brat: (17087436)
вlood ѕon ([personal profile] brat) wrote in [community profile] etraya2026-04-04 04:42 pm

video » un: robin

( generally speaking when robin addresses - anyone else, he doesn't bother with anything other than text. audio can be efficient, but video is overkill.

in this case?

he's visibly sitting at a very nice kitchen counter, nicer than one would find in the apartments, with his boots resting up atop it. on his lap is an upside down helmet, and over the red tunic that's customary for robin is a leather jacket that is obviously several sizes too big for him. not that he seems bothered. quite the opposite: robin looks all too pleased with himself. and while the hand slung around the helmet is wrapped in a green ulnar gutter splint that blends in well with his gloves, the other? is holding onto a handgun with a spoon duct taped to the barrel.

which he is using to eat cereal out of the (plastic lined, with an actual bowl inside of it) hood.

like this is a completely ordinary way to eat cereal and a completely normal way to choose to post to etraya's network. )


There are a significant amount of individuals present who have metahuman abilities, yes? By that I mean anything more than what an average, ordinary human being could accomplish. While I am sure this functions well for you on a daily basis - the missions Aurora assigns to us can cause. . . hiccups in these abilities. Given the pattern that has been established by previous missions, I would estimate that the upcoming one may be more physically and mentally taxing. Often times, these missions do cause abilities to fluctuate and I can't imagine that would be good for anyone who is more accustomed to healing instantaneously or tolerating getting hit by moving busses as if it's nothing.

( a wave of the gun-spoon, before damian shoves it back into the bowl for another bite of cap'n crunch cereal. because it's delicious. )

My point being - regardless of one's starting point, being prepared for anything that may come is essential to not dying here. If you are a metahuman who is accustomed to being able to handle more than others, I would recommend focusing on training yourself to be able to handle anything that may come your way, with or without those abilities. If you have no self-defense training at all, I would get on that.

( another bite, and - oops, is that milk on his face? don't mind him as he uses this very nice leather jacket to wipe it off. )

And if you need assistance, there are several capable individuals here who are used to going up against impossible odds without any metahuman talents who would be willing to help. Red Hood may be a decent starting point.
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (squirrelgirl108)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2026-04-09 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
That gun is unloaded, right? Because there's such a thing as committing too hard to a bit!
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (pic#17215543)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2026-04-09 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Ok, I'm hearing the sarcasm, but in my defense, have you seen the stuff people livestream nowadays?

... Wait, maybe you're from a world where streamers have more self-preservation instincts, my bad.
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (squirrelgirl191)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2026-04-09 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh, right? I once fought a dude who was livestreaming himself doing crimes while I was actively trying to stop him.
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (squirrelgirl192)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2026-04-11 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm sorry if the whole spoon-gun overshadowed your original intentions. Brushing up on self-defense is a really good idea! I know I get all out of whack whenever one of these events messes with my business.

[ that is more because when Doreen lost her powers a few events ago, she also lost her four-foot-long squirrel tail which messed with her balance, but whatever! She gets his point. ]
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (squirrelgirl189)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2026-04-13 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! Hang on.

[ Doreen holds the camera out at arm's length, so that her tail is visible, and flexes one hand so that her claws pop out. ]

The 'rad squirrel powers' kinda business!
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (SG - huh!)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2026-04-13 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, last time I lost my tail, and it friggin' sucked. Turns out losing essentially four feet of vertebrae will really mess up your balance!
eatsnutsandkicksbutts: (squirrelgirl189)

[personal profile] eatsnutsandkicksbutts 2026-04-15 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
I guess? Tricky to practice that, though. I mean, I'm used to stuffing my tail down my pants, but that doesn't make it disappear, y'know?

... Oh, hold up, we skipped introductions. I'm Doreen! Or Squirrel Girl, whichever works. Dropped the secret identity a while ago.