The Midnighter | Night 1 | Video

[grouchinleather]

[The Midnighter is not one with technology. Sure, he can use a TV and a computer just fine, but that doesn’t mean he’s an expert, or even a fan of portable technology. So give him a moment to figure out what the hell he just turned on. In the meantime, get a nice shot of leather crotch, a white crescent insignia on top of a gray upside down

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[Video]

[kryptonsson]

Uh... [He blinks] While I admire the determination, I'm sure you'll have been told by now threatening people won't get you far in this place.

There is no way out. Believe me, I have tried.

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

Yeah, so I've read. Thanks for saving me a lot of time, by the way.

[Arches an eyebrow. Why does this guy give him deja vu?] And I don't see the harm in threats of physical harm to the guys--or ladies or aliens or what the fuck ever--who put us here.

[Video]

[kryptonsson]

By now you've probably read about the experiments. Not to say you should be nice to them, but threatening them will probably not help your well-being.

Ah- I'm Superman, by the way. Have we... met before...?

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

Frankly, I don't give a flying fuck. I can take on whatever they decide to throw at me.

The Midnighter. And I...don't think so. Hate to say it, but you do seem familiar though...

[Video]

[kryptonsson]

Then maybe you should worry about what they might the decide to throw to the others. Not everybody has the same bravery.

[Clark just... shakes his head] It's probably nothing. It's a pleasure, Midnighter- if there's anything I can help you with, or any questions I might be able to answer...

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

[There's a definite pause there, before he looks away from the camera.] Sorry, I ain't the charitable type either. These people are going to do whatever the fuck they want whether I threaten them or bend over for them, so what's the point?

[After another pause, he's back to normal.] I got a question--what the hell kind of name is Superman, anyway? You come from a world where you name shit as obviously as possible?

[Video]

[kryptonsson]

They are, but we don't need to encourage them to be cruel.

[. . .] I didn't choose that name, it just made people trusting me easier. You can call me 'Kal' if you'd rather- that's my birth name.

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

The way I read it was that they'd be cruel either way, so what's the point?

[Smirks.] So the answer is yes, then. And name's don't matter too much for me, I'll call you whatever you want.

[Video]

[kryptonsson]

Would it hurt you to be nice?

[He rolls his eyes] Trust me, I've been called a lot of things. I doubt anything you can come up with would make a change.

Any other questions- that do not have to do with how ridiculous my name might or might not seem to you?

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

Depends. I haven't found a reason to be, and being nice was never my specialty.

[The camera waves as he moves his arms.] Easy there, Superman, for once I'm not picking a fight. All I'm saying is that with a name like Midnighter, I don't exactly put too much value in names. I don't really care what people call me so long as it isn't "Bert" or "Ernie." Honestly, Superman is a less stupid name than Grifter or Warblade.

How many times did you try to escape before you gave up?

[Video]

[kryptonsson]

Isn't 'making things easier for other people' reason enough to be nice?

[A pause, and his mouth twitches a bit- because yes, he's kind of been defensive about his name since he got here. He still isn't used to people laughing about it so openly.] I apologize. I did not mean to sound angry. For the record, Midnighter suits you better than Bert or Ernie.

I didn't say I have given up, I will just need to be more imaginative. But I lost the count at the 10th attempt to get away.

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

My moral compass is broken.

[Smirks.] Hey, with a name like Midnighter I'm also used to defending it. It's the only one I got, and my kid is constantly telling me how stupid it is. The Bert and Ernie thing came about because my old boss thought it would be a laugh riot to rename me and my husband, with that being her oh-so clever suggestion.

If you come up with anything interesting, count me in. Gotta stay in shape somehow, I guess.

[Video]

[kryptonsson]

[He snorts] When you work with people named 'Green Arrow' 'Batman' or 'Black Canary' you just stop questioning people's names.

Trust me, you won't have any kind of trouble with that. The hard part will be actually finding time to relax.

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

Heh, once upon a time I worked with some guys named Impetus, Lamplight, Stalker, Amaze and Crow Jane. Stupid names are everywhere, and aren't contained to any one alternate universe.

You say relax like it's a good thing.

[Video]

[kryptonsson]

I'll take it you come from a world with superheroes too, then?

[He raises an eyebrow] isn't it, though?

[Video]

[grouchinleather]

Good guess.

Not for me; I like it when I have skulls to crack.