Did EE drop his concept for Doom Patrol?

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The sheet was never finished so, hard to say?

@Master Bruce
So I did end up picking a second character concept. As it is mutant related, I did talk to Ruby and Ezekiel before starting on the sheet to make sure there was no stepping on toes and to collaborate in the future. Anyways I decided to do a team concept: X-Factor.

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^{"We’re the thing the Mutant community needs. We are that X-Factor."}

Since the dawn of the modern Age of Mutants began they have been persecuted by the general Human public. Mutants are routinely targets of violence, with many going missing, no authorities bothering to investigate. Eventually there was enough of an outcry about these crimes that the US government formed a special task force. Under the command of Agent Valerie Cooper, X-Factor was a special investigation squad comprised of all Mutant members. X-Factor would serve together for a few years, with the Mutant known as Havok leading the team as they rescued countless Mutants.

But there would be a lot of tension between the American government and the Mutant community, leading to X-Factor being shut down. With more and more anti-mutant rhetoric, former X-Factor member Multiple Man would reform the team as a private investigation agency based in Mutant Town, New York City. This version of the team would be well liked in the Mutant community, filling a niche that neither the X-Men or the Brotherhood did. However personal issues between teammates would lead to Multiple Man shutting down the agency.

There wouldn’t be an X-Factor team for several years, until Serval Industries bought the name. Serval would form a corporate super team using the X-Factor name, but it wouldn’t last long as there was a backlash against them having a Mutant team. For another year there wouldn’t be an X-Factor, that was until the Decimation happened. Suddenly the majority of Mutants lost their powers.

The now endangered Mutant community was targeted even more by radical Humans, as they now had a chance of making them go extinct. The majority of the remaining Mutants fled to the nation of Genosha, including the X-Men and Brotherhood. Havok, the original leader of X-Factor, would be approached by his brother Cyclops about reforming X-Factor. With the help of Warren Worthington and his X-Corp, the nation of Genosha would buy the rights to the name X-Factor from Serval Industries.

This new iteration of X-Factor would be based out of the House of X in Genosha. Made up of both old and new team members, X-Factor would function as an intelligence agency that serves all Mutants.

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Mutants as a marginalized community is one of the classic Marvel ideas, one I don’t think ever will be irrelevant. Mutants as a stand in for every minority is something I want to explore, as Mutants can be a stand in for every social issue. X-Factor itself will be less about getting into public fights with supervillains like the X-Men, but more about investigating mysteries and disappearances involving Mutants. I’m picturing the team as something between private investigators and an intelligence agency for the nationof Genosha.

Given that the Mutant Decimation has recently happened, there is an actual chance of Mutants going extinct. The members of X-Factor will have to constantly deal with the fact that they are an endangered species, and if it’s even worth saving the Mutant species. Depression will be a central theme throughout the team, each member dealing with it in a different way. The personal goal for the team is less investigating mysteries and more so finding hope for themselves and the whole Mutant community.

As for an initial storyline, I was planning to have X-Factor investigate the Mutant organ black market, which has exploded since the Decimation. This will lead to them coming into conflict with the U-Men. Also there will be Humans attempting to become Mutants through organ transplants.

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Alexander Summers aka Havok [+]

Brother of Cyclops, the former leader of the X-Men. Alex has been a member of X-Factor, the X-Men, and the Brotherhood. A very powerful Mutant, Havok first met the X-Men when they rescued Alex from the Living Monolith, a Mutant who was absorbing Alex’s energy. Alex would quickly learn that he was the long lost brother of Scott Summers. Taken in by the X-Men, Alex would learn to control his powers before becoming a full member of the X-Men.

Being the leader of the original X-Factor, Alex would briefly join the Brotherhood after X-Factor disbanded. Alex would then realize that his powers were malfunctioning, once again unable to control them. Alex would move to Genosha to seek help with controlling his powers again. While there he would be talked into reforming X-Factor.

Madelyne Pryor aka Prestige [+]

A clone of founding X-Men member Jean Grey, Madelyne had no clue that she was a clone. Created by Mr. Sinister, Madelyne was placed in Alaska where she met Scott Summers during a period where he thought Jean Grey was dead. The pair would fall in love, getting married quickly. Seemingly not a Mutant, Madelyne moved into the Xavier Mansion, where she would become pregnant. She would then give birth to Nathan Summers, only for the child to be kidnapped and taken to the future.

This caused Madelyne to fall into madness. This was not helped when she found out she was a clone. This awakened her Mutant powers, causing her to become the Goblin Queen, an enemy of the X-Men. It was only in recent times that she regained her mind and moved to Genosha. There she decided to join X-Factor, blackmailing Havok into letting her onto the team with threatening to reveal that they had an affair while she was married to his brother.

Jamie Madrox aka Multiple Man [+]

Born with his mutation present at birth, forming a twin instantly, Jamie’s parents knew that he would have a hard life. At the recommendation of Charles Xavier, his family moved to a remote farm in Kansas. But while Jamie was a teenager, his parents would die in a tornado. Xavier stepped in once again, sending him to live with Dr. Moira MacTaggert. It was there he was dubbed Multiple Man and would then join X-Factor.

Jamie would serve with the team for its entire existence, and would lead the second iteration of it. However after a tragedy involving team member Theresa Cassidy, Jamie would close down X-Factor Investigations. Jamie would wander the world aimlessly, eventually ending up in Genosha. Havok would then convince him to rejoin X-Factor.

Rahne Sinclair aka Wolfsbane [+]

An orphan raised in the Catholic Church, Rahne would discover at a young age that she could transform into a werewolf. Finding herself shunned by the church, Rahne fled to America where she would be found by Charles Xavier and offered a place at his school. Rahne would be a part of the team known as the New Mutants, and then after graduating would join X-Factor.

Rahne would also be a part of X-Factor Investigations, but would ultimately leave that team as well. Rahne would return to her homeland of Scotland, only for the Decimation to happen. Rahne would then travel to Genosha to meet up with the remaining powered New Mutants, where she would run into Havok who recruited her into the new X-Factor.

Clarice Ferguson aka Blink [+]

Born into Clan Akkaba, the descendants of the Mutant known as Apocalypse, Blink knew from birth that she was a Mutant. With magenta skin, Clarice was hidden away from the rest of the world, raised by her great-great grandfather Frederick Slate, the current head of Clan Akkaba. Wanting to see the world, Clarice escaped with her portal powers.

Clarice would end up living among the Mutant underground, once again hiding away from the public. That was until she was attacked by the Purifiers, an anti-mutant group. She and several other Mutants would be rescued by Sabretooth, who directed them to Genosha. Once there, Clarice wished to serve with the X-Men, only to be turned down. But she was given a chance by Havok who allowed her to join X-Factor.

Calvin Rankin aka Mimic [+]

The son of a scientist who was studying Mutants, Calvin was ensured from before he was born to be a Mutant. At a young age, Calvin was made an orphan when his parents were arrested for illegal experiments. Growing up in the system was hard for Calvin, even harder when he discovered that he was a Mutant. Running away from his foster home, Calvin would become a thief. It was while he was staying in New York City that he first ran into the X-Men.

Becoming one of their early foes, Calvin would also end up joining the Brotherhood. Eventually he got tired of a life of crime and accepted Charles Xavier’s invitation to stay at his school. Calvin would become a member of the X-Men, that was until the Decimation. Now living in Genosha, Calvin now serves the Mutant community as part of X-Factor.

Mariko Yashida aka Sunfire [+]

Born the granddaughter of a Hiroshima survivor, Mariko was destined to be a Mutant. Mariko learned at a young age that she had pyrokinetic powers. This was hidden by her family who was involved with the Yakuza. Still a businessman discovered her secret, recruiting Mariko to a celebrity superhero team called Big Hero 6. During her time with team, Mariko would help out the X-Men on several occasions.

But Mariko would be kicked out of Big Hero 6 by the dual controversies of her being a lesbian and general backlash against Mutants. Mariko would then be a part of the short lived X-Factor team that worked for Serval Industries. After that fell apart, Mariko moved to Genosha, where she wished to fade into obscurity. But she was approached about joining the new X-Factor, to which she agreed.

Warren Worthington III aka the Fallen [+]

Born into a rich family, Warren was sent away at a young age to the Xavier Institute. It was there that he became at peace with being a Mutant, and would become a founding member of the X-Men. Warren would serve with the team for most of its existence, as the high flying Angel. During this period Warren’s father passed away, leaving him Worthington Industries. Taking over the company, Warren would transform it into X-Corp, a pro-mutant corporation.

About a year ago, Warren disappeared while on a mission. He was in fact captured by Apocalypse who transformed him into his Horseman of Death. Unwillingly, Warren attacked the Xavier Institute, destroying it and injuring his friends. He was eventually defeated, Charles Xavier helping to disassemble Apocalypse’s mind control. Now living in Genosha and having regular sessions with Xavier, Warren is trying to redeem himself by working with X-Factor.

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Alex Summers sat on the bench overlooking the Genosha International Airport, a cigarette in hand. As he watched the planes come and go, Alex felt trapped, bound to the ground of Genosha. The small island nation seemed to be the last safe place to be a Mutant in this world. Things had been bad for the Mutant species before, but now there was so few left.

Alex took a puff of the cigarette, coughing a little bit. Truth be told he hadn’t smoked since he was a teenager, but recent stress had revived this long past vice. Alex felt helpless hiding here in Genosha, not being able to do anything. While he wanted to be out there helping the X-Men, with his current power issues it would be a liability for the team.

But he had been offered an alternative: bring back X-Factor. While Alex did have fond memories of his time leading the team, there was also a lot of baggage associated with it. Alex’s brother Scott had described it as an intelligence agency, going around helping Mutants in need, and not fighting Juggernaut in Times Square. Basically he had been saying that Alex didn’t need to use his powers with this job.

Alex found the notion wonky, helping Mutants without being able to use the thing that makes you a Mutant. Right now being a Mutant was a big deal, as the Decimation had left most of them depowered, with almost all the remaining ones now living in Genosha. So who exactly would this X-Factor team even help?

“Mind if I sit down?” asked a familiar voice.

“Sure, Jamie,” replied Alex before turning to the newcomer, “Is this the real you or a dupe?”

“I am the main Madrox. I tend to keep the dupes on more of a leash these days,” stated Jamie.

“Yeah, where are they?” questioned Alex.

“Studying at the University of Genosha,” answered Jamie, “Since I gain any knowledge they have when I absorb them, I have about a half dozen enrolled in subjects of interest to me. Mind if I bum a cig?”

Alex handed him a cigarette, “I didn’t know you smoked.”

“One of my dupes developed a habit after the whole thing with Theresa. So he passed it onto me,” said Jamie between puffs.

They sat in silence for a while, only interrupted by Alex’s phone ringing, to which he answered, “Hey Warren. What’s up?”

“Alex, hey. Do you ever check your messages?” asked the former X-Man over the phone, “I’ve DMed you on X-Verse like ten times.”

“Oh yeah, X-Verse. I forgot that I had an account there,” Alex mused, “Yeah I’ve been kind of avoiding social media. A mental health day, or maybe a week, kind of thing.”

“Well you should check it soon, a few people from the old team are trying to reach out to you,” explained Warren.

“Right, right. So what is it you wanted to talk to me about?” asked Alex.

“X-Factor. We’ve already cleared out part of the House of X and are now considering a uniform for the team, and I was wonderin-” stated Warren before being cut off.

“Wait, I haven’t even agreed to being a part of the team,” interjected Alex.

“Alex, you’re just telling me now?” asked an incredulous Warren, “I just finished buying back the X-Factor name and trademark from Serval Industries. And Harrison Snow didn’t let it go cheap.”

“Honestly you should just do it,” added Jamie, “Joining a new superhero team is a surefire to get out of a funk.”

“Is that Madrox?” asked Warren, “Tell him I need him at the House of X real soon.”

Alex conveyed the message to Jamie who promptly got off the bench. But as he did so, he split into two. The new copy took a seat next to Alex.

“Just in case you still need to talk,” stated Jamie Prime as he walked away.

Alex then continued to speak to Warren, “Look, just give me at least a night to think it over.”

“Fine, but Cyclops and I are expecting you at the House of X tomorrow,” stated Warren, “Anyways we’ll talk tomorrow.”

Alex put his phone away, turning to the Madrox dupe, finding that he had taken the cigarette from the original. The two spent another minute in silence, before the dupe crushed the cigarette beneath his boot.

“So,” said the Madrox dupe as he stood up, “I’m bored. How about a drink?”

Alex threw away his cigarette as he said, “I could use a drink.”

The pair then got up and began to walk away from the airport. Clearly the dupe knew where he was going, as he easily led them down around several blocks, eventually ending up in front of a bar called Meta-Morphosis. Lit up with green lighting, the outside of the bar was covered in the letter x drawn in several different styles.

“You ever been here before?” asked the Madrox dupe. After Alex shook his head no, he continued, “This is one of the newer spots. There’s actually a really good nightlife scene here in Hammer Bay.”

Alex took him at his word, the two Mutants entering the bar. Inside there were speakers blaring Eurodance music. While it was not exactly to Alex’s taste, he figured that a few beers would dull it out. So he asked the orange skinned bartender for a beer. The Madrox dupe then asked for some kind of a cocktail called a Fastball Special.

As the two took a seat in the corner of the bar, Alex couldn’t help but notice some of the attractive women in the building. But as he was looking, he found someone familiar, someone he wanted to avoid. But she spotted Alex and headed over.

“Alexander, small world,” said the redhead.

“Madelyne, I had heard that you were now in Genosha,” replied a grimacing Alex, “Anyways good to see you. Now I’m going back to my drink.”

“But we have stuff to discuss,” stated Madelyne.

“Like what,” questioned Alex as he finished his glass of beer.

“Like letting me onto the X-Factor team,” answered Madelyne.

Alex then wondered why everyone was bugging him about this new X-Factor team. He still hadn’t even agreed to join it.

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She's a Wonder, Wonder Woman [+]

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C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ Yara Flor _________________________________________________________ Brazilian-Amazonian | Grad Student _________________________________________________________ Boise | Idaho | United States of America C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S _________________________________________________________ [+] - M I S C E L L A N E O U S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ El Cucuy, El Cucy... Sleep little baby... Sleep child, sleep now... El Cucuy comes for you... Daddy went to the farm... Mommy went to work... Now El Cucuy will feast on you... G O D S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ANTEROS - Son of Ares, avenger of unrequited love and punisher of those who scorn love. A member of the Erotes.Greek Mythology APHRODITE - Goddess of Love and Beauty, lover of Ares, wife to Hephaestus, mother to Anteros, Eros, Deimos and Phobos.Greek Mythology ARES - God of War, son of Zeus, lover of Aphrodite and father to Anteros, Eros, Deimos and Phobos.Greek Mythology CAMAZOTZ - God of Bats and the Underworld.Mayan Mythology CHAAC - Storm God.Mayan Mythology CHIRON - A centaur and mentor to many heroes including Achilles, Jason and Asclepius.Greek Mythology CUCUY - An immortal creature that is the right hand of Camazotz.Folklore DEIMOS - Son of Ares, God of Dread and Terror.Greek Mythology EROTES - A collective of winged Gods and Goddesses associate with love. They are part of Aphrodite's retinue.Greek Mythology EROS - Son of Ares, God of Love and Sex. A member of the Erotes.Greek Mythology HEPHAESTUS - God of Blacksmithing and Fire, husband to Aphrodite.Greek Mythology HERA - Goddess of Wisdom and patron Goddess to the Amazons.Greek Mythology HERAKLES - Son of Zeus, thorn in the side of the Amazons.Greek Mythology IARA - Protector of Sacred Waters.Tupi-Guarani Mythology IAE - Moon God.Tupi-Guarani Mythology JACI - Goddess of the Moon, lover to Tupã.Tupi-Guarani Mythology KUAT - Sun God.Tupi-Guarani Mythology M'BOI TUI - God of Waterways and Aquatic Creatures.Tupi-Guarani Mythology PHOBOS - Son of Ares. God of Fear and Panic.Greek Mythology TUPÃ - Lord of the Skies and Weather, lover of Jaci.Tupi-Guarani Mythology URUBUTSIN - The Vulture King.Tupi-Guarani Mythology ZEUS - High God and Sky Father, father to Cassandra Sandsmark and Herakles.Greek Mythology A L L I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ AELLA - Mother to Yara, formerly of Themyscria. When the Amazons originally split between Themyscria and Bana-Mighdall, Aella chose to stay divorced from both tribes and instead left to wander the world. Eventually coming across the Amazons of Atlanta in South America, she settled there and fell in love with a local deity bringing about the birth of Yara Flor. Aella was eventually murdered, leaving her 'sister' Renata to flee with Yara to America. AMAZONS OF THE AMAZON - A tribe of Amazons located in the Amazon Rainforest in South America. Also known as the Esquecida or the Amazons of Atalanta. The tribe lives in the city of Akahim, hidden from the world around it. AMAZONS OF BANA-MIGHDALL - A tribe of Amazons located in Egypt. Currently ruled by Queen Faruka II. AMAZONS OF THEMYSCRIA - A tribe of Amazons located on the hidden island of Themyscria. ARTEMIS OF BANA-MIGHDALL - Champion of the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall, Artemis has previously challenged both Diana and Donna for the title of Wonder Woman and even temporarily held it before having it stripped away from her. DIANA OF THEMYSCRIA - The original Wonder Woman. Born of clay molded into the shape of a young girl. It was blessed by the six members of the Greek Pantheon who then bonded a soul to the clay, giving it life. Each of the six also granted Diana a gift: Demeter, great strength; Athena, wisdom and courage; Artemis, a hunter's heart and a communion with animals; Aphrodite, beauty and a loving heart; Hestia, sisterhood with fire; Hermes, speed and the power of flight. Diana later served as Queen after being succeeded by Donna Troy, only to abdicate the throne to Nubia following the mysterious death of Queen Mother Hippolyta. Diana has been missing ever since. FARUKA II, QUEEN OF BANA-MIGHDALL - Current Queen of Bana-Mighdall. FLOR, BRIAN - Yara's Uncle and adoptive father FLOR, RENATA - Yara's Aunt, formerly of the Amazonian Amazons and Yara's adoptive mother. GABOYMILA, QUEEN OF THE ESQUECIDA - The Queen of the Amazons of the Amazon, Queen Gaboymila rules the Esquecida from the hidden city of Akahim. HIPPOLYTA, QUEEN MOTHER - The late Amazonian Queen. Hippolyta ruled the Amazons for several millennia before being succeeded by her daughter Diana. After Hippolyta was found murdered, the throne was abdicated to Nubia while Diana left Themyscria in search of her mother's murderer. JERRY THE PEGASUS - A winged horse from Mount Olympus and Cassandra Sandsmark's sweet sixteen gift from her father, Zeus. Jerry tends to have a mind of his own but always comes through in the end for Cassandra and Yara. NUBIA, QUEEN OF THEMYSCRIA - The current Queen of the Amazons of Themyscria. TROY, DONNA - The second Amazon to bear the title Wonder Woman, currently the hero Troia. Originally thought to be a child rescued by Diana, Donna was actually a mirror image created by an evil sorceress to defeat Diana. The sorceress' plot was uncovered, the late Queen Hippolyta intervened and Donna was given false memories to shield her, going on to become Diana's apprentice and later successor. SANDSMARK, CASSANDRA - The current Wonder Woman, a daughter of Zeus and a mortal woman. Cassandra is notably the first Wonder Woman who was not raised on Themyscira. E N E M I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ GRAIL - An Amazonian/New-God Hybrid raised on Apokolips as a daughter of Darkseid. JASON - Half-brother to Diana of Themyscria. - P O S T C A T A L O G P O S T C A T A L O G _________________________________________________________ [+] - P O S T C A T A L O G ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ -

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T ________________________________________________________________________________________ During the height of the first World War, the Allied Forces gained the upper hand from an unlikely source; an Amazonian Princess hailing from the island of Themyscria. To outsiders, Themyscria was the mythical 'Paradise Island', home to only beautiful Amazon women, or so the story went. It was only when Captain Steve Trevor was shot down and crashed on the shores of Paradise Island, that Themyscria went from legend to reality. With the aid of Princess Diana of Themyscria, the Allied Forces gained the upper hand and ultimately triumphed in the first World War. Princess Diana, dubbed 'Wonder Woman' by the media of the time, returned home after the war, having seen enough of 'Man's World'. It was at this time other Amazonians began to wonder about the world beyond the island's shores and so as Wonder Woman and her successors came and went from the island for their adventures, so too did others. Desiring to see the world outside of Themyscria; the Amazonian, Aella, ventured beyond the shores of Paradise Island and sought out their sister tribe in Brazil. It was here that Aella was seduced by a local deity and would give birth to the child later named Yara Flor. Unfortunately for Yara, her mother was taken from her when she was young, leaving her in the care of her 'Aunt' Renata. Relocating to the United States, Yara would grow up without knowing of her true heritage. To the outside world and even herself, Yara Flor was just an ordinary farm girl living in the small community of Boise, Idaho. As she began to mature, her gifts manifested resulting in speed, strength and other abilities that Renata had not been prepared to deal with. Keeping these things a secret from the world, Yara never revealed them to anyone else until one fateful night, a night when a blonde warrior woman crashed into the fields of Renata's farm. Five years ago, the world was introduced to a new Wonder Woman when Cassandra Sandsmark took up her mentor's mantle and helped defend the Earth alongside the other heroes who would go on to become the Justice League. This is the same Wonder Woman who would eventually appear above Renata's farm in Idaho. Flying upon a winged steed, Cassandra crashed into the potato fields before being introduced to Yara, asking for the younger Amazonian's help before passing into a state of unconsciousness. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) ________________________________________________________________________________________ Back in 2018, Master Bruce hosted a little roleplay known as Ultimate One Universe. It had a similar concept to this one and in it, I played a reimagined version of Thor. Aside from making me known for writing sex scenes, it was one of my most successful runs in these style of games and I genuinely had a lot of fun doing it. Now, Sep is doing a fantastic job as Thor in this game, so much so that I find myself with the itch to dive back into the mythological side of things. Enter Yara Flor. A relatively new character, Yara has a lot of unexplored stories and a relative amount of freedom to go with her. While I will continue to portray Slade, I want to alternate between writing arcs for the two characters. Where Slade I see as a more slow-burn character, given the intention of his stories, Yara has the potential for quicker story beats and more interaction. A big portion of the drive to play her is to interact with Thor and some of the other heavy hitters Slade wouldn't likely be in contact with. The pushing idea behind Yara is that she has her destiny thrust upon her in the form of the latest Wonder Woman, Cassandra Sandsmark, crashing into her farm field. With Cassie as a mentor and guiding figure, Yara will slowly become Wonder Woman all while battling her way through whatever mythological and legendary fun I can throw at her. I'm excited to dive into her South American roots and explore a side of mythology less trodden. Everyone has seen Norse, Greek and Egyptian done many times over. But South American mythology is a collection of overlapping and intertwining stories that are as colourful as the culture. I S S U E # 0 1 GODS & MORTALS <Snipped quote>

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Jolting awake, Yara's eyes slowly adjusted to the unfamiliar darkness. At first, her surroundings were almost foreign, the smells too clean, too natural and the world outside was far too quiet. These were just the first few hints that Yara was no longer in her apartment. Clues continued to fall in the forms of the faded Jonas Brothers poster to one of Bieber and even a half-hung One Direction graphic. This dim room could only be the bedroom she grew up in. The world outside was not the bustling city of Boise, it was rural Idaho, more specifically the farm belonging to her Aunt and Uncle.

None of that changed the fact that for Yara, it was still markedly too quiet.

It had been getting harder for Yara to sleep over the past few nights. Her dreams were haunted with visions of bat-like eldritch horrors and their horrible screeches. There was a longing within her that she wasn't sure how to sate, a calling to travel away from this quaint life. A calling to an adventure far from here.

Perhaps her need for adventure rose from the simple fact that no one was looking to hire here in Boise. Any job that wasn't helping her Aunt Renata work the potato fields would certainly feel like an adventure at this point. An exasperated sigh escaped from between her pouting lips blowing a few loose strands of her raven-coloured hair away from her face. Yara had already put in six years between her undergraduate and graduate degrees while still fully knowing she had yet another two years of clinical experience before she'd be a fully certified speech pathologist.

It honestly felt like her life was stuck at the starting line.

Slumping down on the porch swing, the young woman let the cool night air wash over her while she sipped a half-finished tea absently left beside her bed. Yara's mind pivoted away from both school and her lack of a career as a brown bat stretched its wings under the porch's awning. The sight of the flying rodent only sent her thoughts racing back to the series of nightmares that had been haunting her slumber.

Watching the curious creature, she couldn't help but feel as though the bat was seemingly staring back at her. Flapping its wings, it let out a little screech before dropping from its roost and disappearing into the night. Sinking further into the cushioned swing, Yara felt herself relax. It was only now that she realized she had been so stiffly watching the bat. Satisfied she wasn't about to face the monsters of from her nightmares, she took another sip of the lukewarm liquid. The flat taste caused her nose to crinkle in disgust, reminding her why it had been abandoned in the first place.

A terrible noise suddenly broke the silence. The horrible tasting drink suddenly seemed so far away. The sound of wings beating against the night air ended the stillness of the cool night as Yara spun around frantically looking to locate the sound. Above the horizon, in the light of the pale moon, appeared the silhouette of what appeared to be a horse. Its lone rider, slumped alongside the horse's mane, seemingly barely hanging on.

Losing altitude rapidly, the animal tried with no avail to land. Its feet flew up from underneath it, only to send both it and its rider tumbling through the nearly mature potato plants. Jumping down from the porch, Yara moved quickly through the rows upon rows of plants, making the split-second decision to check on the rider instead of the winged animal.

The rider, a blonde-haired woman, was adorned in armour. Very familiar armour. Almost anyone in America would have recognized Wonder Woman, but Yara especially was a fan. Kneeling down beside Cassandra, Yara cradled her head, checking the neck for injury.

"I've got you," Yara muttered towards the unconscious woman. Her eyes widened as she surveyed the wounds on both the superhero and her steed. Long claw marks raked them both, claw marks that were all too familiar to Yara. Without warning, Cassandra suddenly clamped a hand around Yara's arm nearly scaring the darker-haired woman out of her skin.

"I'm here to protect-" The blonde Amazon managed to spit out, struggling to stay conscious, "...y-you." She added before her eyes closed, her body going limp in Yara's arms. Looking back and forth again between the pegasus and the superhero in her Aunt's field, Yara suddenly found herself unusually short on words.

Suddenly her nightmares were feeling a lot more real.

Looking to get caught up and hopefully drop a post.

I love my job.

But...this week has been a lesson in why I get paid "the big bucks."

Hoping my CEO comes back soon and I don't have to do his job and MY job for much longer. It hasn't left me much time to do live life, yet alone work on posts. Hopefully soon. Part of it's done, probably about half? I might just post 2/3s and leave the last scene for a small, solo, post.

Yeah. Yeah I like that idea.

I'm hoping for a tidy finish tomorrow/friday to let me crack on with Strange, so I can then crack on with Thor.

I've got a meeting after work today, so I'm aiming to write a post tomorrow or Friday. Which means expect one Monday.

I get paid "the big bucks."
Hoping my CEO comes back soon and I don't have to do his job and MY job for much longer.

I can then crack on with Thor.

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Damn, here comes the high roller.

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Lookin forward to seeing my favorite god of hammers again.