"We finally fucking finished repairing this tower."
It was lunchtime.
Hal from the Justice League walked into the cafeteria, collected his meal, and plopped down beside a dining table.
With a thunderous crash, his seat collapsed.
"Good Lord, you've gotten even taller."
His counterpart from the Prime Universe, Prime Universe Hal, carried his tray over and stood beside him, staring at his nearly two-meter-tall, obsidian-like body, which now looked almost exactly like Darkseid.
League Hal's face still faintly resembled Hal's, but his height had swollen to nearly two meters.
Prime Universe Hal's gaze moved from his face to the third leg between his thighs. "Good Lord, what's Carol supposed to do now?"
Apparently, his attention was focused on something strange.
"Oh, leave me alone. I never thought I'd become this annoying." League Hal covered his head.
Then he pulled a bottle of magic potion from his coat pocket and gulped down two mouthfuls.
He quickly returned to normal human proportions, then found a normal-sized chair nearby and sat down.
"If you're not going to see your girlfriend now, I suggest you drink a little more of the transformation potion I made for you. Or just come find me and let me cast a spell."
William Hand had appeared in the cafeteria at some point. He was carrying a basin of food as well. "I'm not proficient with Fifth Dimension Magic. Making a potion with a permanent effect like this is incredibly inconvenient, all right?"
"Uh-huh," League Hal said.
William sat down with the two Hals.
Strictly speaking, William was dead, while League Hal had become half Darkseid. Neither of them should have needed to eat, but eating was a habit they had developed as humans. Besides, enjoying good food was pleasant in itself and served as entertainment during breaks.
So