Leon

Leon was no stranger to the nightlife Halloween brought out. He loved Halloween, not just for the candy that he could procure from the stores but also the costumes that come into play. Not only were there clubs having their own Halloween bashes, they also had clad women wearing revealing costumes of popular characters, all in an arm's reach. Leon was rather fond of the club on Broadway, near a popular deli specifically because of the costumes the women there wore.

Think of Batgirl and the like in revealing costumes, all happily dancing on the dance floor. All there looking like they just came out of an X-rated comic book series, all there waiting to be mingled with, and Leon was especially interested in Ms. Batgirl, AKA, Jody Greer, and she was interested in him.

Leon parked his Camino in the parking space and hopped out wearing his own costume. Batman was already taken, so Leon went with the second best thing, Superman. In a weird fashion known only to those of the nightlife scene, this made more sense than the actual comics, as Leon happily walked inside the Crystal and was met with a scene of his dreams.

Men and women, all dressed up in different costumes, all mingling near the bar area and the dance floor. Leon went over to the bar area first, he needed his Kryptonite to dance with Batgirl, after all. "Happy Halloween, Leo," the bartender, George, greeted him as he had just handed a customer a bottle of larger. "Happy Halloween, George, what's tonight's special?" Leon asked him. George smiled and replied, "Blood Rum."

"What's in it?" Leon asked. George answered, "It's your top shelf rum, with a slice of blood orange, pomegranate juice, and for those who dare a shot of blood."

"Shot of blood?" Leon blinked. George nods, "Yep, the blood's fresh from the butcher down the road. Just because I'm required to, it's from pigs, American and raised, nothing in the blood that'd make you sick, lest you're allergic."

Leon considered. He nodded, "Sure, get me the Blood Rum."

"With pleasure," George smiled. His smile was off, something about it didn't seem right to Leon. Leon had been to the Crystal for as long as he lived in New York, he knew all the bartenders who worked there but George was someone he never was acquitted with. George had only been working in the bar area of the Crystal for six months now, but the way George looked at him, something about his smile was… strange to say the least.

Leon supposed that George might've had feelings for him. Leon was not someone to judge, but unfortunately for George, Leon didn't swing that way. However, Leon thought he'd make up for that fact by setting George up with an acquaintance of his, it was only proper. If that is, George was thinking of him that way.

After George shot the red blood from the syringe into the glass, he handed it to Leon. Leon took it into his free hand and paid for the drink. As he sipped, Leon had no idea what to say about the Blood Rum. He thought the blood would overpower the taste, but it seemingly worked. It cut the acid down in the pomegranate juice and blood orange slice to a level that seemed appropriate for this kind of drink and with the rum it brought it all together in perfect harmony. Suffice to say, Leon liked the drink.

Leon continued to drink from his glass, eying the entrance of the Crystal. He was looking forward to meeting his Batgirl for a dance and hoped his Kryptonite would dull the fact that he'd be dancing. Leon was not someone who danced, he'd watched girls dance on poles, but he himself was someone who never danced. He just didn't have the feet for it.

However, with the Blood Rum in his stomach now, Leon hoped that his dance with Batgirl would go well. To Leon's delight, here came Batgirl in her supped up costume. It hugged her body tightly, to the point there wasn't anything bunched up or crinkled, her cape lightly moved as she headed her way towards Leon. "Hey Leo," she said sweetly. Leon smiled as he rested his glass on the counter, "I thought we weren't supposed to use our real names?"

"Oh you," Jody smirked. "So, how was work?"

"Oh you know, the usual," Leon summed.

They took to the dance floor and danced away. Leon half-noticed what he was doing, instead keeping firm eyes on Batgirl as he danced the best he could with the drink settling in his stomach. They danced together to the beat of a song from The Who, the lyrics blared over the large speakers on all corners of the club. "No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man, to be the sad man behind blue eyes. No one knows what it's like to be hated, to be faded, to telling only lies. But my dreams aren't as empty as my conscious seems to be."

Leon stopped for a minute; he felt his stomach seizing up. He left for the bathrooms; most of them were full to brim with people, some puking up their drinks. In a bid to save himself, Leon ducked into the employee's only bathroom where he found safety within an empty stall, puking up his guts.

Leon doubled over, heaving up the Blood Rum, some getting on the rim of the toilet. When the feeling in his stomach stopped, Leon glanced at the remnants of a twelve dollar drink. He cringed when he saw the aftermath on the toilet itself and after flushing down his drink, he set about cleaning up the mess he caused. It took a couple of turns to a soap dispenser and a few paper towels before the mess were gone, what he could get anyway.

With the mess cleaned up, Leon went to wash his hands and swish around some warm water, removing any of the Blood Rum left in his mouth. Leon spat out twice, wiped his hands on another sheet of paper towel and readied to head out of the employee's bathroom. He knew he'd get yelled at by the management but he had no choice, it was either on the dance floor or an empty bathroom.

Leon was about exit the bathroom when he suddenly grabbed the edge of the sink. He felt his world spinning around him and the pains in his stomach grew thrice, he felt his heart beat erratically and glancing at the mirrors didn't help either. Leon began to breathe hard as he tried to go near the door, but the pain was too much and his feet collapsed under him. Leon's fear rose to the highest it ever been. In his mind, he thought what was happening. Was he having a heart attack or an episode of some sort, no, he couldn't have been, he did drink but he did keep to a schedule like anyone else, was it something to do with mentally?

No, Leon went through all that before, his mind was a bit clumsy but not enough to be a problem in day to day life. Leon then thought about the drink, he must've indeed had an allergic reaction to the blood. Leon remembered, he never had anything with pig's blood in it before, ever, he liked his pork as much as anyone, but he harkened that he might've had a reaction.

Leon was stuck in the bathroom, heaving, his world slowly closing in on him. Over the speakers in the bathroom, he heard the song continue to play. "And if I swallow anything evil, put your fingers down my throat."

His attention broke to see someone entering the bathroom. As Leon tried to speak, his throat had seized up as well, preventing him speaking. Leon gurgled as he tried to steadily look at the person as they knelt down before him. When Leon tried to touch them, he felt a sharp pain on the side of his head and fell over on the tiled floor, his world fading to black.

Beta comes second…

This is Subject Beta. He is the second model in the Alpha Series. I am required by law to tell you this. For whatever reason that is not currently known or for whatever nonsense that is, female Keepers cannot work with Subject Beta. Hal Corporation of Science and Technology does not condone sexism or any kind of harassment against its female staff members, we are an equal opportunity employment and thus we are not responsible for the quirk in Subject Beta. Legalities aside, Beta does not like women at all. Now I'm sure you're wondering why this one is having problems. To tell the truth, I don't know. It's a quirk that will be fixed in the next Series and for now, bear with us here. Subject Beta will attempt to harm female Keepers. Not fatally, but he will attempt to strangle, stab, the like. For the sake of us and the safety of the Keepers, only male Keepers are to be assigned to Beta. Supervisors are already aware of Beta's quirk and applications will be handled accordingly. If a supervisor attempts to assign a female Keeper to Beta regardless of the risks, please disregard his or her orders and report directly to Sofia. The supervisor will then be under quarantine and all that legal stuff. So keeping that in mind, Beta doesn't care to do much but follow commands and nothing more. Please know that no quirks alike if you're coming from another Subject as this may have an irreversible effect that may or may not cause problems.