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37. Ramsey Robinson

Like with Half-Life, this is a personal choice that I know probably doesnt resonate with very many other people. There are times when Im trying to have a nice little scene with Ramsey and just have some low-key slice-of-life content, and I worry that its not interesting to read, or even interesting to RP for Scarlet. But after a rocky start between our two characters, Ramsey is just a character Ive picked up as one of Peppers surrogate family members, and I enjoy his story. I KNOW theres going to be more to his character, and if I keep picking at that rock, I feel like Im going to unveil a true diamond in the rough. I just hope Im right and its not like a certain character from campaign one that I got really invested in, to the detriment of the overall enjoyment of all involved.

Ironically enough for their placements on the list, Ramsey first appeared, like Radio Tuner, during a mission to Los Angeles. A trip to Graumans Chinese Theatre ran us into Joe Hollywood (R.I.P.), Fake Firefly Dylan Battles, and a very REAL incarnation of Firefly who proceeded to burn the shit out of the famous theatre and chase us away with Dylan in tow. Dylan wound up leading our squad to a base of operations at the house of Kate Spencer, where we found several NPCs who would later become prominent figures around Zonn Zorr, namely due to their connection to existing superheroes. In addition to Dylan (who isnt a villain in his own right, but provides technical expertise and services to villains, hence how he got his hands on the Firefly suit), you have Damon Matthews (boyfriend of Obsidian), Peter/Ramsey Robinson (the ex-husband and son of Kate Spencer, aka Manhunter), and Thor (Ramseys robot dog). In other words, its a whos who of L.A. superhero liabilities.

Though we wound up safe at this house, something seemed rather off about the whole setting. It was all just a bit too nice and quiet and pristine, given how chaotic and destructive Darkseids invasion had been to major cities like Los Angeles. An investigation revealed that the house was bugged and had camera feeds watching them, which was unsettling in and of itself, until we added in the OMAC lenses. Early on in the campaign, we discovered the hard way that OMACs had the ability to camouflage themselves as normal people, and strike at inopportune times. As a result, we began using special contact lenses to check whether certain people were infected or not. And in a creepy setting like the Spencer House, those lenses led to us checking Peter and discovering the worst-case scenario.

It was still relatively early in the campaign at that point (only week 24, so not only half a year had passed), and our experience with OMACs hinged largely on two events. While wed certainly met OMACs early on, the formative scene with them, Id say, was our first trip to Mesa Verde, where we discovered the possibility of sleeper agents that could infect people and pretend to be normal humans, while still working against humanity itself. That whole sequence was terrifying, and it really highlighted the threat that the OMACs posed to our party. But that was within the first month of the campaign.

Far closer to the events of the Spencer House, wed had our second mission to Tampa, successfully infiltrating a power plant and freeing the meta-human imprisoned there. During the break-out, we first came into contact with Brother Eye, who was an offshoot of the A.I. in control of the OMACs. He was rather mysterious in that first encounter and made for an unsettling character to interact with, since he knew a lot more about us than perhaps wed want him to know. He didnt exactly stop us from fleeing after the successful mission, but that was still this lingering question in the air about whether Brother Eye was trustworthy or not, since we didnt get a TON of information from him at the time.

All of this: the introduction of Brother Eye and our knowledge of how dangerous covert OMACs could be, came to a head with Peter Robinson. Infected with OMAC nanites, he was a threat to us, and then we learned of his connection to Brother Eye. It turns out, Brother Eye was monitoring the entire household, both through his various security system, and through a sleeper agent in the form of Peter Robinson. Its still unsettling to think that Peter effectively became a meat puppet for a robot master, as Brother Eye tried to explain himself. But yeah, Brother Eye seems mostly harmless compared to Mother Miracle (the OMAC queen bee), and was even open to working with us.

At the time though, we had very little information to work with, and wed only met Brother Eye in difficult circumstances, so as a result, when he finished up his explanation and told us you can do whatever you want now, but just know that if Im ever taken down, Mother Miracle will control Peter and that might be dangerous, it raised some red flags. In retrospect, Im sure he meant it more as a Im your friend, and its beneficial to work with me, but theres still that needling to treat Peter like a potential threat as well. At that point, wed been RELATIVELY good about keeping Zonn Zorr hidden from the Society as well, so we certainly couldnt take Peter back with us, under any circumstances. It just raised a lot of questions, and we didnt have a lot of time to make a decision.