Jury Duty
Flash's alter-ego gets the call.
In the Watchtower, high above the Earth, the Justice League was facing an unprecedented situation.
"Jury duty? Jury duty! You've got to be kidding me!" Flash threw down the crumpled envelope in disgust. "There is no way I am doing jury duty."
Superman picked the letter off the floor and carefully smoothed away the wrinkles. "That's not very civic-minded of you," he remarked mildly. "However, in this instance I have to agree. I don't think that it would be appropriate for a member of the Justice League to be on a jury panel. That would be a serious conflict of interest."
Green Lantern chimed in, "unfortunately, explicitly stating why he can't serve isn't an option either. Flash, you can't be on a jury panel. What happens if something comes up when the court is in session? You can't just slip away."
"Okay, okay, I'll just decline then. Cite some reason or another."
"You would abandon your civic duties?" Wonder Woman demanded. "That would be subverting the very system of justice that we are sworn to uphold."
"We could create a distraction, or break something." Hawkgirl grinned suddenly, hefting her mace.
"Woah, hold up…" The speedster backed up as she started stalking towards him.
"There isn't really an alternative. Flash cannot serve on a jury panel," Batman remarked dryly. "But I think we can get him off without breaking anything."
"Exactly!" Flash nodded enthusiastically in agreement.
"For one thing, jurors are expected to be mature and level headed," Batman continued.
Flash stopped nodding as Batman's words registered. "Hey! What are you trying to say?"
"Well, how are we going to get him out of it?" Wonder Woman asked.
"Oh wait!" Flash smacked his forehead. "I forgot - I can't serve on a jury panel. Not with my job. Law enforcement can't serve."
"You work with law enforcement?" Hawkgirl demanded.
Flash realised what he had just said, his expression becoming one of dismay. "Er. Forget I said that. No sweat guys, I've got this covered." He zipped off before anyone could ask any more awkward questions about his secret identity.
The remaining members of the Justice League were left standing in a circle staring at each other. Superman was still clutching the envelope that caused all that trouble.
"Flash... works for law enforcement." Green Lantern didn't sound pleased. "That goes a long way towards explaining the state of the justice department."
Hawkgirl agreed. "Frightening. Truly frightening."
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