so looking from the perspective of like, a random mid-level prt cape in brockton bay ~2011, right. you know marquis and heartbreaker were both villains active semi-locally in the 90s with powers related to manipulating human biology. heartbreaker is known to have a lot of kids and there's no way marquis wasn't sexually active. marquis has a royalty-themed name and dressing style. heartbreaker's power doesn't apply to himself.
and there are also these two teen capes in town, regent and panacea, both of mysterious origin (regent just showed up out of nowhere and panacea is an adoptee whose powers clearly didn't bud off the dallons'), both with powers related to manipulating human biology. regent has a royalty-themed name and dressing style. panacea's power famously doesn't work on herself.
Today is “Give Smudge his worming tablet Day”. I clearly wasn’t giving him food drugs fast enough.
He gobbled down the crushed tablet, rest of the wet food pouch AND came back for his regular kibble snacks. He’s currently having THE BEST food coma for the afternoon
never let anyone tell you that trawling through mediocre victorian poetry isn't worth it. we just happened upon an absolute BANGER of a worm poem. go read it or else 🪱🪱🪱
[the prt's name guy watching a never seen before unfathomable monster kill thousands] ohhh shit. i know exactly which ancient mythological figure this reminds me of
I always thought this was such a nice way of adding a sprinkle of worldbuilding and intrigue into the setting without having to stop and actually explain what the endbringers are. Give you a little taste so that by the time Leviathan drops into the Bay they have this mythical status.