Ray Palmer

The Atom

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For the briefest of moments, Leonard’s lips twitch in offering of a smile. Usual smirk softened at the genuine remark.

It didn’t surprise Leonard that his second question was answered first. It was probably the easier of the two to supply an answer for. “Still chasing after Savage?” Len asked, curious as he couldn’t think of why the Legends would stick together if their mission against Savage and the Time Masters was complete.

Ray’s follow up reply, however, made Leonard pause.

“Four years, eight months.” Len murmured mostly to himself, a frown marring his features as he realized what that meant. To be gone that long one could only assume his fate had been grim. His mind went to his sister, wondering who told her, what she was doing now. But as quickly as the realization hit him, it vanished within an instant and the cool facade slide back into place.

“How do we get back?”

“Oh, no, he’s been dealt with.” Ray’s hands fluttered at his side for a moment, trying to fight the urge to fidget with parts of his suit. He was uncomfortable with this conversation, knowing Leonard would want solid facts, but not sure if he could face giving them. For instance how would he explain about the Legion of Doom, and the alternate Leonard who’d shot him out of the sky? Or about Leo and Ray from the other world who had crossed into their own after the spear was destroyed and everything went screwy?

The corners of his lips ticked upward in a half hearted smile at Leonard’s calculation and he nodded. “Yeah... the occulus blew and there was no trace of you. I, uh, I told Lisa, I went with Mick and he couldn’t find the words. She texts me sometimes, calls me Nerd.” Stop rambling.

“I have a ship. We can go whenever you’re ready.” He assumed there might be things to pack up and people to say goodbye to.

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coldsnarted​:

It was obvious that Ray hadn’t expected to find him but judging by the reaction, Leonard appeared to be a pleasant surprise for the other man. At the awkward offer of a handshake, Leonard rolled his eyes in an exasperated manner and used the hand to pull Ray into an extremely brief hug.

It probably didn’t even count as a hug. Just a bump of chests and a quick pat on the back with his face hand. But that was the most physical contact Leonard had had with anyone since that day at the Vanishing Point.

“How much time?” Leonard asked, curious to how long he had actually spent in his new setting. “Where are the others?”

A slight noise of surprise followed being pulled into a hug by the older man. Leonard had never been big on physical contact, aside from a shoulder bump here and there, usually coupled with a scathing comment. But Ray knew that was just Len’s peculiar was of showing he actually cared a micro gram about his teammates.

He resisted the urge to cling on tighter to his friend, knowing that the contact would be brief. Instead he patted Len’s back and pulled away when he did. “It’s really good to see you.”

Shifting awkwardly, he rubbed at the back of his neck. “Ah, they’re okay. They’re on the Waverider.” He paused, steeling himself before answering the first question, “1705 days.”

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coldsnarted​:

There was no telling how long had passed since his arrival in the small town as time seemed to pass by differently. It could have been hours. It could have been years. However, it was long enough for Leonard to have made himself a place to stay and be living quite comfortably.

He was going about his business, making himself something to eat when he just happened to glance up at the right moment to see a light out on the horizon. A moving light that definitely wasn’t a shooting star. Curiosity furrowed Leonard’s features and he swiftly exited his small house. His expression softening slightly - a small smirk coming to his face as a familiar suit appeared and the man wearing it headed straight for him.

“Raymond Palmer.” He drawled in greeting. “Never thought I’d see you again. How did you find me?”

The smirk, the voice... it was almost too surreal for him to comprehend. Leonard Snart, Robber of ATMs was here in the microverse. Was the blip on his scans, the anomaly who’d brought him here. “I don’t believe it.” A bright, wide smile came to his face and he stepped forward, reaching to pull Leonard into a hug before checking himself and awkwardly holding out a hand to shake instead.

“Oh, you pinged the aberration tracker, but not in a location we could get to on the Waverider. It’s taken a little time to actually find you.”

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This was the third planet he’d explored in the microverse, and he was hoping he’d find what he was searching for on it’s surface. Wearing the under-suit already, Ray picked up ATOM and headed through his small ship to the entrance hatch. “Leia, hold the fort while I’m away please.”

Of course Doctor Palmer. Be careful. The ship’s AI responded, her disembodied voice echoing through the hallway. Activating the suit, he closed off the helmet completely, better to be cautious until he knew the oxygen levels in the planet’s atmosphere. He’d open it up later if it was safe to do so. It didn’t take him long to get to the nearest settlement, a small town by the looks of things, with technology equivalent to their own on Earth from what he could gather. Checking the readout on the suit a smile came to his face as the result he was hoping for flashed up. He’d found the anomaly which had disrupted the timelines.

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Character Name: Dr Raymond “Ray” Carson Palmer Alias: The Atom Age: 39 Face Claim: Brandon Routh Species: Human Home Earth: Earth-49

History:

Ray had a lonely childhood though he distracted himself with Arthurian lore, losing himself in the stories and thinking of himself as like "Sir Galahad”. He even named his personal playground after the legendary Camelot. Originally he wanted to become a Heart Surgeon, but after seeing Star Wars he was inspired to become an engineer and inventor. He often fought with his brother Sydney over video games; Sydney liked Tecmo Bowl while Ray preferred Legend of Zelda. As he grew up, he started taking more of an interest in physical activity and went on to join the varsity diving team. During his university years, Ray was a student of professor Martin Stein. Despite being one of his best pupils, Stein failed to remember him when they were reunited as Legends.

While in Starling City with his fiance Anna Lorig, they were caught up in the citywide battle between Slade Wilson and Green Arrow. Ray tried to fight off Wilson’s soldiers but ended up with a broken leg, unable to do anything but watch as they snapped Anna’s neck. It was because of this that he vowed never to be helpless again, and the idea of the Atom was born. He also convinced himself that he would never kiss, or fall for, another woman after Anna. So he wouldn’t have to go through the pain of losing someone else.

Later that year Ray bought out Queen Consolidated and rebranded the company Palmer Technologies. His vision was to not only reboot the company, but to revive Starling City too, giving it a new lease of life as “Star City”. Ray announced he would give half of his net-worth to the benefit of Starling City to become Star City. Hiring Felicity Smoak as his second in command allowed him to move forward with his other plan, to build the ATOM Exosuit and after acquiring a mine which contained dwarf star alloy, the construction started in earnest.

The suit was finished a few weeks later, and although Felicity had helped, Ray still had no idea that she was also working with Green Arrow. As such, when it appeared the Arrow was on a killing spree, Ray supported the call to apprehend the vigilante. While on patrol one night in as Atom, Ray’s sees Green Arrow at a murder scene - the facial recognition on the suit working to reveal Oliver’s identity. After a misunderstanding and fight between the two, Ray decides ultimately to believe Oliver is one of the good guys.

After a brush with death (shot by arrow, blood clot on brain, nanotech saves him), Ray takes his suit and Felicity to Central City and STAR Labs. He meets Team Flash and in return for their help improving the suit, he helps capture a villain that had been bugging them (literally, killer robot bees). Back in Starling City Ray is included in Team Arrow to help capture a meta human. He later joins them in Nanda Parbat in their mission to stop the Alpha Omega bio-weapon, following Ra’s al Ghul back to Starling City and defeating the virus there.

Ray implanted his nano-tech into his suit, and while testing out the new upgrade in its technology (which would allow the suit, and selected targets, to shrink) he blew up the CEO offices of Palmer Tech. Presumed dead, Starling City is renamed Star City in his memory and the company is turned over to Felicity. Ray survived the explosion, but was stuck in his tiny size and captured by Damian Dahrk. Six months passed before his distress calls to Felicity were finally picked up and Team Arrow rescued him.

In January 2016, after completing yet another mission with Oliver, Ray was intercepted by Rip Hunter. The former Time Master asked him to join a team to take down Vandal Savage, a future dictator, before he could rise to power. Rip promised Ray that he and the other potential members of the team would be remembered as legends. Ray returned to Oliver to ask his advice and ultimately accepted Hunter's offer.

Positive Traits: Relentless, Optimistic, Brave Negative Traits: Stubborn, Reckless, Trusting