Thread: Shouldering the Weight of the World

It is a far different time than when superheroes first came onto the scene. Just before the end of WWII the first caped crusaders appeared and changed everything. These legends were moral apexes to which everyone held to the highest standards and in turn they never seemed to falter. But those were the good-ol-days and now we live in the modern age with a celebrity obsessed culture. Heroes and Heroines spend far less time saving the day and far more time taking selfies and posting powered vines for their fan bases. PR companies control most of what the public sees and any self-respecting hero wouldn't be caught dead without proper representation. They produce comic books, TV specials and big screen blockbusters that herald the greatness of their superpowered clientele so that the ever craving public is never left wanting. The Cape Corporation is the leading juggernaut in the field of superhero public relations. Their powerful media presence keeps unfortunate hero missteps from seeing the light of day and can spin a leaked super sextapes into the next big super celebrity powerplay. They represent some of the most influential Superheroes of today, including The Samaritan, Baroness Ultra, Lightning Lord, and even Captain Power! They also manage the Teen Brigade, which is an organization dedicated to taking relatively unknown young heroes and heroines into the next big thing. Cape Corp's president is Heath Mangrave, a man so rich it is said that he could literally buy anything in the world. The international HQ is based on the privately owned island in the South Pacific Ocean, because of this he is able to skirt many restrictions that corporations have to abide. Although Mangrave is almost never seen off his island fortress, his VP Marilyn White functions as his right hand. She is beautiful, powerful, and ruthless and anyone whom has ever dealt with her considers her as dangerous and any supervillain in play today. Miss White is the liaison to the Teen Brigade and today she stands outside in the courtyard of the Brigade's HQ here in beautiful Megalopolis City. She is welcoming the fresh new crop of recruits for this season's Brigade applicants. Dressed in a smart, dark colored business professional's suit jacket and sheer white blouse unbuttoned to show off her impressive bosom, she strikes quite a figure. Her long tone legs protrude down from the short dark dress into a set of high heeled black pumps. Her platinum blonde hair is up in it's usual tight bun atop her head and she wears a sleek set of modern black horn-rimmed glasses that make her look both intelligent and intimidating. In her hands she holds her holographic clipboard that shows her agenda for the day and a streaming feed of breaking news reports from around the world. She stands in silence peering down at it and then her eyes rise up to view the young hopefuls that stand before her. Welcome to the Teen Brigade, and the beginning of your careers in the make it-or-break it world of professional Superherodum. Anything you've done before this was child's play compared to what we will accomplish here. I know some of you have Sidekicked for other heroes in your past, but all that means very little to me. This is a brave new world and in the Teen Brigade all past reputations are forgotten. We are here to mold you like clay into a commodity that can be marketed to the masses and in turn they will eat up and ask for more. She says as she struts back and forth in front of the lined up young heroes, inspecting them with a stern eye. Your first lesson is that in today's market, SEX SELLS! I see many of you have costumes that might have played well when you were innocent little sidekicks but now you're playing in the big leagues and your uniform should reflect that. Tighter spandex, higher cut hemlines and plunging necklines are fashionable and show the teenage fanboys what they are going to be fantasizing about. Once your all introduced and have got comfortable in your personal quarters please stop into our in-house stylist and they'll be happy to redesign you costumes to something with a little more punch to it. She said stopping in front of one of the more frumpishly dressed young heroes. Now I have to make a meeting but I will return for tonight's inaugural dinner and we can start discussing the training regiment and PR campaigns you'll be expected to participate in while here in the most prestigious young hero firm in the world, The one and only Teen Brigade. As for now, please introduce yourselves and enjoy the amenities the Brigade Tower has to offer and I will see you this evening. Miss white finishes and then exits into her waiting limo, leaving the new recruits to introduce themselves. Please use your first post to give a brief history and description of your character. You can talk about how they got to be where they are today and what their personal thoughts and feelings are on being accepted to the Teen Brigade. Interest and coordination thread OCC thread