There are various PV characters that can create matter or energy seemingly from nowhere. By default I assume they draw raw material from Balefire's "deimension of corposant fire" (or shunt it back there for size redcuctions). The nature of the conduit determines the form the matter can take. So Razor Ballerina's acid daggers appear for her, while Anvil Man's explosions work for him, and Kid Produce's bag draws out veggies.

That doesn't have to be how HB does it, of course. I just like to be tidy.




One day.




Splendid. Proceed.







It certainly used to be. Back when I was in grammar school (what we Britons call a public school and Americans would call a private school) up to 1981, surnames were always used (by teachers and amongst the students), but in state schools first names were used. By the time I was working in business it had become less common to use surnames or honorics and surnames (Mr Watson), and now it is quite rare.

I suppose that's why in Sherlock, set in modern Britain, Holmes and Watson now refer to themselves as "John" and "Sherlock".