for frightening: To Infinity and... just a little beyond that

[stands_for_hope]

Generally, when it came to interstellar politics, the first name called up among the Justice League (for good or ill) was Green Lantern. And when the request for arbitration came to them from a distant planet, they'd initially suggested the Corps to do the job. That, unfortunately, had started a political fiasco of its own at first, given some less than savory behavior from the Guardians regarding the planet in question in the recent past, but thankfully Diana had been able to smooth the ruffled feathers and propose a solution.

That was why Superman, well known throughout the stars and the last survivor of a planet many considered to have gotten a similarly questionable shake from Oa, had been asked to take on the mission. Given the distance and the unfortunate tendency for situations like this to be a trap of some sort, it had been decided he'd need a partner and Batman had been, in Diana's words, 'the obvious choice.'

Of course, Bruce Wayne's capability to deal with and even carefully handle politicians was well known to her, as was his ability to smell a rat at 100 paces should there be something underhanded afoot. Then there was simply the logistics: Gotham had decent coverage with Batwoman and others, and with Superman off for a week, Diana was needed to handle whatever might happen in Metropolis.

Which was why, after a bit of discussion (just a bit), Clark and Bruce were on their way to Voepra Prime on what was more likely than not going to be a PR vacation.

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[frightening]

It's about an hour into light speed travel and Batman is only just now starting to relax the porcupine quills bristled around him. Ugh, space. Ugh, space ships. Ugh, alien politics. Ugh not being in Gotham.

He's sitting at the controls, watching readouts of information he knows by heart (he designed this thing, after all), scowl beneath his mask a physically tangible thing-- but at least he's no longer radiating Fuck Off. He's not angry at Superman, he's really not. This is an important mission and he's got the skills to handle it, and there's always something to be said for usurping Oa. But he's always going to hate being out of Gotham.

He's glowering. He's not fussing.