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Life and Light: Shadow-Force Reborn (Updated May 8, 2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 5446845" data-attributes="member: 16760"><p><strong>Blog Post: SuperBuzz</strong></p><p></p><p>[So I got mildly inspired the other night and wrote up a typical super-blog posting on Photon's adventures. Enjoy!]</p><p></p><p>SuperBuzz: Your source for up-to-the-minute Super news!</p><p></p><p>Seattle Shocker!</p><p></p><p>So, amazing news from the Emerald City this week! VIPER slithered back into town after getting trounced by Shadow-Force a few years ago, only to get trounced all over again. The humiliating part? This particular beatdown was delivered by a team of all-rookie heroes, led by none other than the uber-noob himself, Photon.</p><p></p><p>This was no ordinary setback for the snake-eyed set, folks. They got their asps handed to them: Two of their bases blown, dozens of their people captured - along with a number of unwiped computers! - and their nest leader fleeing town with his tail between his legs, along with their pet mercenary Hybrid.</p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, <em>that</em> Hybrid. The one who single-handedly took down the Paladins? The one that Jack Frost still wants to turn into a popsicle? The one who barely saved his bacon this previous week when fighting the aforementioned Photon?</p><p></p><p>So, with all that under his belt, what does everyone's favorite laughingstock do for an encore? Nothing much, just holds a collapsing skyscraper up. With his mind. And fixes it.</p><p></p><p>Yours truly can perhaps be forgiven for thinking, "...Nah! It's another guy with the same codename!" The Seattle papers evidently thought the same thing - check out this nifty headline from the <em>Times</em>. [image: MYSTERY SUPER!] The Seattle PD begs to differ, though. According to them? The same guy who famously got shot his first day for spouting corny platitudes to guys with guns planned the whole operation. His idea, start to finish. His plan. And he had the class not to say anything about it himself, either.</p><p></p><p>The guy must be eating his Wheaties lately, that's all I can say. And at this rate, he'll end up on the box!</p><p></p><p>Kudos and a H/T to Pagemaster over at Seattle Supers. I honestly thought he'd developed a huge man-crush on Photon when he predicted how this story would fall out, but I gotta say he was right.</p><p></p><p>P.S. Send some good karma the way of new Shadow-Force member Sirocco. Word is he's in a coma, no details as yet.</p><p></p><p>Comments:</p><p></p><p>So Photon's a telekinetic now? I always figured him for an elemental. Photokinesis? As for the rest, I'll have to ponder it. Interesting news out of Seattle the last couple months though, no question!</p><p>--Superfan</p><p></p><p>Oh please - you buy that ridiculous story? Since when does Photon wear a spacesuit, much less do anything remotely competent? It's Technoid, I tell you. That whole bit about the exploding hibernation whatsis was pure set-up. He went undercover against VIPER, or something even bigger. Mark my words!</p><p>--wrench4evah</p><p></p><p>Wrenchie's got a point. Pagemaster's gone off the deep end - his second guess, after Photon, was Mystra! I mean, come on!</p><p>--duperboi</p><p></p><p>I don't know why everyone dumps on Photon so much. Sure, he had a terrible first day. But what's he done since then that's so bad? Let's not forget he was a full member of Shadow-Force for a year, training under the Phantom.</p><p>--GhostKnight</p><p></p><p>You and your hard-on for the Phantom, sheesh. Get a room!</p><p>--drnasty</p><p></p><p>You're one to talk, you <post scrubbed by moderator - keep it civil, folks!></p><p>--GhostKnight</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the HT. And if anyone thinks I'm wrong, he's welcome to rebut my arguments. You know, those things that require thinking instead of knee-jerk typing.</p><p>--Pagemaster</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=5134]Ghost[/MENTION] Yeah? <post scrubbed - I won't say it again, good people!></p><p>--drnasty</p><p></p><p>You tell 'em, Page! But I do have to say I think you're wrong on this one. Commenting over at your site in a few.</p><p>--Mentallo</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=11683]Page[/MENTION]: Bite me. This IS Photon we're talking about.</p><p>--duperboi</p><p></p><p>Fine, sorry mod. But how long does Photon have to suffer for one screwup? How many criminals have we fought, again? I'm guessing that's a big fat zero.</p><p>--GhostKnight</p><p></p><p>Good people?! You <scrubbed> mods <more scrubbage - look, up in the sky! It's Captain Banhammer! Scourge of repeat offenders!></p><p>--capeguy</p><p></p><p>Speak for yourself, Ghostie. Some of us around here walk the walk, y'know.</p><p>--wrench4evah</p><p></p><p>Actually, I think Page makes some good points this time around - Photon's been showing clear signs of improvement ever since Shadow-Force broke up. And he's unquestionably leading the team these days. People do rise to the occasion at times.</p><p>--Superfan</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=13179]Wren[/MENTION]ch Pics or it didn't happen!</p><p>--drnasty</p><p></p><p>Sending lots of karma Sirocco's way! He's hawt!</p><p>--fangrrl</p><p></p><p>I repeat: Get a room!</p><p>--drnasty</p><p></p><p>Anyone thought that the spacesuited figure might've been Nocturne? The suit might protect him from the sun...</p><p>--duskydan</p><p></p><p>drnasty, the day will come when I reveal my work. That day is not yet. [MENTION=84453]su[/MENTION]perfan: Yeah, sometimes they do. But what's Photon's record? Bolt: Okay, so he stomped him - RPS. [Rock-paper-scissors] Enigma: Got away. Hybrid: Got away. Supposedly he stomped Technoid, but that's clearly part of the whole coverup.</p><p>--wrench4evah</p><p></p><p>Funny, I don't see anyone dumping on the Phantom and Erebus for the time Enigma got away from them. As for Hybrid, how about you go ask the Paladins about the time he 'got away'!</p><p>--GhostKnight</p><p></p><p>Excellent points, GhostKnight. When I read that Photon had given a solid accounting of himself against Hybrid almost solo - that Victrix and X-97 got taken out but he not only kept fighting but kept the guy on the run - I had a hard time believing it. But that's what the evidence says, and so I find this VIPER thing a lot easier to believe. And nobody's mentioned the fact that the Texas Hex went out to Seattle to team up - that guy is no slouch.</p><p>--Superfan</p><p></p><p>We don't know that Tex-Hex went to Seattle to 'team up'. That's pure speculation - for all we know he might've been visiting family, or anything else. The rest is food for thought, though.</p><p>--Mentallo</p><p></p><p>Thank you, Superfan. That means a lot coming from you.</p><p>--GhostKnight</p><p></p><p>[Forgive me one unrealistic bit - there aren't enough misspellings and grammar mistakes. There's only so far I'm willing to torture the English language for verisimilitude. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />]</p><p></p><p>[Depending on inspiration level, I might do more of these.]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Shadow, post: 5446845, member: 16760"] [b]Blog Post: SuperBuzz[/b] [So I got mildly inspired the other night and wrote up a typical super-blog posting on Photon's adventures. Enjoy!] SuperBuzz: Your source for up-to-the-minute Super news! Seattle Shocker! So, amazing news from the Emerald City this week! VIPER slithered back into town after getting trounced by Shadow-Force a few years ago, only to get trounced all over again. The humiliating part? This particular beatdown was delivered by a team of all-rookie heroes, led by none other than the uber-noob himself, Photon. This was no ordinary setback for the snake-eyed set, folks. They got their asps handed to them: Two of their bases blown, dozens of their people captured - along with a number of unwiped computers! - and their nest leader fleeing town with his tail between his legs, along with their pet mercenary Hybrid. Oh yeah, [i]that[/i] Hybrid. The one who single-handedly took down the Paladins? The one that Jack Frost still wants to turn into a popsicle? The one who barely saved his bacon this previous week when fighting the aforementioned Photon? So, with all that under his belt, what does everyone's favorite laughingstock do for an encore? Nothing much, just holds a collapsing skyscraper up. With his mind. And fixes it. Yours truly can perhaps be forgiven for thinking, "...Nah! It's another guy with the same codename!" The Seattle papers evidently thought the same thing - check out this nifty headline from the [i]Times[/i]. [image: MYSTERY SUPER!] The Seattle PD begs to differ, though. According to them? The same guy who famously got shot his first day for spouting corny platitudes to guys with guns planned the whole operation. His idea, start to finish. His plan. And he had the class not to say anything about it himself, either. The guy must be eating his Wheaties lately, that's all I can say. And at this rate, he'll end up on the box! Kudos and a H/T to Pagemaster over at Seattle Supers. I honestly thought he'd developed a huge man-crush on Photon when he predicted how this story would fall out, but I gotta say he was right. P.S. Send some good karma the way of new Shadow-Force member Sirocco. Word is he's in a coma, no details as yet. Comments: So Photon's a telekinetic now? I always figured him for an elemental. Photokinesis? As for the rest, I'll have to ponder it. Interesting news out of Seattle the last couple months though, no question! --Superfan Oh please - you buy that ridiculous story? Since when does Photon wear a spacesuit, much less do anything remotely competent? It's Technoid, I tell you. That whole bit about the exploding hibernation whatsis was pure set-up. He went undercover against VIPER, or something even bigger. Mark my words! --wrench4evah Wrenchie's got a point. Pagemaster's gone off the deep end - his second guess, after Photon, was Mystra! I mean, come on! --duperboi I don't know why everyone dumps on Photon so much. Sure, he had a terrible first day. But what's he done since then that's so bad? Let's not forget he was a full member of Shadow-Force for a year, training under the Phantom. --GhostKnight You and your hard-on for the Phantom, sheesh. Get a room! --drnasty You're one to talk, you <post scrubbed by moderator - keep it civil, folks!> --GhostKnight Thanks for the HT. And if anyone thinks I'm wrong, he's welcome to rebut my arguments. You know, those things that require thinking instead of knee-jerk typing. --Pagemaster [MENTION=5134]Ghost[/MENTION] Yeah? <post scrubbed - I won't say it again, good people!> --drnasty You tell 'em, Page! But I do have to say I think you're wrong on this one. Commenting over at your site in a few. --Mentallo [MENTION=11683]Page[/MENTION]: Bite me. This IS Photon we're talking about. --duperboi Fine, sorry mod. But how long does Photon have to suffer for one screwup? How many criminals have we fought, again? I'm guessing that's a big fat zero. --GhostKnight Good people?! You <scrubbed> mods <more scrubbage - look, up in the sky! It's Captain Banhammer! Scourge of repeat offenders!> --capeguy Speak for yourself, Ghostie. Some of us around here walk the walk, y'know. --wrench4evah Actually, I think Page makes some good points this time around - Photon's been showing clear signs of improvement ever since Shadow-Force broke up. And he's unquestionably leading the team these days. People do rise to the occasion at times. --Superfan [MENTION=13179]Wren[/MENTION]ch Pics or it didn't happen! --drnasty Sending lots of karma Sirocco's way! He's hawt! --fangrrl I repeat: Get a room! --drnasty Anyone thought that the spacesuited figure might've been Nocturne? The suit might protect him from the sun... --duskydan drnasty, the day will come when I reveal my work. That day is not yet. [MENTION=84453]su[/MENTION]perfan: Yeah, sometimes they do. But what's Photon's record? Bolt: Okay, so he stomped him - RPS. [Rock-paper-scissors] Enigma: Got away. Hybrid: Got away. Supposedly he stomped Technoid, but that's clearly part of the whole coverup. --wrench4evah Funny, I don't see anyone dumping on the Phantom and Erebus for the time Enigma got away from them. As for Hybrid, how about you go ask the Paladins about the time he 'got away'! --GhostKnight Excellent points, GhostKnight. When I read that Photon had given a solid accounting of himself against Hybrid almost solo - that Victrix and X-97 got taken out but he not only kept fighting but kept the guy on the run - I had a hard time believing it. But that's what the evidence says, and so I find this VIPER thing a lot easier to believe. And nobody's mentioned the fact that the Texas Hex went out to Seattle to team up - that guy is no slouch. --Superfan We don't know that Tex-Hex went to Seattle to 'team up'. That's pure speculation - for all we know he might've been visiting family, or anything else. The rest is food for thought, though. --Mentallo Thank you, Superfan. That means a lot coming from you. --GhostKnight [Forgive me one unrealistic bit - there aren't enough misspellings and grammar mistakes. There's only so far I'm willing to torture the English language for verisimilitude. ;)] [Depending on inspiration level, I might do more of these.] [/QUOTE]
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