<div class="floatleft">(https://brideandbreakfast.hk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RyanReynolds_groom_style_003.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Hal Jordean [Green Lantern]<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>Wednesday the 1st of May 2019<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Upstate Keystone City,  Benny`s Bar<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Blazer and tie<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Kendra Saunders [Closed]<br/><strong>Warnings:</strong>None<br/><br/><hr/><br/>It's hard to believe that its been a year, well fourteen months, since Abin Sur crash landed his starship in the Californian desert. Everything had changed for Hal that day as the green energy suddenly enveloped him and he was being whisked away towards something unknown. He wasn't afraid, he'd left fear behind a long time ago when he had to watch his hero and the man he idolized Martin Jordan, his father, crash the prototype Ferris Aircraft plane he was taking up. His father died that day right in front of him. After the funeral his mother and brothers were done with planes and the risks involved in being a pilot. Hal wasn't, they'd argued long and hard and the day his 18th birthday came up Hal was at the Air Force recruiters office before it opened.<br/><br/>He came back from serving and eventually made up with his brothers Jack and James, who both got into politics. Jack as Coast City's District Attorney and James as one of the mayor's aides. His mom Jessica, still wasn't happy that upon his return to Coast City Hal took a job with Ferris aircraft. It was too much like some deadly deja vu to her. She really wouldn't have been happy with Abin Sur when he selected Hal as his replacement as a Green Lantern for Sector 2814 working for the cosmic entities known as the Guardians. She would have liked Kilowog though, his drill sergeant in the Lantern Corps was as descent as they came. Sinestro--yeah, he was another story. Not to say that he wasn't a great teacher, Hal learned a lot about using his power ring from Sinestro. Kilowog taught more of the 'soft skills', the hand to hand combat, Lantern protocols, space law enforcement and investigation--things like that.<br/><br/>When he returned to Earth after a month long sabbatical to train, Hal had to rework his brain to deal with the parts of his life that were 'normal'. Being a Lantern was an amazing adventure. It satisfied his heroic drive and he knew he was making a difference in the lives he was saving. Unfortunately between being a Lantern and being a test pilot, there was almost no time for being Hal. He took some steps to try and balance his work/life ratio. The first thing he did is tell Thomas Kalmaku, his mechanic about him being a Green Lantern. He realized it was getting silly to constantly duck out mid conversation or pointing and saying 'what's that' when he had to fly off. Tom became an even better friend once he shared this secret, helping cover for him with Carol, his boss.<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/07/09/34/0709342b0a920380100ccf6cd9387051.png)</div>The next thing he did was get involved in his brother's lives a bit more, which really worked out to him saving Jack a lot from all the enemies he made as the DA. Then, he got himself a puppy, Hal needed something to care for, something to come home to every night instead of always patrolling. He named her Jade, because of her eyes; not because everything had to have some green theme in his life. Tom looks in on her since they live close to each other, when Hal's life becomes a little too crazy. Jade's been great as far as keeping him sane most nights.<br/><br/>He tried dating Carol, that sort of failed miserably and dating your boss is not great for job security. He even allowed his brothers and other friends to set him up on dates. It's hard to ask for a second date when you have to fly off before desert though. Tom created a Tinder account fro him because Tom was that kind of problem solver. Hal was pretty much going to ignore it telling Tom as much when he got swiped on half way through his speech. He was about to go into how it was probably 'an older..' before he could really put his foot in his mouth with some kind of ageist stereotype Tom brought up the young woman's profile. "Or she's a stone cold fox." "A stone cold what?" Tom raised his eyebrow and sighed then typed in the idiom and googled it for Hal. "Some one who is really hot or "super fine" someone who is cute or gorgeous or good looking. an attractive person."<br/><br/>Hal took another look at the persons, Kendra's profile. Tom was right, she was hot. He swiped right and made plans for Benny's. It has some of the best food around these parts and just felt more on the casual and day to day part of his life. First dates were always about introductions and seeing of there was any chemistry. Benny's would serve as a backdrop as well, this was very much a part of his life; the parts he could talk about. It was sort of funny that describing being a test pilot and risking your neck on prototype planes was an easier to pick, than flying through space or facing the evils that threatened humanity. It was what it was and it would take a special kind of woman to accept both parts of his life.<br/><br/>Tonight, the plan was to try and be himself and just enjoy the company of a beautiful lady over some pleasant conversation and good food. Benny's was most casual, people dressed like they all were Top Gun fans, with aviator glasses and jackets wearing blue jeans and white t shirts. Hal was sort of old fashioned in some things. He believed in making a good first impression and that involved making an effort. Blazer and tie, dress shoes instead of sneakers, light on the cologne instead of the guys who seemed to bathe in Axe spray.<br/><br/>He drove out in his  Dodge Challenger (https://img-new.cgtrader.com/items/30283/b9707b5653/large/1971-dodge-challenger-r-t-3d-model-low-poly-c4d.jpg), it was old-like his dad's first car old and Tom had helped him restore it. It wasn't hard to pick her out the moment he walked in. Prettiest girl in the place, sitting at the bar wearing a sexy little number that hugged her curves. Well, she made a fine first impression herself. Half the guys at the bar thought so too. They were working on their liquid courage to try and  approach her from what he saw. Hal walked up to her in with his normal military bearing. He has to take a breath and force himself to relax as he exhales. This wasn't a mission, it was a date. "<strong>Hi, I'm Hal. You must be Kendra, you look wonderful.</strong>" he complimented her. It was an easy compliment to make since it was true instead of just something nice to say.<br/><br/>"<strong>Want to grab a booth? The food here is amazing and I'm not sure that I want to share you with everyone who is trying hard not to gawk at you...that's right, I see you Rob and Jimmy.</strong>" he says gesturing at one of the empty booths that are away from the two guys he glanced at for a second. "<strong>Pete...an Old Fashioned please and another of what the lady is drinking.</strong>"