Heritage

Lynn nods. "Yeah, okay." Once out in the alley, she checks both ways for any rubberneckers, then turns back to the more experienced street hero. "Um, this is a bit awkward, but, hi, my name is Grimalkin." Her body seems to swirl like gray smoke, and when it clears she is left transformed; similar build, but now with short spiky brown hair, deep brown eyes and a trim leather costume of black and midnight-blue leather, complete with domino mask. That same urgency is in her new eyes and voice. "I want you to teach me; I need to fight crime better."

Lynn nods. "Yeah, okay." Once out in the alley, she checks both ways for any rubberneckers, then turns back to the more experienced street hero. "Um, this is a bit awkward, but, hi, my name is Grimalkin." Her body seems to swirl like gray smoke, and when it clears she is left transformed; similar build, but now with short spiky brown hair, deep brown eyes and a trim leather costume of black and midnight-blue leather, complete with domino mask. That same urgency is in her new eyes and voice. "I want you to teach me; I need to fight crime better."

Clearly! I figured it's called Our Lady of Mercy, NR is a nice Irish lad, gotta play up the Catholic angle I also really want to play the homeless stuff straight, so I did a little research online. I tend to go with a few short evocative phrases (as per my screenwriter training), and you filled in the more visual details beautifully; I really got a sense of the shelter as a living place filled with real people who all have interesting stories to tell. Great stuff!

Clearly! I figured it's called Our Lady of Mercy, NR is a nice Irish lad, gotta play up the Catholic angle I also really want to play the homeless stuff straight, so I did a little research online. I tend to go with a few short evocative phrases (as per my screenwriter training), and you filled in the more visual details beautifully; I really got a sense of the shelter as a living place filled with real people who all have interesting stories to tell. Great stuff!

Clearly! I figured it's called Our Lady of Mercy, NR is a nice Irish lad, gotta play up the Catholic angle I also really want to play the homeless stuff straight, so I did a little research online. I tend to go with a few short evocative phrases (as per my screenwriter training), and you filled in the more visual details beautifully; I really got a sense of the shelter as a living place filled with real people who all have interesting stories to tell. Great stuff!

Okay, there was officially way too much information floating around here for her to keep track of, and the Furies were starting to piss her off, so Grim steps forward with her arms outstretched. "Hold on there, ladies - as of this point, the only folks standing here are those who either thwarted the robbery in progress, or had nothing to do with it." She points at Icarus with firm conviction. "This guy just showed up right now, and I personally know that he had nothing to do with this crime." The tiny heroine then points up at some vague point in the sky. "Centurian was here, he said some very nice inspiring words, and then he thanked us just before he flew off; so if the Centurian's standards aren't up to your own, you go fly off and find him and have a word. Okay?" She then stands in front of Robo/Nano with her arms crossed, scowling a challenge at any who would try to pass, or make a pass, for that matter :evil:

Okay, there was officially way too much information floating around here for her to keep track of, and the Furies were starting to piss her off, so Grim steps forward with her arms outstretched. "Hold on there, ladies - as of this point, the only folks standing here are those who either thwarted the robbery in progress, or had nothing to do with it." She points at Icarus with firm conviction. "This guy just showed up right now, and I personally know that he had nothing to do with this crime." The tiny heroine then points up at some vague point in the sky. "Centurian was here, he said some very nice inspiring words, and then he thanked us just before he flew off; so if the Centurian's standards aren't up to your own, you go fly off and find him and have a word. Okay?" She then stands in front of Robo/Nano with her arms crossed, scowling a challenge at any who would try to pass, or make a pass, for that matter :evil:

Okay, there was officially way too much information floating around here for her to keep track of, and the Furies were starting to piss her off, so Grim steps forward with her arms outstretched. "Hold on there, ladies - as of this point, the only folks standing here are those who either thwarted the robbery in progress, or had nothing to do with it." She points at Icarus with firm conviction. "This guy just showed up right now, and I personally know that he had nothing to do with this crime." The tiny heroine then points up at some vague point in the sky. "Centurian was here, he said some very nice inspiring words, and then he thanked us just before he flew off; so if the Centurian's standards aren't up to your own, you go fly off and find him and have a word. Okay?" She then stands in front of Robo/Nano with her arms crossed, scowling a challenge at any who would try to pass, or make a pass, for that matter :evil:

Wow, awesome post SB! You took the little crumbs I gave you and whipped up a veritable feast! Very excited about this storyline, I see lots of potential here. Very cool! Kinda nice to know there's a bad guy reading over our shoulders, if only for the stories that will spin out of your scrutiny. :D

Wow, awesome post SB! You took the little crumbs I gave you and whipped up a veritable feast! Very excited about this storyline, I see lots of potential here. Very cool! Kinda nice to know there's a bad guy reading over our shoulders, if only for the stories that will spin out of your scrutiny. :D

Wow, awesome post SB! You took the little crumbs I gave you and whipped up a veritable feast! Very excited about this storyline, I see lots of potential here. Very cool! Kinda nice to know there's a bad guy reading over our shoulders, if only for the stories that will spin out of your scrutiny. :D

When the man apparently known as Warren started yelling in a threatening manner, Lynn's entire body went taught, ready to leap into action and do what she could to bring down the paranoid homeless man. But before she had a chance to react, he arrived; where she would have used mere violence to resolve the situation, he used the minimum amount of strength and calming words. See, that's how they do it in the big leagues, kiddo; that's why the bad guys fear him, but the people he protects love him. Just as Nightrival is about to head back into the kitchen, Lynn gets up from her seat and calls to him. "Nightrival, wait!" She deftly moves through the maze of tables and closely-packed bodies like an eel sliding through water until she reaches him, a pleading look in her big blue eyes. "I need to talk to you, sir; I need your help."

When the man apparently known as Warren started yelling in a threatening manner, Lynn's entire body went taught, ready to leap into action and do what she could to bring down the paranoid homeless man. But before she had a chance to react, he arrived; where she would have used mere violence to resolve the situation, he used the minimum amount of strength and calming words. See, that's how they do it in the big leagues, kiddo; that's why the bad guys fear him, but the people he protects love him. Just as Nightrival is about to head back into the kitchen, Lynn gets up from her seat and calls to him. "Nightrival, wait!" She deftly moves through the maze of tables and closely-packed bodies like an eel sliding through water until she reaches him, a pleading look in her big blue eyes. "I need to talk to you, sir; I need your help."

When the man apparently known as Warren started yelling in a threatening manner, Lynn's entire body went taught, ready to leap into action and do what she could to bring down the paranoid homeless man. But before she had a chance to react, he arrived; where she would have used mere violence to resolve the situation, he used the minimum amount of strength and calming words. See, that's how they do it in the big leagues, kiddo; that's why the bad guys fear him, but the people he protects love him. Just as Nightrival is about to head back into the kitchen, Lynn gets up from her seat and calls to him. "Nightrival, wait!" She deftly moves through the maze of tables and closely-packed bodies like an eel sliding through water until she reaches him, a pleading look in her big blue eyes. "I need to talk to you, sir; I need your help."

Grim was more than happy to use Nano as a human shield, though she did feel bad that he moved to protect her so readily, even after her attempts to embarrass him in front of Gravitor, but she was smart enough to know she couldn't take on the Furies; hell, even just one of them wearing lead boots and a burlap bag on her head could probably put her in the morgue. "Don't worry, big guy; I'm right behind you, even if you don't see me." She just had time to twist the world around her and vanish from sight before Icarus made her near-invisible body slam into the pavement like a sack of wet cement. "Oof!"

Grim was more than happy to use Nano as a human shield, though she did feel bad that he moved to protect her so readily, even after her attempts to embarrass him in front of Gravitor, but she was smart enough to know she couldn't take on the Furies; hell, even just one of them wearing lead boots and a burlap bag on her head could probably put her in the morgue. "Don't worry, big guy; I'm right behind you, even if you don't see me." She just had time to twist the world around her and vanish from sight before Icarus made her near-invisible body slam into the pavement like a sack of wet cement. "Oof!"

Grim was more than happy to use Nano as a human shield, though she did feel bad that he moved to protect her so readily, even after her attempts to embarrass him in front of Gravitor, but she was smart enough to know she couldn't take on the Furies; hell, even just one of them wearing lead boots and a burlap bag on her head could probably put her in the morgue. "Don't worry, big guy; I'm right behind you, even if you don't see me." She just had time to twist the world around her and vanish from sight before Icarus made her near-invisible body slam into the pavement like a sack of wet cement. "Oof!"

Done and done.

Done and done.

Done and done.

Um, if I went too far in the ribaldry department on that last one, please let me know; I swear I couldn't help myself :oops: Editing is always a possibility.

Um, if I went too far in the ribaldry department on that last one, please let me know; I swear I couldn't help myself :oops: Editing is always a possibility.

Um, if I went too far in the ribaldry department on that last one, please let me know; I swear I couldn't help myself :oops: Editing is always a possibility.

Oh, he's enjoying this way too much; I must have my revenge! Grim vigorously rubs Nano's back as she flashes Gravitor a huge smile. "It's been great! Robo's been teaching me some amazing new moves, like his patented 'Robot Chicken' maneuver? He sits on the bad guy's head until he surrenders! Brilliant! Of course when I try it, it doesn't quite have the same effect, but Robo insists we practice it a lot, for some reason."

Oh, he's enjoying this way too much; I must have my revenge! Grim vigorously rubs Nano's back as she flashes Gravitor a huge smile. "It's been great! Robo's been teaching me some amazing new moves, like his patented 'Robot Chicken' maneuver? He sits on the bad guy's head until he surrenders! Brilliant! Of course when I try it, it doesn't quite have the same effect, but Robo insists we practice it a lot, for some reason."