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[ So, Roy hasn't been around that long, but he's gotten to know Keeliai, the natives, heard about the Emperor and definitely picked up on the tension between foreigners and the Kedan, but just out right asking about What The Hell Is Wrong With This Place seems a little too obvious. And lame.

And this way is much more fun. ]

Okay so is there a part of living on the back of a giant magic turtle that isn't supposed to be completely awesome? Because a lot of you seem to be really bummed about it, and I'm starting to think it's more than just a strong case of Stick Up The Ass going around.

[ And frankly, Roy likes looking like the idiot. He raises up a hand holding some kind of Kedanian smoothie in the cafe he's seated in, and gives an 'okay, humor me' kind of gesture. ]

Let's pretend for two seconds that you're all actually the most boring people ever and the part where we're on a monster turtle isn't enough for you - you're getting what's practically a free vacation. A beautiful city on a tropical island that's really more like a cruise, and even a space you can go sit near Yurtle's massive head and zen your neurotic brains out. The closest we have to that at home is legalizing pot.

I know I'm inviting a sea of sarcastic quips to kill my buzz about the whole badass Suessical adventure, so let's try to be organized and civil about this - there's only so much scathing sardonicism I can handle at once. Please fill out the attached form and get back to me:

Your Name: Self explanatory.
Your Age: It'd probably explain some things, I'm jussayin.
Level of Suck of Your Homeworld: On a scale of Fantasia to Bambi. Just trying to keep some perspective.
Your Complaints About Our Magical Turtle Adventure: Let it all out, brothers and sisters. Testify.
Notes: Whatever. How's my hair?

Thank you for your participation! Here is a wavier for your free snow cone! Not really. Sorry.

[ Oh wait, just this last piece here: ] Also, if you know anyone who likes to run around in tights and a mask, maybe a cape, let me know? Thanks! [ A little salute, and he signs out. ]

[[ ooc; If you could, please fill out his permissions post ova hurr, and here's the html for his little questionnaire thing :>

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[ it's still not striking him as anything particularly strange. He's never actually met a Green Lantern, only heard through the superhero grapevine, honestly. ]

Maybe? I'm really not the one to ask. I'm kind of on the opposite side of the costumed vigilante spectrum. Like, I literally live on an island, man.

[Leaving aside the fact that Roy didn't recognise Kyle, Roy saying any of this is terrifying. Time to just give him intel, let Connor handle this (he'll go check on his buddy later), and offer a line of help, if Roy needs it. (And Roy without Hal? Will need it.)]

no. 4 from Earth. the other one here is no. 2

[and then he can't fight the impulse to at least explain, maybe a little.]

what do you know about parallel universes?

[ okay so this is a little weird and he still doesn't even know this guy's name. Not that. Superheroes really share that a lot. Maybe he's a little too used to knowing the whole Batfam by first name. ]

Cool to meet you, no. 4.

I flew through a portal in the side of a mountain once and ended up in one? Sort of? And then this other weird place that was no where and everywhere, I don't know, I think it's some kind of one hand clapping thing. Why do you ask?

[The correction is instinctive:]

it's kyle

[and then he has to explain, doesn't he.]

there's a lot of that here + time crap.

i'm friends with roy harper back home. you're not him, but call me if you need anything

[and you will goes unsaid. He's backing off, for now. Doesn't want to freak Roy out.]

[ :O oh, cool, and he's about to actually introduce himself, but then, there it is for him.

uuuuuhhhhhhh. Okay, the All Caste monastery he could handle, sort of. And he figured Tu Vishan was something a lot like it. But for there to be another version of him somewhere? That's... a little much. ]

...Oh.

Am I still me? With the archer superhero gig going on?

[ And then something else occurs, because omfg you have got to be shitting him. ]

Wait, I'm friends with a Green Lantern in another universe?

What the hell, I got the crap end of this parallel dimension set up.

['So did your Kyle, if he doesn't know you,' he thinks. He smiles sadly because it's exactly what the younger Wally said to him.]

two, actually. maybe that's in your future

you still have the arrow thing going. and the red

this is probably really confusing and going to happen a lot

so call, yeah?

[ 8( kyle bb. He blinks for a moment at the console, and he's a little sad for a second. He, Jason and Kori are criminals. There's no way the Justice League or Green Lanterns wouldn't go near them, probably. ]

I don't know. I'm not exactly on great terms with the rest of the community.

Yeah, understatement on confusing. [ A pause before he starts typing again. ] I'll deal. Now worries.

Yeah, definitely. Thanks.

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[That raises a red flag - how recent was the heroin addiction? Or is it still ongoing? He'll have to check. He can't believe there's not at least somebody looking out for Roy. Ollie - figures Ollie wouldn't - but Dinah? Hal? More people to punch in rage, in Kyle's opinion. You don't leave friends behind, no matter how far off the rails they fall.]

earth, 3-B. someone's usually around

[and a map attached showing Roy where it is.]

keep your head up, harper

[ any mention of them would go straight over his head. hilariously enough, the one that helped him out from rock bottom was Killer Croc - the guy he went to trying to get himself beaten to death. As far as Roy's concerned, he owes him his life. ]

I'm metal 2A. Come by whenever if you want.

[ Another pause and this is... incredibly surreal. He finds himself wondering what the other's life was like, if they experienced things the same way. But one thing very in particular - did Ollie kick that Roy out too? Friends with Green Lanterns, some kind of respectable, probably capable. Probably not some train wreck like he is, if he got that far.

He's jealous, almost. ]

Thanks. Always do. [ Bullshit, but this guy doesn't know that. ] Can you tell me about him sometime?

[Good that he's not being shut out, but Kyle wonders how much of that is because this Roy honestly likes him, or simply because he mentioned the advantage of knowing one back home.]

~~bullshit. that's why i keep telling you~~

[He deletes it, recognising the familiar protective feeling he gets around friends his age. It's weird, having that with Roy: who always acted as the older brother to Kyle rather than the other way around.]

will do.

[It serves as an affirmative to both requests while remaining vague enough for a conclusion. Kyle ignores the constriction in his chest, presses the enter key, and rests his head on the table in front of the console.

He had a few choice words for Eshai.]

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