I could tell she was at least a little attracted to me, not just standard "it's my job" horniness. She complemented on my eyes and said I was on her b...tter clients tonight. I told her I was telling my friend I wouldn't leave this joint without dancing with because I believed she was the hottest one there. She was flattered. I guess I have a thing for blondes because it goes back to an Irish/Italian American chick on my old track team who I really liked. (Not just sexually, but even more. The fact of having been raped simply kept most men away from her. I felt that attitude was about as stupid as could be found among all of the human foibles, but I could not change a culture all by myself. In any case, I really enjoyed spending time with Joan, and she seemed to feel the same way about me.By the time supper approached, we were sitting in the veranda swing as close together as two humans could get without merging skin. I found myself happier than I had been since long before I. He covered his lack of skill by executing a ridiculous cannonball, but again, it wasn't the trick or his flabby belly that caught attention.Jake turned towards the water and didn't bother diving. He was massive. He actually looked deformed to me, and I wondered how he could walk toting that load of meat around everywhere he went."Keep him busy for a minute boys, I want to show Cindy what a real man looks like up close."Real man." Why did those words sting so? I was a quiet person, but never. My golden greaves and bracelets vibrated hard as my will demanded them more speed to reach the origin of the scream. Fortunately, I was close to the alley. I couldn´t believe my eyes.As the same way that super heroes exists also villains lurk on the city...And M-Maiden had found one of them. The muscular woman was laid on the dirty ground of the alley, with a painful grim of agony and fear on her face. Kneeled close to her, I could see a dark figure...so dark that it was painful to look at.