atomic_legacy:

Jacob's actions, or inaction as he saw it, during the incident with the Titans still ate away at him. The old fears hadn't really faded, at least not in his mind. He still felt sick to his stomach at the idea of fighting, particularly with metahumans involved.  Still, even with potentially the world at stake, what had he done? He quietly moved into the JSA's training room and eyed the equipment present. It wasn't as if he never tried to learn what it meant to be a superhero..but there was a difference between learning physical skills and learning a whole other mindset. He sat on a workout bench, wondering just what it was he was willing to do.

young_swimmer:

Cait decided to spend a day or two at the cottage before heading back to San Francisco. She needed a day or two to decompress after spending the past week in Atlantis. Dealing with Arthur was always stressful, this time being no different. Amnesty Bay was the perfect place to decompress and get some peace and quiet.

She walked out of the ocean and pulled the water out of her clothes and hair. She headed for the small cottage at the base of the lighthouse. She opened the door, stepped inside and never saw the blow. Pain spiked at the back of her neck and the world went dark.

"Bring her," a male voice said and a figure stepped out of the shadows. The man next to him picked up Cait's inert body and threw it over a shoulder. The two men left the small cottage.

brightestknight:

Lee woke late at night feeling kind of hungry. Since he didn't feel like he could go back to bed just yet he decided to head to the kitchen for a snack.

Once he got the the kitchen he opened up the fridge and grabbed some of Ma Hunkel's chocolate chip cookies and some milk. A nice late night snack.

littleladylord:

Cindy was proud of the festivities she'd set up.

The game was projected onto one wall of the huge atrium the party was taking place in, with plenty of comfy seats facing it. It was only polite, after all.

More important was the food. Tables of chips, veggies, wings (with three different types of dressing), muffelettas (it's a New Orleans occasion this year. Thematic), and chili rolls. Cindy was especially proud of the chili rolls; there was one row marked 'Regular' and one row marked 'Queen' The latter row had a stack of pens and informed-consent waivers in front of it.

There was also a small end table full of party favors for everyone. In celebration of commerce, they were $10 gift cards, each for somewhere she thought fitting for the person the card was marked for.

Cindy likes parties.

dc_holiday:

"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart." - Seneca

In America today is a day for being thankful for the things in people's lives. Today was a day to celebrate family, friends, prosperity and health with food, family and friends. It is a time to reflect on what is important us and to recognize the gratitude we hold for having those things in our lives.

fairplay:

It was a mandatory team workout session with all the trimmings. Currently, they were in Phase two, which involved matching obstacles courses for the Flashes with speed timers and little tweaks to handle each of their particular weaknesses. A sparring-grounds situation of Cat Versus Jacob -- Tess had been gradually working at this and really hoped to get Jacob a little more confident on how to deal with a potentially violent situation -- and Lee Versus Layla. She and Mark were mostly taking a breather during Phase Two so that he could explain some how various precautionary spellwork was done.

macemeetface:

Layla was in the JSA's battle simulation room. She'd had a tough day at work, and taking a mace and smashing some robots was always a good way to blow off some steam. Layla had her favorite simulation set..Nazi robots. She flew around the room, dodging fire and smashing robots with her mace. It was a good way for Layla to really let loose and just blow off some steam without actually really hurting anyone.

dc_holiday:

All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.

macemeetface:

After she'd visited Cat, Layla had put in a quick call to her Dad to tell him that she was back in the states, and that she'd be back in St. Roch in a couple of days. She then decided to head on over to the JSA Brownstone, to see if they wouldn't mind her crashing there for the night. It'd been a long time since she'd been over there, having been away in Egypt for the past year. Still, it wasn't as if she'd never stopped by before, or made the annual appearance at the occasional cookout with her dad.

Layla made her way up to the door, suitcase and bag with costume, mace, and wings in hand. Layla rang the doorbell and waited.

brightestknight:

Lee had been talking to his Uncle Greg recently having spend Memorial Day at his ranch with his dad. Having commented on how good the food, Greg had sent him a rather large amount of beef from his ranch.

Since he knew there was no way he could eat all of it by himself he figured it would be best to share it. So he sent a message to the others seeing if they might be interested in a cook-out. He had no trouble with manning the grill.

fairplay:

It was time for an impact visit. This time in the Bronx. It was going well, Tess thought. Crime as a whole had been going down in the wake of these visits.


What she didn't know is that at that same moment, one of the more strong-willed employees at STAR Labs' New York location was tripping the silent alarm.

dc_holiday:

Drink to me, only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine ;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for wine.
The thirst, that from the soul doth rise,
Doth ask a drink divine :
But might I of Jove's nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.

I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee,
As giving it a hope, that there
It could not wither'd be.
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent'st it back to me :
Since when it grows, and smells, I swear,
Not of itself, but thee. Ben Johnson

brightestknight:

Lee had been back at the JSA Brownstone for a while now and had seen almost everyone there at least once. Though for some reason he had kept on missing seeing Iris while he was there. But he figured that he had to bump into her eventually.

Lee had a thing of jiffy pop on hand that he was going to cook himself while he watched a movie but he hadn’t figured out what he wanted to watch yet.

brightestknight:

Lee arrived at the Brownstone. He had been away for a while visiting Uncle Greg at his ranch. Greg wasn't really his uncle but his dad and him were really close. It had been a really nice trip and he had gotten to ride horses every day he was there. Something he didn't get to do to much of in the city.

His sword was on his back as he opened up the front doors and walked inside he had hoped to do some training while he was there.

brightestknight:

Lee had been driving for a while when he decided to go and stop off in New York for a while. He hadn't really been there in a while and thought that it would be a nice place to stop off in.

His dad was pretty close with quite a few of the older generation of heroes so he knew some of the JSA people pretty well. Which was why he pulled up with his motorcycle at the JSA Brownstone to visit since he was in the area.

Getting off his motorcycle and leaving his helmet on it Lee got up and made his way up to the front door where he rang it.

brightestknight:

Lee drove into Gotham on his motorcycle. He had been driving for hours at this point. He dropped into a cheap hotel in the city and dropped off most of his stuff in the room.

He started walking around the city looking to see what he could do to help out listening to what was going on around him. He probably stuck out a little with a sword on his back and everything not that he cared about that at all any more.