un: robin | video

[brat]

As I am sure you have noticed, numerous individuals here are quite young.

[ Robin isn't referring to himself, but maybe he should be; he's outside, beside Accelerator whose frown matches the one on Robin's face. he doesn't speak up just yet, but leaves Robin to continue through: ]

Given the circumstances, it seems prudent to establish a safety net of sorts for those who may require it. Hawkeye had offered Bishop Publishing to 'capes', teens, and early twenties individuals; Accelerator and I are offering Ramsey Farm as a safe space for those who are fifteen years of age or younger. There will be one adult present, Willa Lisieux, and no others will be allowed on the premises.

This is meant to be a safe space for all of the youth who have found themselves here, regardless of their status.

[ Accelerator is chiming in here, for emphasis: ]

Yeah, it doesn't matter if you're a goddamn criminal or think you're a terrible person. This isn't just for 'good' people, or heroes, or whatever. We don't give a shit.

[ Robin tips his head back toward Accelerator, frown still present, but offers no follow up to that. Not yet. Instead, he follows up with a: ]

Do not hesitate to stop by.

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un: sandalphon

[prevail]

[ Coming from a world where teens fight alongside creatures like him and safe space is wherever threats aren't present, Sandalphon can't say he gets the forming pattern of segmenting and grouping. Being as he isn't human, however, he's not questioning that. ]

Very well. I have a question.

Regarding your stated territory... I routinely survey our surroundings from the air, as threats may arise. Would I disturb your space if I pass above it?

[ His question is asked in all seriousness, as is his brand. ]

un: robin | video

[brat]

Stay at least fifty meters up, and I won't have an issue with it.

[prevail]

Higher elevations are ideal for my purposes, so I should have no issue adhering to that.

[brat]

Have you spotted anything suspicious on your flights thus far?

[prevail]

A creature someone from my world may have called a "kaiju", near the woodland area. I have dispatched it, but it sets a precedent.

[ Such things can and may appear. ]

[brat]

A giant monster?

[prevail]

A colossal moth with some peculiar abilities, yes.

[brat]

( a colossal.. moth. )

When was this?

[prevail]

Just the other day. If you see where the trees have been stripped, that's where I found it.

[ And promptly went after the thing, since it had problem written all over it in more ways than one. ]

I may be wrong, but previously, I only saw monsters in that labyrinth, so this strikes me as a new development.

[brat]

( that's concerning. there were the duplicates early on, but they weren't monstrous. if other creatures are moving into the small territory they've been allotted, they've got bigger things to concern themselves with. )

You're correct. And it's not a development I'm fond of.

[prevail]

I couldn't call myself a fan, either.

[ Threats appearing not just in some contained space but near their living quarters and limited resources doesn't bode well in his eyes. ]

Perhaps it was an aberration, but I've never been an optimist.

[brat]

Neither have I.

( optimism is for those who can afford it. they don't have the room for that. )

We'll have to keep a closer eye on any future developments. Especially given out limited space.

[prevail]

Agreed. I should inquire as to who else is capable of flight... I don't require sleep, but others may note details I wouldn't.

[ A more comprehensive survey would be better. ]

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

Yeah. Fifty meters up, or you get shot down.

[prevail]

Issuing me a challenge, are you?

[ Joking, of course. ]

[prevail]

[ But his odd humor aside— ]

I'd hope you'll consider warning me first if I've flown too low.

[levelshift]

[Accelerator scowls. Not a very funny joke to him.]

This is your warning. It isn't my problem if you can't keep track of your height when you're flying.

[prevail]

[ It seems to Sandalphon that his words meant something he hadn't intended. Being as his social graces remain underdeveloped, Sandalphon doesn't know how to address that suspicion.

So after a pause that suggests some form of internal debate, he opts to set it aside. Accelerator didn't like that, that much he knows. ]

I'll endeavor. But my request is to be informed, should I ever err. I'm accustomed to greater heights than can be achieved here, so I don't anticipate a problem, but I'm far from infallible.

[ So he feels he must consider contingencies. ]

I wouldn't want to encroach further as a result of being "shot down".

[levelshift]

[Accelerator doesn't fuck around when it comes to protecting kids. Given everything he went through and everything he's seen other kids have to go through back home, he knows he can't be easygoing about this.]

You get a warning shot.

[Really, anyone who flies should be able to keep track of their height. He's only been doing it for a few months but it seems easy enough to accomplish, and irresponsible if someone isn't thinking about it.]

That's it.

[prevail]

I appreciate the concession.

[ Fortunately, Sandalphon wouldn't threaten or terrorize children. It's one reason he'd sooner avoid hostilities over any error easily corrected.

But also— ]

I'd only anticipate ever having a need were I pursuing a threat. My kind can be...singleminded. Such things have already arisen here, which is why I've continued to survey.

[levelshift]

Singleminded? That's gotta suck.

[Does it, though? He has a tendency to get caught up in his own head with a million thoughts running rampant.]

It's probably something you should work on. If there's a threat then taking it out is really fucking important, but so's shit like making sure people don't get caught in the crossfire.

[prevail]

It's how we're made... But my predecessor did wish something similar.

[ That they'd exercise agency and choose for themselves, that is. Sandalphon's just an obsessive little bird. ]

I wouldn't engage an enemy within your "safe space", unless you asked for its removal. [ He does have a good understanding of his destructive capacity, and he doesn't trust the "respawn" effect Krouse told him about. ] But I don't imagine you'd require aid.

[levelshift]

Just because you were fucking made a certain way doesn't mean you have to be that.

[He's saying that promptly.]

No, we wouldn't. [He's more than capable of taking care of any enemies, and while he hasn't seen Robin in action he doubts the kid is all talk.

(Which is not something he particularly likes, but he's dealing with it.)]

[prevail]

Lucifer came to believe as much... And those of us who remain are trying. Learning and unlearning don't come so easily, but it was his wish for us all.

[ Sandalphon spent so long tormented by a lack of purpose, by something to define his worth and direction in life. Something all of his kind had but him.

Aspects of his nature aren't easily set aside, but he knows his predecessor wanted them to evolve, to know genuine freedom. Sandalphon has gotten as far as feeling out his own personal aspirations, at least. ]

You have my word that I'll not involve myself unless I'm ever told otherwise. I won't be anticipating such a time, though.

[ That would be an insult to Accelerator's ability, after all. ]

[levelshift]

I guess that's better than just not trying at all.

[Better to try and fail than just give up.]

Good. It'd be dumb to assume the place'll stay safe just because we want it to, but we can handle any threats.