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The Captain ([personal profile] hisnameisthecaptain) wrote2011-07-08 10:41 pm

39th Hangover - Heroes Never Die

[Mark Matthews is reading the paper tonight before bed. There's a glass of scotch by his side and that big fake smile on his face.

That smile turns into a frown when he realizes he can't comprehend what the newspaper is saying.

The Captain is back, losing a few IQ points when undroning.

He takes the glass of scotch and downs it it on gulp, barely tasting it. Making his way over to the phone.]



[Phone | Everyone]

☠☠☠☠, I'm back again. Not like this town has anywhere to send me anyways.

Whose bushes did I ☠☠☠☠ in to deserve being punished like that anyways?


[Action | 950 Beulah Street residents]

[The Captain just won't settle for the clothes his drone self liked to wear. Going to his closet.

He strips down to his boxers first.

Suiting up, he puts on a pair of camo, cargo pants.

Then a gray t-shirt with a big black star on the chest.

Socks and Red Converse high tops go on next.

Lastly, he throws on the stained, worn out duster and let's it settle on his shoulders.

The Captain is back!]



[Action | On the streets]

[The Captain is going to the bar. Because where else does he go to cope with anything?

He'll walk the first few blocks before remembering he is a ☠☠☠☠ super hero. He launches himself into the air and flys the rest of the way.]



[Action | Olney's Tavern]

[The Captain starts light, shots of whiskey and beers for chasers.

Soon enough he'll just order the bottle and stop the pretense of chasers.

He's sitting alone at a table at the moment but he doesn't seem to be glaring people away from joining him.]

[phone]

[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's a lot of fun.

Of course, no one teaches you so it's a lot of learning by doing.

[phone]

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
What's harder to learn, take off or landing?

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[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Landing.

Taking off is easy. You just got to think about it.

Landing, you have to think about lowering and think about landing at the same time. It's rough to balance.

That's just my power though, other fliers have it different.

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Hah, no wonder you crash so much. [Ken's voice is gentle though, he doesn't really mean it to hurt.

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[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, like I said, I'm happy about the invulnerability.

[He's laughing about it. He doesn't mind.]

I think Monica had it easy. She flies because she can create light energy or something like that. I think she just picks a spot and it zips her there.

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Sheesh, lucky her. So her abilities are more like your standard flyer power?

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[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I think mine is kinda the most basic. I just fly, it's magic.

She manipulates light energy.

Tabby makes explosions to propel herself through the air.

One guy had actual wings. Others use wind or psychic powers to do it.

[phone]

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I never thought being able to fly would be so difficult. Wow.

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[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
When you got hundreds of super heroes and villains you have all sort of crazy ☠☠☠☠ I guess.

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Kinda like the universe runnin' out of ideas, huh?

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[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess so. Some powers are pretty useless too.

I think there was a girl who made sparkles. That's it. Sparkles of light.

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-19 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Did they do anything or did she just get a special effects job?

[phone]

[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-19 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know, I never got to see her in action.

She works with a group of guys who get their powers by birth or something. So I guess they take all sorts.

[phone]

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-19 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Guess so. At least your powers are useful?

[phone]

[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-22 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, they're pretty good. Sometimes I wonder what someone else would do with them.

They're mine though and so it's moot.

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-22 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You got that for sure.

[phone]

[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-23 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Though have you heard of this guy... Superman?

In those comics at the shop?

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-23 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Vaguely? Batman was always a bit more popular in Japan when we paid attention to Western Heros.

Why?

[phone]

[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
We have some of the same powers... except he has laser eyes and x-ray vision too. Also, he's an alien, I'm not.

Except everyone loves him apparently.

[phone]

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I gotta admit,your personality isn't one that appeals to everyone.

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[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-25 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but I don't pretend that I am always right.

Just most of the time.

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-25 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm kinda glad for that actually.

[phone]

[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-07-25 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
you run into people like that often back home too?

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[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-07-29 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Off and on. I live in a pretty big city and I know lots of people.

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[identity profile] heartstar-blues.livejournal.com 2011-08-01 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah I lived in Brooklyn so I know how that goes.