Thomas froze when he saw the headline (“Our Man Sees The Blur”) and his stomach lurched when he read the article and its debate over whether The Blur could move superhumanly fast or if he moved within frozen time. Partly because he knew he’d been seen but also because he’d always wanted the name Chrono Man or Time Freeze. The blurring was a hindrance and not something he wanted to be known for.
Growing up, Thomas had dreamed of fame, of showing off his powers on television, meetings with scientists and politicians; and also of celebrity dates. Instead, not long after the city had begun to chatter about his exploits, he had met with resentment over his inability to save everyone. The people’s ignorance of the exact nature of his powers led them to question and a hatred grew among many.
Simultaneously, the newspapers, in their fear of not knowing (and their rivalry), had begun their manhunt- thinking only of their own needs and not of what harm they might do to their supposed hero. Commentators from all quarters threw in their thoughts as Thomas himself wondered whether to reveal his identity.
In the end Thomas, with his supporters and detractors in a frenzy, decided to stop his activities for a while and lay low so as to avoid this blur-seeing journalist. Something he did not manage for long, not realising that Peter knew his face. Or that the two had something in common that would make their worlds overlap.
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