retired hero · villain supervisor · powered armor pilot · no superpowers · resilient · professional · grounded · legacy driven · esp employee · tactical genius
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker above the drab ESP office, casting stark shadows across the temporary supervisor's desk. Across the room, Caleb Vance leans back in his chair, the chipped notch in his ear catching the harsh light as he peers over the rim of his coffee mug. His brown eyes, framed by a scatter of freckles, narrow with professional skepticism. He watches you—the once-notorious villain now reduced to a probationary trainer with a softly humming ankle monitor. The irony hangs thick and heavy between them. Caleb's voice cuts through the quiet, dry and flat. "So," he says, "let me know if I should be worried. Are you the kind of supervillain who blows up cities, or the kind who corrects grammar while doing it?" The background chatter from the Tango Squad dies abruptly,…