It Slices! It Dices!

So, I'm dreaming...

The dream takes place in a kind of cyberpunk corporate atmosphere. I'm looking at a team of superheroes. The Bombardier Beetle ("He looks more like a ladybird to me..." "Don't ask, don't tell.") is busy on the phones 'cause it's lunch, and The Lady Mantis is off eating. He's telling Fast Boy, ("All the good speed names are gone." "We could call you 'Meth-ew.'") that so-and-so on eighth street needs a rush lunch delivery. Fast Boy's back in a minute.

Deirdre ("I am a mechanical SUUUUUUPER-GENIUS!") is in her hole, a metal "think tank" within her cubicle. She comes out waving a paper for some sort of "Superheroes on TV" show. Deirdre is also a big television freak. ("Ever since her brother Dexter died in this freak lab accident...")

The scene changes to a big television studio, where I'm one of the studio audience. The intro is funny, with things like, "Ever since Mr. Cat caught The Mouse," and you see two superheroes in glittery tights wrapped around each other like in some sort of ice skating couples pose. The television show is basically an introduction to the city's superhero leagues, as well as kind of a "try-out" for who gets on a regular superhero sitcom.

The really silly stuff happens back stage. A super-speed supervillain shows up, looking very confused. Apparently he had also received a letter of invitation. The superheroes have to be on a "best-behavior" situation, but their mere presence is enough to cow the villain. It was neat to watch the superheroes greeting each other, playing pool and card games... and cheating.

I don't remember all of the dream, but there was a character that stood out... The Diabolica. She was this incredibly gorgeous black woman with cat green eyes... who was both an illusionist and a "multiplier" meaning she could either make multiple copies of something else, or herself. She had one horn turned backwards, and one up front which curved around like a black halo.

Anyway, turns out the whole thing was a set-up. The producers had already determined who "won" by who would be most attractive to the viewing public. Needless to say, that didn't go well once the heroes caught on to it.