<div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Paul Raike</strong> (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84632.msg3727041#msg3727041) - <strong>Basement</strong> - <em>Talking to Avarice and Kunoichi</em></div><br/>Paul had just gotten all of the wires sorted and plugged into their proper places, and was about to turn the system on to test it when something soft hit him in the back of his head. He glanced down, and stared at it in confusion.<em>What the hell is that?</em>he wondered, and picked up the green bulbous plush creature, turning it over several times and examining it for a name.<em>You know,</em>he thought as he studied it,<em>this color of green looks familiar...</em>His head snapped up, and he immediately looked behind him; the last thing he needed was to have actual clothing ripped away, this time in a much more public location. Finding that he wasn't under direct assault, he scanned the room. There was Lulu (or someone dressed up like her), digging into a closet for something; Paul had no idea who she was supposed to be, but her outfit reminded him of the outfits in Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For?" video. The lithe woman sitting near the elevator, however, screamed "Catwoman", and Paul let his eyes linger on her outfit for a few seconds.<em>You're still a super hot female, indeed.</em>He was certain he hadn't met her before; given how early she'd arrived, he doubted she was a buyer. He followed her gaze to her feet, where he found the person he'd been looking for -- Kunoichi, spread out on the floor as if she'd taken yet another dive. Paul glanced back at the plushie in his hand.<em>It could have been worse,</em>he mused, grinning and shaking his head in amusement.<em>She could have had a bowl full of cereal and milk.</em>His smile froze, then faded some.<em>Or a hammer.</em>Suddenly it didn't seem quite as funny.<br/><br/>He stood, and moved over to help Kunoichi up. "Are you ok?" he asked, before nodding and smiling to the mysterious Catwoman. "I don't think we've met. I'm Paul."