ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ'ꜱ ᴡᴀʀ - a second-gen superhero rp

{Posted.}

(Ok. Would it be easier for me to just post a starter and go from there? I'll just get started with that.)

Arden grins when the quieter girl speaks up, aware that she hadn't been as invested in their previous conversation. He's glad that she hadn't felt alienated, at least. He doesn't know her as well as the others, as Elmae tended to be more in the background when the Queens visited the Starks. There wasn't much opportunity to get to know her then either, but her recent suggestion presents one. "Ooh that sounds awesome! Teach me!" Arden doesn't often have the time to search for new recipes, he has a stock of basic ones perfected by repetition- but he's always down to learn more, though! "We can have that as a snack while the main dish is cooking~" Galvanized, the blond steps away from Natalia but replaces his chest with a hand to her back. The daughter of a former ballerina isn't likely to lose her balance easily, but he wants to provide alternate support nonetheless. "I saw Adrianna training in the next room over, let's pick her up on the way and make this a party~"

Arden snaps his fingers excitedly. "Let's g- ah, where are the kitchens again?"

~*~*~

When they finally enter the vast room- and Arden dramatically inhales as if he's returning to a much cherished place- they come upon Lux hovering near the center with his attention already on the door, one knee drawn up and hugged to his chest while his left leg dangles above the floor. His glasses had been pushed up into his sloe hair, but he drops them to his face with a minute shake of his head. The half-kryptonian regularly forgets to pretend not to hear others approaching and tends to wait patiently for them in an unintentionally creepy fashion. "Hello everyone~"
Arden smiles upon seeing him and Lux returns it reflexively. "Hey Lu! Fancy seeing you here~"
Lux's pale cheeks color and he awkwardly waves a hand as if his presence is a mere coincidence. He sheepishly ducks his head when Arden snorts, knowing that he was likely 'passing by' when he heard the mention of food and decided to position himself in the best place to receive it. "How fortuitous that you would be in the kitchen right now!"
He notes that Lux is wearing civilian clothes: Beat-up purple hi-tops, white jeans with numerous blackened tears caused by his perpetual clumsiness, and a large comfy-looking dove gray cardigan that Arden makes a mental note to steal. It's rare to see Lux in regular clothes because he's often on his way to or returning from heroic feats. It must be quiet enough for him to relax- Arden will have to make him three extra helpings to celebrate the fact.

"Where's your thundercloud, sunbeam?" Arden playfully hip-checks Lux on his way to the fridge but has to stop to laugh when the younger man emits a soft 'ah!' and slowly spins sideways in the air, still in a seated position. "What are you doing?" Arden chuckles and gently shoves him again. Lux repeats the involuntary action with a look of consternation. "Charisse is in class, and I haven't anchored myself to anything yet-" Blue eyes wary, he chooses to float higher when Arden gets that twinkle in his eye that suggests he intends to bat Lux around like a cat with a suspended toy.

Looking to change the subject, Lux returns his attention to the others with another warm smile. "It's been a while since I've seen you, I hope you're all doing well!" Being a more reserved person, Lux hasn't quite bonded with the new heroes as well as Arden or his sister, but he consistently maintains the country boy politesse that he was raised with so it isn't apparent. Still, Arden's noticed that he awkwardly attempts to divvy up his attention but inevitably ends up falling back to those he's most familiar with. Hence the way he edges toward Elijah. "Will you be cooking too?"

"Of course!" Arden answers for him. "This should be a team exercise, since we're all here~ Except most of you will have to pull your own weight because I'm Elmae's protégé today~" Halfway through he realizes that his last words are a rhyme and he adds a singsong finish to it with a twirl of his finger.

"I can h-" Lux begins, only to subside with a small pout when the blond gives him a Look. "I can provide emotional support." He mutters instead, smiling wryly when Arden gives him an approving nod. "No more cooking things with heat vision. I have doubts about how sanitary that is in the first place-"

"There's nothing 'unsanitary' about my eyes!" Lux protests, but softly, as always. There's a wrinkle between his brows that suggests a mild frown. "And that was your idea."

Arden ducks into the fridge, his muffled response airy. "Was it? I don't recall~"

( I completely understand! Feel free to take your time! ^^ )

{I don't know what to do with Ari... whelp, I'll focus on Carter.

This is kinda dead isn't it?}
Carter jumped slightly, he was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't realized another person was with him. "Yes. Mason right?" He asked a few moments after looking at Mason to figure out who it was that called out to him. "I can try. I've mainly stuck to ice and speed, but it'll be a nice change of pace." He took a moment to look around. "Follow me and we can talk."

Carter motioned for Mason to tag along to the lab that Carter had claimed for his own. "So son of Aquaman, right? I'm not all the familiar with your suit. I'd like to take a look at it, if you don't mind. What do you have in mind? I like to design suits around the users' strengths and weaknesses. Obviously." It was obvious that Carter was already starting to slip into design mode. This definitely was a new challenge for the young man. It was great for him to try something new and different. "I'll be honest, this is breaking new ground for me, powerwise, I've mainly stuck to tech. And this branching out, I can't guarantee anything." He stopped at the door to the lab. Awkwardly rubbing his neck, he looked between Mason to his lab. "My father may have been Vibe at one point, But I am not him. I don't have his powers or his brains, but I'll try my best." He sighed and moved in to his lab. "So come on in and let's get started."

(I don't mind. This forum is dying as well unfortunately. I'm not on here and active as much as I use to be.)