Livewire

*"It's not Ms Willis anymore. Meet her replacement!"*
―Livewire
***The Shock Jock***

#### Early Life

Leslie Willis lived an unremarkable and quiet childhood, raised by both of her parents. Socially stinted, Leslie had difficulty forming relationships with other kids and as a consequence lived a great deal of her childhood completely alone. Her loneliness impacted her self-esteem, causing her to retreat even further into herself to the point where she would barely speak a single word a day. Seeking a place to clear her mind, Leslie often found herself making her way to the top of the local radio tower, which became her place of comfort throughout her life.

As she grew older, Leslie's social prowess did not improve. As such, Leslie found herself diving online in hopes of finding a community for herself on the internet. Still, she would find little success, as her input and contributions were consistently overlooked. The negative feelings of isolation boiled within her until one day, she lashed out online, lambasting several of the online communities she had felt rejected from. To her surprise and shock, her outburst had garnered attention, with many impressed by her command of sardonic language. Despite her initial reservations, she decided to lean into the anger and snide, adopting an aggressive online persona in the process, one that would become known as "Livewire."

#### "Fame"

Leslie reveled in her newfound attention and was terrified of losing it. She exaggerated her persona, doubled down on controversial views that she didn't really hold, and expanded her influence online. As "Livewire," which Leslie envisioned as a Punk-Rock defiant of social norms, Leslie started and ran a successful podcast where she routinely tackled controversy with her sardonic wit and aggressive attitude. Her podcasts were occasionally peppered with vlogs, where Leslie, in costume and heavy makeup, would continue her schtick on camera.

However, offline, Leslie was still alone, a fact which she recognized. The mousey and polite Leslie was completely invisible to the rowdy and confrontational Livewire. But Livewire was just a performance, and Leslie recognized it as such as she would continue her daily routines completely unrecognized by her regular viewers. Leslie thought it was maybe better this way, as she was growing sick of the persona, but was terrified that if she let go of Livewire, she would let go of the only community that had accepted her. It was around that time, that a being known as Superman made his presence known to the world.

#### The Accident

Leslie herself was quite skeptical of Superman, and it showed in her Livewire persona, as Livewire quickly became one of Superman's most vocal detractors. Compounding Leslie's skepticism was a hint of envy towards Superman himself and the almost instant admiration he had garnered upon arrival. Leslie found herself competing with Superman for media attention, doubling down even further on her antics until eventually a number of her followers began to turn on her, disgusted by her transparent attention seeking antics. This snapped Leslie back to reality and caused her to reflect on who she was becoming for the sake of online fame.

Despairing, Leslie made her way to the top of the local radio tower and livestreamed her tearfully venting and ranting her frustrations about how much she's had to pretend just to feel like she belonged. As a storm formed, Leslie was approached by Superman, who warned her that she was unsafe in her current location and offered to bring her to safety. Leslie angrily lashed out at Superman, venting at him further as the man of steel continued his attempt to calm her. Eventually, Leslie began to relent, but as she reached out for Superman's hand, a bolt of lighting struck both him and Leslie, obliterating the tower and Leslie's body, immediately bringing the ongoing livestream to an end.