"How am I supposed to stay calm?! I'm glowing! And it's green!" Dick shouted back at him.
Clearly, he was a little lost in the face of this situation. Like a real child, he said, "God! I can't believe it. How am I supposed to go to school tomorrow? How am I supposed to explain to my teacher that I started glowing overnight?!"
Then, somewhat dejectedly, he added, "Our school has strict rules. We have to have natural hair colors—we're not even allowed to dye our hair. If my teacher sees that not only has my hair turned green, but my whole body has turned green, she'll be furious and call my parents!"
Hal was utterly speechless. He clearly had no experience with children either and had no idea how to deal with Dick's practical—if perhaps overly practical—logic.
"Also, I'm visiting my biological parents at the end of this month. They're both really old-fashioned people. They only even use dark green for Christmas. How am I supposed to explain suddenly becoming greener than a Christmas elf??"
Hal stared at the ceiling of Wayne Manor. When he had first gained this power, he had fantasized about how wonderful it would have been if he had gotten it sooner. But now, he discovered that the minds of teenagers were the greatest mystery in the world.
Dick did not seem concerned about this miraculous teleportation ability, nor did he care whether he could control this immense power. He only cared that green light was pouring from his entire body.
Yet at that moment, Hal, mired in this trouble, suddenly had a different thought.
Was he really awake?
An ordinary person who obtained a Green Lantern ring ought to have doubts about their strange appearance when using its power. But Hal realized that he