Meme Doc P.H.D
Multi Sharp: Whiteout #4
Multi: “What’s the meaning of this?”
Powerhouse: “I’ll admit it, I’ve been keeping secrets from you, she only wanted you safe, Jon. It was Paola’s choice.”
Multi: “You mean both your choices. I can’t. I just can’t. How long have I been lied to for the last 2 years? How have I not been safe?”
Powerhouse: “I…I’ll let her do the talking when she comes.”
***
For four years in my life, I’ve never seen my apprentice. Alive in the flesh. Now I can’t bring myself to swallow the words—-I feel silent, as if there’s so much awkward, unresolved tension for the uneasiness.
Powerhouse: “Jon, this is Paola. She’ll tell you everything.”
Multi: “So you’re not dead. Since Springfield. 2016”
Paola: “..yes.”
Multi: “I don’t know. I just don’t where to start. You could have told me after Springfield when you saved me, but not like this and dropping everything.”
Paola: “I…I wanted to keep you safe. But that’s not the whole point, I’ll tell you everything later on—this was an emergency contact Ben intended because Doc was in critical danger.”
Multi: “Okay. Well, he is. But whatever it is, you still left me hanging. I thought about you—I had nightmares whether you were really dead.”
Paola: “I know Doc personally. I told him to check on you when you fainted that very night, while I escaped and took off into the night while we still managed to remain in contact somehow. And Ben offered me to join the FF as well, but it just wasn’t right for me.”
Multi: How long did you know?”
Powerhouse: “Since the start of 2018.”
Multi: “Damnit, how could you. You kept this all along?”
Powerhouse: “I cut her a deal, I made her do undercover missions while she was on the run. She had powers Jon, but I get it’s not understandable—“
Multi: “It’s definitely not. It won’t. I don’t wanna see you right now Ben, but you gotta get out of my sight while I try to take everything in.”
***
Multi: “This is him. He’s laying comatose right now. I don’t know what to do, Paola. So much is going on right now suddenly….you showing up after 4 years…”
Paola: “It’s ok…I…well, this was too sudden. I wasn’t ready to face you when I knew the day would come. But to check on him like that—he’s under the influence of drugs.”
Multi: “Why suppress the powers?”
Paola: “He needed to keep it in. I’ve know your powers through Doc. Energy dimensions right? It’s where the source is from. His..is not from there. Lemme try to take a close look. No, it’s not atom manipulation. You trained him a year ago, which might be good progress, but..just no.”
Multi: “So he’s gonna lay like this forever? Like a strawman?”
Paola: “For the time being, Jon. I think he’s gonna need some time. His family shouldn’t know yet.”
Multi: “So where do we go from here?”
Paola: “We track down the source of the drugs. The material that made it—even though he created it himself, but I know there’s always something when I’m called in for a big case like that.”
Multi: “Didn’t you hang up the cape like Ben said?”
Paola: “I did. But it’ll be a matter of time.”
***
Hours later, I’ve seemed to calm down in my own room. I allowed Paola to stay over for the night and use a backup bunk bed I’ve allocated in my place. She showers right away and puts on a simple tee and shorts.
I can see some of the scars on her arms and legs. Not a lot, but it’s likely she went through some deep stuff through the years, fighting for her way—for the missions. But what ponders me is the lack of connections, how am I supposed to let a former protege pop up in my life once more? How is this possible? Are all the other three still alive? What about my mentor who could even be a hero? Templer, Salient or Faceglass having anything to with it?
I don’t know. It’s too much to think. I hope Bailey and Rene don’t get to know it yet—but they have to because it’s Doc’s sister and niece after all. The powers inside her could be dangerous as well.
After some research, surveying and talking, I decide to finally fall asleep, letting my dreams slide once more.
Multi Sharp: Whiteout #4
Multi: “What’s the meaning of this?”
Powerhouse: “I’ll admit it, I’ve been keeping secrets from you, she only wanted you safe, Jon. It was Paola’s choice.”
Multi: “You mean both your choices. I can’t. I just can’t. How long have I been lied to for the last 2 years? How have I not been safe?”
Powerhouse: “I…I’ll let her do the talking when she comes.”
***
For four years in my life, I’ve never seen my apprentice. Alive in the flesh. Now I can’t bring myself to swallow the words—-I feel silent, as if there’s so much awkward, unresolved tension for the uneasiness.
Powerhouse: “Jon, this is Paola. She’ll tell you everything.”
Multi: “So you’re not dead. Since Springfield. 2016”
Paola: “..yes.”
Multi: “I don’t know. I just don’t where to start. You could have told me after Springfield when you saved me, but not like this and dropping everything.”
Paola: “I…I wanted to keep you safe. But that’s not the whole point, I’ll tell you everything later on—this was an emergency contact Ben intended because Doc was in critical danger.”
Multi: “Okay. Well, he is. But whatever it is, you still left me hanging. I thought about you—I had nightmares whether you were really dead.”
Paola: “I know Doc personally. I told him to check on you when you fainted that very night, while I escaped and took off into the night while we still managed to remain in contact somehow. And Ben offered me to join the FF as well, but it just wasn’t right for me.”
Multi: How long did you know?”
Powerhouse: “Since the start of 2018.”
Multi: “Damnit, how could you. You kept this all along?”
Powerhouse: “I cut her a deal, I made her do undercover missions while she was on the run. She had powers Jon, but I get it’s not understandable—“
Multi: “It’s definitely not. It won’t. I don’t wanna see you right now Ben, but you gotta get out of my sight while I try to take everything in.”
***
Multi: “This is him. He’s laying comatose right now. I don’t know what to do, Paola. So much is going on right now suddenly….you showing up after 4 years…”
Paola: “It’s ok…I…well, this was too sudden. I wasn’t ready to face you when I knew the day would come. But to check on him like that—he’s under the influence of drugs.”
Multi: “Why suppress the powers?”
Paola: “He needed to keep it in. I’ve know your powers through Doc. Energy dimensions right? It’s where the source is from. His..is not from there. Lemme try to take a close look. No, it’s not atom manipulation. You trained him a year ago, which might be good progress, but..just no.”
Multi: “So he’s gonna lay like this forever? Like a strawman?”
Paola: “For the time being, Jon. I think he’s gonna need some time. His family shouldn’t know yet.”
Multi: “So where do we go from here?”
Paola: “We track down the source of the drugs. The material that made it—even though he created it himself, but I know there’s always something when I’m called in for a big case like that.”
Multi: “Didn’t you hang up the cape like Ben said?”
Paola: “I did. But it’ll be a matter of time.”
***
Hours later, I’ve seemed to calm down in my own room. I allowed Paola to stay over for the night and use a backup bunk bed I’ve allocated in my place. She showers right away and puts on a simple tee and shorts.
I can see some of the scars on her arms and legs. Not a lot, but it’s likely she went through some deep stuff through the years, fighting for her way—for the missions. But what ponders me is the lack of connections, how am I supposed to let a former protege pop up in my life once more? How is this possible? Are all the other three still alive? What about my mentor who could even be a hero? Templer, Salient or Faceglass having anything to with it?
I don’t know. It’s too much to think. I hope Bailey and Rene don’t get to know it yet—but they have to because it’s Doc’s sister and niece after all. The powers inside her could be dangerous as well.
After some research, surveying and talking, I decide to finally fall asleep, letting my dreams slide once more.