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[@Lord Wraith] How quickly are you expecting things to move from 'whoops, the lights went out' to 'hell no, you don't get to steal stuff' to 'want to run around stopping crime with me?' ??? Different speeds for different people? 
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Different speeds for different people would be best in order to allow for natural development in characterization. However that said, if the plot is dragging then sometimes sacrifices do need to be made. Stein in the past has played a character that was very reluctant to be dragged into the world of vigilantism but managed to stay involved in the plot by having that character initially in the wrong place, wrong time sort of scenarios before finally being won over to joining the Mavericks officially. Even then, it was quite a bit in until an alias developed.