<div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Paul Raike</strong> (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84632.msg3727041#msg3727041) - <strong>Basement</strong> - <em>Sitting in the back row and whispering with Lulu, Anthony, and Ronin</em></div><br/>Paul's eyes danced with delight, but he merely held up a single finger across his lips, as if encouraging Lulu to be quiet so that the others around them could hear more clearly. "That's the beauty of it, right? You get to imagine." He smiled and nodded politely at Ronin's comment, and suppressed a smirk at Lulu's response. He found himself surprised that he felt a bit crowded by Ronin's comments, but perhaps not as surprised as he might have been. Really, he didn't even have anything against the young man, other than his presence at that moment, and the fact that Lulu's attention happened to be divided. He straightened, and tried to watch the auction while he worked to regain equilibrium. After all, it's not like it mattered, right? He hadn't asked her out on a date or anything. Yet.<br/><br/>He turned, thinking perhaps to rectify that situation, when another man approached from behind. Paul bit back on a rather nasty comment, and was immediately glad he hadn't made it; Green Lantern was standing behind him, glowing ring and everything. He tried to keep from letting his mouth gape open at a childhood hero come to life. In the back of his mind, he knew it wasn't<strong>really</strong>Green Lantern, but when the guy turned and nodded his approval, he couldn't help but glow a little bit himself. "Man," he said with a smile, "that costume is<em>pimp</em>." His eyes glanced to Lulu, and he recomposed himself and cleared his throat, trying to salvage cool points. "Hey, I'm Paul. You know Lulu... that's Ronin, in the armor."