Originally Posted by Blind_Seraphim
Now I understand the difference. In the earlier posts, all of the ideas were created with the thought that the entire comic would build up to the BE, and everything else was just a service to it. However, now it seems that the better idea is to have the BE worked into a situation, and have the joke be about how the BE affects the situation, not just about the BE itself. (Of course, we still don't have any confirmation of whether or not that is indeed what the artist intends...)
So, with that in mind... perhaps the joke would be about a lack of BE. Like a situation where Mattie would want to activate her Ego, but, comically, there would be no milk around. Or, instead, she can't find any milk, so she goes as far as to steal a cow to get milk.
Like, say they were at a beauty/bikini contest. Otome wears a normal bikini which shows her normal figure, and gets her a lot of points. Mattie decides to activate her ego to one-up Otome, but is unable to find any milk. Finally, after a elaborate search, she steals a cow (I mean, you could have her just go and buy some, but I think stealing a cow is funnier), but by the time she gets back, the contest is over.
Or, as an alternate ending, she arrives carrying the cow, but eventually collapses under the weight. Otome goes to help her, and since helping someone triggers her Ego, she shrinks down, and the judges vote her down. In the end, neither of them win.
There a few more possibilities with that one, and a lot of places where it could probably be improved much more, but I feel this is a lot better than some of my earlier ideas....
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