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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

[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.

[exponentially]

maybe! i'm not much of a joiner these days, but we'll see what happens.

[unkindled_madness]

"These days"? Are you older than you look?

[exponentially]

i don't know. how old do i look?
i just mean that i've joined or wanted to join a group or two before, but not really anymore.

[unkindled_madness]

Young enough not to have been in many groups.

But it is the wiser thing to take your time.

[exponentially]

i guess that's fair. i've been doing this for a while, though.

[unkindled_madness]

How long is a while?

[exponentially]

ten-ish years. long enough for a couple of groups!

[unkindled_madness]

But not yet long enough to tire of being a "superhero," apparently.

[exponentially]

that's not really an option.

[unkindled_madness]

Why not?

[exponentially]

i guess it's just in my genes.

[unkindled_madness]

That sounds limiting.

[exponentially]

i don't really consider it that way.

[unkindled_madness]

To each his own.