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Alan Hawkins's Journal
(0-3) "Time Flies"
Downtime
The Start Of Something Special
I talked to Mr. Martinet about everything that went down during the job. He seemed pretty suspicious of the nature of these jobs and employers-- seems too good to be true and all that jazz-- but you can't argue with the results!
It seems like my connection with the suit's grown stronger since the job was finished, like that agent guy promised. I'm sure that if I keep going on these jobs, I'm bound to unlock more of its powers and save even more people!
With that being the case, I think it's finally time for some street level superheroism! College can wait another year, right? I'll need to work on my reputation so that I can help people more easily though-- the Paragon's still got a bad name after everything that went down. It might take some time, but my winning personality and strength of character should be more than enough to earn the public's favor back and show the world that the Paragon is a true hero!
(0-3) "Taking Care Of Business"
Downtime
Some-Thing’s Wrong…
Downtime
Do-Goodery
I finally decided to go out in Sacramento as the Paragon to help people out! It's been baby steps for the most part, but it's still good progress.
Sacramento isn't exactly a place riddled with crime or anything like that, so I wasn't too worried about needing to stop any villains or bank robberies or anything similar. It's pretty much just been basic street level stuff-- giving people directions, helping the elderly cross the street, rescuing cats from trees, etc.
At some point, I ran into a couple of middle-aged folks rushing out of a Walmart with stolen goods. They didn't seem to be terrible people or anything, nor did they hurt anyone on their way out. They were a little scared of me, but I talked them down and convinced them to return their items to the store.
I also did some volunteer work behind the scenes at one of our shelters, so all in all, I think I've managed to win over a good amount of public favor! Nothing's been quite big enough to hit mainstream news, but its been enough to where I can walk around in the community without too much issue now.
Hopefully, it'll all add up to be enough to show people that all I want is to help people out as a new iteration of the Paragon!
Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.