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[exponentially]

Display Name: Superman
Profile Photo: Here.

[ there's still snow melting on jon's shoulders and in his curls as he lifts a hand in greeting, a small, slightly uncertain smile on his face. evidently he's done the superman thing and either speedran the introduction to this new dimension, or else after the alliance brought the newbies to the diadem, he'd instead gone back out to help in the blizzard for a while longer. both options are equally likely. ]

Hi. [ for a moment, he looks every inch the worried seventeen-year-old he really is, but then his expression smooths, smile firming into friendly confidence. ] For those that don't know me, at home, I'm called Superman. I don't usually operate at the behest of a particular organization, but.. this isn't my dimension, I guess. [ he's probably still not signing up for a guild, considering he didn't even join the league, but.. you know. never say never. ]

Anyway, I still have a lot to pick up, since I'm a pretty new arrival, but I thought it might be a good idea to introduce myself, since I'm aware that an unexpected blue-and-red blur in the sky could be kind of alarming if you don't know what it is.

[ his other purpose with this is to check in with anyone else at home, but he doesn't want to call them out if they're in hiding. ]

.. Also, I've done a little reading about the guilds here, and I'd love to hear your opinions about them, whether you're a native inhabitant of this dimension or not. Thanks!

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@robin

[mostdangerousbird]

Everyone recognizes a red-and-blue streak: it’s a bird.

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[ he rolls his eyes as he flips over to text, smiling to himself. ]

i thought it was a plane?

[mostdangerousbird]

Do you have a problem with birds?

[bombshelled]

[ Some people might be concerned about the blue and red blur in the sky. Others may be more worried about the sound of explosions progressing their way up Little Love's Main Street.

Lana isn't happy to be doing this— her costume is NOT insulated or waterproof! But people are snowed in, so she's not exactly about to just abandon them.

She's directing her blasts as carefully as she can to avoid any undue property damage, just melting and blowing away the meter high snow drifts blocking people into buildings. She casts a glance skyward and calls out, ]

When you're done fucking vlogging, I could use some help down here!

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[ he's not vlogging, lana. he made his video elsewhere after his initial pass over little love. the contained explosions were definitely a concern until he saw what was happening, though.

he drifts down out of the sky as she calls up for him, though, a massive fallen highway sign tucked under his arm that he was using as a road-scraper. ]

How long have you been out in this? [ does he need to gently insist she get out of the cold? ]

@batbabe

[eggplanting]

i thought superman was old 😛

[exponentially]

you're only as old as you feel?

un: tompainesbones | text

[nogodsnoheroes]

You want to open that can of worms?

I don't trust them an inch. Never trust people who say they're fighting for different things, but work together.

Besides, why do they want to keep tabs on us so bad? Who makes the rules the Alliance is keeping?

As far as I'm concerned, this whole bullshit mess is their fault.

[exponentially]

i think it's an important can of worms to open, considering everything going on here.

IS there information about why the confluences keep happening? i haven't read/heard anything yet, but obviously i just got here, and that wasn't really in the welcome briefing.

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[torchbearer]

[ huh. huuuuuh. ]

Maybe it's just me, but I remember you being a bit more buff. And older.

[exponentially]

[ he laughs lightly. ] You're thinking of my dad. [ a beat. ] He's still around, before you ask. We're just.. both.. Superman now. [ a slightly longer pause. ] It's sort of a long story.

text; @Sephiroth

[unkindled_madness]

I think people here are accustomed to stranger things than a flying man.

[exponentially]

yeah, of course! but it's still polite, since i'm new.

@shénshòujìng, text;

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

Pretty sure that a red-and-blue blur might not be so shocking to see here.

As for the guilds here, well... I pretty much jumped in with the Alliance immediately. A lot of my friends from home were already with them so it just seemed liked it'd make the most sense. It'd feel pretty awkward to be jumping into this superhero thing all by ourselves.

[exponentially]

no, i doubt it is, but it's just about being courteous.

how have you found the alliance so far?

@nicodiangelo

[demigoth]

Nobody’s going to panic about more weird stuff in the sky. They’ll notice, but they see weird stuff all the time.

[exponentially]

Sure, most people probably won't, but some might. And it doesn't hurt to be courteous. Our arrivals upset more than just our lives, after all.

@JustAGothamGirl | text

[qualityfriend]

superman?

ur a lot younger than im used to

[exponentially]

you're probably talking about my dad.

@swordbasa

[delicatetouch]

I will keep an eye out for Superman.

So far the Alliance has been quite a bit more flexible than the organizations I've worked with where I come from. I am used to operating within that kind of structure, however.

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have you seen how they treat people who don't really want to do the hero thing?

@octavius | private

[doctopoda]

The Alliance has been fine, for the most part. They're extremely focused on their public image in a way I find distasteful, but I don't do any of it and in large part they've still left me alone.

The Society has less oversight overall, if that's something you're concerned about. They sound like they barely monitor their members at all.

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what is it you do for them, if you don't mind my asking?

i guess i'm just a little wary of any organization that seems to push so hard for membership.

Locked to Jon

[lowercase_el]

[He's on a roof in his new costume, which...is a slight change of pace. Spiritually, it looks a little Super, with some shield designs in places, but the S is gone. He's also wearing a domino mask, clearly a bat design. In fact, it looks identical to one of Robin's - the non-stabby one, that is.]

[They'd used some of the last of their money to get it upgraded to be melt-proof and to cause the lenses to retract whenever he uses his heatvision. Now he and Tim are scratching away an existence Unaligned and it's not as easy to scrape any savings together for gear.]

[The mask would've hidden some of his expression at Jon saying he was Superman, but Kon's still glad he had time afterward to fully school his expression before responding.]

You should refuse to join a guild, and hang out with all the cool kids.

[The costume is different, but the voice is the same.]

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[ oh, were you expecting a video-chat reply, kon? hope not, because in very short order even for supers, he's practically getting tackled by a blur that resolves itself into jon. the other teen squeezes him in a hard hug, and has to force himself to let go and float a slightly more polite distance back. ]

Sorry! [ he gasps out, having the grace to look a little embarrassed by his reaction. he hadn't asked if he could hug kon, and it's not like they've had the chance to get close yet. ] Sorry, I just-- I'm really glad to see you. Which is-- I know. I mean, it's not like we've had a lot of time at home? We're both busy, I guess, and I know you have the-- and with Dad being gone and then coming back, it's just one thing after another--

[ oh heck, he's rambling. his mouth shuts with a click, face going pink. ]

Um, hi.