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[cephalopodcounselor]

I had every intention to make my network debut far sooner than this; however, Vatheon seemed to have other plans for me.
For those of you that have not met me before, my name is Rose.
I've been informed that I've been here in the past, but I have no recollection of such an event.
Please excuse me if I do not recognize you.
For those of you that I saw when I first arrived several weeks ago, thank you for not admonishing me and my rather abysmal choices.
I would be hard pressed to say that I have fully recovered from the events of that day, but I am working on it.
Then there was the whole curse business that occurred just as I was settling in to a routine here.
The effects of which were quite disorientating once things returned to "normal."
I can only assume that it has affected many of you in a similar way.
If you need anyone to talk to about those events or anything else that might be bothering you, I am all ears.

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[cephalopodcounselor]

Unfortunately I cannot say that I did.
Quite the opposite, to be exact.
You already possess powers that could be used to be a superhero.
You certainly don't need a curse to be one, though I suppose the city is rather lacking in the need for a superhero without the help of the curse.

[pranksterheir]

haha, you mean you were a super villain?
you'd be a pretty scary villain.
yeah, but superheroes get other things besides just powers! like an arch nemesis and a sidekick and a cool name and a sweet outfit.
all i have is pajamas. don't get me wrong, they are pretty cool pajamas! but they are still just pajamas.

[cephalopodcounselor]

I was the minion to a super villain.
Bro was The Puppet Master and I, the Tentacle Therapist.
A completely unsurprising and somewhat uninspired choice of monikers for the both of us.
Certainly if they were able to go so far as to fabricate false identities for us, they could have spent some of that energy on more creative alter egos.
Yes, superheroes do receive those things along with often tragic back stories, fatal weaknesses, problematic relationships with the law enforcement and the need to hide their identity.
Not to mention that frequently they have horribly uncomfortable and/or unrealistic costumes that may limit their movements and ability to see.

[pranksterheir]

tentacle... therapist?
what's scary about a therapist?
ok, you can be a little scary but that's you, not a therapist.
hey, they don't always have those things! at least not all of them.

[cephalopodcounselor]

Yes, John.
It's best not to delve too deep into that line of questioning.
Thanks. I'm relieved to know my ability to strike fear into others has nothing to do with my ability to analyze them.
They wind up with enough of them to make being a superhero not all sunshine and rainbows.

[pranksterheir]

ok, yeah, you have a point, but it wouldn't be interesting if it was all sunshine and rainbows!

[cephalopodcounselor]

Agreed.
All sunshine and rainbows aren't what they're cracked up to be.
They get boring after a time.