wannabelantern (wannabelantern) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-05-02 23:22:00

Current mood:	calm
Entry tags:	dinah kord, goldstar, inactive - henry jordan, inactive - scott rayner-west, jerry carr

Watch Repairs (open)
The cars drive by outside, the birds chirp, and inside twenty-four separate clocks tick in perfect unison. A small get away lair for Professor IQ back in the day, taken over by Clock King afterwards, and now in the possession of one "Scott Bartholomew West" or, as his real name was, Scott Bartholomew Rayner-West or Knight-Rayner-West, depending on the side of the family, and forever known as Highball to his grandmother.

Calling him Scott would be much easier. And in this era, money is everything. So Scott is ready not only for alerts from Scooter (downstairs in the lab, watching The Shawshank Redemption), but also for customers with broken time pieces.

Just another day at Western Time Watch Repairs.

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	bwa_ha_ha 2010-05-03 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	Dinah facepalmed. "Do you have any idea how cheesy you sound when you talk like that?" "But yes, Blue Beetle's my dad," she told Scott. "...Wait. How'd you know he was an inventor? ...Right. Future." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wannabelantern
2010-05-03 09:52 pm UTC (link)

"Dude. It's cool. I traveled back in time to be a hero. But for the more important business. Why do you sound like RoboCop? Seriously, you don't sound serious, you sound less organic than Scooter."

"I'm afraid I don't know how to take that, sir."

"Also, Blue Beetle was another inspiration to me. He's the one who made me realize I could invent to get to being a hero. My stun blasts are based off the idea of the BB Gun."

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	boosted_gold 2010-05-03 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	While Riley was still expressing righteous indignation, Skeets flew towards the other drone, scanning it and Scott alike. "Well this is certainly awkward." "Skeets! Stop making nice with the potential criminals!" Riley clears his throat, looking at Scott. "What are your crime-fighting qualifications?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-05-03 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Would you prefer a listing of skills and tools or a pedigree? I have both." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-05-03 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Henry clears his throat. "It's cool, Riley. He's passed muster." He turns to Jerry. "I swear, you've got your dad's luck. First running into Keith like that, and now running into all of us here, at this time?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_a_snap 2010-05-03 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	“Yeah it really is starting to look like it though you seem like you get around more than I do,” Jerry said to Henry, “And you missed a great time in Germany.” (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-05-03 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	"I think we can let it go," Dinah told Riley. "If our Ringer-Slinger here vouches for him, I'm set to say he's good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-05-03 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	Riley curls up his face, thoroughly miffed at Henry for spilling his secret identity. "He needs to get his own motif. That one belongs to Dad and me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wannabelantern
2010-05-04 12:00 am UTC (link)

Scott grins. "Well then... let's see... there are... a couple Flashes, two Wildcats, a few thousand Lanterns in every color of the rainbow... who says you can't have another hero wearing gold? Are you going to go after the Metal Man too? Because he added into my love of the color almost as much as your dad." Scott looks to Scooter and feigns a look of begging concern. "And what about my best friend Scooter? You say he can't help too?"

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	boosted_gold 2010-05-04 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Riley points at him again. "Now I KNOW you're lieing! NOBODY LIKES THE METAL MEN!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wannabelantern
2010-05-04 12:27 am UTC (link)

"Well that seems a little mean. Gold is a good friend of my father! Or... he will be... don't you have a friend of the family you consider an uncle or aunt? Well for me, that's the Metal Men! And the fact that you just insulted not only my character but also the character and popularity of my Uncle Goldy has hurt me, on such a level, that I'm afraid I must ask you to leave my store! Good day to you sir!" Scott points to the door with a stern look on his face.

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	lantern_kid 2010-05-04 02:48 am UTC (link)
	"Don't worry," Henry interrupts. "Riley doesn't have any good character of his own, so he makes do by impugning everyone else's. We love him anyway, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-05-04 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	"You'll have to excuse my sidekick," Dinah said. "He's just here to look pretty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_a_snap 2010-05-04 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	“Oh so he’s one of those types of sidekicks then,” Jerry says with a smirk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wannabelantern 2010-05-04 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Scott smirks. "Scooter, you do a better job, anyday." "Thank you, sir." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2010-05-05 02:22 am UTC (link)
	Riley glares at all present. "I am NOT a sidekick. I am Scarab's partner. PARTNER." He points at Skeets. "That is a trusted sidekick and consultant." "You're too kind, sir." "I will concede that I am a pretty pretty man however." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wannabelantern
2010-05-05 03:46 am UTC (link)

"Well, we have to give him that much, don't we?"

"Indeed, sir. I agree that only those of a mechanical persuasion can truly be considered true sidekicks." Scott grins at Scooter.

"No, I meant that he's a pretty pretty man." Scott just grinned wider. He was enjoying making Goldstar squirm a little, but all in good fun.

"Look, you really want proof I'm hero material? How can I prove it?"

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	lantern_kid 2010-05-05 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	"By being given a chance," Henry explains pointedly, half to Riley. "Like some people did for another time-traveling hero a few years back. You know. Not to turn into an impromptu history lesson or anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-05-05 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	Dinah threw up a hand. "Oooh! Oooh! I know! I know!" She waited until the eyes were on her. "Steel-cage death match?" she suggested. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-05-05 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"No, no," Henry replies. "If we're going that direction, I vote nude oil wrestling." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_a_snap 2010-05-05 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	“I think the simpler plan of giving him a chance and keeping an eye on him sounds best. Not that I know who either one of these guys are.” (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wannabelantern
2010-05-06 03:44 am UTC (link)

Scott looks to Henry. "Thanks for both the support and the suggestion, Henry. Scooter, protocol NMW-O 231, please."

"Sir, it scares me, to this very day, that in the preprogrammed protocols, you not only made three sets of nude wrestling protocols, but also subsets for the variations. And it wasn't until now that I realized you were just thinking ahead."

Scott looks at Scooter. "So for the last four years, you've doubted me for the NMW, NHW and NFW protocols? Really?"

Scooter bobs. "Sir, just please, just once, grab the oil yourself. And don't make me watch."

Scott scratches his chin. "I don't know... you do have a recording feature for a reason..."

"That's dirty pool, sir."

Scott ignores the robot and looks at Jerry. "Hey, I'm Scott, aka Gold Sentinel, and the man who will fix your cuckoo clock, no need to worry about it."

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	boosted_gold 2010-05-06 08:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Henry, stop objectifying me!" Riley snaps. He then turns to Jerry with his glamour-shot smile. "Goldstar, history-safeguarding superhero, and all around champion of justice." He eyes Scott again. "Okay... this is kind of harsh on my dad... but if you're trying to follow in his footsteps, what's your angle?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bwa_ha_ha 2010-05-06 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Do all future robots come programed with sarcasm modules?" Dinah asked. "Because I'm seeing a pattern here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

wannabelantern
2010-05-07 02:42 am UTC (link)

Scott looks to Dinah. "Mine do. Made talking to a robot a lot easier."

He then looks at Riley. "Look. You and me go into my lab. Just us and our drones. And I'll tell you. No one else hears us. Unless having Henry there would make you feel safer. He can come along." Scott looks back to Dinah.

"No offense. But I'd like this to be Gold to Gold, if that's okay with you."