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Reality Bites Jawas

Apr 23, 2005 00:05

I looked at Warren and Andrew there at the Pump and realized in my slow way, that they were celebrating without me. It wasn't my fault that murder wasn't why I became a super-villian. We'd come together with one, super-cool mission statement, and it didn't involve killing Warren's ex-girlfriend. And it didn't involve really losing Buffy forever ( Read more... )

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bond_wannabe April 23 2005, 18:36:49 UTC

I had been zoning out since Jonathan had sat down at the table. I was vaguely aware of the conversation Warren and he were having but, I got distracted by some thoughts. Stupid thoughts.

I tune back in just in time to hear Jonathan talking about spells and lairs, and I frown.

"Come on guys, do we have to talk business right now? I mean, really? Did the Legion of Doom always talk about the demise of the Super Friends? No. This is our moment to take a break and enjoy this...thermal...tongue burning coffee."

jon_levinson April 24 2005, 02:16:15 UTC

"Dude, that's why I don't drink coffee. I mean, what's the point if you can't taste anything." I thought for a second.

"You know, that's a good point, when Superman killed Batman, he didn't sit around talking about it. No sir, he went out and I think he went on a date..." I started rambling about a comic book I wasn't even sure Andrew or Warren had read.

See how well I kept my mind on business?

mk_warren_hpy April 24 2005, 03:44:14 UTC

I pinched the bridge of my nose.

"Yeah, but no one drinks coffee for the taste," I argued. "It's like beer. And cross-overs, even within publishers and genres are ultimately empty and desperate attempts to bolster flagging readership and can only dilute the canon. And I can't believe DC still has that crap on greenlight. And dude: Miller's Dark Knight Returns trumps World's Finest. You do know the only reason Superman won is because it was the sixties and they were trying to make a point about illegal vigilante justice, right? Batman is the obvious victor. Think of the technology he has access to."

bond_wannabe April 24 2005, 06:03:52 UTC

"Warren's right. Cause like...we're Batman. Think about it. We don't have superpowers, but we beat Buffy. She's the Superman of the scenario. We came in here with a computer, a van, and some spells and took over Metropolis."

I pause, I'm satisfied with that response. But then...it makes me think of another.

"...though, remember how Superman died in the REAL canon? They had that whole trade paperback about what happened in Metropolis while Superman was dead? Like all the DC heroes were patrolling the streets. What if that happens in Sunnydale, I mean, Buffy had enough demon, witch, and vampire allies that we may need to start planning how we can clear the streets of them too before they realize it was us that took down the Man of Steel."

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