Application: Starman, Justice Society/Legion of Super-Heroes

[unluckiest_star]

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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[bantersucks]

((Placeholder, but I have earned the right to tag after finishing my taxes and this app is awesome. XD))

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.)

[unluckiest_star]

((Workninja hai-EEEEE-yah!))

"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?"

[bantersucks]

((And quickie before I crash.))

"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.

[unluckiest_star]

"We had to save him. Like we did Lightning Lad. 'Cause it's the only way to fix history. But one of us was supposed to die doing it, and Superman would've known that. So we - we ran his team around in circles until it was too late." He sighs. "Dream-dream says he'll understand it all someday."

[maskedlord]

A puff of shadow appeared next to Starman from which a lean, black-skinned creature stepped out. His black cape billowed from behind him and a pair of green eyes glowed through a black half mask. He brushed aside a few locks of green hair while looking at Starman with a smile.

"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.

[unluckiest_star]

Thom jumps. "Yeah. Nice mask." He clears his throat. "That'd be Xanthu. Well, technically in orbit above Xanthu. It's the place to be if you like comets. Uhhh...you wouldn't happen to worship know a guy name of Darkseid, would you?"

[maskedlord]

Vhaeraun grinned at the mask comment, just savoring the chaos from this creature.

"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."

[unluckiest_star]

"Mmmm. If enslaving and ravaging a whole planet and spreading darkness over a whole galaxy's your idea of a party, yeah. Him and his Servants of Darkness." Thom shivers. "The baby and the White Witch, they kicked his stony butt back to wherever. Eventually."

[gamerspy]

"So... you're a superhero, then? That's neat, I guess." Superheros were alright in games, but Matt in real life - eh. Caring too much got you killed. "What's up? You seem a bit... uh. Crazy."

[unluckiest_star]

"Yup yup! Card carrying superhero." He smiles happily.

"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."

[gamerspy]

Well, at least he's cheerful about it.

"The glue... is that a metaphor? They didn't really put glue in your head, right?"

[unluckiest_star]

"Nah. That's just what my mom used to call it when I was a little kid." He shrugs. "Standard medical treatments. They don't tell you the names when you're four years old, and they wouldn't mean anything here anyway, I guess."

[ugly_old_hat]

"Pills in four colors? I want to taste the rainbow!" the Hat chirps.

[unluckiest_star]

"Hi Proty!" Thom waves to the Hat. "I'd like that too. But I can't find the nurse. Have you seen her around anywhere?"

[ugly_old_hat]

The Hat thinks for a moment. "Yakko Warner used to see her a lot. He was always saying hello to her. Other than that, no! We haven't got any nurses around here!"

[unluckiest_star]

He looks around confusedly. "But - but if there's no nurses, who's going to keep things running smoothly around here? That's what all the nurses at Sunshine always say they do!"

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[ugly_old_hat]

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