Her parents originally called her Minnie but her ability even as a baby and toddler to copy first the sounds and then the expressions of her parents caused them to nickname her Mimi.
As she grew, the ability to mimic posture, movements and voices perfectly joined her repertoire and Mimi made it through school as a clown aping teachers for the amusement of her classmates.
Later on she would play many a telephone prank before settling on a career as a stand-up whose act revolved around impressions; eventually gaining fame through a television series.
Mimi had always been happy with the abilities she had been born with; pleased she could bring joy to others. But when The Blur, and then the others, appeared in the papers and, much later, after Mimi had been confirmed publicly as “one of the gang,” she began to gain a different outlook.
Her talent suddenly seemed to fall short, to not be enough. Mimi had always wished to go the whole hog and shapeshift but that was just a silly dream, an impossibility. Now she felt she should use her powers for good, to join-up as it were, but impersonating people on the phone was the only practical application that actually worked. Even the best make-up and prosthetics would never make up for her lack of height.
And so Mimi Cry pined away hoping for more, wishing she were more blessed. The comedian becoming sadder by the day. Until the day she met the ape-man.
As she grew, the ability to mimic posture, movements and voices perfectly joined her repertoire and Mimi made it through school as a clown aping teachers for the amusement of her classmates.
Later on she would play many a telephone prank before settling on a career as a stand-up whose act revolved around impressions; eventually gaining fame through a television series.
Mimi had always been happy with the abilities she had been born with; pleased she could bring joy to others. But when The Blur, and then the others, appeared in the papers and, much later, after Mimi had been confirmed publicly as “one of the gang,” she began to gain a different outlook.
Her talent suddenly seemed to fall short, to not be enough. Mimi had always wished to go the whole hog and shapeshift but that was just a silly dream, an impossibility. Now she felt she should use her powers for good, to join-up as it were, but impersonating people on the phone was the only practical application that actually worked. Even the best make-up and prosthetics would never make up for her lack of height.
And so Mimi Cry pined away hoping for more, wishing she were more blessed. The comedian becoming sadder by the day. Until the day she met the ape-man.
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