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legionworld2016-03-01 11:48 pm
letsgolegion) wrote in legionworld2016-03-01 11:48 pm
Earth Field Trip [MOD PLOT]
Who| Anyone who wants in!
What| A field trip
Where| New Metropolis on Earth
When| After the steampunk pirate meme.
Warnings/Notes| N/A
Earth is the multicultural jewel of the United Planets, a world known for its diversity and culture. It's a place where people can find almost anything: any technology, any food, any style of clothing from any world. It's also a place people can learn about other species, from the planetary cultural centers that can be found there -- where aliens engage in cultural practices from back home and share them with others, to theaters and entertainment venues where music and entertainment events, to stadiums where people can catch alien sports like Magnoball, to museums filled with all different works of art from myriad worlds.
And if there is a city that best represents what Earth has to offer, it's New Metropolis, on the North American continent, where both Earthgov and the UP Council are located.
[ooc: ooc info and requests are here!]
What| A field trip
Where| New Metropolis on Earth
When| After the steampunk pirate meme.
Warnings/Notes| N/A
Earth is the multicultural jewel of the United Planets, a world known for its diversity and culture. It's a place where people can find almost anything: any technology, any food, any style of clothing from any world. It's also a place people can learn about other species, from the planetary cultural centers that can be found there -- where aliens engage in cultural practices from back home and share them with others, to theaters and entertainment venues where music and entertainment events, to stadiums where people can catch alien sports like Magnoball, to museums filled with all different works of art from myriad worlds.
And if there is a city that best represents what Earth has to offer, it's New Metropolis, on the North American continent, where both Earthgov and the UP Council are located.
[ooc: ooc info and requests are here!]
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Somewhere, someone was probably laughing at the idea of Hal Jordan talking about when not to hit things, but even if he favored the direct solution, it wasn't like he hadn't learned there was a time and a place for everything, over the years.
"We don't pick Lanterns ourselves, usually - the ring does that when its old user dies, and it looks for one thing. The ability to overcome fear. Doesn't matter who you were or what you did before that, if you have the willpower to stand by the right thing no matter how bad it looks, you've got what it takes. But that leaves a lot that you still have to learn." He ran a hand through his hair. "When I got my ring, I was still angry and taking it out in all the wrong places. Sinestro, of all people, was the one who taught me how to get over that and start acting like I was worthy of wearing it."
That was always still a strange thought, and a bitter one. Kilowog had taught Hal how to use his ring, but Sinestro, more than anyone, had been the first one Hal had learned to be a good Lantern from.
(And then look where that had ended.)
"They used to have this territorial edict, you know? We were supposed to stay in our own sectors and not deal with each other at all. It was idiotic. I nearly got kicked out for telling the Guardians so, he threatened to quit if they kicked me out because I was right -" He shook his head. "I never would've gotten my shit together without the rest of the Corps to straighten me out. Everyone needs someone to -"
But then he cut off, taking a look around the room they'd just stepped into.
There were other things scattered around - a (scaled down) replica of the Central Power Battery, complete with internal lights to keep it glowing; a map showing the 3600 sectors, centered around Oa. But as with most of the other halls, at the center were the statues, and Hal walked up, zeroing straight in on one in particular and whistling appreciatively.
"Hey, why didn't anyone tell me I have such a great ass? Maybe I should be commemorating this with a selfie."
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A pause.
"Maybe each other's," he said, thinking of Samaya. "Discreetly. But not our own."
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Humility wasn't on the imaginary Green Lantern job application. He was safe.
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Around them were other displays with archival news footage of them performing rescues on Earth.
"...Possibly a dumb question since they all look human, but I know some human-looking aliens."
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Then again, Hal might just think that because he had more dumb questions than anyone else in the Corps.
"John's my current partner - we've got 2814 while the other two are working out of Oa. Used to be a Marine, the serious type....good guy to have at your back." He nodded to the next holo. "Kyle got the last ring after I went off the deep end. He's the nice one. Guy..."
What was there even to say about Guy Gardner.
"Guy's kind of a dick most of the time, but he's had my back when it counts."
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Now he was Mr. Humility, but back then...
"Before the war, I was a grandstanding moron, the cockiest son of a Schlagg you could meet -- and I never got tired of talking myself up. Like I was the greatest hero to walk the Earth."
Rich nodded toward Guy's hologram.
"He anything like that? He's got that kind of face."
Smug. So smug, even on the display.
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"Exactly like that. If our rings ran off of ego instead of will, he really would be the greatest the universe has seen."
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"So you became friends with the same guy, twice over. Sort of. You would have done if I hadn't grown up a bit. I wonder what that says about you."
He pointed to the description at the base of Guy's display.
"You sure he's not the greatest the universe has seen, though? 'Cause it says right here that he is. See? 'Guy Gardner was widely known in heroic circles as The Greatest Green Lantern of Them All.'"
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He wasn't sure whether to laugh or balk, and the sound he made sounded somewhere in between. "God. I guess if you say something loud enough, even the history books will decide to back you up." They'd called Hal the greatest, at one point - he was pretty sure he'd taken himself firmly out of the running with his supervillain phase, but Guy? Come on. Kyle had a good case, and Kyle was the one he'd have expected to see there, but Guy?
He straightened up and turned back to Rich. "So, I think drinks were somewhere on the agenda for today, right?"
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"As someone that was formerly that guy, the drinks're on me. Sympathy booze." He starts heading towards the nearest exit. "Besides, I really feel like we should exchange some Bat-Thrasher Nightgrimsman stories and I'm gonna need to be drunk for at least half of mine. The first one starts with Thrash grabbing me when I was powerless and tossing me off a five-storey building..."