Heroically Hanging Out

[different_kind_of_green]

"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]

"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."

[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."

[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.

[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."

[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."

[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."

[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?

[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.

[geek_greek]

Yay! Off the subject.

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

[different_kind_of_green]

Sitting down, Alex gives his order.

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

[geek_greek]

"Cool. Anything in particular you want?"

[different_kind_of_green]

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

[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?"

[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."

[geek_greek]

"Phew! I forgot right after you told me, so I guessed right," Will admitted as he put the trays down.

[different_kind_of_green]

"So soon, Will?" Alex asked, scooping up a little salt to add to his food.

[geek_greek]

"I have horrible memory, Alex. You know that," Will said with a smile.

[different_kind_of_green]

"Still, that was pretty quick," Alex said. He gave a quick smile before starting to eat. "You know, if it weren't for that mugging earlier, I'd be half expecting a super villain to show up now."

[geek_greek]

"You say that and I'm sure it's gonna happen. Like some Superhero Murphys Law or something like that."

This is said only half joking.

[different_kind_of_green]

Alex sighs a little and shakes his head. "Usually it does though. I mean it happened a lot whenever I was hanging out with my dads."

[geek_greek]

"Isn't your hero dad publicly known? I can see why he might, if some jerk wanted to find him. My mom and dad didn't have that problem."

[different_kind_of_green]

"Yes and no," Alex replies, waggling his hand from side to side. "His ID is out there along with everyone else from his Infinity Inc days but a family friend kind of really buried it so you have to be a massively dedicated fan or do a lot of digging. And since Dad was never that big time," he shrugs, sipping his drink. "People recognize my other dad more often."

[geek_greek]

"What? Really? Wow. I woulda thought it would be the other way," Will said before he grabbed a fry.

[different_kind_of_green]

"I thought the same growing up. But more people recognize 'Dad, the lawyer that helps keep supervillains in jail' more than they do 'Dad, the superherp'," Alex chuckles.

[geek_greek]

"I guess that would be more memorable if your hero dad isn't as well known," Will admits.