boosted_gold (boosted_gold) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-07-19 11:20:00

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Flying Solo (open)
Sometimes having a girlfriend with such a mind-bashingly high IQ had it's downsides. Namely that Dinah was busy with some big-brain getting ready for college type thing, and Riley was on his own. Rip didn't have anything for him, yet, Petra and Avia were working, L-Nor (only he and Dinah get to call her that, by the way) was doing her corporate power-struggle getting ready to rule the world thing, and Mãe had a photo-shoot, so there was no-one to go on patrol with. Still, fly through enough cities, and you'll find someone in need of help sooner or later, right?

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	veryperceptive 2011-07-19 08:38 pm UTC (link)
	Zoe was with her mother. Eli was sleeping things off. GK was taking his personal frustrations out on several guys with knives who'd been attempting to mug a working girl in the Triangle. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-19 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Hold it right there, thugs! I'll teach you to prey on a pair of innocent and half-defenseless women!" Goldstar, grinning from ear to ear, descends into the fray, tackling one of the attackers. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-19 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	GK is surprised to see Mr. Wedding Bells dropped down from the sky. GK groaned as one of the muggers took a stick across the solar plexus. "I really need to get a T-shirt that says 'Queer. Not Female.'" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-19 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Riley manages to catch that as he shoves the first attacker upside down into a trash-can, turning towards the rest of the fight and getting a better look at the non-defenseless one. "Oh... sorry about that." He coughs. "It's dark in this alley..." He shifts his stance and delivers a jab to the kidneys on one of the others. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-19 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"It happens," GK says as he continues. And soon, the remaining combatants are scrambling away, and so, in standard Triangle fashion, is the victim. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-19 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	Riley snaps his fingers, and Skeets gives him a spotlight. "Well done, sir. An absolute pleasure to work with you. GOLDSTAR; happy to make your acquaintance." He extends a hand with a Blue & Gold t-shirt in it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-19 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Goldstar? Like kindergarten teachers use? And when GK moves to shake, he's given a ... T-Shirt. "Thanks. Sliver. ...I'm sorry, I can't wear gold. I'm a Spring." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-19 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Ha ha ha! No problems! Skeets, switch it out!" A compartment opens in the drone and Riley puts the first t-shirt back, getting out another one. A retool of an old classic. He hands it over. "So, can't say I recognize you. You been at this long?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-19 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	GK simply places the folded T-shirt in his weapons-collection bag with a "Thanks." He shakes. "A little while, but strictly local work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-19 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, we're always glad to have more people with their hearts and fists in the right places." He smiles, now extending an empty hand to shake Sliver's. "Wanna get something to eat?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-19 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Hold on. Couple of them dropped their knives." GK collected them carefully, closed them, and put them in his bag. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-19 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah, smart move." Riley compliments his new ally. "So where's the best place for hot dogs in Star city?" He asks as he helps check for anything else discarded in the fight. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-19 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Not in the Triangle, unfortunately. But there's a good place over by Orchard, in walking distance." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-20 08:54 am UTC (link)
	"Good stuff." He starts heading out of the alley, opening his wallet to double check something. "Yeah... that should work. Any homeless shelters that won't have their doors locked for the night near there?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-20 09:08 am UTC (link)
	"Around here?" GK asks as he heads out with him. "All the shelters have locked up by now. Why?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-20 09:14 am UTC (link)
	"Any time me and Scarab do a late night post-victory food run, I usually buy a couple dozen extra portions to bring to a shelter. I know they do their best, but it's nice to give the folks something besides the usual food line stuff there." He shrugs. "Oh well. Maybe next time I'll fight some injustice here during the day." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-20 09:17 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. That's a neat idea. But doesn't it mess with your anonym -- never mind," GK corrects himself, remembering that he received a T-shirt five minutes ago. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-20 09:19 am UTC (link)
	"Anonymity's great, for helping one person at a time." Riley responds with a smile, before pointing a thumb at his chest. "Other times, it's nice to have a symbol to remember. So you can know there's someone out there trying to make things better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-20 09:22 am UTC (link)
	"I can see that. I'm afraid I'm terrible at keeping up with the big names in the biz these days. I know the Outsiders, and I know just a little of Green Arrow and Green Lantern -- " GK frowns at these last two names. "But at my house as a kid, the big thing was this old lady called The Fury." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-21 01:54 am UTC (link)
	"Hm. Doesn't ring any bells. You must have heard of my... inspiration though. The original Gold of Blue and Gold. BOOSTER GOLD." He grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-21 08:28 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm. Yeah, I think I might've. Hung out with one of the less hot Blue Beetles, right? I guess maybe the Fury too before any of our times." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-21 09:05 am UTC (link)
	Riley's brain grinds a bit as he wants to defend Uncle Ted's honor, but can't find a way to do it without compromising certain things. "Something like that, yeah. So, if you don't mind me asking, are you strictly a street fighter, or do you have some kind of ability?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-21 09:16 am UTC (link)
	"Um, well, kind of both? I mean, I'm technically meta, but it's an embarrassing metagene that isn't much to do with the work" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-21 09:24 am UTC (link)
	"I've met someone whose only meta-talent is that they can keep a drink cold without ice. Not cold powers, just drink-chilling powers. Go." He grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-21 09:25 am UTC (link)
	After such an unusual way of putting it as 'Go,' GK decides to be blunt. "You really want to get married," he says. "I don't know when, to whom, or how he or she feels about it, but you want to get married. It's a thing, you want. I can't read minds, but I can read wants." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-21 09:28 am UTC (link)
	...woah. "Uh.... yeah. That's pretty much on target. And pretty damn cool. Make you a hell of a contract negotiator or something." He briefly wonders how L-Nor would feel about him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-21 09:32 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks. Oh, I don't know anything about that kind of stuff. I'm an artist, dayjobwise." And it's not too long before they exit the Triangle enough that someone's still got a hot dog joint open. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-21 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	Riley grins from ear to ear, ordering himself a plain dog, and then five more with everything but ketchup. "Whatever you want's on me." He nods to Sliver. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-22 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	"One with Sriracha sauce, please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-23 01:18 am UTC (link)
	They make their way to a bench with their forbidden meat products. "So, you just native to Star City, or you go other places?" Riley asks between bites. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-07-23 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"Not a native, but I'm too small time to take this stuff out of Star City. I've done some work with the Outsiders, but mostly I just help out in the Triangle. What about you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	boosted_gold 2011-07-23 02:12 am UTC (link)
	"I roam around a lot, but Gotham and Metropolis are the usual trouble spots I keep an eye on. Been working with the Titans on and off, along with my Bluer half." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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