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Justice League: The Watchtower
Date of Scene: 13 January 2023
Location: Hall of Justice - Watchtower
Synopsis: The Justice League meets in the Watchtower to discuss current topics, and events. Much seriousness takes place, and a paper football might make an appearance.
Cast of Characters: Diana Prince, Kendra Saunders, Clark Kent, Zatanna Zatara, Xiomara Rojas, Oliver Queen




Diana Prince has posed:
Diana had put out the call for the JLA meeting to take place up on the Moon base. But prior to it, she had posted that she'd be in the Hall of Justice in Metropolis for anyone who wanted a physical ride on the 'Invisible Jet' up to the Moon. The Jet is an interesting beast all its own. A little over a decade and a half ago, Diana had been gifted the technological wonder by an alien race, after saving their Princess who fled to Earth for refuge following an assassination attempt. The tech, at its base level, is known as a Morphing Disc, and via a telepathic connection, Diana wills it in to the shape of a elegantly designed personal transport. And... since her previous 'Invisible Jet' was a Man-Made fighter craft, it became a 'thing' for her to will this new one to be invisible 'most of the time' too.

The ride was gracefully easy, the alien Jet moved out of the atmosphere without any turbulence, or any measure of a rough ride at all. Its partially translucent interior even allowed a full view of Earth and space beyond as it made the small trek to the Earth's only natural satellite...

Now, here, within the JLA's 'Watchtower' the meeting room was prepared, and ready for the arriving JLA members.

Diana, dressed in a newly chrissened Themysciran space uniform (basically her WW armor combined with a Mass Effect style suit) is at the head of the meeting table, with the windows out in to space behind her shoulders. Earth is positioned in the backdrop too, a small blue orb off in the distance.

In the center of the room's meeting table, a holographic sphere of Earth gently rotates, hovering in the air for all arriving to see.

Watchtower attendants are here today too, aiding the JLA members in such ways as helping guide any less familiar around the place, or to retrieve drinks, or food, as requested.

Diana herself, holds a cup of tea as she is standing until all arrive.

Kendra Saunders has posed:
Kendra Saunders walks into the Hall in full Nth metal armor. She flew up, of course, and her favorite mace is at her hip. It has been some time since Hawkgirl has darkened the door of the Hall of Justice, either on Earth or the Moon.

The helmet is scooped off casually, showing bright eyes beneath the hawk visage. Her wings flutter a few times before folding neatly against her back. "Hello, Diana." she offers. "Is something going on, or is this casual?"

Spotting the teacup, Kendra's dark brows lift. "Is there any mint, by chance?"

Clark Kent has posed:
    Superman has taken the teleporter up today due to the guest he is bringing along. Following him through the halls to the meeting room is a woman that a number of the League may recognize from her father Lobo, who was part of the attack on the Watchtower last year.

    He points out a few features of the base as they pass by, and gives her a moment to collect a drink and a snack if she likes.

    They make their way to the meeting room, where Superman moves to his seat while telling Xiomara "Grab any of the unmarked seats, we just have to wait for everyone to arrive."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
The trip was divine, the view beyond words. Zee knows that she can portal anyplace in the world but holds back from attempting a moon jump. It is within the reach of her magical skills or so she tells herself. Still, she said nothing about her doubts as she came on the jet, admiring the luxurious interior of the alien craft as she took a seat.

Zee enters the room with a bemused expression and makes straight for Diana who she greets with a warm smile. "I hope we find you well, Diana."

With a gesture to a window where the 'blue marble' hangs suspended in view, "I never can get enough of it. We should have all our non-emergency meetings here."

After the greeting Zee tucks her hands into her sleek black jumpsuit, having elected not to catch up with her compatriots in a stage costume and heads to a place at the table where she settles. A passing attendant stops to ask if she needs anything and like Diana she asks for tea.

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Walking along quietly with Superman, listening to him intently as he points things out, Crush is doing her very best to look like she belongs. Wearing hot pink leather pants, an aqua half shirt, knee high combat boots, a black denim jacket with the sleeves ripped off, and a thick black chain wrapped around her waist... that was never going to happen.

"This place is pretty sweet," she sort of whispers to the man of steel with a grin just before entering the meeting room.

Some random soda chosen and a bagel with cream cheese, then the Czarnian offers a nod to Superman and she says quietly, "Don't worry big guy, I'll stay outta the way." then moves herself to a chair that is out of the way and unmarked.

Oliver Queen has posed:
How Green Arrow managed to get himself up here is probably part of the Hall of Justice Tech. Either way, he's managed to snag a drink (two) on his way over to a seat. Because he's being himself, all decked out in his Green Arrow attire, he's got his feet propped up on the table and being as jovial as possible with the visual welcomings to everyone that has decided to arrive for this here meeting. These visual welcomings are the raising of one of his glasses and followed by a sip!

"I think I'm going to have borrow some of this tech for the Arrowcave. I could use some upgrades."

He's kidding. Kind of.

Diana Prince has posed:
Diana looks up at those arriving, and smiles warmly to them. Her eyes dance between Zatanna, and Kendra, and she releases a light laugh. "I believe we do have mint, yes." She says, a glance giving to one of the station's attendants who stands off to the side. The young woman steps over to take orders from anyone who might have them, and then will walk off to the mess hall and dining section that is not terribly far away at all to retrieve them!

With Clark and his guest arriving, Diana shows them a smile too. "Welcome aboard. Xiomara, right?" She asks of the young woman, before she glances to Superman. "I am glad you are finding potential new allies, that's always a plus to see."

Diana then just looks around at everyone gathering up, her eyes going to the very relaxed Oliver, who gets a little laugh from her. "Write up a list of what you would like, and we'll see about that..." She says in a jovial tone back at him.

"Okay then, everyone can have a seat when they're ready. We will be simply discussing current events with one another here today... nothing too serious, to my knowledge. I know that I personally, would like to talk to you all about the futures of Earth space travel, and where I wish to go following the creation of the Atlantic Starport back home..." She takes a seat on the chair, as the attendant returns with whatever may have been ordered upon a tray, and begins to walk about to serve the cups and plates to those who might wish them.

Now seated, Diana places her hands gently on the table's edge. "But please, I'm eager to hear what you have all been busy with yourself... Whatever you may wish to speak on, be it anything you think the League should be aware of, or issues that you may need help with."

Clark Kent has posed:
    "Well, as the one bringing a guest, I'd like to introduce her to all of you. This is, as Diana said, Xiomara. As you can probably see she's Czarnian. She's quite different from her father however, and has been working with me on making sure she's doing the right kind of things with her abilities. She's come a long way since we first met."

    He looks over to Xiomara and asks, "Is there anything you'd like to say before the meeting in general begins? This is usually the best time for greetings and introductions."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Still seated, Zatanna nods pleasantly to Superman and Oliver. Her gaze sweeps down the table with a dip of her head and a brief smile to Kendra and Xiomara who she only knows by reputation. There is the gentle clink of metal on china as the tea set before her occupies her for a moment. Then after a sip, she puts down her cup.

"Nice to meet you Xiomara, good to have you with us. I'm Zatanna Zatara and my power set, so to speak, is a bit different than most. I'm looking forward to catching up with you all."

She picks her tea cup back up, but not before adding, "The recent events at the Starport have occupied most of my attention for some time now."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Settling herself into the chair, Crush was just about to open the soda when Wonder Woman said her name... her real name. Yes, she had told Superman the name the Rojas had given her, and explained how she rarely used it, but it made perfect sense that for something as major as this... The Justice League, it would be used.

"Uh..." she manages to sort of breath out, sounding surprised and like the almost teenager she really was. Then she continues with, "Xiomara Rojas, but most people just call me Crush. I'm... outta my league a little I think but, I been trying to be better with each day. Oh... and I hate my da... fa... sperm doner."

With that said she falls silent. Opening the soda in her hand she attempts to blend in with the room, not the people in it, that would be impossible, but the room itself. She fails of course, there just is no way that a 6'6", white skinned woman with black markings on her face could ever blend in.

Kendra Saunders has posed:
Kendra Saunders nods appreciatively as Diana delegates the mint tea, then she moves to find a seat at the table. The Green Archer's remark catches a lifted brow as well as an amused smile. "Arrowcave? Is that really a thing?" Unhooking the mace, she eases it to the floor with a soft *thunk* and her helmet is set on the table.

"Nice to meet you, Crush." she offers. "Kendra Saunders, but feel free to call me Hawkgirl. The wings are a permanent fixture, so my 'secret identity' really isn't much of a secret."

Hawkgirl looks slowly around the table as others settle. Some faces are familiar, while others are certainly new to her. "I have nothing really to report." she begins, as if a 'report' would be required for her long absence. "As some of you may know, I have a personal interest in Egyptian history. There have been some fairly recent discoveries near the Valley of Kings that have been occupying my... attention. Nothing out of the ordinary, at least not so far." And for all her casual demeanor, there is a note of expectation in her voice.

Oliver Queen has posed:
"Really? Just like that?" Green Arrow sets both of his glasses down and drops his feet down to the floor so that he can start scrawling on a piece of paper he's yanked out of one of his pouches.

While he's writing, he raises a hand to give a wave, "Welcome to the team! You're gonna' do great! And yes, Batman's always like that." That might be a speech he gives to every new member but he's busy scrawling out his list.

Green Arrow's fingers have taken to folding up the paper he just wrote on. He grins in Hawkgirl's direction. "I thought about calling it the Quiver too late. I'm kind of stuck with it now." is offered with a grin.

Green Arrow holds up the paper, now in the shape of one of those paper footballs, "Incoming!" is the warning Diana gets before he sets up and flicks it in her direction!

The paper, of course, will just say: 'All'. Because OF COURSE.

Diana Prince has posed:
Zatanna gets a small smile from Diana with regard to the starport. "It has been... an interesting experience, ever since the Port opened. I believe we have largely figured out the proper day to day routine at least, now... we just have to deal with all the unexpected events that seem to be flocking to it..."

Her eyes go then to Superman, and Xio, to which she shows a faint smile to at some of what the young woman says. "Well, the more you work toward being the best person you are capable of being, and the more you work with us to be the most helpful to the team, as well as to the world we all wish to preserve... I do not think that you will be out of your 'League' for very long." She tells Xiomara in response, clearly hinting at membership of the JLA, should the woman work for it.

Kendra is looked at next, and with what Hawkgirl says, Diana tilts her head ever so slightly. "That--" She pauses, her right hand comes up in a snap, and she catches the paper football from Oliver. She just snags it before it can hit her right on the chest. She glances over at Oliver then, and gives a look from the paper to him, and back again. She sees what is written on it, and she just shakes her head before she looks back to Kendra.

"That sounds really exciting. I would love to know more about it. Archaeological endeavors, discoveries, theories even... have been a passion of mine for a long time." She tells the winged armored one.

Clark Kent has posed:
    Superman gives an encouraging smile and nod as Xio says her piece to introduce herself, and the smile grows a bit wider as Diana hints at membership should Xio do some further good deeds. That is, after all, what he had been hoping what she might gain when he started working with her. She's already come a long way, and he fully expects she will find herself in the League sometime soon.

    "I think my biggest news is something Diana already knows quite well, but I'd like to let everyone know. There is now a new Kryptonian on Earth, my aunt, Alura In-Ze. She's been staying on Themyscira until she got used to the abilities we gain while here on Earth. She's now out and about, so say hello if you come across her in your travels." He pops up a picture of her on the table's central holo emitter so that they have a way to know if they cross paths with her.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Grinning at Green Arrow flicking the football at Diana, Zatanna huffs a laugh, "Way to set a 'serious' tone, Oliver."

Zee settles back, in her chair, focusing on Xiomara with a faint smile, "Crush, then. My friends call me Zee which you're welcome to do." She diplomatically glosses over the stuttered statement about her father, saying, "We all contribute to JLA's mission. None of us go it alone when the stakes are high."

"Oh, can't wait,"she breaths on seeing Alura's image. "Lucky you, to have your aunt."

The mage's smile fades, replaced by a thoughtful tilt of her head, her expression shuttered briefly when Diana mentions the Starport. "We still haven't located him. None of us think he is gone." She speaks in elliptical terms, unwilling to say that Thor is gone, never to return. Saying it aloud might make it true.

Her expression darkens as she continues, "Malekith's kind have been spotted on Earth."

Kendra Saunders has posed:
Kendra Saunders tilts her head and looks at the picture of Alura, giving a small nod as if committing the image to memory. "Alura." she repeats in a lower voice. Then she looks up at the others. "Malekith's kind. Do you mean the people from the old stories?"

"This probably takes precedent over an archeological hobby, at least for the moment. Although sometimes we find clues to the present in the past."

Oliver Queen has posed:
The innocence on the Green Arrow's face is so fake but also so earnest that it's actually very well rehearsed. The expression is both for Diana and Zatanna! It comes with the territory of being the one to keep these meetings light. Everybody should be lucky that it's him doing it and not Hal.

ight?

"What's a Male Keith and does it have an eye I can aim at?" See, this is Green Arrow helping. Kind of.

Oliver takes a second to do some image committing to memory for Alura as well.

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Crush overs a smile to Diana and her kind words, but the meeting seems to go into full swing and she decides it best to just eat her bagel, drink her soda and listen intently.

Diana Prince has posed:
What Superman says of Alura has Diana gently nodding her head to him. "I have had the luck of meeting her already. I am eager to get to know her better. I am glad that Themyscira was an option for her to ease in to our society... even if it is a big jump to go from the island, to say, New York." She says with a small grin that fades just as fast as it came. "Superman, are you aware of another Kryptonian named Divine? She came by the Themysciran Arts Center, and participated in one of our open training sessions. She seemed well, but... a bit rough around the edges, so to speak. I was curious if she'd made contact with you, and yours..."

A sympathetic look then goes over to Zatanna, and Diana gently nods to what she said. "If anyone can handle being sent away to a seemingly random location in the galaxy, or otherwise, it would be our good friend in Thor Odinson." She responds in a calm tone. "I am eager to hear of ways we can find him though, and bring him back..."

She glances then next to Oliver, who gets a light laugh from the Princess. "Yes, the Dark Elves of Alfheim. They are one of the 'hiccups' we encountered when introducing the alternate reality gateway to the Starport. They ... well... they seem to very much not like Thor, and it is a threat. Especially if they are openly traversing Earth now too."

Clark Kent has posed:
    Superman looks over at Zee as she mentions Malekith, and asks, "How much of a threat would you classify them, is this something to just keep an eye out for, or should we be actively looking for them before they do something unfortunate?"

    Arrow gets just the slightest shake of the head with a slightly resigned smile. Not everyone's going to be serious all the time, and sometimes the League needs something to balance all the trouble they deal with.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
"We can and do find clues from our past, Kendra. I think the recent discovery is fascinating. I've just been.." Zee shrugs and brushes back her dark hair, "...busy."

She temples her fingers to her lips and nods affirmatively when Kendra repeats the name. Oliver earns a wry shake of her head.

"What Diana said. Suffice it to say we may all be busier than we expected if they make another appearance. As for threat assessment: I would place it high." She glances at Diana for her opinion, "Very high. And there is no way of knowing where or when they'll arrive."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Crush sits up more in her seat, red eyes shifting from Diana to Zatanna, then to Sups as he asks about the threat level. She had no idea what a Maleketh was, but clearly it was something important enough to turn the mood dark when spoke of.

"I wanna help," she voices without hesitation when Zatanna says the threat level was high. "Any way I can, just need... share my phone number, right?"

Kendra Saunders has posed:
Kendra Saunders sips her tea slowly. "If these are, indeed, the Dark Elves, then I whould like to meet one. For academic purposes, of course." Because the mace is also for academic purposes. "Legend often has a basis in fact, and the legends of the Dark Elves are fascinating."

Oliver Queen has posed:
Ollie's already twirling one of the arrows from the quiver he's wearing. "Just let me at 'em. I've been watching some Lord of the Rings. I know how to handle Elves now." Another joke but at least it's one that shows he's going to be down to help. with whatever this situation is. "Dark, Light, Christmas..."

Clark Kent has posed:
    Nodding, Superman says "Time to keep an eye out, it seems. We'll have to update the monitoring software to flag anything that appears to be a cross dimensional event. I'll also keep an ear out for the name on the winds, hopefully we can keep them from doing anything here."

    It takes a second for what Diana said to sink in, then he looks up at her quickly, saying "Another Kryptonian? No, I did not know that. Do you have any information about her? I'll need to speak to her as soon as I can find her and figure out where exactly she came from."

Diana Prince has posed:
Diana gives a nod to what Zatanna says with regard to the threat level. She lowers her cup of tea back down to the table after having taken a sip from it, setting it beside that piece of paper that Oliver had flicked at her.

"They are dangerous." She agrees. "They are why we upped the number of Amazon warriors at the starport from fifty on-site, to one hundred now. My mother, the Queen, was hesitant at that, but after hearing the situation described to her, she felt it was necessary to protect the port, but also to ensure our own people are safer there as well. They have considerable abilities, resources, and as Zatanna said... seem to possess a powerful ability to appear from one place, to the next, seemingly on a whim."

The outburst from Xio has Diana showing a light smile. "Yes, leave your contact with us, and you will be welcomed as an ally for such situations. If Superman is on your side? Well... you have a good foot in the door already, so to speak." She tells the young woman before her gaze goes to Oliver.

"You on the other hand... may have a foot out the door." She teases the archer in the emerald costume.

Her eyes go back to Clark them, and she nods once to him. "I believe she left contact information with our people at the Arts Center. I spotted her rather quickly... She looks identical to Power Girl, and thusly to Supergirl as well... She displayed many of her Kryptonian abilities at the session as well."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Zatanna nods appreciatively at Superman's summary. "They are indeed from Svartalfheim - the real deal, Kendall. They make orcs look like puppies, Oliver."

She leans forward, hands on the table as she says earnestly, "Most of us have faced terrible threats in our time in the Justice League and before, of course. These beings, their ruler being the most powerful among them, may test us. Malekith has bided his time, gathering power." She looks down at the table, then folds her fingers around the teacup as if for warmth, unwilling to enlarge on the havoc they wreaked at the Starport when Thor was taken.

Kendra Saunders has posed:
"If the Dark Elves can appear at will through dimensional barriers, then we have little choice but to wait." Kendra offers casually, sipping her tea. "I would suggest regular report-ins, but no other changes. At least unless someone has the means to seek them out."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
The information keeps coming and Crush categorizes each and every thing said, even Svartalfheim... not that she had any idea what that was. Dark Elves, other dimensions, and Oliver maybe being kicked out. That makes her grin a little, but no comment is made.

Writing down her name and phone number, she slides it along the table for each person to copy or put into their own phones.

Oliver Queen has posed:
"We'll handle this like we handle everything. Together." There. Oliver finally said something serious and helpful. He even makes sure to time it with the placing of that twirled arrow back into his quiver. "Granted, I'll be doing my bit with a lot more style. But still." His Q-Phone is held out to add Crush to his JL Contacts. "I'll let you all know if any of these things pop up in Starling City." Another grin. "Y'know, after I've turned them into a pincushion."

Clark Kent has posed:
    "When deciding if Xiomara can help when you get into a situation, I invite you to recall exactly how well the fight between Lobo and myself went. She can probably handle just about anything I can physically. So don't hesitate to give her a call."

    That's probably the highest form of praise he can manage, especially since it's not said to make Xio look good, but as a simple statement of fact. But given that there are one or two new craters outside from his last fight with Lobo, it makes sense.

    "As for Malekith, all we can do is react once they come out into the open. We just have to keep both eyes open."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
"I'll give you a call, Oliver. Archery skills could really help even with your style," said with an innocent arch to her eyebrows.

"We'll keep you in contact through the Justice League, Crush. We never know when they will show. They are too well warded for me to track them. Maybe technology can do it. Exactly what Superman said."

Kendra Saunders has posed:
Kendra Saunders looks at Crush's phone number as it's slid past, taking out her own phone to snap a picture of the paper. She looks over at Oliver, then, offering a wry smile. Approval? Perhaps. "I will be lingering near the East Coast of the US for a while, now. Egyptian archeology can wait, and I expect that major cities will be the target, not ancient tombs."

Diana Prince has posed:
Diana accepts the information from Xio with a soft smile offered back to her. She sets it beside the other slip of paper still somewhat folded up that Oliver flicked at her. To what is said of the Dark Elves, Diana gently nods her head. "Zatanna is our go-to on this issue, as well. If you have desires to help her, then, well... I encourage it. She needs more team support against this kind of a threat, I think." The Princess says, with a warm smile given to the Magician to her right.

"Well then. With all of that said. I would like to take a moment to tell you all that with the Starport functional, working as intended, and with the civilian space companies preparing to offer public space flight to civilians soon, I wish to discuss with all of you that the next step toward my goals of pushing Earth further in to space... Well, the next step would be the creation of a civilian settlement here on the Moon. I have plans for it already prepared, and I will make sure to send them out to all of you, but..."

The Princess presses a button on the table before her, and the holographic image of Earth changes to one of the Moon, and soon it zooms in on a area not far from where they are. Beside the Watchtower, a new Lunar colony forms on the hologram of the Lunar surface.

"This is where I hope to see the settlement built. It will be serviced via a space station in orbit of the Moon, the Gateway Station. New arrivals will take small pods down to the Lunar Settlement where they can enjoy the experiences offered there-in... This is the next phase of pushing us ahead, and toward a Sol System that is far more explored by those who call it home."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Construction work on the moon. There was nothing more kick ass to Crush than that. She'd been working construction on Earth for the past six months, and now here was Wonder Woman talking about building things on the moon.

"That is sic," she mutters as she eyes the hologram. "Totally could help build that."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
"That is wonderful news, Diana. We are on our way to becoming true Galactic citizens," Zatanna gestures enthusiastically to the hologram. "It's beautiful and ambitious."