it's feesible/brings all the metas to the yard

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Kyle woke up one morning (as one usually does) forgetting yet again where he was. It took a while to remember he was rooming in the Watchtower for a bit. Ahh right. And what a great room it was. He stared at the ceiling, reveling in a nice slow wake-up; when a thought ran a bolt of anxiety down his spine.

“Dios mio. Kate’s lawyer fees.” Kyle sat up, clutching at the sheets. Kate had been considerate enough (or too busy? no, she was a lawyer. Lawyers make time to get things done) to not invoice him yet for the whole robot-Manhunter thing, and he knew that the next step in handling the Guardians was going to be, obviously, another ding in his accounts. Maybe she was just keeping a tally right now. Regardless, Kyle had not enough money now and he’d still have not enough money then.

He knew Ollie had at one point hand-waved something about managing the retainer fee for all of Kate’s meta-human lawyering, but now that Kyle was faced with actually acquiring the money to pay her, it felt like a huge burden. Begging for money? He hadn’t done something like that since he was in art school; and it was probably like a few bucks for french fries. Not lawyer fees. But it had to be done. Paying Kate was the right thing to do, never mind Kyle feeling like a stupid kid all over again.

There were two obvious options: Green Arrow, or Batman.

Okay okay - after Kyle made Bruce angry, and then he lost his temper and walked out on Bruce - maybe there was just one option.

The Green one. Great.

Being back on Earth (or at least NEAR to Earth) was the pits.

( it's all about the greenbacks )

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Art of the Day: Overheard this conversation between Batman and Green Arrow and had to get it down. I took a bit of artistic license. :D

- Kyle Rayner

drinks cabinet

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Tamaranean Flush Wine: So named because it’s made from the M’loarth plant, which releases a very potent aphrodisiac when distilled and liquified (that’s the same plant in the Arboretum; I’m just naming it now). It has a relaxing and intensifying affect on Tamaraneans, but rapidly induces sexual activity in humans. It’s not as sweet as Thanagarian Malt, but it’s not quite as bitter as Kryptonian Sunspot.

Thanagarian Malt: A thick, heavy grain alcohol with a very sweet taste (almost like a candy) and a subtle attack. The high sugar content makes it hit humans harder than Thanagarians, but the slow-release grain used in it makes the “drunk” feeling take longer to actively feel.

Kryptonian Sunspot: In the interest of preserving some of his planet’s history, Superman first created this in the Fortress of Solitude, sharing it only with Batman and Wonder Woman, the three of them willing to test the after-effects. After discovering that the level of drunkenness varied based on the drinker’s endorphin levels, the trio agreed to introduce it to the League, but only with a full explanation of how it works.
The happier the drinker is, the slower it will hit them; the sadder or angrier the drinker, the faster it will make them drunk. It has a strong but not unpleasantly bitter taste.

Fluvian wine: From the E’Vals on the undersea planet Fluvian, this wine is generally given as gifts. It has a light, flowery slightly sweet-swampy taste and can essentially give the human consumer the equivalent of a mild ecstasy high, without the crash afterwards. In short, it makes fun into even more fun. Interestingly it has no real effect if the drinker is unhappy. Other than a nice taste.

what katy did

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“Hi there,” Bai stopped about two feet away from the lawyer Kate Spencer Manhunter, putting her hands behind her back and rocking. “I noticedyouhere in the arboretum and I thought I’d come talk to you. Unlessyou don’t. Want to talk? I have trouble with reading people’s social cues sometimes soyou’llhaveto tell me if you do or don’t.”

She swept her winged cowl off, revealing an angular, long-mouthed face with eyes that tended to stare and a pointed, jutting chin, hair dark and cropped short enough to make her look androgynous. The long, whippet runner’s build added to it. Bai buzzed and blurred every few seconds, watching Kate intently.

Kate had been desperately trying to edit one of her clerks’ latest briefs on her (WayneTech, sorry Ollie) tablet, but the truth was that she’d become rather restless in the process. She’d thought, from what she’d heard around, that the arboretum would be relaxing and help her concentrate, but it was only serving to make her itchy.

Not literally, just mentally. She couldn’t seem to focus; her thoughts kept wandering to some very pleasant yet not-very-work-friendly places.

( you just got speedstered! )

titans together

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“Tim Tim Tim Kon Kon Kon!” Bai ran in circles around the transport tube platform, waiting impatiently for her friends to completely finish materializing. At times like this, when she was really excited, it was hard to slow down to subjective time. Although she had to admit it was kind of neat to see them molecularly reassembling right before her eyes.

Kon grinned and reached out to yank on the back of Bai’s hoodie as she circled them. He might not be a Flash, but superspeed was good for something. “Hey, squirt,” he said fondly. “Miss me?”

Sometimes - like at times like these - Tim would admit to being a little disgruntled that he didn’t have any form of superspeed. It made keeping up with his friends incredibly difficult. Most of the time, though, he was just glad he couldn’t really see it; at least that way, he didn’t get a blinding headache from trying to keep up. He finally focused on them as Kon grabbed her. “There you are.”

“I was here all this time!!” Bai scolded, struggling briefly in Kon’s grasp before hugging him, then zipping over to Tim for a hug as well. “I’ve been here for aaaaages. It’s reallycoolup here, there’s a galley with tons of alien food and as muchofitas you want and there’s all kinds of gym stuff even for freaky-strong people or freaky-flexible people and there’s this arboretum thing wherethere’slike some kind of sexy aura floating around that makes you horny and I already made out with somebody there!”

( ain't just us anymore )

drunk robins

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Jason found Dick’s room easily enough; it said ‘Nightwing’ on it. Because apparently they were NOT all into using Dick’s real name - butJason’sroom had his real name on it.

Pffft.

Well he didn’t really care.

He poked the door and it slid open by itself. He thought briefly about the security about the place and then realised, eh, most of them were heroes, and the only ones to be worried about was… well. Jason. And other SerVE people. WHo mostly were being chaperoned.

Except Jason.

Hah!

So he strode in, glancing around the furnishing, and yup, Dick’s bags.

Lots of them. Guy didn’t believe in travelling light. Jason himself had only arrived with a small backpack. Whiiich, by the way, had some of his weaponry too. But he wanted his knives back. he LIKED those knives.

Jason cheerfully dragged a bag over - it was heavy but soft, so Jason figured it was clothes, and opened it up to start rooting through the riot of COLOURS.

WOOO.

( good thing ortolan are outlawed )