The "Amalgam Universe" RPG IC thread

[Noon]

We pull into the driveway, and up to the mansion. Chuck pulls the car inside the garage. I step outside and start to take my costume off as Charles walks into the house. After a few moments I hear a loud bang.

"What was that?"

I stand up and make my way inside. After a moment Charles enters the room I'm standing in.

"It would apear you have a guest Master Wayne."

"What the hell was that noise?"

"Aparently she was.....nocking sir."

"Nocking.....she?"

"Yes sir.....a most scantely clad she sir. Were you expecting.....*cough* entertainment this evening?"

"No......You know if I wanted a woman I would never have to pa..."

"Yes of course sir, but she is at the door non the less."

He flips on a video screen next to me. Its the woman from the park! The one who saved the Mayor! WHAT THE? HOW DID........she followed me.......****!

"She followed me, she must have!"

"I suppose you mean she followed Darkclaw sir?"

"YEA!"

"Than perhaps you should keep it that way.....eh sir?"

"Hmmmmm......maybe, open the door, greet our....guest.....I'll be down and changed in a minute."

"Yes sir."

I run upstairs and into my room, throwing on one of my many Valentino suits, and slaping some Jel in my hair, if I don't than I get these realy weird wing things that pop up on the side of my head, a realy unflatering un-bilionair type of hair style! As I do this I hear Chuck open the door and welcome her in.

"Welcome Madam. I suppose you are here to see Master Wayne. He will be down in moment. Please....take a seat, make yourself comfortable."

I throw on a pair of Keneth Cole loafers, and head down stairs. I walk next to the stair case and prepare myself. Gota do the whole educated man thing, no bruskie and stogies in this conversation. I begin to walk down the stairs and say,

"Welcome to Wayne Manor. My names' Logan, Logan Wayne. And you are?"

I wrinkle my nose in distaste as the old man refers to his 'Master'. I knew these people were uncivilized but slavery? How barbaric.

Another man walks down the stairs to greet me, I assume he is the 'master'. He wears fine clothes, and his household exudes quality. Indeed he must be wealthy, a fact that does not endear him to me. I speak coldly in a business like manner.

"I am Princess Ororo of Themyscira, daughter of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, and I am seeking the animal man who came to this house."

 

[Logan Howlett]

I wrinkle my nose in distaste as the old man refers to his 'Master'. I knew these people were uncivilized but slavery? How barbaric.

Another man walks down the stairs to greet me, I assume he is the 'master'. He wears fine clothes, and his household exudes quality. Indeed he must be wealthy, a fact that does not endear him to me. I speak coldly in a business like manner.

"I am Princess Ororo of Themyscira, daughter of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, and I am seeking the animal man who came to this house."

Oh crap!

"Animal man? I can assure you that we don't allow animal men to come trapsing through Wayne manor. This household has been in my families for generations, and I would not allow it become in any way deminished by barbarians. Now back to the other part of your introduction, Ororo was it? You say you are a princess?.........of Themyscira? Of the Amazons?........who put you up to this? Was it Harvey? That ol' rascal, he sure knows how to play a joke.

She aint laughin......maybe shes for real. i wait a minute, but no response.

"Alright, hypotheticaly, you are who you say you are.......Themyscria is a myth, along with any kingdom of Amazon warrior Women. Your gona have to show me alot more than some snazy underwear to stir up my belief."

 

[Noon]

Oh crap!

"Animal man? I can assure you that we don't allow animal men to come trapsing through Wayne manor. This household has been in my families for generations, and I would not allow it become in any way deminished by barbarians. Now back to the other part of your introduction, Ororo was it? You say you are a princess?.........of Themyscira? Of the Amazons?........who put you up to this? Was it Harvey? That ol' rascal, he sure knows how to play a joke.

She aint laughin......maybe shes for real. i wait a minute, but no response.

"Alright, hypotheticaly, you are who you say you are.......Themyscria is a myth, along with any kingdom of Amazon warrior Women. Your gona have to show me alot more than some snazy underwear to stir up my belief."

I glare at this insulant man. Respect is obviously not something they teach their children here. I step forward and casually reach out my hand, grabbing the front of his expensive clothing, and without even blinking lift him off the ground. I lean in close to his face and whisper in a menacing tone.

"Do not presume to speak so to me, you will show the appropriate respect, and I know the clawed one came here so do not persist in your lies."

I drop him back to the ground and smile inwardly at his look of surprise.

 

[Logan Howlett]

I glare at this insulant man. Respect is obviously not something they teach their children here. I step forward and casually reach out my hand, grabbing the front of his expensive clothing, and without even blinking lift him off the ground. I lean in close to his face and whisper in a menacing tone.

"Do not presume to speak so to me, you will show the appropriate respect, and I know the clawed one came here so do not persist in your lies."

I drop him back to the ground and smile inwardly at his look of surprise.

That chick caught me off guard, nearly made a bad mistake, poped my claws a little bit, cut through the backs of my hands. A little bit of blood trickles down my hands, but I wipe it on my pants, their black anyway. man am I pissed, i start to snarl,

"LISTEN LADY!........"

Keep calm, keep it together Logan.

"I.......I don't know where you were raised, but it aint......its not not nice to barge into someones home demanding answers to insane questions! How dare you come in here barking orders at me. But still.....obviously you are a person of strength and power. So tell me, what do you want with this......animal man. You lookin to kill him, you lookin to thank him, or did he just.....catch your fancy, if ya know what I mean?"

 

[Noon]

That chick caught me off guard, nearly made a bad mistake, poped my claws a little bit, cut through the backs of my hands. A little bit of blood trickles down my hands, but I wipe it on my pants, their black anyway. man am I pissed, i start to snarl,

"LISTEN LADY!........"

Keep calm, keep it together Logan.

"I.......I don't know where you were raised, but it aint......its not not nice to barge into someones home demanding answers to insane questions! How dare you come in here barking orders at me. But still.....obviously you are a person of strength and power. So tell me, what do you want with this......animal man. You lookin to kill him, you lookin to thank him, or did he just.....catch your fancy, if ya know what I mean?"

"I apologise, I realise this is a different place with different culture, but truly I find this place to be most distressing. Normally, an Amazon would never think to leave the paradise of Themyscira to come to this barbaric place but....I am different, and I have come seeking answers. The clawed one, he too is different from the people here."

I gaze deep into the eyes of the man in front of me, his reaction was quite...feral. I believe I know the location of the animal man.

"He has powers, yes? He is not the same as the race around him, he is able to do things that seem, unatural, yes? I also was born different, but I seek out others who have also been gifted by the gods with these extraordinary powers."

 

[Logan Howlett]

"I apologise, I realise this is a different place with different culture, but truly I find this place to be most distressing. Normally, an Amazon would never think to leave the paradise of Themyscira to come to this barbaric place but....I am different, and I have come seeking answers. The clawed one, he too is different from the people here."

I gaze deep into the eyes of the man in front of me, his reaction was quite...feral. I believe I know the location of the animal man.

"He has powers, yes? He is not the same as the race around him, he is able to do things that seem, unatural, yes? I also was born different, but I seek out others who have also been gifted by the gods with these extraordinary powers."

"Gifted by the gods? Are you outa yer mind? As far as I know these......metamutants are cursed people.....condemned by the society around them. Yur telling me that you are one? That yur just looking for others like you........Well I tell ya what, why don't you call my secretary on Monday and I'll have her give you a list of all the ones I know.........ok darlin?"

What is this chicks deal? What does she realy want with me? Is she for real? I can't risk jeprodizing my secret.........can I?

 

[Noon]

"Gifted by the gods? Are you outa yer mind? As far as I know these......metamutants are cursed people.....condemned by the society around them. Yur telling me that you are one? That yur just looking for others like you........Well I tell ya what, why don't you call my secretary on Monday and I'll have her give you a list of all the ones I know.........ok darlin?"

What is this chicks deal? What does she realy want with me? Is she for real? I can't risk jeprodizing my secret.........can I?

"I do not like your society, I do not like your customs, I do not like the fact that you keep a slave, and I do not like men. But I have come to this forsaken place seeking answers and you cannot just sweep this aside. I am not cursed, neither are any other......metamutants, as you call them. We have been given great power because we are meant to help, to be examples of justice to others. You know this, I'm sorry, the man I tailed here knows this, he fights for justice. But perhaps you are not as honorable as he, perhaps you are just some wealthy man who hides behind his mansion and condemns others who are born different"

I raise my eyebrow and wait for his reaction.

 

[Logan Howlett]

"I do not like your society, I do not like your customs, I do not like the fact that you keep a slave, and I do not like men. But I have come to this forsaken place seeking answers and you cannot just sweep this aside. I am not cursed, neither are any other......metamutants, as you call them. We have been given great power because we are meant to help, to be examples of justice to others. You know this, I'm sorry, the man I tailed here knows this, he fights for justice. But perhaps you are not as honorable as he, perhaps you are just some wealthy man who hides behind his mansion and condemns others who are born different"

I raise my eyebrow and wait for his reaction.

"WOH WOH WOH! Back up the trolly darlin! First of all, i don't keep no slaves! Chuck there is my buttler........hes been the only family I'v had for years, practicaly raised me, and I could'nt stop him from calling me "master" if I wanted to, which I do. And second I aint condeming anyone! I was just stating fact! Thats the way the world veiws u....them......and it hasn't changed for years! You don't know me darlin, so don't suppose you can tell me who the hell I am! I watched my parents get gunned down by a psycho when I was nine! I trained in the military for years, during whhich time my uncle, the only other family I had, was killed in a God Damn bank robbery! After that I went into black ops and saw wars you aint never heard of! You wana call me a rich boy cuz my parents left me some dough when they died, fine go ahead, but these hands know hard work! Check em and you'll find ruff and tuff skin! Don't persume cuz ya got some sorta strength that you can barge in here and start playin GODESS!

*SNIKT*

I aint exactly a god damn pansy here kitten! So if you wana dance, than lets f**kin Mambo!"

I look down at my hand and notice what I've done. Well......congratulations Logan, you just blew yur whole secret identity within the first week! Some hero! I look around and see Chcuk walkin towards us.

"Well now that the cat is out of the bag, may I offer you some tea?...............I'll be back back shortly."

 

[Noon]

"WOH WOH WOH! Back up the trolly darlin! First of all, i don't keep no slaves! Chuck there is my buttler........hes been the only family I'v had for years, practicaly raised me, and I could'nt stop him from calling me "master" if I wanted to, which I do. And second I aint condeming anyone! I was just stating fact! Thats the way the world veiws u....them......and it hasn't changed for years! You don't know me darlin, so don't suppose you can tell me who the hell I am! I watched my parents get gunned down by a psycho when I was nine! I trained in the military for years, during whhich time my uncle, the only other family I had, was killed in a God Damn bank robbery! After that I went into black ops and saw wars you aint never heard of! You wana call me a rich boy cuz my parents left me some dough when they died, fine go ahead, but these hands know hard work! Check em and you'll find ruff and tuff skin! Don't persume cuz ya got some sorta strength that you can barge in here and start playin GODESS!

*SNIKT*

I aint exactly a god damn pansy here kitten! So if you wana dance, than lets f**kin Mambo!"

I look down at my hand and notice what I've done. Well......congratulations Logan, you just blew yur whole secret identity within the first week! Some hero! I look around and see Chcuk walkin towards us.

"Well now that the cat is out of the bag, may I offer you some tea?...............I'll be back back shortly."

"Yes,tea would be lovely, thank you"

I turn back to Logan, a smile on my face. I put a hand on his claws and push his hand aside so it is no longer pointing at me.

"I'm glad to see you have dropped this silly pretence, why do you disguise yourself? Are you afraid of people? Why would they do anything but praise you, you fight for justice?"

 

[Logan Howlett]

Her voice goes from harsh.....to kind of calm and sensitive, for a moment I'm reminded of my mother. I look up at her and say,

"Because this city doesn't exactly apreciate justice. My parents were taken from me years ago......even then the cops did nothin. Ya know why? Cuz some one payed em off! Crime governs this town, you want justice, go to Metrolpolis D.C., but here......no.......I joined the army, thought I could do good there, fightin the good fight, savin people........I just found out it was one more thing that manipulated people for its own purposes. One more level of control. They take people like you and me and use us for weapons, like pawns. I even volunteired for there speacial little Weapon X program. Oh yea that went well, laced me with this adimntium crap! Now I'm even more of a freak! But......they kicked me out......I failed to comply with orders, I wouldn't kill who thy wanted me to, and I was discharged..............Through my years there I learned that the only thing that people respond to........is fear! Thats why I wear the costume, thats why I put on the mask, that and..........I need to keep my cover so that the government don't come snoopin around tryin to either stop me, or put me back on their lists. As far as I know my records have been either sealed or destroyed, but i don't wana go though that again. But if I wana keep my company, and all the things there that help me to do what I do, than I gota wear the mask."

I look deep into her eyes......I almost see suprise.

"So now ya know. Yur one of few. So.....what ya gona do this info darlin? Gona out me to the press? Gona try and blackmail me? What?"

 

[Noon]

Her voice goes from harsh.....to kind of calm and sensitive, for a moment I'm reminded of my mother. I look up at her and say,

"Because this city doesn't exactly apreciate justice. My parents were taken from me years ago......even then the cops did nothin. Ya know why? Cuz some one payed em off! Crime governs this town, you want justice, go to Metrolpolis D.C., but here......no.......I joined the army, thought I could do good there, fightin the good fight, savin people........I just found out it was one more thing that manipulated people for its own purposes. One more level of control. They take people like you and me and use us for weapons, like pawns. I even volunteired for there speacial little Weapon X program. Oh yea that went well, laced me with this adimntium crap! Now I'm even more of a freak! But......they kicked me out......I failed to comply with orders, I wouldn't kill who thy wanted me to, and I was discharged..............Through my years there I learned that the only thing that people respond to........is fear! Thats why I wear the costume, thats why I put on the mask, that and..........I need to keep my cover so that the government don't come snoopin around tryin to either stop me, or put me back on their lists. As far as I know my records have been either sealed or destroyed, but i don't wana go though that again. But if I wana keep my company, and all the things there that help me to do what I do, than I gota wear the mask."

I look deep into her eyes......I almost see suprise.

"So now ya know. Yur one of few. So.....what ya gona do this info darlin? Gona out me to the press? Gona try and blackmail me? What?"

"No, don't worry, I have no interest in money, that is something for man's world. Uh...I would however be grateful If you had some clothes I could wear" I say looking down at my outfit "It seems my current clothing was somewhat...uh, covered in blood."

 

[Logan Howlett]

"Cloths?.......you want cloths?.....ok....."

Chuck renters holding a te tray that he sets on the table.

"I will take the liberty sir....I belive I can find something most acomidating for the Lady. Perhaps Sax or Barneys?"

"Whatever you think Chuck, yer the one who dressed me all these years, whatever ya get will be perfect, I just know it."

"I will return shortly sir."

He heads back for the garage and starts the car.

"Hes definately good at shoping. But for now maybe you should consider a shower, that blood is a bit.........everywhere.....and.......you aint wearin much darlin. I have a large guest room upstairs.......used to be my parents......but uh, no ones used it in years, but Chuck's always checking the pluming so the shower will work, should be towels in there too. Feel free to wash up, relax, and by the time your done Charles will have laid out your new cloths on the bed. Ok?"

 

[Noon]

"Cloths?.......you want cloths?.....ok....."

Chuck renters holding a te tray that he sets on the table.

"I will take the liberty sir....I belive I can find something most acomidating for the Lady. Perhaps Sax or Barneys?"

"Whatever you think Chuck, yer the one who dressed me all these years, whatever ya get will be perfect, I just know it."

"I will return shortly sir."

He heads back for the garage and starts the car.

"Hes definately good at shoping. But for now maybe you should consider a shower, that blood is a bit.........everywhere.....and.......you aint wearin much darlin. I have a large guest room upstairs.......used to be my parents......but uh, no ones used it in years, but Chuck's always checking the pluming so the shower will work, should be towels in there too. Feel free to wash up, relax, and by the time your done Charles will have laid out your new cloths on the bed. Ok?"

"You are very kind, thank you." I smile warmly. "You know, you are not as coarse as you would have had me believe, are you?"

I tip my head in a slight bow and begin to walk up the stairs where he pointed, hearing him follow behind me.

 

[Logan Howlett]

I follow behind her as she walks up the stairs. I gota lot of conflicted emotions on this one. Im angry that she followed me, yet.....relieved that I told someone but Chuck whats been goin on with me. I got a ton of thoughts rushin though my head but they all stop at once the second I look up. WOH! Ok, aparently there is a little less material on that armor stuff than I noticed before, and........aparnently they havent heard of underwear in Themiscria! Wow, ok definatly need to have a talk with her on the whole etiquiet thing. I lower my head and attempt to pretend like I didn't see anything.

"Ok........well this is the room....and....uh........towels should be in that cabinet over there, and I'll have Chuck lay the cloths out on the bed before ya get out. And...........I'm sorry for my reaction earlier.........I......I'm sorry. Do you.......have anywhere to stay? I mean.......did you book a hotel?"

She stares at me blankly, ok it was a dumb question.

"You......yur welcome to stay here tonight.........If ya want that is."

 

[Noon]

I follow behind her as she walks up the stairs. I gota lot of conflicted emotions on this one. Im angry that she followed me, yet.....relieved that I told someone but Chuck whats been goin on with me. I got a ton of thoughts rushin though my head but they all stop at once the second I look up. WOH! Ok, aparently there is a little less material on that armor stuff than I noticed before, and........aparnently they havent heard of underwear in Themiscria! Wow, ok definatly need to have a talk with her on the whole etiquiet thing. I lower my head and attempt to pretend like I didn't see anything.

"Ok........well this is the room....and....uh........towels should be in that cabinet over there, and I'll have Chuck lay the cloths out on the bed before ya get out. And...........I'm sorry for my reaction earlier.........I......I'm sorry. Do you.......have anywhere to stay? I mean.......did you book a hotel?"

She stares at me blankly, ok it was a dumb question.

"You......yur welcome to stay here tonight.........If ya want that is."

"Thank you, perhaps not all men are so bad, you have been most kind, considering my actions. I'm afraid I have been....not the best of visitors, after following you, and about what I said....and....I think I might have broken your door..."

 

[Logan Howlett]

Is this chick for real? Well she did lift by heavy adimantium ass like I was a beach ball!

"Don't worry about it darlin, I can have another one within the hour if I wanted. You just.....get yurself cleaned up, and I'll have them cloths in soon."

I turn and walk out of the room closing the door. Chuck will be back soon with her cloths, and when he gets back I need to ask him about that info on the Castle murders.

 

[Noon]

I wander into the small room that appears to be for washing. The is a mirror, a tall cubicle, a bowl high on the wall and another bowl coming from the floor that seems to have a lid. I sigh as I can see this is going to take some figuring out.

First I approach the bowl with the lid. As examine it I see that there is a small silver lever behind it. When I push down the water in the bowl loudly turns into a small whirlpool, draining aay only to be replaced by yet more water. I consider the bowl with a puzzled expression. It looks like a seat...ah, I see, moving on then.

The bowl on the wall seems to beem for washing hands or the face, it has the mirror directly behind it. I move to the cubicle. It has two clear walls against the tiled walls of the room, one of the clear walls appears to be a door. I step inside and look at the fixtures against the tiled wall, a box and a long, snake like fitting extending from it, hanging on a hook of sorts. On the box there are two dials, one marked with a blue line that fades to red on the other side, the other with numbers. I turn the colour dial to red, nothing happens. I turn the number dial round and imiediatly a stream of water bursts from the snake headed thing. I jump out of the cubicle in surprise, my clothes now soaked as well as bloody.

I undress and lay my clothes neatly on the floor and climb into the shower. It is an odd way to wash, like a warm rainshower. Back home we wash in the lakes or in the bathhouse. But this method is not entirely unpleasant, the thrum of water massages my back. I experiment with the various bottles and soaps on the shelf in the shower and discover the hard way that they should kept out if the eyes. Once I have finally washed away all the blood and cleaned my hair I step out and wrap myself in a towel.

I go into the next room but it appears that his butler has not yet returned with the clothes. I don't wish to put on my blood soaked ones again so I just sit on the edge of the bed and wait, idly gazing at the objects around the room. I see another picture of that same couple, I think they must be Mr Wayne's parents, the ones that were killed. I feel a swell of pity for him, but I should not, he is not a weak person.

 

[Logan Howlett]

I trot downstairs, and a few minutes later Chuck returns with the cloths.

"Alright, lets see what ya got."

"I have aquired several differnt asortments of clothing Master Wayne. One a form fitting black dress for all buisness ocasions, a variety of what appear to be the more trendy fashion statements of the years, jeans, t-shirts and the like, along with a few jackets and .........undergarments."

"GOOD! I mean.....very good chuck. Oh and by the way, did you happen to have that information on the Castle family murders?"

"Yes sir of course. I will get it for you right away. If you could be so kind as to take these up to her Master Wayne."

"Of course."

I walk up the staircase and without even thinking open the door to the room. There she is soaking wet wraped in only a towel, not like she was wearin much more earlier. I turn my face away quikly as I say,

"OH WOW! I......I'm realy sorry.....I thought Charles would be here sooner, but.........aparently he decided to go on a spree. Um.......I have some......cloths...for ya. A hole bunch of options to choose from. Jeans, shirts, dresses, under.......things........didn't even know Charles knew thongs existed........But, anyway, here ya are.........if you could......ya know....take em'......"

I keep my face turned away, I realy should have knocked.

 

[Noon]

I trot downstairs, and a few minutes later Chuck returns with the cloths.

"Alright, lets see what ya got."

"I have aquired several differnt asortments of clothing Master Wayne. One a form fitting black dress for all buisness ocasions, a variety of what appear to be the more trendy fashion statements of the years, jeans, t-shirts and the like, along with a few jackets and .........undergarments."

"GOOD! I mean.....very good chuck. Oh and by the way, did you happen to have that information on the Castle family murders?"

"Yes sir of course. I will get it for you right away. If you could be so kind as to take these up to her Master Wayne."

"Of course."

I walk up the staircase and without even thinking open the door to the room. There she is soaking wet wraped in only a towel, not like she was wearin much more earlier. I turn my face away quikly as I say,

"OH WOW! I......I'm realy sorry.....I thought Charles would be here sooner, but.........aparently he decided to go on a spree. Um.......I have some......cloths...for ya. A hole bunch of options to choose from. Jeans, shirts, dresses, under.......things........didn't even know Charles knew thongs existed........But, anyway, here ya are.........if you could......ya know....take em'......"

I keep my face turned away, I realy should have knocked.

I raise one eyebrow at his apparent embarresment and accept the pile of clothes.

"Thank you, you have been more than kind."

I root through the various garments and pull out a small piece of material made up of two cups and straps and clasps. I hold it up and examine it, slightly confused as to it's purpose, eventually putting it aside and continue looking through the clothes. Many of the things here are strange to me, but I decide, when in Rome...

I see Mr Wayne still standing there looking awkward.

"Thank you, Mr Wayne, if you would be so kind..." I make a slight gesture to the door.

 

[Logan Howlett]

"Right! Of course. I'll leave you to it. Um........Lunch will be served shortly in the kitchen, and Chuck is one hell of a cook..........Ok, well...just find something that fits yer style, and I'll......see ya soon."

I say as i exit the room, closing the door behind me. I walk downstairs to be imediately greeted by Chuck standin in front a me holdin a folder.

"What do we have?"

"This is all the information I was able to dig up on the original case file. I took the librty of investigating all flight leaving from New Gotham to their island location and was unable to find anything incriminating.......that was until...."

"Until?"

"Aparently these assailents did not use airborne travel, but instead came in by boat. There was a rather Large disturbance at the New Gotham docks a day before, and aparently several unregistered speed boats fleed the area. Of course none of this was in the official police report....but I do have my ways."

"What would I do with out ya? Alright, well I need to take a look at this and compare notes, but all along I've just had a feelin that if I can brig the guy responsible for the Castle deaths down, than it will hit crime hard here in New Gotham. Cuz whoever was able to get away with killin a government agent and his intire family, has gotta be high in the criminal food chain."

"Very good sir, so are you interested in the chicken of serloin tonight sir?"

"Lets go with chicken. I don't know if Miss Amazon is watchin her weight or not."

"Perhaps a bottle of Chardonnay?"

"Huh?"

"Just a suggestion sir."

"Chuck, are you trying to push some sorta romanticism here?"

"No sir, of course not, but it is a pleasure to see a female influence back in your life thats more than a Playboy's fling for the paparazi. And then theres always the fact that she can toss you through a wall, a feat that not many of your dates have been able to acomplish, although there was that one......"

"She aint a date CHARLES, shes just......some.....metamutant.....Amazon princess.....from a mythical land.......Sound like somethin outa the Daily Bugel doesn't it?"

"Well I do suppose that the young lady can't run around telling everyone her circumstances. Perhaps you could help her construct.....a new identity, one that blends a bit better."

"Maybe.....Maybe. But she aint a date! Got it?"

"Of course sir."

 

[Noon]

All these clothes seem highly unsuitable...and downright strange. What seems to be an undergarment looks more like a piece of string. Why would women choose to wear such things, they cannot be practical in any way...well, perhaps if you need a slingshot in a hurry....unlikely...

Finally I pick out an outfit that is to my liking, a simple dark blue dress with a laced up back and some of the less uncomfortable black undergarments. It is odd, I get a strong pleasure from looking through the attractive clothes and find I have an urge to obtain more, how odd that I should be so enthused by mere garments...

I summon up a wind around my head and soon my long snow white hair is dry. Perhaps it is not best to use my gifts for such petty personal use...but what harm can come? The bottled concoctions I found in the shower have made my hair soft and sweet smelling. Perhaps these people have the right ideas about some things.

Careful Ororo, don't let yourself slip into their ways, next thing you know you'll be driving one of those awful smoke spilling vehicles.

I make my way downstairs, for such a large house it is very quiet. No one is around so I head into the nearest room. It contains lush seating arranged around a dark box. I head over to the box. I think out loud to myself.

"What is it..."

I run my hand across it, my fingers accidentally pushing in some kind of button. The box suddenly comes alive with sound and pictures and I jump back.

"...And for the grand prize, just answer this tiebreaker question!..."

I gasp in surprise at the images in the box. Tiny men! Mr Wayne keeps tiny men in a box!

 

[Logan Howlett]

All these clothes seem highly unsuitable...and downright strange. What seems to be an undergarment looks more like a piece of string. Why would women choose to wear such things, they cannot be practical in any way...well, perhaps if you need a slingshot in a hurry....unlikely...

Finally I pick out an outfit that is to my liking, a simple dark blue dress with a laced up back and some of the less uncomfortable black undergarments. It is odd, I get a strong pleasure from looking through the attractive clothes and find I have an urge to obtain more, how odd that I should be so enthused by mere garments...

I summon up a wind around my head and soon my long snow white hair is dry. Perhaps it is not best to use my gifts for such petty personal use...but what harm can come? The bottled concoctions I found in the shower have made my hair soft and sweet smelling. Perhaps these people have the right ideas about some things.

Careful Ororo, don't let yourself slip into their ways, next thing you know you'll be driving one of those awful smoke spilling vehicles.

I make my way downstairs, for such a large house it is very quiet. No one is around so I head into the nearest room. It contains lush seating arranged around a dark box. I head over to the box. I think out loud to myself.

"What is it..."

I run my hand across it, my fingers accidentally pushing in some kind of button. The box suddenly comes alive with sound and pictures and I jump back.

"...And for the grand prize, just answer this tiebreaker question!..."

I gasp in surprise at the images in the box. Tiny men! Mr Wayne keeps tiny men in a box!

I hear the TV flip on in the living room behind me, and a Gasp from our guest. I make my way through the kitchen and into the living room to find her standing in front of it......almost horrified.

"If ya wanted to watch some TV all ya had to do was ask. I think they got a new episode of survivor on this week."

I pause for a moment and look at her choice of clothing. WOW! Girl has some style, and her hair looks......amazing.

"Wow you look........great......I mean, good choice. Well....Chuck's just finishing the dinner preperations. Would you like to follow me to the dining room?"

 

[Noon]

I hear the TV flip on in the living room behind me, and a Gasp from our guest. I make my way through the kitchen and into the living room to find her standing in front of it......almost horrified.

"If ya wanted to watch some TV all ya had to do was ask. I think they got a new episode of survivor on this week."

I pause for a moment and look at her choice of clothing. WOW! Girl has some style, and her hair looks......amazing.

"Wow you look........great......I mean, good choice. Well....Chuck's just finishing the dinner preperations. Would you like to follow me to the dining room?"

"Teevee? is that what you call this sorcery? Why would you trap these tiny men in here and make them answer mindless questions!"

I note his surprise at my appearance but am too shocked by this magic to give it more thought.

 

[Logan Howlett]

You have gotta be kiddin me.

"Woh ok darlin chill. No ones traped anywhere. This ....box....is called television, or TV. Its.....its dificult to explain but.......Ya see some people here take pictures of themselves, moving pictures that show what their doing, so that other people can watch........ok basicaly, they act out stories like plays, or sometimes they show gameshows, where people have a chance to win something. But their all ok.....I swear, their at film studios right now, its just their job, and its all for intertainment. Leme show ya."

I press a button to change the channel, and filp through a barrage of channels, Will in Grace, Survivor, American Idol, Scarface is on hmm might have to tevo. Finaly I flip to the local news,

<Good evening New Gotham. We bring you a speacial report as a NG 8 exclusive. Earlier this morning Mayor Kelly was shot and seriously injured in an assaination attempt. Aparently a large man dressed in red spandex attacked and killed over sixty seven people in the early morning ransack. Shortly after this he spelled out the words "Hello Darkclaw" with the near by corpses. After this psychotic endevor Darkclaw himself arrived at the scene with and unknown assistant dressed in green armor who after aperntly defeating the assailent, literaly flew off into the sky. Darkclaw was last seen scaling the Libray and disapearing out of sight. Mayor Kelly is in critical condition and it is unkown if he will survive the night.>

"Well at least they didn't say anything about you."

 

[Noon]

Images of the massacre appear on the screen. I tentativly place my hand on the screen and find it like glass to the touch. When I look closer at the screen I can see the pictures are made up of many coloured dots.

"Ingenius, this tella fision is certainly a clever device..." I fiddle with my hands sheepishly "Now I feel foolish...uh...did you say something about dinner?"

I quickly change the subject away from my obvious lack of knowledge about man's world. If I learned anything from my mother it's that food is a universal language, we can't possibly be that different cultures when it comes to eating.