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Behind The Mask
The first time I saw her was in the green room backstage at Benny's. She was a filler guest and I was the main attraction. When I arrived at the studio she was already on Benny's couch, being shown on the screens inside the green room. I liked the costume, it was sassy and yet practical, she had utility pouches which I could only guess the contents of and there was a large swathe of cleavage behind a mesh window that I felt pretty certain would distract even the most committed criminals.
Keeping my mask on throughout the interview I spent most of my time thinking of her as Benny asked his questions, all of which had been vetted beforehand by my agent. It was as the waves of applause washed over us as we stood to face the crowd and Benny thanked the lovely Feralina and Mister E that I whispered to her that I had an opening for a sidekick.
We met on a rooftop after a foiled bank robbery, she did most of the foiling as I stood back to watch her style. She used a mixture of savate and karate and the occasional gadget as circumstances required; a dash of sleeping powder here, a handful of caltrops there. When all was said and done she thanked me for letting her do it her way and I thanked God that she didn't cover her legs and seemed to like doing roundhouse kicks.
As I drove her back to my secluded mansion in the Mister E Mobile she told me she was still saving up for her own Feralina-bike. I mentioned I might be able to help with that as I had a few multi-purpose crime-fighting bikes that could be tailored towards her signature style. She smiled behind her domino mask and I scowled, but behind my armorplated chestpiece my heart was pounding more quickly than the last time I had defeated The Square.
Once we arrived back at my secret hideaway though and I'd removed my holsters, armor and cape and she was unzipping the back of her leotard we encountered a problem.
"You first..." she said.
"No, no, ladies first" I countered. And neither of us moved to remove our masks.
Jun. 7.2007