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  1. BKWildenberg
    "Where are you taking me?" Ronnie called out, laughing. They were in an older part of downtown now, a very artsy district with beautifully painted murals and where every building's front door was a different color than its neighbor. The street was lined with narrow storefronts, each warmly lit from within. The old sidewalk curved around a steep hill, and Ronnie did his best to keep up with Taran's long strides. He was still weary from the morning, and his legs wobbled as he climbed. At the t
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    Unrevealed as of now, but Taran's brother is a bruise not just for him, but the whole Webber family. But one of your guesses is correct!
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    Only leaving the apartment for groceries, and the occasional walk around the block. The weather has been GARBAGE here, so at least I'm not missing out on any springtime.
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    Taran paced back and forth in front of his open closet in hopes of picking an outfit to wear for the night. He was fresh from the shower, towel still wrapped around his waist, and with a toothbrush hanging from his mouth. He muttered and pulled out a couple of shirts, throwing them onto the bed. Suddenly none of his clothes seemed good enough. "You're overthinking this, you idiot." he thought to himself. "It's not like this is a date or something," Taran had tried his best to not make it
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    Hi Guilhelin! I know, and I apologize! But your patience will pay off today, I promise
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    Thanks so much! I'm really proud of this chapter 😊
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    Ronnie's first week at the Syndicate flew by. The days began early, with orientation classes designed to teach him the overall structure of the Syndicate, as well as the major rules and regulations. It turned out that an international crime-fighting organization had a lot of red tape to navigate in daily operations. Generally speaking, it was the job of Syndicate Support to know the guidelines inside and out, but all new trainees were given a crash course. The classes were dense and pretty dull
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    Thanks so much! I have a bunch of notes about the museum's design which is an amalgamation of a few of my favorites (but primarily the Natural History Museum in London). There's an official photo of the mineralogy hall that's pretty much directly referenced here. But I didn't want to get lost in the details, so I did my best to just highlight essentials. It makes me happy that someone noticed. 😊
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    Thanks so much! We are starting to pivot from the slice-of-life chapters to a little more plot (gasp!)
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    "Ok, walk me through the plan one more time." "Got it," Maya's voice responded in Taran's earpiece. He was perched on a roof across the street from the Liberty City Natural History Museum, peering through night vision binoculars at the museum's glass roof. "This is a typical Track or Take mission. Our target is a necklace known as the 'Jewel of Katar.' Currently on tour, and outside Katar for the first time since 1922. Tonight is our only chance to investigate it before it's flown back home
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    So glad you like it! I was definitely trying to illustrate how this stuff is pretty hard until you get more accustomed to it.
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    Our boy needs some more confidence, but he will get there.
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    "So, how does all of this work exactly?" Ronnie asked, pulling on a grey Syndicate t-shirt. A set of athletic gear had been waiting inside a locker with his name on it. "Is it like school with a class schedule and a report card?" He wrinkled his nose at Taran. "I thought I was finally done with all that!" "Ha! No, nothing quite so formal," Taran replied and slammed his locker shut. "The Syndicate trainers coordinate some of the larger groups classes on a schedule. Things like combat exercise
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    You are very welcome! I hope to have more posted soon, and I'm so happy that you are enjoying it
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    Small Author's note: I have gone back and changed "tomorrow night" to "Saturday night"... There were a couple chapters added since I first wrote this, and I forgot about that detail until I was polishing up Chapter 15. Sorry for any confusion!
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    Mari comes back at some point, so stay tuned!
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    Maya's gonna be a wingman whether Taran wants it or not. She's a good friend 😊 Ronnie needs to get more acclimated to this world and maybe then he can chill out a bit. Crazy teens!
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    Ronnie is too distracted by meeting his hero to connect the dots just yet...
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    A short time later, Ronnie arrived at the front of a massive granite building. This was the Syndicate main entrance, he supposed. A broad set of stairs lined the entire face, leading up towards giant stone columns. He could see a few people walk between the columns towards a pair of glass doors that were set back under the overhanging roof. And in front of the building, a group of picketers stood holding handmade signs. “What on earth?” Ronnie thought. He had never recalled hearing anything
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    Ronnie woke the next morning hours before his alarm went off. Sleep had been entirely out of reach. He spent the night tossing and turning, mind racing with the possibilities of tomorrow. “What are we going to do first?” he wondered. “When do I get a code name? Or a costume?” Everything was just too exciting to think about, like the first day of school, Christmas, and a vacation all rolled into one. Giving up on sleep, he leapt out of bed and got ready for the day. Ronnie was surprised to se
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    Taran flew home to the Syndicate Headquarters as fast as he could. The wind whipped around him as he hurtled down quiet streets. Trees swayed in the gusts, their branches heaving back and forth. He normally would have been more careful, not flown so low over the city. But the message couldn’t have been more explicit. Taran, you need to come back. Something’s happened to Maya. The words from Control were still ringing in his head. What could have happened? He activated his earpiece. “Sil
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    It was a great birthday! I spent a week in California escaping winter for a bit. And now I'm ready to be back at it.
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    Thanks so much! Very happy that you are enjoying the story.
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    Ronnie ended the phone call and jumped up too excited to stay in bed any longer, but the movement was too quick for his sore ribs. He cradled his side and cracked a smile, which soon turned into a quiet laugh. He had just called the Syndicate and told them he wanted to be a superhero… but now what? Was there some sort of procedure moving forward? There were so many things he needed to figure out and fast. But until that time, Ronnie supposed he had to just go on with life. He padded to the k
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    I'm definitely missing the word "do" in there... I'll get that fixed once I'm back at my PC!
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