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[exponentially]

Display Name: Superman
Profile Photo: Here.

[ there's still snow melting on jon's shoulders and in his curls as he lifts a hand in greeting, a small, slightly uncertain smile on his face. evidently he's done the superman thing and either speedran the introduction to this new dimension, or else after the alliance brought the newbies to the diadem, he'd instead gone back out to help in the blizzard for a while longer. both options are equally likely. ]

Hi. [ for a moment, he looks every inch the worried seventeen-year-old he really is, but then his expression smooths, smile firming into friendly confidence. ] For those that don't know me, at home, I'm called Superman. I don't usually operate at the behest of a particular organization, but.. this isn't my dimension, I guess. [ he's probably still not signing up for a guild, considering he didn't even join the league, but.. you know. never say never. ]

Anyway, I still have a lot to pick up, since I'm a pretty new arrival, but I thought it might be a good idea to introduce myself, since I'm aware that an unexpected blue-and-red blur in the sky could be kind of alarming if you don't know what it is.

[ his other purpose with this is to check in with anyone else at home, but he doesn't want to call them out if they're in hiding. ]

.. Also, I've done a little reading about the guilds here, and I'd love to hear your opinions about them, whether you're a native inhabitant of this dimension or not. Thanks!

Comments

[torchbearer]

[ did kon really agree to being called a son of superman? maybe kyle should ask first. but he puts it aside for now. ]

That's nice. I'm sure he appreciates that.

[exponentially]

Well, I'm still.. getting to know him, so. I hope so. [ he's family. he doesn't really want people to just forget that. ]

[torchbearer]

Kon's easy to get along with. I'm sure it'll work out.

[eggplanting]

you're welcome ❤️❤️❤️

[eggplanting]

he should've just started selling tickets

i guess at this point it'd be weird if he was NICE about someone

but for real i do have opinions about the guild, i just won't give the buzzkill robin a conniption by chatting about it here

[Which is an unspoken invitation to meet up, if Jon wants.]

[exponentially]

he has a reputation, etc.

i'd be happy to chat about it somewhere else.

[eggplanting]

cool beans!

if i shout SUPERMAN really loudly can you find me?

[She's too lazy to do a sneaky computer thing like Tim probably did.]

text; @Sephiroth

[unkindled_madness]

I think people here are accustomed to stranger things than a flying man.

[exponentially]

you can even say it in a normal tone if you want.

[exponentially]

yeah, of course! but it's still polite, since i'm new.

[unkindled_madness]

I wouldn't have thought anyone entitled to that. You need only avoid crashing into them.

[exponentially]

in my experience, people don't like not knowing who the new superheroes running around are.

[unkindled_madness]

And that troubles you?

[exponentially]

sure, i don't want to scare people.

[unkindled_madness]

You really think yourself a proper hero then.

[exponentially]

[ ??? ]

i don't think you have to be a hero to have powers and not want people to be afraid of you.

[unkindled_madness]

Is there some other reason people might be frightened of you?

[exponentially]

well, i could just be a person with powers.
tbf though i do consider myself a superhero, in the loose way it's used in the community. i wear a costume, i fight supervillains sometimes.
mostly i just try to help people, though.

[unkindled_madness]

Do you feel you're supposed to?

[exponentially]

yes and no? i want to because it's the right thing to do, but i won't lie, it also runs in the family.
why do you ask?

[unkindled_madness]

Curiosity.

I expect you'll end up with the Alliance.

[nogodsnoheroes]

People say they have. IDK, I wasn't one of them. You can probably find them if you ask around. But it'd be pretty easy to fake even without magic, and this place has got magic and superpowers and all that bullshit coming out of the fucking walls.

As far as I can tell, nobody's managed to go and not come back.

[eggplanting]

thats not as fun!

[Considering Tim seems to have already spoken to this Superman, Steph isn't worried about him being potentially evil, so she just pulls a sweater on and climbs out the window of the motel, heading up to the roof.

And then, in a singsong shout:]

Suuuuuperman~

@shénshòujìng, text;

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

Pretty sure that a red-and-blue blur might not be so shocking to see here.

As for the guilds here, well... I pretty much jumped in with the Alliance immediately. A lot of my friends from home were already with them so it just seemed liked it'd make the most sense. It'd feel pretty awkward to be jumping into this superhero thing all by ourselves.

[exponentially]

[ although he's never actually spoken to spoiler, it's not like anyone else in this dimension has a reason to call for him, so it's easy to hear her over the rest of the world.

it's why, a few seconds after the last syllable fades, she'll be able to spot him drifting down toward her. he lifts a hand in a wave once he's within a polite distance, smiling, friendly and curious. ]

Hi there. You rang?