Iceman/Firestar: Heaven or Hell?

[Abishai100]

I've always been intrigued by the Marvel Comics dynamic between the two superhero allies/friends Iceman (Bobby Drake) and Firestar (Angelica Jones). In fact, I really wish there were more stand-alone stories about these two iconic 'musketeers.'


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"Ajay Satan was the heroic superhuman known as Iceman. Kay Parot was the beloved superheroine known as Firestar. Kay was married to a U.S. politician named Peter Parker(!). However, when Ajay met Kay at a comic book festival (Kay took here son there!), he fell instantly in love with her and wanted to marry her. Kay was attracted to Ajay as well but felt obligated to stay committed to Peter Parker(!). Ajay told Kay he was the real Iceman, and Kay was shocked since everyone thought Iceman was Caucasian-American, but Ajay was a handsome brown-skinned Algerian-American(!). Kay confided in Ajay and tld him she was the real Firestar, and Ajay/Iceman immediately told her she was just as beautiful as Firestar. Would this courtship last?"



"When Iceman and Firestar began a much publicized relationship, the Washington Post declared them 'America's Sweethearts,' but the New York Times suggested they were merely 'Ken and Barbie.' Kay Parot (Firestar) still felt awkward about parting ways with Peter Parker, but Ajay Satan (Iceman) was purely thrilled by the notion that he was with his soul-mate. Iceman and Firestar were such a hot couple that video-game designers developing games adapted from comic book stories about superhumans in incredible social dramas decided to create an Iceman-Firestar combat/competition scenario for a new game ideal for the Microsoft Xbox. Iceman remarked to Firestar that they were 'celebrities' thanks to a child-like video-game(!)."



"Soon, Iceman and Firestar were required to team up for a more serious challenge. Apparently, the mutant-terrorist Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) stole the blueprints for a new laser-and-ice gun being developed/designed by the U.S. government at a top-secret D.C. lab(!). The nefarious Goblin wanted to use this new 'laser-ice' gun ('LIG') to spread terror all over D.C. Iceman/Firestar considered the wisdom of engaging the Goblin in a public-space so he'd be forced to deal with them without distraction, so the two superheroes cornered Norman while the Goblin was trying to throw pumpkin-bombs in front of a crowd by the Lincoln Memorial(!). The Goblin had brought a replica-model of the self-assembling gun (LIG), so Iceman shot his hands with ice, so he'd be unable to use/assemble the darn 'super-gun.' Firestar then created a ring of fire around the Goblin so he'd be too frightened to try to escape the area. Goblin was incarcerated and his gun seized by the CIA."



ICEMAN: We make a beautiful team, Kay!
FIRESTAR: Don't become arrogant, Ajay...
ICEMAN: I'm merely expressing my 'confidence.'
FIRESTAR: We must remain vigilant about Green Goblin!
ICEMAN: There's always time for romance in America.
FIRESTAR: We're defenders first, civilians second.
ICEMAN: Don't superheroes have a right to...'elope'?
FIRESTAR: There's sufficient 'heat' on us, Iceman.
ICEMAN: I know you're right, Firestar.
FIRESTAR: We have to help the meek before we can unwind.
ICEMAN: Of course; but I intend to romance you on Saturdays...
FIRESTAR: We'll see what kind of monkey-wrenches the Goblin hurls!
ICEMAN: Let's go to a fortune-teller and see what she says about us.
FIRESTAR: I bet she'll look into a crystal-ball and smile...
ICEMAN: She just might see a future of pure happiness in that ball.
FIRESTAR: Hopefully, she won't see us twisted by Norman Osborn!



"Well, over the course of the next year, Iceman/Firestar warded off the negative influence of the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn), a pure maniac/terrorist, from America. Iceman and Firestar wanted to be America's Sweethearts but also America's Guardians. They negotiated the time they needed to spend defending democracy and the time left over for each other...in love(!). Ajay Satan (Iceman) never forgot how he won the affections of the radiant Kay Parot (Firestar) and how she left Peter Parker to begin a new life of adventure and spiritual romance with him. Perhaps American journalists would have something truly inspiring to write about, instead of dwelling on the usual forms of cynicism (e.g., scandals, racism, etc.) that made American news-stories so darn depressing...and bereft of diarism. Perhaps Iceman and Firestar would avoid letting their 'pure love' from becoming a deathly gate between heaven and hell."

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[Abishai100]

Chapter 2: The Copycat


This is an infrastructure-patriotism vignette inspired by the culture-thriller films Copycat and Dr. Giggles.

Thanks for reading,



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"Iceman and Firestar were still in love, while Peter Parker (Kay's ex-husband) turned out to be a new superhero in the American matrix, a web-soaring prodigy named Spider-Man(!). Spider-Man was courting a young woman in California named Jessica Drew who turned out to be a new superhuman, the heroine Spider-Woman who exhibited gifts/powers similar to those of Spider-Man(!). While Spider-Man and Spider-Woman courted their love, Iceman and Firestar continued courting their own. This was a 4-way superhero/heroine love-box with intriguing proportions, so Iceman/Firestar considered what all this 'idealism' would mean for American society!"



"Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) was at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California for a special PR-event involving lawmakers and heroes working closer with scientists in the new millennium to develop radical/beneficial forms of medicine delivery to underprivileged areas(!). This was a terrific media-accomplishment for the optimistic Spider-Woman who wanted to use her idealism to bolster American values while courting her love for Peter Parker (Spider-Man). Jessica/Spider-Woman also wanted to investigate how to work perhaps closely with Iceman/Firestar so Spider-Man could benefit and the four superhumans could form a 'defense box' that would boost American infrastructure."



"Iceman (Ajay Satan) was investigating reports of a strange new criminal in southern California who wielded toy water-guns and toy chainsaws and other tools while carrying a deadly face-toxin that degraded the skin off faces immediately following application/contact. This maniac, Thomas Hewitt, claimed he was the incarceration of 'Leatherface' (fictional chainsaw-wielding cannibal character from iconic Texas Chainsaw Massacre horror-film franchise!) and wanted to 'cleanse' American society of various modern-era consumerism/capitalism 'ills' (e.g., black market sales, cholesterol apathy, product misrepresentation, etc.). Hewitt/Leatherface would corrode the faces of the victims he attacked and leave on the crime-scene his 'tokens/relics' of consumerism (i.e., capitalism-symbolism toys)! Iceman wondered if this 'Leatherface-copycat' simply wanted to subvert basic American journalism(!)."



"Firestar (Kay Parot) meanwhile was considering the possibility that Hewitt/Leatherface was going to target a major consumerism hub or sales-totem such as a Gap Kids store or an Izod fashion/clothing store, perhaps in NY or LA(!). Firestar decided to stakeout a prominent California Izod clothing store which featured countless mannequin-models clothed in newest styles. Firestar reasoned Hewitt/Leatherface would show up at this store and attack customers with his face-corroding toxin(!) and then leave one of his 'consumerism-iconic' toys (e.g., a toy-chainsaw) at the store as a 'social testament' of his moral outrage towards capitalism excesses. Since Hewitt/Leatherface was a new age madman, Firestar waited patiently for him at this fertile California Izod store."



"Unfortunately, Leatherface did not show up at the Izod store Firestar was patrolling but rather attended a dirt-bike race in New Mexico and actually registered as one of the racers(!). Hewitt registered under a fake-name (Evans Williams!) and raced with the other dirt-bikers in the New Mexico arena. Hewitt/Leatherface brought with him one of his vials filled with the face-corroding toxin Iceman feared so much(!). As Hewitt ('Evans Williams') prepared to pull out his vial of toxin and splash it onto the helmet/head of one of the racers, Iceman (who surprisingly decided to attend the race in the off-chance there would be some anti-media act of terrorism there, since the race was attended by U.S. President Donald Trump!) caught sight of this strange motion and shot ice directly onto Hewitt's bike, causing him to fall. The racers were safe."



"Hewitt was hauled off to an incarceration center for the criminally insane, and his face-corroding toxin was taken to the Salk Institute where it was studied by chemists and geneticists to see what its short-term and long-term impact were(!). Iceman and Firestar decided to attend another PR-event at the Salk involving the superheroes talking about new age anti-social villains/terrorists developing deadly biochemical weaponry being studied seriously/legally by American scientists(!). Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) also attended this PR-event. Iceman/Firestar and Spider-Man/Spider-Woman wondered if the modern era was mostly about 'disease-intelligence'."



"It turned out Hewitt ('Leatherface') was actually part of a larger anti-American conspiracy involving villains being 'recruited' by some mysterious underground crime-syndicate somehow linked to the science-firm Oscorp(!). Villains would apparently be recruited to test out modern devices/substances that would be eventually developed for military use, such as Hewitt's deadly face-corroding toxin! Iceman/Firestar considered the possibility that this grand conspiracy revealed terrible corruption within the U.S. government and decided to ask Spider-Man/Spider-Woman to help with this new 'civilization' mission. The 4-some heroes discovered that one new 'army-toy' being developed at Oscorp was an eerie mechanical (remote-controlled) acid-spewing scorpion named 'Scorponok'."



SPIDER-WOMAN: It is my assertion that all this modern capitalism-oriented investments in weapons funding, goods traffic journalism (e.g., WikiLeaks), and globalization rhetoric (e.g., European Union, OPEC) reveals an American focus on network-based intelligence. Modern villains/terrorists/criminals will be willing to serve as 'drones' or 'copycats' who deliver methodology and machinations to underworld groups while corrupt governments develop army toys 'rigorously tested' on the streets (in the hands of 'recruited' criminals and at the expense of their guinea-pig victims!). Only Iceman/Firestar and Spider-Man and I can stop this 'traffic-Satanic' madness!



ICEMAN: You're a genuine madman, Hewitt.
HEWITT/LEATHERFACE: I'm a terrorist!!
ICEMAN: Don't you want to embrace modern idealism in America?
LEATHERFACE: I'm a terrorist!!
ICEMAN: Why'd you copycat a horror-film avatar, Hewitt?
LEATHERFACE: I'm a terrorist!!
ICEMAN: Why the face-corroding toxin?
LEATHERFACE: I'm a terrorist!!
ICEMAN: Are you an advocate of 9/11 terrorists?
LEATHERFACE: Yes...
ICEMAN: I caught you by presenting myself as a 'pedestrian ninja.'
LEATHERFACE: You coupled Leatherface-imagery with 'ninja-ethics.'
ICEMAN: Wasn't I clever, Hewitt?
LEATHERFACE: You're simply a teacher!!
ICEMAN: And you're a terrorist, right?
LEATHERFACE: Yes...
ICEMAN: They'll make a movie about me chasing you, Hewitt.
LEATHERFACE: I'm a terrorist!!
ICEMAN: I'll ask the psychiatrists here to give you a TV.
LEATHERFACE: I want to watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
ICEMAN: I believe they have a copy of The Warriors for you...
LEATHERFACE: I'm a terrorist!!



"Everything seemed to be becoming sane in capitalism-immersed 21st Century America. Iceman/Firestar married and so did Spider-Man/Spider-Woman. The 4-some superheroes continued working on behalf of the American people to ensure modern traffic wasn't subverted by anti-lifestyle crimes/terrorism (e.g., 9/11)!. Iceman/Firestar considered the possibility that their defense of 'democratic rhetoric' would dissuade future Americans from becoming subhuman-copycats such as the anti-doctor Thomas Hewitt (aka, 'Leatherface')."

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[Abishai100]

Boston Bank: The Apocalypse*


This is a capitalism-patriotism chapter inspired by the civilization-rapture film End of Days.

Thanks for reading (enjoy!),



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Ajay Satan's friend Ethan Hawke was playing Ouija (the mystical Occult incantation-board widely available now on online stores) one Saturday evening and decided to invoke the fictional spirits of two He-Man: Masters of the Universe fantasy-adventure avatars, Bow (a goodly archer and friend) and Catra (a vile and seductive villainess). You see, Ethan wanted to see if the power and charm of Ouija could help him 'access' the otherworldly spirits of immortality/imagination. Ethan wanted to 'converse' with Bow/Catra about modern-day values in America(!).



BOW: You're very inquisitive about civilization psyche, Mr. Hawke!
CATRA: Yes, you're obviously an imaginative American male...
ETHAN: I want your input on the 'quality' of American capitalism.

BOW: Well, you used your Ouija board to invoke our spirits for counsel!
CATRA: We're not displeased but want your questions to be direct.
ETHAN: Sure; I merely want to know if you like American banks...

BOW: Banks?
CATRA: Banks inhabit the capitalism highway; they parallel socialization.
ETHAN: Americans often sentimentalize bank robbers (e.g., Bonnie and Clyde)!

BOW: Yes, we're familiar with Americans' love of movies and folklore...
CATRA: Bonnie and Clyde were 'excellent' Americans, no?
ETHAN: Well, American capitalism-patriots deify Bonnie and Clyde as 'dolls.'

BOW: Why this curiosity about perspectives on banks/robbery, Ethan?
CATRA: Are you determining the skill required to rob a bank?
ETHAN: No, well, eh, actually, I want to see if Iceman/Firestar care about banks!

BOW: Iceman/Firestar consider capitalism-infrastructures sacred and delightful!
CATRA: I'm sure Iceman has suggested he and Firestar open a bank account...
ETHAN: After 9/11, Americans are 'on edge' about capitalism sentiments.

BOW: Yes, the destruction of the World Trade Center revealed global angst.
CATRA: Maybe you should work at a Boston bank to appreciate civil institutionalism!
ETHAN: That's what I'll do...I'll work as a teller at a Boston bank(!).



After finishing his offbeat conversation with Bow and Catra(!), Ethan decided he'd download two modernism-symbolic films on Netflix --- Roger Avary's Killing Zoe and Danny Boyle's The Beach. Avary's film, an exposition on the madness of modern bank robbers in modern-day Paris, and Boyle's film, a treatise on youthful meditations on the nature of isolationism in an otherwise network-saturated Earth, both represent modernism contemplation of the intricacies of labyrinths, social behaviors/customs, and patriotism frailty(!). Ethan wanted to take notes on why/how Killing Zoe and The Beach inspired in him thoughts about 'capitalism romance.'



Ethan began work at a major Boston bank and emailed his friend Ajay Satan (Iceman!) about his newfound enthusiasm/patriotism towards modernism-symbolic labor/employment(!). Ajay/Iceman congratulated his friend Ethan and reminded him that post-9/11 capitalism-patriotism was vital for 21st Century traffic vigilance. Ethan was excited to talk to Ajay about Iceman's eventual marriage to Firestar, but Ajay only wanted to discuss with his friend (Ethan) matters regarding the fragility of capitalism infrastructures and what divided heaven and hell in this new age of globalization-minded intellectualism/imagination (e.g., World Bank, European Union, OPEC, Wall Street, NATO, etc.). Ethan wondered if Iceman could have prevented 9/11. Iceman wondered if 9/11 was a signpost of more complex things to come (for America and humanity in general!).



Iceman went to his lab and found Kay Parot (Firestar) working on a new superhuman mutagen-serum that would transform both of them into ice-creatures capable of freezing villains with sprays of liquid nitrogen ('instant freeze')! Iceman was impressed with the specifications and plans Firestar came up with and agreed to ingest the mutagen-serum, and in a short moment, the two became superhuman ice 'angels.' Iceman/Firestar decided to travel to Boston and stakeout the bank that Ajay's friend Ethan Hawke worked at(!), since they received an inside-tip that the bank was about to be robbed by ISIS terrorists! Iceman/Firestar decided to take to this Boston bank a large amount of snow from the Appalachian Mountains.



When Iceman and Firestar arrived at the Boston bank where Ethan worked, they were shocked to discover that it was already robbed. Apparently, four armed men wearing red masks burst in (having already disarmed the advanced computerized-security systems!) and held Ethan (the teller!) hostage and forced him to open the main vault from which they stole over $10 million in cash and $5 million in gold! The robbers called themselves the Red Gang and left with Ethan (their freed hostage!) as a souvenir a fair-looking plastic red water-gun. The Gang told Ethan to tell the press, "Hell was on its way," and that they worked officially now for a secret terrorist group operating out of Egypt(!).



When Iceman/Firestar interrogated the bank employees and Ethan Hawke following the robbery, they were dismayed to find no revealing leads/clues revealing the motives/interests of the bandits of the Red Gang. Firestar decided to go back to her lab and continue working on ice-weaponry, while Iceman escorted Ethan to his apartment in Boston where they could converse further about the complexity of the bank robbery that Mr. Hawke just endured. When Iceman and Ethan arrived at Ethan's apartment, Ethan had a shocking revelation for the icy superhero and capitalism-patriot!



ICEMAN: I can't believe what you're telling me, Mr. Hawke!
ETHAN: Believe it, Iceman...I'm a vampire(!).
ICEMAN: What?
ETHAN: Look at my glowing eyes and my growing vampire-teeth!
ICEMAN: Oh goodness, I can see you're not lying to me, Ethan...
ETHAN: Why would I lie to you, Iceman?
ICEMAN: Did you help the Red Gang rob that Boston bank, Mr. Hawke?
ETHAN: Yes, I did!
ICEMAN: Why did you do that, man?
ETHAN: I wanted Americans to get a dose of capitalism-terrorism.
ICEMAN: Everyone's still reeling from 9/11, Ethan!
ETHAN: So what?
ICEMAN: Americans (and the world) deserves rest and comfort...
ETHAN: This is a time of great mobilization and passion, Iceman.
ICEMAN: Why did you betray Boston?
ETHAN: I wanted to work with the terrorists allied to Red Gang(!).
ICEMAN: Are you some kind of evil vampire preying on capitalism-frailty?
ETHAN: Americans have become complacent about commerce ideals.
ICEMAN: So you wanted to help terrorists scar a metropolitan bank!
ETHAN: What I did I did for the Revolution...and for Medusa.
ICEMAN: Medusa (the demon-goddess of obsession from the ancient world)?
ETHAN: This era requires meditation on the 'forces of eternity' and mysticism!
ICEMAN: You're becoming a megalomaniac and an enemy of American society.
ETHAN: I'm merely a 'diarist.'
ICEMAN: You're no saint; this 'diary' of yours only spells doom/disaster.
ETHAN: There can be no catharsis without appropriate...drama(!).
ICEMAN: Terrorism is never drama, Mr. Hawke...it's simply disease.
ETHAN: I doubt our ambitious government 'shies' away from 'dramatic weapons.'
ICEMAN: People make capitalism beautiful; we must honor the dreams of millions!
ETHAN: The Apocalypse approaches, Iceman; be ready for disgrace(!).
ICEMAN: God will save America (and capitalism!) from the vanity of false prophets.
ETHAN: I wonder if American journalists will honor free-speech imagination.

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[Abishai100]

The Culture-Tree (Dreams & Visions)


I really wanted to add one more segment to this Iceman/Firestar thread, and this little candy-gem is a England-America culture-evolution introspective vignette inspired by the sportsmanship-daydream film Chariots of Fire.

Enjoy (signing off),



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Ajay Satan (Iceman) and Kay Parot (Firestar) decided to don the identities/appearances of two fantasy-adventure realm 'avatars' named Venger and Thief. Venger and Thief were characters from the popular American Saturday morning cartoon series Dungeons & Dragons [CBS]. Venger, a potent underworld warlock, and Thief, a resourceful traveler and escape-artist, were intriguing complements to each other, which is why many comic book fans created romance fan-fics based on their imagined relationship/courtship. Iceman liked how Venger symbolized offbeat imagination, and Firestar appreciated how Thief represented travelers' diarism(!). Iceman/Venger and Firestar/Thief decided to travel to the forests of the Pine Barrens in New Jersey (USA) and make a campfire and talk about what comprised the finest features of American art and aesthetics. The purpose of this role-playing culture-discussion was to celebrate the 'imagination' behind the American Dream.



VENGER: American culture is quite inventive.
THIEF: It's a land of many ethnicities...
VENGER: American aesthetics are most based on English aesthetics.
THIEF: Yes that's true, even though America separated from the British!
VENGER: There are intriguing parallels between American dreams and British ones.
THIEF: The English/British boast many fine totems of aesthetics/art/culture.
VENGER: The British are considered very refined people...
THIEF: Yes, and Americans are considered to be relatively very jovial and youthful!
VENGER: Let's compare British and American totems of culture/ideals(!).
THIEF: Alright; the first thing that comes to mind for British aesthetics is Crown Jewels.
VENGER: The Crown Jewels are magnificent; so are American candies (e.g., candy cigs!).
THIEF: Yes, Crown Jewels and candy-cigarettes are nice 'complements.'
VENGER: Indeed; the British appreciate ornamentation, and Americans like carnivals!
THIEF: We've concluded (as Venger and Thief) that England and America are 'cousins.'
VENGER: There must be more parallels between the American Dream and English class!



Venger (Iceman) and Thief (Firestar) then compared the British writings of William Shakespeare (e.g., Twelfth Night) to the documentary-film Baseball by Ken Burns. Venger and Thief were enjoying their stimulating campfire chat about American/British aesthetics and imagination. Venger/Thief considered how Shakespeare (England) and Burns (America) both illuminated the 'finer' qualities of their respective cultures' daydreams and imagination. Shakespeare presented the colors of human nature and civility, while Burns spotlighted the 'evolution' of American pastime(!). Venger/Thief considered therefore (in the Pine Barrens forest!) how England and America were somehow 'cousins' in a 'socialization matrix.'



VENGER: I'm a big fan of the Camelot-film Excalibur (John Boorman)!
THIEF: Yes, that Boorman film about the fabled British kingdom is superb.
VENGER: I'm also a fan of the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Lowell, Massachusetts!
THIEF: Yes, that branch/brand of Marriott (in Lowell!) is very well-managed.
VENGER: We might consider how Boorman celebrated 'British intellectualism.'
THIEF: Yes, Excalibur is a totem for grand English 'toasts.'
VENGER: Equally true is that the Lowell/Courtyard Marriott is 'American hospitality.'
THIEF: Yes, therefore, Boorman and Marriott represent English-American 'axes.'
VENGER: True; British people appreciate strong folklore, and Americans like amenities!
THIEF: American consumerism/capitalism is all about 'amenities.'
VENGER: It's no surprise that England and America boast the world's finest schools(!).
THIEF: True; when you respect folklore and social customs/festivity, you value education!
VENGER: America boasts Harvard/Yale; England boasts Oxford/Cambridge!
THIEF: Perhaps the proverbial American Dream is not unlike the 'English tea party.'
VENGER: Yes, British people love tea and polite conversation...
THIEF: Americans appreciate great hotels for travelers and shops.
VENGER: The American Dream is really about 'fortune.'
THIEF: 'English tea' is really about class...
VENGER: We've discovered wonderful parallels!
THIEF: This would be a great inspiration for many pro-globalization capitalists.
VENGER: Yes, capitalists who want England-America pacts appreciate parallels.
THIEF: Let's toast to 'infrastructure imagination.'
VENGER: Here, here...



Venger (Iceman) and Thief (Firestar) concluded their campfire-chat about American-English parallels and what they illuminated about fortune and civilization aspirations and returned to their home. They removed their Venger/Thief costumes and retook their 'normal' identities as Iceman (Ajay Satan!) and Firestar (Kay Parot!). Iceman and Firestar turned on their TV to watch the news [CNN] and were shocked to see the story/report of a new mad scientist named Dr. Octopus who had taken an entire wing of the prestigious science-research center the Salk Institute (in California!) hostage after developing a pseudo-A.I. system of body-infused terrifying mechanical tentacles used for grabbing and clawing. Dr. Octopus was a pure force of hell, and he wanted Americans (and the Salk Institute) to suffer for society's apparent 'apathy' towards the 'flowery' of civilization infrastructures such as NASA, NATO, and NASDAQ(!). Dr. Octopus was a real 'Devil's Advocate.'



ICEMAN: We have to stop Dr. Octopus!
FIRESTAR: You're right; let's go to the Salk!
ICEMAN: To defend the American Dream, we must protect Salk.
FIRESTAR: Without value of science-research securities, there's no sanity.
ICEMAN: Dr. Octopus undermines everything about the American Dream.
FIRESTAR: He cares nothing for how Americans evolved from "British class."
ICEMAN: If Dr. Octopus is not stopped, the American Dream will decay...
FIRESTAR: This is a mission of heaven and hell!
ICEMAN: Here, here...

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[Abishai100]

The Madrid Discovery


I really wanted to add one more chapter, and this final one(!) is a tourism and civics-diorama inspired by the film Newsies.

Enjoy (thanks for reading),



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"Ajay Satan (Iceman) began working with Hollywood movie-star Matthew McConaughey on a celebrity-project involving actors/actresses marketing European universities/schools celebrating modern age eco-consciousness(!). Iceman/Ajay and Matthew (McConaughey) were particularly interested in the University of Madrid (Spain) and began working there (with students/faculty) to make eco-activism more prominent worldwide(!). Ajay (Iceman) specifically wanted to talk about the recycling of plastic water bottles worldwide and how European schools (such as the University of Madrid!) were presenting ideas about the modern social value of conscious lifestyle in our consumerism-centric world!"



"Since Madrid was known for being such a rich and storied European city and hub of great traffic and tourism, Iceman (Ajay) and Matthew (McConaughey) decided to take a bunch of photos of the city and the University with their handy-dandy iPhones and use the photos for their blog about 'European consciousness.' Iceman/Matthew considered how traffic-hubs in Madrid such as the Plaza Mayor represented Spain's and Europe's focus on aesthetics and culture based approaches to tourism/hospitality. Would the University of Madrid cater to Iceman and Matthew's sense of modern patriotic eco-diarism?"



"Iceman checked back with his partner Kay Parot (Firestar) who was still in America, now working with researchers at the Salk Institute so the U.S. government could better understand some of the psychological and evolutionary 'processes' that gave rise to the abominable terrorist/nemesis Dr. Octopus(!). Firestar continued her analysis of Dr. Octopus, while Iceman continued his pedestrian mission to celebrate eco-conscious thinking at the University of Madrid with his new celeb-pal Matthew McConaughey(!). Iceman and Firestar promised to reunite in the summer to share their romance while continuing their patriotic/democratic work worldwide."



"Since Iceman (Ajay) and Matthew (McConaughey) were both big fans of American TV and soap-opera drama and romance, they were intrigued by a news-and-magazine store in Madrid (near the University of Madrid) which sold vintage/classic American pulp/tabloid magazines(!). Iceman and Matthew found a copy of a classic (1990s) 54 magazine copy featuring a colorful article about the iconic soap-opera actress Eileen Davidson (of CBS's The Young and the Restless!) embroiled in 'artistic intrigue.' Iceman and Matthew began plotting ways to make the University of Madrid more...society-gossip fertile(!)."



"Meanwhile, Firestar (Kay Parot) was in Hollywood conversing with eco-activist celebrity Leo DiCaprio, founder/head of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation(!). Firestar wanted to see what Leo thought about Dr. Octopus attacking a chemical power-plant and trying to steal deadly chemicals for use in terrible eco-terrorism acts in Europe(!). Firestar explained that her partner Iceman (Ajay Satan) was currently at the University of Madrid with Hollywood celeb-pal Matthew McConaughey(!) studying how society and activism intersected in the modern world. Leo told Firestar that civilization required a fair dose of 'terrorism consciousness'."



"Iceman and Matthew were at the library (at the University of Madrid) studying the social impact of eco-activist Edward Abbey on Spanish society. The two idealistic buddies concluded that modern political passion required a special focus on the governing forces that made creative-thinking feel frustratingly bureaucratic. Iceman wondered if they should market/hype the paintings of Spanish artist Goya or the colorful presentations of Spanish female dancers in Internet blogs about the intersections between terrorism and folk-imagination."



"Iceman took a ton of photos of wondrous Spanish female dancers in incredible figurative performative poses during special dance-routines in Madrid. Iceman even took photos of a special Spanish dancer-performance at the University of Madrid. Iceman uploaded these photos for his new Internet blog about the modern social value of celebrating culture and tradition when evaluating how society and deconstructive terrorism angst intersected. Iceman decided that Europeans were as 'creative' about civics-modeling as Americans were, perhaps/arguably especially after the anti-infrastructural horror of 9/11, when anti-capitalism terrorists destroyed the rather 'storied' World Trade Center."



"Fireman was so thrilled and proud of what Iceman and Matthew were accomplishing in Europe (at the University of Madrid) that she decided to surprise the two with a short visit there. She told them about her current investigations at the Salk Institute(!) regarding the analysis/inquiry of the maniacal terrorist Dr. Octopus, and she explained she'd like to learn more about what Iceman/Matthew were studying regarding the intersections between terrorism and folk-thinking in Spanish history. Iceman told Firestar that modern civics required a good deal of 'socialization optimism'. Firestar felt relieved there were good idealists working to end the reign of terrorists such as Dr. Octopus."



"Iceman (Ajay Satan), Firestar (Kay Parot), and Matthew (McConaughey) were invited to receive a special 'joint-star' on the Hollywood walk-of-fame to commemorate their social work in the fields of anti-terrorism pedagoguery in media and modern society. Hollywood was considering making a movie(!) about Iceman's work with terrorism-paranoia in Spain. Matthew told Iceman that their anti-terrorism 'crusade' and eco-consciousness 'diarism' would signal a modern civilization investment in pedestrian-daydream politics."



MATTHEW: All this political idealism makes me happy!
ICEMAN: We've accomplished much...
MATTHEW: I wonder how our star on the walk-of-fame will be reported!
ICEMAN: Maybe they'll consider us 'folk heroes.'
MATTHEW: You and Firestar are like Romeo and Juliet...
ICEMAN: I hope the media paints us as patriots!
MATTHEW: All this folk-work reminds me of Rosa Parks, man.
ICEMAN: Yes, she was a 'canonical' face in the press for democracy.
MATTHEW: Rosa was a real 'muse.'
ICEMAN: I think we discovered at the University of Madrid special 'faith.'
MATTHEW: Modern civics is not beyond prayer!
ICEMAN: Maybe Firestar will be invited to be a magazine model.
MATTHEW: She might be a modern-day Barbie...
ICEMAN: Hopefully, 'TrumpUSA' will be a beacon for capitalism faith!
MATTHEW: President Trump has to balance consumerism with diplomacy.
ICEMAN: I think the European Union will work closely with the World Bank.
MATTHEW: We don't want bad gossip (e.g., "Iceman/Firestar are biased!").
ICEMAN: No, we want our campaign to feel like 'folk-history citations.'
MATTHEW: Let's toast to 'evangelical memories.'

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[Abishai100]

THE PURGE


I wanted to offer up a vigilante vignette inspired by the crime-paranoia film The Purge since it speaks to our modern fascination with lifestyle-oriented folklore reflective of our consumerism culture (e.g., Cheeseburglar!).

What do you think?


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Ajay decided one Halloween season that Washington might see unusual forms of crime on Devil's Night (the annual night of mischief which comes right before Halloween Eve!). Since 9/11, there was an uneasy feeling of anti-capitalism angst around the world and a strange pedestrian paranoia in America. Ajay believed this feeling would crystallize into ritualized mob psychology in D.C. On Devil's Night. Ajay decided to dress up as a democracy vigilante and post photos on an Internet blog about Americans' general angst toward the media/censorship, Devil-worship, and lows in patriotism. Ajay's readers wondered if he was indeed the superhuman Iceman, determined to exorcise the beasts of hell(!).



Ajay decided next to go on eBay and purchase a fine handmade Firestar doll and post photos of it for his blog about modern American patriotism! Ajay (Iceman) wondered what his partner/wife Kay Parot (Firestar) would say about using dolls/toys to celebrate consumerism/capitalism. Ajay's Firestar-doll reminded readers how Golems and figurines symbolized 'pedestrian psychiatry.'



Ajay discovered that a new crime gang in D.C. called Garbage was distributing sections of safety-drawings and first-aid diagrams to Washington residents as Devil's Night approached. Ajay (Iceman) noticed one safety-diagram that Garbage laid on the lawn of the White House depicting a young man caring for his unfortunate bleeding nose(!). Ajay (Iceman) cleverly concluded that Garbage would ransack shops and street signs in D.C. on Devil's Night as a gesture of post-9/11 dissatisfaction...



Ajay decided to walk around D.C. on Devil's Night dressed as a harmless pizza delivery-boy(!). Ajay (Iceman) concealed a liquid-nitrogen ice-gun in his pants and carried multiple homemade pizzas in premade boxes. He seemed like a regular delivery-boy that evening, but when he crossed paths with Garbage gang members wandering around creating mayhem, he pulled out his nifty ice-gun and shot it at Garbage members' shoes, rendering them paralyzed. Ajay/Iceman became the ultimate 'pizza-god.'



Ajay decided to celebrate the next evening (Halloween Eve) for his successful crime-fighting against Garbage by inviting Firestar (Kay Parot) to a White House masquerade party the President hosted in Ajay's honor (for his patriotic crusade as a crime-fighting 'pizza-angel')! Ajay and Kay were welcomed by President Trump and assured that the D.C. police would take over and stop any future Devil's Night anarchy orchestrated by Garbage(!). Iceman and Firestar decided that Washington (and America) would be safe from the dark forces of anti-American mischief...

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