Dr. Hermonius Brinkman August 14, 2006
#1 Neutron Circle
Evanston IL 60209
Dear Dad,
What a hectic month! I've barely had two seconds to write!
I'm sure you're caught up on my physical condition, what with all the reports the research guys are sending you. On your recommendation, they've been running me through therapy with varying radiation wavelengths. But it's so SLOW and there are so many frequencies. I try not to lose heart, though. I seem to have stabilized, although the layers of skin that have regrown don't seem to be in any better shape than what I was left with. As my skin is unique, no one can even tell me if this is normal or not.
On the Thunderfist side...well, things are VERY strange. I don't know how the heroes with REAL secret identies have done it! Jack Brinkman isn't supposed to be around, so I have to sneak into my suite up the back stairs every time. Luckily I can move faster than they can see, but I'm always afraid I'm going to collide with them and get caught. I make sure I'm not there at all on Thursdays when the cleaning lady comes around.
Seeing myself on television all the time is equally odd, especially when you consider that it's not "me". Thunderfist seems to have become a regular feature on "Wake-Up Paragon!" (you'd have been proud...I set up this video cassette recorder thing all by myself to tape it!). This Jennifer Janes is dogging my heels everywhere I go! When I brought down the turncoat undercover agent Iron Hand and his Freakshow buddies, she had the lead story. Every step of my search for the pieces of the Wheel of Destruction was documented with live updates. And I'm not sure it's a good thing that she's connecting Thunderfist with the Legion of Valor. She released our long war against Clamor as a week long series and was heavily intimating that I was a member. Granted, there were other than Legionnaires there, so she can't prove anything. She's getting awfully close, though.
She keeps me on my toes. I've got to admit some admiration for her spunk! When I looked up during a battle with some Tsoo on Talos Island, and saw her and that camera man crouched in the dark on the next hill, I was a bit shocked. Not just that she was there, but that she was putting herself in such danger. If I hadn't been able to handle them, they'd have overrun the two! I must also admit that I...put a little more effort into it, and showed off a little. I'm finding that to be one of the good things about this secret identity stuff. Thunderfist needs to be a bit more modern and media savvy as a disguise, and it can be a little fun. Not that I've said anything more to her than "Just doing my job, ma'am." and waving. But it doesn't hurt that she sure is pretty.
Well, I hope my progress continues. I'm have a very hard time adjusting to not being able to fly. I'm making the best of it, though.
I have to go now. We're getting an alarm from the base. Something going on over at the Terra Volta reactor. I'll write again as soon as I can.
Love, your son,
Jack "Decorum" Brinkman
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