9th Hangover - I'm Real ☠☠☠☠ [Call | Everyone]

[hisnameisthecaptain]

[After a confusing conversation with a strange young man. The Captain is putting out a call to the town.]

"Okay people, I got a question. Who here has read comic books back home?"

[The Captain is sure the guy was just crazy. Mostly sure.]

Comments

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

You're from that comic?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I'm from Gotham City. The comic just happens to feature me. And my friends. And the Batman.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Oh? And who are you?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

My name is Edward Nigma. You probably know me from said comics as "the Riddler."

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Kinda, I mean I saw the movie with you in it I think.

Riddle me this, riddle me that, who is afraid of the big bad bat?

That guy right?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

It's not nearly as simple as that, but yes, that would be me.

...you said you were from some comic, yourself?

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Not really, someone else said I was. They didn't give me details. I was kinda arguing with them.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

So now you're having a bit of an existential crisis?

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

I don't know what's worse. Being a ☠☠☠☠ comic book character or the fact that no one seems to know who the ☠☠☠☠ I am except for a weird kid.

They know Captain ☠☠☠☠ America, of course. They even know those freaks the X-men.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I'm not one for comic books, so chances are, I wouldn't know who you are, either. Unless you happen to be from Gotham, Metropolis, or Star City, by chance.

...come to think of it, I don't believe you've told me your name.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

I'm The Captain, and Gotham and Metropolis are one of comic book cities I know of. Actually, last time I sat around, I was from the 51st state. Though technically raised in Brooklyn.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

51st? Where I come from, there's only fifty states.

The Captain, eh? If you're from a comic book, I take it you must have powers of some kind? Unless you're just a genius, like me.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well not many know about it. It floats over the US and is invisible from below. Kind of a government facility or whatever.

Well, yeah. Pretty generic set actually. Flight, super strength, hard to kill.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Fascinating.

Well, Mayfield works in mysterious ways. It brings people here from all sorts of places. For all I know, you could be from a comic book. But you aren't in a comic book now. You're in Mayfield now.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but if you had to be from a comic, it would help if anyone actually knew who you were.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Not too many people seem to know who I am, either. Though it certainly does work to my advantage. I'd hate to be labeled a villain on sight.

[Even though he kind of is.]

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

You're a villain? Sucks to be you.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Did I ever say I was a villain? I was merely stating that these comics with my likeness in Mayfield would suggest that I am more of a criminal than I truly am now.

[Which is to say he hasn't done anything bad here. Yet.]

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Well, you aren't all Jim Carey like, like you are in the movie.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...Jim Carrey? You're telling me Jim Carrey played me in a movie?

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It was pretty ☠☠☠☠. At least it wasn't as bad as Arnold Schwarzen☠☠☠☠ playing Mr. Freeze. Or Dr. Freeze, or whatever.

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[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

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[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Ha! Oh, you've got to be kidding me!

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

Don't you watch movies?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Of course! Just none featuring my friends or I. I wasn't even aware there was a comic-book about us until I got here.