Keith Queen (sonic_arrow) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-15 13:27:00

Entry tags:

inactive - keith queen, inactive - robert queen, npc - sin queen, npc - tim drake, plot - "brothers in arms"

Return to Star City
Green Arrow stalked the streets of Star City with his brother, Merlyn. Wasn't that some kind of twist in the storyline? The two roles were so opposite of each other, and yet they were paired off in a mission together.

Councilman Vontrell Griffin II was in his home in Soulk Village. The lights were still on in the living room, which Keith recognized. He'd met the councilman before, with his father. He had a family; a wife and children. The thought of killing him sickened Keith to the core, but what could he do? Damien was pulling the strings. At least Robert was there, though. He was the only one Keith felt he could rely on in this situation.

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	sonic_arrow 2011-02-16 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Keith looked over at Robert, confused. "What? No way. I can't let you take over my problems. I don't want to do this...but I have to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hunters_moon
2011-02-16 01:45 am UTC (link)

"Don't think of it like that. Think of it as letting me do what I should have done that night in the Artist's cell. I shouldn't have let you go through that, Keith. Don't get me wrong; I'm proud of what you did...but you weren't ready for that kind of burden." Robert says.

"You have to be in a certain frame of mind to kill someone and live with it, let alone do it over and over again. I've killed a lot of people, Keith, and when you do that it takes something from you that you can't get back.

I should have protected you better by killing Wells first." Robert says. "I can handle that responsibility and it's not like anyone is going to see me differently for being who I am.

This is already ruining /your/ life." Robert says.

"That was the last thing I wanted."

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	sonic_arrow 2011-02-16 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"I..." Keith looked away for a moment, knowing that Robert was telling the truth. This situation was ruining his life. "But still," Keith replied. "It's not your fault, what happened with the Artist. You couldn't have stopped it from happening like that. You don't have to make up for anything that you couldn't control." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hunters_moon
2011-02-16 02:05 am UTC (link)

"I could have walked in, shot Wells dead and walked back out before you got there. Or we could have crossed paths and you'd have tried to capture me.

Either way, you would still be a free man." Robert says.

He sighs and realizes that the best think he can do is make sure that his brother doesn't have to kill anyone else.

"You handled yourself well with Shado. She throws most people off of their game, including myself." Robert grins.

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sonic_arrow
2011-02-16 02:11 am UTC (link)

He didn't reply to the first bit. Honestly, there was nothing he could say to refute Robert on that.

"Thanks," he said. "But... I dunno. Some of the things she said...I just..."

He didn't want to tell Robert that he thought the guy's mom was a deceitful bitch. It wasn't that he was particularly keen about knowing when people were lying or not, because he didn't know if she was lying. She seemed to be telling the whole truth. But Keith couldn't accept her truth.

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hunters_moon
2011-02-16 02:25 am UTC (link)

"I completely understand. I would, and do, have a difficult time when people disparage Slade in front of me. Rose and I have learned to agree to disagree about him, so I can do the same for my mother...and Oliver." Robert says simply.

"Keith, if we're going to do this, I want you to let me take the lead this time. If things go south, you get out of here and /do not/ come back for me this time.

The worst they can do is send me to Super-Max, and I'm not afraid of that place at all. The Warden owes me a favor." he grins.

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	sonic_arrow 2011-02-16 02:28 am UTC (link)
	It took a moment, but Keith nodded. "Alright," he replied. Of course the Warden there owed Robert a favor. He seemed to have connections everywhere. "Just... I don't want this to be the last time I see my brother, alright?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hunters_moon
2011-02-16 02:38 am UTC (link)

"I promise you, Keith, that I'll be in your life as long as you want. Things may get crazy and we may not hang out often, but I'll be there when you need me." Robert vows.

He hands Keith his binoculars.

"Okay, there are six men between us and the house. I've seen twelve total, and these don't exactly look like private security. These look like gang-bangers in suits. There may be kids inside. I want you to find and secure them. Lock them in their rooms, then meet up with me in the study in the West Wing.

We'll deal with the Councilman and his wife from there." Robert says.

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	sonic_arrow 2011-02-16 02:49 am UTC (link)
	He took the binoculars and smiled, and then looked through them down at the house. "Right. Then I guess that's that. Ready when you are." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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