[right][h3]Wisp[/h3]Sheila Hopkins

[i]Rocker Warehouse[/i][/right][hr]

Wisp straightened her back a little hearing his summarisation, looking at him. As he had made a noise of discomfort, she adjusted the words of light so that he saw them hovering above his desk rather than inside his eyes. It would still not be visible to anyone else as she was only displaying this to Shatterpoint, but she took this measure regardless to make it more pleasant for him.

[center][i]hate is a strong word
i hate the men that parted me and my parents
they’re not around anymore
i dislike you
major difference that is in your advantage[/i][/center]

She felt a need to correct him on that particular point. But, otherwise, onto business.

[center][i]and no, i’m not done
the first term was just important enough to mention immediately[/i][/center]

So she wrote, before she moved on.

[center][i]term 2, i will not act villainous
i have no desire to threaten or injure civilians
i have no intention whatsoever of clashing with heroes
so i won’t join on major heists against government buildings or individuals
i can steal, i can spy, i can spook
i can even fight if the enemies are other villains
but ask me to stab an innocent and i will stab you[/i][/center]

Hopefully, this wouldn’t make her completely useless to the Rockers.

[center][i]term 3, we are equals
meaning you don’t really have authority over me
if i don’t do what you want, you don’t pay me
but i won’t have an obligation to do what you want me to, either
if i sense any signs of my oppression, i vanish
believe me, i’m good at vanishing
and if i see any attempt to catch me, i’m gone
fairly simple
i will inform immediately if i won’t do the next mission asked of me[/i][/center]

She did not want to be bound by a contract, and so, this term. And that was it.

[center][i]term 4
is simply you tell me how you found me
for the duration of this deal, you’re required not to track me down again
but in any case
i wish to know immediately
and if i don’t learn it, i’ll simply haunt your grunts until you tell me
and believe me, you don’t want me haunting your grunts
they’ll be so terrified and anxious they’ll be useless
constantly fearing i might be right behind them[/i][/center]

Wisp looked at Shatterpoint for his reaction before continuing.

[center][i]that’s all my terms
if i don’t like a job, i’ll object
but otherwise, i can do some work for you
i can give you an edge in villain-confrontations
or just scout ahead and report back where you don’t want to send grunts
as a stranger with a knife, i am dangerous
just don’t make anyone aware wisp is on your side
in fact if you have to discuss me to figure out what to use me for, use a code-name
like ‘ghast’ or something[/i][/center]

… That had just slipped out, but it made Wisp have to consider. What did she want to be called.

[center][i]no wait
not ‘ghast’
reminds too much of “wisp”, being another type of ghost
but it still needs to be creepy[/i][/center]

There was a pause, with Wisp considering what she’d want her villain-self to be called. Then her gaze lingered on that last word she had written.

[center][i]just call me “creep”
are we in agreement?[/i][/center]

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