The Filmgmr
Red Hood Volume 9 #90
5 PJL
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Having parked his motorcycle in the alleyway beside the apartment where Roy was, according to the device the Middleman had given him, Jason began climbing a nearby fire escape. A small bar took up the space below where Jason inferred Roy’s apartment was, and he heard several drunken men conversing below him as he made his way to the roof,
“You know who what I’d be called if I was one of those super villain guys? Film Freak…I mean I love movies and…”
“No, man, that name’s already taken. I think the Bat took him on one time, I don’t know…”
“Are you kidding me? It’s so hard to think of a good name for something like that, I mean everything good’s taken.”
“How ‘bout something in Latin?” The men continued to talk as Jason reached the top of the fire escape before leaping to the rooftop across from Roy’s apartment. Feeling a buzzing in his pocket, he retrieved a small Bluetooth device also given to him by the Middleman. Meticulously placing in it in a small but accessible groove on his mask, near his ear, he pressed it to hear Scarlet’s voice coming in from the other end,
“J, you there?” She asked as Jason knelt on the edge of the rooftop, staring into the window into the room Roy supposedly occupied.
“I’m here Scar, any progress on the Outlaws Den?”
“A bit. I managed to set up the supercomputer Middleman gave us, it’s not Bat computer but it’ll certainly help. Also, Outlaws Den?” Jason let out a short chuckle as he answered,
“Thought of it on the drive over, you like it?” Thinking for a moment, Scarlet replied,
“Eh, sure, for now at least…Anyway, do you have a visual on Roy?” Concentrating on the window, Jason was able to make out several figures moving around, each acting strange in their own way whilst one seemed to be overlooking the lot of them.
“I don’t see Roy…I think someone may have taken over his apartment.”
“Or he’s rooming with some other people.” Scarlet retorted quickly.
“No…why would Roy’s levels have spiked like that? Those were almost cardiac arrest levels.” Checking the device again, Jason now saw that Roy was settling back down to a solid green color slowly. Looking into the apartment he saw the figure lying on the couch look out the window quickly before picking up what seemed to be a needle whilst staring at a new figure that had entered the room: Roy. Thinking fast, Jason pulled up his hood and stood to his full height. Taking several steps backwards, he broke into a sprint before diving with all of his might through the window and onto the table in the center of the room. The figure on the couch screamed as Roy and the overseer stumbled backwards in a euphoric shock. Standing up amongst the broken glass, Jason turned to Roy, saying,
“I’m here to save you Roy. I think the people here are poisoning you, come with me-” Turning to the figure on the couch he noticed that they had fallen limp with the needle in their hand, snots and blood dripping from her nose.
“Ohhh…now look what you’ve done.” The overseer said as he began to search through various needles he kept in a small case on a specialized belt he wore. Stepping off of the table to stand next to Roy, Jason asked,
“Roy…what’s going on?” The overseer jammed a needle into the figure’s chest, causing them to suddenly sit up and scream before running around the room madly. Sighing, Roy explained,
“I used to come here…after I left Star City and you know who…ok maybe a bit before too but bottom line I’m clean…I just needed to pick up a few things before I left.” Looking down at Roy’s good hand Jason saw that he carried a small paper bag wrapped up tightly that made loud noises when moved. Looking in Roy’s eyes, Jason could tell that he was lying, but instead of calling him out on it, he decided to make Roy a proposition:
“You used to live here, then, right?” Roy nodded to this as Jason continued, “If you’re out of a place to stay for the moment…I mean, if you want to leave this…palace,” Jason looked back over at the screaming figure that had nearly OD’d in front of them, “Come stay with me and Scar for a while, we could really use you, and I promise we’re a bit more laissez faire than the guys that trained us. What do you say?” Jason put out his hand before quickly retracting it as he remembered there was no arm to shake back. Thinking for a moment, and looking around at the drugged-filled apartment, Roy shrugged and said,
“What the hell…a couple of days couldn’t hurt.” Both Jason and Roy turned to the overseer at this point before Roy began walking to the door and opening it, leaving Jason to say,
“Hey…sorry ‘bout the window.” As Jason walked out the open door, Roy called back,
“Bye Reverend Green, thanks for everything, oh, and hope you get that part in that movie or whatever!” Before slamming the door behind them just as the figure that had nearly OD’d screamed once more.
Red Hood Volume 9 #90
5 PJL
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Having parked his motorcycle in the alleyway beside the apartment where Roy was, according to the device the Middleman had given him, Jason began climbing a nearby fire escape. A small bar took up the space below where Jason inferred Roy’s apartment was, and he heard several drunken men conversing below him as he made his way to the roof,
“You know who what I’d be called if I was one of those super villain guys? Film Freak…I mean I love movies and…”
“No, man, that name’s already taken. I think the Bat took him on one time, I don’t know…”
“Are you kidding me? It’s so hard to think of a good name for something like that, I mean everything good’s taken.”
“How ‘bout something in Latin?” The men continued to talk as Jason reached the top of the fire escape before leaping to the rooftop across from Roy’s apartment. Feeling a buzzing in his pocket, he retrieved a small Bluetooth device also given to him by the Middleman. Meticulously placing in it in a small but accessible groove on his mask, near his ear, he pressed it to hear Scarlet’s voice coming in from the other end,
“J, you there?” She asked as Jason knelt on the edge of the rooftop, staring into the window into the room Roy supposedly occupied.
“I’m here Scar, any progress on the Outlaws Den?”
“A bit. I managed to set up the supercomputer Middleman gave us, it’s not Bat computer but it’ll certainly help. Also, Outlaws Den?” Jason let out a short chuckle as he answered,
“Thought of it on the drive over, you like it?” Thinking for a moment, Scarlet replied,
“Eh, sure, for now at least…Anyway, do you have a visual on Roy?” Concentrating on the window, Jason was able to make out several figures moving around, each acting strange in their own way whilst one seemed to be overlooking the lot of them.
“I don’t see Roy…I think someone may have taken over his apartment.”
“Or he’s rooming with some other people.” Scarlet retorted quickly.
“No…why would Roy’s levels have spiked like that? Those were almost cardiac arrest levels.” Checking the device again, Jason now saw that Roy was settling back down to a solid green color slowly. Looking into the apartment he saw the figure lying on the couch look out the window quickly before picking up what seemed to be a needle whilst staring at a new figure that had entered the room: Roy. Thinking fast, Jason pulled up his hood and stood to his full height. Taking several steps backwards, he broke into a sprint before diving with all of his might through the window and onto the table in the center of the room. The figure on the couch screamed as Roy and the overseer stumbled backwards in a euphoric shock. Standing up amongst the broken glass, Jason turned to Roy, saying,
“I’m here to save you Roy. I think the people here are poisoning you, come with me-” Turning to the figure on the couch he noticed that they had fallen limp with the needle in their hand, snots and blood dripping from her nose.
“Ohhh…now look what you’ve done.” The overseer said as he began to search through various needles he kept in a small case on a specialized belt he wore. Stepping off of the table to stand next to Roy, Jason asked,
“Roy…what’s going on?” The overseer jammed a needle into the figure’s chest, causing them to suddenly sit up and scream before running around the room madly. Sighing, Roy explained,
“I used to come here…after I left Star City and you know who…ok maybe a bit before too but bottom line I’m clean…I just needed to pick up a few things before I left.” Looking down at Roy’s good hand Jason saw that he carried a small paper bag wrapped up tightly that made loud noises when moved. Looking in Roy’s eyes, Jason could tell that he was lying, but instead of calling him out on it, he decided to make Roy a proposition:
“You used to live here, then, right?” Roy nodded to this as Jason continued, “If you’re out of a place to stay for the moment…I mean, if you want to leave this…palace,” Jason looked back over at the screaming figure that had nearly OD’d in front of them, “Come stay with me and Scar for a while, we could really use you, and I promise we’re a bit more laissez faire than the guys that trained us. What do you say?” Jason put out his hand before quickly retracting it as he remembered there was no arm to shake back. Thinking for a moment, and looking around at the drugged-filled apartment, Roy shrugged and said,
“What the hell…a couple of days couldn’t hurt.” Both Jason and Roy turned to the overseer at this point before Roy began walking to the door and opening it, leaving Jason to say,
“Hey…sorry ‘bout the window.” As Jason walked out the open door, Roy called back,
“Bye Reverend Green, thanks for everything, oh, and hope you get that part in that movie or whatever!” Before slamming the door behind them just as the figure that had nearly OD’d screamed once more.