So, this is an Alexandria Package Alt Power and my first story posted to SpaceBattles. While I have a solid idea for the first few chapters I couldn't figure out how to do the first one, not wanting to lose any momentum I thought I'd work on my first PHO chapter instead and release it as a prologue. It ended up being harder than I expected, with figuring out more PHO handles being the hardest part. I know this isn't the best start, but I hope you like it.
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Topic: I met a new hero!
In: Boards Places Brockton Bay Connections
Country_Gal (Original Poster)
Posted on January 28, 2011:
Hey guys as my name implies I'm from a little backwater town with no cape scene whatsoever. I recently moved to Brockton for University and yesterday I had my first cape experience!
After saving me from a mugging like a complete badass she waited with me until the police showed up; things were a little awkward at first but then we started talking and even joked around a little. In the end, she even took a picture with me!
She didn't say it directly but I think today was her first day being a hero because she didn't even have a name yet. Seeing as I might have been the first contact I thought I'd do my civic duty and report to PHO.
Thank you mystery cape!
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► Finicky
Replied on January 28, 2011:
How can you post something like that and leave us hanging? What powers did she display, what was her costume like? These are the things we need to know! I also demand that you post that picture.
► Flower_Child
Replied on January 28, 2011:
While Finicky was a little pushy a little more information would be appreciated. I love the look of a new cape's first costume, sure its a little rough but it adds some charm that disappears once the PRT or a big Gang gets their grubby little hands on them.
► Rank&File
Replied on January 28, 2011:
A new hero sounds great, hopefully, they join the Wards or Protectorate, whichever applies, before the gangs pick her off.
► Country_Gal (Original Poster)
Replied on January 28, 2011:
[Here's] the picture if anyone was interested and she didn't really have a chance to show off much because as soon as she showed up the muggers surrendered, but she can definitely fly, she barely touched the ground the entire time we talked.
Sorry, Flower_Child but she didn't really have a costume and I don't think she'll ever need one. She was surrounded by this weird field or something that heavily warped everything behind it; like I could tell that she was wearing something simple like jeans but any more detail was obscured.
► Bagrat (The Guy In The Know) (Veteran Member)
Replied on January 28, 2011:
Interesting picture Country_Gal.
On another note, there have been a couple of sightings across the city the last month or so of an unidentified flying cape during the evenings. Could it be our mystery cape?
► Finicky
Replied on January 28, 2011:
Trippy.
► Br0ckt0nite
Replied on January 28, 2011:
Yeah, I'd surrender if I saw that.
► Twisted_Spider
Replied on January 28, 2011:
Wimp
► Geekstastic (Power Guru)
Replied on January 28, 2011:
Okay, it's a bit early to do this but I'm going to anyways.
Having flight as a singular power is actually fairly rare. You can be like Shielder and use your primary power, forcefields, as a way to achieve flight, or your flight is part of a larger package. Good local examples are Purity and Glory Girl; Glory Girl has flight and a Brute's strength and resistance to damage making her a classic Alexandria Package, on the other hand Flying with Blaster Powers makes Purity a Legend-Lite.
Looking at the pic my money is on her having a blaster power of some sort. Don't know why but something about that distorted image screams Blaster to me.
► TinkersareBullshit
Replied on January 28, 2011:
I hate to disagree, but she is clearly a Tinker. Let's look at the facts.
1: According to Bagrat she's probably had her powers for at least a month and has been flying somewhere in the evenings during this time.
2: Despite the fact that she's had a good month to prepare she's still wearing ordinary clothes and what looks like a cheap mask underneath that obscuring field of hers.
3: If you zoom into the picture you can see what looks like wires running along her hands and face. It's kinda hard to see but if you look closely you can see them.
We all know Tinkers have slower starts than other types of capes. She's clearly been working and testing on her flight suit or whatever and only started coming out once she had her obscuring field finished. It makes sense!
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► Dreadful_Penny
Replied on January 28, 2011:
Who let a tinfoil hat on this thread?
► Twisted_Spider (Muted)
Replied on January 28, 2011:
Can we stop arguing over what her powers might be? The picture tells us everything we need to know, sure its hard to make out the details but it's easy to see that her skins the right color. I can understand if a new hero feels like they have to save everybody but in time she'll learn not to waste her time helping trash.
► Cowl_not_Cape
Replied on January 28, 2011:
In the interest of getting this thread back on track I'd like to ask the OP how old the new cape seamed? I love the local wards but Vista and Shadow Stalker are a little outnumbered right now, a new female member would help start balancing things out.
► Country_Gal (Original Poster)
Replied on January 29, 2011:
I don't know, she was pretty tall but sounded younger than me? To be on the safe side I'm going to say Ward's age.
► xX_Void_Cowboy_Xx
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Getting back to the speculation I think she's going to be an Alexandria package. That weird heat haze looks suspiciously like a forcefield to me, though the Tinker theory does have some merit.
► Finicky
Replied on January 29, 2011:
I'm looking and those black lines that were pointed out earlier don't look like wires to me.
► Cape_Encyclopedia
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Kinda reminds me of this horror movie I watched a while back. It was super cheesy, and I don't remember most of the plot but the one thing I remembered was the murderer had black veins, like black blood. Could be why our mystery cape is covering up so much skin; freeky veins.
► H mer&s!ckle
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Wouldn't black blood make give her a darker skin tone? As the Empire wannabee above pointed out she was pretty pale.
► Rank&File
Replied on January 29, 2011:
All tinfoil hats aside do you guys think she's going to become more active now?
► L33t_Sux
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Girl didn't even have a name yet so I doubt it, but according to the sightings Bagrat was quoting if she's going to be active the most likely times are going to be 5-ish to 6-sh on weekdays, noonish to four-ish on weekends.
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► Who are you?
Replied on January 29, 2011:
It's getting kinda awkward to call her 'Mystery Cape' or 'Her'. She better come up with a name soon or the internet will take matters into her own hands.
► Flower_Child
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Give the girl a break, yesterday was her first day.
► Minion#14
Replied on January 29, 2011:
Wow, just found this thread, her power is so cool. It's like looking at a reflection through running water.
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