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| 12 Jun 2013 05:49 PM |
-Hero Story-
You are John Avram, an everyday day guy living in the city of Silatropolis. You live in a small, one bedroom apartment, and wait for the day you can finally apply to be a hero in training. You sit in your worn down couch; waiting for the mail to arrive to tell you the news. Would you finally be able to start your life's dream? Or would you have to wait another month to apply again? Only time could tell.
Name: John Avram Alias: Chameleon Age: 25 Gender: Male Starting Power[Limited flight, slight superstrength, x-ray vision, or you can suggest one.] Camouflage. Not completely invisible, but slightly; enough to blend into his surroundings if somebody isn't looking too closely. Appearance/Supersuit: A plain, normal, dark black shirt with black jeans, black gloves, and black shoes, worn with the sort of mask you see on a common bank robber that covers his head and hair with holes cut out for the eyes and mouth. He is, after all, just starting out as a superhero, and he's trying to divert attention, not attract it. He can deal with having fancy clothes later.
-Smile, it scares people...- |
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| 12 Jun 2013 06:13 PM |
| I get up and stand around the door, making sure everything is in order for when the mail arrives. I practice my power as well. I've gotten the hang of controlling the camouflage, but there can be a few mishaps here and there if I'm not careful. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 06:16 PM |
The mail probably won't arrive for another hour or two.
You practice with your power, and while you notice that you're getting slightly better at it; your weakness seems to be with your clothes. They always end up a shade different then they should be.
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:05 PM |
| I change into what can be very, very loosely described as "my supersuit." |
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:12 PM |
You do so, which doesn't take long.
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:15 PM |
| I grab a small handheld mirror and hang it across the room. Going to a shadowy corner, I practice my camouflage again and look into the mirror to see how well I'm hidden. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:18 PM |
Only a trained eye could make you out at this point, but you knew maybe villains and heroes would be able to.
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:23 PM |
That means I'll have to keep moving and stay in the shadows when I need to be stealthy around a villain. Henchmen won't be too bad, though.
No problem. I've trained for sneaking around. Well, not so much "trained" as "been a mischievous child." Come to think of it, I don't believe I've gotten so much training as I have practice. Perhaps I'd better go test my power outside.
I leave my apartment and put my power to work, looking for places to hide away and move around the city undetected as training for an hour or so until the mail comes. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:38 PM |
You practice and walk around for an hour. The people who can see you give you quizzical looks, while others just walk right by.
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:39 PM |
| That's fine. I make a mental count of how many walked by and how many saw me on the way back to check the mail. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:44 PM |
About a fourth of the people saw you. The mail should arrive in about ten minutes.
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:46 PM |
| That's a good start. I wait by the door for ten minutes. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:48 PM |
The mail comes through the slot, including a small package from the Hero's Committee.
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:50 PM |
| Ignoring all the other mail, I snatch at the package from the Hero's Committee and tear it open. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:55 PM |
Inside is an anklet, and a piece of paper welcoming and summoning you to the Hero's Committee.
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:56 PM |
| I grin and excitedly put on the anklet. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 07:59 PM |
You were supposed to be at the Committee Building by noon, which was in a half hour.
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| 12 Jun 2013 08:14 PM |
Oh crap.
Well, it looks like I'll have to make a run for it. If it's too far for sprinting, I'll have to take to the rooftops. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 08:15 PM |
You should be able to just make it by sprinting. Which you do.
A man at the front door asks to scan your anklet.
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| 12 Jun 2013 08:20 PM |
He scans you anklet. "Welcome rookie." He says, "The conference room is inside to your left."
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| 12 Jun 2013 08:21 PM |
| I catch my breath and take off this ridiculous sack on my head--that can wait for when I need it--, walk into the conference room, and take a seat. |
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| 12 Jun 2013 08:24 PM |
There are two other people in the room, one you recognize, one you don't. An ex-hero comes in and starts to teach you about the committee.
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| 12 Jun 2013 08:25 PM |
| I listen carefully. Or at least, I try my best to. |
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