Riddle 013: Spreading That Christmas Cheer [Action]

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[Christmas Time is coming! Today, you'll probably find Edward in one of three locations.

A. At the Christmas Village, dressed in his little "Helper Elf" costume and freezing furiously. He does not look at all happy to be there.

B. Wandering through the town, dressed in a warm, green pea-coat, a jade scarf wrapped around his neck, just admiring the winter scenery.

C. Back at home, meticulously setting something up on the dining room table. Once he's finished, he'll call upstairs.]

Slugger? Susan? I'd like it if you could come to the dining room, please. ...Susan, you're free to call upon your Grandfather, too, if you like.

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Haha, jokes on Riddler, The Captain didn't complete Elm-Ed!

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"... ☠☠☠☠ you fairy."

[The Captain is witty, see?]

"So I guess you've thrown in with the people who run this place? Decided to bend over and play nice?"

Wah-wah

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Hardly. This is just an assignment, nothing more.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"You're still doing it. First it's one thing, then it's ☠☠☠☠ killing people for kicks and the fat man's favor."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Oh, Captain, you speak as though I'd let a position of power go to my head.

[Which he would.]

In any case, sometimes to make an omelet, you need to crack a few eggs.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but if those eggs are us I am going to shove a candy cane up your jolly ☠☠☠☠."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

No need to be hostile, friend. You can rest assured that I would never think to do such a thing.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Of course not. It's not like you ever held a grudge against someone and committed crimes to trap and kill them."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...touche, Captain.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Come on, I mean when I got my powers I became a super hero so I could punch people in the face and get away with it. Let someone have power and they are going to be ☠☠☠☠."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...let me get this straight. You wanted to punch people in the face and get away with it. And yet you became a hero? That seems more like villainous intent to me.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but if you do it as a villain everyone comes and kicks your ☠☠☠☠. You do it as a hero, all you have to do is punch a villain and everyone loves you for it.

Honestly, I don't see why you'd want to be a villain. No one cares and you can't do anything fun without someone better than you slapping you around."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Bear in mind that not all villains truly consider themselves villainous. Perhaps it is society that should be considered villainous, not them.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, see, you sound like a villain."

[Complex concepts do not make you a villain... but try explaining that to him.]

"You could change your image a little, change your target, maybe move out of town and then Batman wouldn't be kicking your ☠☠☠☠ so often."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

But I'm not. If anything, the world around me is full of people who deserve punishment more than I do. But, really, I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.

[His eyes narrow at the mention of Batman, though.]

Clearly, the only reason that rodent with wings is even able to keep up with me is because I've been getting sloppy.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, the one on the losing team always thinks the majority is at fault.

Yeah, that's it. It has nothing to do with you being crazy and DC being all about letting the angsty rich boy win."

[[Ironman what now?]]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[If Edward ever read any Marvel, he'd totally shoot a comeback at you about that.]

You'd certainly know a thing or two about being on the losing team, wouldn't you? At least, that's what Officer Grady's told me.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, you stick at the hero gig long enough you get it into your head that sacrificing yourself is what you do.

I swear back home I'd of stomped him into a crater."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I'm sure.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Besides, I wasn't the biggest hero back home. I was just The Captain."

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[Edward can sort of relate, constantly being shown up by a "superior" genius.]

And who was the biggest hero?

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"There were a few of them. Captain America was one of the big ones though. Lead the best of the best super heroes out there.

Silver Surfer cheats, he's some alien force that can wipe out planets or something...

Captain Universe is pretty powerful too."

[[That last one soured his mood.]]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...with a name like "Captain Universe," I'd imagine so.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Yeah.

So, it's not like they got the best we had to offer to try and take down this town. ☠☠☠☠, even if we had half of Nextwave this town would be in trouble."

[If they had their powers and this town didn't cheat reality that is...]

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Sadly, my friends and I don't have much in the way of superpowers. If Pamela were still with us, perhaps she could grow some kind of a magic beanstalk we could climb out of. Heh.

[And as much as he'd hate to admit it:]

...if Batman were here, I'm sure he'd find a way out.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

"Don't be like that. He doesn't have his money and reality doesn't work here. He'd be just as ☠☠☠☠ as the rest of us."