Monday, Febuary 7th, 2005.
Scara Baracus - Shower contemplation.
Scara Baracus walked away from the group hes starting to associate with. Walking away more from the sewer access grate. He left wet prints with every step he made, looking rather determined and ready to dispense justice with the large Arabic Scimitar strapped on his back. As such, the two Hellions that were applying graffiti on a wall and saw him coming ran the other way. Scara barely noticed them, instead he turned into the alley they were standing beside. Scara looked around and saw no one, no one to hold up a brave face for.. Ahmose let out a heartfelt cry and kicked his feet to get the sewer muck from his sandaled feet for a few seconds then took a deep breath and stood straight again. Trying to calm himself again, get his mind in the zone again to block out such things as physical discomfort as his tutors had taught him. When he shifted his weight a few seconds later a cold chill shivered down his back and he reached into his sandal to get the squishy thing inside
and pulled out a condom. He let out an other outraged and disgusted cry and flung the rubber away.
Ahmose walked away from the alley, once again in his mindset of Scara Baracus. Away from the alley where the rubber made a surprisingly appropriate exclamation point on the graffiti in making. Walking to the Freedom Court to make use of the showers there. It wasnt long before Ahmose stood under the showers, scrubbing away the smell and residue from the trip into the sewers, letting his mind wander.
Why had he been there? To investigate a suspicious lead their leader Candescent Shield got from Sunfire. No, that was why they were there, but why was HE there? Was he trying to live up to the destiny that his parents imprinted on him? Was he trying to fit in with a group that had accepted him without question? Was it because hes unemployed and wanted to do something?
Earlier that day the group had gotten together after each had decided for his or herself to continue the path of the Hero. Scara Baracus wasnt there, though. Ahmose was at home looking for jobs on the internet while he pretended to have forgotten about the meeting, hiding away from what his parents had called his birthright, his purpose, his destiny. It was after all the reason he was in Paragon rather then in Cairo, running, hiding. From the expectations of parents, from lectures, from responsibility of his strength and training. To his parents and mentors he said he was following his guiding voice to his destiny, to himself he said he was taking a shot at normality. But here, standing naked under the shower, the water washing away all lies, he could not hide from the truth. The water washed away the odd tear as well, keeping his moment of open weakness hidden. The water that muffled the sounds of the world. It was here that Ahmose could be himself truly, his hopes, his dreams, his doubts, his fears, here he had a moment of solitude and freedom.
By the time Ahmose turned the shower off, he had made his decision. For better or worse, for what ever reason, he would stay with the group and see where it would lead. As he towelled himself, he chuckled as he thought of an old proverb: You usually find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.
He got dressed in his civvies and walked out the dressing room.
You were in the showers a long time. A Longbow enquired.
Ahmose held up his sandals and simply stated: Sewers.
Aaah, say no more
the Longbow understood.
Actually, do you know a good drycleaner? Ahmose enquired.
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Newspaper Clippings from Friday, Febuary 4th, 2005.
[u]Paragon City Metro Morning Edition
Clipping from the Rhode Island Sentry
Clipping from US Today.[u]
Channel 6 - Good Morning Paragon
"I think it's just dreadful, Marty."
"Such pointless devestation, it's... shocking. Saddening. And more importantly? Sickening. Where were the authorties? 'Containing' the situation? These images don't say that the situation is being dealt with to me, Sandra."
"What this city needs is heroes capable of standing up to and dealing with this kind of attack, this level of threat. They all did their part, and did it well in the invasion three years ago, but Paragon City is falling prey to these criminal elements, and Paragon City needs heroes."
"Well said, Christopher. The big issues are being dealt with by the Freedom Phalanx, but Paragon needs someone to... step up, and deal with what they can't, when they can't."
"We're coming up to the top of the hour, so now we switch over to the news, with Andy Stowmart."
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