"Sewers. Why does it always have to be sewers?"

The bots, of course, don't answer. They've been programmed not to respond to existentialist rhetoric. That whole extreme-literal response thing is only amusing the first fifty times. Besides, there are more pressing matters at hand. "Captain Science, make a note: Design new utility-based costume."

"Rgr-rgr."

The cream linen suit might look commanding to the peasantry, but toxic waste is such a bitch to dry clean.

Day 2: CoV still fun. Even counting the fact that I got stuck on a stupid Mission wandering around a roped-off area of Paragon City looking for stupid drop boxes. It took me over an hour. Ultimately I just ended up killing every single Longbow on the map, making one whole level, then flying around aimlessly (JETPACK!) for another fifteen minutes or so before finally, finally, just randomly running into the final box.

Somewhere in there I managed to fill up my entire Salvage inventory, and when I ported to the Vault at Pocket D I realised I'd completely filled that, too. So I hauled myself off to Devil's Hat to find this so-called "University" and maybe make something of all those Invention Recipes I kept picking up. I ended up finding the place (and not getting my lowbie ass mugged by all the level 17-ish mobs) only to be saddened by my lack of Infamy and therefore inability to make anything.¹

Next door to the Uni is the Black Market, so I tripped over there to sell some of my ill-gotten goods. The auction system in CoV is kinda weird, and I think I still don't really "get" it, but either way I managed to accidentally make something like fifty grand in about five minutes. I think the most I'd previously ever seen was about six, so feeling pretty chuffed with my new-found wealth I pulled my auctions and went back to the University where I crafted a whole boatload of Level 15 Invention Enhancements to replace my apparently significantly less effective Level 10++ 'regular' Enhancements.

Also: Being able to craft something that's actually useful for my level without farming mats for hours? Kinda novel, I have to say.

Anyway, I also pulled myself up to Level 12 last night and got myself my second tier of bots. So now Sir Shootsalot and Captain Science the Battle Drones have been joined by Rgr Rgr the Protector Bot.² I haven't taken him out killing yet, but he was diligently erecting shields around everyone while we were sitting in town which is nice because it means I don't have to any more.

Only two more levels and I get proper flight; MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

1. Also, none of the guys at the University would talk to me on account of me being too low level. BUT I SHOWED THEM! I FIGURED OUT THEIR GODDAMN INVENTION SYSTEM ANYWAY! MY GENIUS IS UNPARALLELLED MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! ^
2. There you go, ~Mat [h]. ^

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