AN: Please… Review… Also! I… I'm not exactly sure of the exact things for the PHO interludes, but I'm trying my best…
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Topic: New cape sighting?
In: Boards Boards Brockton Bay Parahumans Speculation
Theorising Glass (Original Poster)
Posted on January 5, 2010:
So has anyone else been wondering about the red blur that's been around the last few days? It only seems to show up at night, and it's targeting thugs or something by the look of it. Think it might be a new hero? Vigilante maybe? We don't know much about the possible powers, but Enhanced speed is likely one of them.
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► XxVoid_CowboyxX
Replied on January 5, 2010:
Could be a tinker for all we know. Or some kind of power like Shadow Stalker, but a red fast version. I think it's something to do with animals. Not many capes could go at the speeds we've seen without some serious cheats or other powers.
► Bagrat (The Guy In The Know) (Veteran Member)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
XxVoid_CowboyxX saying something sane? I never thought I'd see the day! But anyway, he's actually right. Some people apparently went to check it out, and there are footprints, and here's the weird bit. They're human shaped for the most part, but they have moulds like Rabbit Feet... Case 53 maybe?
► AllThemBestMatches (Unverified Cape) (Verified Idiot)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
They're boots. It's pretty obvious that they're boots. The markings are flat indents. A rabbit foot, no matter how big, still has curves. It's more like a shoe shaped like a rabbit foot. The bottom's got a few markings as well, so it's definitely a cape and not some kind of monster.
► Bagrat (The Guy In The Know) (Veteran Member)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
AllThemBestMatches
Who are you? And that's a good point, you've got good eyes, I didn't even see the flat prints. Any other bright ideas you could suggest?
Also, what's a best match?
► AllThemBestMatches (Unverified Cape) (Verified Idiot)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
Bagrat
Oh it's just a match of something funny, like, for example going with the theme here, a Rabbit and a Tank. Imagine a Rabbit, just a normal house rabbit, in a tank. Try not to laugh too hard. And maybe it's probably a Tinker, the shoes could be linked to getting around so fast.
And I'm new here, nice to meet you all!
► Living Sky-high (Moderator)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
Are we just ignoring the fact that this guys an unverified Cape? Who gave him that tag? Also, since when is Verified Idiot a Thing?
► AllThemBestMatches (Unverified Cape) (Verified Idiot)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
TinMother did. And she set it up for me since I thought it was accurate.
► AllThemBestMatches (Unverified Cape) (Verified Idiot)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
Still can't get it to show up when I log in though...
► Living Sky-high (Moderator)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
Alright then people, let's get back on track.
AllThemBestMatches thanks for explaining. The Verified Idiot thing might be a commenting only Tag, not sure.
► Bagrat (The Guy In The Know) (Veteran Member)
Replied on January 5, 2010:
Alright then... Anyone have any ideas for possible cape names?
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I sighed as I checked PHO on my phone, Dragon was helpful, she really was, but waiting was so boring… I could only go out and deal with crime once every day or so, so that Taylor wouldn't wake up alone… BUT IT WAS GETTING TO ME!
I glanced at Taylor quickly, noticing she had moved a little.
"Taylor…?" I asked quietly, worried…
Taylor's eyes began fluttering a little… She was waking up! "Nngh… W-What…?" She mumbled, trying to get up.
I pushed her down gently. "Nonono, don't get up Taylor. You need to rest." I told her, passing her a glass of water I had kept nearby. Someone had come in a few minutes ago to replace it so she'd have a drink nearby if she woke up.
Taylor drank some of it, blinking at me. "Where… Where am I…?" She asked me, confused.
"You… Give me a second, I need to call your dad. He's been worried about you… So have I." I said, calling her dad quickly.
"Hello?" His voice was calm, yet had hidden worry…
"She's awake. She just woke up. I've given her a drink, but I don't know for how long." I told him, hanging up. "He'll be here soon." I promised her, deciding not to mention how she still had a grip on my hand, she'd probably notice on her own… Right? "Okay, Taylor… I don't want to stress you out… But what do you remember?" I asked her carefully, watching her reactions…
"I… The… The Locker…" She whispered quietly.
"Please don't panic TayTay. You're never going to go through that again. I broke the locker, so it can't happen. Also, I'm thinking we should maybe switch to Arcadia." I suggested, Taylor's face was panicked and shocked… "Just think about it. Okay?" I asked her, getting a tiny nod… "And by the way? I'm sorry… If I hadn't taken so long I could have helped you…" I apologised.
"No… They grabbed me as soon as you left… You wouldn't have been able to get there fast enough…" She told me, squeezing my hand unconsciously… I winced a little at how hard she was squeezing, but didn't speak up about it.
"Taylor!" Danny burst in panting heavily, followed by several medical staff.
"Miss Hebert! Can you hear me?"
"Miss Hebert do you know what day it is?"
Doctors were talking over each other, making me sigh and pick up the radio that was close to me. I then bonked a Doctor lightly on the head to get his attention, meaning I had someone to help shut them up, which was very helpful honestly…
Subtly, I grabbed Danny's arm, and pulled him carefully over to my side, where he could talk to Tay.
"Taylor, are you okay?" He asked her worried.
"I… I think I'm okay… Tired… Sore… But okay…" She told him, before she flinched at something. "I-I just…" She whispered, freaking out, looking around, I noticed a small ladybug… I put my finger near it, and Taylor flinched again…
"Taylor, what happened?" I asked her, moving my finger again very obviously.
"I-I saw something… Something giant… Moving in front of me." She explained as the Doctors were slowly getting shoved out.
"Like this?" I asked, continuing to move my finger.
"Exactly like that…" She agreed. I put my face very close to the ladybug, and she flinched yet again. "T-There's a face of some kind…" She whispered, scared.
"Taylor, you're seeing through a bug." I said bluntly, making her stare at me, and then the bug. She flinched once more.
"I… I can see my own face…?" She mumbled, confused.
"Okay, either you're nuts and somehow hallucinating things you shouldn't be able to see…" I began, letting Danny and TayTay figure the rest out…
"Or I'm a cape…?" She whispered, staring at her hands like they were going to become claws.
"My Daughter's a cape…?" Danny whispered at the same time.
They were silent for a few moments.
"… So… Should I go, or…?" I asked, not wanting to intrude on any family bonding.
"No!" Taylor yelped, squeezing my hand tight. "Please don't go." She begged, her voice full of fear.
"I won't go then." I promised her, squeezing her hand gently.
Taylor froze for a moment, and then pulled her hand away, blushing cutely… Wait why did I think that…? Anyway!
"You have a strong grip, even when you're in an extended sleep." I told her casually, trying to distract her.
"Um… Thanks…?" She said cautiously.
"Oh, and by the way, if you're okay with it, I can get into Arcadia with Taylor, make sure this can never happen again." I said to Danny.
"That could cost a lot of money…" Danny muttered, clearly torn…
"I'll be the one paying if it does." I promised. I could make money quickly, through both moral and not so legal methods… Surprisingly both were equal in speed and amount, so it was simply choosing between them I had to worry about.
"Are you sure?" He asked, shocked.
"Completely. I'm not letting my best friend stay in Winslow if I can help it." I told him determined. I then turned to Taylor quickly. "You don't mind me calling you my best friend, right?" I checked.
"You… You're my best friend as well, I guess." She admitted with a small smile, still shocked by her powers.
"Wait, I thought Emma was your best friend?" Danny interrupted confused…
Taylor and I locked eyes, before she sighed. "It's… Complicated…" She mumbled.
"How about this, give her a few weeks to recover emotionally and mentally, if she hasn't explained by then, I'll do… Something. I dunno. Maybe I'll threaten her with a pillow fight or something." I offered, losing track of my thoughts for a moment near the end…
Taylor giggled, and smiled. She had a nice smile. "I should be able to do that, I guess." She agreed.
Danny nodded. "A few weeks, and then you explain." He told Taylor, getting a nod.
I smiled to myself… Everything was going to be okay… Right?
Later
I hummed to myself happily as I fine-tuned the Transteam Gun I'd built for Taylor. I needed to make sure it'd fit her properly, give or take a few inches in all directions. The Suit was sort of elastic in feel, so it'd stretch for those inches if it needed too… I'd already dealt with the suit differences for gender, but otherwise it was basically done. I just had to keep an eye on her so that I can stop her from going out in a half finished costume… If she even did. I mean, Danny now had the knowledge she was a cape so… Might be a problem… I tucked the Transteam gun back into my bag, and finished eating my lunch.
"So, what do we do when Hebert gets back?"
Huh? Oh, that was interesting… Sounds like plotting to me…
"We'll leave her be for a few days. But after that, I'm thinking we show her why she should have just stayed at home. Soda all over her head, soaked books, maybe some Gum on the floor where her fit usually land… Anything you can think of."
"What about Tacs in the gum?"
"Good thinking."
Looking around, I saw the Trio talking… Or, more accurately, Sophia and Emma talking, while Madison looked worried… I continued to listen in as I put my stuff away, having finished eating.
"And her new friend?"
"We'll show him why he should stay away from a weakling like her…" I scowled, hearing them say it again…
Then, I had an idea… I turned around in my chair enough that they could see my face, and grinned as much as I could, while still seeming natural, muttering to myself about things. As expected, Sophia and Emma took the bait, listening in.
"So once School's over I'll visit Taylor, and talk to her for half an hour… Then I'll head home, and relax for a bit… Then I'll have Dinner, and go visit Tay again for a few hours… Maybe I should bring her some books…" I muttered. The two of them grinned at each other, whispering excitedly between themselves, while Madison tried to stay out of the way...
Turning back to normal in my seat, I waited, knowing they'd take the bait and try to ambush me…
Later
I walked out of the School, getting easily lost in the crowd for a moment, before Sophia and Emma approached me from the sides, grabbing my arms and yanking me into an Alleyway. "Oh hey, it's the bitches two. Where's your friend?" I asked, smiling. "Actually, don't bother answering. I gotta get to Tay's." I cut them off as they began to talk, throwing their hands off of my arms, and turned around to leave. I heard the sound of Sophia going Shadow for a moment as she shot towards my back. I ducked at the last second, and sighed. "So that's how you want to play it huh? Knowing with full knowledge that I could tell the PRT about this. And if I don't get to Tay soon, she'll know something's up." I said, not worried at all.
"Fuck you!" She cursed at me, lunging for me, not going shadow. I ducked again, letting her crash into Emma.
"You are really stressed… Maybe you need to realise that you don't hate Taylor, and actually you have a crush on her but don't know how to tell he- WHOA!" I moved out of the way as she punched where I had been, I could see the shockwave of how fast she'd moved… "Holy shit." I muttered, before I kicked her in the gut and ran for it. I kept running, and running, I didn't stop running until I got to Taylor's house. I knocked on the door, and Danny let me in.
"You're a little late, is everything okay?" He asked me, noticing the time.
"Got held up on the way out of School. Taylor in her room?" I asked, not explaining further.
"Yeah." He nodded. In just a few days, he'd trusted me enough to go into Taylor's room on my own… Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing…
I nodded and went upstairs.
"Hey TayTay!" I greeted as I opened the door, finding her with a Butterfly on her finger. She was writing down stuff on her powers.
She looked up as I walked in, and grinned, the Butterfly flying away. "Hey Alfie!" She greeted back, closing her notebook and putting it on her desk.
"How're you holding up?" I asked her.
"I'm good! I should be able to get back to school soon." She said happily. "I think I have enough control over my powers by now." She added.
I grinned at her, and sat down on her bed next to her. "So, you planning on doing any… Y'know?" I watched her face go through many different shapes, before settling on confused.
"Any… What?" She asked.
"Heroics. Superhero stuff." I finished, shaking my head slightly.
"I-I… Uh…" She stammered, embarrassed.
"You got a costume?" I asked her with a sigh.
"I-I'm working on that!" She said quickly.
"How far along?"
She drooped. "Just out of the design phase…" She mumbled.
I sighed. "Don't bother, I have something that'll be much better. Probably. It'll take a few days to finish though." I explained to her. "So, how about this, first weekend after you get back to School, I come over around Eleven, you sneak out, we go fight crime." I offered.
"We?" She questioned.
I froze, before I gave a sheepish grin… "Heh… Check PHO." I said nervously. Suspiciously, she did. I directed her to a page, and she read it, before turning to me… "Surprise…?" I tried, a guilty grin on my face.
"So… What are you?" She asked, afraid to find out.
"A tinker. Maybe some Brute and Thinker, but it'd be very low if I am. Mostly Tinker as far as I can tell. I'll tell you now, the Bottle I gave you links into this. You can have your own suit, and it'll be awesome. Theme is Bat, not bug… But that'll just throw them off!" I explained to her. She nodded to me, and we spent the next half an hour just relaxing together and talking to each other.
"Hey…" Taylor said after a while. I looked up to see her smiling nervously.
"Yeah Tay?" I asked, confused.
"Thanks." She said simply.
"For what?"
"For a lot of things… Defending me… Getting me out of the locker… Staying with me until I woke up… Visiting me… Trusting me enough to give me your stuff…" She explained. I gave her a big smile.
"Tay. You're my best friend. I'll do anything to protect you." I promised her. "That's a promise."