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[B]Synopsis:[/B] A few loser "super"villains all vie for Deathman's special cloak, The Death Shroud, after his untimely passing at the hands of a terrible ER doctor who looks and sounds suspiciously like George Clooney.

[B]Style[/B]: Think Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, and you're getting there. It's irreverent, satirical, sarcastic, and slapstick at times. Takes familiar subject matter and skews it to all hell.

The characters include:

Deathman's nephew, [B]Louis[/B]. Kind of brainy but not terribly smart. He's got decent skills with computers and such but ultimately he's like Rain Man. You know the type. He's never allowed near a toaster due to a freak childhood accident involving the family cat, a bathtub, and a tuning fork. Incidentally, that's also why he has advanced male pattern baldness at the age of 16.

Deathman's live-in caretaker for his son, the lovely but insanely fanatical [B]Emily[/B]. She's 18, kinda nuts. She's none too fond of Louis; been looking to murder him for two years now. She's been unsuccessful due to performance anxiety. Minor theatre background. A few high school shows. Got banned from the theatre department in college after she was caught having sex with the Assistant Director...a Senior named Lisa. Emily is one of those militant Dyke types but she still looks like an actual woman.

Deathman's adopted daughter, [B]Marie[/B]. Surprisingly normal. She's never done anything truly disturbing. She feeds stray cats in the neighborhood. Helps elderly folk with their garbage. Basically, she's a Girl Scout...and she's tired of people expecting her to be pleasant and happy-go-lucky all the time. She and Emily have a strained relationship, understandably.

I'm considering having Deathman's paperboy, [B]Frankie[/B], be a contendah. He's been delivering papers to them for a few years and eventually figured out that Deathman lived there. As if "D.T. Man" wouldn't have given it away. Obviously, he's not too bright, but he's got a good throwing arm, and loves Frisbee...especially when it's a razor-blade Frisbee.[/quote]

Wondered if there was an interest in doing this story here on OB. Gavin's expressed interest, and I figure I can finagle Shy into joining. Anyone else who would feel like *******with superhero conventions in a decidedly twisted, modernized, "legal matters" sort of way, feel free to reply here with questions, feedback, concerns, or general paranoia. haha