Comments | cadhla: Martinez and Martinez v. Velveteen.

cadhla

Martinez and Martinez v. Velveteen.

Oct 27, 2011 20:34

Title: Martinez and Martinez v. Velveteen
Summary: Joining the Junior Super Patriots included a lot of paperwork. Now, years and years later, Velveteen may find that the contracts she signed then still have the power to make her life miserable now...

( Velveteen lounged against the wall of the movie theater, listening with mild disinterest to the screaming, crunching noises coming from inside the lobby... )

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Comments 17

scifantasy October 28 2011, 03:55:09 UTC

The Super Patriots, Inc. have even gone out of their way to seek rulings on specific situations before those situations can arise, demonstrating a level of foresight and consideration which is truly admirable in an organization of their size and standing.

In state courts only, of course, because that's unconstitutional in federal court.

(You really can't turn it off.)

mneme October 30 2011, 19:35:26 UTC

Hmm. They could fabricate situations that produced test cases in Federal courts, though, with relatively low stakes, so as to have things resolved with precedents in place before things got serious, no?

scifantasy October 30 2011, 19:42:33 UTC

Maybe. It's complicated. The case-and-controversy and standing requirements are real and quite serious barriers.

liret October 28 2011, 04:35:59 UTC

I didn't think there could actually be a Super Patriots division more terrifying then Marketing, but legal makes the Marketing people look like harmless amateurs.

I'm also belatedly wondering if there was something even more sinister then corporate greed behind the way they've so thoroughly eliminated any super-powered competition. I mean, I'm sure the fact that there's now no one who could stop them is just a coincidence and not at all something for innocent citizens to be worried about.

And Tag is still adorable.

lots42 October 28 2011, 04:51:52 UTC

The comic book series 'The Boys' had an answer to this type of question.

dormouse_in_tea October 28 2011, 04:41:08 UTC

I am loving the backstory with The Super Patriots, Inc. And I'm really hoping that Vel's mom has a tragic encounter with a supervillain. >_>

kengr October 28 2011, 05:50:46 UTC

Hey! What have you got against the poor supervillian?

dormouse_in_tea October 28 2011, 06:50:51 UTC

It can be a very competent supervillain! I only require tragedy on one side of the equation. I'm a Libra. I can balance the scales my own damn self. XD

lots42 October 28 2011, 04:52:17 UTC

Anyway, fantastic. I was on pins and needles.

djonn October 28 2011, 08:01:35 UTC

Oh, my.

I don't know about Legal being scarier than Marketing (considering that Legal took this one on the chin), but I think we can safely remove any scintilla of "hero" from descriptions of the Super Patriots' CEO. And that's scary....