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I'm gone for a couple of months...
Date of Scene: 06 December 2017
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Summary needed
Cast of Characters: Green Lantern (Rayner), Smasher




Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    The green Hyperspace gate swirls open like some sort of swirling photoshop goodness. Tinged with greens and whites, stars seemingly float in a swirling field of green void within it. The patterns are almost hypnotic and teasing at unknown questions that coax at the fundamental curiosity of all living beings. The gate discharges into real space the green glowing figure of a athletic earth man surrounded in a faint green field, wearing a masked green uniform emblazoned with the sigil of the Guardians of the Universe. Deputy Green Lantern of sector 2814 Kyle Rayner is home!
    He hovers there for a moment, floating in front of the beautiful blue and white marble that is his home. "Be it ever so humble." He mutters himself, his smile showing the joy at being home. The smile slowly fades though, as he slowly is reminded of his Earth obligations. <<Green Lantern Kyle Rayner. You have 3289 Emails. 123 are marked urgent. Would you care to have them displayed?>>
    Both of his hands rub at his masked face. "Oh hell no." Welcome home, now get back to work!

Smasher has posed:
She hasn't done this since they returned to Earth. Isabel's been trying to get settled. But Smasher? She needs to fly, in a big way. So today she's keeping to a near-Earth orbit when the sensors from the space station alerts her to opening of a hyperspace gate. Given the threats that have faced the planet in recent months, it's most assuredly enough to draw her attention.

Taking the fastest vector around the far side of the planet to get eyes on the coordinates, Smasher slows up when she spots the green fading away as the gate closes. That's not an unfamiliar sight -- but as she approaches closer, the particular Lantern is not familiar to her at all.

She hovers for a moment, seeking the hailing frequencies that would be most useful in her goggles and then tries one out. "Welcome to Earth, Green Lantern. May I approach?" Always a good plan not to just JUMP on a Lantern.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    <<Proximity Alert. Sub-light approach. 278 degrees. Target is Shi'ar imperial guard-- Designation-- Smasher.>>
    The Green Lantern pivots. His right hand is sheathed in the green flames of will, but is at his side, and not leveled. "Oh course you may approach, guardswoman." Green Lantern allows, his voice is a baritone. Cool, calm, and collected. If he is annoyed, there is no sign of it in his voice. "How might I assist the Shi'ar star empire today? What brings you this far out though, do you require assistance getting home?"
    "My ring detects some ion trails consistent with Shi'ar engines. Looks like it approached Western Canada?" His face is curious under his mask.

Smasher has posed:
Smasher approaches once permission is given, and she comes to rest just a couple of meters away. Close enough to speak easily. "No assistance required -- I was about to ask you the same thing." Her eyes take in what she's seeing, and then she smiles. "I was not aware there were two human guardians in the Lantern Corps. Surprises abound this morning, I guess. The ion exhaust is leftover from my and my partner's arrival home. Nothing to be concerned with."

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    "I was unaware there were any humans in the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. That is very impressive. In particular your insignia." He indicates it with his gloved left hand. "Well, I am not sure if it was design or by choice. Humanity is full of surprises of late. More worrisome is the the number of times we have been visited in the past by some of the interstellar civilization. Even more worrisome is how those civilization have stagnated."
    He tilts his head to the side as he regards her. 'All formality aside? That is an impressive insignia. Were both you and your, partner? Were you both in the Shi'ar military? The Shi'ar are not attempting to Annex Earth, I presume? That might cause an incident."

Smasher has posed:
Smasher laughs. "The empress has no such designs, I'm quite certain. I think that would most assuredly cause some kind of intergalactic diplomatic incident," she agrees in amusement. There's a simple nod of her head in acknowledgement of her rank. "My partner was not Shi'ar Imperial Guard, no -- he and I are both from Earth. Given the recent invasion attempt, it seemed... prudent... to return home when my term of service was up."

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    "I was immediately dispatched to secondary raids in sector post invasion. The ring has kept me updated, but it lacks the human perspective." Green Lantern says. "Can you give me your returning home perspective, Smasher?" Green Lantern asks. The fire does not fade from his ring as he pivots to face the planet. "It looks peaceful from here?" His voice remains soft and thoughtful. His head tilts to the side as he regards his home planet. "How long were you gone? About 6 weeks, here."

Smasher has posed:
"It always looks peaceful from here," Smasher agrees, drifting to glance at their home. It's a beautiful image. "Several years," she gives in answer to his query of how long she's been gone. "A great many things have changed... based on your accent, the most important thing you missed was the assassination of the American President. By a mutant." Blowing out a slow breath, she tells him, "There are currently anti-mutant riots rampant. It's... a mess." Her tone is sad.

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    "I don't have an accent." Green lantern answers. "What language do you think we are speaking?" he looks over at her. "Could be English or French, if you are Canadian."

    <Be advised. You are conversing in English. Auto-translation is not currently engaged.>

    "Okay. yeah, I do have a bit of a California accent." he ruefully admits, his smile fading. "Presidential assassination by a rogue mutant. That's ... horrible." His voice has the intonation of someone who doesn't know what to say. "have they gone nuclear yet, or are people managing to not nuke Genosha?" He rubs at his face and hair, the ring flaring a little more brightly despite his outward calm, he is obviously setting his formidable will to something. He lifts his right hand and points it away from here. The construct manifests like a sketch, outlines, then fully realized, it looks like a probe unit. Sleek and festooned with sensors. "Full report on Genosha. Data snapshot. Level 4 data mining."

    <Time to completion-- 15 minutes.>

    The probe rockets off at a high velocity, the Lantern pivoting back towards her."Are you with an organization here? Or just enjoying the retirement suit?"

Smasher has posed:
"Thank whatever God you believe in, no," Smasher tells him, genuinely relieved to be able to report that no one has gone nuclear yet. "I'm signed on with Alpha Flight. Their primary mandate is what's out here, although obviously anything that crosses my path I'm going to help with." She shrugs slightly. "I can't give you a lot of information on Genosha, but I do know that Magneto's daughter has taken control of it. The man himself is in custody, so far as I'm aware. And there's a worldwide manhunt for Raven Darkholme." She rubs her forehead. "Honestly, I thought when I came home that the biggest thing to worry about was actually out here -- you probably know as well as I do that Earth's got some strong protectors, but... the next thing that comes at them from out here? They're still babes in the woods. I never expected to come home to all of us killing OURSELVES."

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    "Earth has protectors. Lots of them, some more powerful than others. In a war of champions, we have nothing to fear with the Starks and Kryptonians. Projecting that power? Dealing with threats? Earth is weak." Green Lantern gives a grim assessment.
    "No real planetary government, and on some level, thank heavens for that. Millions living in poverty, uneducated. Reed Richards can tear the veil from the mysteries of space and reveal the infinite in her unclothed glory. Should he, though? We are a truly amazing species, and we are complicated, and i would not want to be anything else, but this is a dangerous time. "We have been making noise for over 100 years. Apokoliptians are bad. There are not much, if anything, worse out there, but there are bad things. Daxamites. Celestials. Other Lantern Corps. We're a squalling infant, and there are tigers in the jungle."

    His ring glows a little brighter. "Still. We got this."

Smasher has posed:
Smasher smiles slightly. Someone who understands. She should have expected it would be a Lantern or someone similar. "We're human. We've always 'Got This,'" she agrees on a laugh. "We don't know the meaning of the word quit." She looks back at the beautiful blue marble. "I'm sure I'm keeping you from something important. Welcome home, Green Lantern. Perhaps we'll run into one another again."

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    "My ring is advising me that you bear a ring of carbons and platinum." Green lantern looks over at her, quirking a little grin. "It is a personal script it runs for me, particularly when I have been in space for months." He finds her attractive. "Congratulations to you and your partner. You'll see me again. I know of Alpha Flight, and I'm not afraid to show up wherever I need to shake the sh*t out of someone to pull their head out. Never met your bosses though. Enjoy your flight. I'm going to snoop, then check in with the boss, and get started on my phone calls to let people know I am back. better start with mom." He gives the heroine a little smile and a wink. "Enjoy your flight. I need to dig out of a mess."

Smasher has posed:
Taken aback, Isabel can't help the laughter. "Long voyage, sailor?" she quips. "Thanks. I'm *sure* we'll run into each other when someone's head needs extracting from their ass." She waves and gracefully heads back toward her patrol. "Have fun!"

Green Lantern (Rayner) has posed:
    "6 weeks in uniform, living on willpower and will energy." Green Lantern replies. He gives her a look. "hard to keep a girlfriend when you cannot keep a job or explain where you are. She's a lucky lady." He inclines his head. Well she kept calling her paramour 'partner'.
    he gives a little salute with the two fingers of his right hand. "Good luck, Smasher. If you need me, check in with my boss at the Justice League, or look for me in new York. Usually." He angles off, no doubt looking to get more information on Genosha.

Smasher has posed:
Her laughter chases him into the darkness of space and Isabel sends him on the shared frequency, "I'll tell him you said so." Cannonball will *love* that.