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Speakeasy Spinnerette: Blind Tiger

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NOTE: I couldn't help but make a Tiger also. :P

One time I asked :iconkrazykrow: if there were any alternate worlds besides Golden, Silver, 90s, Evil, and Modern ages in Spinnerette. While he didn't plan any, here's one that I thought of: Spinnerette By Speakeasy. In the similar vein to Gotham By Gaslight, this "Else-Tales" story was made not by our beloved Editor but others of his kind that made unsanctioned Spinnerette worlds. This one specifically is a "Well, Maybe" story which tells "Well, maybe Spinnerette will still be fighting crime in the Roaring 20s"

Bio of Speakeasy-Jeff Coleman:
Jeff Coleman was a political activist and founding member of the NAACP in Columbus, OH in this world. However, in their first meetings the Ageless Aryan Brotherhood started a riot and attacked the members, killing a few intellectuals and blinding Jeff with acid to make a point. A dying member of the NAACP was a shamanic conduit for the Tiger spirit who Jeff tried to protect. So to pass on the tradition less it be lost with his death, the shaman gave the spirit to Jeff as an act of desparation before dying to gunshot wounds. The Spirit of the Tiger amplified Jeff's perceptions outside of sight as he is able to perceive the lifeforce and emotions of all living beings around him, as opposed to just augmenting his strength in other worlds. Fearful for attacks by white supremacist, Jeff Coleman's wife fled to Canada with his children and he hasn't heard from his family since. Feigning true blindness, he opened up a speakeasy called "Blind Tiger's" in Columbus, which is where the term for a speakeasy came from in this world. While not a crime-fighting Curious Folk, Jeff provides a haven for whites and non-whites to better understand each other and to enjoy relatively safer libations compared to other establishments. He is also still a member of the NAACP, and through this organization he is still vocal for the equity of rights for Blacks in America. When a nearby speakeasy was rumored to be carrying Cherenkov-Kirby tonic, he got in contact with the Model T Maid of San Francisco to stop the establishment. Model T Maid came back to the Blind Tiger's with a social worker named Heather Brown, who was exposed to the tonic and granted six arms in the process. Agreeing to set aside part of his operations towards the social justice of Columbus, Jeff began training the Spinnerette to use her gifts to better help the disenfranchised. His street name is "Blind Tiger," much to his chargin as he doesn't want to be identified as just blind. Only Model T Maid and Spinnerette, along with very loyal patrons, know of Jeff's ability to "see."

The world of Speakeasy-Spinnerette:
While the year is 2020, history in this world is "stunted" compared to others as it is going through the "Roaring 20s" still after other worlds have since passed it. Culture, media and politics reflect these times, as music is in Jazz and Lounge genres in vein of our Postmodern Jukebox although they still use modern lyrics. Record players and Model T Cars are still the norm in technology, and other world's technology is seen as advanced past this time. However, racism is still prevalent and crime is notably commited by privileged groups against targeted groups. A new group called the "Ageless Aryan Brotherhood" absorbed all separate groups of white supremacist and started targeting non-white people, women, lower socioeconomic people, etc. to make their point. Crime fighters are commonly minorities in these groups who protect the disenfranchsied. Social Work is a newer field that was founded but a few generations ago with the rise of metropolitian areas. Superhumans are called "Curious People" in these worlds.

I Made a Speakeasy Heather also.
I made a Speakeasy Marilyn also.

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