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Monitor Duty: that assignment everyone loves to hate.

All JLA members know that eventually they're going to be assigned a night up in space. It can be pretty boring, but generally they're prepared for that. Some are fine with the silence, content to meditate while staring out at the multitude of stars. Some bring office work, those young enough (or just ambitious enough) bring graduate work. Some even bring their children and wives. Everyone has something that helps them get through the long fifteen hour shifts in space.

Of course, let's not forget the most important variable of monitor duty. Who you're paired with can honestly make or break the occasion. Some would argue that spending fifteen hours alone with Batman isn't worth the three years of therapy one needs in result. On the other hand, it's those odd pairings during monitor duty that can sometimes breed the thickest of friendships. It's always fun when new duty lists are posted each month and exchanging grins or groans depending on who you've been paired with.

Some are happy with the boredom and monotony of the fifteen hour shifts, while others secretly wish that something exciting would happen. It's a mixed bag and you never know what's going to happen.

monitorduty is a social, character development game based around the relationships, both good and bad, that develop within the JLA.