[The Atomic Punk]

FORSHADOWING (Part 2 of 2)
Original Characters by Trekkie; Story by The Atomic Punk

“Ms. Castellan, good day. May I have a moment?”

“Of course, Mr. Orr. Please, call me ‘Zara.’”

“Thank you, Ms. Castellan. You had promised us a demonstration of radiant energy at last quarter’s meeting. I guess the real surprise was that Ms. Monique Bishop decided to quit Coastal Energy. Care to explain?”

“Well, um, she is rather young and brash. Her decision was regrettable. I was unable to perform the demonstration without her.”

“I see. Another query, did you know that about 30 minutes ago, CE’s main server was hacked? A computer virus wiped out all information on the ‘Fulgora Project.’ In accordance with corporate security, no other copies exist. You do follow protocol, Ms. Castellan?”

“Hacked?!? I have no copies, of course.”

“Of course, I was already aware of that fact. Just validating your trustworthiness.”

“Mr. Orr, look on the company’s TV wall! ‘Breaking News: New York City and Biloxi experience simultaneous blackouts!’ Someone please turn up the volume!”

“This is Harold Dobson reporting live for Fairfax News KV…”

“Hello, Coastal Energy, I am ‘The Shadow’. As you can already see, I am able to take over your closed-circuit television. I am also the one who took New York and Biloxi off-line. I control the power grid now.”

“… is bananas… b-a-n-a-n-a-s… We’re back on?!? Ahem… this is Harold Dobson reporting live. Ladies and gentlemen, it seems a mask-wearing terrorist calling himself ‘The Shadow’ has taken responsibility for this act of terrorism. We will bring you details as they become available.”

“Ms. Castellan, where are you going at a time like this?”

“Pardon me, Mr. Orr, but I need to grab my suit… from the… from the dry cleaner.”

“You must have an appointment with someone exceptional to run an errand now.”

“Yeah… you might say that.”

[The Atomic Punk]

Amazing scene! The pool is very original. Great masking technique with the fish’s head poking out of the water. Freckles as fish food? Genius. Kasha’s pose and dress are spot on. I look forward to reading her story.

[The Atomic Punk]

FORSHADOWING (Part 1 of 2)
Original Characters by Trekkie; Story by The Atomic Punk

“Good morning, Zara, how’s Fairfax this morning?”

“Pretty good, Monique. Glad to see you’re wearing something other than a bathrobe for our weekly video chat.”

“Yeah, speaking of business casual, what are you wearing?”

“This get up? I’m applying our theory. This suit will be able to generate and manipulate electricity.”

“What? Zara, I object. The ‘Fulgora Project’ is meant to develop wireless energy transmission. That suit is a toy.”

“This suit is a demonstration for the Board of Directors. It proves our theory and will make a larger impact than any computer model or slideshow. We will ‘wow’ them at the next meeting. You think that’s a bad thing, Monique?”

“Let’s make one thing clear. It’s not ‘our’ theory. It’s mine. I was the one who was able to overcome the resistance ratio. We will be able to harmlessly beam electricity with almost zero-percent loss from New York City to Biloxi, Mississippi. That suit makes me think that Coastal Energy is using our efforts to build a weapon.”

“I apologize. Your work in physics will earn you the highest accolades and respect. The suit is to showcase my skills as the project engineer and architect. The dynamos that I am designing will make this high-efficiency dream into reality.”

“Not good enough, Zara. Those bastards stole my calculations. Instead of being ‘Bishop’s Applied Model of Radiant Energy,’ Coastal owns the patent.”

“Oh, Monique, I’m so sorry!”

“You were too busy tinkering with that suit to pay attention to those snakes.”

“Not at all. Monique, we work in separate cities. We connect through video and e-mail. Not once did you mention this to me. Nothing in our discussions hinted that Coastal Energy intended to buy the rights to your intellectual property.”

“They didn’t ‘buy’ my brain. They stole it! Big difference, Zara.”

“Listen, we can bring this up at the next board meeting.”

“Yeah, and there will be two lawyers to every ranking member.”

“Monique, we’re so close. This is important. We’re about to make the world a better place.”

“Don’t patronize me, Zara. I’m cancelling my flight and signing off.”

“Please reconsider, Moni*”

[The Atomic Punk]

Agate

[The Atomic Punk]

Willkommen, Darkmonger!

[The Atomic Punk]

Thanks prswirve, JR, and Alexander! Believe me, your characters have opened so many ideas in my own head. I love the variety and challenge that you share.

Next up: Trekkie’s Electro and The Shadow

[The Atomic Punk]

GIN-HA
Original Character by JR19759; Story by The Atomic Punk

“Saiban? Yes, that name is familiar to me. It has been a few years. So many names… so many faces. I never made it a point to remember any of them. The name does not explain the mask. I would not have recognized you… Kira…

“Yes, Kira, such a frail girl. Always by her father’s side, never letting go of his hand. I recall when Kira wandered into the trees alone one day. She came across a dying Yoshino in the heart of the orchard. Do you remember?

“Your father found you in tears, curled in a ball at the base of the tree. The Yoshino had succumb to silver leaf. Its branches sick with fungus. The blossoms were brown and black. Such a horrible sight. There was no choice but to destroy the other cherry trees to prevent blight.

“I remember the fire burning bright in a sad little girl’s eyes. I remember the fire spreading uncontrollably to the house. Well, that was intentional. Sloppy… we thought that everyone had been consumed by the flames.

“Which still does not explain the mask. You are as pretty as I remember you. Why hide such an innocent face and beautiful eyes? You wear your hatred and wrath. That’s it. The mask is so your enemies do not see your pain. The black lenses are to hide the fire that still burns. The sword… that is your gin-ha… your silver leaf.

“Life is not so black and white as you dress. Cherry blossoms continue to thrive with radiant color and fragrance. If anything, just to spite this ugly world with their beauty.

“I guess the blood of your enemies… my blood… that represents the blooms. I understand. One thing that you loved almost as much as your father was poetry. Strangely, in this violent death, I find peace. May your heart also rest, Kira… my dear sister.”

[The Atomic Punk]

@JR19759 said:

I’ve had problems when I’ve clicked undo and all my masking goes kaput and the layering has decided to rearrange its self in a untoward fashion, and when I try to open up the previous save so I don’t have to remark everything, the masking has gone on that as well. But I’ve never had things just disappear before, that’s a new one.

Undo has been buggy these past few days. I’ve been running into the masking and layering issue. And… items disappear as well! This happens more frequently in Chrome than it does Internet Explorer.

[The Atomic Punk]

Chain is really cool. Great pose and interesting origin.

[The Atomic Punk]

Thanks, Trekkie and Linea! Feeling a little under the weather right now. Head is all stuffy and refuses to let the stories out. Expect a story surge this weekend, though.

Next up: JR’s Kira

[The Atomic Punk]

Chain

[The Atomic Punk]

Porcelain is alluringly evil!

[The Atomic Punk]

His werewolf form looks like he killed another werewolf and is wearing his victim’s fur as a shawl.

Don’t be discouraged. Develop your characters and style.

[The Atomic Punk]

@JR19759 said:
Join the club. Although isn’t it a bit early to be saying Merry Christmas?

Don’t get me started… stores have had Christmas sales since October 1st here! I have nothing against Christmas, but come on!

[The Atomic Punk]

Incredibly original! The shadow adds drama as well as dimension.

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