The Letters Page! Episode 6 Discussion (Setback)

Kismet was Setback's old flame? What the What?

I feel like there is still a lot of backstory missing in this one compared to the other podcasts so far.  

write them about it for an interlude

That was a big, highly welcome surprise. I'm now really looking forward to the Kismet episode. :D

I did send questions in before last Thursday that didn't get answered.  I can always send another message.   I just wonder when they will go through older questions in their interludes.   

Welp, they can't answer questions you don't send so...

Well they didn't answer the questions I did send....

The only solution is to never send any questions ever again.

Or to send every question all at once. I forget which.

I've sent more questions regardless.  

I can verify that they don't read questions you don't submit.

I didn't send any this week, and they didnt read any of my questions.

More importantly:

We need to determine details about Sarah Riske.  Her name sounds like she's a partner at a law firm.  

All I know is I started singing "Sister Risker" to the tune of "Sister Christian" after that podcast.

"Thank you for calling Riske and Rewarde Law Office. This is Moore D'Venture, how may I direct your call?"

Well, I can confirm that sending questions in the form of limericks makes it more likely that they'll get answered.  

Admittedly, my non-limerick question which wasn't answered was about if Setback had preferences amongst the damage types.  So it was kind of silly in the first place.

I feel like a Setback/Expat date night generally turns into a slapstick comedy adventure where everything goes horribly and/or entertainingly wrong, but somehow manages to resolve into a sweet moment between them at the end.

Also, I think I really want to see more of Setback's sister.  I'm not sure why, other than the fact that I think Setback is the first character to have a confirmed sibling other than Truth and Dare.

They didn't answer my question, but the first three questions they did answer about Setback and Expatriette this episode basically asked all the same things I did, so close enough.

I laughed out loud at this episode a lot, which is good.

Being reminded of how adorable Setback is makes me want to know how he and Haka interact.

I literaly shouted "What the F***?" while I was cooking dinner.

I was kinda wishing there was more to my 'costuming' question than "they just have a guy for that". I know that's a perfectly fine answer, but... I don't know, I guess i was just expecting more to that. :/

They also said it would be further discussed in another episode. Though I can understand wanting more of an answer now.  

You know, when they said that if Setback insists on a date, Ambuscade just happens to be there, now I'm imagining it isn't even really a superhero fight -- he's just there also having dinner, and it's all kinds of awkward because of his prior association with Expatriette.

It was pretty much 'just buisness' when Ex-pat and Ambuscade ever worked together, so asside from the possible gun-fight that would break out and barring any pressent bounties on either's heads, I think they could be chill.

Ambuscade is French, you can't tell me he never at least hit on her :P

Seriously, though, that she jumped from villainous to heroic would probably make things awkward, especially if Marcel starts trying to reminisce about "the good ole days" where she murdered for hire.

I can imagine great converstions about the good old days, and Setback sitting there, "But Amanda, we're good guys."

Amanda: "Sorry Pete, I was happy blowing up another Organization warehouse for our date tonight... you're the one who insisted on dinner."

Ansel: "Oh, blow up a warehouse, that sounds like fun! Want me to come along? Normally I would charge but these things, but this time I do it for free.  It would be like the good old days."

Pete: *facepalm*

Wouldn't ansel be..

"Oh! Oui, zis sounds like fun! Shall I acompionie tu? Normally I would charge for zis, but for you madomioselle, I do for free. Like the days of ole, non?" 

*sly smile toward Pete*

Yes, exactly that.

And honestly, I think Setback would be less jealous and more, "Gee, it's great Amanda has such a diversity of friends!"

Agreed, somehow he would be optimistic and upbeat about it.

I don't think Setback would be jealous, and of course he'd remain positive.  But the whole point of the dinner date was to keep his sense of normalcy, so to have said dinner turn into the planning session for a warehouse raid with a well-known mercenary must, well, strain that sense of normalcy.

Either that, or it turns into a "This is my life now" acceptance that this is normal for him.