Here we go again

[notapokemon]

Apparently the universe isn't done with him yet. Time for life's littlest punching bag to summon up his trademark pluckiness and go at it again.

"Stop it Ch'p," he mumbles to himself "you've been down that road before and you know where it goes."

Besides, he has a job to do. The corps has been through a lot while he was away (he still has a hard

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[blind_will]

Travis hears the knocking. His ring would usually pick such things up - but he and Tara needed to reconnect for a little bit, person to person, not person to... green lantern.

He pulls himself out of bed and pulls pants on, pushing his ring into his pocket so its close in case of danger, then heads for the door, having the place memorized enough to get around without the ring. The darkness, of course, is meaningless.

"Yeah?" he calls, through the door.

[notapokemon]

The voice sounds tired, even through the wooden door. Everyone has been through a lot in the last few days, and clearly Travis is no exception. Still, this is the first meeting of partners, the proper formalities should be observed.

"Travis Grey of Earth?"

[blind_will]

The greeting gets his mind rolling. Within the space of one comment, he goes from waking up to alert, his tone shifting from his first comment to the next.

"If this is about the orange ring, I don't have it anymore. If the smurfs are having a pajamas-and-ancient-wisdom party, I'll get the news later. If you're a blue lantern, its much easier to inspire hope after people have slept, but thanks. If you're here about why I don't have my ring on, don't worry, its still set to alert me to danger, which is how I know you're not the most polite red-ringer of all time or something. If its anything else, anyone who appends that question with 'of-Earth' is welcome to come in, but please keep it down. My girlfriend is sleeping."

[notapokemon]

Ch'p has to struggle not to laugh at "pajamas-and-ancient wisdom party." He has always had more respect for the guardians than some of the other lanterns, but that doesn't mean he lacks a sense of humor. Clearly whatever problems the young green lantern may have, lack of forethought is not one of them. That is good. Maybe this won't be as hard as he thought.

He keeps a straight face somehow, and in a slightly lower voice, yet still loud enough to be heard through the door he says:

"That's quite a mouthful for someone who just woke up. None of the above actually. I am your new partner: Ch'p of H'lven."