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Characters: Shayera Hol, and anyone who runs into her!
Date: June 23rd
Location: she'll start off in the Earth Sector, but she'll wander to the other sectors throughout the day.
Situation: her arrival on the turtle!
Warnings/Rating: it's Shayera, so don't expect her to be too friendly. other than that, not really expecting anything too severe.

[Honestly, Shayera had been in worse situations. Like the Thangarian invasion, or the Cadmus Crisis, and countless other that would no doubt take too long to list. But most of those incidents, she chose to get involved in. This one? Not so much. If the "Emperor" had asked and given her a good reason to come, she might have agreed.

But no, they dragged her here, most likely while she was sleeping, and so far, no way of getting back to Earth. Needless to say, she didn't feel like playing along. Sure, she'd at least go to her apartment in the Earth Sector and check out the room they gave her. Well, at least it's got plenty of room for her to stretch her wings. But after spending a little time in her room, she explores more around the Earth Sector, trying to ask people for a possible way out, or even more information about the place.

Once she's gotten her bearings in the Earth Sector, she flies over to the other sectors, moving onto the Fire, Wood, Water, and Metal Sectors in that order. Expect her overall demeanor to be frustrated, muttering curses under her breath occasionally.] If I see those guys again, I'll take my mace, and shove it up their-- [She cuts herself off, since people are starting to give her looks. Of course, her scowl isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Approach at your own risk.] I dare this day to try and get worse.

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[Keeping up with an airborne target is always tiring; Leo hasn't had to run this hard in a long while, and even worse, he's going to run out of rooftops soon. If he's forced out into the open and gets spotted, he's at a huge disadvantage.]

[Luckily, the avian - for whatever reason - decides to go groundside shortly thereafter. He instantly starts cataloging details: female, young, and armed. And she knows she's being followed. Either she's got excellent intuition or he slipped up, but either way, she doesn't seem to know where he is. That puts him at the advantage.]

[It's one he isn't willing to act on quite yet. He still has no idea what she's doing out here, or if her suspicion that she's being followed will affect her next move. For now, he continues to silently follow behind.]

[The nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach hadn't subsided in the least. She could handle it if they jumped out and attacked her, but she'd rather not take the risk of starting a fight with an unknown assailant in this place. She stops in her tracks, only turning her head behind to speak at the night.] If anyone's out there, you can come out now.

[... she says while keeping a firm grip on her mace. A girl needs protection.]

What's your business here?

[He asks it from the shadows, and immediately darts away from his hiding place and into another, changing positions from the place he spoke. Her words don't seem particularly challenging, but he's got his eyes trained on her grip over the mace.]

[Well, at least she was right. Someone was tailing her. And they were hiding themselves awfully well, too. But she couldn't think who would care much for her here, unless it was someone with a particularly large grudge.] None. Trust me, I'd like nothing more than to get out of here.

[There's something different about this one - an air of starkness, maybe. He's not quite ready to let his guard down yet, but maybe in this case, directness would be the best route to take.]

The name "Mephos". Mean anything to you?

[O...kay, that was unexpected. The name doesn't ring a bell for anyone she knew on Thanagar, so maybe he just had her mistaken for someone else.] Never heard it before. Exactly who, or what, do you think I am?

[According to Raptarr, Mephos spearheaded the entire rebellion against the city to take over the surface world. It'd be nearly impossible for any avian not to know the name. Either she's lying, clueless...or not an avian at all.]

Maybe you should tell me who you are instead. [The hard-edged suspicion is mostly gone from the voice, leaving reluctant caution in its place.]

[Is he serious right now? She puts a hand on her hip, overall looking very unimpressed at his tactics.] Right. I'll just tell my name to the creep who's been hiding in the shadows and following me around. [Exactly how stupid does he think she is?]

I have good reason. [Whoops, hard-edged suspicion's back.] And I don't need a name. What's your species called?

Piece of advice. You never have a good reason for acting like a stalker. [SPEAKING. FROM. EXPERIENCE.] I'm Thanagarian, if you want to know that badly.

[Ignoring that first part. MAYBE FOR YOU, LADY.]

[Also, he's never heard of a Thanagarian. It's possible she pulled that out of thin air, of course - but it also wouldn't surprise him if she were telling the truth. He's seen races of all sorts on this turtle; encountering one with resemblance to a people from his world isn't all that far-fetched.]

[Still, just to make sure...]

Thanagarian. Not avian.

[STUPID TOITLE NINJAS.

Wow, this guy just will not quit, will he? She's had it up to about here with this guy, even if she can't quite blame him. Those "avians" must have been a problem.] I'm pretty sure I never even said the word "avian", whatever those are. Thanagarian, okay?

[...okay.]

[There's an intentional rustling of leaves before a turtle drops from the trees just right of her position. He lands in a crouch, then slowly stands, arms kept placatingly straight at his sides. With respect to their mutual suspicion, he makes sure to keep his apologetic regards for her at a distance.]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to alarm you.

[And she is totally unfazed by that. She deals with Batman, this is nothing. There's a casual shrug, but the hand stays on her mace.] Don't worry about it. Just ease up on stalking.

I'll see what I can do. [w/e lady stalking is pretty much all he does.] Just for clarity's sake...the Thanagarians wouldn't happen to be a race of former slaves who want to conquer the surface world, would they?

[... AHAHAHAHA fuck her life.] No. We're not native to Earth. They came once, but left not long after.

[Leaving it at that, yep.]

Just checking.

[l o l SORRY SHAY HE HAS NO CLUE.]

[Anyway, fine. He doesn't see any reason to doubt her story - in fact, as he can see from here, she has human-like feet rather than the talons he's seen on avians before, which tilts the scales in favor of her telling the truth.]

[Well...good. Except now Leo has to People Skills. He shifts a bit awkwardly from foot to foot, feeling oddly chastened by his mistake. Better safe than sorry, but still.]

Sorry about the mix-up, Miss...?

[SHE'D PREFER IT STAY THAT WAY. But at least the mix up has been cleared up, so letting bygones be bygones sounds like the best course of action.] Shayera. And you would be?

Leonardo. [He gives a polite bow, then straightens up.] If you don't mind me asking...is this the first time you've visited the Water Sector? I've never seen you before.

[Or stalked you, same diff]

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[... well. Manners is a bonus.] This is the first I've been to this place. [Meaning the turtle in general.] I just got her a few hours ago.

I see. [He's looking at her differently, now; if she's a new Foreigner, she's probably a little overwhelmed at everything going on, but she seems to have her head on straight. And she looks to be a fighter. Probably a good idea to take note of someone like this being on the turtle.] Are you the only one here from your world?

[Oh boy, don't even make her start thinking about the different universe shit again, it gives her a headache.] In a sense, yes. [Her specific world, at least.]

[That makes him pause.]

...mirror dimensions?

You have no idea. [THERE'S MULTIPLE ONES. MULTIPLE. UNIVERSES.]

You'd be surprised. [lol currently in an alliance with three alternate-dimension turtles, one of which being his own alternate self. Dis place be crazy.] Is this your first experience with them?