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

Entry tags:

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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	lantern_kid 2010-03-19 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Henry turns to the guys in turn. "Out of town cousin. Out of town friend." He turns back to the girls, beaming broadly. "Trish! Rachel! Julia! Sarah!" He approaches, arms wide. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-03-19 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Josh doesn't seem too phased by all the life signals walking around. When someone calls out to Henry, he jumps though. "Huh?" he asks, looking around. He recovers when Henry speaks though. "Oh, ummm...hello." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-03-19 02:25 am UTC (link)
	The girls gather around for hugs time. Two of them give Josh and Ava a once-over. "Who are your friends?" one of them asks. The other looks rather dubious for some reason. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bluelantern 2010-03-19 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"I am Henry's cousin Avalon. From France. We do not wear underpants in France, and Henry has been trying to persuade me otherwise." announces Avalon, before he grins and steps forward and grabs one of the girls and kisses her cheek. Okay, so he's being a spaz, but he's trying. Really he is. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-03-19 02:38 am UTC (link)
	"I'm Josh. Henry's a friend of mine and he's showing me around while I'm in town," the healer introduces himself. He jumps a little when Avalon goes in for that cheek kiss but says nothing. "Do you go to school with Henry?" he asks the girls. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-03-19 02:39 am UTC (link)
	Henry rolls his eyes. "Don't mind Avalon. He... uh... ate something he shouldn't have." He grins at the girls, giving his best flirty gaze. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-03-19 02:55 am UTC (link)
	The girl grabbed by Avalon blushes while her friends giggle. One of the others -- the one who had looked the other two over dubiously -- crosses her arms and smirks. "I didn't know that you did charity cases, Henry," she says. The other three stop giggling and stare at her with near-identical expressions of shock. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-03-19 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Henry's eyes turn hard, but he keeps smiling, even as he grabs Josh's wrist before his new friend can leave. "They aren't charity cases, Julia," he says, grinning. "October? Back seat of your car? That was charity." The smile never leaves his face, but his eyes are shooting daggers at her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-03-19 03:07 am UTC (link)
	Josh's polite and happy expression sinks pretty quickly as he's called a charity case. He looks down and starts to turn but stops when Henry grabs his wrist. The healer's eyes go wide at what the Green Lantern says and Josh blushes again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bluelantern
2010-03-19 03:14 am UTC (link)

"Oh wait! I remember you now!" exclaims Avalon.

He pointed at the El Bitcho Supreme and grins widely as he says (a bit too loudly) "She was the one you told me about that stuffed her bra.. and then to add insult to injury, she didn't know what to do with her mouth and ended up making herself puke, right?"

Okay, so it didn't really happen that way, but Avalon has zeroed in on Henry's displeasure, and ever the good partner, is playing along.

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	lantern_kid 2010-03-19 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Henry clucks at Avalon, shakes his head, and sighs. "You're not supposed to share secrets like that." He turns back and mimics taking a drag off a joint. "Sorry, Julia," he shrugs. And Avalon's totally earned the candy now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dc_misc 2010-03-19 03:38 am UTC (link)
	Julia looks pissed, but two of her friends grab her and haul her away while the last babbles apologies. "Gawd, I don't even know what just crawled up her butt and died, but just ignore her, okay? I'm so sorry..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-03-19 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Henry winks to them as they go. "Don't worry about it, ladies," he tells them as they leave. He turns back to Josh. "And don't you worry about it either, okay? Julia's a total bitch." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-03-19 03:44 am UTC (link)
	Josh just stares at his new friends. He smiles and glances down, still blushing. "Guys..." he trails off. "Thanks." He nods when Henry turns to him. "Okay. I won't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-03-19 03:46 am UTC (link)
	"Good. Now let's get you some clothes, man." He slaps Josh on the shoulder and starts to lead him to the store. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bluelantern 2010-03-19 03:47 am UTC (link)
	"Seriously. She had some serious nerve coming up here and saying that." replies Avalon, who probably would have been fluffy by now if he had his wings out. As it was, he just looked smirky and vindicated in his harsh statement. Looking to Josh, he grinned then and said "See? All is well." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-03-19 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Josh smiles and nods. "Sure thing, Henry. Sorry to bother but could I get some help picking out stuff that looks good?" he asks honestly. His sense of style needs work. The healer then nods. "Yeah, Ava. It is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lantern_kid
2010-03-19 04:07 am UTC (link)

"I was planning on it," he smiles, slapping his newfound friend on the back.

He won't admit it to Jai, but this evening has helped him do exactly what Jai wanted done. And he'll even follow up by making sure Josh told him the truth. He believes what Josh has told him... but it's not just his own safety he's assuring. But there should still be records of what he's told Henry tonight. Including whether or not he's visited his father.

"So... it's only fair, I've asked you about what happened with you. Anything you want to know about me? Anything at all?"

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	bluelantern 2010-03-19 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"Where do you get your self-satisfied sense of awesome?" asks Avalon, his expression turning playful. He must be teasing Henry, but it's hard to tell. Then a gain he's so goofy, even if he was serious it probably would be meant as half a joke. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-03-19 04:22 am UTC (link)
	Josh laughs when slapped and smiles. He laughs again at Avalon's question and shakes his head. "Well...how long have you been wearing the ring?" he asks. There's a pause before Josh speaks up again. "I don't suppose you know the Flash too? If you do...can I meet him sometime. I'd like to apologize for what my father did..." he trails off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lantern_kid
2010-03-19 04:38 am UTC (link)

"Let's see," Henry considers. "First of all, I got the ring late October. Kinda my Dad's birthday gift. Went through basic training in early November. But I kinda earned it a couple months before... I got my dad's ring when he was captured by Mongul, and I worked with some of my dad's friends kids to help get him back."

He thinks a moment. "And the Flash is one of my dad's best friends. I'm good friends with his two kids. They're both awesome." Even if I want to punch Jai in the face at the moment... "But I think a good hero will recognize that you didn't inherit his sins."

Then he turns to Avalon. "And I get that sense of awesome from being that kickass," he chuckles. He shakes his head. "Seriously... I just know my limits, and I don't let anyone try to tell me otherwise."

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healingbug
2010-03-19 05:10 am UTC (link)

Josh listens closely and winces when Henry mentions his dad getting taken. "Glad you got him back," he says. "Must've been a great adventure even if it was sucky your dad got kidnapped," he says with a shrug.

The healer then lets out a deep breath. "Still, I'd like to apologize sometime. It's just one of those things I kinda feel like I have to do, ya know?" he asks.

He laughs again at Henry and Avalon interacting and smiles a bit wider. "You two make a really cool team."

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lantern_kid
2010-03-19 05:24 am UTC (link)

"It... wasn't a great adventure," Henry admits. "I mean... I was adopted. My dad adopted me because he's a superhero. Saved me from a black market baby ring. He's my family. And I thought I'd lost him." He shrugs. "The ring was cool and all, but it wasn't worth risking my dad."

He glances to Avalon. "And I guess I lucked out. Avalon's awesome. He's great at picking up cues. I mean, we just met a couple weeks ago."

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healingbug
2010-03-19 05:36 am UTC (link)

"Oh..." Josh trails off. He kicks himself a couple times for saying what he did but keeps quiet.

The healer takes a few moments to study Henry, both with his eyes and his metahuman sense. When he realizes he's doing it, Josh flushes and quickly looks away. Josh, you need to stop. No getting a crush on the guy you just met! You don't even know if he's into guys too! he thinks.

"Avalon is an awesome guy," he agrees. "Seriously? A couple weeks? Man you guys really are a great team to be working so well together already."

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lantern_kid
2010-03-19 05:53 am UTC (link)

"Don't worry, man," Henry tells him, sensing Josh's mental floggings. "You didn't know. And like I said," he adds, clapping Avalon on the shoulder, "Avalon's awesome." He leads the guys into the store, looking at the various shirts, and starting to gather shirts that he thinks might look good on Josh and may be the right size. "Speaking of which... I've made up my mind. Ava's my partner, so I'm already sponsoring him into the Young JLA... but if everything you've told me is true, and I can confirm it, I'm going to sponsor you into the Young JLA."

And Jai can suck it.