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[illustres]

Not sure this is exactly where I was supposed to be heading, though I guess the complimentary smartphone is kinda nice.

[The face that pops up is, not surprisingly, a bit confused about this whole fiasco. Doesn't help that his Lantern mask was forced on him the minute he woke up despite not needing to do anything pertaining to superhero'ing. It

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[coolexec]

Tony Stark here, bringing you information on your complimentary smartphone better known as the PORTAL in the city.

[ Stark Guide.pdf
Lavi info
Glaser Guide.pdf]

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[illustres]

[.... huh. so after a few minutes of reading everything, Kyle pops back up on the feed.]

Still half-convinced this is some sort of weirdly-planned supervillain's plot, but ... maybe I've been reading too many comics or something.

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[coolexec]

Last 'supervillain' [yes, with fingerquotes] was a little more focussed on fucking my life up directly but I guess Promenade is convoluted enough for a comic.

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[illustres]

You'd be surprised.

So dare I ask how bad this place gets?

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[coolexec]

Monster invasions, thinking we've lived her for ten years was the most recent, people got turned into animals...you know, your usual insanity.

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[illustres]

Well, never a dull moment, anyway.

Nice to meet you, Tony. Name's Kyle Rayner.

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[coolexec]

Just watch, this place might do another time jump and you'll find yourself married to a friend and wondering who gets custody of the appliances when things are back to normal.

[He's still grinning though because he finds most things here hilarious to some extent.]

So what's your story Kyle?

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[illustres]

And here I thought things were dramatic enough back home.

Anyway, was helping my partner with a move, on the road, then bam. Here.

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[coolexec]

If this place had a 'Welcome to Promenade' billboard it'd have 'we know drama' as its motto.

I think this makes you the worst partner ever - no beer and pizza reward for you.

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[illustres]

At least I'm used to drama - should make things a bit easier, anyway.

Not really, considering this wasn't exactly my idea in the first place to get dragged off like this. Though yeah, I am gonna miss out on burgers and beer afterward.

Damn.

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[coolexec]

At least you can dream up most of what you want while you're here. Which makes me want a cheesburger right about now...

[And a moment later, Tony is eating said cheeseburger as he continues talking.]

So what kind of drama preparation are we talking?

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[illustres]

... well, that's actually pretty awesome.

[He'd kill for something right now too, actually, especially considering he probably wasn't going to get that food from Guy like he mentioned. BUT THAT CAN COME LATER. PRIORITIES.]

Let's just say I've got a few work stories that would make people wonder if I was crazy.

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[coolexec]

The last couple of years of my life have been a boatload of crazy. Share, I promise that you won't make my head explode.

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[illustres]

Uh, well ...

[Does he really want to do this - oh what the hell , why not.]

I'm actually kind of a glorified space cop. there was a recent chain of events that ended up leading to leading to one of our greatest enemies creating a group of his own and ... kidnapped me. Ended up having to fight my way out with a little bit of help.

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[coolexec]

[This actually makes him pause before there's a few minutes of thoughtful chewing.]

A space cop? How the hell do you become a space cop - what sort of entrance exam do you go through?

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[illustres]

You're more chosen for it than anything else - and have to have the ability to "overcome great fear", considering that's a big part of the job.