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Friday, June 6, 2008

The Karma Chameleon

Name: Penelope Superhero

Physical Description: Lizard-like skin, changeable to match surroundings.


Dress: Scandalous superhero-issue undies and top. Badass trench coat and boots.

Accessories: Shield to ward off enemy forces, knife-like claws in case of provocation. One of these claws doubles as a Bic Pen.


Superpower: PS is the chameleon, able to blend into the background and go virtually unnoticed while spying for Superhero HQ.


Friends: Mostly in league with smart, funny, loyal, and benevolant fellow superheroes.


Arch-Enemies: The cutthroat, egocentric, and nay-saying villain-types.

Pitfalls: Because PS so often goes unnoticed, when she does step out of the shadows to battle arch-enemies, her combat moves can often pack a stronger-than-intended punch. PS does better to the battle as it develops, rather than letting resentments toward opposition forces brew and fester too long.

Greatest Superhero Feat to Date: Once wore a bright orange dress to a black-and-white band concert in Superhero School. Here PS chose to fight the establishment and this silly, newly imposed rule by transforming into the anti-chameleon. Sometimes PS's strategy is to go "curveball."

Superhero Goal for the Future: To become less of a chameleon and more of a front-line fighter. Currently developing thicker lizard skin, diplomacy, and dreaded-but-necessary extroversion skills in order to reach this next level of Superhero Status. Although to some extent, at her Superhero Core, PS will always remain the sensitive, introverted chameleon.

Purely for your enjoyment, a snapshot of Penelope Superhero in the early days of her career.

2 tips left at the bar:

Anonymous said...

Love it! Such fabulousness fighting the system.

Ruby said...

The photo of PS in training is such an added bonus! I love it!

I could have been persuaded that this was actually a photo of one Miss K.Lo in superhero training.

(My grandparents had several of that exact same chair! Ah, memories of my training days.)