2938/Pixies and Lanterns and Things that go Bump in the Night

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Pixies and Lanterns and Things that go Bump in the Night
Date of Scene: 23 October 2017
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Megan Gwynn takes Kyle Rayner on a whirlwind tour of the Manhattan night life. Cocktails, dinner, dancing, coffee, conversation... Yes, it was definitely conversation... And a beautiful sunrise. A good time to be had by all.
Cast of Characters: Green Lantern (Rayner), Pixie




Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
Kyle Rayner... by day, aspiring comic book artist... in his spare time... space cop and defender of Sector 2814... He is... a Green Lantern. Above the sleepy town of Westchester, New York, a green streak hurtles silently across the night sky. Kyle yawns and looks down at the quiet countryside below. "Ring... how close are we to the anomally?" ((Calculating...)) announces the ring to Kyle. Kyle slows down a bit and follows one of the main highways, twisting and turning through the hills. ((Annomally detected within 500 yards.)) the ring finally announces. Kyle floats down to the side of the road. Setting down with a thump, the green aura around him fades. Kyle blinks his eyes a couple of times, trying to let them adjust to the pre-dawn light. "Well, this is terrifyingly spooky," he muses to himself, looking off the side of the road into a tangle of trees, almost bare-branches casting dark, elongated shadows. A shiver runs up Kyle's spine involuntarily.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn was about to fly out to Manhattan for a night out this evening. In a decent black evening dress, wings buzzing, she's in the air herself. But then there's a green streak overhead. That's troubling, so she flies in the direction of where it's gone, to see who, or what, is there.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
Kyle concentrates for a second, and a glowing green compass fades into existence over his ring. "All right, Ring. Guess we'll go on foot from here... Point me in the direction, and let's get this over with." The arrow on the compass spins crazily for a couple of seconds, but then slows down, pointing in the general direction of the forest. "Of course it does..." mutters Kyle, and he stomps into the brush.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn is looking around, and eventually sees something glowing. Green. She comes closer a bit, looking closer, coming toward the ground, eventually seeing the outline of a man.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
Kyle is looking at the ground, flashing his ring like a flashlight in the dim forest. The ring hums happily to itself, doing a combination of spectral analysis, composition examination, and a host of other tests that Kyle did not ask for, or would understand. In an attempt to interface with its user more easily, it outputs the analyzed data as glowing footprints. Kyle folllows the footsteps as it seems to just wind around in the dark forest, no real sense of urgency or purpose. "Ring, are you sure we're following the right trail?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn gets a little closer, close enough that by now he'll probably be able to hear her wings as she flies. Following him, seeing where he's going. If he's going TOWARD the institute, then she'll keep following.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
Kyle is already feeling kind of jumpy... Unfamiliar area... a dark and spooky forest... An incessant thrumming noise... What *IS* that noise? Kyle's head swings around, staring into the shadows. One of his greatest strengths is his ability to visualize any number of solid light constructs using nothing more than his ring, willpower and creativity. Unfortunately, that same creativity visualizes a hundred imaginary shadows, clawing at the circle of light his ring is pushing back. "Uh... ring, increase illumination by 5" Kyle says in an uneasy voice, and then turns back to the mysterious, glowing footprints. "Huh... You know, ring.... I remember hearing something about a school out this way. I wonder how close we are to the campus?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn gets closer. "So why are you here then?" she calls out. "And who are you?" Hovering off the ground by about 4 feet, she's low enough for him to see with what light he has, butnot ncessarily clearly.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
Kyle Rayner would like to make it known that in the official Green Lantern Corps log, that he did not, in fact, panic and/or yell out in any way that was not befitting of a fine upstanding member of the Green Lantern Corps.

That being said, Kyle did possibly make a bit of a high-pitched yelping noise that was totally involuntary and not at ALL because a floating girl with giant dragonfly wings appeared out of nowhere. "Aaaahhhhh--yeah! Wow. OK. Wow." Kyle half shouts, turning around and focusing his ring on the floating girl. "OK.... uh... wow." He says after a moment... Not sure what to say. He did come to Westchester, right? Not like... a random planet... "Uh... Hi. I'm Green Lanter... I mean... I'm a Green Lantern... I mean... I'm not THE Green Lantern... Well. I am... but... I'm sorry. Let me start again. Hi. I'm one of the Green Lanterns of Sector 2814." Kyle blushes somewhat. "Uh... who.... are you?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn giggles when she gets that reaction. Coming a little closer still, she's decided for now, he's less of a threat than he might be. "So, Green Lantern, you're not acting like someone who's trying to sneak up on anyone. I'm Megan Gwynn. But you still haven't said why you're here then."

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
Kyle scratches his head. Usually he just needs to say that he's a Green Lantern, and people nod and let him get back to investigating. "Well... um... I'm uh... tracking down a lead on a space-time anomally that we detected in the area. Uh... you're... um... " Kyle looks at the young girl curiously. "I mean... are you... um... you know... like an alien?" Kyle blushes, thankful for his domino mask. "I mean... sorry... that's really insensitive... Wow. Way to go Ky... I mean... yeah... ok..." Why was he getting so flustered? Pull it together, Rayner. You're a GREEN LANTERN. Clearing his throat clumsily, Kyle adopts his best Green Lantern stance... the one that Hal keeps harping on him to learn. "Yes. Sorry. Ring, scan Ms. Gwynn here... is she the source of the anomally?" ((Scanning.... scanning)) A green light emits from the ring and bathes the flying girl before fading away. ((Calculating...))

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn folds her arms across herself as Kyle blushes and stammers. Head tilting, she purses her lips. "No, no I'm not an alien. I'm a human being. With wings." She then looks to the ring he's talking to, waiting to see if the ring will ALSO insult her.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
((Humanoid, homo superior... target is 98.87% not probabe cause of anomally.)) announces the ring cheerily. Kyle lowers his arm. "Ahh. Sorry... about that... So... you're... from around here?" Kyle bites his inner cheek. Now's not the time, Rayner... no matter how cute she might be. "I mean... because... um... well..." Kyle scratches his head again. "Honestly... you... kind of look a little dressed up to be flitting around in this dark forest... I mean... unless... um... that's your thing or something."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn titls her head when the ring announces that. "Good enough," she decides aloud. Flying a bit closer to him, she chuckles "What you've never seen a minidress for clubbing before?" Smirking, she actually lands now a few yards from him. "I was going into the city when I saw you flying in the sky."

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
"Oh... of course..." Kyle nods his head. "So... I mean... I guess I have to ask. Have you actually seen anything kind of... you know... unusual out around here...?" Kyle pauses for a second, thinking about how absurd it was that he was asking a girl with dragonfly wings and pink hair if she's seen anything unusual. He laughs for a second, dispelling some of the tension. "Sorry, I should be more specific. No... giant floating portals that lead to alternate, potentially haszardous dimensions? Things like that?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn snorts, smirking. "Mister, i've seen many unusual things around here. Many, many, many unusual things." She looks back at her wings, then to him again. "Giant floating portals? No, I can't say I have." At that, she tugs the hem of her dress.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
"Hm... curious then." Kyle strokes his chin, wincing a bit at the stubble that he's let grow out a bit. Watching the small girl pull at the hem of her dress, he suddenly realizes that perhaps a dark, spook forest isn't the most ideal place to have a conversation. "Oh... um... well... I don't want to keep you from anything. I'm sorry, are you cold? Um... I can..." Kyle's ring flares and a pale green stole shimmers into existence and floats in Megan's direction. "... I mean... if it's not too... um..." KYLE RAYNER... GET IT TOGETHER, MAN. She's just a floating, pink-haired girl with dragonfly wings. I mean... yeah, super cute. Super, SUPER cute. But C'mon man. You're making us look bad here...

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn snickers and shakes he rhead. "Not especially cold. Yet. Just... well, have to be careful with te dress when I'm flying." She laughs, still studying his reactions some. "You're not really keeping me from anything. You just don't see creepers in the forest every day who made flashing likghts in the sky."

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
"Whoa, whoa... creeper?" Kyle holds up both hands. "Ma'am. I am a Green Lantern... we do not creep." Kyle pauses for a second. "OK, let me rephrase. Most of us do not creep. Guy, he's kind of a creep. Sinestro? Yeah. Total creep. Me? I'm not a creep." He gives her a rakish grin. At least.. he hopes it's a rakish grin... Alexandra always liked that grin. ... Sigh, you HAD to go there, Rayner? Now's not the time. A momentary flash of indescribable pain flashes in Kyle's eyes, and it's gone as quickly as it appeared. "Sorry. I... I should probably... um... " Kyle takes one last survey of the area. "I think I've probably investigated all I need to for now.. I can always come back in the daytime... maybe when it's a little... less... terrifying..." Kyle looks at Megan as the green aura around him brightens. "May I fly with you to the city? I don't really know my way around here that well."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn snickers again, shaking her head. "Maybe you didn't intend to creep, but a person coming out here in the dark, all alone, for no apparent reason, give the strong appearance of being a creeper." She laughs softly, folding her arms again. "I don't feel particularly terrified. If you're some secret agent, why are you so terrified?"

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
"I'm not a secret agent!" Kyle protests, arms in the air. "I'm more of a... you know..." Kyle lowers his hands and gestures expansively. "kind of... a ... space cop," he finishes in a more subdued tone. Then laughs. "I know... it sounds ridiculous, right? But I'm serious. I belong to a corps of officers... we police the different sectors of the galaxy. Keeping people safe from.. you know... galactic terrors and what not." Kyle's ring projects a panorama of the GL Corps, the many members that make up the Corps, and their continuing fight against tyranny and evil. It looks very nice, the production values on this year's promo video are much higher, thanks to the OA rebudgeting that allowed more funds to be funnelled to the Marketing and Brand Recognition department.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn walks up toward him, once again tugging her dress to keep it decent, snickering at his apparently defensive attitude. "Okay space cop," she laughs. "So are you still on duty?"

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
"Uh... well... I mean... uh..." Kyle unconsciously backs up as Megan walks towards him. "... that... depends... are you... um... are you reporting um..." She's close enough now that the green light of Kyle's aura reflects against Megan's wings, sending a myriad of green-tinged rainbow reflections twinkling throughout the shadowy forest. Kyle catches a whiff of an exotic, flowery scent and swallows... audibly. "Um... Are you... I mean... do you have a crime to report?" Kyle's backwards movement is suddenly stopped by the presence of a large tree.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn laughs as he now backs away. Shaking her head, she smiles "Well I'd swear you just asked me out on the town tonight, but I'd think you'd have to be off duty for that. So, you know. No crime to report. Just a little hungry and thirsty." Then he bumps into the tree and she winks "Careful now space cop. Do you have a name?"

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
"Green Lanter..." Kyle starts to say. And then sighs a bit. "Aw, what the hell." Raising his ring to his mask, his domino mask dissipates in a cloud of green, wispy energy, sucking back into the ring. "It's Kyle. My name's Kyle." Smiling kind of sheepishly, he holds out his hand. "I trust you can... you know... keep a secret?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn snickers and lifts a hand to give him a finger wave. "Hi Kyle. And sure, I can keep a secret. But if you were asking me out on a date. You probably want to take off your space cop uniform for the date anyway, don't you?"

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
Kyle grins, running a hand through his hair. "I suppose, I should change into something a little more appropriate. The ring on his finger flares once, then twice, and then envelops him in a green light. As the light cascades down and fades, Kyle's uniform has faded, and he's wearing a casual suit jacket and button down over jeans, everything only mildly tinged with a greenish hue. Holding up a finger, if not done yet, he closes his eyes, and a pair of green, iridescent wings unfurl from his back, buzzing and lifting him into the air. "Whoa... these are a lot harder to control than I would have thought..." says Kyle, trying to hold his balance and not crash into a tree. "Well, looks like my shift just ended, Ms. Megan... I believe you said you were a mite bit peckish? Where does one go for good food around these parts?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn raises her hands and looks him over. "Much better, much beter. Very nice wings." She laughs. "I've been learning to control them since I was little so." She then flies up after him. "Let's go..." and she leads him in the direction of New York City.