Letters from The Mentor

Letter 003: Are You Actually a Hero?

Greetings, Hero.


It seems we’ve made a major mistake in your training—it’s my fault. I assumed too much, but even so, I was shocked that so many of you don’t understand what really makes a hero. I know, because many of you have started to question whether you are a hero—as if that wasn’t part of the gig!

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Letter 005: Look for the Helpers

Greetings, Hero!


I can’t say I have any particular great love for the news—it feels like every time one of my heroes gets too deep into any of the different stations, they end working themselves into an anxious mess. And with good reason, because it seems every time I find myself reading the news it seems to be an endless parade of doom, despair, and tragedy. 

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Letter 006: Your Most Important Day
With just about everyone stuck at home, I’ve had plenty of time to revisit some of the heroes I’ve helped along the way. To remember the moments they not only overcame their most evil enemies, but also the moments they overcame their deepest fears. I love watching (and rewatching) the hero triumph in the end, the epic suit up scenes, the showdowns with the final boss, and the return to glory. And I’m always so proud to see each and every hero at the end of their quest, with a cape and a great haircut.
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Letter 001: An Ordinary Courage

Greetings, Hero.

What strange times we find ourselves in! I’m writing to warn you of a great disease—a virus I haven’t seen in years, spreading faster than it ever has before. It’s moving person to person, interaction to interaction. And while it’s harmless to most, it can be quite fatal to some. I’m speaking, of course, of the age old evil: fear, uncertainty, and doubt. 

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Letter 040: I can believe anything
Greetings, hero! Now I know many of you don’t love being addressed as 'hero'. And the critical reader might ask, if these letters are addressed to multiple people, can you really mean hero? Can you really believe that everyone is...
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