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Who: Professional Science Leopard Vanessa Goldpaw & any unaffiliated superheroes
Where: Anywhere around the city – and perhaps beyond.
When: Any time mid February to early March, pretty much
What: Apparently being a celebrity science genius and running a hugely successful business is no longer enough for Ms Goldpaw: she's looking to pick up unaffiliated heroes to run her own team.
Warnings: None yet.

Goldpaw Industries hasn't been up to much significant business lately. Vanessa has been busy enough – she always is – but she hasn't been working on anything terrifically interesting. Which is probably why she's been planning a personal project.

So far no one else is on it. But she's hoping that soon they will be...

Over the next few weeks Vanessa will be snooping around after unaffiliated superheroes. Generally competent ones are ideal, but what she's looking for above all else is 'undiscovered talent' – she's looking for lesser-known heroes to pick up and make big by cramming them into her GOLDPAW-BACKED COOL SUPERHERO TEAM.

Despite being a shapeshifter, she has been choosing to do her snooping in her usual leopard woman guise – even for top secret projects like this, she never uses her powers. She has probably been wearing a wide brimmed hat and high necked coat, though. Sooo surreptitious.

Feel free to either have your character notice she's been surreptitiously following them around or repeatedly lurking in the background while they do hero stuff and thus confront her or specifically attempt... to hide... lmao, or just be going about their business with whatever degree of obliviousness is appropriate while she approaches them! This is open to any unaffiliated superfolk, even if you think they would make terrible team members or you plan to have them refuse an offer – PM me or hit me up on plurk or AIM if you want to work any specifics out.

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"I'm interested in putting together a superhero team," she explains. "And I'm looking for undiscovered talent – any age or experience level." She smiles. "I'd want to know more about your powers and a little more about you, but if you were interested... besides getting to work on a team you'd get technical support, a uniform, healthcare..."

Superhero team? She's gotta be joking. He tilts his head curiously, face hiding behind his cowl slightly. "Sounds like a generous offer, but.... I'm not exactly what you would call the world's best team player. And I don't generally make a habit of trusting strangers right off the bat," he says carefully, doing his best not to sound rude. Not that he doesn't want to be rude, in fact that's his initial instinct, but he's at least trying to change his people habits a little bit.

"Oh, of course," says Vanessa, breezing past those protests, "you must not know who I am. Sorry, when you've got a distinctive appearance you start to assume everybody recognises you! I'm Vanessa Goldpaw," she holds out a hand, "I run Goldpaw Tech; the team I'm looking to build would be related to but not a part of my company, and would receive my personal financial backing and be supported by my technological innovations."

He takes the offered hand and give it a sort of pathetic, half hearted shake. Someone doesn't know proper business etiquette.

"That's great and all, but. Why would you be interested in me, of all people? LA's kind of crawling with all sorts of talent. Talent that's actually interested in being cooperative with others," he says sounding a bit overwhelmed.

She laughs. "I know what I'm looking for," she says with a grin, "And you definitely fit the bill. If you're not interested, that's fine..." She pulls a card out of her pocket, black with a gold pawprint on one side and a phone number on the other, and hands it out to him. "... But think it over. And let me know if you change your mind."

He takes the card and pockets it, only taking his eyes off her long enough to glance at the print before stashing the information.

"You got a deadline on this offer or anything?"

"I'm hoping to get a team together within a month or so – but it depends on how much interest I get, of course." She straightens up a little, clearly preparing to leave. "But I'd love it if I heard from you."

He gives her a short nod. "I'll think about it... I can promise that much, I guess."