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 Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:26 pm
(Hello all. emotion_facepalm )
For the last several minutes, Tim had been staring down at his plate with his palm against his cheek and his elbow propping up his arm on the table. Despite not remembering the last time he had slept as hard as he did last night, the groggy morning vibe got to him.... almost successfully masking the concern and mixed emotion from what had happened over however long they'd been thrown into this world. He was lost in thought, knowing his close friends were talking around him but not particularly listening to what was being said. There must be more titans. In hiding, maybe? That would be ideal, but how likely considering the amount of recent meta-human activity? How could so many things have changed this much in so little time, what kind of effect would this kind of world merge have on EVERYONE in the long-term? Is Dad okay? From the timeline Kai is from, he isn't ali--- It was a moment before he realized some of the morning conversation had shifted into his court. Robin looked up to see eyes on him...both d**k's and Kori's words repeated again in his head so he could properly understand what they asked him.
How is Bruce? Any problems today? Honestly.... he didn't know. But he had to say something. Anything.
"Well, the "X" team is on a mission now- I'm sure there are plenty more happenings going on that could use our help."
Tim looked down again at his half-eaten meal. That was the epitome of all under-statements. He knew they had to go out into the thick of it soon... And Bruce...? Robin hadn't wasted any time last night in heading straight from the cave to his bed, so it's not like he talked about the... 'unusual' feeling he had picked up. He didn't think he should express his 'doubts' about the Bat's sudden appearance, at least not until he had more than just a gut feeling to go on. Something just seemed wrong, and he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Who knows, maybe it was everything else that was throwing him off, and he was finding it difficult to accept such simple good news. Why of ALL the people popping up, did his brain have to turn skeptic on Bruce's appearance?
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:49 am
Kai was very upset feeling still of the previous day's events and even so that rest didn't help. Conflicted between knowing it might have been for the better but also knowing the man personally that had died aided to her discomfort and emotional unrest. In a fashion of her own she decided to try and mask it, try to suppress her feelings till there was a better time and place for it all. In a detached state she sipped her tea and watched the others talk and prepare. She had stopped listening to Grayson as her mind drifted off and didn't notice that Kori had talked to her after. She looked to Kori and shook her hand lightly.
"No, it's okay. I'm fine, really. No recovery necessary..."
A moment after saying that Kori directed her attention to Tim and asked him about the days events. Something that Kai didn't want to be any part of due to what had happened the last time she was at IO. She noticed that Tim was thinking on something, which was true no matter what but whatever he was thinking about /now/ was bothering him. Despite being a different Tim from a different universe his actions didn't seem quite that different from her own Tim.
Grayson finished his glass of milk setting it to the side looking to Tim first before directing a stare to Kai. He knew when she was lying or trying to cover up. Tim also seemed a little out of it aside from his bed head peaking through his already brushed hair in an almost bed head hair perm. The two had gone through a lot and Grayson wasn't one to judge or pick. He wanted to help them but for now he felt that it was good to give them some alone time.
"I think they can handle everything with who they have. They have Beast Boy... they have Superboy. You /both/ should just focus on recovering. That includes you Kai. And I'm not just talking about your wrist or Tim's bed head."
He gestured to Tim when he spoke with his mode lightening yet caring tone. Grayson found his plate picking it up he stood and looked to the both of them.
"I'm going to go help Alfred with some dishes then call in on the 'x team' to see if everything is okay. Would you like to come with me Kori?"
Kai looked up to Grayson before looking down at her food. She tore a piece off of her spinach, tomato, and crescent roll sandwich. Her plain toast was already gone.
"Do you really think Grayson is going to do chores?"
She said sort of quietly and teasingly as Grayson stood there. Though she seemed to direct this to Tim she really wanted to try and make Grayson believe that she was fine. Fine enough to make jokes as is her usual.
((Want to catch up some time with the birds. Maybe 5 minutes or so then we can get to the action I have ready to go for us all. So my mark, Rose's mark emotion_yatta ))
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Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:49 pm
Robin glanced at Kai and managed to pull up a corner of his mouth into somewhat a smirk from her teasing. He could see what she was trying to do, and was willing to help her with that. Tim leaned in just a bit.
"I know, it's so unlike him- You think maybe he needs more rest?"
Did it feel right to be picking on the older bird in this way? Well, considering Richard's snarky and robust sense of humor, YEAH it did! And... it felt good. Like maybe some day at least part of this unstable world could feel 'home' enough to make a sturdy life again, one that didn't have quite as many team misunderstandings, clashes, and death. The vigilante business was hard enough as it was BEFORE the merge.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:14 am
"mhm..."
He rebutted setting down his dishes on the table. Grayson moseyed over to the two birds then quickly and somewhat sneakily in his opinion placed a hand on each of their heads rubbing their hair into a messed up state. He leaned in pulling them closer together.
"Good try you two. But, I think you both could come up with better come backs when you get more rest. I'd suggest getting both of your bed heads in check too."
Kai scrunched a little before being pulled in towards Grayson and Tim. The chair she was sitting in was a good 3 feet at least from Tim so the pulling of her chair closer to Tim's made her chair tip on two legs. She would have to rely on Grayson for balance as she leaned on him. For a moment she had almost forgotten, but then remembered what it was like to be with her own Tim and Grayson. Her muscles relaxed a bit taking in the moment. The closest to comfort in somewhat normalcy she'd gotten since being sent to this world. She couldn't help but to have a small smile shine through her already upset state. She contemplated what would make this moment more like how it usually is, make it more normal. Something to lift the mode and making a quip or come back would certainly be it. Hoping she was still game she decided after a moments though to give it a try.
"I didn't have bed head..."
A glorious come back in deed... maybe she did need sleep. Definitely, sleeping heals.
"If that was a Red Cardinal come back... No, I won't accept that... give it another try, I'll give you something easy to quip. Like about that lingerie you still have."
She paused for a moment, this time not putting much time into thinking about a come back.
"I kept them because they would look much better on you~"
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:25 am
Woah, this sounded like full on war now. Tim chuckled, grinning sideways at the two. He then looked across the table before lifting up a hand to feel at the side of his head where he was sure he had semi-straightened the unusual ruffle enough to be hidden...... in all seriousness, did d**k really expect them to stay here? To stay and wait, while every single person they knew in this world was risking their lives to a far greater extent than usual? Robin welcomed last night's needed sleep... but he didn't know if he could stand taking any more down time, at least for a while.
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Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:49 pm
Grayson chuckled messing up Kai's hair finally delighted that she is seeming to feel a little better. Even if she was faking at least she was trying... optimistically he believed that she was really trying. Genuinely worried about her, with her injury he wanted to make sure she took it easy. He knew about Kai's tendency to dwell and brood as much as any batfamily member on issues. Her pride was also very big, which might have been crushed and is adding to this very brooding almost behavior that she has at the moment.
He knew that it must be bothering Tim for his friends to be going out without him. Grayson sure could feel it, knowing BB would be out there with these strangers on a very difficult mission. He wasn't aware if Tim knew the full extent of the mission or if he had and didn't say anything about how he really felt about his friends going. Either way he knew that Kai and Tim both needed to lighten up and give their bodies and minds some time to relax. The last thing he wanted was to overload them to the point of no recovery.
"You two really do need to rest though. There are more than a plenty of heroes going to IO about now. If you are feeling better RC you can go with Tim out somewhere or something. I'm going to stay here with Star and see if IO needs help. If we leave you two need to watch the cave and keep the manor secure."
He paused a moment before continuing...
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Damian for awhile...the security needs to be checked. Tim, I think you have something you want to do in Gotham possibly, and you two should get better acquainted. Kai, maybe you can tell Tim about yourself, who you are and such... there is plenty to do here. Don't feel like you aren't doing anything."
Kai felt a little less optimistic when Grayson had mentioned the bit about Tim. For that moment she felt completely at home the next she remembered she wasn't. "Get acquainted to Tim" Tim was her number one, her best friend in her world aside from Grayson. Why would her Tim need to get to know her, and reality struck her again that this wasn't her Tim. This Tim's connection with her paled in comparison with her own Tim Drake. The connection is suddenly completely gone and can never be returned to what it was. She looked the other way quickly picking up her plate standing herself now too.
"I think I'm going to go upstairs. Let me know if you need me, Tim. Let me know if you're heading into Gotham."
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 4:05 pm
Kori chuckled at Richard's antics with Kai. Even though those two weren't actually related, Kai seemed more like a little sister than a teammate. Brief thoughts of family did cause a bit of an adult desire within Kori -- it would be nice to see Richard as a father. The Tamarian wasn't going to force anything like she did in the past.... But... Kori would have no problem giving her beloved Nightwing some 'eye candy'. And since d**k did bring up the whole lingerie issue to try to embarrass Kai, Kori could show her beloved her work outfit for the Iceberg Lounge. A faint impish smile formed on the redhead's lips, as the Tamarian stood, "Richard, is there anything that I can help with -- like Kai's suggestion about the lingerie?" Starfire began to giggle giving Richard Grayson a completely rotten look. ............................... Threshold pinched the bridge of his nose, as Starfire's emotions was actually starting to bother the telepath. The blond mentalist tapped his comm, "Threshold to Rose, everyone is in position and they're still in one room -- but they won't be for long. Can we hit them now? Please? The Tamarian's emotions are giving a migraine. And on top of that, their jokes are positively painful."
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:04 pm
"Sounds like IO isn't fairing well. We need to succeed here or Ivana will have us all fired. She won't stand for more failure. Let's move.
Use stealth until the last possible moment. We can't scare the rats before we are in capturing range."
She motioned with her hands pointing sharply to the mansion. Rose went straight for the kitchen. Her objective to capture them the best she could. She assumed that if they attempted to leave before they were close enough that Threshold would give them enough time by using his telepathic powers. Her suit was armed and ready.
Grayson blushed looking to Kori... He knew he'd be in a hot mess of trouble trying something like that in the current world situation. He paused.
"Sure thi- Kori we shouldn't around these kids. We should get our own space and time. It would be a lot better that way."
He knew that she was thinking exactly the same thing he was. It took a lot of gumption to not take her up on that offer, as much as he'd like to. He then noticed how Kai had reacted, almost as to a twig snap, or plate smashing.
Kai attention became focused after standing from her seat looking in a fixed location in the kitchen. She shivered a little, sensing but not quite picking up the aura of her family. Her parents. Her eyes were glaring and her face had become flat.
"Guys, do you think we're safe here?"
She wanted to dismiss it. Her powers were weakened too much to push it into the realm of reality. There was no way of deciphering between paranoid thought or actual sensing. "I will get prepared anyway..."
"I am going to go grab my utility belt. I don't want to walk around the house without it now that my powers are... Well. Okay Grayson, you want to come with me? Tim, please come too."
"What's the matter? Kai, it's okay to admit that you aren't up to snuff. It happens to the best of us, trust me. If you'd feel safer I'll take you up but know that it's okay."
Grayson stood walking towards Kai. He assumed she was troubled by the events at IO. If she had seen something terrible happen, he feared, she might even have PTSD or something of the sort. He knows the look of sensing or remembering something fearful.
"If you want, like I said, you could go out with Tim too. Let's go get your stuff. Tim, you can go look for people in Gotham. Just be careful kay."
"What are they doing"
Rose thought to Threshold. They were now in capturing distance.
"I want my daughter, what is she doing specifically."
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:38 pm
Tim glanced around the table, recognizing the room had grown rapidly uncomfortable within the last minute. He took this moment to stand and pick up his half-eaten plate of food and take it over to the sink. With a quick look to Kai by her mention of the security of the mansion....... well, truthfully Tim didn't know how safe their position was, considering it seemed as though everyone knew exactly where the batcave was anyway. For this exact reason, Tim already had stashed on him his collapsed bo staff and several flash pellets. Unlike d**k, he wasn't willing to brush off someone's feeling of unease as mere paranoia so soon, considering he normally took higher-than-average precautionary measures himself.
"Alright... there were a couple things I want to do around the city....check on people, places, the like..."
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:18 pm
 Threshold had subtly plucked the house codes from the memories from the assembled bat family. The mentalist blew dust across keypad to reveal the fingerprints. Focusing on those prints Matthew punched in access code using his telekinesis, opening a side door to himself and the squad of covert operations soldiers. As silent as death itself, Threshold and his strike team approached the kitchen with weapons ready. Mentally, the IO superagent reached out to coordinate the strike, As if to answer Tim's question within his head about security, the kitchen doors opened from the inside the manor. The first two spec ops soldiers through the door each blasted a wave of sonic energy to try to throw the equilibrium off for all people in the kitchen. At the same time, the assembled bat crew, Alfred and Starfire could feel Threshold's throaty laughter in their heads. Threshold used his telepathic abilities to to directly assault their minds... Starfire almost began reeling from her sense of 'up' being disrupted by sound and Threshold throwing his mental assault. While wheeling from the double assault, Kori launched a starbolt that went past the first two spec ops agents.... and somehow hit a third -- knocking him backwards. MahoHaku Let's get this party started! innocent little Rosie Aren't you controlling Alfred?
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:04 pm
Skuld HJG I... I think so. I babysat him for a long while. Just let me know where he's at in the Manor and I'll get to him again. sweatdrop I'll also have a surprise in the BatCave if that gets beat up very badly.
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:48 am
 [Enter Firestar and Red Hood from Gotham City] Firestar followed Red Hood, still can't believing that she was going to 'acquire' a car and clothes from Bruce Wayne. On the way over, Angelica grabbed a dark overcoat from a Goodwill drop -- still feeling bad about herself. Once getting close to the Manor with the sun coming up, Angelica was feeling more worried. Something in the back of her mind was screaming to stop, when she noticed some movement. Taking cover like her partner would certainly do -- Angelica noticed how stealthy the man was -- she peeked through the underbrush and saw two black armored and armed men near a camouflaged craft. The high tech engines and design made Firestar think of SHIELD or HYDRA, but she couldn't spot an emblem to identify which group these guys belonged to. Glancing in Red Hood's direction, she was surprised to see his masked visage inches from her face. Though rattled, Firestar kept perfectly quiet and mouthed, 'What now?' Cold Doubt .... and we spot people who shouldn't be here. twisted
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:35 pm
 
Jason had arrived and taken cover seconds before his partner had with her recent addition to her outfit: a worn, used overcoat that looked straight out of a flea market. As she saw him move over to his position, he moved his finger over to where his mouth would be under his helmet, signifying that he and she needed to stay quiet so they wouldn't be spotted by the two men.
As he saw her mouth out a question for what to do, he spoke quietly and sarcastically slow in reply. "we take out the idiots who picked the wrong day to drop by for a visit." quickly after speaking, he rolled two small, spherical metal balls over to the craft where the two men were. Before even giving anyone a chance to figure out what he had planned, he spoke to Firestar in his normal volume, "Don't move" as he said this, he pulled out a small, black detonator with a little red button under his thumb and pressed it, blowing the bombs under the camouflaged craft.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:48 pm
 [[Enter Dart and Girl From Surrounding Area of Gotham]]Dart's approach to the manor was swift and graceful, the trip and total with the speed of his form taking only ten to fifteen minutes total. It was a daring venture and he almost had not made it, but then the feeling entered the Dragoon Stone that fed this form.
Chaos. Battle. There was something going on in or close-by to the manor that would provide change, wrath and carnage. These things the stones naturally fed upon to sustain their form and as he approached, no longer did he feel weighty and constricted by the power of his suit. Now the Stone wanted to be an active part of the fray, but now things seemed quiet.
He did not directly approach the manor, instead he took took a nearby building and placed the girl safely at the top.
"Forgive me dear...but there's something brewing here, a battle. I can feel it in the depth of my power, it is fueling me and allows me this form for a while longer. Please, stay put here and away of danger. I will return when--"
An explosion was clearly heard not too far off from them, clearly confirming the feelings that Dart was having and at once the sword of his materialized in emerald light, not wasting a moment to prepare himself for what was about to come to pass here.
He took one last look to the girl before nodding, a stern remark clearly to tell her to stay put for her safety and flew once more into the air, moving his way closer to where the explosion had come about. From his view in the sky, he could see the scurrying of men and what seemed to be like an eagle having been blown apart, lighting up with flames. Dart's eyes scanned this for a time and wondered what this could mean. None of it seemed familiar, but the way these beings dressed seemed like some kind of security force to him.
Putting this in mind, unaware of whom they really were, Dart lowered himself to the ground, the wind kicking up in every direction from the force pushed around him on his wings, and when his feet touched down, the wings folded upwards, becoming less active and he spoke with authority in his voice, "Gentlemen! What's going on?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:46 pm
The blast from the exploding camouflaged IO aircraft killed several of the agents. A full squad of twelve Black Talons fan out to close in on the site.... only to see a DRAGON land near them with a huge sword!!! The troopers scream and open fire.... Threshold had been maintaining his psychic attack until he heard the explosion outside. Focusing his mental scan in that direction.... he senses that his troops outside is firing at a dragon? What the..... ................. Back in the Kitchen, Starfire started to shake her head clear of the mental assault. However, the troopers poured on the assault with the sonic weaponry. Kori's equalibrium seemed to go sideways. She could barely focus, yet she picked up a chair placing it in front of her -- and then moved in the way of the assault in between the soldiers and a couple of the bat family and Alfred. Instinctively, Kori knew she couldn't get a clear or accurate shot, but hoped that someone else would. .................. Firestar looked on from wooded cover, peeking up after the explosion.... and gawked at the large dragon the appeared in front of the IO Black Talons, "What... the.... heck?"
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