Jar-ro's room was quite a mess. If you had ever been in the room of an American boy in his early teens, you could probably imagine it.
Superhero comic books were piled everywhere, along with CDs and movie discs bought online. Starro had even bought an extra-small guitar and asked The Flash to put together a computer for him.
Actually, within the Justice League, the best person to ask to build a computer was Cyborg, since that was his specialty. Or Mister Terrific, who knew everything.
But when you needed one urgently, The Flash was the best choice. He could finish assembling a computer in a second, and you could start playing immediately.
As for how everyone could tell that Starro's computer had been assembled by The Flash, there was a huge lightning-bolt emblem on the red case. Clearly, Barry had even found time to spray-paint it while putting it together.
The computer was still on. A multiplayer online game filled the monitor, and Jar-ro's teammates were cursing him for suddenly going idle, which had just caused their side to lose a team fight.
On the computer desk stood Bat-Family figurines, followed by a half-finished bottle of cola and a mountain of fast-food boxes—pizza, as well as Panda Chinese takeout.
The jar Jar-ro normally lived in had been placed on the floor beside it. He had not been forced to stay inside it while he was in the room, so a layer of dust had settled inside. It had clearly gone unused for a long time.
"Cold. It seems Jar-ro was taken away some time ago."
Beast Boy touched the chair in front of the computer desk and felt no warmth at all. But he immediately plopped down onto it and took over Jar-ro's game.
"Don't worry. I'll play this