notthelantern (notthelantern) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-05 01:33:00

Entry tags:

inactive - alex rice-matthews, inactive - scott rayner-west

Running and thinking (open)
A sunny Saturday Morning in New York and while most people are sleeping in or watching cartoons, Alex Rice-Matthews is out and active. He's no bodybuilder but the JSA's green lantern likes to stay in shape. That means hard work. and sweating.

As such, he's jogging through a park this warm and sunny day. In green and black, he's been out there for awhile. Sunglasses covering his eyes and ear buds bringing some music from the MP3 player in his pocket, the young hero seems a bit lost in thought. He thinks about his team, the weird Toyman thing he fought, and that Goldstar guy. Mostly about that Goldstar guy actually. The green haired hero had been on Alex's mind since they met fighting Toyman. There was just something about him.

Eventually, Alex comes to a stop by a bench and unclips the water bottle hanging from his belt. He checks his watch as he takes a swig of the refreshingly cool liquid. "Woo. Been out here a bit longer than I thought," he says to no one in particular, popping one ear bud out and moving to sit on the bench for a bit.

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	wannabelantern 2010-06-08 03:09 am UTC (link)
	Scott West happens to be walking through the park, eating a bagel he got from Mr. Henderson's bakery on the street of his shop. He sees Alex and looks around. He sits on the bench next to him, realizing Alex never saw him out of costume before. "Hey Alex, this seat taken?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-08 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Alex looks Scott over, checking him out. He starts to plan some flirting when his name registers. "Uhh...seat's free but...have we met?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-08 03:25 am UTC (link)
	"My street clothes are much less metalic than my... work clothes. You've never seen me out of my uniform. And Scooter stayed home today." Scott laughs, knowing normal folks probably wouldn't get that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-08 03:30 am UTC (link)
	It takes Alex a moment but eventually he makes the connections. "Dude!" he laughs. "What brings you 'round this way?" he asks. He looks Scott over again and smirks. "Looks like I was right. You are pretty hot outside the metal pants." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-08 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Scott laughs. "Flattery will get you everywhere. I don't live too far from here, actually. Grabbed a bagel, decided to take a stroll, clear my head. What about you? Why you out this early?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-08 03:47 am UTC (link)
	Eyebrows arch up and Alex leans a little closer. "Everywhere?" he asks with a smirk. When asked why he's out, Alex gestures to the fact that he's all sweaty. "Been jogging. Gotta keep this amazing body in shape," he says, flexing a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wannabelantern
2010-06-08 03:59 am UTC (link)

Scott thinks to himself. He grins back. "Well, that and dinner." He lets out a small laugh. Flirting out of the suit. Very weird. Scott notices the sweaty sweatiness of Alex's sweat and looks at him.

"Fair enough. I'm normally leaving the small amount I do to lifting televisions and the treadmill in the lab so I can keep working." Scott stretches. "So what's new with you?"

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notthelantern
2010-06-08 04:08 am UTC (link)

Alex rolls his eyes and chuckles. For a moment he considers asking Scott out but for some reason he's not entirely certain of, he doesn't.

"Hey, before I got the green, I was training to get into our work without anything super," he admits. "So I made sure I was in shape. And I saw no reason to break the habits," he adds.

"Not too much. Pretty sure I convinced my Dads to move out this way instead of commuting. Fought some monster calling itself Toyman with Shazam and this guy named Goldstar."

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	wannabelantern 2010-06-08 04:12 am UTC (link)
	"Goldstar... oh, yeah. The other guy. Haven't seen him in a few weeks. Look cooler than me. I fixed some watches and stopped some two bit thugs." Scott stretches and cracks his neck. "Hey, while you're jogging around, you're more than welcome to stop by the shop when you wanna rest. Get you some juice or a smoothie from the fridge." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-08 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"You've met him?" Alex asks, curious now. "Only two bit thugs? Makes me wonder if things aren't going to start happening..." he trails off. He shakes the feeling off though. Watching the stretching, Alex grins. "Thanks, man. A smoothie sounds like a great idea. I just brought water." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-08 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Eh, he stopped by the shop a while back. Seen him once or twice just to say hello. And yeah, come on. We'll get a smoothie, and I just got some pastrami from Mr. Schmeindrich's deli down the street." Scott gets up and dusts himself off and opens his phone. "Just gotta tell Scooter you're coming. Him and Handy should get everything cleaned up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-08 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	Alex nods and gets up. "Sounds good to me," he says, stretching. There's a pause and Alex quirks an eyebrow. "Handy?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-08 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Robotic arm I use to hand me tools and drinks while I'm working. He's a nice fellow, but bad for conversation." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-08 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	Alex laughs a bit and nods. "Alright," he says, shaking his head. "Lets get going," he says, gesturing for the other to lead the way. (Reply to this)(Parent)

wannabelantern
2010-06-09 12:32 am UTC (link)

When they get to Western Time, Scooter flies up to the door to greet them.

"Sir! Mister Alex! What brings you both here?"

"Scooter, two breakfast smoothies please. I think... the cherry raspberry pineapple blend would be best today."

"Two Pretty Boy Punches coming up sir!" Scooter flies off and Scott shakes his head.

"My robot. Thinks he's a fry cook and a barrista. Well, he is, but the lingo is weird."

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	notthelantern 2010-06-09 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"Yo Scooter. Well your boss here found me in the park and absolutely had to bring me back here to ravash me," Alex jokes, amused. "Pretty Boy Punch?" he asks Scott. "And Scooter's cool." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-09 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Well thank you. I did build him myself." "And yes. It's called Pretty Boy Punch. I took the blend off of a menu at a smoothie shop. But the secret menu, so no one would know." Scott does the whole 'shoosh' motion and then pulls a remote off the table. He ains it to open the bookshelf door all the way open. "To the lab?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-09 02:10 am UTC (link)
	Alex blinks. "Seriously? From scratch?" he asks, impressed now. "Right, I'll keep your secret smoothie to myself," he says. When the door opens, Alex nods. "Sure," he says, heading for the lab. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-09 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"Well, from spare parts of some old drones, but yeah. The new body is much more from scratch. Plus, in a pinch... he makes one killer hoverboard." Scooter bobs in approval. Down in the lab, not much has changed except the chalkboard now reads WHO IS AVALON? WHERE DO DREAMS GO? littlebigplanet? DO RED + BLUE + WHITE = PATRIOT LANTERN? WHAT IS 4a? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-09 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Alex blinks when he enters the lab. He looks the board over and then back at Scott. "I think I have the answer two of those questions," he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-09 02:19 am UTC (link)
	"I don't mean Blue Lantern. Exactly. I mean I know WHO he is... but I get a feeling there's something else there... What's the other one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

notthelantern
2010-06-09 02:24 am UTC (link)

"Something else?" Alex asks, a bit concerned now. Henry and Avalon are his friends after all.

"The one about Patriot Lantern. Yeah. From what I know, the Red and Blue rings can't work together. And White is some kinda big, scary special one that no one's seen in a long time so I doubt they'll be combining..." he pauses. "Unless...there's other rings like mine out there," he says, letting his ring become visible. "But that would be unlikely..."

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	wannabelantern 2010-06-09 02:26 am UTC (link)
	"Hm... Sometimes I theorize. It can be nothing. It could be a train of thought that could lead to something big. It could be gas. We'll never know until the thought runs its course." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-09 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Alex lets out a concerned noise. "I really hope it's just a theory," he says. After a moment, he shakes his head. "So, what've you been up to?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-06-09 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"Well, protecting Queens, getting some forgotten tech back from my own time, making sure..." Scott shakes his head. "That temporal anomolies are kept to a minimal variance. Standard stuff. Oh, and playing the new Mario game." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	notthelantern 2010-06-09 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Alex blinks again. "There's a new Mario out?" he asks. "Man...I'm behind on my gaming," he admits. "Got too caught up in Street Fighter." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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