Editing The Spiderweb: Measure The Beacon

* "Theatre practice lets out after dark sometimes, and I guess that means it was only a matter of time before the theatre kids bumped into some gang members hanging out in the school parking lot after hours. They beat up Tommy pretty bad before I was able to get out there with a hood and cloak and a cane. I broke the cane on one of their necks, since it was just a prop. I made myself a better cane and outfit soon after."

* "Master '''John-Pius Andrada''', my arnis teacher. His father was active in the Filipino Resistance against the Japanese during WWII. Master John doesn’t like talking about what his dad did before getting caught and executed, but he thinks I’m risking too much.  My parents don't know anything, and care about less, which I guess I'm ok with."

* "This is a place where everyone hurts because nobody cares. I care, and I’ll stop the hurting. And I’ll do it while making a show of acting the right way."

* "They’re all trying to make our home a better place. How can you not respect that?"

* The Spiderweb burned down his best friend's family business. Back in elementary school, William's best friend was a kid named '''Mark Udinese'''. Mark's dad, '''Joe Udinese''', ran a pizzeria nearby, and he was a nice guy. William spent a lot of time after school doing homework on tables in that pizzeria. One day, he saw a few people come in, go in the back, and get into a shouting match with Mark's dad. Two days later, the pizzeria burned down, and Mark's family moved away. The parents all knew it was the Spiderweb but tried not to let the kids know what happened. All the kids knew.

* Measure is loudly supported by the '''Eisner Renaissance Committee''', a white nationalist organization that believes that if if they neighbourhood became fully "European" again both in demographics and "values," then community would be rejuvenated and there would be economic prosperity (They're very much of an Identity Evropa, "You Will Not Replaces Us" sort). Measure, for his part, is rather horrified at their support, but hasn't really confronted why they like him much at all.

* Measure's dad, '''Todd''', is a dentist in the neighbourhood, and his mom, '''Denise''' is his dad's receptionist. Their idea of the American dream is purely about economic comfort, and they look forward to their annual cruise with almost religious fervour.

* William's ability to balance things is strained, and people are suspicious. His primary way of balancing things so far is becoming much less social, which works fine (he thinks) because he was one of the "quiet kids" anyway. It isn't working as well as he thinks, though, and his grades are starting to slip slightly, and people are noticing his personality is changing (less social, more confident, more aggressive when pushed). '''Kathy Gilani''', a Junior in drama club and daughter of Turkish Kurds who moved to Halcyon City, noticed a black eye he had mostly covered up with stage makeup, and she's trying to figure out what to do about it. '''Mr. Greg Chao''', the teacher in charge of the drama club, is also becoming a bit concerned that something is going on, though he's not to the point of thinking William's fighting crime.