Melbourne, Australia. The present day.
Danny Hearn was spending his afternoon clearing dishes from tables at a busy restaurant and then washing them as quickly as he could. It wasn't quite as exciting as the superhero lifestyle, but it made him just enough cash to cover his rent and bills.
He was hurrying past the stove when he caught his wrist on a boiling pot. He yelled out in pain, but nobody there seemed to notice.
Looking down, he noticed a rather nasty looking burn on the flesh of his wrist. He concentrated.
He wasn't sure he could do this after he lost contact with Hal. It definitely wasn't easy. But if he concentrated hard enough...
The flesh on his wrist began to heal over, using a lizard's regenerative properties. He flexed his wrist, and winced. The pain always took longer to go away than the visible wound.
He tried something else he'd been concentrating on. There was a chemical produced by a certain fish that was known to act as a painkiller. He introduced a little bit of it into his system, and it rapidly took care of the pain.
He sighed in relief, and continued with his tasks.
