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Chapter 5 by AinBaum AinBaum

Oof, what a long night, let's see what the next day brings.

Nothing terribly exciting

Your alarm clock wakes you at 13 o 'clock but that's okay, it's saturday. You lazily lie in bed for a few more minutes before staring the day. Breakfast is eaten on the only table you have, the desk, while you watch some youtube videos. Once eating is finished you continue to put in some time for relaxation. Today there is no big need to learn. You decided to enroll for history and archaeology, ever since it's been noticed how many of the skills learned in this generally seen as not too demanding education can be well used by superheroes and those working for them it's become rather popular. These are not he only reasons you chose history and archaeology, it's also quite theoretical which will go very well with your accelerated learning, leaving you a good amount of free time to actually have time off or stalk the night as ... Strong-leg-woman, no that doesn't sound good. Still, the point stands, university should go without much problem for you. The career as a superheroine though... you really have to get some reputation, you won't make it far without further help by SP. Which reminds you of your last deed of the night, or do you just remember a vivid dream?

You open instagram on your computer, you've had your account for a few years but never posted anything, you did follow all sorts of people though. You go to the account of the hero you mean to remember meeting. Warmcoldth, one of earths first and greatest superheroes, with powers so immense that he once froze the entire atlantic, or an alien space-fleet numbering tens of thousands of ships. Warmcoldth, a man so unwaveringly "good", that it even found it's way into his name, warm like his character, cold like his powers. Anyways, on to the posts, the most recent one seems to have been todays breakfast, waffles with bacon, oh and one with chocolate sauce, seems like "Schnabelbeaks breakfastery" in NYC makes pretty good breakfast. The second one is a breathtaking picture of the sunrise bathing the united nations in golden light, it's titled, "Beautiful!! The sun's nice too", he's always been a fan of the UN, understandably so, they've done a lot. But the third picture, it's from early in the morning, from when normal people still sleep, it's not from the social media user, but from the superhero. Two people look into the camera with a grin, striking a little pose, it's Warmcoldth and a masked redhead, you. The comments mostly talk about the robbers mentioned in the title or how even (especially?) the biggest heroes still happily help out the newbies, but a few talk about you as well, and their hope to find your name soon, most of them are probably just interested because of your looks (Boobs! Must stare!), but hey, even fans like that will create some buzz. You didn't dream about all that, you really did meet Warmcoldth, and yes, he did give you a little shoutout.

The next about two hours are spent with more social media and youtube, occasionally punctuated by thinking about a good name, to no avail. At about three o'clock you walk to the nearby gym for a training session. Yes, you could just use your "shapeshifting" power to develop and maintain your muscles, but you already learned that you won't really be used to how your body feels when you do that, going to the gym might take longer, but it also trains your control of your body. Additionally, your visits to the gym still make use of your superpowers, combining that stamina of yours with the enhanced-physiology not only makes everything easier and less exhausting but also simply more effective, allowing you to keep your high level of fitness (and bodily control) with just two visits per week. You hope it will be possible to repeat these effects with your martial-arts class starting next wednesday, your accelerated learning will only help with the theory, the practical lessons will have you too preoccupied to activate it.

After returning from the gym you while away more time until 7 pm when you eat again. Once that is done as well you turn to your wardrobe. It has two lockable doors, behind one you keep your clothes, the other is locked. But when you unlock it, like now, it shows gym clothes, a cable binder and a mask...

After the success of your first patrol you're ready to go on your second one. The window opens, you climb out and close it again, thankful it has an automatic lock that reacts to your phone, you wouldn't like having to leave it open while you're gone. With some quick moves you're three levels lower and start walking towards tonights target, a warehouse area near the port.

Ah yes, the port, it's almost a cliche for heroes and criminals to meet there.

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