Bobby Thistle
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Bobby Thistle | |
| Player: | |
| Origin: | Magic |
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| Archetype: | Scrapper |
| Security Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Robert Fraley |
| Known Aliases: | ' |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 16 |
| Height: | ' |
| Weight: | ' |
| Eye Color: | ' |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Student and Hero |
| Place of Birth: | Paragon City |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City |
| Marital Status: | Dating |
| Known Relatives: | The Keller "Clan", Mr. Zen |
| Known Powers | |
| Spines/Regen | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Nothing more than throwing magical spines | |
| Equipment | |
| ' | |
| He eats all the time | |
Contents |
Name's Bobby Thistle...
... Spines Extraordinare! You can call me Bobby.
My love of Superheroes
Anyone who knows me knows I love my superheroes. Comics, movies, video games, TV Shows and anything else I can get my hands on that has to deal with them. Living in Paragon City I watched as heroes gathered and defended us when the Rikti attacked. Mom was protective of me so I didn't see much of the war. I was just a plain kid so what could I do, huh? But that didn't stop me from wanting to be there up front fighting to save people.
The Spell
Grandma Berta was with the Circle of Thorns, or at least she use to be. A magic user she told me she'd give me a gift. One wish she could grant. Well I couldn't pass up on the chance to become a superhero so I asked her to make me like my favorite hero, Flesh and Bone. He's the most awesome hero ever. So... she did!................
It's School but Not
There's this place called The Zenvious Foundation. My girlfriend, who use to be just my friend 'cause her mom use to be my babysitter, became the first student there. She got me in and I took some classes along with my regular classes in King's Row.
Who wouldn't wanna be part of THIS?!
I made friends, the best of which being Graff (Graffiti Samurai) and Nick (Toxpin). Together we formed a crime-fighting supersquad with my girlfriend Zoe (Little Zoe): ZForce1. We even have our own comic!
My big brother
There's also Mike Mars (Mr. Protagonist). He's a big fan of Superman and sometimes we'd play video games all night. We're the best of friends. Right now he's pretty busy fighting with Vanguard and I'm busy too but if I had to choose someone to be my big brother... he'd be it.
More friends
Mike introduced me to his now ex-fiance named Angel (Angel Silversky). She was pretty cool. We started hanging out with her and I met Ms Independence, who leads the White Knights, and Flametalon.
Ms. I has two kids and she was like an aunt to me. Almost like Jade is. We'd talk and I babysat her kids. It was a blast but I wouldn't be spreading that information around. Flametalon and I use to hang out but he got married and I think his life moved on just like mine. I was the best man at his wedding which was really cool to watch.
Things Always Change
Nothing ever stays the same.
A New Address
I had to say goodbye to my mom. She was sick for quite awhile and then she died. I miss her a lot. I thought Mike would take me in but he wouldn't so Mr. Zen (Zenvious) did. Well... not him exactly. The Foundation gave me a room in their dorms and now it's like that whole place is my mom and dad. But it's not bad. They have a huge television and I've got all my stuff there. I've been doing my best to be a good leader. They even let me run point a lot which I enjoy. I think I even do a pretty good job of it.
A Little Bit of Horror
I lost a friend. Murdered. Jade's ex-fiancee Lec called me Champ. He was a good guy and treated me not like a kid most of the time. It tore Zoe up too. She went into Rock-Lobster form and smashed this little house I'd made for Valentine's day. Little pieces. Lots of little pieces. But we got through it. Weird to think I'll never see him again though. I hate losing friends.
Clockwork Dawn went after my girl and somehow I got caught up in the middle of it. I was tricked, yes I feel stupid now, but I was tricked and she took me. What she did, I don't really wanna talk about but it was bad. It was so bad that Mr. Zen took it upon himself to trade himself for me. I understand it but that tore me up. He's the closest I've got to a Dad and well... I'm still recovering from that.
Surprises
Mr. Zen is back! That makes me happy. I don't understand exactly how and to be honest I don't really care. All I know is that he's back to running the Foundation and being there to watch me grow up and to make sure I turn out good.
Fighting Fear
Sometimes things just won't go away unless you face them head on.
Lessons
I had a talk with Mr. Zen about how I've been feeling and about being better for Zoe and for myself too. I'd freaked a bit when out working with everyone and I didn't want that to happen again. He said to talk to the Professor (Psi Monk). I did and he agreed to teach me to do katas and meditate. EVERY morning at four AM. Now.. that's WAY too early but I've been doing it.
It's taken up a notch
We ran into Dawn the other day. And she ... I got scared. REALLY scared. I didn't leave the house for a week and when I did the Professor almost didn't take me back as a student. I'd disrespected him by missing our sessions. BUT he did take me back and now he's going farther. I'm learning Martial Arts. The real stuff. I fell.. but I'm getting back up. I really am.
Alone
Zoe got transformed into a woman for a day. And it was a great day. A -really- great day. But it ended. And even though I wanted to be there when it did so that I could hold her and tell her I still loved her in her non-growing body, she took off. When I found her she was shivering on the roof in that squid-like form. No, I never call her that but right now it fits. She didn't want to change back. Ever. I tried to talk her out of it, to comfort her. I also told her I wasn't going anywhere. That I'd stay even if she never was my Little Zoe again. But she flew off. And it looks like when she did she got hit by a meteor and toppled to the ground. Now I'm worried sick and she's in Arizona. Mech went after her and now some of the others are going too but she was checked out in the care of her father before Mech got there. And that's just wrong because Mr. Fix disappeared and they had him declared dead. And if that's really him then why is it a secret where they've gone? Why didn't he come back here?
So Dawn scares me but this scares me in a whole new way. I love Zoe and I don't know what to do without her. She's not here and .. being me just sucks without her.
They got her back
They did. The Council. It was them. Again. But they beat 'em down and she came back. She came home to me and for awhile it was hard. Real hard. Her Dad'd given her to them and then they'd taken him, turning on Zoe to kill her. Yeah, you heard me. Kill her. But they brought her home to me and I've been taking care of her. And things were good. They were. She's figured out how to be okay with not gettin' older.
School, Family and Futures
Growing up brings up lots of decisions.
My goals
I know what I want to do. I do. I figured it out awhile back and I'm takin' steps to get there. The Foundation. That's my future. So.. I left school and Mr. Zen's gotten me some tutors. I'm gonna take my GED and head to college. Business Administration. What Mr. Zen does I wanna learn how to do. Or at least do what I can to work beside him running this place. So far he seems happy about it. And Zoe says she wants to stay here and be involved too. So.. it's like a family thing. With the Kellers and all.
Speaking of Family
There's some things only a few know. About who I am. About where my family is from. Like who my Dad is. Heck, I only found it a little bit ago all about it. But it deals with Pharason so I've got him to worry about while keeping an eye on everyone else. I think I'm up for it.
I thought I lost her again
You heard me right. Again. This time, though, it wasn't the Council. It was Arbiter Death and his crew. They got her and did some horrible stuff to her. Torture and pain. Took away somethin' they had no right to take. So now she's hurtin' really bad and I'm doing my best to hold her tight. I'm here for her no matter what.
Things'll be different. I know it. But we always bounce back. We always do. Our problems are handled together and it's just the way it is.
... Just knowin' that though doesn't make it easy.
Going forward
She's doin' a lot better. Her abilities are back for the most part and we're working together again. It's hard for her, I can see it. But she's trying. And I'm trying too. I see how people look at us sometimes now. How she's staying so young looking and I'm looking older.
College just started. I'm in a few classes with friends from the Foundation. I did pretty good on my GED. Now I'm a heck of a lot busier. I still have my sessions with Professor Keller every morning. I have a feeling I'm going to get worn out pretty quick.
Time Goes On
So we run the apartment building and I go to school. I'm in my third year and my grades are good. Mr. Zen shut down the Foundation. That was rough. I rarely see him now but I try to make him proud. My lessons with Professor Keller haven't stopped though, not even when he moved to Nepal. But I learned a lot. Besides I might not have even had time to keep doing them because Kaijitsu got me a job as an intern at Zen Financial. I have to wear a suit and all that but it's not half bad. And I'm good at it I think. Someday I sure want to run the whole thing.
Well there goes that plan
Mr. Zen's got a son. Yeah. He's sixteen so he's younger than me. What I've been told he's a bit of jerk which reminds me of Graff. So maybe we'll be friends but I don't know. There's a rumor around the office that he's just biding his time until he can fire Kaijitsu or... Ms. Yoshiyoto as I have to call her there. If that's so then unless I suck up I might never be able to do what I want to. Not to mention there's a rumor he hates his Dad. That means Mr. Zen and that sucks because Mr. Zen's the only father figure I've known and I think he's great.
So I'm jealous a little. If I tell him about the way things really are will he want to fire me too? I have to think about this one.
Being a Man
So I dealt with being jealous. In fact Tosh and I became pretty good friends. The guy loves video games just like me. I kept working for Kaijitsu and even more when she was rescued. I also asked Zoe to marry me. Finally. I was in a good position to do it. We had to deal with a lot though. Mike went missing. So did Blue. I helped get her back and watched as my best friend flew off to save the day. Oh yeah. Major Superhero moment. Though it sucked since he's my best friend. I was afraid we'd lost him for good but we hadn't. Some of our people went with Lexi to get him back. He was different but even cooler than before. Not to mention he was going to be a dad.
So we got married. I keep going to school, do hero work and move on up as best I can at Zen Financial.
Though now things are a bit tougher. Mike's gone off to do some awesome hero stuff in a world we can't get to. It was the only way to save his life and Lexi's and their baby. It means we'll never see them again which sucks. I'll admit I cried a bit because I couldn't help it. I'll miss him. But we'll take up the slack. Zoe doing more hero work and me just trying to be the man I should be- to be like the man he is.
