Characters: Bast and Live Wire (aka Madison Blake and Richard Hastings) Setting: The rooftop of Axis City museum of Art. Content: Safe For Work Summary: Cat burglar Bast steals an expensive little miniature and runs afoul of superhero Live Wire.
The security system in this old building needed to be reworked. It was a shame the museums benefactors hadn’t felt that important but Madison suspected he knew why. All these pieces of art, expensive and one of a kind and there for anyone to enjoy. A collector would pay handsomely to have such a thing, even if they never showed it to anyone. A collector like one of the museums benefactors no doubt. It hurt to have your money buy something you could never keep entirely for yourself.
The little miniature had fetched an awful lot at auction when the museum had bought it; and on the black market Madison could sell it for even more. It was also easier to take small items, they had less chance of slowing him down and they were easier to hide should he end up with unexpected company.
The rooftops of Axis glittered in the moonlight. From here, the good part of town, you could see the stars still. The smog from the offending factories and medical research facilities didn’t darken the air here. This was Madison’s playground and he loved it.