Inside Mark's head, Benirel laughed at her "We all have our demons" remark, but nothing showed of it on Mark's face.<br/><br/>"Yeah, we focus our hiring on guys who have powers that are more physically-oriented. No need for mind control when the girls are just acting. There was a place that tried hiring... I think it was Deepmind, two or three years back? Apparently they were planning on trying to get media stars into acting in their porn." He shook his head, glancing over at Helena again, his eyes flicking down to take in what could be seen of her through the gaps in her blouse. "Stupid, stupid business. He couldn't<em>keep</em>them mind-controlled all the time, so they came out of it and called in cops. After that little stunt, Deepmind's in for another twenty, at least, and --"<br/><br/>A news report came onto the radio then. "Guardian has arrived on the scene at the 4th National Bank, where the supervillain Blacklight is holding sixteen people hostage. He's spoken to the police, and is taking the bullhorn. We take you live to the scene."<br/><br/>"-- on out, Jack. It'll be a lot easier if you give up peacefully, without anyone hurt."<br/><br/>A distant "Fuck you!" is heard, then a different reporter's voice comes on, a woman's. "Darkness is rolling out of the building now... it looks like Blacklight's going to try to make an escape -- Guardian has just flown into it..."<br/><br/>"Moron," Mark spits out, shaking his head. "If he ever read a newspaper interview, he'd know Guardian can see in the bloody dark."<br/><br/>There's a thudding sound that doesn't come through too loudly, then the sound of distant cheering and clapping. "The darkness is dissipating and -- wait, Guardian is on the ground! He's getting back up -- Blacklight tried to hit him while he was down, but Guardian rolled out of the way, and now -- Blacklight has taken flight with one of the hostages! Guardian's going after him, but he seems slowed down..."<br/><br/>(OOC: Blacklight lucked out with a 19 on his held attack as Guardian came in, which staggered Guardian. Guardian's own attack came up with a 12 total, barely missing Blacklight. Blacklight's damage shield activated, but didn't land a hit. Blacklight attacked on his own action, missing again. 2nd round: Guardian rolled a natural 1 on his attack; Blacklight's damage shield again didn't do anything to him. Blacklight decided to split. Since he's Staggered, Guardian is moving at half speed and only gets one Action a round, so Blacklight is easily outdistancing him, since their Flight ranks are the same.)<br/><br/>"Police are moving in toward the bank --" there's a sound of gunfire. "It seems Blacklight must have a gang inside --"<br/><br/>Shaking his head, Mark turns off the radio. "Surprised they didn't say minions. Reporters love that word, even when they're dealing with a villain who couldn't find his arse with both hands and a flashlight."<br/><br/>He pauses, then says, "I wanted to be a superhero once. Crazy bollocksed-up world we're in."<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>A little later, they arrive at the house -- well, mansion, really. There's a pair of plain white vans parked out front. "Our folks," Mark says. "People don't exactly like the neighbors knowing they're hosting a porn shoot, though, so no logos." He opens the front door and waves for Helena to go in first.<br/>