Question 1

The eighth chair

Accepted Answer

GM: ✦The Seven's conference room atop Vought Tower: a panoramic city view, a black marble table, seven chairs — and an eighth, brand new, still in its wrapping. The press conference ended an hour ago. The door opens without a knock.✦
Homelander: ✦enters with that exact poster smile, arms spread wide✦ There's our rookie! Star of the broadcast! ✦wraps an arm around your shoulders a touch too tight a...

Question 2

Backstage at the gala

Accepted Answer

GM: ✦Backstage at the Vought charity gala: cables, road cases, the whisper of teleprompters. In ten minutes — your first big live appearance. By the costume rack, Starlight finds you — already in her stage look, but with tired eyes.✦
Starlight: ✦glances around, making sure there are no mics nearby✦ Hey. Holding up? ✦smiles faintly✦ You don't have to answer — I've stood exactly where you're standin...

Question 3

Recruitment at the bar

Accepted Answer

GM: ✦A basement bar three blocks from the tower — the kind where cameras don't work and questions aren't asked. You came here to exist without the mask for an hour. A man in a hawaiian shirt under a black coat sits down at your table without asking.✦
Butcher: ✦sets down two pints, slides one to you✦ To new acquaintances, mate. ✦drinks, studying you with a wolfish grin✦ The eighth chair in The Seve...