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The sign had been up around school for a couple of days: it had been hard to ignore, as it was terrifyingly technicolour, and the title was in misspelled bold:

WANT TO JOIN A SUPERHEROE TEEM?? COME 2 THA GYM FRIDAY AFTANOON!!!!

A upcoming superheroe team needs U!! Do u want 2 be our 4th member? Room 4 promotion 4 the rite person! Save othas and crush oppresshion 4 the revolution! Make freinds!

SUPA POWERZ NEEDID OR TECKNOLOGICAL KNOWLEGE!!!

It was signed Wisp Darnell, Christian Deakon and Aurora Zee. At least Christian's participation meant that there was the possibility it was an actual superhero team. Even if their superhero power obviously wasn't spelling.

Come Friday afternoon, Wisp Darnell set herself up in the gym with a couple of desks, chairs, a pile of paper, a selection of markers in rainbow colours and business casual: of course, business casual to Wisp meant that she was wearing a tie that she had painted with cherries over her t-shirt and bright blue skirt, but she was satisfied that she had made a professional image for herself. Her mother was always on about professional images, after all.

Now all she had to do was wait for the potential superheroes to come.

"Oh, sushi would be good!" Rory said. She was standing up next to where Wisp was, making sure that everything else was in order. There wasn't much else to do, after all. "Think your mom would make us some? She makes the best!" Flattery. Flattery should get some sushi for them all!

Maybe. Chris had been more grumpy lately.

"Because I'm hungry," Chris said. "And there's no way in hades you're going to get me in tights, got it? I watched super hero shows. It's not going to happen. They look like they chafe."

And thus the true problem he had with this situation showed its ugly head. He could handle a lot, just not that!

Luckily, just before true dissension could explode into the ranks, a brightly colored head peeped around the door to the gym. Soon after, the rest of the delicate little body followed and Delilah stood in the wide open space with her head tilted to one side. She blinked long lashes at the three of them, absorbing the situation. Then she reached up to twist a piece of teal hair around her finger. "What are you all doing?" she asked.

Chris's mouth shut and he sat up, trying to make himself look smaller by bringing his knees to his chest. "We're looking for people with special talents," he said mildly. It was such a contrast from the attitude that he had been giving the two before that it was shocking.

Obviously he was still trying to be a nice guy with people he didn't know that well.

Rory gave Chris an irritated look for the sudden change in posture and attitude. But she'd ask him about that and other things she had been meaning too later. Then she looked at the other girl with a bright smile. "I can run fast! Chris is strong, and Wisp has this rainbow whip thing!"

"I'm just a little... strong," Chris said mildly, rubbing the back of his head in a sheepish manner. He was also pretty sure he was fire proof, because he never had to use mitts to get things out of the oven. He just didn't mention that.

"Oh." Delilah looked thoughtful and unwound the bit of hair. Absently, she smoothed her skirt down before crossing the gym fully and hopping up to sit on the edge of the table. "I can't do any of that," she replied matter-of-factly. "But I get along with plants."