lantern_kid (lantern_kid) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-16 10:16:00

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inactive - avalon, inactive - henry jordan, inactive - josh casey, jon kent, npc - jai west

Death and Life, or, Henry's Healing Harem
Of course Black Hand would attack Coast City with his latest scheme for world-devastation when Dad and Carol were both out of the galaxy. Thankfully, he did have some backup -- his new Blue Lantern partner was pretty much the only thing keeping Henry alive right now.

Henry hopes that the Guardians can do something to help his arm. Black Hand managed to touch him, and his left arm feels like it's shriveling away, held in check only by his green charge. But it's not time to worry about saving his arm right now. He needs to take Black Hand down, and fast, before he kills any more people.

"Hey, Hand?" Henry snarls. Ava's been keeping him on the ropes for a bit while Henry catches his breath. Black Hand looks up at the Green Lantern. Henry's mind races to think up a pithy line he can deliver.

"Fuck off."

Oh, well. He'll be more pithy next time. He unleashes the full power of his green ring at Black Hand, knocking the zombie flat on his back. "Wrap him up, Ava," he tells his partner. "We need to get him to the Sciencells."

Henry wavers a moment... then collapses, the ring fighting to keep the infection from spreading up his arm. But something must be done, and quickly...

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bluelantern
2010-03-16 08:24 pm UTC (link)

Avalon crinkles his nose, and then nods towards Henry and Josh both. "This all sounds like information that is best discussed in a more private setting." he then says.

Silver wings spread wide, but instead of lifting up off the ground by their power, Avalon ascends in a glowing blue aura. "C'mon, Green." he then says, "I got Lifeforce. We can all talk a bit higher up.. where we can't be observed."

If Henry and Josh agree, Avalon points his blue ring at Josh, and uses the power from it to draw the boy up in to the air with him, surrounded by blue.

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	lantern_kid 2010-03-16 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Hang on, Lifeforce," Henry smirks. "Let's go for a little flight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

healingbug
2010-03-16 09:14 pm UTC (link)

Josh blinks a few times. "Yeah. Middle of the street isn't the best place for this," he says. The teen jumps slightly when Avalon spreads his wings and then grins. "Dude. Those are awesome," he says, resisting the urge to try to touch one.

"Fly?" he just about squeaks. As the blue surrounds hims, the healer jumps. "Okay," he says, glancing about. "This is wild," he murmurs. Once they get high enough, Josh reaches back to untie the bandana. "Much better. Man, I gotta get a proper mask..." he trails off, apparently not bothered if the Lanterns see his face.

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bluelantern
2010-03-16 09:26 pm UTC (link)

Up in the air, Avalon floats over to his partner and gives him a concerned look. Now that they weren't "on stage" he didn't worry quite so much about showing his hand. When Henry had gone down, Avalon's heart had been in his throat.

"You okay, Green?" he then asked in a soft tone, that hard and uncompromising edge gone. He seemed much more like a boy of about 17 and much less the hard-as-nails warrior that he was while battling Black Hand.

Looking to Josh, he then smiled and said "Yea.. from what I understand, keeping your secret identity is a good thing on this planet."

OOC: Sorry I went past - I just rolled with it. I'll be better with my tenses in my next post, I promise.

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	lantern_kid 2010-03-16 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	"It is," Henry nods. "And I'm fine, Blue, thanks to Lifeforce here." He looks back. "Seriously, I'm kind of attached to my arm. Glad I've still got it." He winks to Ava briefly. "Besides, the girls like little scars. Missing limbs? Not so much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

healingbug
2010-03-16 09:36 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, so you're an alien?" Josh asks. "That makes sense. You're registering really different. I thought it was just the ring," he chuckles, gesturing to Avalon's ring. "Yeah. I just try to keep the ID going so I don't have people hassling me day in and day out to fix paper cuts and the sniffles for them," he sighs, shaking his head.

"Oh, don't worry. Even if your arm got like cut off, I could have reattached it. Or just grew you a new one," he says casually.

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bluelantern
2010-03-16 09:50 pm UTC (link)

Avalon can't help but give Josh a weird look, and then tilts his head to the side. "Are you an alien too?" he then asks, before he grins widely at Josh and flutters his wings a bit in excitement.

"But yes. I'm from Nalor, in sector 5." he then says, before he slaps a hand over his mouth and looks to Henry with wide eyes. "Oh crap, I'm sorry Green. I probably said too much, huh?" he then asks while looking quite a bit sheepish.

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	lantern_kid 2010-03-16 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	"It's cool, Blue. You can talk about where you're from all you like. I just like to keep my ID private, so people don't bug me all day long. Or my dad." He regards Josh carefully. "Grow a new limb, huh? Impressive..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

healingbug
2010-03-16 10:08 pm UTC (link)

"No, I'm human. I just don't spend much time with other people," Josh replies, sad smile there for a moment. He blinks as Avalon talks about where he's from and then chuckles. "I have no idea where that's from but it sounds nice," he says.

He can't help but feel a tiny bit jealous as the Green Lantern brings up a father but he's quick to push those feelings aside. "Yeah. It's a pain to do but I can do it if I have to," Joshua replies, blushing a bit from being called impressive. "It's nothing all that amazing. You guys do cooler stuff"

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	lantern_kid 2010-03-16 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Wanna bet?" Henry challenges. "Look, you can regenerate severed limbs. You can heal people. I make big fists and punch bad guys around. Awesome? Sure. But I can't do what you did." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-03-16 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, okay," Josh replies, blushing a bit worse. "You win. I guess what I do is impressive," he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-03-17 12:49 am UTC (link)
	Henry considers. "Look, I know you're not interested in being bugged for, like, paper cuts and stuff... but do you mind if I pass your name around to some of my friends, in case they need a good healer? I mean, in the superhero set, your talents would be, like... invaluable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bluelantern
2010-03-17 12:56 am UTC (link)

Avalon seems to settle when the Green Lantern reassures him, his lips spreading into a warm smile. He then turns his attention to the conversation between Henry and Josh, just listening for a bit. He does better to listen when unsure, and right now, he was fairly unsure. Best to let Henry speak for them both.

"Invaluble doesn't even start to describe it." he then chimes in, eyes wide. "I can heal - to an extent - but to have someone as skilled as you would be really.. uhm.. what's the word?" he then looked to Henry, eyebrows up before he then said "Oh yea! Radical!"

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	healingbug 2010-03-17 12:58 am UTC (link)
	Josh blinks several times and then chuckles. "Sure! I'm happy to help out the other heroes. I've got a lot to make up for," he says with a nod. He then pauses. "Um. Only problem is that I don't exactly have anywhere I can be reached. I mean...no phone and no home," he admits sheepishly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-03-17 01:00 am UTC (link)
	Henry pauses. "What do you mean, 'a lot to make up for?'" Yeah, he also caught the bit about him being homeless. He'll address that in a second. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

healingbug
2010-03-17 01:06 am UTC (link)

Josh takes a deep breath and then looks up.

"My parents. They were very bad people. My mother was a member of an insane cult in Keystone City...she killed a lot of people. And my father..." he frowns and looks away. "he led it. My father calls himself Cicada and he's responsible for so much death...so much pain..." he closes his eyes a moment. "He's in prison right now. On death row. I'm doing everything I can to try to make up for what they've done."

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bluelantern
2010-03-17 01:09 am UTC (link)

Avalon looks between Henry and Josh, and then crinkles his nose before he says "Well, in my opinion you don't need to be so hard on yourself. The sins of the father do not transfer to you - sure you may have trouble being trusted - but you are not your mother or father."

He then looks between Henry and Josh both before he nods his head and says in a solemn tone, "All will be well, brother. Do not fear. Hope shines brightly, you must simply learn to look for it. Hope brought our paths to cross this day."

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