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[Dimitri Demetropolous]

OOC: ((First off I'm not sure if this has already been done or even attempted but I figured a lot of our characters here at St. Joe's weren't born in Paragon City. In fact, the whole school has a boarding school atmosphere so in a way there are probably characters from all over the country and possibly the world. So I figured I'd start a new thread that would not only be fun, but it would give us a way to add some background to our characters. About where they come from. Their families. I'm going to start the first letter. It preferably needs to be in First Person. It can be any letter style. And it can be addressed to anyone. You can write your parents, your grandmother, best friend, siblings, or even your dear old Aunt Lola in Topeka, Kansas. So here goes. I hope this pans out!))

[Dimitri Demetropolous]

My Dear Aunt Ruby,

I'm so sorry that I've waited this long to write you. I know I promised I'd write as soon as I arrived but to be honest, I've been bustin' my rear just to keep the grades up.

I hope all is well. How are things in Edge City? Did Julia have her baby yet? Remember to remind her that she has to name it after me.

I miss you Auntie. I really do. More than anything I miss home. Don't get me wrong, Paragon is great! Reminds me a lot of Metropolis just not as big. I've made a couple of friends. Not too many though. I don't get out much. They have a club that's supposed to be in another dimension but I rarely get to go. I've even met a girl. Now don't go gettin' your hopes up. It's nothing like that. She's just been helping me out a lot. Her name is Alice.

I have some good news for you though. I've been learning how to control it. Ya know harness it. And hey remember that fear of heights I always had? Not anymore. Just a few weeks ago, I was able to will myself off the ground and defy gravity. It really scared me at first. Half the students here can fly or something like that. But it was like Daddy always said, "Son, if ya can't pull it over to the side of the road and pop the hood? Then ya don't need to risk it. Keep your feet on the ground." What a boob! He flew in airplanes more than anyone I knew. I miss him. And Momma.

I know it's been two years since it happened. But it still feels like yesterday. I can still see Daddy out on that paddock. Auntie, he looked at me before...

I still can't get any information on Backbay. It's like it never exisited. After me and a couple of others were shipped out, its like they erased the entire town. I wonder what they were really doing out there. I may never know. But you always told me everything happens for a reason. I've got to use these gifts for the greater good, and that's what I aim to do.

You always believed in me Auntie and I can't ever thank you enough for it. Hopefully, I'll be home for Thanksgiving.

All my love,

Dimitri

PS: How are my cats?

[Sunfire Dervish]

Sis,

I got your letter yesterday...be sure to tell Avîn thank you very much for the flower she sent, and that it smelled very sweet. I really hope she didn't pull that from mother's garden...she'll be furious...I can't believe she's starting the first grade tomorrow. I remember when we were taking care of her when she was just a baby...or how she got so mad when the three of us had to leave her at home while we went to school without her...I really hope she enjoys it.

I can't believe what that jerk told you...I'm sorry I couldn't be there to help you out. We've got a couple ignorant kids at the school here in Rhode Island too...grouping us in with the whole Arab scene and what not. It's really pisses me off sometimes (don't read that part to mother...if you already did...umm...I hope Avi wasn't listening...) Just, keep your cool...don't get in the same situation I'm in...

The school here is ok. Couple weird people and what not. There's a few that I'm getting to know and like pretty well. Oh! Remember Brianna? She got sent here too...she asked how you were all doing the other day. It was nice to find her and Stephen here. There are a few others from Seacliff, but I think those would be the two you know about. Jenn didn't make it this way...and no, she hasn't talked with me since the accident. I'll see if I can get a number from Bri...

Good luck in your volleyball tournament. I'll certainly say an extra prayer or two for you...just remember to aim for the face. Ha, I'm just kidding...but seriously, go right for the nose. Hope you win!

I love you very much. Give Avi and Mel a kiss for me, and mother too. Hope everything keeps going well. I'll try and see about going home in a few weeks to visit. Miss you!!

-Dîyar

[Katabatik]

From: wunderspaz16@gmail.com
To: APark_67@HavenNet.com
Subject: Settling in


Hey guys!

I don't think you could have picked a better school for me to go to. I'm really, really liking it here. I'm all settled into a room, my classes are going great, and I haven't burned down the school yet. So far so good, right?

Paragon City is amazing. I thought it would be kind of like a bigger New Haven, seeing that it's so close and everything, but it's a completely different world here. You've both been here so you probably know what I'm talking about. I mean, I thought seeing an occasional superpowered student from the University was a pretty big deal back at home. It's nothing like that here. Superheroes are everywhere. I don't know where all this spandex comes from, but it all seems to find is way onto the streets of Paragon City. I mean, superpowered fliers practically move in flocks here. It's nuts!

There's a need for it, though. Like we kind of talked about before I left, it's not the safest place in the world. People are always on the lookout for some kind of superpowered thug or 'Dyned-out troll trying to take their wallet or their purse. You can see it in the way they look over their shoulders all the time. I'm really glad my roommate,Aiden , is from here. He's taken me around a few times and shown me where's safe to go, where's not safe to go, and how to best avoid trouble. He's got weird powers, too. I guess his ex-girlfriend put a curse on him, but it went wrong and actually gave him some pretty amazing powers. He can grow these huge spines and use them as weapons, and he can jump incredible distances. Billy's my other roommate. I don't know him as well, but he seems like an okay guy. He's quiet and I think he's pretty religious. He has blue hair (I'm not sure if it's dyed or natural) and some really fancy cybernetic arms. He can shoot bolts of electricity from them. They both do the superhero thing when classes are done.Aiden's superhero name is "Quickquill" and Billy's is "Dr1v5haft," which is l33t for "Driveshaft." They say it's a great way to learn to control your powers. Like you asked, I haven't done it. I know there's no future in heroing , after all, but it sounds like they get a lot of satisfaction from helping people, even if it doesn't pay anything. Even still, I'm probably not cut out for it, and I wouldn't do it unless you said it was okay.

I've met a couple of girls, too. One's Izzie. She's a firebug like me, and she's even a mutant. She's got a great sense of humor and she's really fun to hang around with. She plays the flute when she's not practicing her powers, but she melts the keys off it sometimes. Layla's another girl I've been hanging around with. She's really into sports. I think she has like five older brothers so she's kind of one of the guys in a lot of ways. Layla can turn sound into light and light into sound. It's the wildest thing. She can turn completely invisible, which sucks because then she can sneak up behind you and put you in a headlock before you even have a chance to react. Yes, I think she likes me, and I'll thank you for not teasing me about it. :P

Anyway, AP Biology's looking like it's going to be way harder here than it was back in Connecticut, so I'm going to hit the books. Hope to talk to you soon, guys! Love you!

-Bobby

[Stygian]

Mom,

I just wanted to send you this to let you know, that I made it to St. Joseph's and I'm okay.

I saw a lot of the other students yesterday. Everyone here seems so normal, I guess it wasn't quite what I was expecting. Then again, my idea of normal is obviously very different from yours. I think I'll fit in pretty well over here. I doubt you've lost any sleep over sending me away, but I wanted you to know I'm fine.

I hope Dad is doing good. It was hard to tell how he took the news of my "change". The silent treatment doesn't give a lot away. This will be the only letter I send out. I want you to know that for whatever it's worth, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't be the son you wanted, and I'm sorry you couldn't see that I'm still the same kid.

My hope is, that one day you'll see things more clearly. One day you'll want to have a son again, you'll want to be a family again. When that day finally comes...you better adopt, cause I won't be there.

Best Wishes,
Kyle

[Ty Cloud]

Dear Mom,


Whats up?! I know its been awhile since I sent you a letter let alone an email... Anway, i've settle in quite nicely and the people here are super cool. Sorry that I have to keep this letter really short and all but I don't have alot of time. Gotta go! Give Dad, Jenny, and Travis my love!


Your super hero son, Ty.

[Tornado]

[In a precise, measured hand]

Dear mother and father,

Paragon City is a wonderful place. The people here are quite accepting of differences. And I have been through many changes since coming here. I understand that you had a hard time with me when I was growing up. Well, unfortunately, I have not made things any easier for you since I have come here. I have discovered that, like Mike, I have certain...well, abilities. Nothing as impressive as his, of course, but he is a hero born.

Not all my changes are so dramatic or out of the ordinary, however. I have a boyfriend now, a wonderful boy named Nigel. He, too, has powers, and we have a great time together.

I know that Mike and I are hard for you to accept. I know that you did your best. I am...sometimes I am very scared, and I miss you. This is a wonderful place, and I have many friends and a loving brother, but sometimes I miss you more than I can say. I have never had a way with words.

I have decided to become a doctor. I have a talent when it comes to helping others that I have only recently discovered.

Love, Kara.

[Considerably messier]

Kara told me I had to write something. Im still mad at you guys for not coming here when you said you woud. I know why, but Im still mad. Theres this Jimmy Buffett song and it says "I am who the hell I am". Well, thats me. Wish you were here.

-Mike

[Ty Cloud]

Dear Mom,


Well here I am sending you yet another letter. Nothing has really changed since the last time I wrote to you. Football has been harsh. I think we have a pretty good team, I play reciever! Well guess I'll end it here not much more to say.

P.S. Hows Robbie doing?

Love Ty

[Holly Collins]

Dear Mom,

I'm glad to hear you were finally able to get a job, right near here, huh. That's terrific. It'll still take a while to close on the house, right? I mean, it's not like it's sold or anything yet. You can still change your mind.

I really wouldn't mind if you didn't want to leave Delaware. I'd understand, I mean. It's like you said, I'm just an hour away by plane, I could come home any weekend. And you've lived there your whole life and all. Of course I miss you, but Paragon, it's a world of difference from the state that has the lowest crime rate in the nation.

You were right about school being good for me. I've met some great people here too. There's Kylie and Kara, Izzie, Bobby and Aiden, Vanessa and Miles just to name a few. Normal kids. None of them are big trouble-makers or anything. And there's a ton of stuff I got involved with after school. So I'm keeping pretty busy. I wouldn't mind the dorms, really. I know all the stuff I said before I left, but you were right, I've learned a ton about controlling my powers since I've been here. You wouldn't even know I'm a mutant.

So think it over. Really, if you want to stay in Delaware, I'm okay with it. I can come home for Veteran's weekend, and then again for Thanksgiving, and there's Christmas break, it'll be like I never left. Don't get me wrong, I'm really liking Paragon well enough, but I'd hate to lose ties with Delaware. And in just two years, I'll be graduating, I'm still planning on going to DSU, home of the Hornets. If you move up here, then I'll have to pay out of state tuition. There's something to think about, too.

Anyway, I'll call you Saturday morning, we'll talk about it more then.

Love you lots,

Holly

[Dimitri Demetropolous]

Dear Aunt Ruby,

I am safe and sound back and school. I must say, you were right. There was no need at all to go return to Backbay. I stopped in New Orleans, Gulfport and Biloxi, and they all seem to be on the mend, however Backbay is just as it was two years ago. Flat, desolate and completely isolated. I managed to get in undetected thanks to some newfound abilities and what intrigues me the most is that unlike New Orleans and Biloxi, there are no F.E.M.A. tents set up anywhere. There are however several tents set up with the logo, C.I.T.E. Cowan Industrial & Technological Enterprises.

It doesn't make any sense. Of all the newspapers I've read, all the news reports I've seen, there is no mention whatsoever of Backbay. It's like it never existed. Something else I also noticed as well, I can't seem to find it on any map...anywhere.

Auntie, exactly who was Dad working for? How can a town with a population of over 20,000 just vanish in a major natural disaster and no one at all notice? I've talked to several people and all of them tell me that they've never heard of Backbay. Biloxi, yes. Pascagoula even, but not Backbay. None of it makes sense at all.

I'm still receiving a check monthly from C.I.T.E. They still include the letter that always starts off, "Master Demetropolous, as part of your fathers benefits...blah blah blah..." But I'm really starting to wonder what was going on down there. The weeks leading up to the Storm, Dad started to look bad. I never really took the time to think about it until now. But he looked ill, dark circles under his eyes, his skin almost had a tinge of grey to it. He was also acting strange. Manic, even paranoid.

I miss him. I miss him so much. Mother too. Around the Holidays is when I miss them the most. I won't get to watch the parade on TV with Mother. I won't get to pick out a tree with Dad. Mother's pumpkin pie...I'll never forget it. I remember when I came to live you I tried to make it and I added way too much nutmeg. You told me the pie was flawless, but I knew you were lying. You've been good to me Auntie, and for that I'm forever grateful.

I love you and I miss you. I'll see you on Thanksgiving.

All my love,

Dimi