AMA 2

Sonya: Hey, hey, hey! What’s up Heroes and Villains? Brokers? Shit... does-does the fandom have a name?

Lillian: Uh... Sonya? We’re rolling.

Sonya: I know that, I’m just trying to figure out what to call them!

Lillian: ...readers?

Sonya: PSHAW! Nooo, that’s dumb.

Lillian: [sighs] Hey guys! Lillian here with Sonya and we’re back with another AMA! This one is technically the Book 2 AMA but the author got a little side-tracked with things and so here we are. Don’t worry, Sonya hasn’t let him hear the end of it.

Sonya: No, no I have not. [proudly]

Lillian: Anyway! Let’s take a look at our first questions!

Sonya: I got this, let’s see... oh hey! It’s the same person from last time! Hi wcman! Great to have you back again! Ahem! Oh it’s for Marta. [leans back in her seat] Marta! What’s your favorite anime and manga?

Marta: [walks in] Hmm? Oh, that’s easy. My first anime was xxxHolic, so it remains quite dear to me. Though my all-time favorite is Overlord. I’m partial to the Pleiades. My favorite manga is a toss up between Vagabond and Black Butler, depending on my mood. Will that be all, miss?

Sonya: [nods] Thank you Marta~

Marta: [bows] Happy to oblige.

Lillian: Next up! We have LilwaydE18 from Scribblehub, they have a couple of questions actually. All of them for... you, technically. First one is: “Ishtar, Why don’t you have a moon base yet?”

Sonya: [tilts her head as if listening, nods] She deflected that one to me, uh... cost. I’m rich, I’m not that rich, [laughs]

Lillian: They also ask, “Is a portable shield generator an optimal way to keep a dungeon break contained?”

Sonya: [sits forward] In the previous timeline they were used about ten years in to contain smaller dungeon breaks once we got the tech working. By portable though I mean a bunch of pylons painstakingly set up around a perimeter. They can be taken down and moved later but... yeah that’s the extent of it.

Lillian: Last one, “Ishtar, is it possible to open a portal outside of earth? Can you open one to space? Can you open one to the sun for otis?”

Sonya: [laughs] I’ll let her answer this one, [slumps slightly]

Ishtar: [sits up and frowns] Yes, Yes to a limited degree, though it requires very specific coordinates, Not with the amount of power currently able to bring to bear. It has crossed my mind though. [slumps again]

Sonya: [rubs her neck] At least she used complete sentences this time! I was expecting “Yes, Yes, No.”

Lillian: [laughs] She would answer like that! Okay, next is from unimportantOpinion on Scribblehub! They ask, “Martin: if and when you take down Ishtar, do you have any plans for filling the power vacuum left behind? Because it will be filled one way or another. Likely by a villain who cares more about profits than theatrics. Or maybe you intend on filling the seat yourself with a puppet, but that puppet will be overthrown or replaced unless they placate the other villains enough. Maybe you''ll take the throne yourself?”

Sonya: [imitates Martin’s grizzled voice] “Grumble grumble something about justice and keeping the fight going grumble grumble.”

Lillian: Sonya! [sighs] Martin?

Martin: ... [glares at Sonya, turns to camera] I’ll keep doing my job.

Sonya: [laughs] Knew it!

Martin: [shoots the finger and marches out]

Sonya: [snickers] We’re actually best friends off set, promise.

Martin: Die in a fire!

Sonya: Love you too buddy! Anyway! Next we have redun on scribblehub who asks: “Otis: Besides Gilgamesh are there any other mythical heroes that deserve comparison to you?” [turns] Hey Mallory! You’re on!

Otis: Finally, a worthy question. That’s quite easy. All of them are relatable to me in some way, it goes without saying. But to answer your question more appropriately in the context of storytelling, while I attribute myself with Gilgamesh and Odysseus, the author associates me with the classical variation of Hercules.

Sonya: I thought he was going to say Oedipus.

Lillian: [laughing] Sonya! That’s so mean!

Otis: [Walks out and rolls his eyes]

Sonya: [chuckling] Anyway, redun also asks the entire crew what our favorite pokemon are. Well, there’s a whole lot of us but I can give you a couple!

Sonya

Steelix

Ishtar@@@@

Mewtwo

Marta

Gothitelle

Amos

Whatever’s topping the current Meta

Beyol

Koffing

Hard Rock

Alex

Rap

Snow

Heavy Metal

Val

Rap

Ollie

LoFi

Greg

High BPM

Jessica

Country

Sonya

Pop

Chunhua

Classic Rock

Marta

Anime OSTs

Lillian: There it is!

Sonya: Huh! That came out different from how I was expecting.

Lillian: Everyone has their own tastes! Anyway, Gemiae also asked about Ollie’s ability and how it works. I’ve been informed that for that one we’ll have to do another kind of production like this so he can properly explain it! Sorry!

Sonya: Next up is Tunefullcobra from Scribblehub! They ask: “Lillian, how much firestorm paraphernalia do you have? What do you like the most about Snow?” [grins at Lillian]

Lillian: Uh... to the first one? Not enough. Still trying to get my hands on a copy of his first poster. Though his sister did give me something pretty nice, one of his baseballs. [smiles big before scratching her nose] As for um... Snow. [coughs] One of the things I really like is the gap between her cute looks and snarky personality. It kinda does it for me.

Sonya: [busts out laughing] You would be a sucker for gap moe.

Lillian: [blushes] Sh-shut up! Tunefullcobra also asks: “Ishtar: If given the choice would you prefer to stay in Sonya’s body if there were no downsides for either of you, or would you prefer your own body? If you want your own body, how long does Sonya have to prepare before she’s smothered in sisterly affection?”

Sonya: [holds back laughter before sagging]

Ishtar: I think I would be more efficient if I remained as Sonya’s headmate, all being said. Though I wouldn’t mind a body. I don’t get a lot of time to read. As for ‘sisterly affection’, it would have to wait until the novelty of Sonya shouting absurdities wore off. [slumps]

Sonya: She’s just salty because I called her onee- [stumbles and frowns] Oh hush! It was hilarious and you know it! [shrugs] Last one from Tunefullcobra: “If Ishtar has a separate soul from Sonya, does that mean she’ll develop her own ability?” That’s... actually a really good question. It’s entirely possible that she could develop her own ability unless something happens that would make it impossible for her to do so. Lillian?

Lillian: [clears throat] Okay! Rekan from RoyalRoad asks; “Ollie: What do you think of your two associates?’

Ollie: ...both of them have some serious issues to work out. Jessica is a tiresome person but I can put up with her for the most part. Otis is unlikeable in so many ways it’s almost impressive.

Sonya: [nods sagely]

Lillian: That was blunt! Uh, Rekan also asks: “Otis: what the heck do you do in your free time?”

Otis: I play MOBAs and older generation handheld games. I also enjoy studying architecture, I was working on it as a secondary degree before being assigned to the dig team that discovered Pandora’s box. I also follow a number of archaeology blogs and news feeds that I keep up on.

Sonya/Lillian: [stare]

Otis: What?

Sonya: N-nothing, I just wasn’t expecting a normal, reasonable answer from you.

Otis: I have hobbies!

Sonya: Uhuh. Yeah. Okay! Last one! This is from Arcamiel on RoyalRoad! They ask: “Sonya: as of this moment, what are all the powers we’ve seen so far merged with Deus Ex Machina?” [nods] That’s a good question to wrap up on. Here’s the list!

Deus ex Machina:

Visage of TitaniaNectar and AmbrosiaAugmented Reality ProjectionAdomopathyHeavenly LegionDigitize SpaceGravitic FlightHard LightImperiousHeavenly Jade HeartNon-EuclideanThe Astral EyeSteelbodyEnhanced Speed and ReflexesEnhanced StrengthEnhanced Sensory ProcessingGenius Level IntellectEnhanced Physical ReinforcementEnhanced SensesHigh Precision MovementTechnopathy

Sonya: Welp! That’s all the questions we got for the AMA!

Lillian: More than I was expecting honestly, phew!

Sonya: Yeah, well you made it through, good job partner!

Lillian: [grins] Thank you guys so much for submitting your questions, I hope this helped clear up a few things and entertained you all! There will be another AMA at the end of book 3! Bye!

Sonya: See you later dears!