03-29-2018, 05:30 PM
notes:
It was stupid and cliche and he had better things to do with his time than run around saving the peasants of New York City. At times, he regretted moving across the ocean to none other than America. You save one person from some guy that you only wanted to beat up because he pissed you off first, and suddenly you're the talk of the state. A lot of names went around. The Masked Hero was easily the dumbest shit he'd ever heard in his life and he refused to let himself be remembered by that. One name that really stuck through it all was Ghost. Some say it's because he'd come and gone, no one really knew who he was. Others paired it with his mask, the one with the skull painted on. A couple reporters alluded to his nearly silent sneaking.
One single reporter, claiming to have an interview with the victim he'd saved, swore on her mother's grave it was the Brit's rather supernatural abilties. Everyone knew he could manipulate fire to his will, even lighting it with nothing other than a thought. But no one knew he was capability to take control of someone else' body, akin to possession. Except that reporter. Simon wasn't sure if it was fortunate or not that no one believed her. Still, everyone called him Ghost for their reasons and he was fine with that, as long as he could keep his private life secret from the public, he was fucking fine with watever.
After several more outings as the 'Ghost' character, he began to realize the popularity was kind of nice. Was it still stupid? Yes. Was it still cliche? Yes. Who used their powers for anything other than their own seflish needs? No one, and that included Simon. John might've said otherwise. In fact, he was sure the Scot would say otherwise. Self-righteous, son of... He huffed, realized he'd began to mutter his insult allowed. He didn't really hate John (or Soap, as the public named him) and it was all just banter in the end. With a heavy sigh, Simon lit his cigarette the normal way with a lighter and took a long drag, looking out over the city from his apartment's balcony.
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