A day in the life of a Paragon Citizen
By
Accel,
Posted on: 2005-12-24 03:33 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
Now this is a nice view of how the citizens would see Paragon City, if they had more brains (read: better A.I.) 
I like the short story, if you have more of these ideas post them plz.
Nice job!
Hero: Star Jewel(50)
Associates: Gemstone; Storm Lock; Star Sparkle; Dawnshade; Lunara; ...more
Enemies: Shadow Vine; Tirana Q; Forte Cadenza; Black Ion; Pursuit; ...more
Spotted a couple of typos and general edits I should make, but the edit time's expired. Bah.
I meant to write a lengthy thing about a hero going crazy because he could "see" the game mechanics like you've got in this.... but I think you beat me too it, bah :-)
Nice work.
That was very funny, thanks 
I think the most screaming-in-your-face-stupidity issue which I raise is the whole idea that heroes should run everywhere. It's a city! With roads! I don't want to have to sprint everywhere until lvl 14! Can't I use this influence to take the bus?
hahaha, 
that's great stuff man
Don't ask me about joining Honourable United, I'm lazy. Ask Captain Cathode.
http://www.onthejazz.co.uk/honu/
"If I had a punch, I would so hit that guy." - Millenium (because drinking nail varnish remover is for real men)
A funny thing happened on the way to work today. Whilst walking around the streets of Steel Canyon for hours on end going nowhere, I noticed a group of men all with red or blue skin committing no crime, simply standing around. Suddenly a hero appeared and set them all on fire with a click of his fingers, before running off at superhuman speeds. I stopped jaywalking. Then three outcasts appeared out of thin air right in front of me! The biggest and strongest of the three tried to grab my handbag, but what actually happened was we both fought over it for hours on end, repeating the same snappy one-liners every time a hero approached. And lots of heroes did pass. First a pair of heroes came near, both wearing matching colours with the symbol of a shield on their chests. The first was a tall, handsome fellow with the letter S on his chest, a long flowing cape and eyes that glowed red.
Help me! I cried. He stopped in his tracks.
Are you joking? he snapped. Those outcasts con grey to me. I wont get any experience and I already have my badge.
Go! Hunt! Kill outcasts! said his partner with a grin, before they jumped into the air and flew off.
A few minutes later, a young female hero wearing an extremely suggestive pink costume ran past. I cried for help. She stared at me with the utmost contempt.
No blind invites! N00b. And she was gone.
The third hero to approach was a humongous robot, energy crackling around his oversized fists. Seeing my plight, he launched into combat with a roar. The Outcasts turned around, and, drawing submachine guns which up until now they had not been visibly carrying, took him down in a hail of gunfire.
Oh my god! he cried as the teleport system whisked him away. Ive been nerfed! My defenses are gone and I cant manage aggro like I used to! Im going to complain to other heroes on the forums! Being a hero is no fun anymore, were all too weak to fight anything and theres nothing new, only nerfs! Hell, Im so angry I might threaten to cancel my subscription!
I was confused. What subscription? Finally the three outcasts randomly disappeared and I was free to carry on walking about. I noticed many heroes running to their next destination. This was something that always confused. I knew that only the higher-level heroes had access to flight or super speed powers and such like, but why did the lower level heroes run everywhere? Couldnt they just hail a cab?
As I approached the Yellow Line station, I saw another group of outcasts in combat with a heroine. She had taken most of them out already, and the remaining two were in close combat with her. Glowing balls of energy surrounded her fists and she smacked one in a belly with a massive punch. He went flying for several feet and landed in a broken heap in the middle of the road. An approaching car continued at full speed but merely pushed him out of its way.
The heroine then drew the most stupid looking gun Ive ever seen. It had several barrels and a big fuel tank, with almost every gun accessory imaginable tacked on somewhere. She then took aim at the final enemy and let loose with a huge hail of bullets. By the time she had stopped firing, the villain was barely recognizable.
Is he okay? I asked.
Sure, said the Heroine. Hes just arrested.
However, the outcast she had punched into the road was still conscious. He charged towards the heroine, baseball bat in hand, while she was still reloading her gigantic metal super-soaker. Suddenly he cast his hands into the air and turned translucent, caught by the beam of the Yellow Lines Police Drone.
Wow said the heroine. Good thing that these things are able to tell just by looking at somebody whether theyre a criminal or not, and can halt any kind of criminal activity in seconds.
Yes, I said. Doesnt it make you wonder why they only leave them in two or three places in each zone? And how whenever theres a serious crime happening, like that time when all the villains were busted out of the Zig and escaped to the Rogue Isles, the police send a few expendable officers who inevitable get taken hostage and have to be rescued by a hero team, when they could just send a few Police Drones?
Yeah, it makes you wonder, doesnt it, said the heroine.
Hey, you! She called to a passing hero. Are you a healer?
Im an empathy, if thats what you mean, said the slightly offended hero.
No, I said a healer, sorry, called the heroine. Well, Im off for a mission now. I guess Ill solo it. It might be a problem, though, because my inherent power sucks.
Dont get me started on my inherent power, sighed the defender.
The heroine ran over to a nearby door. However, just as she was about to enter, the door was opened from the other side.
What do you think youre doing? she confronted the hero who emerged from the building.
This is an office complex. It was attacked and overrun by council members who took hostages but Ive saved the day.
No, said the heroine. This a high-tech laboratory, and its infested with clockwork. Out of my way.
I couldnt take it any more. I ran to the train station and hopped on the first one that arrived. Ever noticed that trains enter the station when viewed from the outside once every few minutes, but inside the station they arrive in a matter of seconds?
And dont even get me started on what happened when I arrived in Atlas Park!
I fear for the future of this city. Soon it will all be gone to the Americans.
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That's all folks! I'll post a part two some time, whenever I think of anything in a similar vein to write. And I'm sure there's more.