semievilgenius (semievilgenius) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-03-23 23:02:00

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Meme: "Finger-Trap"
Max was carefully working on a concept for one of the defenses he was hired to create for the New Guardians' headquarters. He had a prototype set up, but it was a far cry from what he had been trying to make. Still, it was interesting enough not to discard completely. So he set it aside on the lab table while he worked on the next version.

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	bwa_ha_ha 2013-03-31 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	"Your hair grew back," she pointed out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-03-31 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	"You set him on FIRE?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2013-03-31 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	"...We were testing to see if we could jumpstart his metagene. ...Which he turned out not to have." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-03-31 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	"That's why I went through 4th Grade with no eyebrows. The girls kept fighting to get to draw me new ones." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-03-31 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	"...sad thing is I still would have preferred that to my childhood," Max mutters. "Hmm, maybe a temporary EMP pulse..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2013-03-31 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	"It grew back, Ri." "That might work, Max" Dinah agreed. "How shielded is the rest of your stuff, though?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-04-01 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Dude, I swear, one of these days I am gonna get you down off that cross, then take the wood to build a bridge so you can get over it..." Riley mutters to himself while the scientists chatter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-04-01 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Max didn't hear what he said, but he had years of experience of people muttering around him. "Something you want to contribute, Riley?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2013-04-01 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	Dinah didn't catch what Riley said either, but didn't say anything about it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-04-02 12:31 am UTC (link)
	"No, I'm just going to mentally review the different time junctures that could let Wesley Snipes become president. Distracts me from the chance of getting blown up by mad science." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-04-02 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Very pragmatic." Max didn't believe for a second that's what Riley said, but wasn't inclined to find out. "And yes, Dinah, my other equipment should be fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2013-04-02 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Wait, that's an actual scenario?" she asked Riley. Dinah shrugged. "Okay, so that's got a pretty good chance of working. The Flight Ring is tech, just like anything else." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-04-02 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Several of them." Riley nods. "Rip's had me memorizing different causality paths for various leaders of the G8." He furrows his brow. "None of this is going to damage the ring, right? Kind of a family heirloom. Only one ever allowed to a non-Legionaire." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-04-02 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Max held back a comment about "nothing ventured, nothing gained". "It should be fine. Can I 100% guarantee it? No." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-04-02 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	Riley gives them both a flat look. "Then no." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2013-04-02 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"A complete power drain isn't going to do it any good either, Ri." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-04-02 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Max pointedly just sat there, going over other possible scenarios in his head. He was in no position to angrily argue while tied to an angry jock. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

boosted_gold
2013-04-02 10:35 pm UTC (link)

"No. Absolutely not. No risk of the ring breaking is acceptable. A power loss is going to mean a couple extra days of downtime, but that's the cost of my screwup." He turns to Max. "I'll find a way to make this up to you, Max, I promise."

About eighty percent of Riley's demeanor and body language have shifted from his usual vapid and happy-go-lucky irreverence. The contrast should be shocking to just about anyone but Dinah.

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	semievilgenius 2013-04-02 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	Max was annoyed, angry, and frankly pissed off. Still, he bit his lip, more out of preservation than anything. He took note of Riley's change in attitude, but wasn't really in the mood to think on it. "..Don't worry about making it up to me. Let's just get through this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2013-04-02 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, Riley was being seriously weird. Even for Riley, that is. "We don't have to go out," she said. "I can hop a teleporter tube down there, you know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2013-04-05 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	Riley runs a hand down his face. "I'm sorry, I just... I had planned tonight really carefully." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-04-06 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Not exactly my ideal evening either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2013-04-06 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	"I know, Ri," Dinah said. "And I love you for it. But we'll make it up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

boosted_gold
2013-04-06 10:18 pm UTC (link)

Riley looks at his ring, furrows his brow, then smacks a palm to his forehead. "Duh... hello Riley." He mutters under his breath. "Dinah, I'll see you at the restaurant as planned. Talk to you later." He ends the transmission.

"Time to stop thinking like Goldstar and start thinking like a Time Master.

Max... I'm going to trust you to keep a secret, and then we're going to lay low anywhere you want for as long as it takes for the ring to run out of power. Deal?"

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	semievilgenius 2013-04-06 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Hold on," Max said sternly. "I'm not agreeing to anything unless I know what I'd be getting into." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)