Letter to Katou

[superherogifted.livejournal.com]

Katou,

Hey!

What's the haps?

Virgil

Comments

[katoustheshit.livejournal.com]

"Fine, fine, I'm new at this whole superhero naming thing," Katou said, rolling his eyes. "What do you propose I call myself?"

[superherogifted.livejournal.com]

"Uhm," said Virgil, who had never been as good at this as Richie. "Iron Man? No, that's taken. What about Shapeshifter...Lad..."

[katoustheshit.livejournal.com]

Katou paused, and then burst out laughing. "Oh, you thought my names were bad?" he asked, grinning. "Those are terrible."

[superherogifted.livejournal.com]

"Shut up," Virgil mock-grumped. "Or I'll make you be Static Boy."

[katoustheshit.livejournal.com]

"Now that's an even dumber name," Katou said, rolling his eyes. "I don't have Staticy powers. That's just misleading. Quit lying to your fans, Staticman."

[superherogifted.livejournal.com]

"Sparky, the Non-Electric Wonder? Actually, that name's taken. Sparkles? It fits the theme, and it doesn't imply electricity powers, just that you have pretty wings!"

[katoustheshit.livejournal.com]

"Are you serious? Who the hell would take that name before us?"

He sporfled at Virgil's second post. "Do you want everyone to think I'm a faggot?"

[superherogifted.livejournal.com]

"Some disco superhero's sidekick from the seventies. I am totally serious about this."

"Heh," Virgil replied. He felt kind of uncomfortable about slurs like that, but he knew from experience Katou didn't really have much of a problem with gay people, so he didn't say anything. "Maybe I just don't want you to have a cooler name?"

[katoustheshit.livejournal.com]

He snorted at that. "My god. Wow. The seventies were... a magical time, I guess." He grinned. "Let's just go with Katou. I bet my name could double as a superhero name or something. No one expects superheroes to use their real name."

[superherogifted.livejournal.com]

"That's one way of putting it. And okay, Katou it is. Why were we talking about this again?"

[katoustheshit.livejournal.com]

"Because I'm replacing you," he said. "I'm gonna be... Uh... Gotham City's newest baddest superhero."

Fuck, where the hell was Virgil from anyway? Katou was sure he'd been told before.

[superherogifted.livejournal.com]

"I'm from Dakota, genius. But yeah, good luck showing up Batman."