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Paragon Transit Authority: Public Hearing
ScottyB:
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED LINE CHANGES,
EMERGENCY SHUTTLE FLEET
AND COMPANY MISSION
WHEN: (TBD)
PARAGON TRANSIT AUTHORITY
"We get you where you're going."
While this may not seem like the most exciting role play, I hope that there are some folks out there who'd like to nerd out about city planning with me this weekend or next week. I always liked the prominence of the monorails in the city; the elevated tracks and line designations reminded me of sweet home Chicago, which has a rainbow (and then some) of color-designated train lines each serving different sections of city. There's a wonderful Paragon Times article explaining how the fictional lines came into being, and for whatever reason seeing something mundane (no offense to train lovers!) blended with something as fantastic as superheroes is captivating.
While the ability to select any monorail destination was a great gaming Quality Of Life improvement, I can't recall if any in-universe fluff pieces were written about line mergers. So I'd like to go back and do a "public hearing" format role play where some plans were proposed, for the lines and some other things, with the public providing responses and bringing up their own (often unrelated!) concerns. I'm still not sure if this should just be done on the forums, or if a chat room should be set up, or maybe AMA-style on Reddit, so please let me know what you think about that in addition to the in-universe response.
--- Quote ---The Paragon Transit Authority is soliciting interest in a public hearing to disclose plans for improving Paragon City's public mass transit systems. Your feedback is very important to us, and we want to ensure that citizens get the opportunity for their voice to be heard. Please submit to us the following form to help us select a date for the proposed hearing:
Name*: _______________
Available: Su / M / Tu / W / Th / F / Sa
Time: Morning / Afternoon / Evening
Occupation*: _______________
* Registered heroes may attend under their alias; please use "Law Enforcement" for occupation if you are doing so.
--- End quote ---
The following is just how I think my first character would "get involved," although I don't plan on doing anything else with her in relation to this. Feel free to make up a citizen or an entirely new character if you don't think anyone from your character vault would have attended.
Valyria stared at the poster for most of her trip, watching the occasional fellow commuter pull off the small attached form; most of them were heroes, or probably had tights on under their suits. She looked sidelong at the young businessman next to her, completely absorbed in his phone calls, up until...
"Uh, no, this isn't Saul. I think he's on vacation this week? No, I don't know who's handling his... Yes, I know that starts with an A. You mean there's someone out there who... Uh, look, I've, uh, got another call, it's really important." He didn't have another call. In fact, he had ample time to read the PTA poster while looking bored, before getting off at the next stop. Without a flyer.
"So busy, huh?" she thought, disappointed that she was the only one hearing how venomous she could sound. "Are all the goody-goodies are going to be distracted whenever this thing happens..." She grinned, looking up as the monorail passed through a tunnel.
Suddenly she sighed and resumed looking disappointed. "Just because they care doesn't mean they know what's right." ("Or that they're actually going to show up.") (("That's not why I'm changing gears."))
"This is Steel Canyon South and Paragon City University. Atlas Park is next. In the direction of travel, doors open on the left at Atlas Park."
"Tch." She strided off, snatching a flyer out of the hand of student as she exited. "Ugh, maybe I'm-" She looked back just long enough to notice the t-shirt under the kid's jacket was blended with something a little more special than cotton, and she continued on her way with a sneer.
--- Quote ---Name*: Valyria Stone
Available: ( Su / M / Tu / W / Th / F / Sa )
Time: ( Morning / Afternoon / Evening )
Occupation*: Entrepreneur
--- End quote ---
She felt proud when she came up with the "Entrepreneur" bit.
She un-helpfully circled... everything.
Paragon Avenger:
There it was just lying there in the street. He picked it up. He was always picking up scraps of paper and bits of junk. He had fought in the Rikti wars and was missing an eye to prove it. He had nothing, just a shirt and tattered pants. And his long greasy looking black hair held in place by his eye patch and layers of crud. Although he is a successful hero, money never stuck around long enough to make a difference in his life. So he gathered whatever he could find. Sure, he could go to Pocket D for a hot meal and a safe corner to sleep in. But he wasn't always the most welcome guest. During dance parties and holidays his caked on BO would bring the bouncers. You can't blame them, after all, you can actually SEE his body funk as a vapor trail everywhere he goes. He read the public notice. "Nah," he said to his self, "I'll stick with the sewers. They feel like home."
Paragon Avenger:
Wow, I made them speechless.
Paragon Avenger:
I have a base full of telepads.
I have Long-Range-Teleport.
Who needs the stinking train?
Besides, there was this one time I was riding the train and some fool stepped on my cape.
I wanted to clean his clock, but Totally Awesome Dude talked me out of it.
TAD was always a peace-bringer.
Anyway, I don't need the stupid train.
Paragon Avenger:
He likes riding the trains. And now it is easier. Nearly every zone.
Who could ask for more.
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