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"This is the third time, Jordan!" It was actually the fifth, but Hal wasn't going to correct her.
"I can explain?"
"We've had enough of your excuses."
"Reasons, not excuses." They were really angry this time, weren't they? That was understandable- he had "misplaced" half of their food supplies, and in hindsight, he shouldn't have started by shrugging when they confronted him. That had been a terrible idea. As for the supplies themselves, he didn't regret where they went, and despite what his group of six months thought, he hadn't bartered them off to some random person. It would be a cold day in hell when Hal could turn away a couple of hungry kids, so as far as he was concerned, the children needed it more than they did. Besides, they could find more. Eventually. He would have spearheaded the movement himself, if they'd given him a chance to make up for yet another incident of a bleeding heart disguised as an "oops" moment. To be fair, they weren't in the wrong for assuming that was what happened- Hal had many, many genuine "oops" incidents, such as, "what do you mean you already told me not to?" and, "whose great idea was this?...mine? oh."
"Oh, go to hell!" Only when it was time.
Honestly, he was surprised it took them this long to run him off, but once he narrowly dodged a thrown knife, he started to think that maybe they had something a little more permanent on their brains. Hal didn't want to throw their hospitality back in their faces even more, so instead of throwing a good left hook to Monty's jaw, he made a break for it. It was actually the first time Hal ran from a fight- or a near fight, in this case, and it wasn't even for self-preservation. Those fights tended to end with Hal as the winner or a stroke of luck dragging Hal away before he ceased to be. That didn't count as running, did it? He never asked for anyone's help; he'd made a point of doing everything on his own since he was seven. Probably before that, just more along the lines of "I can put my own pants on," when he still lived in a cozy, untouched suburb.
It was a little like this once, actually, but less...Creepy. This place smelled of fear and doom, which probably should have tripped a few alarms, if it weren't for the fact Hal's alarms were always belated and he tended to ignore them anyway. He didn't have anywhere else to go, and there had to be people here. Come to think of it, a place like this seemed familiar; not from seeing it before, but hadn't he heard of something like it around this area? He'd find out sooner or later, and there was no time like the present, right?
"Don't everybody rush me at once."
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[spoiler=info (2/25)]GENERAL
-Harold "Hal" Jordan | Introduced as Hal only | 28 years old | The Badlands
-Who even knows his sexuality | Single, and too much of a mess for mingling
-The Determinator | Jerk With A Heart of Gold | Rebellious Spirit | Pinterest
PHYSICALITY
-Rich brown hair, artfully tousled (if he wakes up in time to bother with fixing his hair)
-Tanned skin from sun exposure | Mostly unblemished, save for burn scars on his forearms
-Stands at an even 6'0, weighs 186 lbs. | Lean and trim build, but appears a little underfed
-Soft walnut brown eyes | Always wears a bomber jacket with "JORDAN" on the chest (dad's)
-Keeps two sets of brass knuckles in his pockets (both are dark green and, as a joke, glittery)
"This is the third time, Jordan!" It was actually the fifth, but Hal wasn't going to correct her.
"I can explain?"
"We've had enough of your excuses."
"Reasons, not excuses." They were really angry this time, weren't they? That was understandable- he had "misplaced" half of their food supplies, and in hindsight, he shouldn't have started by shrugging when they confronted him. That had been a terrible idea. As for the supplies themselves, he didn't regret where they went, and despite what his group of six months thought, he hadn't bartered them off to some random person. It would be a cold day in hell when Hal could turn away a couple of hungry kids, so as far as he was concerned, the children needed it more than they did. Besides, they could find more. Eventually. He would have spearheaded the movement himself, if they'd given him a chance to make up for yet another incident of a bleeding heart disguised as an "oops" moment. To be fair, they weren't in the wrong for assuming that was what happened- Hal had many, many genuine "oops" incidents, such as, "what do you mean you already told me not to?" and, "whose great idea was this?...mine? oh."
"Oh, go to hell!" Only when it was time.
Honestly, he was surprised it took them this long to run him off, but once he narrowly dodged a thrown knife, he started to think that maybe they had something a little more permanent on their brains. Hal didn't want to throw their hospitality back in their faces even more, so instead of throwing a good left hook to Monty's jaw, he made a break for it. It was actually the first time Hal ran from a fight- or a near fight, in this case, and it wasn't even for self-preservation. Those fights tended to end with Hal as the winner or a stroke of luck dragging Hal away before he ceased to be. That didn't count as running, did it? He never asked for anyone's help; he'd made a point of doing everything on his own since he was seven. Probably before that, just more along the lines of "I can put my own pants on," when he still lived in a cozy, untouched suburb.
It was a little like this once, actually, but less...Creepy. This place smelled of fear and doom, which probably should have tripped a few alarms, if it weren't for the fact Hal's alarms were always belated and he tended to ignore them anyway. He didn't have anywhere else to go, and there had to be people here. Come to think of it, a place like this seemed familiar; not from seeing it before, but hadn't he heard of something like it around this area? He'd find out sooner or later, and there was no time like the present, right?
"Don't everybody rush me at once."
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[spoiler=info (2/25)]GENERAL
-Harold "Hal" Jordan | Introduced as Hal only | 28 years old | The Badlands
-Who even knows his sexuality | Single, and too much of a mess for mingling
-The Determinator | Jerk With A Heart of Gold | Rebellious Spirit | Pinterest
PHYSICALITY
-Rich brown hair, artfully tousled (if he wakes up in time to bother with fixing his hair)
-Tanned skin from sun exposure | Mostly unblemished, save for burn scars on his forearms
-Stands at an even 6'0, weighs 186 lbs. | Lean and trim build, but appears a little underfed
-Soft walnut brown eyes | Always wears a bomber jacket with "JORDAN" on the chest (dad's)
-Keeps two sets of brass knuckles in his pockets (both are dark green and, as a joke, glittery)
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