anymore.”
Next Pym comes around holding the pillar propane tanks.

>>91005853
>The Chameleon yells “Nyet!”
>Pym turns the corner, “Hey Hex, I got a plan!” he spots the Chameleon “And who the hell is that freak?”
>Hex looks at him more intently “Hey, you’re the Chameleon, ain’t cha’ya? Pretty good bounty on your head.”
>He’s pointing his guns at him again when another pillar gets tossed between them obstructing his shot
>Hex: “Guess he gets a pass for now.”
>Hex turns to Pym who is holding up two canisters of pillar propane while smiling, Hex looks impressed

>Back with Watt he’s looking at his display visor again “Good, all ready for anther shot.”
>Some of the casino’s security comes at him again, with a wave of his hand, [Metal Crusher] swats them all away
>Watt smiles smugly, but his smug doesn’t last since he hears Pym yell “Hey weenie!” causing his expression to whiplash into anger
>Pym is standing on top of some of the ruble “Come on, aren't ya gonna shoot your cannon again?”
>Watt anger is painted across his face as his super tesla cannon makes a reappearance targeting Pym
>Pym: “Oh, and by the way, we got a special gift from Strickland not too long ago, can you guess what it was?”
>Watt looks angry and puzzled
>Pym points to the robot’s feet “Try to be more observant.”
>Watt looks and sees a canister of pillar propane, his eyes widen in shock as he dives for cover
>Hex shoots it form a far causing it to detonate, the massive exposition sends the robot flying up into the ceiling, right into another canister of pillar propane that detonates right on top of its primed tesla cannon in another massive blast
>The building begins to collapse, [Metal Crusher] has no legs and no cannon

>Outside the casino Pym is watching the devastation “Well damn, that had a lot more kick than I thought.”
>They spot Watt at the edge of the ruble, crawling his way out
cont.

>>91006651
>As they begin to walk over to him, they are intercepted by the casino security flanking a very large, very muscular man with skin the color of rock who picks up Watt by the head using two fingers
>He turns to Pym and Hex “Hey kid, don't think that we don't know what you and your friend were pulling back there. First you pull a scheme on us, then you buy us time to get out after this guy went wild.”
>He gestures to one of his men who toss them a briefcase
>“Here take this, and now we are fine, you hear me? We are fine now. But I see you in any of my establishments ever again and things won't be fine anymore, you know what I'm saying?” He waves Watt around by the head “Now you and cowboy, bye.”
>Hex picks up the briefcase “Works for me. Come on Pym, we don’t need to stick around for what comes next.”
>One of the men in suits is holding a blowtorch and another is holding a pair of pliers
>As Pym and Hex are walking away, Pym says “Hey, this has gotta be worth more than 50 chips.”

>Official transcript “Colosseum Casino was destroyed by a gas leak. Several days later Willie Watt handed to the authorities as the prime suspect in the explosion, he filled a demand against the casino for kidnapping and torture.”

>Hex and Pym are walking down the sidewalk, avoiding the commotion rushing towards the casino's remains
>Pym: “Ha, take that! We beat his ‘Stand’ without having one!”
>Hex: “That wasn't a Stand…”
>Pym: “What do you mean it wasn't a Stand? He yelled to the four winds that this giant soupcan was his Stand.”
>Hex: “Since when is a robot called a Stand? Those so-called Stand users in the race, did you see any big robots with them?”
>Pym’s excitement wanes a little “You have a point. So, all this talk about Stands is made up crap?”
>Hex: “I don’t think so. I heard about them before and I’ve encountered some weird stuff back in the day that people referred to Stands.”
cont.

>>91006949
>Pym: “Then, what do these Stands look like?”
>Hex: “So far I’ve never seen one of these ‘Stands’, but I can’t shake the feeling that we already fought some in this race.”
>The silhouette of Shocker appears in Hex’s mind
>Pym: “Alright... I'm not following, you’ve never seen a Stand before, but you’re sure they exist, is that what you’re trying to tell me?”
>Hex: “Again, just a feeling. Keep your eyes peeled for anything weird, boy, and watch your back; this race is starting to give me bad vibes.”
>Pym: “Funny, someone else said something similar yesterday.” (Internally) That guy in the bar… The 「people that talk to themselves」, was he mocking me? No… he didn’t seem the kind of person who would do that, he was being earnest when telling me to be careful
>Hex: “Let’s get going, Pym. That freak must be still around.”
>Pym is still thinking “But there was something odd about that guy, I can’t put my finger on it but there was something strange that set him apart from the rest of the bar, like… a presence.”
>Hex: “Hey, did you hear me? We either go after Chameleon or get the heck outta here.”
>Pym is still lost in thought “That’s it! A presence, a freak aura next to him! And I felt that presence before at the burnt up farm, and just now when no-nose made his entrance. Is this what Hex was talking about? Was Chameleon the real Stand user?”
>Hex: “Hey Ant-Man! Are you deaf?”
>Pym: “Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention… wait, what did you call me? Ant-Man? Heh, not bad.”

That's where I'm at with the stitching and filling in between scenes. Next up is the Chameleon going into Tom's bar and getting his shit pushed in. Most of that is already written, so only a few adjustments needed here and there. Not sure if I'll get to that tonight though.

Maybe the thread won't die for the next several hours while I'm away.

>>91007012
What needs to be changed?

Since the next two sections are already done, Should this be the layout for the Iron Vulture's introduction?

>The Iron Vulture appears flying above the sea, a pirate informs the captain (his identity is not revealed until they land) that they are approaching the city
>In some military base, all the alarms sounds once the Iron Vulture is detected
>A squad of fighters is sent to intercept the Iron Vulture, the captain of the vessel openly challenge them to attack him
>One of the Dadaists appear inside the base and informs the officer in charge about Nobody's order of not atacking the Iron Vulture
>The squad is obliterated off-screen and the officer submits to the Dada party's command
>As the dadaist leaves the place, the officer commands his men to follow him
>In the next scene, the officer is in a jeep guiding his troops, the army pours into the streets as they prepare to receive the Iron Vulture in its landing point

>>91009146
Just some grammar and a few things to be filled in here and there. Nothing big, just small stuff like adding in what actions the characters are doing while saying their lines.

>>91011622
It's a start. Should we use any characters in particular for the army personnel?
Personally I'm thinking General Julius Steel from Sym-Bionic Titan.

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>>91013784
He was among my options, him or the guy from Iron Giant.

>>91013784
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBuoAd6jsC4

Minor tweaks.
>>91007012
>We change focus now to the Chameleon, who is running down the sidewalk away from the rising smoke that was Colosseum Casino
>He slips into a doorway, we pan up and see that it is a bar, the same bar he overheard Pym talking in the day before
>Within the dim-lit bar, running away from his failed assassination attempt the Chameleon is now talking to himself “Dammit! Ze mission was easy, too easy… How did they managed to beat us? *cough* That wimp and his robot… I shouldn't have bothered to hire him.”
>As he mumbles to himself, slipping around the tables, one of the patrons spots him and starts following him from a distance
>The Chameleon is heading for the bathroom, a cool cat in a zoot suit walks over to the record player and the bar begins to fill with the sound of smooth jazz
>Chameleon is now in a panic, his old accent begins to slip through “All I need is jus a clever disguise, but this music es driving me nuts... swing music, jazz... PHOOEY to zat!”
>“Déjà vu, I heard those same words a long time ago… with that same disgusting accent.”
>The voice startles him, as he turns his head around he spots a cat in a zoot suit standing at the other end of the bar
>“I don’t like your style, chump, and the way you sneak around tells me you’re bad news.”
>The Chameleon regains his composure “Just a pathetic street thug, he doesn’t know the trouble he’s got himself into.”
>The Chameleon’s Stand manifests and lunges forward, the cat remains motionless staring at the Chameleon
>Chameleon: “As I expected, he can’t see my 「Eleanor Rigby」. He’s defenseless against its attack!”
>Just as the Stand is about to strike him, the cat calmly raises his view towards it “That’s one mean-looking Stand you got there, fella, but ain't the worst I’ve faced.”
>Chameleon is shocked “H-he… he can see it!?”
cont.

>>91014351
>A ghostly arm holding a trumpet materializes out of thin air and blocks the attack of the Chameleon’s Stand, the arm is connected to Tom the cat, who is now glowing with power
>Tom: “Seems that every time I try to retire, one of you freaks crawls out of the woodwork. Never mind, let's do this 「ONE MORE TIME」!”
>At his user’s command, the Stand fully manifests; a wolf dressed in a zoot suit now looms over him
>Chameleon: “This isn't happening! Why did a Stand user appear just now? 「ELEANOR…!”
>Before he could recall his Stand, 「One More Time」 blasts 「Eleanor Rigby」’s face point-blank with notes from its trumpet and the Chameleon is knocked back in turn
>Tom: “Look on the bright side, I’m gonna add some details to that ugly face of yours.”
>Chameleon: “Nyet, nyet, NYEET!! I can’t fail a mission, I can’t…”
>Tom grabs Chameleon by the neck and lifts him as 「One More Time」 readies its trumpet
>Tom: “However, I don't wanna make a mess in the bar. Let’s take this outside, shall we?”
>To be Continued

Mostly posting just so everyone keeps up on where we are
>>91014369
>We see Tom walking down an alleyway carrying the unconscious Chameleon, bound and gagged like a pig, on his shoulders
>Tom: “Well, you gave me quite the fight…”
>Tom pauses to readjust his burden
>A narration box appears reading ‘Thomas the Cat – You may remember him from part 3’
>Tom: “No, even a common mugger has more fight in him. At least you can take a punch better. That must be your talent, being a punching bag.”
>He throws the Chameleon in a dumpster, then lights a cigar “Now, how do I know if you are really unconscious? Maybe you’re good at feigning.”
>Tom takes a deep breath and exhales the smoke across the Chameleon’s face, no reaction “Hmm, nothing… just to be sure.”
>He drops the cigar’s ashes on Chameleon’s face, he doesn’t react at all “Well, it’s safe… I guess. Whatever… I'm not gonna babysit you, that’s someone else's job.”
>He takes a cellphone out of his pocket and makes a call.
>Minutes pass and an armored van with the Strickland logo arrives to the scene; two employees of the foundation get out of the vehicle
>Employee: “Is that our man? Looks like a street thug to me.”
>Driver: “Quiet, we owe him a lot.”
>Tom: “About time…”
>Driver: “Hey, long time no see!”
>Tom: “Are you kidding? I wish I could get rid of you and your people for at least one week, yet here I am, attracting these losers by the dozen.”
>Driver: “Charming as usual, what we got here?”
>Tom: “I gave all the info to Hill; a Stand user who talks to himself, sounds like the bastard too.”
>Driver: “Are you sure? After all these years?”
>Tom: “Who knows? Maybe I just don’t like eastern Europeans. Anyway, the guy was too suspicious and attacked me on sight, I’d wager he’s involved in the incident with the robot that happened a few squares away.”
>Employee: “What’s wrong with this guy’s face?” (He points at Chameleon)
cont.

>>91014529
>Tom: “Hey, that’s how I found him; I only gave him a couple of bumps.”
>Employee: “Yeah sure, at least help us put this creep inside the truck.”
>Tom: “Oh no, this is your problem now; my gal is working overtime today so it’s my turn to pick up the kids, good luck.”
>Tom walks away, leaving the two Strickland agents with Chameleon
>Employee: “Yeah, thanks for nothing.”
>Driver: “He has done more for the foundation than either of us, now shut up and help me with this guy.”
>The Strickland guys load Chameleon inside the van and drive away.
>Inside the back of the van, as they hit a particularly bad pothole, the Chameleon wakes up inside the van’s reinforced cell and look at his surroundings
>Chameleon: “Just… a temporary setback, I need to start planning my escape from this vehicle…”
>“Too easy…”
>Chameleon: “What was that?”
>“This mission was easy…”
>Chameleon: “Who’s talking? Show yourself!”
>A series of threads slip through the gaps of the door and converge in front of Chameleon, taking the form of a large disembodied hand
>“And if the mission was so easy, how did you end up here?”
>Chameleon: “What’s the meaning of this?”
>“You were given a simple task and a warning that failure won’t be tolerated, what do you think?”
>Chameleon: “It seems you don’t understand who you are talking with; I am a professional, I’m not defeated yet!”
>“And you don't seem to understand the gravity of this situation.”
>Chameleon: “What?”
>“You failed your mission and now you are inside a Strickland prison car, en route to an interrogatory where you will disclose sensitive information.”
>Chameleon: “Ha! And you expect me to just talk under interrogation like an amateur?”
cont.

>>91014571
>“We expected that you would accomplish your mission, and look what happened. No, this outcome was within our calculations; therefore the next step is…” The hand leaps towards Chameleon and grabs him by the throat
>Chameleon: “What are you doing!?”
>“Does ‘I bet you crumble before these’ ring any bells? We can't leave any loose ends after all.”
>Chameleon starts glowing with stand power but nothing happens
>“There is no use; these cells were designed after the Superjail fiasco, a Stand can’t manifest when the user is already inside.”
>The hand Stand crushes Chameleon’s throat, who opens his mouth as he gasp for air
>“It’s already over” The Stand takes on a dough-like texture and forces his fingers inside Chameleon’s mouth “Do you like it? I been getting creative with the recipe.”

>The Strickland transport finally arrives at its destination and is surrounded by Strickland guards and Propane Nightmares
>Guard: “Attention everyone, prisoner inbound! Alright, let’s see what we got… What the fuck?”
>When the door opens they find Chameleon motionless on the floor with foam coming out of his mouth
>Dmitri Smerdyakov “The Chameleon”. Stand: 「ELEANOR RIGBY」 Status: Deceased

Next we need a scene with Navis getting a briefing or something.

>>91014593
Perhaps we do this before the van arrives at Strickland

>Navis needs to have a meeting with Strickland who tell her about the events that happened in Springfield and how they recovered another talking skeleton

>Flashback
>Strickland finds Big Skeleton buried neck deep in the ground
>He happily greets the agents as if nothing happened there "Looks like I'm in quite a pickle"

>Back to the present, they tell Navis they still have no info on the hero’s corpse

They also need to talk about how the robot was from Chane's era, then they get wind of the dead man in the van, then maybe an alarm goes off leading into >>91011622

>>91014647
So the meeting is for discussing everything that happened in the first stage, are we using the idea that someone stole a power armor during the Aberdale incident? Should Bobby be present in the meeting?

>then maybe an alarm goes off leading into
Air raid sirens, unless those start sounding when the army mobilizes.

>>91014900
Yeah, the meeting discusses how something screwy is happening again.
They'll put special focus on how Nowhere is now a hot bed of paranormal activity again, how they've uncovered evidence of WB remnants behind the Springfield disaster, and how just then a former Strickland employee used a Chane era electric night mare to trash a building, and also how they now have a guy who is seemingly talking to himself being brought in for interrogation.
It's like everything big from the past 50 years is cropping up.

>>91014993
And they should also note that it keeps happening wherever the racers end up.

Anyway, more progress probably tomorrow if the thread continues to stay up.