(story continues from Paragon Vs Plastica 02)
8 8 Paragon vs. Plastica by Cobalt Jade
Chapter 3: Welcome to the Dollhouse
Plastica spread the papers over the carpeted floor of Paula Jean’s condo. They controlled the formation of a new mannequin production company for which she would be the chief owner, stockholder, and CEO.
Plastic Fantastic, she decided. That would be its name.
Lori took her seat at the gleaming black table where the members of Team Paragon gave their weekly reports. They met in the “empty” loft next door to Cinnabar’s and Lori’s own, which served as the team’s headquarters. Thick, steel-reinforced walls made it nearly impenetrable. It had to be, as it housed scientific equipment, vehicles, records, and the teams’ increasingly sophisticated surveillance and computer equipment. It hadn’t been breached… yet, but then, most criminals wouldn’t be so bold. They, along with superheroes, operated in the gray area between the mundane world of law and order and the fantastic realm of science fiction and fantasy, and a code of mutual silence between the two ensured only heavily edited adventures ever made the press.
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