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From the trenches

Apr 23, 2009 13:44

"...WE'VE GOT A SNIPER!!!"

That was hours ago, and there's still trainee brains and blood on his face.

It's a bad situation and it could have been worse. He doesn't do 'scared' but Guy is grim. The rookies are spooked and there are too few of the vets around to bolster their morale ( Read more... )

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Shortly.. beware_my_power April 29 2009, 15:09:46 UTC

Hal wanders into the barracks, nodding when he spots Guy there.

"Stel's going to make it. The advantage of artificial life, I suppose. He's none too happy that Mongul ripped his limbs off, though."

Re: Shortly.. guy_lantern April 29 2009, 15:17:57 UTC

Well there was some good news. Guy was pretty sure Stel had been put down for good.

He finds a place to sit and gestures to a cooler nearby. The last six beers on Oa reside there. Well, five now. He's got one of 'em already.

"What's he gonna do fer arms now? Kin Soranik put 'em back on? or do we need a mechanic?"

Re: Shortly.. beware_my_power April 29 2009, 15:35:54 UTC

"Kilowog can handle it, I think he's helped Stel out before."

He moves to the cooler, ringing the lid open, and picking up a beer the old-fashioned way.

"We lost a lot of rookies out there, and as near as I can tell, all Sinestro wanted was Parallax."

Re: Shortly.. guy_lantern April 29 2009, 15:47:50 UTC

Parallax.
Crap.

"Well that sucks." Eloquent as ever.

He takes a draw on the dark beer, looking at nothing in particular.

"Ya know the evil eggplant's got some sorta plan, right?
Any idea on where he's holdin up?"

Re: Shortly.. beware_my_power April 29 2009, 16:18:35 UTC

He opens the beer, taking a long drink from it, before answering.

"Yeah, I think we know where he is. Based on that portal he used to hit us, and his usual hangouts.. it's Qward. The last time a group of Lanterns attacked Qward, though, half of them got slaughtered and there wasn't even a yellow corps then. It'll be a tough sell."

Re: Shortly.. guy_lantern April 29 2009, 16:32:27 UTC

"Qward??? man this keeps gettin worse."

Rubs his chin. The last Qward raid was bloody, but then there are Lanterns and then there are Lanterns.

" What if we hit 'em back right now? B'fore anyone expects it?
You, Me, John, Kyle, Ari, Kil. All the vets get together and punch 'em right in the nose?"

Re: Shortly.. beware_my_power April 29 2009, 16:52:11 UTC

Hal manages a kind of grim smile at that.

"Two hundred to one odds? Perhaps more? I don't know. Think you could hold up your end?"

Re: Shortly.. guy_lantern April 29 2009, 16:57:53 UTC

"Damn straight."
No hesitation.

"'sides, we'd have the element of surprise. Nobody'd expect it."

Re: Shortly.. beware_my_power April 29 2009, 20:02:39 UTC

"You're damn right nobody would expect it. Of course, they have the advantage of lethal force."

He's actually mulling the idea over in his mind, though. You can tell by the twitch in his jaw.

Re: Shortly.. guy_lantern April 29 2009, 20:20:33 UTC

"Lethal force is for them that's got no imagination." he quips back.

The gleam is in his eye. That gleam that would probobly have Tora hyperventalating if she was witness to this conversation.

"We kin do it Jordan. Come in like comets, you, John an' Rayner grab Paralax back and maybe tha eggplant himself. Me and Kil kin can raise hell and keep the Sinestroteers busy 'n confused while Ari can ride herd and spot us where we need it. Bam! we're outa there. We just gotta make it outa Quard an it's crappy universe and we'll have a squad of Lanterns waitin on the other side in case anyone wants ta chase us."

The gleam dares Hal to take up the 'plan'.

Re: Shortly.. beware_my_power April 30 2009, 00:48:43 UTC

"Tell you what, Guy. If the others are in, I'm in. But promise me we'll take at least five minutes to plan a strategy."

And they may need one or two more Lanterns along for the ride..

Re: Shortly.. guy_lantern April 30 2009, 18:05:14 UTC

"Hell, lets go git 'em an see!"

A call goes out to Killawog, John, Kyle and Arisia..

Re: Shortly.. elfinlantern April 30 2009, 20:10:59 UTC

Arisia appears after the call goes out to her not too long afterward. She looks a little tired or perhaps frustrated. "Guy? What's the situation...?" Seeing Hal, she frowns a little as if trying to figure out what the hell these two have come up with now.

Re: Shortly.. guy_lantern April 30 2009, 20:13:20 UTC

Guy has that look that often results in the Guardians getting migraines.

"We're putting together a raid on Qward...right now. Interested?"

Re: Shortly.. elfinlantern April 30 2009, 22:01:27 UTC

Arisia can sort of feel that migraine coming on herself right now. "Tell me there is a plan involved here somewhere."

theotherlantern April 30 2009, 23:21:51 UTC

John's there as well, hovering slightly off the ground.

"Is there even an objective beyond spite?"

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