dc_legacies | Heroically Hanging Out

"Really guys? So close to the Brownstone too?"

Alex Rice-Matthews, otherwise known as the Green Lantern, stands at the mouth of an alley way in full uniform. He's got that brilliant green aura around him and is smirking at a pair of young thugs wielding bats. They had been threatening a man for his wallet and cellphone until the hero arrived. Now they're debating what to do.

"We can take him! That's the lame lantern that can't do anything against wood!" one of the thugs tries to assure the other, shaking his bat a bit. Alex just sighs.

"Two things. Don't need my powers to kick your butts...and well..." he gestures upwards, waiting to see the surprised looks on the criminals' faces.

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geek_greek

Once they look up, they see that it's not just the new Wielder of the Green Flame that has them in their sights, but the newest Mightiest Mortal.

"Even if it were just him, I'd put my money on GL anyways. But with me here..."

There is a slight smirk with that.

"...well, lets say that even Dumb Luck can't help you here."

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different_kind_of_green

Alex just smiled as Will spoke, watching the color drain from the thugs' faces. Not waiting for them to react though, he rushed forward to disarm them both with some quick Wildcat-taught moves. Once he was holding onto two bats and smirking at the two thugs with very sore wrists, the Lantern looked up.

"Care to drop these two off with the police, Cap?"

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geek_greek

"Sounds like a plan, GL. Quick cuff to the door should do the trick..." Will says before he disappears for a second, coming back with a bag of zip ties (and a reciept, he surely wasn't going to steal them). He ties the unconcious crooks together with them, and hefst them both onto his shoulders.

"That was some quick knockouts there, Alex. Looks like you leanred a lot from Ted," Will says with a beaming smile. He was really really impressed.

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different_kind_of_green

Alex just chuckles a little when he sees the receipt. He makes a mental note to see about getting some zip ties for the Brownstone so his friend won't have to buy them again.

That smile and those words just had the Lantern puffing out his chest and grinning. "Yeah, I've been learning a lot from Uncle Ted. Ring or not, I'm still going to make sure I know how to fight."

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geek_greek

"W-well, I should take that as a sign to try to learn from him myself," Will says with a smile. "Back in a second!"

It is actually 1.18769 seconds later that Will returns without the goons.

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different_kind_of_green

Alex lets out an impressed whistle when Will gets back.

"That was fast, Will."

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geek_greek

Will beams a bit at that.

"I may not be as fast as Jay, but we Marvels can be a bit on the fast side."

The smile fades a bit after a second.

"What were we doing before the mugging, again?"

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different_kind_of_green

"Hard to measure up to the 'fastest men alive'," Alex snickers a little.

He blinks at the question then laughs.

"Dude! We were gong to go pick up some lunch then hang for awhile."

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geek_greek

"Oh. Right. We were gonna be picking up gyros from that greek place, right?"

It is a bit incredulous, so there is a slight pink tinge to his cheeks before he sets down, looks about, and then calls on the power to change back into slightly short, slightly small (and always mistaken for younger than what he really is) William Freeman.

"So...um...lets head that way."

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different_kind_of_green

"Right," Alex replies with a smile. He watches Will transform, waiting for him to finish. Once he does, he lets the green flame wash over him. When it passes, he's back in civilian gear.

"C'mon," he starts leading the way. "So how're things going for you lately, man?"

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geek_greek

"Pretty good. Got a lot of stuff done for my project in my history class, so I have a pretty open weekend coming up for heroing. Other than that...nothing really."

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different_kind_of_green

"What're you doing for your project?" Alex was curious as he lead the way down the street. "Sounds like a great weekend there."

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geek_greek

"It's on World War One. I wrote an essay in the style of an english solder named Milo writing home, explaining the trenches, the gas attacks, and the machine gun fire," Will explained. His description was smooth and quick, with good reason: he felt really confident about it.

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different_kind_of_green

Alex just stared for a moment, his teammate's smarts always impressing him.

"Sounds like you should be expecting an A."

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geek_greek

That's going to get a smile out of Will, and a slight pink tinge in the cheeks.

"I-I certainly hope so."

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different_kind_of_green

"You know you're adorable when you blush like that," Alex remarks with a smile. Approaching the restaurant, he held the door open for his friend. "I'm sure you'll get a good grade. You're a smart one."

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geek_greek

Welp, Will doesn't quite know how to respond to that. Not at all. And internally he may be flailing, but he's at least nothing more than slightly pink here.

"W-well, we'll find out next week about the grade."

Change of subject should work, right?

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different_kind_of_green

Unaware of the mental flailing he's caused, Alex just grins.

"Be sure to let me know how it turns out," Alex remarks, looking around to find them a table. Spotting one, he heads towards it.

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geek_greek

Yay! Off the subject.

"I'll get in line. What do you wanna get?"

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different_kind_of_green

Sitting down, Alex gives his order.

"Thanks, Will. I'll hang here till you get back."

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geek_greek

"Cool. Anything in particular you want?"

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different_kind_of_green

"Just ask them not to put any ice in my drink?"

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geek_greek

"I'll remember that then," Will says as he heads for the main counter, running though a couple of things in his head as he goes to order. He gets the stuff, and as he's waiting...he tries to remember. What did Alex ask for again? No ice, right? Or was it lots of ice?

Will shifts his mind a few times before settling on the "no ice" option. Curse him and his stupid memory!

Will makes it back to the table, looking a bit sheepish.

"Did I mess up the drink?"

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different_kind_of_green

Alex leans back in his chair and waits. He's planning on what he wanted to do later in the night and idly humming a song that has been in his head all day. When Will returns, he grins.

"No, you got it right, buddy."