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Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle ([personal profile] khajidont) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2016-08-06 03:12 pm

[ OPEN LOG ]

WHO: Jaime Reyes/The Blue Beetle and YOU!
WHERE: All over the various Porter Cities!
WHEN: All month! Just specify if you have a specific date in mind.
WHAT: Jaime Reyes goes about his normal business and chores (he's a mechanic, and does various domestic bullshit, come say hi to his dog), and as the Blue Beetle, he flies around like a big blue eyesore and saves people from various troubles.
WARNINGS: None anticipated; let me know if I should change this! If you want something specific that isn't covered in my open prompts, please simply PM me or contact me on plurk at WISDOMBITCH, and I'll be more than happy to write an alternate starter for you.



o1. EXERCISE, WHY (Jaime Reyes)

[One part of superheroics that people don't talk about is the upkeep. It means maintaining healthy exercise and diet to the best of your abilities, and that doesn't always mean the more glamorous look of look at how much weight I can lift. Sometimes, that means working on cardio and stamina. It's a beautiful day outside, and Jaime didn't feel like going to the gym, which is, as your character may notice, a huge mistake.

The first few laps around, Jaime looked perfectly fine, if your character was around long enough to notice. Then, he started slowing down, which is a perfect opportunity to show him up.

Or, if you prefer, you may find him giving up altogether, and practically wilting onto a park bench, legs splayed out and feet dangling over the edge as he wiped his long, decidedly damp hair out of his face.]
Why is it so hot? [He mourns, evidently having not realized that running at the hottest point of the day during the summer isn't the wisest thing in the world.] I should have brought water.

[There's a vending machine not so far away. Maybe your character can give him a hand there.]

o2. GROCERY STORE SQUABBLE (Jaime Reyes)

[All Jaime wants is to go to the grocery store and pick up what he needs in peace. He's been getting recipes from his mother, which means he's got some stocking up to do. You can find him in front of the spice section, picking up bottles, staring at the price tags, and putting them back down.] Which ones do I need to have...

[Unfortunately for him, he gets interrupted by a large, bald man, well over six feet tall from a previous encounter in this very same grocery store. He stands behind Jaime with his arms crossed, not that Jaime sees him at first, and barks out,] Hey! It's you! You got a lot of nerve showing up here again. Where's your friend?

[Jaime turns around, looks up at the man's face, and let's out a small, mournful,] Oh my god.

o3. BEAGLE BONANZA (Jaime Reyes)

[Want something a little happier? Then you've come to the right place. At a park in any city, Jaime can be found with BB, the little beagle that he and Ted own together. He's a small, friendly sort, and Jaime seems content just sitting back on the grass, watching him alternately roll around in the grass in god-knows-what, and eating grass, which he half-heartedly tells him off for doing.

Maybe you like dogs enough to approach him, but if not? BB's a friendly sort, and will come scampering right up to your character, hopping hopefully up onto his hindlegs, hoping to get a few licks in.]


Sorry! [Jaime will call, getting to his feet.] He's friendly, I promise!

o4. FLYING (Blue Beetle)

[In any city, the Blue Beetle can be seen soaring up above, large, insectoid wings spread out behind him as he flutters from building to building, watching out for trouble and keeping an eye out for anything that needs his attention.

Maybe your character's being mugged (possibly unsuccessfully so). Maybe your character is just interested in the great big glowing flying dude. Or maybe there's even a cat stuck up a tree. Whatever the case, the Blue Beetle is there! Won't you say hello?]


o5. CAR CRASH CONUNDRUM (Blue Beetle)

[Or maybe some more specific problems are in sight. On one very, very popular road, your character may be in a car, or merely on the sidelines, but whatever the case, as lines of cars slowly inch their way down the hill, a large truck begins to roll down it.

Except there's one problem: it doesn't stop. The driver presses down desperately on the faulty brakes, but the truck continues to roll down. The Blue Beetle is on the case, flying down and grabbing onto the front of the truck, stopping it in its tracks, but the Blue Beetle is only one person -- he's going to need some help, and so will the people in cars that have already been knocked aside.]


Hey! [He calls out, arms still snugly wrapped around the truck.] This area needs to be evacuated! A little help here?

o6. WILDCARD (ANY)

[Want to write your own prompt? Go for it!]
gemmeus: (❚ 006)

04; i hope this is ok!!

[personal profile] gemmeus 2016-08-06 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Luckily, no one is being mugged or has lost a cat in a tree in Heropa today. But there is a pretty confused looking kid outside of her house (which happens to be right next to Jaime's). Seeing a human... bug... thing flying in the sky only makes things that much worse for this very very frightened Pearl. She stares at the scene for a while, mouth agape, before just breaking out into loud sobs. ]

I want to go home...!
aggressiveapathy: (skeptical anger)

03

[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2016-08-07 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Gotta work harder.

[ Said April, queen of the random dog adoptions. At the moment she's sans dog, just one raccoon trailing after her, and with ice cream cone in hand. But she's still looking at Jaime. ]

Not scary.
monster_san: Cheerful chibi hands clasped (I'll explain in the most nonchalant way)

2!

[personal profile] monster_san 2016-08-07 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Fuu jumps at the loud voice as she's doing a little shopping of her own and carefully turns her head to see if it's going to be any trouble to her or if she should just quietly slip into another aisle...

Oh. It's Jaime, the first then.

What sort of dispute could anyone have with Jaime? In a grocery store, no less? She puts on a friendly smile and approaches, holding her basket innocently in front of her.]


Excuse me, sir? I need to get to the paprika.

[she's not the friend the man was talking about, she's sure, but she's still the answer to the question.]
gemmeus: (❚ 017)

[personal profile] gemmeus 2016-08-07 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ She stops crying and opens her eyes for a moment upon hearing the voice of someone else. What she didn't realize before opening her eyes is that the thing from the sky somehow ended up in front of her and is the one who asked her that question. And then she begins to wail again, taking a few steps back. ]

I want to go home! [ That's probably all he'll get out of her for now. ]
hyperkinesia: (It's alright.)

3 because dogs

[personal profile] hyperkinesia 2016-08-07 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Bruce happens to be one of those passers-by, and while he doesn't approach any of the many dogs playing around the park today, he certainly won't shy away when one of them comes running up to him. Even as the pup's owner gets to his feet and speaks up, Bruce doesn't even flinch, promptly crouching next to the excitable beagle and getting his hands immediately attacked by the most vicious tongue and baby teeth. ]

Of course he is. [ Then, aimed at the dog and possibly cooing a little— ] You're a good boy, aren't you?
hardcorduroy: (maybe it's maybelline)

01 HI YOU

[personal profile] hardcorduroy 2016-08-08 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
(wendy loves exercise, she does. but she also likes not roasting to the point that she begins physically melting onto the sidewalk. training with her axes is all well and good, but she stopped not long after jaime started. later on, she found a nice spot under a shady tree and claimed it as hers as jaime continued his workout. poor dude.

once he starts melting like a popsicle in an oven, she takes a bit of pity on him. but she'll be doing one better than a water bottle. she snags down a couple ice cream cones from a vendor and walks back over to jaime. rather than be graceful, she presses the ice cold bottle right up against his forehead while handing him the ice cream.)
It's the middle of the day in summer, dude, at least work out at a beach.
gemmeus: (❚ 005)

[personal profile] gemmeus 2016-08-08 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She can't deny the fact that his buglike demeanor is part of the reason she was so immediately perturbed. But she would have reacted the same to seeing a human fly in the sky in an already spooky new place, then proceed to land right in front of her and ask her what was wrong.

In response to his attempts at calming her down, she stops crying, but opts to look at her feet when she speaks instead of him. ]
Somebody told me that this is my new home, but I don't live here.
aggressiveapathy: (pic#2868511)

[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2016-08-08 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[April squats down to allow the traditional greeting, knowing this is going to end with a bunch of jelly dogs back at her place.

Good, they need to keep earning her love.]


How else is he gonna be a superdog?
monster_san: Worried look (This might not be super great)

[personal profile] monster_san 2016-08-09 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Fuu holds in a sigh. Well, clearly it wasn't going to be defused that easily, but she keeps herself as polite as ever.]

Hello, Jaime-san! It's nice to see you today. [She glances back at the large, angry man. How to handle this... she's not keen on seeing her friend get punched into the shelves, and she's not keen on getting hit herself.] I'm sorry sir, but I think it would be very hard on the staff of the store if there was a lot of shouting and--I think--hullaballoo is the word?
hardcorduroy: (disturbing the dead nbd)

DID YOU MISS ME BC I MISSED YOU

[personal profile] hardcorduroy 2016-08-09 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
(she sets down next to him with a laugh, taking a chunk out o her own ice cream. jaime was always a pretty cool dude in her book, and she could do with teenage friends. her tone is light and teasing, giving him arm a gentle punch.) Whoa, dude, I'm flattered, but I'm single, not desperate.

(she is totally joking because anyone dating jaime is easily a lucky person. plus, she's pretty sure he's still got that girlfriend who had all the weird fans at fanport.) Well, hey, hero's in the job title, isn't it? Just doing my civic duty and all that patriotic mumbo jumbo.
hyperkinesia: (It's not you I don't trust.)

[personal profile] hyperkinesia 2016-08-09 11:32 am (UTC)(link)
Doesn't seem like the kind of dog you'd get for guarding, though.

[ Seriously he's so cute and fluffy, there's no way anyone would be scared of him. Jaime can just be grateful that more people don't actually break into the house because of the dog. (Just kidding.) ]

Dogs usually do. But you should see me with cats. [ Or not. It's usually a disaster, like they have some kind of creepy sixth sense. ] What's his name?
aggressiveapathy: (pic#2868503)

[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2016-08-09 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
They're just mount for the raccoon army.

[ It was a lie. They were spoiled jerks, but she could keep up the joke. ]

But BB?
monster_san: Actually not but SURELY YOU TRUST THIS SMILE (100% total sincerity for trufax)

[personal profile] monster_san 2016-08-10 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Fuu gives Jaime a Look and hopes that it says this: PLEASE SHUT UP I AM TRYING TO MAKE HIM MORE ANNOYED AT ME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK HE'LL PUNCH A SHORT 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

now that may be a dangerous hypothesis, but she feels it's reasonable.]


Oh! Another delightfully vivid phrase--I do admire the creativity of American slang.

[no acknowledgement of what Jaime said now if you can just idk... okay she doesn't think Jaime'd slink off and leave her here with Large Loud Angry Guy-san but you know, AT LEAST DON'T PROVOKE HIM MORE.]

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