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[runningstart]

[In costume, ID reads 'Kid Flash.']

Show of hands, show of hands! Who around here knows who Superman is?

...I don't mean like- knows who he is, who he is, I mean knows of the superhero dude. Six foot eight, weighs a freaking ton ♫ I'm kidding, he's not six eight. He's taller.

What about Batman? Wonder Woman? Everybody knows the big three, they're like the holy trinity of punchin' dudes who deserve it. Plus I mean, Wonder Woman, am I right? I'm right. Ultimate justice in a one piece.

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[walkingballpit]

I'm not sure when the groups started, sorry. But I know for a fact superheroes have been a thing since World War II. Cap punched Hitler in the face.

[runningstart]

Ye-heah, punchin' Hitler in the face! That's always satisfying.

I'm just trying to figure out how you get that kind of longevity for a group that big. I don't think even the original Society we had back during the 40s was that big.

[walkingballpit]

When they started, they were your standard team-size. But, you know how it goes, once there's one superhero, there's suddenly like 150 in New York alone. The rooftops are crow-ded.

[runningstart]

That's true, superheroes occur in nature exponentially depending on proximity to other superheroes. I think someone even tried to come up with a probability formula back home.

Makes it hard to stand out, I guess. When every Dick, Jane and Tom down the street has a name and an outfit.

[walkingballpit]

We should probably develop a costume reference. Like how clowns each have 'their' face, and no one else is allowed to use that exact makeup.

[runningstart]

Dude, you are totally right. You guys need cape trademark. You'd have to make like, a glossary of hero color schemes or something and then people would wait around for the copyright laws on one color scheme to run out so they can use it again?

God. Like superheroing isn't complicated enough.

[walkingballpit]

There's a complete ban on green and purple, okay? It's done. It's overdone.

Also over done? Red and yellow. Red and black. Red and blue. Red white and blue. Let's just ban red entirely.

And stars man. No more stars, no more birds.

Don't even get me started on capes.

[runningstart]

Whoa whoa whoa, pause, we're talking about new motifs right? Because red and yellow? Kind of important to my image.

[walkingballpit]

[Waves a hand.]

Old motifs are grandfathered in. But this is what I'm talking about. You can't throw a stone without hitting on some color combos.

[runningstart]

Okay, that's true. I'll give you that.

Purple and black are popular for those "anti-hero" types. They love that business. White with basically anything else. Blue and red.

[walkingballpit]

We don't want to outlaw too many combos. I've seen unfortunate things done with brown and gold.

[runningstart]

Really? I think brown and gold would look really good. Like, if it was leather and stuff? [this kid has no sense of style RUN FOR THE HILLS]

[walkingballpit]

Not when your belt looks like an oversized cigar wrap and your helmet is a bucket.

[runningstart]

Wait wait, this is a real person? What was his name?

[walkingballpit]

Yeah, it's a real person. His name was Nova. The uniform got better, eventually.