16 13 Hedonism is the Word of the Day
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Philosophical chapter today which hopefully can give an introspective into this Gojo's mindset which hopefully you guys enjoy 👉👈*]
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"So I'm guessing you're the team then?" Her mellow yet playful voice that tantalised the ears was heard as she walked out from the group of Superheroes in front of us
"Guilty" My grin widening at her appearance, 'The whole gang's assembled...sweet'
She swayed towards us with natural charm that I couldn't help but feel jealous of if only for a second. Her blonde locks that cascaded down her back in the form of a ponytail whipped the air gently and contrasted her rosy lips and emerald eyes
'Why are all superheroes so hot? Excluding me of course cause I'm just on a whole another level if we're being honest,' I questioned however my befuddlement didn't fail to include the subtle and modest ego stroke that I'm known for. I cocked my eyebrow with a grin, "Who are you?"
Before she could speak once more, a gruff more solemn voice cut in that didn't lack the usual dullness that it always possessed, "Artemis. An archer. A vigilante who just so happens to be the niece of Green Arrow and his current protégé. I explained this at our last briefing." I turned my gaze towards Batman who glared blunt daggers at me
"He he~ Sorry, must have missed it, they get way too boring sometimes," I unapologetically 'apologised' unfazed by the growth in chilling leer caused by Batman, 'Green Arrow's niece ,pfft like I would believe that. Even without meta knowledge their souls don't bare similar signatures like normal relatives share..'
All human beings possess a certain signature or residue of negative energy and it's by these signatures I can perceive whether or not someone's shares blood or water. If they did, their signatures would bare resemblance to each other even if only a miniscule amount but with six eyes I can see that resemblance and connect the dots
She bares a resemblance to Sportmaster, the one note third rate hockey villain we caught on our vacation mission to Santa Prisca, ' Wonder how he's been holding rotting in a maximum prison security cell which I'm sure the Justice League hasn't failed to bug and introduce the man to interrgati-.. I'm getting side tracked a little but you get the point
It's because of the six eyes that I know when I've crossed a person twice, sense the presence of people from miles away and be an around empath to fluctuations in people's negative emotions
It sort of reminds me of the meme brought about by those shower devil fearing Chainsaw man fans - the one where 'Makima is Listening' instead in this case I feel something that would better fit this situation would be...
Satoru Gojo is Watching
'Satisfied with the yapfest you exposition hungry viewers, well there you got it so be satisfied!'
I lowered my opaque glasses slightly in contemplation before adjusting them appropriately, I totally blanked out for a second so I scanned the room to get the layout of what was happening
"...Current protégé? But I though Speedy was your pro-" Robin caught on to Batman's words but was immediately and harshly shut down by the perpetual glare of Batman leaving Robin to silently clench his fists - same with Aqualad who remained silent on the matter but I could tell there was grievances to be had with this arrangement
"Yay! Another girl added to the team!" M'gann rushed up and embraced Artemis with a blissful hug that lasted for a solid 2 seconds before yet again a sharp cough interrupted the cheerful atmosphere as Batman spoke
"Change into your suits and then familiarise yourself with your new teammate before Kid Flash arrives then we will brief you on your mission," His eyes directed to our current clothes, that being clothes, so much so that I couldn't help but pass on the opportunity to mess around
"~Kyaaa! Pervert! I'm feeling violated already by your stare especially yours - Red Tornado or should I say Red pervert!" I 'cutely' screamed like an anime boy as all eyes turned to me but unluckily for them I had realised something a long time ago a few days into this life, 'Shame doesn't mean shit when it comes to trolling" All chibi MEs said in unison further backing my claim
"What?" Red Tornado confusedly stated with worry in his tone
I covered my body away from pervious prying eyes -BATMAN- as I writhed in utter fear and anguish, "Someone! Anyone! Save me, I'm being ravaged without remor-!"
"Leave," Batman spoke and his tone showed the evident frustration practically dripping from his tone
'Fine, I know when to stop and I wouldn't be me if I didn't know when to not cross some boundaries - sort of,' With a wave, I teleported to my room to change, 'No sailor moon transformation this time.....'
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"Satoru Gojo, The Strongest, White Haired Thief of Gotham, Most Handsome guy alive. Nice meeting you" I spoke with a smug smirk as me and Superboy posed in front of here like the Genyu Force Duo, 'Good Superboy now keep that pose or I'll quadruple your already doubled beat down during training'
Giving into the threat that I gave him when we came out of our rooms, Superboy posed like his life depended on it leaving his body stretched and flaunted to match mine
"Superboy. No surname. Gojo's No.1 Stude- nope not doing this!" Superboy dissembled, ruining the 5 minute work of pure creativity we put into it and the first impression we had to make with our new teammate
'Seriously?!' I screamed in my head as I slithered back up to position and resumed a normal stance, "Man~ what a waste" I popped a sour blue raspberry lollipop into my mouth - that extra 'oomph' it gives really helps get the cogs turning
"Artemis but you already know that, Mr Eccentric" She quipped
"Already giving each other nicknames hm? You're making me blush~" The team and I sat down each on our separate couches allowing me to slouch a little whilst crossing my legs, "So what ya powers I'm curious?"
As fast as I had asked it, she responded without hesitation, "None. I'm more of a marksman, trained in many different forms of martial arts and the like."
"Interesting kinda? A little boring since we got Robin but it'll be nice to have a sniper on the te-"
"-You mean a placeholder sniper until Speedy comes ba-!" Robin butted in but since it pissed me off a little I was 'forced' to use my most dangerous weapon in my arsenal - the antithesis to the Boy Wonder
The hair ruffle!
"-HEY!" He slapped away my hand with veins bulging from his forehead that made me burst out laughing
"No interrupting or I'll be forced to use it hehe" I wiggled my fingers noxiously, a quiet creepy giggle erupted from my lips as I peered at him with my dark opaque glasses, "Stop sulking about your idol Speedster or whatever and introduce yourself - you too Aqualad tsk tsk! And here I thought we had manners"
"Its Speedy" He corrected before finishing shortly and sharply like he was trying to imitate his mentor, "Robin. I work with Batman in Gotham, you may have heard of me as being his right hand man"
"Nice to meet you as well" her words laced with sarcasm that Robin who didn't have to be the World's Greatest Detective to catch onto
"It's a pleasure to be meeting you. I apologise for my earlier coldness just a little surprised by your arrival. I hope you don't take any offense" and always with the formalities, Aqualad introduced himself as well
'Haaah I forgot all about their former aggressiveness towards Artemis in the first season, all because of their to say the least, dick munching behaviour when it comes to Speedy...hmm what should I do about him?
He's a clone. A spy for The Light and while I may have accidentally forgotten where the main body is or the original is, I know he's still alive' I notched my head up on my arm palm with a disgruntled expression whilst the pair of newly acquainted girls got to better know each other
'I could just remove him as a variable entirely and take the Light's pawn off the chessboard with no way to make heads or tails. Consider it payback for all those shitty machines they've been sending our way... but that would spoil the game wouldn't it?
They're plans will be thrown into chaos leaving us the team in peace while they get their act together meaning no interesting mission or strong opponents to face
..Leaving me dissatisfied and bored.' I mused inside my head, a subtle apathy lingering in my mind as well as the disgust I had for my own mindset right now
Ever since I gained this body, this mind, this soul...pleasure has been my number one driving focus that lacked an end goal hence the checklist. A indescribable thirst for pleasure that needed to be satisfied and yet couldn't be
'Reminds me of what Nanami said to Gojo in the airport. Is this truly how he felt on the inside - Satoru Gojo - so driven by this lust for pleasure with jujutsu
It was daunting yet exhilarating - something I couldn't help but crave for
Pure hedonism
But could I really continue like this? With this head strong philosophy knowing that many people may die if I don't act
Did I want people to suffer for my own pleasure?
"When's KF getting here?" Robin muttered breaking me out of my trance. And as if on cue for the episode to begin, the familiar blue hue of the zeta tube its recognition called out to us as the scantly dressed, swimsuit wearing Wally tripped into view and a beachball bounced towards me
"THE WALL-MAN IS HERE! SO LET'S GET THIS PARTY STAR-" With a loud collision, Kid collapses tot he ground allowing everything he held to drop along with him, "...-ted"
"Wall-man huh? I love the uniform... what exactly are your powers?" Artemis joked, she assumed her natural arrogant swagger of hers that was a notch just below mine but getting there
"Uh, who's this?" the puzzlement of his was a sight to behold especially when put together with his current fit.
"Artemis, your new teammate and uh my new protégé," Green Arrow spoke his first line, the script now being focused on him
"What about your old one? You know Speedy!" Wally exclaimed a little vexed by this new development or as I like to call post meat munch withdrawal.
Symptoms include anything from the following never being able to keep said meat munched victim out your mouth, never being able to complete a full sentence without complimenting said meat munched person and just overall dropping to your knees and taking it as soon as said meat munched person appears
"[Recognised Speedy B-06]" The mechanical voice of Zeta spoke announcing our uninvited yet reluctantly welcomed guest - yes! You heard me please give it up for the the biggest dick in the show...Speedy!
'Speak of the devil. I can already hear Wally's and Robin's mouths salivating'
"Well for starters, he doesn't go by Speedy anymore. Call me Red Arrow," Emerging from the cerulean ambiance was a tall, defined ginger dressed in black and red with a quiver of trick shot arrows at his back
"This little ball of sunshine, the old protégé~?," I asked Artemis to my side who was more than happy to reply with a handful of spite
"Yep this joy to be around is still sulking about being replaced and took it upon himself to hate me thoroughly," She heavily sighed at the pettiness of Speedy that made me chuckle a bit
"Can she even use that bow?" the malice of his cut throat words barely hidden that it oozed from him
"Yes. She can" She responded in kind as they glared at each other however the befuddled look that Wally that seemed to scream 'Who are you?!' caused Green Arrow intervened with a quick barely convincing, "She's my niece"
"Another niece?" Robin scoffed
"But she is not your replacement. We always wanted you on the team and we don't have no quota for archers in the slightest," Aqualad the previous voice of reason seemed to have taken up a bias against the new Green Arrow protege due to his bias for the old
'Glazing of this level i haven't seen since the Heian era! It's shocking in itself, a divine feat even greater than a barrierless domain!' I allowed myself to mess around but I knew the time was coming for me to choose
Did I want people to suffer for my own pleasure?
He explained and briefed us on the mission as my brain raced with simulations, the sourness of the candy empowering my mind and sharpening it
I needed to make a choice and I would
"Guess my job's done. I'm leaving" He walked past me with simple arrogant strides
"~Sorry not sorry?" I smirked, lowering my glasses, the confusion evident on his face
Allowing my actions to paint the picture of my words, I grabbed his wrist and plunged my fist into his torso creating a satisfying crunch as his ribs shattered
His eyes dilated and rolled back exposing eerie white and the world lost all colour for those around me
'Just this once, pleasure won't guide me - let's see how this break in the canon affects me...'
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