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[A man in a strange one-eyed mask glares into the camera, studying it to make sure it's working. He looks singed up and it's possible he's still smoldering.]

All right, what's this horseshit? Seriously.

[His voice is hoarse, and he coughs a bit.]

I show up here, wherever the hell this is, against my will, some robot voice starts narrating some sci-fi crap to me, saying they're gonna try to enlist me as a damn peacekeeper for some planet that isn't even mine.

[A minor grunt of pain.]

So, naturally, I shoot up the joint and try to get whoever's jerkin' my chain to show himself, and I get about a million volts up my ass for my trouble. What, I'm NOT supposed to try and shoot whoever the hell's kidnapped me in the face? Last time I got shuffled off to another fucking planet, it ended ugly for the pricks who did it to me.

[Another groan, as his head falls into his hand.]

So I crawl my fried ass outside, only to get rolled up on by some two-bit cops who scoop me up and drop me in a holding cell in some dingy precinct that hasn't seen a mop since the 70s. Who do I gotta talk to to get the hell out of this joint and get a pack of smokes? I ain't about to pay prison prices for those things.

[His head thunks back against the gray brick wall behind him.]

And don't tell me we're having another goddamn "crisis." Even if that's true, don't tell me that shit. I'm sick of hearing about it.

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I'm pretty utilitarian about things, most of the time. Nothin' too fancy.

Heh. I could give you the names of a couple'a local girls, if you want.

They probably need the money more than me, anyway. Not that I'm turning anything down or anything. Things've just been busy lately is all.

Heh. Made that bad a first impression, huh? Pawning me off already.

Fine. I'll take 'em, for variety's sake.

Hey, I didn't say that. Just that I've been pretty busy with things, an' I know some good girls who could use more work. I'll introduce ya.

Maybe I'll look 'em up.

Although I bet they aren't super-powered...

Nah, they ain't. Good ladies, though.

You got a thing for the powered, that it?

Not necessarily. But if it's an option on the pro circuit, there ain't much like how an invulnerable broad can take it when it gets heavy.

Sad to say, I ain't invulnerable here. Wasn't back home either. Then again, dunno if even invulnerable people could take a nuke in the face.

Good thing I ain't a nuke.

What kinda power you got, then?

Can fly, really fuckin' strong, pretty damn fast.

And sometimes my clothes fall off. NOT on purpose.

Not sure that last one counts as a power.

So, you and me could do it in mid-air, is what you're tellin' me here, right?

It sure as fuck does, when every shirt I've bought in this damn City falls apart while I'm wearing it within a week.

Pff. That one I haven't tried. Can you survive a drop?

Nope. Unless that's my new super power, but I'm not in a hurry to find that out.

How have you not tried that? Woulda thought a pro with powers would have done everything by now.

I don't wanna be responsible for killing someone if we can't stay up, man.

So unless you can magically fly, no go.

You can fly and you're super strong.

I'll just be on top. Simple as that.

Huh, you expect a lot outta a girl, you know that?

[Man what if she loses control during cause you're so good at it? B|]

Customer's always right, right? Just figured you'd charge extra for power stuff.

[Pff. How often is a pro actually really into her job that much? ;) And if they're up high enough, she'll have plenty of time to recover if she's super-fast.]

My ass the customer's always right. This ain't retail, bucko. But I'll think about it.

[Well, there's something for the illusion of letting the client think they're really good at it. No real superspeed here, sadly.]

Fair enough. Until the, regular priced stuff'll do.

[Floyd's not much for illusions. It's a service he's paying for. Ain't no 'romance' to it. Then again, maybe she'll be into that attitude.]

[Well, her work philosophy in the City is pretty much "I DO WHAT I WANT" so she'd have to decide that later.]

Mmhm. We'll just hafta see.

My cash is as good as anybody else's.

I'll give you a call when I get the itch.

Talk to ya then, bucko.

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