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20th July 2013
18:51 GMT -5
I sit on the steps of the Hall of Justice, frantically reviewing the data and comparing it to… Literally any source I can beg, borrow or steal.
Oh dear.
Oh dear.
I remember joking that… Governments aren't as essential as they like to think they are, after… The...
20th July 2013
18:40 GMT -5
"You don't have to come."
Kara shakes her head as we land in front of the Hall of Justice. "If you're not going to leave the robots with me, I can't really carry on training."
I lead the way up the steps, noting that there are far fewer tourists around than there...
20th July 2013
23:35 GMT
Five this time.
Three close the distance and try and engage Kara in close combat.
One a little further back which tries to shoot her with a maximum speed shot while she's distracted.
One even further back which is overseeing the fight and sharing its recordings with...
20th July 2013
21:52 GMT
Kara looks around the arctic panorama. 24 hour sunlight, air temperature a balmy 1oC and filled with intermittent sleet. Fortunately, my armour is sealed and Kara's robes are hydrophobic.
"Am I going to be shooting at targets again?"
Between my ring and her super...
20th July 2013
21:45 GMT
"Recognized, Orange Lantern, B zero zix."
I step out into the interior of the Fortress of Solitude, a little… Wary of the reception that I might receive.
"Ahoy the... Fortress..?"
A hologram of Jor-El appears a short distance from me. "Orange Lantern. Kara is...
Common Sense (part 13)
1st October 2010
19:34 GMT -5
"Recognized, Wonder Woman, Zero Three."
I look up from my notes as Diana walks into the Mountain's training area, and nod politely. "Sir. Are you here about my homework?"
"No. I wanted to make sure that you are alright."
I chuckle...
20th July 2013
16:37 GMT -5
"Thank you for agreeing to see me, Missus Wayne."
Talia dismisses her gofer with a wave of her left hand, prompting the young woman to back out through the office door and close it behind her. She then reaches under her desk and I hear a faint click as… Ah, a...
Common Sense (part 12)
1st October 2010
17:45 GMT -6
Conner looks over the devastation with a mild frown, which is a mark of his progress. A couple of months ago he'd have been raging at being left out. Richard is still and calm, mentally cataloguing everything before moving to a new vantage...
19th July 2013
A little more past ten, local time.
O-kay…
I remember… Roughly, a video of someone analysing the traps Nightmare Moon used on the Mane Six in the first episode of My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic as if they were in Dungeons and Dragons. They-. Oh, let's be honest, he...
Common Sense (part 11)
1st October 2010
17:41 GMT -6
"Alan, I have a question."
The image of his head floating over my ring nods. "Sure, go right ahead. I can work and chew gum at the same time."
With Lantern Jordan having semi-official authorisation to let Alan recharge from his personal...
19th July 2013
A little past ten, local time.
"I mean, technically, the city can hear us, and any street shaman, Neo-Vodunist or thaumaturgist could listen in due to how modern communications technology is all-encompassing."
I look off to where my section of the city starts. Which means that...
19th July 2013
09:55 GMT -5
Rather than… Tiles, it's a single unbroken surface. No scuff marks or accreted dust from irregular cleaning, and… It sort of merges into the wall on the periphery of the room. The furniture is.. gone, and the dimensions of the room have shifted. It's gone from a...
19th July 2013
09:51 GMT -5
Alright, no sense going up until I've finished here. Ring, scan everything in the room, including the walls through to the exterior. Catalogue anything unusual for my attention.
Compliance. Working.
A few places have stress fractures which suggest that they've...
19th July 2013
09:47 GMT -5
The Question's lighthouse. I've seen it from a distance plenty of times. Up close once or twice when I was trying to leave him messages… But now it's time for the proud superheroic tradition of Breaking and Entering.
…
The door's not locked.
"I am entering...
Common Sense (part 10)
1st October 2010
17:32 GMT -6
I float towards the burning vine nexus, large railgun forming next to me.
Fire.
Whoom.
Whatever magic is going on is preventing me from scanning the interior of the structure, and the heat is preventing me from spotting the people inside...
Common Sense (part 9)
1st October 2010
17:31 GMT -6
I place Alan's personal lantern in the cuirass of my power armour and close the hatch.
"Seal, and direct linkup."
"Full power available."
Because that provides a small power boost as well as ensuring that I won't need to recharge. I've...
19th July 2013
09:34 GMT -5
"Mad Hatter..?" Kai frowns. "I mean… I'm glad you got him-."
"In point of fact, he's still at large."
"But you-. Stopped him, right?"
"No, not really. We've removed his seven victims from the G.P.A. network so he shouldn't be able to control them again, but...
Common Sense (part 8)
1st October 2010
18:26 GMT -5
My ring shimmers and I generate a construct telephone.
"General Lane, thank you for picking up."
After Kaldur and I spoke directly with the U.S. Ambassador regarding the Bialya situation, I suggested that it might be a good idea if we had a...
And That's Okay
19th July 2013
09:01 GMT -5
"So, I like to think that I can learn from my mistakes."
Diana makes a point of not biting her lip. She does however direct her gaze towards her desk.
"And neither of us want to go through another Nabu situation."
She can't stop herself reacting...
Late Winter, IC 690
That night
"…all of them, Senator. My impression is that they simply found that free men labouring on their own lands work harder than slaves labouring for their master."
Senator Karzel nods, clearly having a little difficulty with the idea. He's the leader of the...