"A lot of people don't believe in fate the way that I do.. but part of that comes from growing up on Naltor the way I did - everyone there is a precognative, so it's kind of hard to get away from what the future is supposed to be for me." Avalon explains. "I'm not precognative, but my mother is.. I ended up empathic because of her genetics though."

Hopefully that would put Alex at ease.

"Mainly just maneuvers. We like to be sharp and not hesitate in the line of duty, y'know? Maybe it would do you some good to hang out with more Lanterns and do.. y'know.. Lantern stuff?"

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Alex blinks. "Psychic powers..." he trails off, shaking his head. "So, you can read emotions? Must be helpful," he says, stretching. He does relax though.

The wielder of the Starheart ring laughs a bit. "There are no other Lanterns like me other than Grandpa Alan and Aunt Jenny," he says. "But I guess I can come hang with you guys for awhile if you'll have me."

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"Just because you've got a different kind of Lantern Ring doesn't mean that you're not a Lantern." replies Ava with a smile. "I don't see you as any different than.. say.. another of the spectrum."

He smiles a bit more, then says "You're still a Lantern, even if you're a different type. You're like.. a cousin."

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Alex smirks and holds up his hand, letting his ring flare up. "See, I'm not part of the emotional spectrum though," he says, having been doing his homework on lanterns for once.

"See, long before the Guardians even made those idiotic Manhunters, they tried to contain all the magic in the universe into one place. This became the Starheart. A long time ago, parts of it fell to Earth and was carved into a lantern. Eventually that lantern ended up in the hands of my Grandpa Alan and he created a ring from part of it," he continues to tell the tale, creating little constructs as illustration.

"So as you see, my ring isn't connected to the Central Power Battery on Oa and doesn't use the green light of willpower. It's magic," he says.

"A cousin?" he asks, quirking a brow.

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Ava blinks a time or two as he listens, not really knowing the whole Starheart story. "Well.. still, just because you're not connected to the central battery doesn't make you a lantern too. I mean.. I'm not connected to Oa.." he smirks, "I'm connected to another central battery, one of Odym but.. Still."

He grins a bit to the other teen, adding "Yea.. Like a cousin, kind of."

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Alex chuckles a little and shrugs. "Yeah, I know about the Blues and Reds and Indigos. I talked with another Green when I was in space and she gave me the low down on all of the other corps," he says. "I get what you're sayin' though," he adds.

Alex then laughs and reaches over to ruffle Ava's hair. "You're an alright dude, Avalon."

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The ruffle causes Ava to flush a bit, and he ducks his head after Alex pulls his hand away, looking quite happy about the compliment. "Thanks.. I think?" he asks before grinning a bit at the other teen. "Dude means.. guy.. right?"

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Alex laughs again. "Yeah, that's one meaning for it," he says. "The most common one," he adds.

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Tilting his head to the side, Ava looks down at his ring and then makes a confused expression as he says "I'm being told that a dude also is a type of cow." That causes him to laugh, and he flutters his lashes at Alex playfully as he says "Am I some sort of cow?"

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Alex shakes his head and gives Ava a playful little punch to the arm. "No, not a cow but you could be hung like a bull," he jokes, winking.

"Dude is just one of those words that has tons of meanings."

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