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[riskfalling]

[ The image that resolves is one of a young man wearing a blue domino mask. His smile is friendly and warm as he lifts a hand in a wave hello.

It's just also largely covered by a thick black beard. (He has at least trimmed it, but it's going nowhere anytime soon.]

Hi, everyone.

We all know we're probably heading into a new mission soon, and at this point we've spent a lot of time working together and learning about each other. I know we'd all like to be able to plan ahead, but without knowing what the mission will be until it comes, the only way to get started is to figure out what kind of assets and abilities we have available.

If you're willing, check in and let everyone know what skills, talents, powers, or other abilities you have.

No one has to participate. But if we all can get a better idea of what we can do, we can try to plan ahead, form teams between people with complementary abilities.

I'll start: hi, I'm Nightwing, and while I'm a normal powerless human, I can offer hand to hand combat, acrobatic, and detective skills, and — uh —

[ He looks over his shoulder, at something or someone off-camera. ]

Hi, Robin. Care to introduce yourself and your abilities to the nice people?

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[brat]

What errands are you running that are so important?

[ascarylady]

[ Why must children ask so many questions? Sevika considers answering seriously for about... two seconds, and then? ]

Oh, you know. The usual. Setting up a few bombs around the hospital. Let's see that Aurora chick bring anyone else in when that's been reduced to rubble.

[ ...she's actually getting groceries and a deck of cards for her inevitably doomed card game. ]

[brat]

Ha. I'm well-aware you are not that ignorant, and even if you had been, you wouldn't be stupid enough to announce it.

( it doesn't take much for damian to get a relatively well read on others. and she seems like the sort who intentionally wears her strength in a way others would be able to easily pick up on it. )

[ascarylady]

No shit. You've figured me out.

[ Ah, the sarcasm. Look, it was so obvious. Even having him point it out seems like a huge waste of breath. ]

Did you ever consider that I might enjoy the peace and quiet of not being bothered for two seconds?

[brat]

You came to me first.

[ascarylady]

No? I didn't? I was talking to your— [ Pause, thinking. ] —Dad?

[ Look, the beard makes Nightwing look much older than he might be, but the fact remains, she did not answer this to talk to Robin. ]

[brat]

( a look - somewhere, toward wherever nightwing had moved off to for the moment. )

Him? He's hardly old enough to have fathered anyone.

[ascarylady]

If that's what you think, he needs to give you a really important talk soon.

[ Try not to get anyone teen pregnant, kid. ]

Fine. Brother? Whatever. The point is I was talking to him first. You're the one who decided you need to fight me one-armed.

[brat]

( don't make dick suffer like that, sevika.

especially given damian is rolling his eyes behind his mask at the statement. )

Reproduction in homosapiens is a complex process involving gamete fusion, hormonal regulation, and regrettable decision-making. I don't require something as immature as the birds and the bees discussion - basic biology and reproduction were part of my education requirements long ago. My statement stands regardless.

And I hadn't started with a fight, as I'm sure you recall. I merely mentioned that it isn't all that difficult.

[ascarylady]

...regrettable is sure right. [ Yeahhh. ] Although, if that's how you talk normally? You aren't getting a girlfriend anytime soon, so, yeah, actually, you don't have to worry.

[ Nerd. ]

And yes, I recall. You jumped to me proving it in your second breath, which I still don't plan on doing.

[brat]

You speak as if I would ever want one. ( one of these days, someone is going to tell him to stop rolling his eyes because they'll get stuck like that. today is not that day, and it's not as if the eyeroll is exactly visible behind his domino anyway. ) Romantic partners only serve as a distraction to the mission.

Why not? Are you afraid of getting beaten? I will not hold it against you.

[ascarylady]

[ Who taught this child to be this edgy and cringe? Sevika can't help it. There's a short, rough laugh. Honestly, that's the funniest shit. ]

Sure. Whatever you say.

[ Not that Sevika thought much differently. Entanglements were downright messy when there was dangerous work to be done. It just sounds so ridiculous coming from this kid. ]

Nah, I just don't care. See you around, tiny.

[ So, anyway, she hangs up on him. ]