A black-and-white blur flies into the Sorting Room from a flash of light, and lands at the applications table. The man is clad in a shimmering black bodysuit and full face mask that looks like a field of stars, and white boots and gloves. He is humming a jaunty tune
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Jaime just stared at Thom, then at the application, wondering and half-hoping if this was a joke. This guy was an active cape? "Um." He had no idea what to make of the applicant. "...so why would Superman be mad at you?"
Valid question, although it depended on what the guy meant by "mad." There was being angry for real, or just giving that disapproving look that made you feel like you were eight years old again and had just been busted for stealing your little sister's crayons. (Even when he knew the mess with Livewire hadn't technically been his fault.)
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"We lied to him, me and the other Legionnaires," he replies sadly. "We didn't want to, but we knew he'd figure out what we were doing with the lightning rods and he'd try to stop us. Couldn't let that happen, so we - got in his way, him and his teammates. Had to carry out the mission, y'see. Only - it's Superman, you know?"
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"Yeah, I know," Jaime agreed, understanding completely. Then he caught himself. "I mean - why'd he try to stop you? What were you doing?"
Had to ask. The guy didn't seem all that bad, but - he also didn't seem to be all there, either.
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"Nice outfit, I see we go to the same tailor," Vhaeraun said, following immediately with a laugh showing his jest. "A man from the cosmos, eh? I know a bit of the outer realms back home, though learning a bit more about the ones here. Tell me, friend, what planet did you come from."
Any response from this one would be interesting, the sheer chaos just wafted from him.
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"Darkseid,eh" he said, "cannot say I am familiar him. Friend of yours? I can tell from the name he sounds like a fun guy."
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"I think it happened during the time travel," he explains. "The glue they put in my head back home came unstuck. And they don't have glue here that's much good. Just the pills."
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"The glue... is that a metaphor? They didn't really put glue in your head, right?"
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Welcome to Gryffindor!
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