I guess it's about time to get rid of the [Hero]-type talk thread titles, since we've been using the Vanguard name for almost a year and seem willing to stick with it.
My last post with Mason Templar in the Christmas Special is about the only thing I can think of doing with him at this point. I probably won't use him again until we begin Vanguard #15, as he's not really the type to celebrate Christmas with a team who've all fought alongside each other even if they don't know everyone all that well. He's really a stranger, and I don't think I can show him interacting with the team in any genuine way until he's actually fought alongside them as a team member. That'll have to wait until next issue.
Otherwise, I'm personally looking forward to the story moving on to the New Year's Eve part. I might do something with Templar then.
Hey, I just had a thought -- what if Vanguard holds their New Year's Party at the old Fish Factory like they did last year, just for old times' sake? I kinda miss that smelly old factory temp-HQ.
Oh, and one more thing: If anyone wants to have their character(s) interact with Mason Templar, please feel free to do so, and if you do, make sure to give me an opening so I can follow it up. Right now I don't have any ideas on how he would begin interacting with the Vanguardians, even though he's met Drax, Tayden, and Priest (and made a bad impression on all of them), but I'd be interested in seeing how his irascible personality grates on... er... interacts with the other Vanguardians.
