conversations.from: system
conversations.value: In the summer of 2018 humans all over the world suddenly began developing what are known as Superpowers. Some appeared overnight, some grew gradually. Some tried to use their new powers for good, others used theirs to commit unspeakable evil. 
  
  In this maelstrom the unaltered human governments of the world unified, and with the support of many civic-minded Supers reestablished law and order. 
  
  Numerous "Axis of Evil" fortresses and hideouts exist where so called "New World Order" Superpowered warlords reign, in varying degrees of evility...
  
  Into this universe your character was born. Sometime. I mean, not now, unless you are some kind of Super Baby, which might be interesting, but would probably be weird...
  
  The government has instituted mandatory tagging and personality and psych profiles on all "Supers." Those that fail to submit or can't pass the exam standards are hunted and locked away in ultra-security prison facilities. The press doesn't report this an awful lot. 
  
  Those supers that are deemed "benign" are drafted into government service. Most wind up doing extremely well paying, but menial, jobs that their powers allow them to excel at - one gentleman with massive strength and extreme body altering and stretching abilities works as a crane, extending 4 protuberances from his 'base' and grabbing onto the object in question and stretching to lift it great heights. I think they call him the Tower.
  
  The characters all work for the government in some menial, thankless capacity as part of the Superpowered Municipal Upkeep Team - for now - and live at S.M.U.T. HQ. All have voluntarily registered and agreed to testing, and have passed and are deemed "benign." It might be possible that certain powers could be used to alter or mask those test results however…
  
  
  ** I previously ran a few scenes of a very similar version of this game - see here for some example characters and ideas on style **
  https://storium.com/game/hero-work/chapter-1/scene-1
  
  I'll be limiting participation to 4-5 authors, at least to start. This game is tagged NSFW because I don't want to have to worry about letting a 'fuck' slip. You shouldn't either...
  
  This game can be silly and gritty and playful and dark or none of these...its all up to you folks. I will just guide, collate, and summarize...
  
  ** When you win control, take control. Use the outcome information from the challenge cards as a guideline, then go nuts. **
  
  REMEMBER TO READ ALL THE CARDS IN A SCENE - LOCATION, CHALLENGE, ITEMS, ETC. 
  
  Word limits are set to off by default. I figure folks will be judicious and not dominate scenes too much, so I don't feel the artificial limits are necessary. If I see something getting uneven I'll mention it in the commentary.
  
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Those who attended Mrs. Merriweather's soiree receive her blessing, to be used to pay off future transgressions (like tracking mud into the kitchen -why do heroes always track mud into the kitchen?) and stay out of the Doghouse
conversations.prefix: Mrs. Merriweather's Blessing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Is that a stairwell? Nope, ketchup...
conversations.prefix: Crude Map (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've done something wrong. Until you balance out you sheet with Mrs. M. you are on her list Mr or Missy. You're not sure exactly what the repercussions are, but somehow you are sure Mrs. Merriweather will let you know...
conversations.prefix: Mrs. Merriweather's Doghouse:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: S.M.U.T. team members can use this radio to call in backup support or request information from HQ.
  
  Play 1 card whenever utilized.
conversations.prefix: Communicator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It sure would be nice to do something special to show how much you appreciate the house mum.
conversations.prefix: We Love You MRS. M (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hey, I can see SMUT HQ from up here!
conversations.prefix: Bird's Eye View:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is this the monster's lair? Nope, just cocoa stains...
conversations.prefix: Crude Map:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've done something wrong. Until you balance out you sheet with Mrs. M. you are on her list Mr or Missy. You're not sure exactly what the repercussions are, but somehow you are sure Mrs. Merriweather will let you know...
conversations.prefix: Mrs. Merriweather's Doghouse (copy):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aggy is trying to sense Mrs. M's innermost desires, with very little for to connect their psyches. Something important to her, and few others might be able to help make a connection
conversations.prefix: Is there anybody out there?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Super-powered Municipal Upkeep Team  HQ is where characters live and is the base for their operations. Said operations usually include getting cats out of trees and the like, but every now and again some kid will fall down a well or something...
conversations.prefix: S.M.U.T. HQ:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These powers may be manifested by various methods, including: by some method of molecular control; by access to, or partially or fully shifting to another dimension; by manipulating the geometric dimensions of time or space; or by some other unnamed method.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.prefix: Physics or Reality Manipulation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You are sick of shutting off leaky gas mains and changing school bus tires. You've heard of a unit that hunts renegade Supers - now THAT sounds like fun!
conversations.prefix: Be a REAL Hero:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nature: Miscellaneous.
  
  Ability to stretch, deform, expand or contract one's body into any form imaginable
conversations.prefix: Elasticity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This section refers to the ability to manipulate or otherwise interact with superpowers themselves, not "power" such as electrical power or gravitational power.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhuman_features_and_abilities_in_fiction]
conversations.prefix: Superpower Interaction:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: These powers could be manifested in any number of ways.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.prefix: Miscellaneous:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Powers which affect an individual's body.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.prefix: Personal Physical Powers:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Includes dimensional travel, teleportation, super speed, etc. Flight of all types is in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.prefix: Transportation and Travel:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Associated with: Elasticity
  
  If the weather is cold or you stretch too far, sometimes you crack. Occasionally its a Humpty-Dumpty situation...
conversations.prefix: Brittle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: b-b-b-but its d-d-d-dark down there
conversations.prefix: The basement:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Who ever said you wanted Superpowers to begin with? Now you have to live in this tenement building and scrub the gargoyles atop City Hall? Forget it. 
  
  You long to find a way to "cure" yourself of these "superpowers" once and for all.
conversations.prefix: Why Me?:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You harbor feelings of an amorous nature towards another team member and long oh so badly to let them know - but what if they don't feel the same!
conversations.prefix: Doin' It All For My Baby:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've used powers, smuggled items or connections to subvert the screening process and infiltrate the organization. Its not a MAJOR security breach (after all, its only S.M.U.T.) but it is a breach...
conversations.prefix: Beat Them at Their Own Game:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Powers activated or controlled by the character's mind and/or affecting the minds of others.
  
  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofsuperhumanfeaturesandabilitiesin_fiction]
conversations.prefix: Mentality-Based Abilities:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want S.M.U.T. to be the tits, as it were. Yeah, its the loser squad, but that doesn't mean it can't be the best damned loser squad in history!
conversations.prefix: Team Player:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather is "Very disappointed, very disappointed indeed." *Indeed,* "What were you thinking?"
  
  
  She is, of course, very happy that Jim has been rescued, and her motherly instincts kick in immediately, as she tends to the poor man, all the while wondering, "How you could be so careless."
conversations.prefix: Mrs. Merriweather:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mr. Stanley will be your liaison and companion as you investigate the obstrcution
conversations.prefix: Rent-A-Cop: Mr. Stanley:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather's official title is Facilities Manager, and it carries an impressive GS-13 pay designation. She insists that she is just the "house mom" and indeed she does prepare and serve 3 hot meals (when appropriate) a day and make the beds and keep the place clean. 
  
  She is also the liaison between the Superpower Affairs Agency and the 'heroes' and will provide their assignments, performance reviews and basically whatever else it takes to keep SMUT well-oiled.
conversations.prefix: Mrs. Merriweather (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The assembled heroes have recently moved into their new facility. Everyone's belongings have finally been unpacked and the new team begins to settle in. 
  
  Get to know your fellow SMUTs.
  
  Don't disappoint Mrs. Merriweather...
conversations.prefix: Getting to Know You:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Those who attended Mrs. Merriweather's soiree receive her blessing, to be used to pay off future transgressions (like tracking mud into the kitchen -why do heroes always track mud into the kitchen?) and stay out of the Doghouse
conversations.prefix: Mrs. Merriweather's Blessing (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The First Universal Bank & Trust downtown is reporting an unusual noise (being described as caterwauling) emanating from the spire high atop the building. Without your help a dangerous helicopter recon would be required where one sudden gust of wind could end the life of even the finest pilot. 
  
  Go Check It Out.
conversations.prefix: First Call:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mr. Stanley will be you liaison and companion as you investigate the strange noises.
conversations.prefix: Rent-A-Cop: Mr. Stanley (copy):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: They said the noises were coming from the spire - why not look at the spire?!
conversations.prefix: The Spire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: It aint rocket surgery.
conversations.prefix: Concessions! 23rd FL:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Pughcorp Chemicals is the 2nd largest tenant in the NB&T Tower, and one of the most prolific patent producers in the modern chemical market.
conversations.prefix: Top Floor: Pughcorp.:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You've learned about the uncertain fate of SMUT (and that someone has a bit of a Garfield tummy). 
  
  Discuss options to save your unit, and if you aren't too busy, grab some lasagna.
conversations.prefix: So now you know:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It sure would be nice to do something special to show how much you appreciate the house mum.
conversations.prefix: We Love You MRS. M:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Mrs. Merriweather is so pleased everyone attended the soiree, she baked a cake! Feel free to take a slice - just one, now!
conversations.prefix: Let them eat cake!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Detailed photos with clearly visible landmarks of the target destination to aid Portal's portals. 
conversations.prefix: Portal's Target:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Once there, locate Mr. Stanley for additional details. 
conversations.prefix: Transit to the target location :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This tunnel has been sealed off. Mr. Stanley can give you access, or you have other avenues of ingress at your disposal. Describe what lurks below...
conversations.prefix: Dark Subway Tunnel:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Is there a terrible man-eating monster inhabiting the depths below? Or were the men asking about ordering lunch and are pretty upset about missing it? Something in between?
conversations.prefix: What is the obstruction?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: ...it pours. 
  
  A well-developed band of thunderstorms is dropping almost 2 inches of rain on the area. The water has got to go somewhere!
conversations.prefix: When It Rains...:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: S.M.U.T. may not get a lot of respect, but today you saved a man's life, and that feels pretty damned special.
conversations.prefix: Save A Life:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Prefers to be called Jim. After a shower, a fuzzy robe, and a cuppa Jim is huddled close to the fireplace while Mrs. M. directs the proper carpet scrubbing for ooze removal. 
  
  Yes, his buddy got eaten by some sort of mutant tunnel snake, maybe, probably, whatever - but hey, Jim made it! 
  
  He's got quite a story to tell and maybe a clue as to the critter's whereabouts.
conversations.prefix: Soggy Transit Worker:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Though it is unknown exactly what Mrs. Merriweather is up to, it seems to be largely up to the team's discretion how to proceed at this instant...
conversations.prefix: Course of Action?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It seems that time distortion goo when mixed with household window cleaner becomes elastic and moldable, and only mildly tacky.  Of course molding it into simple shapes for a moment leads to one's fingernails growing about a month longer...
conversations.prefix: Time Goop:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your five senses are practically limitless, enabling a dozen other senses most humans don't even know exist. Heightened timing, proprioception, pressure, temperature, distance - all effortless.
conversations.prefix: Hypercognition:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The huge amount of sensory processing necessary can lead to headaches, meltdowns, and misinterpretations.
conversations.prefix: Overstimulated:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Always set apart, you long to have friends, coworkers, people who count on you as part of a team. Eager to please, and ready to do whatever is asked of you, you are desperate to belong.
conversations.prefix: Need to Belong:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Viv
conversations.prefix: Hey just :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Keep 
conversations.prefix: Jvkv:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you want something done, it is [done].  Instantly, and without you apparently doing anything.
conversations.prefix: Instantaneous Completion:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: When you [do] a thing, all necessary resources are expended as if you had actually done the thing.  This can lead to exhaustion or injury, and can cause the power to fail if required resources don't exist.  The cost of [doing] something is not always apparent before you [do] it.
conversations.prefix: The Cost:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The ability to blend into the environment, to--in effect--become invisible by altering her appearance.
conversations.prefix: Chameleon:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have to hide your true identity behind a mask to protect not only yourself, but your loved ones.
conversations.prefix: Secret Identity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Based on the computer like connection of your brain, you can process and think through a situation quickly.
conversations.prefix: Quick as a Blink to Think:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes it is just hard to keep focus and stay on task. 
conversations.prefix: Distracted:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have the ability to move ten times faster than a speeding bullet.
conversations.prefix: Super Speed:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite your super speed, you do not have the accompanying super reflexes, meaning that you crash into things . . . a lot.
conversations.prefix: No super reflexes:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ability to create wormholes, portation "discs" or other spatial portals for transport between two non-adjacent locations
conversations.prefix: Portal Creation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can never quite place yourself on a map or figure out where your destination is. 
conversations.prefix: No Sense of Direction:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You can make light of varying intensities. 
conversations.prefix: Let There be Light:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The more light you make the colder your surroundings become. 
conversations.prefix: Cold:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have a knack for figuring things out... or more accurately, you can come to very solid conclusions and glean further information faster than even the best detectives can with far less information than they would need to even begin to get a sense of the full picture... where there are gaps in your knowledge, your power fills in the blanks to a point. 
conversations.prefix: Superhuman Deduction:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your power is on 24/7, no means have been found yet to dampen it for any length of time, this can make true relaxation difficult, inhibit your ability to fully trust others, and obviously, make sleep difficult as well if forced to share a room with anyone.
conversations.prefix: No Off Switch:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You want to save a villain, not necessarily to make them change sides, but to just... give up the life that is only going to make their issues worse, and get them the help they truly need, or provide it yourself if that would work. better. You don't quite know how yet, but you fully intend to save this villain from themselves.
conversations.prefix: To Save A Villain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ability to enhance or weaken the powers of others.
conversations.prefix: Power Augmentation:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: With your powers hinging on that of others, you end up unable to defend yourself more often than you'd like to admit.
conversations.prefix: Damsel in Distress:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're cheerful and outgoing, it often seems as if nothing can get you down. 
conversations.prefix: Bubbly:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You will put yourself in harm's way when necessary.  Also sometimes when it isn't.  Common sense is a different card.
conversations.prefix: Bravery:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Just being able to sense *everything* isn't as important as actually *using* that information. You can apply it in ways that astound even experienced engineers and scientists.
conversations.prefix: Putting It All Together:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Always looking on the bright side and a way to engage and talk to people. You manage to find a way to start a conversation, inquire about a person and find out a little more of their story.
conversations.prefix: People Person:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Empathy can be a good thing, it can help you connect and understand what makes others tick.
conversations.prefix: Heart on Your Sleeve: