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Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

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Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ SEASON ONE: GODS AMONG MEN ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

_{Location: Four Freedoms Plaza - New York City, United States of America}

Season One #1.04: The Needs of the Many

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_{Interaction(s): @Hound55 as the Blue Beetle & @DocTachyon as Spider-Man}

Previously: Mass Panic

Live broadcasts from numerous news outlets across the two cities were proudly displayed on the collection of monitors. Standing in front of a large bay window, Reverend Stryker intently listened to the various reports, a smug smile spreading across his face beneath the heavy helmet. His back was turned to the screens, his attention drawn else while the newscasters babbled on about the 'mutant attack' that was spreading across both New York and Star City. Much to Stryker's surprise there was even a report from Gotham City.

The Four Freedoms Plaza was situated on the mouth of the Hudson, where the river emptied into the bay that led to the Atlantic. To the North, was the New York Stock Exchange and from there, his eyes wandered towards Central Park. There were nine units laid out across New York City, even if the mutants could destroy more than half, they would never negate all the damage caused by the attack. Especially the tarnishing of mutants everywhere. The plan had been executed perfectly. When it was all over, in conjunction with the investigation into Wonder Woman's actions in Transia, congress would be unable to avoid moving forward with a Metahuman Registration Act. The Sentinel App was only the tip of the iceberg of what could truly be accomplished if every mutant was forced to register their identity and abilities.

"Sir!" A member of the 'Metahuman Supremacy Front' suddenly exclaimed. "Central Park just went offline!" He stated, gesturing towards the screen. Waving a hand dismissively, the Reverend merely laughed.

"Let them have that one, it's too late," Stryker warned before turning back to watching the city below. This orchestrated crisis had brought out some of the biggest names in the metahuman community. The aforementioned tower had been destroyed by Wonder Woman of all people. Spinning around, Stryker approached a monitor, rewinding the last few minutes of footage on the Central Park Tower to get a better look at the vigilante aiding Wonder Woman.

It took Stryker a moment, but eventually, he recognized the so-called hero as the vigilante from Dakota. The Kilowatt Kid the locals had dubbed him before he announced him as Static. There was something flattering about heroes from as far away as Dakota coming to help 'save the day'. Still, it wouldn't be enough, the city would pay a terrible price today but it was for the future. It was so his grandchildren wouldn't grow up in a world where they had to be afraid of mutants and their kind.

"Someone is hijacking the broadcasts!" The shock was evident in Griffin's voice as he turned to look towards his father. Meeting his son's glance, Stryker motioned for the volume to be turned up as all eyes turned towards the broadcast.

"Citizens, please remain calm." An authoritative voice stated calmly as none other than Captain America appeared on every screen in front of the Metahuman Supremacy Front. "SHIELD has established a safe area at the United Nations Headquarters. We have taken over Emergency Services and will send operatives to try and rescue you from danger. Please dial 911 and we will get to you as soon as possible. Help is on the way. This message will now repeat."

"Captain America is still alive?" Came a stunned voice only to be interrupted as another individual piped up.

"Supergirl was just reported heading towards Long Island-" they yelled, pausing before slamming a hand against the desk. "We just lost Long Island University, she took out our men like they were nothing."

"This is getting out of hand now," Stryker muttered. "First Wonder Woman, now Captain America and Supergirl. We need to accelerate the plan. Send a new command to the drones-"

"I-I can't!" Stammered one of the technicians. "We're locked out of the system, our network has been compromised." A message began to scrawl across the screen causing all of the gathered Metahuman Supremacy Front to take a deep breath.

Yoink!
Got your swarm!
BWA HA HA!  
Take out the other towers and come on down!
The Blue Beetle, Spider-Man, Nightcrawler and Marv Albert Live from Madison Square Garden!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!”

"All the drones are converging on Madison Square, whatever they did, they're funnelling all of the action to one spot essentially leaving the other towers defenceless." The same technician explained. Stryker suddenly patted him reassuringly before addressing the group.

"They have forced our hand. Prepare the suit for battle and set the other towers to blow. There's no way they'll get to them all in time."

"But, Sir? The casualties in Star City alone, not to mention New York will be astronomical. We're doing this for the people, not to the people."

"Sacrifice is a part of life and the needs of the many outweigh those of the few," Stryker answered before beginning a full run-through of the suits systems. Hovering above the floor, he lowered himself back down before stretching out a hand, moving several objects from across the room.

"There are over seven billion people in the world, even if we wiped out all of New York today, we'd barely kill ten percent of them. Ninety percent of humanity would go on to live in a world free of mutants like them." He screamed, pointing towards the screens of Blue Beetle, Spider-Man and Nightcrawler.

Reluctantly entering the command, an internal timer was triggered on all of the remaining obelisks across both New York and Star City. The internal clock starting at thirty minutes. Just enough time for Stryfe to make his debut only to die a martyr in front of the watching world. If he was lucky, he would die with Wonder Woman's sword through his chest while the heroine was too distracted to notice the world exploding around her.

"Dad?" Griffin's voice gave Stryker pause. But sacrifice was part of life and he had resolved to see this through.

"Take care of your mother for me." He replied, placing an armoured hand on his son's shoulder. "I'm so proud of you, you're going to accomplish great things in our new world."

"Don't do this!" Griffin protested but Stryker only shook his head.

"You need to stand back." The older man ordered. Launching through the same window he had watched the chaos unfurl from, Stryfe flew through the air, piloting the obnoxious suit towards Madison Square. Landing roughly, Stryfe didn't waste any time introducing himself before firing a blast from the gauntlet and removing the blue-furred X-Men from the equation.

"You get one chance to walk away." Stryfe's voice was loud and clear, the exaggerated baritone drowning out the din of the frenzied crowd. "I suggest you take it."

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

The Hulk

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

T H E H U L K

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^{_{B R U C E B A N N E R ♦ N U C L E A R P H Y S I C I S T ♦ N A V A P O ♦ I N D E P E N D E N T}}

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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^{"No one likes me when I’m angry, not even me."}

Generally speaking, Bruce Banner will simply be my take on the familiar character, with some changes to enable more potential of being someone heroic. But the Hulk actually becoming a hero won’t be an easy journey. At the start, Bruce has yet to even truly realize the fallout of the experiment that has irreparably changed him. He’s still living comfortably with his college job, a girlfriend, and her dad who hates him, but as his anger comes to bubble at the surface, it’s only a matter of time before everything crumbles around him. And it will, beginning a life of being on the run for a man who just wants to be better.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

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It’s easy to see the appeal in wanting to explore anger, such a core human emotion. Through Bruce I intend to play a character who’s burning want to act had been held back by his own insecurities and fears, but now has an outlet for his repression, one that will come at a great cost until the day finally comes where he can control himself. I plan to write him as an empathetic person, tending to put himself in the shoes of literally anyone else, and in turn connecting to them, extreme cases forcing him to embrace his desires and turn into a guardian demon, blowing up out of uncontrollable emotions for the sake of another. He won’t be doing wholly good until he manages to control himself, but his actions may not be wholly bad either. Through that righteous rage he may one day be a hero, but good intent doesn’t necessarily lead to good results. Even if his journey to being a force of good turns out to be shorter than I might expect at present, he’ll still be a character who can all too easily hurt that which he doesn’t want to hurt, and demons from his past (his father in particular) will always be there.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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Notable Characters in Bruce’s Story:
Betty Ross – Childhood friend and current girlfriend of Bruce.
General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (to possibly become The Red Hulk) – Protective father of Betty and member of the US Air Force.
Brian Banner (to become The Purple Man) – Bruce’s estranged father, not set to reenter his life until the world knows of his identity as The Hulk.
Rick Jones – Lab partner and work friend of Bruce’s.
Major Glenn Talbot – Air force member and acquaintance of Bruce’s.

Other Potential Rogues:
The Abomination (Emil Blonsky)
Flux (Benjamin Tibbets)
Leader (Samuel Sterns)

S A M P L E P O S T:

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Pen bouncing against his forehead, Bruce’s hazel eyes snapped open, body jerking in his seat as he looked for the source of the offending projectile, mind on alert. Rick chortled, “I’d wonder if the accident just made you sleepier, but then I remembered you’ve always been like that.”

“Hrmn,” Bruce grunted, hand scratching at his brown stubble and adjusting his his askew glasses. Turning his chair back to the computer screen, half finished data entry still glowing at him, Bruce withdrew into his seat, head lolling over the back of his chair, the man groaning, “If this town didn’t have so many dogs barking at all hours...”

The edge of Rick’s lip twitched, “It’s not Betty keeping you up? Or, I guess it’d be mutual.”

Hunching back over his keyboard, hands going to work, Bruce admitted, “We might as well sleep in different beds. I get home late and she gets up early.”

“I was talking abou-”

“I know. Exactly what you are talking about.” Rick gave a knowing chortle as he turned back to his business. Bruce looked at the clock to see he was still stuck for a few more hours, but Rick said, “You wanna leave early? I can finish up for you.”

Bruce raised an eyebrow, not knowing Rick to be so charitable with his free time. “Really?” Rick glanced around at the nearly empty computer lab at the base. “I don’t have much else to do. Get some sleep and I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Heart soothed with eternal gratitude, Bruce logged himself off, gladly taking off into the evening air of Los Diablos Air Force Base. The setting sun started to bring in the chill of the desert night, but it wasn’t a long walk to the parking lots from the lab. Slipping into his dingy pickup, Bruce let out a sigh of relief. Head leaning back, he turned to see the lab again, one hand grasping at his chest, the spot where he was struck with the beam of radiation that should have killed him. It was his own fault, since he took no heed to the security policies he’d had to explain himself, but mostly he was glad that aside from the hospital bills and the worry, it really hadn’t caused much trouble.

The Navapo streetlights were dim and dirty as Bruce mumbled his way through the light drone of the town in twilight the windshield of his car was framed in dust, only the footprints of his windshield wipers having only just left space enough to see. Turning through a light, a sudden motion made him jump, slamming on the breaks. His pickup jerked to a stop, Bruce looking out his slightly open window to see a mangy mutt skirting off, clearly panicked. Yelping noises echoing in his brain, Bruce flinched, suddenly crushed with a wave of remembrance, the memories hardly nostalgic, going back to shortly before the accident. Cringing, the pace of his vehicle slowed, suddenly a bit less eager to get home, but a sluggish pace did not steer him away from his course, and he drove in his apartment complex no less guilty. Mind still racing, replaying dogged memories he couldn’t seem to shake the more he thought about them, he stumbled to his door wishing he could think of just about anything else. As quietly as he could, he unlocked the door and slipped in, not even turning on the light as he peeked in, spotting the light of the television blinking about the living area, a shape unmoving under a blanket on the couch. Door closing with but a faint hush, lock clicking closed, Bruce kept his step light as he moved in deeper.

“I’m not sleeping you know.”

“Oh jesus!” Bruce gasped out at the noise, hand jumping to clutch his chest, the man stepping back from shock. Catching a breath, he cracked a smile, as did Betty, his overreaction quickly becoming a source of amusement. Finding it in him to laugh at his foolishness, he joined Betty on the couch, taking a seat. “You’re home early.”

“Rick took over,” Bruce explained. Glancing at the TV, ads for some drug with about a million horrible possible side effects playing, Bruce’s mood shifted back to before the door opened, shoulders slumping. Betty took notice, shifting out of her light blanket a bit, mid length dark hair rolling back over the shoulder of her white t-shirt. Not even giving her the chance to inquire, Bruce admitted, “I almost hit a dog. On the way back.”

Slumping back, Betty groaned, “It’s Navapo, I’m surprised they aren’t barking up a storm right now.” With her leaving the subject on the ground, Bruce noticed he’d been fiddling with his fingers. So did Betty. “What?” The woman sat up, torso poking out of her blanket as she put the TV out of her sight. Bruce couldn’t help but swallow, heart starting to pick up pace even from just her appearance in the scattered TV light. “A little while ago, before the accident...with the dog...” Bruce murmured. Betty closed her eyes in understanding, moving to the remote and lowering the TV’s volume, quickly saying, “I’m sorry.”

Bruce stopped, blinking as he glanced at her out of the side of his eyes. Even in the low light he could see her slump. “I...you were trying to protect me.”

Bruce flinched, “But I didn’t...I don’t get angry like that. That’s not me.” Grasping and putting pressure on one finger, he heard that yelp of pain echo in his head again and cringed at himself. It hadn’t even been a particularly big dog that went for them, went for Betty, but Bruce put all his strength into that kick, and then had to watch in shame as it trudged away in pain. Betty admitted, “I got mad at you because I didn’t realize what had happened.”

Bruce sighed, “But I didn’t have to do it.” Betty watched him as he kept his head down, reasoning, “I could have just...yelled or something. Spooked it a little.” Betty was quiet, slowly reaching out a hand, resting it on his knee. Bruce felt his body tense, and his hands stopped fidgeting, but he did not push her away. He never would. Betty said, “Well, what happened, happened. Maybe if there’s a next time...”

Bruce winced. “I don’t want there to be a next time. I didn’t mean to scare you.” Betty gave him a look. “I’m tougher than that.” Bruce knew. Taking her hand off his knee, Betty kept quiet as Bruce let out a breath of relief. Separating his hands, he took a breath before making a request. “I’ll do what I can but...if you feel like something’s wrong, could you...”

“...try and stop me?”

Betty tilted her head, hair falling over her face as she smiled knowingly. Grateful for everything, knowing he didn’t deserve a thing, he couldn’t quite look at her, though a smile found its way to his face. Looking up to the TV screen, actors moving about in intense silence, it became blurred as Bruce choked back tears. Standing up, he swallowed, managing to say with just enough of a casual tone, “I’m getting a shower.”

“Please,” Betty remarked, taking up her relaxed spot on the couch again and reaching for the remote. Bruce felt the edges of his lips twitch as he moved out, amazed at her ability to flip between the sincere and the sarcastic. Amazed at her everything.

If anything happened to her, Bruce didn’t know what he would do.

P O S T C A T A L O G:

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To come.

@Pacifista

Your sheet is approved! Welcome aboard and hold on tight, things get a little crazy around here.

Wraith's Little Workshop of Horrors

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Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

bah! sorry. this RP continues to elude me. things just picked up and i realise that i don't have the time to give this RP the effort it deserves. thank you for giving me the time of day for both of these attempts@Lord Wraith

@Zoey White

Not a problem! Should the urge strike again, feel free to try again! Hoping to be here for both a good time and a long time.

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

_{An excerpt from the Chilling Adventures of Magik}

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"Are you sure we need him?"

"Shut it, Rory."

"I just think we can do a bit better, that's all. And I'm pretty sure the Discovery Channel said that crickets aren't even a thing in the UK."

Their whispering was interrupted by the clanking of plates, as the creature in front of them began to tear into his food. It dripped manically from his pincered mouth like larvae as he did so. He hunched over the table as he ate, perching on his back spiny legs. His chitinous exoskeleton sloped across his body up to his head, where a large pair of insectoid eyes jutted around the room madly. His wings lay sleekly across his back, motionless bar the occasional flutter. He ate ravinishely as if feasting on his prey, drawing eyes from all around the room, who watched in a mixture of horror and confusion.

Illyana and Rory didn’t know what to expect when they initially asked if the insect wanted to meet, however, it certainly wasn’t going for a meal in his local pub. A swift stepping disc teleportation had transported the two to the English city of Canterbury in next to no time, and the creature’s distinct appearance had allowed them to find him almost immediately. The three sat across from one another at a small table in the centre of a large English pub. Cheap and uncheerful, the place was full of vomitous carpets, unmatching wood paneling, fruit machines, and all the shoddy artwork a cheap beer devotee could desire. It was certainly not the usual place to meet potential recruits in the war against Limbo.

“Actually…” The Canterbury Cricket managed, taking a breather from the mess of food on his plate. “The cricket that forms my body came from the local university.”

“She lived a life of hardship and suffering before the Lord brought her to me.”

Rory shuddered slightly as he watched the insect speak, a look of visible disgust across his face, which he quickly attempted to hide after receiving a look from Illyana. The Cricket’s appearance didn’t bother her too much. After a childhood of demons and monsters, it was surprising how normal these kinds of things quickly became.

Realizing he was being rude, Rory backed up his chair and rose to his feet.

“I’m going to grab another drink.” He confirmed before heading off across the room, flashing the two with an apologetic face as he walked away.

“I’m sorry about him.” Illyana apologized, turning her attention back towards the cricket.

Cricket simply smiled, his antennas flexing slightly as he did so.

“No need to apologize, I’m used to people looking at me like that by now.”

@Natty

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Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

Finally had things calm down in my life where I thought I could join this and all I had left to do was write my sample post!
Hillan, why can't you reboot your Superhero Academy set in the DC Universe like I want you too! (at least I think that was you..)

@NinaDivine

I know I did one like that, but Hillan might have as well.

Goes back to the drawing board trying to find a character that won't step on anyone's toes.

Maybe Freddy Freeman as Shazam?

@NinaDivine

This is definitely wide open.

Or possibly a youngish Clark Kent before he officially becomes Superman? (would be greatly inspired by @Lord Wraith's current avatar Smallville)

@NinaDivine

You might want to check Doc's app here before doing that...

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

@Lord WraithGot the support cast now too.

SuperGirl

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Kara-El of Krypton ♦ Student ♦ Metropolis ♦ Justice League

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^{"I used to want to be a superhero when I was young, now I am one. Funny how that worked out."}

After a trip to a trippin’ ice fortress out in the middle of nowhere, Kara Danvers was treated to the knowledge of her ancestors by a rather impressive AI system. Suddenly filled with all the knowledge of her potential as a Kryptonian in a yellow star solar system, the young woman embraced her new powers to become even more super than she had been before.

Being an alien with an awesome power set is cool and all that but Kara wants to also hold onto her human ‘heritage’ and stay a part of society as Kara and not Supergirl. With College, an internship and all that normal stuff along with the desire to save the day, having a perfectly balanced break- I mean life will be rather tough.

Just being herself isn’t the only thing on her mind however, there is also the question of what happened to her younger cousin? Kal-El seems to have disappeared from reality, but what is the truth? Will Lex Luthor give her any time to actually try and find her cousin? Read on to find out.

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Supergirl is an interesting character and using this unique backstory created by the previous owner, she’ll be a lot more connected and attached to Earth life than the original ever would. As she has only now learned about her true heritage she will need to make the decision of how much of her old life she will allow to influence her Earth one.

Having most of her memories being of her time on Earth Kara is very much a typical Earth girl, with dreams and wants like most people have. This brings the question of how much of those typical dreams she will have to give up in order to be Supergirl? Also in a singular universe how much of a threat will she be considered to the rest of the world? All good questions that need answers.

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Jimmy Olson ♦ Photographer for the Daily Planet and aspiring journalist. Jimmy decided not to go to college and instead went right into the workforce. He has a hard life but he enjoys the challenge as he attempts to be the first to break into a new story.

Lex Luthor ♦ Founder of LexCorp, he is one of the richest and smartest men on the entire planet. He is not exactly known for being ethical, but his charisma and lack of evidence to any wrongdoing on his part, ensures his spotlight as a media darling. Even if anyone knows about any of his pet projects, they tend to keep quiet as being in Lex’s good graces is often quite profitable.

Cat Grant ♦ A columnist for the Daily Planet, Cat Grant is a very ambitious individual who will go to great lengths to up her game. She is particularly interested in the new Supergirl, but does not let that interest interfere with the rest of her work, unless she can get some exclusive information that is.

Lucy Lane ♦ Going to the same college as Kara Danvers, the two quickly became fast friends and find themselves hanging out a lot together. As the two come from very different backgrounds they enjoy bouncing off ideas and stories off of each other.

Perry White ♦ Chief editor of the Daily Planet, a bit loud and old-fashioned. He often has trouble with all the new fangled electronics but is smart enough to realize when he needs help and something is out of his depth.

Vincent Edge ♦ Runs Galaxy Communications, a direct competition to The Daily Planet. Considered an underdog at first, but with a slick social media focus and the ability to really get the nitty-gritty[so he claims] of every news story he has quickly become a force to become a clear rival network. Prides himself on giving a voice to ‘all’ views, including a lot of unpopular ones which gets him mixed reactions.

G. Gordon Godfrey ♦ One of Galaxy Communications’ star reporters most known for his very blunt and scathing interviews. He is known for being very harsh, especially when talking about meta-humans.

S A M P L E P O S T:

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Supergirl: Glasses Just Won't Cut It

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^{Morning //Kara’s Room, United States
Day before moving to Metropolis, 2019}

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Kara looked at herself in the mirror, a lovely young blonde with blue eyes stared back. The woman was in absolutely normal clothes but frankly it was going to be impossible for anyone to not realize she was Supergirl. Sure there would be advantages if everyone just knew who she was but after fully realizing who she really was, Kara was afraid of losing who she had become. If everyone knew Kara was Supergirl, then would she still even be the Kara people had gotten to know?

First thing to try was a simple pair of large, rectangular glasses. Putting on the spectacles the first thought that entered her mind was, “Wow Kara, you look like an absolute geek!” It was amazing how much a simple pair of glasses could change a face; however if they were ever bumped off somehow or someone had a good imagination it would be easy to make the connection.

“Yep, these would never work!” She laughed and tossed the glasses to the side. “I need a more complete makeover. Need to make myself stand out in a different way.”

Next on the disguise rack was a brown wig, longer than her normal hair and a bit frizzier than her silky blonde locks. She had thought about a more extreme difference like black hair, but decided looking closer to her parents’ hair colors would be more natural. This way she could claim this was her normal hair and the young blonde in her pictures was because she dyed her hair at a younger age.

The different hair color and style helped change her looks a lot. This was certainly a step in the right direction but another thing she needed to change was her eyes, sure she couldn’t change her photos eye color but at least when people looked at her on the street they wouldn’t make a connection with Supergirl as much with different eye colors.

The color contacts she had chosen would change her blue eyes to a soft, hazelnut color. The problem was she had never worn contacts in her life. The small white case with the lens stared up at her from the sink counter. She gently twisted a cap off and dipped her finger into the solution to feel the soft lens on her finger tip. She brought the colored contact up to eye level and stared at it for a moment.

“Come on Kara, you can punch through a building, fly through the sky, and not even a bullet can scratch me…what’s there to be afraid about a little contact lens?” For some reason the thought about purposefully putting an object in her eye was giving her the willies. Light reflected off the soft body of the contact as if to taunt her.

Kara took a few breaths, made sure the lens was clean, and tried to pop the little sucker onto her eyeball. The lens folded up in a weird way and slip to her lower eyelid. The strange feeling caused her to rapidly blink which pushed the contact out, and onto the floor below.

“Oh come on!” Kara quickly scooped it up and used saline solution to wash it as thoroughly as possible. “Let’s try this again.” With another deep breath she tried to put it in once again, this time she managed to fit it in better but when she looked in the mirror, the contact was a bit off which made her eye look weird.

With a grumble she tried sliding the contact into the right place but put a little too much pressure and she ripped it. “Blast it super strength I don’t need you for delicate work!” Getting a little too worked up, her eyes flared up and before she knew it she had burned right through the remainder of the contact.

Quickly she stuck her head under the faucet and washed her eye out. Thankfully was was only a little singe on the wall and apparently even her eyeball was fire proof.

“I hate contacts.”

Despite that declaration and a painful first experience Kara was eventually able to learn how to put in the contacts after a bit more practice. She just hoped she wouldn’t burn through too many pairs before she got completely used to them.

We'll see if I can continue on with what was started. I think the hardest part will be Lex Luthor rather than anything directly Supergirl related.

@IceHeart

Welcome back to Absolute and welcome aboard as the new Supergirl! Your sheet has been accepted!

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

Please forgive me for rushing this last post. Due to the obvious time constraint I'm facing Raven will not be returning for the 2nd season.

The third, well...who knows.

@Xandrya

Here's hoping we see you in the New Year then!