Newbie Meet N' Greet

[cityship]

Meet n' Greet, smell my feet, gimme something good to eat! Unfortunately, the newbie meet and greet takes place the same time the command staff is congregating, so they might be a little late to the party.

But the crew is there to welcome the newcomers and explain their situation. At the end of the milling and spilling about, the command staff is going to start a general meeting to apprise everyone of their situation and discuss their next course of action:

Getting off the damn ship.

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[speedforbrains.livejournal.com]

"Waitwaitwaitwait." Bart vanished in a blur. He ran back to the room that had his ring where-- yes! There was some kind of old map that couldn't be very important to anyone and a bright green quill pen and ink. He grabbed them and raced back to Static. An entire second and a half had elapsed.

"Okayokayokay. So you say that Connor Hawke died and came back. And me and Superboy too? Superboy's named Conner Kent? What kinda name is that? Why's he have a secret ID anyways?"

He pulled out the map and lay it on the ground, kneeling over it. "We can make a diagram. Start over."

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

Static rubbed his hand along his chin and sighed. Again. This was becoming a habit... "Alright, just remember, I wasn't there for a lot of this, so my accounts come from conversations with, well, you and a few of the other guys on the team." Having set his disclaimer, he began again, from the beginning.

[speedforbrains.livejournal.com]

Bart nodded and listening, sketching faces and lines and names in a very elaborate diagram as Static talked. When he was done, Bart stood back and admired his work.

"...I think maybe I should just let my life happen how it happens," he finally decided. "Cause the future makes no sense. I got lost when... Superboy and Connor Hawke merged into Super Green Arrow and died or something."

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

Static groaned and rubbed his eyes. "Yeah, you know what? Let's just go with that. Just let it happen. Good choice."

[speedforbrains.livejournal.com]

Bart shrugged and zoomed the map and pen back to where he'd found it. Someday, someone would podpop and find their map had an incredibly detailed and complicated chart detailing a few years of superhero history, but they could deal with that when the time came.

He reappeared a second later and grinned. "Thanks for trying to tell me anyways. I bet I'll be a great Flash. Way better than Wally."

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"Well, from what I saw, you did alright. And for the record, Wally's good at what he does. It's not easy raising two superspeedy kids and saving the world."

[speedforbrains.livejournal.com]

Bart shook his head so fast his face blurred. "No way Wally has kids. Wally hates kids."

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

Static held up two fingers. "Twins. I've only met them once, but for their age, they seem pretty cool. They don't have speed, though. His son can be super strong by making his muscles huge, his daughter can phase through stuff. He's a pretty cool guy; you're lucky to have him for a mentor...later on."

[speedforbrains.livejournal.com]

"Nonononono. Wally hates kids. He's not my mentor, Max Mercury is." Bart shook his head, scowling. "If he had kids, he'd probably just make Jesse raise 'em or something. He doesn't do sidekicks. Not that I'd wanna be even if I could."

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"Trust me, Bart. He changes in a few years. So do you. So does Max..." Static's voice gets quieter as he says the last bit. No one seems to know what happened to Max Mercury; he just disappeared. Like most speedsters seem to.

[speedforbrains.livejournal.com]

"What happened to Max?" Bart was suddenly right in Static's face, grabbing the sides of his coat. "Tell me! Is he okay? Is he proud of me?"

[static-shock68.livejournal.com]

"As far as I know, he's fine. But, that doesn't say much... I've never actually met him. And, seeing as you usually look happy, I'm gonna assume he's proud of you."

[speedforbrains.livejournal.com]

Bart beamed. "That's good. Maybe the future's pretty cool even if it is confusing. And I-- BRAINY!" he said as he caught site of the Coluan. "Itwasnicetalkingtoyoubye!"he said as he vanished in a blur.