33 Apocalypse Avenue [evening]

[victimorvillain.livejournal.com]

V, beckoned by the occasional stirrings he heard above his head, had finally emerged from his basement.

He was perched on the edge of the sofa in the living room in an attempt to be both unobtrusive and semi-social, and was alternately sifting through his only two sources of literature at the moment: the - appropriately enough - "V" volume of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, which he'd found in an alley the night of his arrival, and the strange packet addressed to him that he had yay handwavey found outside his basement window that morning.

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[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Wait. Mask. Snazzy hat. Keen name not commonly used among most people..." Tick put two and two together and got a number that didn't look terribly dissimilar to four. "Are you a superhero, too?"

[victimorvillain.livejournal.com]

V considered this. "I suppose I shall be called a hero by some though I've never considered myself as such," he mused. "And while 'super' is a slightly more grandiose term than I'd select to describe my own abilities, it could be considered accurate. So to answer your question, sir - yes, if you would like to think so, but it's not a title I'd ever select."

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Keen!" Tick said. "Do you have powers?"

[victimorvillain.livejournal.com]

"Powers?" he repeated. "...possibly. Do you?"

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"I'm nigh-invulnerable and have super-strength," Tick said. He had never learned about giving dangerous people information that could be used against him since that information had always failed to be successfully used against him."

[victimorvillain.livejournal.com]

V nodded slowly. "I suppose I have powers, then," he agreed.

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Ooh! Can you fly?" Tick asked. "Teleport? Can you read minds? Are you reading my mind right now?" Just in case, Tick tried not to think about any secrets. Fortunately, he couldn't think of any to not think about.

[victimorvillain.livejournal.com]

V gave a deep, hearty laugh. "No, I'm afraid I can do none of that. My abilities are close to what you described, though I'm not quite 'nigh-invulnerable,' as I know I'm quite mortal and assailable."

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"I'm assailable. It just tends not to work out for the assailant," Tick said. "So, what brings you to Fandom, V?"

[victimorvillain.livejournal.com]

"I wish I knew," he replied. "It seems I'll be teaching Criminal Justice at the school, however, so I've thankfully been provided with a purpose."

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Really? That's what I used to teach! Keen!"