Jason finished his shower and got dressed in some blue fabric shorts and plain white T-shirt with black sandals.<br/>"I'll see you at the Meet 'n' Greet," he said before giving her a peck on the lips.<br/>He then grabbed his phone and wallet and was out the door, jogging across campus in the direction of the House of Masks. As he jogged by, he noticed all of the stuff being fully set up, almost ready for the fun. He looked forward to seeing what costumes everyone came up with. Once off the campus, he headed east past the residential area and into a business quarter.<br/><br/>When he arrived at House of Masks, the storefront was interesting. On the left side were mannequins wearing very well-made costumes of Batman and Superman, and on the right side the mannequins wore Captain America and original comic Thor with the winged helmet. The owner of House of Masks, Benjamin Michaels, was a purist who preferred comic book universes over movie universes. Jason walked in and saw more costumes on display on different models, these with sizes and scale. At House of Masks, no costumes were pre-made, being hand-made and tailored exactly to the customer using the back room. It cost more and took more time than a lesser-quality costume shop, but it produced a higher quality costume that could be used at multiple events and, most importantly of all, look awesome.<br/><br/>Jason walked up to the counter and met Benjamin, a bespectacled brunette man in his thirties of average height and weight dressed in business casual attire.<br/>"Hey, I'm Jason Armstrong. Alan Dawson said he would text you that I was coming."<br/>"Yeah, he texted me a little while ago. You need a costume for the Miami U Meet 'n' Greet?"<br/>Before Jason could answer, the door suddenly banged open and two masked men with handguns came running in.<br/><br/>The taller man pointed the gun at Benjamin, who went white and raised his hands.<br/>"Give me all the money in the register right now!"<br/>The smaller man stuck his gun in Jason's ribs.<br/>"Just stay right there, big man, and you won't get hurt."<br/>Jason looked down and saw that the safety of the robber's gun was still on. A quick glance at the second robber's gun confirmed that he also still had his safety on.<br/><br/>With the probability of being shot greatly diminished, Jason turned to the smaller robber.<br/>"Is that so...?"<br/>Jason got a crazy look in his eyes that made the robber very uneasy. A few moments later, a blonde woman in a sundress outside the store jumped back as the door flew open and the smaller robber rolled head over heels into the street. His nose was almost smashed in and he was missing several teeth. A moment later, the taller robber, also with a rearranged face, was unceremoniously tossed onto his smaller buddy before the door closed behind him.<br/><br/>Inside House of Masks, Jason was holding one of the robber's guns with the safety off, while the other one sat on the counter in front of Benjamin. The shop owner was still recovering from the rush of action he had just been through.<br/>"So..." he began looking over at him, "what costume did you want?"<br/>"A Magneto costume."<br/>"Ah, the Mutant Master of Magnetism. Let's get started."<br/><br/>For the remainder of time before the Meet 'n' Greet, the two worked together to build his costume. When it was almost done, Benjamin finalized it with a little something special.<br/>"Now, I'll give these to you at no extra charge, but you have to do me a favor."<br/>After the favor was discussed and agreed to, Jason moved to the final phase.<br/>"So, what do I owe you?"<br/>Benjamin smiled warmly at him.<br/><br/>"You know, I've loved comics all my life. I've seen plenty of heroics on the page, but never any in real life. Seeing you do that really meant a lot to me, not to mention saved my livelihood, and for that, I'll give you a 75% discount."<br/>Jason paid him and the two warmly shook hands. Jason walked out of the store and headed back to the campus. In addition to his costume, Jason left with the nickname of 'Hero Armstrong'.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/><br/><div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-single-image="1" data-src="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/attachments/2304/" title="1579062135816.jpeg">
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</div><br/><br/><br/>Jason changed into his costume and headed to the Quad, meeting up with Erin.<br/>"Wow, you look amazing."<br/>This Kaegan guy had done a great job on her. She looked easily as good as the movie versions.<br/>"Yeah, there's a lot of cool costumes here."<br/>He smiled at Erin.<br/><br/>"I most assuredly thank you for ah leavin' my face where it is," he said in Georgia southern accent.<br/>He stepped over and fished a Go Pro out of his costume pocket before setting it up. He then took out some ball bearings and tossed them on the ground. With the camera recording, he took a strong, prideful stand and extended his right arm.<br/>"I am Magneto, the Mutant Master of Magnetism!" he thundered in his strongest supervillain voice.<br/>A flick of his index finger activated the powerful electromagnetic field generator in his glove, pulling the ball bearings to him.<br/><br/>"Kneel before my awesome might!"<br/>Turning his body, he held both elbows bent with his palms up, as if he were focusing his power. Flicking his Index finger again, he changed the pattern of the electromagnetic field to all around him using both gloves. With this change, the ball bearings started to orbit around him in all different directions without touching. The magnets worked perfectly and the effect was stunning, turning a simple costume into something much more. Benjamin now had his favor, an advertising video that he would use to promote his business and draw in more customers.<br/><br/>Location: Quad<br/><br/>Speaking to: Erin