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Characters: Kyle Rayner and you!
Date: Same day he arrives.
Location: All around Keeliai.
Situation: Kyle is exploring.
Warnings/Rating: None at the moment; will update if necessary.
Note: I wrote in prose, but [action] is more than welcome, as are multiple threads. For reference, Kyle's current Lantern uniform looks like this.

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earth; closed to jason todd

[imaginate]

His first, instinctive thought was damnit Hal and then he pushed it out of his mind: Hal was on Earth with his family and definitely not anywhere near the Spectre anymore. And Kyle... Kyle really didn’t need anything from Obi-Wan at the moment, except maybe a ticket out of here. He’d tried asking about leaving, and that had gone -- it had gone.

The fact that he’d seen a bright light just before landing in the ocean wasn’t doing much for his confidence either. Kyle considered the possibility that he really and truly might be dead. Being stupid enough to fly headlong into a nuclear explosion did that to you. That, or this was just another crazy Monitor stunt and he was trapped in a pocket dimension, overthinking everything as usual; nevertheless, he didn’t honestly want to consider the possibility that he might not have reached Jason in time. It was funny? No that wasn’t the word. Weird. It was weird, feeling sorry for the Red Hood, of all people. He remembered John’s face all too well when they’d talked about Yrra.

‘Good going Rayner,’ he muttered. ‘This only ever happens to you.’ He sighed. ‘Ring, can you find Donna Troy?’

'LOCATION UNKNOWN.'

‘Ray Palmer?’

'LOCATION UNKNOWN.'

He ran a hand through his hair. He was going to regret the next request, he knew it. ‘What about Jason Todd?’

'AFFIRMATIVE.'

‘Seriously?’ Okay that came out a little more relieved that he would have liked.

He looked outside again. The area was quite open, so he just made himself invisible until he was high enough to see the neighbourhood, after which he was a bright emerald streak in the sky. Kidnapping aside, it didn’t look too bad. Then again, Earth-51 had looked perfect too, and it had been just as quiet. Too quiet, to use the cliche.

They’d locked on to Kyle’s ring before, it was only a matter of time before it happened again. He’d find Jason and get them both out of here - wherever here was.

[crossestheline]

Depending how Rayner looked at it, he was either in luck or something else. Jason spent most of his nights patrolling the city in the fire district, looking to cause trouble. Today, however, he had been sidelined by an ankle injury. While Jay could be reckless, without his usual weapons he didn't want to take any chances. While he was traveling through the multiverse it wasn't a big deal that he didn't have his weapons because for the first time in a long time, he had backup.

While there were people he could call for backup here, he still wasn't feeling all that fond of the Bats on the island. He'd rather work alone than listen to their patronizing or have them look at him suspiciously because they thought he was going to go and kill someone. Honestly, attitudes like the younger Dick's made him want to go and cause some real trouble. But for now, it wasn't worth the hassle. Today was going to be a day of rest and what better way to rest than to try a few local brews? Jay was dressed in casual clothes and on his way to a local bar.

[imaginate]

Kyle found him quickly enough - the city was small and it definitely wasn't like trying to find someone over the vast reaches of space. Yet, he circled above a few times - as discreetly as a glowing green person could do - to make sure it was the right one. For all he knew this was still a Monitor plot, and this was some other Jason who wouldn't recognise him or attack him on sight or something.

It looked like Jason all right. 'It had better be you, Todd,' Kyle muttered to himself, before dropping directly in front of Jason.

earth; open

[imaginate]

The rest of the Earth sector struck him as more John’s pace than his. He could just imagine his friend admiring the care that went into the construction around here, and those sculptures were really making Kyle wish he lived here too. He was still in costume, hovering low enough to catch some of the names on the shops.

[alpha_squad_leader]

Victor is used to seeing people in costumes flying around but that doesn't mean he's not going to be curious when he spots one he hasn't seen before. He was just walking home from work when he spotted Kyle and decided to be friendly. He scurried quickly up the side of a building and is now waving from a rooftop in attempt to get the attention of the guy in green.

"Hey!"

[imaginate]

Kyle stops where he is, waves back, and then flies a little closer to get a better look. This isn't somebody he recognises, but hey, green's their colour.

He hovers at a professional distance, the green forcefield around him dimming. 'Hi!'

fire; open

[imaginate]

Everything about this place rubbed him the wrong way. It was too much like Qward. His short tenure there was still fresh on his mind. Parallax was still fresh on his mind, and every time he thought about it he remembered the Oneiromancer, who told him he was surpass Hal because he knew fear and Hal didn’t. He scoffed at that, and he scoffed at the mental image of Donna asking him if he still had doubts. Hah. If only she knew what he’d seen. What he’d done.

Jack.

Kyle closed his eyes, focusing on the image of his mother, and drifted a little.

[hackingyoursensors]

Robin is doing surveillance on a local gang suspected of peddling mind-altering street drugs. He's hidden in the shadows on a rooftop overlooking one of the smaller, out of the way, buildings in Fire.

So far, the evening is normal and uneventful. Until he sees that flash of green out of the corner of his eye. A Green Lantern? But it's definitely not one of the three Earth lanterns he knows. He seems disoriented-- maybe he's new. Robin definitely would've heard about a GL in Keeliai.

Feel that feeling of being watched, Kyle? Because you're now being observed. And possibly even followed.

[imaginate]

Kyle opens his eyes and continues flying, picking up speed a little. It's very jarring to be in the Fire Sector and he'd like to leave as soon as possible.

He's never been terribly good at realising he's being followed, especially by a Bat.

metal; open

[imaginate]

He floated in between a few buildings, looking out at the sector. It was like New York, in a way, if New York had met Metropolis. Kyle was glad that part of his life was behind him. He didn’t think he could deal with the big city anymore - but it will still nice to look at from above.

[notdreaming]

Kara liked walking. It made her feel normal. It certainly contributed to the feeling that everything she had seen and done on Earth was just a strange dream, a sense that grew every time she talked about home.

It wasn't that it felt like a dream, she thought. More like a story she had made up in her head.

She liked walking, but when she saw someone flying (and she often found herself looking to the sky, letting her mind wander) her interest was piqued. She floated quietly upward to greet the stranger.

He was wearing a mask. Did that mean he was a 'superhero'?

"Hello."

[imaginate]

'Hi,' he said. Wow, she was pretty. And she could fly - not by any means he could see, which meant there was more than met the eye and he was wary about that. 'What's your name?'

[controlledvariable]

While Steph can't fly, she is skilled with a grappling gun, and the Metal Sector is the best place to swing. She's mid-air when she spots someone flying nearby, who she manages to identify as a Green Lantern - the youngest one, Rayner, she's never met him - and promptly changes course as soon as she gets a chance.

It doesn't take her long until she's gotten a few yards in front of him, perched on the edge of a roof for a moment before she fires off the grapple and swings between buildings, landing on an opposite edge, assuming that'll be enough to get his attention.

Because saying 'hi' is for boring people.

[imaginate]

He stops in mid-air. Okay, that wasn't really something you saw every day. Jason had mentioned something about the cowl crowd but this wasn't a Batgirl he recognised. Was she from a different universe?

Either way, she was a Bat, not an entirely unwelcome sight. He hoped she was one of the nice ones. Kyle flew towards her. 'Am I supposed to know you?'

wood; open

[imaginate]

If ever anyone decided to go live on Mogo, this was probably what they would have done. Kyle could even hear his fellow Corpsman declaring the weather for the day to be that of a beautiful summer, with plenty of sun and wind. He landed cautiously and ringed up some clothes for himself, a simple shirt and jeans - oh what the hell, why not add a cool jacket too - before wandering around.

[trainwrecked]

Bucky was going home.

The weather was not, in fact, beautiful summer. It was raining and chilly, the way it would, every so often, go on Tu Vishan. Winter in the middle of the ocean and everything.

It was almost better, under the trees. Until a leaf or something turned and dropped its water contents right in the back of Bucky's neck.

Hardened soldier and all? He couldn't help actually jumping a little and yelping. That was cold.

[imaginate]

'You okay?' Kyle had seen him jump, but hadn't seen anything else - it could have been a leaf, or it could have been an invisible person doing... whatever shenanigans invisible people got up to. He still wasn't entirely convinced that he wasn't hallucinating (he would have woken up by now) but it never did hurt to make friends.

Or talk to himself, if that turned out to be the case.

Re: wood; open

[tactile_telekinesis]

Kon had been working that morning and had not too long ago finished his shift. He lived in the Wood sector, something he'd always liked the look of, kind of like his dream home from his own world. Somewhere that reflected who he was. That and, c'mon, treehouse. So this was where he spent most of his time, and the only area he knew really well despite how long he had actually been here.

It was on his way back to his suite when he noticed someone that, to him at least, kinda looked new. It wasn't anyone he'd seen over the network, not that he remembered everyone, some people were just so boring. Since Kon was such a nice guy and everything, he dropped down so his feet actually touched the ground.

"Newbie ahoy!"

Hey there Kyle! Have Superboy straight out of the nighties and looking like it. He ooks slightly confused because this guy here? Very, very familiar. Maybe he wasn't a newbie afterall?

[imaginate]

Kyle nearly jumped out of his skin. Whoa, he was glad he hadn't been spotted changing into his civilian clothes, and he turned around to look reproachfully at whoever had scared him and his jaw dropped.

Was that... 'Superboy?'

[backwordscompatible]

Zatanna just happened to be coming back from a walk herself, casually dressed, when she caught sight of somebody wandering around the wood sector. While it would have been a stretch to claim she knew everyone in the area by now, this person definitely had the New Arrivals look about him. Like he was scoping the area.

"Lost?" She asked him, approaching with a friendly smile.

[imaginate]

Kyle had been scoping, just looking around before he heard the question and turned to look at her.

There was no hiding that expression of shock. He'd seen strange things today but this really took the cake. A Leaguer, like him, shrunk. 'Zatanna?'

water; open

[imaginate]

He’d ring up a boat, but he’s in civvies, and anyway, he could fly. The shops were interesting - he wished they had things like these back on Oa. Lantern cultural exchange. Guy would be plastering ‘Mr. Sensitive’ labels on his back for weeks if he’d brought it up. He grinned involuntarily at the thought, and his smile faded a little as he looked upwards to the sky. They were all out there, and he was here, alone.

There was Jason, but it didn’t feel the same if he couldn’t just tap his ring and rag on Salaak a little.

He shoved his hands into his pockets, hunched his shoulders, and looked for the apartment building he’d been assigned to.

[littlecousin]

"Hey! Hey! Are you new?" came a cheerful female voice from above. Kyle wasn't the only one who could fly. Nita, a mesh bag of...something dangling from one hand, had paused and was hovering about ten feet over Kyle's head, tiny ankle wings fluttering. She hadn't been in the canals recently, so at least she wasn't dripping on him, but her long blond hair was obviously still damp from her latest underwater excursion.

[imaginate]

'Huh?' He looked around for the voice and then up and quirked an eyebrow at the wings on her feet. 'Yeah, I'm new. Kyle.' He stretched out a hand for her to shake.

[nolimitation]

Olivia's getting to be able to tell the difference between kedan and foreigners at a glance - and to spot a newcomer who's still feeling kind of lost. She's on her way home, groceries balanced in one arm, the other supporting herself with her cane, but she detours a little to approach the man with a friendly smile.

"Are you looking for anything in particular, or just exploring?"