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“Uh… Hal… I couldn’t dream that if I wanted to.” He stated, because they had a son together. He looked up at the other. “It was when you were being controlled Parallax.” He looked at the other and took in his expression. “I can help you rememeber?”

“I… we…” He was wondering how to tell the other that they had a thirteen year old son.

Wait, how did Gabe know about Parallax? How did anybody know about Parallax? There was only that one, brief weekend some years ago where he lost control of his body, allowing the creature of fear to possess him. 

What Gabriel was speaking about couldn’t have happened... could it?

He shakes his head. “Gabe, I’m sorry, but I really think you’re mistaken. I don’t... we don’t... I’m not a father. The father of your child. That’s insane talk. You know that, right?”

Deep down, Hal knew it wasn’t as crazy as it sounded.

“Me too, to be quite honest.” Gabriel nodded his head and agreed with the other, because they definitely did have seen point to point. Gabe shook his head and looked at the other. “It’s not that complex to handle. Just know I am a male with a woman’s lower half. Naturally.” He stated simply and shook his head with a chuckle. “Uh… guys who are really into dicks are turned off. I probably don’t get as much sex as a normal guy, but it’s whatever….” He sighed at the first question the other asked though.

“As for as how is sex….” He looked at the other and sighed softly. “You should know how it is.” He stated softly. “We’ve met before, Hal.” He finally was telling the truth.

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Hal wasn’t sure if he heard the other man correctly. “What did you say?” he asks, seeking clarity with a nervous chuckle. “I, uh, I think I would remember having sex with you, man. And we both know I’m not into guys, so... that’s crazy, Gabe. You must have dreamed it.”

“I’m sorry to hear that happen to you,“ Jaime was ready to say something else but he opted not to as the Scarab on his back was urging him to stay quiet. “And as much as I appreciate your concern, I do think you’re taking this a bit too far, amigo. I think this was just a joke, nothing bad could really happen from this little note.”

“See, that is precisely why you aren’t as mature as you claim to be... when an adult gives you advice like that, you heed it. It might be a joke this time, but what if it’s real next? Psychopaths like the Joker trade on that kind of mentality...” says Hal, rueing the arrogance of youth despite being an arrogant youth ---relatively speaking---  himself. Irony!

“Correction, children who are smart. Just because we are young, it doesn’t mean we don’t notice the bs,” Jaime countered. “I don’t know, but I should be more concerned as to why they thought it was a good idea to pair you with me.”

“Clearly you haven’t been kidnapped by aliens and forced to have sex for your escape. It’s --- I don’t like talking about that day. My point is that there are sick, nefarious people in this world who’ll take advantage of you the moment they find an opening. You might want to fortify your defenses if someone was so easily able to slip that message to you, kid...”

“Are you even mature enough to behave like an adult?”

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“You know who accuses adults of not acting maturely? Children. Children do that. But that’s not the point --- why is a random, faceless person so interested in watching us have sex? Should I be concerned...?”

There was one word Darren used to describe their trip together; memorable. He wasn’t entirely sure how Hal was going to react during his first visit to Themyscira, but hopefully the ideals and sceneries there would enlighten him. Darren was looking for other methods of shedding light on his friend’s beliefs closed-mindedness. Using the lasso of truth was a last resort, as he respected his comrade’s privacy, but for now, this should do just fine. 

With his invisible jet, Darren arrived to Themyscira first. He stepped outside and looked to the skies, searching for a distinct green light. A smile formed across his face once he spotted Hal descending on land beside him. “Welcome to Paradise Island, Lantern. I hope you enjoy your stay.” 

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Look, Hal wasn’t a bigot. He was just... uneducated. On many things. Did that make him a bigot? Maybe. Perhaps. The point is that his little excursion to Themyscira would quite enlightening, for a variety of reasons.

He steps out of his own jet, a bright green construct of hard light, built with expert precision. “That makes two of us, Darren,” says the astronaut, shaking his gracious host’s hand, trying not to get lost in those eyes...

“I could, yes, but should I? Why would I want to?”

“Having already both of those things at one point or another, the horse-sized duck is way easier to neutralize. Have you ever tried taking down a horde of horse-like creatures? Not fun.”

“Well, if they were women, I suppose I could see myself being attracted to… Captain America? Black Widow? If they were women.”