A Tourist's guide to a February Mingle

[takingkarabusiness]

Who: Tourist folks and visitors
Broadcast: sure
Action: The S.S. Tourist
When: February

[ Mingle! do the thing! February!!! ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

I have to work on my tan.

And thanks for the coffee.

Tell me more about your world?

[universal_charm]

_{[ He cocked his head at that, wondering what there was to say, though he realized the Earth he knew was probably very different from hers all things told. ]}

Well, Earth is now United under one government, and we've largely eliminated poverty and many of the social and economical strains that permeated the early twenty-first century. We play host to a number of alien species now, and we are part of the Federation of Planets so we have regular trade with them as well.

[takingkarabusiness]

It sounds pretty idyllic.

[universal_charm]

It has its problems still. Every world does in some way. But it's my home, so I think I'm a little biased about it, even if I plan to spend a lot of my life out in space and away from it.

_{[ He touched his arm where the galactic coordinates for Earth were inked into his skin. ]}

What's twenty-first century Earth like? That's all in the history books for me.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she notices the motion and squints a little when he does it, trying to x-ray to see what he's touching 'cause she's a cheater ]

Hm? Oh, well, it's pretty polarized politically. There's kind of a fear culture in a lot of ways. Fear of the unknown, fear of terrorism... but there's good too. It's no kumbaya utopia but we're making progress.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He smiled at that. ]}

If it turns out anything like the Earth I know now, you'll pull through. It will come with... sacrifices, but you'll pull through. Hopefully you don't have to go through what my version did.

[takingkarabusiness]

I hope not? Was it really bad?

[universal_charm]

We had to go through the Eugenics War and World War III. So yeah, it was bad.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she's very bare with her expression. which is horrified ]

That sounds bad! I really hope we don't have to go through that. Hopefully our local superheroes will stem that tide.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Don't worry, he was rather horrified with it too when it came up in History Class. ]}

Hopefully they will. I didn't live through it, but everything I've read on it... it makes you wonder what the people then were thinking, how they could have possibly thought it was a good idea.

_{[ He shakes his head, a deeper tremor brushing his heart, but he pushes it away. ]}

So, these other superheroes you talk about... what are they like?

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, there's Superman. He's out of Metropolis. He's kind of a big deal. And then my city has Supergirl. I think they're related? Or something.

[universal_charm]

Sure sounds like it.

_{[ He gives you the raised brows, Kara. He smells something fishy, but he's not sure what as of yet, so he lets it go. ]}

They both sound very... super.

[takingkarabusiness]

Hey, I didn't name them.

[ probably? probably. Superman already chose his name by the time she showed up ]

[universal_charm]

All right, so you have two very super people that are possibly related, but in different cities. Anyone else?

[takingkarabusiness]

There's a speedster in Central City, I think? And someone else in Star City... That's not really our purview at CatCo though. We mostly focus on National City.

[universal_charm]

_{[ There's a pause as he sips his coffee and turns over those city names... ]}

Metropolis, Central, Star, National... Your heroes really know how to pick their locations.

_{[ What, was Milwaukee to much of a mouthful? ]}

[takingkarabusiness]

[ shrugs ]

I didn't name the cities.

[universal_charm]

Hah, no I didn't mean... I just thought they were very... patriotic names is all.

But does that mean the heroes just stick to one city then?

[takingkarabusiness]

One city is usually plenty.

[ somehow knowingly ]

[universal_charm]

They get attacked that often, huh?

[takingkarabusiness]

It certainly seems like it. Enough to keep the headlines going.

[universal_charm]

You would think that the bad guys would, you know, pick another city maybe?

[takingkarabusiness]

Not that I think the heroes do anything to instigate it, but their visibility might be a motivating factor for some of the criminals.

[universal_charm]

Ah, the whole 'I'm going to be the one to take the guy in the cape down' mentality?

[takingkarabusiness]

Or woman, but yes. That may be some of it. Maybe.