Adventure 19 | Video

[italktofish]

[Arthur opens the video feed, and it's clear he's more excited than a little kid on Christmas morning. He's wearing this, which is a little unusual. Just a little.]

Guys! Guys, look what I just got! It's a SUPERHERO SUIT! It's GOT to be!

[What is also unusual is that before now, Arthur needed to lose some weight and wasn't in anything anyone might call "good shape." Now? It's a bit different. The man is absolutely ripped and now has the physique to pull off the spandex look. He'd make any number of bodybuilders jealous...but he's not at all worried about that. He's too worried about showing off his new duds.]

And look at the belt! The A on the belt!

[He's excitedly pointing at said A on said belt as though anyone could miss it.]

It's GOT to be mine--the A must be for Arthur!

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[testsonseashells]

Physical change more surprising, honestly.

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[italktofish]

HEY I WENT VEGETARIAN AFTER I STARTED TALKING TO FISH AND MET TALKING ANIMALS MY DIET FINALLY PAID OFF

[ursoreckless]

Are you sure about that? Superheroes have super names.

[italktofish]

Hm...that's true...

But STILL! What a COINCIDENCE! The right letter and EVERYTHING!

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[sun_sun]

DUDE YOU GOT BUFF

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[italktofish]

I guess I got a workout walking around as part of the expedition! Maybe it was carrying that bucket full of silverfish!

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[ladyofluminosity]

Whoa, where did all that come from?

[Obviously the suit, not those glorious abs. Seriously, put those away Arthur.]

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[italktofish]

I don't know! It just happened! I was fixing myself some supper and then BAM! I'm a SUPERHERO!

[A superhero who is completely oblivious as to the power of his abs.]

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[show_my_cannons]

My name starts with "A".

How do you know it's not mine?

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[italktofish]

[Thinking, thinking...]

Well, because it appeared on MY waist!

[And the obvious answer gets it.]

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[nekromanteia]

If that was in fact what it stood for, do you really think it sensible to allude to one's real name if one was in fact a superhero?

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[italktofish]

So maybe I was an OUTRAGEOUS enough superhero not to need to worry about that sort of thing!

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[boredallready]

[For all Lloyd knows, he just didn't notice the guy was ripped before so he won't take the time to comment.]

Uhh, are you sure that's supposed to be "A"? They're supposed to have lines through them.

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[italktofish]

[He looks down at it.]

Of COURSE it's an A! It's a STYLIZED A! I've seen advertising do this sort of thing all the TIME!

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[siesinddasessen]

That looks more like someone wanted to direct everyone's attention at your crotch.

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[italktofish]

BUT IF THEY DID THEN IT WOULD BE A V POINTING DOWN INSTEAD OF AN A POINTING UP IT'S NOT AN ARROW LIKE ALL HEY LOOK HERE THERE'S A CROTCH

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[flamberge]

[Dear god, people are actually getting super hero suits? ...Just please PLEASE do not wear that out in public, Arthur.]

I take it those muscles had come along with the costume?

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[italktofish]

I GUESS they did! I hadn't really noticed, but suddenly everyone's commenting!

But I DID change my diet up a few months ago, that has to count for SOMETHING!

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[honestopinion]

ew, a superhero?!
like form a western comic book?

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[italktofish]

NO NOT LIKE A WESTERN I'M NOT A COWBOY I AM CLEARLY A SUPERHERO COWBOYS ARE IN WESTERNS NOT SUPERHEROES

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[epimethean]

God, somehow I feel like this explains everything.

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[italktofish]

REALLY? It DOES?

[GAAAAAASP.]

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[toobig]

A... super hero suit? That's... pretty cool...

I got a cape, but I don't think it was in the same genre vein.

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[italktofish]

HEY I'D LIKE TO THINK SO I MEAN IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE BEST THING EVER

SURE A CAPE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MANY SUPERHERO COSTUMES LOOKS OUTRAGEOUS AND HEROIC IN THE WIND WHEN YOU POSE HEROICALLY

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[destinedforrock]

[Between the indeed most striking getup and the change to his physique Cinderella tunes in distinctly somewhat impressed - it blinks out a moment when he indicates the belt.]

Are there that many ways to shape an "A"?

[Mostly quick and little-inflected - where inflection does go into clarifying it as a question it pulls out from giving care to enunciate "aaayy".]

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[italktofish]

Oh, there's LOTS of ways to shape an A! Advertising agencies have people who get REALLY WORKED UP about different ways to shape an A!

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[blind_devotion]

[Well, this guy seems a bit...old to be getting that hyped over a superhero suit, doesn't he?]

If it fits you, I imagine it must be yours. There aren't many with a build like yours.

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[italktofish]

I guess my build DID get a little outrageous when I wasn't looking--not that I'm complaining!

[hollowleg]

How in the HELL did you get so ripped, fish dude?!

[italktofish]

I dunno! It just HAPPENED!