Experiencing such extreme highs and lows in such a short time was far too thrilling. On top of that, Diana knew Harley too well; hypnosis was completely useless on her.
But she knew this was not the time to sulk. After taking several deep, ragged breaths, she glanced at Deathstroke, suppressed her temper, and accepted the lollipop.
"Earth-19 was destroyed by our enemy. We lost five billion people, and a Justice League!" She sighed, her knuckles stark white in the darkness. "Perpetua is slaughtering our allies, yet these people at the TV station are treating it all as a joke."
Even with her voice lowered, she still sounded furious, as though she wanted nothing more than to go to Earth-19 and perish alongside Perpetua.
Harley let out a small sigh as well and squeezed herself between Su Ming and Little Dai. So ice cream was what it took to hypnotize Little Dai? She herself liked lollipops and bubblegum, but those things held little appeal for Little Dai.
"What did you expect them to do?" Harley rested her head against Su Ming's arm, seemingly ignoring Little Dai's murderous glare. "Everyone here is an old acquaintance of mine. They have practically no fighting ability. Other than running around and screaming, they can't do anything else. You can't ask people to die for something you think is right."
Diana pressed her lips together and reached out with one finger, nudging Harley's head off her boyfriend's shoulder before she spoke.
"But they could have warned Justice Incarnate beforehand. Us."
"Justice Incarnate wouldn't believe them." Harley tilted her head onto Diana's shoulder again, rubbing her little face twice against that smooth white shoulder as she spoke cruel words. "Justice Incarnate is controlled by the Batwomen of the Multiverse. They're all staunch realists and have never