TheBroker
Sonya: Hey, hey, hey! What’s up Heroes and Vilins? Brokers? Shit… does-does the fandom have a name?
Lillian: Uh… Sonya? We’re rolling.
Sonya: I know that, I’m just trying to figure out what to call them!
Lillian: …readers?
Sonya: PSHAW! Nooo, that’s dumb.
Lillian: [sighs] Hey guys! Lillian here with Sonya and we’re back with another AMA! This one is teically the Book 2 AMA but the authot a little side-tracked with things and so here we are. Don’t worry, Sonya hasn’t let him hear the end of it.
Sonya: No, no I have not. [proudly]
Lillian: Anyway! Let’s take a look at our first questions!
Sonya: I got this, let’s see… oh hey! It’s the same person from st time! Hi w! Great to have you back again! Ahem! Oh it’s for Marta. [leans ba her seat] Marta! What’s your favorite anime and manga?
Marta: [walks in] Hmm? Oh, that’s easy. My first anime was xxxHolic, so it remains quite dear to me. Though my all-time favorite is Overlord. I’m partial to the Pleiades. My favorite manga is a toss up between Vagabond and Bck Butler, depending on my mood. Will that be all, miss?
Sonya: [nods] Thank you Marta~
Marta: [bows] Happy to oblige.
Lillia up! We have LilwaydE18 from Scribblehub, they have a couple of questions actually. All of them for… you, teically. First one is: “Ishtar, Why don’t you have a moon base yet?”
Sonya: [tilts her head as if listening, nods] She deflected that oo me, uh… cost. I’m rich, I’m not that rich, [ughs]
Lillian: They also ask, “Is a portable shield geor an optimal way to keep a dungeon break tained?”
Sonya: [sits forward] In the previous timelihey were used about ten years in to tain smaller dungeon breaks once we got the tech w. By portable though I mean a bunch of pylons painstakingly set up around a perimeter. They be taken down and moved ter but… yeah that’s the extent of it.
Lillian: Last one, “Ishtar, is it possible to open a portal outside of earth? you opeo space? you opeo the sun for otis?”
Sonya: [ughs] I’ll let her ahis one, [slumps slightly]
Ishtar: [sits up and frowns] Yes, Yes to a limited degree, though it requires very specific coordinates, Not with the amount of power currently able t to bear. It has crossed my mind though. [slumps again]
Sonya: [rubs her neck] At least she used plete sentehis time! I was expeg “Yes, Yes, No.”
Lillian: [ughs] She would answer like that! Okay, is from unimportantOpinion on Scribblehub! They ask, “Martin: if and when you take down Ishtar, do you have any pns for filling the power vacuum left behind? Because it will be filled one way or another. Likely by a vilin who cares more about profits thariaybe you intend on filling the seat yourself with a puppet, but that puppet will be overthrown or repced uhey pcate the other vilins enough. Maybe you'll take the throne yourself?”
Sonya: [imitates Martin’s grizzled voice] “Grumble grumble something about justid keeping the fight going grumble grumble.”
Lillian: Sonya! [sighs] Martin?
Martin: … [gres at Sonya, turns to camera] I’ll keep doing my job.
Sonya: [ughs] K!
Martin: [shoots the finger and marches out]
Sonya: [snickers] We’re actually best friends off set, promise.
Martin: Die in a fire!
Sonya: Love you too buddy! Anyway! we have redun on scribblehub who asks: “Otis: Besides Gilgamesh are there any other mythical heroes that deserve parison to you?” [turns] Hey Mallory! You’re on!
Otis: Finally, a worthy question. That’s quite easy. All of them are retable to me in some way, it goes without saying. But to answer your question more appropriately in the text of storytelling, while I attribute myself with Gilgamesh and Odysseus, the author associates me with the cssical variation of Hercules.
Sonya: I thought he was going to say Oedipus.
Lillian: [ughing] Sonya! That’s so mean!
Otis: [Walks out and rolls his eyes]
Sonya: [chug] Anyway, redun also asks the entire crew what our favorite pokemon are. Well, there’s a whole lot of us but I give you a couple!
Sonya
Steelix
Ishtar
Mewtwo
Marta
Gothitelle
Amos
Whatever’s topping the currea
Beyol
Koffing
Kerauna
Sneasel
Darkrai
hua
Hatterene
Lillian
Tyrogue
Snow
Ralts
Ollie
Haunter
Jessica
Eiscue
Otis
Arceus
Lillian: Wow! That’s more of a list than I was expeg! How did you…? I don’t wanna know, nevermind. Jacky DeathBerg from Royal Road asks: “Lillian, Ahem, so, what do you think about the fact that Sonya is Ishtar?”
Sonya: [snorts]
Lillian: [looks at Sonya] W-well if I knew iory that would be pretty upsetting to say the least. Terrifying too. Sihat means Ishtar is bunking up with the head of the Pandora ittee. Though I guess if I khe reasons why, maybe I’d uand. That’s a hard oo answer.
Sonya: Bunking… up?
Lillian: Shush! Lupenthewolf from Scribblehub asks: “Lillian: Do you have the fideo do what you think is right, even if the world turns against you? To carry the crusade and protect the world, even if the people will hate you for it?” [frowns as out a sigh] Well. I want to try and do my best. That’s all I really say. I mean. I’m pretty sure there’s someone else out there who’s doing all they for the world even if the world hates them for it. So I think it’s worth doing if it means doing the right thing.
Sonya: [clears throat and grabs the one] GoldStar184 from Royal Road has a question for Pandora and Ishtar. [squints and grins wickedly] “Pandora and Ishtar: What is the nature of your retionship?” I got this: Tags on a Romantasy Novel. [cackles and abruptly slouches]
Ishtar: [sits up] There is nothing going on!
Pandora: [appears] Don’t be shy, we make it work.
Ishtar: I’m not shy, I’m asexual.
Pandora: And I’m a ghost. I’m not in it for the physical-
Ishtar: [Coughs] We’ll talk about this ter… [slouches]
Lillian: Woah…
Sonya: [sits up and ughs] Oh man she’s gon ter for that, I bet. Anyway! Oinkymoo from Scribblehub asks: “Derelictpresence: What other (superhero and non-superhero) media inspired Broker? All you, zy bastard.
DerelictPresence: [squints at Sonya] Ahem! You might be surprised but I’ve never actually watched ‘The Boys’ so not that, before anyone asks. That said, I’ve covered most of it i AMA though I do have some additional inspirations. A lot of Sonya’s humor is inspired from banter in Youtube Abridged Series such as Hellsing Abridged and SAed. Tony Stark is an obvious nod for Sonya but actually I lean more towards Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne for Sonya’s character although I draw more on a Marvel vibe for the universe as a whole.
Sonya: Thanks y’old fart, now get lost, you got stuff to do. Aren’t you starting like a whole other series or something?
DerelictPrese’s a work in progress. Book 4 is my focus right now. By the way! Book 4 is called Crime Wave! And it’s ung on Patreon on February 17th!
Sonya: [rubs her hands together] Gonna be fun! Now shoo!
DerelictPresence: I’m going I’m going!
Sonya: Alright, one is also from oinkymoo, “Anyone: Ok but what’s Marc’s Middle Name?” It’s Marshall. Marcus Marshall Mallory. Yeah, his parents totally hated him. [ughs]
Otis: I hate you.
Sonya: Die in a fire. [smiles]
Lillian: Save it for the books, guys. Ahem! Last one from oinkymoo! “Pandora, favorite Ishtar: The A High Arbiter or the Supervilin?”
Sonya: Oh I wanhis!
Pandora: [sighs] That’s not very he Golden Queen was like a mother to me… oh… well i do have quite the soft spot for the current Ishtar…
Sonya: oo! [ughs]
Lillian: Over a literal goddess? Wow.
Pandora: [sticks out tongue and leaves]
Lillian: [grabs the before Sonya ] This one’s from Gemiae on RoyalRoad, they ask: “What’re the camp gang’s favorite genres of music, if we get Sonya and the Inner Circle too, that’d be nice.” Sure, we give you a list!
Lillian
Hard Rock
Alex
Rap
Snow
Heavy Metal
Val
Rap
Ollie
LoFi
Greg
High BPM
Jessica
try
Sonya
Pop
hua
Cssic Rock
Marta
As
Lillian: There it is!
Sonya: Huh! That came out different from how I was expeg.
Lillian: Everyone has their own tastes! Anyway, Gemiae also asked about Ollie’s ability and how it works. I’ve been informed that for that one we’ll have to do another kind of produ like this so he properly expin it! Sorry!
Sonya: up is Tunefullcobra from Scribblehub! They ask: “Lillian, how much firestorm paraphernalia do you have? What do you like the most about Snow?” [grins at Lillian]
Lillian: Uh… to the first one? Not enough. Still trying to get my hands on a copy of his first poster. Though his sister did give me something pretty nice, one of his baseballs. [smiles big before scratg her nose] As for um… Snow. [coughs] One of the things I really like is the gap between her cute looks and snarky personality. It kinda does it for me.
Sonya: [busts out ughing] You would be a sucker fap moe.
Lillian: [blushes] Sh-shut up! Tunefullcobra also asks: “Ishtar: If given the choice would you prefer to stay in Sonya’s body if there were no downsides for either of you, or would you prefer your own body? If you want your own body, how long does Sonya have to prepare before she’s smothered in sisterly affe?”
Sonya: [holds back ughter before sagging]
Ishtar: I think I would be more effit if I remained as Sonya’s headmate, all being said. Though I wouldn’t mind a body. I don’t get a lot of time to read. As for ‘sisterly affe’, it would have to wait until the y of Sonya shouting absurdities wore off. [slumps]
Sonya: She’s just salty because I called her onee- [stumbles and frowns] Oh hush! It was hirious and you know it! [shrugs] Last one from Tunefullcobra: “If Ishtar has a separate soul from Sonya, does that mean she’ll develop her own ability?” That’s… actually a really good question. It’s entirely possible that she could develop her own ability unless something happens that would make it impossible for her to do so. Lillian?
Lillian: [clears throat] Okay! Rekan from RoyalRoad asks; “Ollie: What do you think of your two associates?’
Ollie: …both of them have some serious issues to work out. Jessica is a tiresome person but I put up with her for the most part. Otis is unlikeable in so many ways it’s almost impressive.
Sonya: [nods sagely]
Lillian: That was blunt! Uh, Rekan also asks: “Otis: what the heck do you do in your free time?”
Otis: I py MOBAs and eion handheld games. I also enjoy studying architecture, I was w on it as a sedary degree before being assigo the dig team that discovered Pandora’s box. I also follow a number of archaeology blogs and news feeds that I keep up on.
Sonya/Lillian: [stare]
Otis: What?
Sonya: N-nothing, I just wasn’t expeg a normal, reasonable answer from you.
Otis: I have hobbies!
Sonya: Uhuh. Yeah. Okay! Last ohis is from Arcamiel on RoyalRoad! They ask: “Sonya: as of this moment, what are all the powers we’ve seen so far merged with Deus Ex Maa?” [nods] That’s a good question to on. Here’s the list!
Deus ex Maa:
Visage of Titaar and AmbrosiaAugmented Reality ProjeAdomopathyHeavenly LegionDigitize SpaceGravitic FlightHard LightImperiousHeavenly Jade HeartNon-Euclidearal EyeSteelbodyEnhanced Speed and ReflexesEnharengthEnhanced Sensory ProcessingGenius Level Intellehanced Physical ReinfortEnhanced SensesHigh PreovementTeopathySonya: Welp! That’s all the questio for the AMA!
Lillian: More than I was expeg holy, phew!
Sonya: Yeah, well you made it through, good job partner!
Lillian: [grins] Thank you guys so much for submitting your questions, I hope this helped clear up a few things aertained you all! There will be another AMA at the end of book 3! Bye!
Sonya: See you ter dears!
