Tying Up Loose Ends [Open]

[governmentninja]

Stacy's drives made managed to come back online, and they had been on the move again. Though, on their journey to whatever destination they were going to next, the ship came to a halt at what would be a very brief pit stop

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[itsaboutaction]

"And that's something we can all be thankful for." a voice called out.

Approaching Leon was one of the new arrivals, namely Superman. He'd yet find any normal clothes for purposes of being mild-mannered Clark Kent, so he kept to his costume. Another noticeable thing he had was the long hair. While he was able to shave, he'd yet to find someway to cut his hair. He'd have to rectify that quickly.

"Hopefully, it'll never be a problem again. For us or anyone else." He extended his hand to Leon. "I'm Superman. I take it you're part of the main crew?"

[governmentninja]

You'd think after all that he had seen on this ship, this wouldn't phase him. But someone having the gall to call themselves 'Superman', while running around with their underwear on the wrong side of their tights was just...

Sorry, Clark, but Leon will never get you superheroes, so he will simply stare blankly at you for a moment.

Fortunately, that moment lasted only a half of a second or so, before his professionalism overrode his wtf'ery. So he at least did shake the man's hand.

"Yeah, I'm Special Agent Leon S. Kennedy, Chief of Security on board the ship."

[itsaboutaction]

Don't worry. After all this time, he's used to it.

"Nice to meet you, Chief." Superman said. "I have to admit, what we went through was tough, but I'm glad its over." Letting out a small sigh, he continued. "I must apologize, though, for adding fuel to that fire that started afterward. Just watching everything fall apart like that got to me, especially after being out of it for so long."

[governmentninja]

Leon shrugged off the apology, as it seemed mostly par for the course around here. Superheroes were useful during a pinch, but the times in between they were well meaning, but more often than not got underfoot rather than be helpful.

"You don't owe me an apology," he responded. Not that Superman's speech had made his job any easier. "Though, in the future, if I might suggest, if you ever have to begin a sentence with 'I don't know all the facts,' you should probably end it there too."

[not_philistine]

Goliath watches the launch in fascination. He spent the last hour reading up on black holes after hearing the Nightmare King's projected fate, and has learned enough to know that the novelty (and the danger) of flying even this near to one is a rare and precarious thing indeed.

To fall through nothingness for eternity, pulled apart by the gravity of falling - in a pit where even light cannot escape, does a soul - should the Nightmare King have one - have a hope of ever knowing anything else?

And what need is there for a Nightmare King, when the multiverse itself has such things in store for them? Or was the Nightmare King himself the black hole's creator?

In any case - "It is a fitting end for him. Poetic in its horror."

[governmentninja]

Leon smirked a bit to himself. "There is a certain poetic justice in this," he agreed, "and no less than what he deserved." At least, so Leon figured.

"Goliath," he greeted, turning to face the gargoyle. "You said you wanted to talk about something?"

[not_philistine]

"Yes. I've taken long enough to come to this decision. Perhaps too long, in retrospect, with cooperation being such a necessity against such forces as the one we just faced."

He's had enough of looking at the black hole, so he turns his gaze to Leon instead. "I would like to join your Security force, and I am prepared to accept your authority."

[governmentninja]

"Glad to hear it." And given their last conversation about the subject, he truly was.

He extended his hand towards Goliath, "Welcome aboard the team."

[crusaderinacape]

"Infinity minus one," interjects a low, cynical voice. Where has he been standing? Why, in the shadows, of course.

[governmentninja]

Leon looked over towards the shadows, then shook his head a little.

"And good riddance to it."

[crusaderinacape]

"Assuming it's as simple as putting the cork back in," Bruce muses, folding his arms, "I have something to run by you."

[governmentninja]

That got an eyebrow raise, as Batman seemed to make it a point to insist that he didn't need to run anything by anyone.

"I'm listening."

[toariversodeep]

"For now. The time may come that we encounter another aspect of the same being." Of course Roxie came to watch-in a sense. Her voice is recognizable, but she's wrapped up in red cloth from head to toe, and a red cloak pulled around that... no plantsuit today. The way she turns to look at Leon, without her eyes even being visible, is rather uncanny.

[governmentninja]

"He's still gone for now. That's the important part." Which meant Leon could cross his name off the list in the short term, anyway.

"What's with the outfit?"

[toariversodeep]

"I haven't yet sufficiently recovered to be comfortable going about in public." Roxie probably couldn't come up with a more enigmatic answer if she tried.

[governmentninja]

"So either you decided to cover yourself by dressing as little red ridinghood, or..." he used a finger to slightly lift the edge of her hood up, "...or you're not actually in there."

[shroudedintent]

The Sangheili stood silent in the background as he like others watched the Nightmare King being sent to it's doom. Knowing well the dangers that black hole's posed. After all the havoc the Nightmare King had reaped throughout the ship, the nightmares he had inflicted on all, 'Vadum thought it a fitting end for such a being.

"And many more threats to come, no doubt," The Sangheili commented as he finally stepped over toward the human, "but no matter, you are the Chief of Security I presume?"

[governmentninja]

"That I am," Leon stated, looking up at the alien. "You're Rtas, I assume?"

[shroudedintent]

"Indeed," 'Vadum inclined his head to the affirmative, "As per my message, I wish to offer my skills to your department, either in joining it, or assisting in what manners I can. I will not allow my skills to go to waste,"

[governmentninja]

That was what he liked to hear.

"What skills do you have?"