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Ask any character I've written for advice, and they will provide it, advice columnist style. Your problems or fictional characters' problems both welcome. Management is not responsible for the results of following said advice.Comics, Marvel and DC. Superman Returns verse too. :) It might take a while to get to comments (this week is hectic, my

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[harmonyangel]

Dear Cap,

I'm thinking of designing a new costume for myself. Any ideas? I know you've had great success with designing new costumes in the past.

Sincerely,
(superhero of your choice you'd love to see Cap redesign)

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Dear Ms. Bishop,

Thank you for your kind words, but you are giving me far more credit than I deserve. I assume Ms. Pym has shown you pictures from my Nomad days. I am not sure how much you know of my history, but I had come to a severe disagreement with the administration, and I was trying to distance myself from the "Captain America" title. I designed the Nomad costume based on those feelings and I unfortunately did not give consideration to practicality that I should have.

I understand that you've designed your teammates' current uniforms, including your own. Yours is very attractive and far too revealing --- I don't care what the current "trends" are for both civilians and superheroes But it doesn't offer you adequate protection from a) the impact of a punch b) bullets c) any number of elemental attacks that may be directed at you from supervillains.

I realize that many of our women colleagues favor impr revealing certain styles, but remember, many of them also possess invulnerability and superstrength. You are an able

[harmonyangel]

Oh, awesome! Steve WOULD be concerned. (But I think he's still secretly proud of the Nomad costume, cape aside. ;) )

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XD It's the deep V-neck to chest that gets me. Otherwise, I would have been happy with a costume that lets me everybody ruffle Steve's hair.

[st_aurafina]

Dear Patriot,
I know you're pretty serious about education, and your grandmother has kept you pretty much on the straight and narrow, so I have a question for you about my little sister: how many body piercings do you think one teenager can get before their studies begin to suffer?

Thanks for your advice! I have trouble keeping my cool with the young folk.

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Dear Ms. Aurafina,

Uhm, Ma'am? Speaking as someone who has a piercing *points to gold hoop on left ear* I don't think you need to worry about your little sister's studies if she decides she wants a piercing or two. After all, you don't think I'm too bad. =)

I know that's not entirely what you mean, but I seriously don't think you need to worry on that front. My friend Teddy had gone a little nuts with piercings when I first met him---he has several on each ear. At first, I thought that was little funky (three on each ear? Ow, man!), but he's the nicest, most studious guy you can ask for. His boyfriend's parents think he's the sweetest kid ever, piercings and all, and seriously, converting your SO's folks is always a hard sell.

As long as your sis goes to someone who's a prof and is big on safety she'll be fine. And I swear she won't change or get a personality transplant. Well, I kind of did but that wasn't because I went out to get a piercing.

Best of luck,
Patriot

[st_aurafina]

Oh, Patriot is such a nice kid. And he's so fair! I love how carefully he considered both sides of the situation.

(She got her tongue pierced yesterday, actually. And I'm fine with it, but my mother is FREAKING OUT!)

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Thank you! I do love Eli and Eli-as-caretaker of the YA group. (I wish Allan Heiberg would get cracking so that there would be more YA and more Eli but ah well :/).

And oh dear! I hope your Mum takes Eli's advice to heart, and that things cool down between her and your little sister.