capeandcowl | 02 ⌁ Video

[The feed turns on, showing the harbor front paths of Battery Park. Sue is holding the camera, which is slowly zooming in on what appears to be an ordinary flower bed.]

Has anyone else noticed anything unusual happening with our local flora today? I could have sworn I saw those flowers moving on their own.

[Someone shrieks in the background. Sue turns around quickly, aiming the camera at the disturbance. Across the path is another flower bed, and it appears that a small flowering plant is devouring a live pigeon. There's an explosion of blood and feathers followed by more horrified screaming from bystanders.]

Oh my god!

[Suddenly, more of the plants seem to spring to life, "mouths" a-chomping as they make way for the group of people that had gathered to watch the pigeon-snacking. There's terrified screaming, someone's dog is possibly now being eaten by a swarm of hungry hyacinths. In the commotion, her communicator is tossed on a lawn. She sprints over to the crowd, forcing her way through them to the front line as she contains the plants in a forcefield, dragging them up by their roots. In her rush, she does the first thing that comes to mind: she dumps the squirming plants into the harbor, where they hiss angrily before floating away.

She sprints back over to her communicator, snatching it up before someone else thinks to steal it. She still looks mildly horrified by all of this. Seriously, they just ate some lady's dog!]

I really hope this was an isolated event. [She exhales, before adding sheepishly:] I'm sorry about littering, Namor. It was either drown them or let them eat another poodle.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

That looks as if someone's pissed Poison Ivy off. And if that's the case, well done indeed.

This Ivy person? Is this what she's known for?

Pretty much. Something of an eco terrorist, can control plants. Not a lady you want to piss off.

I've never even heard of her before. Is she in the City?

Presently? I'm not sure, but she was here before.

Do you know if she's the type who could carry this out without announcing it to the world?

If she had a good reason, I think she would. But generally, no.

There goes that idea. I was hoping she'd be on the Network claiming responsibility in time for the five o'clock news.

It fits her MO for certain. Although considering this place, there could be some other schmuck who ended up with the same powers or something like that.

We'll just have to wait and see. [A beat.] And not get eaten by plants.