Wally’s lips curled into a cocky smirk at Wonder Girl’s remark as she approached them. [color=DarkOrange]“What? Are you [i]jealous?[/i] There’s enough of me to go around!”[/color] Dick playfully punched his shoulder. [color=DarkOrange][i]“Ow!”[/i][/color]

[color=DodgerBlue]“You will never learn and - [i]whoa!”[/i][/color] the dark-haired hero saw a flash of red, blue, and pink as a figure slammed into him faster than he could dodge, sending them both to the floor. It was Superboy. He waved off the apologies as he was helped to his feet. [color=DodgerBlue]“Don’t sweat it. And yeah, you should [i]definitely[/i] not use your real names here.”[/color]

[color=Firebrick]“I’m glad I came after all. That was [i]hilarious!”[/i][/color] Scarlet Beacon said, smirking as he poked fun at his brother and patted him on the shoulder. 

[color=DarkOrange]“You know, I could have moved fast enough to get you out of the way before Superboy slammed into you,”[/color] Kid Flash revealed, then stuck his tongue out. [color=DarkOrange]“But payback’s a [i]bitch!”[/i][/color]

The teens laughed and talked for a bit, soon joined by several other young heroes. [color=Firebrick]“He should be speaking on the stage soon,”[/color] Conner replied to Kara’s question about Superman.

[b][i][color=khaki](any further back-and-forth chatter between the characters prior to the arrival of Batman takes place here chronologically)[/color][/i][/b]

The group spotted Batman approaching, who motioned for them to follow. He had gathered some of the other sidekicks from around the Hall and led them behind the stage, into a long utility hallway, and through a set of metal double doors leading to the main security office. A few uniformed personnel sat at desks with multiple flatscreen monitors, which showed camera feeds from both inside and outside the Hall of Justice. 

The older hero handed each of them earpieces. [color=Khaki]“As some of you know, your main responsibility tonight will be security, and you’ll be referred to as [i][b]Junior Squad[/b][/i] for the duration of the event. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone uses the publicity of this celebration to make a scene, so keep your eyes open and stay focused. The personnel at these surveillance stations will communicate anything suspicious to you, so take a good look at these feeds and familiarize yourselves with each camera position.”[/color]

[color=DarkOrange]“But can we still, like, have fun?”[/color] Wally asked cautiously. 

[color=Khaki]“As long as you don’t neglect your duties,”[/color] replied Batman, emotionless as ever. [color=Khaki]“Does anyone else have questions?”[/color]