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` green lantern of earth, hal jordan ´
in uniformx|x30sx|xtagged:xasha jelani, kei nagai, carson queen
xxxxxxYou’d think someone who practically lives in the desolate, vast emptiness of space could stand a couple minutes of waiting, but this meant you did not know Hal at all. The very thing that separated him from the deep thinkers was his spontaneous - often noted as reckless and/or downright stupid by a certain someone - point of view which with he had attracted both joy and rage from witnessing parties. You would find him emphasizing that he did in fact fix that chain reaction of problems he’d managed to cook up whilst solving one. Wasn’t it more important that things got solved in the end, rather than not at all? Besides stalling was far worse; got people caught in the crossfire killed.
xxxxxxThis was no different case, and before you could even realize, the brunette had cracked the lock of the backdoor with a giant green hammer and let himself into the estate. “Yo, cat lady? Everything alright?” he calls out with his gaudy voice, it jumping off the walls and multiplying, “Got your claw stuck on something?” With the voice comes growing green hue, illuminating every surface; reaching out to every dark corner, devouring them and the dust piles hidden within. The air quality was stifling, as if no one had cleaned the place in ages let alone opened a window. The furniture and other razzle-dazzle seemed intact; the dust layering them showed no signs of disturbance. An awful sight; how long had the building been abandoned? Even longer than the others, maybe? Or worse: just as long.
xxxxxx“Right. Pretty sure even the spiders would steer clear from this horror story,” the man mutters to himself as he walks across the room, heading towards what appeared to be the main entrance. There’s unrepetitive creaking, like someone creeping down improperly insulated stairs on a Christmas morning. Hal’s previous mental note concerning Prowless had been closer to a joke – her being ‘a sneaky type’ and all – but this was getting ridiculous. Heavy footsteps are accompanied by a frustrated sigh, “Okay. Stop. You are so not doing this to me. See this is not your jungle or whatever, kitty cat - you don’t exactly blend in.” Or at least, not anymore, as the green dyed her entire being and escaped through the cracks of the handrail, painting green and black stripes all over the room and-- Hal gasps, lowering his ring and thus the light source, “Wait, there’s kids here. You’re not hunting kids, are you? Bad kitty. Go sit in a corner and think about what you just did.” After this playful scolding, the man in green moves all his attention to the two boys cornered in the vestibule, one playing a hero and the other gone dead silent from all the distress. “Easy there kiddo,” he attempts to calm down the one with a bow, drawing a grin to support his good intentions, “I’ve been a practicing target for this so called Robin Hood and last time I saw him, he missed. They say he never misses. Although, fair enough, he might’ve been distracted by his better half. Love, who gets it, right?”
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` the red hood, jason todd ´
in uniformx|x22x|xtagged:xbruce wayne
xxxxxxThe combat boots kick a few pebbles out of the way, primarily just to suffocate the once more prevailing silence, eventually getting lost in the streets. A stern pair of blue scans the area for potential gift bags; abandoned stores still thriving with supplies, like this Xeria creature had mentioned. Not that Jason trusted her, only used the shared piece of knowledge to his own advantage. And if he wasn’t returning to the hotel then at least he should know of another secure water source. Especially since the tap water was likely contaminated. Next the eyes move to the streets, only to find no clue of any working vehicles, as much as he had suspected. There was clearly no easy way out of the place, and it could take days of scouting to find the best possible outcome. Slightly irritating to say the least.
xxxxxxOnly after a good while of window-shopping did Jason start noticing there were another set of feet on the move besides his heavy monster boots. No, those were… expensive leather, something no mid-class could afford… very rare, and yet so… familiar?
An image of a young boy hiding behind the bookshelf, laughing, suddenly roaring, mistaking the walking pattern to someone else. Does it a few times. Fifth time’s the charm. The owner of the Manor looks angry, but the boy knows better, thinks it’s the funniest thing in the world, that frown. It becomes a habit of sorts. Expensive leather, custom-fitted, tapping against the laminate. Followed with a scare. Sometimes other way around. Continues every now and then for the next two months. Then… it’s all over. The film cuts.
xxxxxxIt takes a moment for the man hidden within the helmet to notice his journey had come to an unexpected end. The other feet were still moving somewhere not far behind, clearly tracking his movements. It must be a trick, just another one of those hallucinations, only a coincidence. Overthink it and you might just blow it and your so called pride. “So, what’s the sitch?” Jason begins with a neutral question, his back still turned to the stranger, “It’s about time I got recognized ‘round these blocks. What’d I do now, rob your uncle? Walked somewhere I wasn’t supposed to walk? Breathed your air in your city?” There’s a pause as he scoffs, and with this his voice lowers, “You rich folk are all the same. Always raining on someone’s parade.”
xxxxxxReluctantly and with great loathing Jason finally turns on his heels, and while not ready, he faces the direction he’d been hearing the footsteps from. “Well, brat? Whaddya want? I have zero tolerance for tomfoolery, and today’s been a bad day. Take for instance, not knowing where the hell I am. Kinda sucks for your royal highness too, huh, being away from your castle?”
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