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    Quote Originally Posted by AnthonyJ View Post
    I wouldn't say "completely"; there's some evidence for them being unusually vulnerable due to their own personality quirks. The presence of the telepaths are likely sufficient to get them out of direct legal jeopardy, unless the subsequent investigation uncovers other crimes, which it might, but the PR fiasco could be sufficient to shut them down.
    Although there will only be a PR fiasco if this in any way gets outside of Thunderbolts Mountain. So far, it's completely contained within the mountain away from the public's eyes. This, in and of itself, is the fundamental flaw in the psychics' plans: no one will notice.

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    Though this whole telepath thing is the perfect excuse to shut down a really really terrible idea, I'm sure Osborne and his crew will continue without any real consequences.

    The truth is, the telepaths are largely getting the "monsters" on the team to act how they basically would normally act if they were able to. But the telepaths will be enough of an "out" to get everyone off the hook.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XPac View Post
    Though this whole telepath thing is the perfect excuse to shut down a really really terrible idea, I'm sure Osborne and his crew will continue without any real consequences.

    The truth is, the telepaths are largely getting the "monsters" on the team to act how they basically would normally act if they were able to. But the telepaths will be enough of an "out" to get everyone off the hook.
    Pretty much. The telepaths seem to have not accounted for the fact that their actions have given the monsters on the team the freedom to indulge their darkest desires while completely absolving them of any and all consequences. They haven't defeated the problem in any way, shape, or form. They've actually made it significantly worse. Nothing that they are attempting to gain can be gained in this way; they have defeated themselves.

    Honestly, I would very much like to know how much time they really put into thinking this through. And how much alcohol was involved.

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    That would be assuming the teeps don't have some kind of escape plan worked out. If the teeps aren't there, they can't be blamed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tobias Drake View Post
    Pretty much. The telepaths seem to have not accounted for the fact that their actions have given the monsters on the team the freedom to indulge their darkest desires while completely absolving them of any and all consequences. They haven't defeated the problem in any way, shape, or form. They've actually made it significantly worse. Nothing that they are attempting to gain can be gained in this way; they have defeated themselves.

    Honestly, I would very much like to know how much time they really put into thinking this through. And how much alcohol was involved.
    Well, the problem is that everything is occuring in a relatively enclosed area away from prying eyes. It's very easy to cover this whole thing up.

    Were the TBolts publically acting out, the bad PR could very well be enough to shut them down. But as it is now, it'll be easy enough to cover up and sweep under the rug.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XPac View Post
    Were the TBolts publically acting out, the bad PR could very well be enough to shut them down.
    are you kidding? one of the t-bolts it the son of a nazi. another very proudly eats people. how does this make their pr worse?

    Quote Originally Posted by StoneGold View Post
    OK, that was definitely one of the lines I was bitching about earlier. Whether it is or isn't a proper British term, it definitely isn't an American one. There's nothing even close. It's like, and I was bitching about this in another thread, when British writers have Americans going "Tch." Americans don't go "Tch."
    i talk in a middle-eastern accent when i'm drunk. Norman's crazy. that's like drunk x 100.

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    "YOU HEARD HIM! I DON'T WANT CANCER!"

    That is the best line, right there.

    I'm not sure how I feel about Swordsman being crucified, though. Not from a religious point of view, of course, 'cause I could care less. It just seems...overdone, or expected.
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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneGold View Post
    It's like, and I was bitching about this in another thread, when British writers have Americans going "Tch." Americans don't go "Tch."
    I always read "Tch" as either a clucking of the tongue sound, or perhaps an alveopalatal affricate. People do that all the time, American or otherwise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Monty_Cristo View Post
    are you kidding? one of the t-bolts it the son of a nazi. another very proudly eats people. how does this make their pr worse?
    Is it publically known that Swordsman is the son of a nazi? Or the son of the leader of Hydra? Or the leader of his own terrorist group Fenris?

    I could be wrong, but I'm assuming they government is at least trying to keep a lid on this. If not, then yeah there should be a good deal of bad PR around them already and the public and government is just that stupid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyberHubbs View Post
    "YOU HEARD HIM! I DON'T WANT CANCER!"

    That is the best line, right there.

    I'm not sure how I feel about Swordsman being crucified, though. Not from a religious point of view, of course, 'cause I could care less. It just seems...overdone, or expected.
    the alternative would, surely, be worse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Monty_Cristo View Post
    the alternative would, surely, be worse.
    I'd have been fine with that. Cut his hands off and cram them up his butt, or somethin' that shows just how batshit insane Osborn is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cthulhudrew View Post
    I always read "Tch" as either a clucking of the tongue sound, or perhaps an alveopalatal affricate. People do that all the time, American or otherwise.
    But if we do, we spell it Tsk, and it's generally regarded as either stuffy or effeminate, and not at all Black Knight in badass motorcycle riding mode.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyberHubbs View Post
    I'd have been fine with that. Cut his hands off and cram them up his butt, or somethin' that shows just how batshit insane Osborn is.
    there was no bridges near by at the time
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeadXMan View Post
    there was no bridges near by at the time
    Moonstone was around, you could always build a bridge out of her.



    Sorry, bizarre Monty Python reference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneGold View Post
    Moonstone was around, you could always build a bridge out of her.



    Sorry, bizarre Monty Python reference.

    indeed. bridges are also made of stone
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