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fandomhigh2012-04-05 03:49 pm
electrocynic) wrote in fandomhigh2012-04-05 03:49 pm
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Superheroing 101, Thursday, Period 4
There was no pub this week, as much as that saddened Electroclash. There was only a normal classroom, with a projector at the front, and their teacher back in her uniform.
"Let me tell you a little story about my friend Don. Some of you probably met a simulated version of him last week – black clothes, Spanish, very gay? That one." And Don... probably wouldn't have objected to that description. "Now, Don –– well, Timebomb, as we call him, once had a hero mission at the Armenian embassy in London. And it didn't go quite as planned. There were a few casualties, shit like that, but Don thought it went all right, all things considered. And then some chump who reviewed it for the next issue of New Power Express gave Don and the whole thing a right trashing, calling it an utter disappointment in entertainment value and heroics, and a mediocre performance."
A beat went by.
"Don went over to his house and carved the words 'mediocre performance' into his forehead with a wire coat hanger." Yes. "So. Today our topic is bad reviews. Sometimes you get them, mostly because some journos are miserable gits who make themselves feel better by saying you have issues with your temper." Ahem. "And that's a further cape problem: how to deal with poor reviews in a manner that doesn't do further damage to your public image. While I do believe Don's mercenary career got a boost from that incident, you're supposed to be learning to do something else. So, I'm gonna show you an example review and then you're gonna discuss what the proper way to react to something like that would be, if you happened to be the target. |Laptop, show shit review.|"
The following got projected on the screen up front:
It should be noted that while Electroclash found Timebomb's reaction a little over the top, she still thought punching the reviewer in the face was a valid option.
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"Let me tell you a little story about my friend Don. Some of you probably met a simulated version of him last week – black clothes, Spanish, very gay? That one." And Don... probably wouldn't have objected to that description. "Now, Don –– well, Timebomb, as we call him, once had a hero mission at the Armenian embassy in London. And it didn't go quite as planned. There were a few casualties, shit like that, but Don thought it went all right, all things considered. And then some chump who reviewed it for the next issue of New Power Express gave Don and the whole thing a right trashing, calling it an utter disappointment in entertainment value and heroics, and a mediocre performance."
A beat went by.
"Don went over to his house and carved the words 'mediocre performance' into his forehead with a wire coat hanger." Yes. "So. Today our topic is bad reviews. Sometimes you get them, mostly because some journos are miserable gits who make themselves feel better by saying you have issues with your temper." Ahem. "And that's a further cape problem: how to deal with poor reviews in a manner that doesn't do further damage to your public image. While I do believe Don's mercenary career got a boost from that incident, you're supposed to be learning to do something else. So, I'm gonna show you an example review and then you're gonna discuss what the proper way to react to something like that would be, if you happened to be the target. |Laptop, show shit review.|"
The following got projected on the screen up front:
SKIRMISH REVIEW... The sudden glare she gave the computer could be explained by the fact that she'd specifically wanted to show one of Alex's poor reviews (preferably something where he'd lit shit on fire) but apparently the SPA were having their own fun at her expense. She glowered. "Right," she grumbled. "Anyway. Something glowing like this comes your way. How do you react? How should you react?"
LADYTROUBLE VS POWERPIXIE
★☆☆☆☆
Essentially it was Mean Girls with masks. I could go on, but you know what – why bother? Some b-list college girls beat up another girl, none of whom will ever mean anything to continuity or canon. Save your time and skip straight to Excelsor vs. Slicefist.
It should be noted that while Electroclash found Timebomb's reaction a little over the top, she still thought punching the reviewer in the face was a valid option.
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Re: Discussion [Heroing 04/05]
"I would never expect to be paid for healing someone," Raven said. "That would be wrong. I would have to find some other mundane way to earn money."