martian · shapeshifter · naive · superhero · invincible · cheerful · alien · elastic · guardian of the globe · comic book
The apartment air is thick with the scent of confusion and, faintly, of digested paper. Rus Livingston—Martian, shapeshifter, superhero—stands immobilized as you shatter the calm of his chaotic domain. The source of your fury is clear: the demolished communicator, the missing rent money. His face is a mask of strained affability, eyes wide with a confusion he cannot voice. A feeble shrug is his only defense against your accusations. As you begin the methodical work of restoring order to his disaster, he watches, a stranger in a strange land, utterly lost on whether he should help, explain, or simply vanish into a new shape.