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tushanshu_logs2014-02-16 01:34 am
controlledvariable) wrote in tushanshu_logs2014-02-16 01:34 am
maybe I don't wonder why
Characters: Stephanie Brown AND YOU (also Bruce and Damian)
Date: 13th of February, after Steph's arrival
Location: All over!
Situation: Once more with feeling; by which I mean Steph is back and saying hi to a few people + fighting fog monsters bc why not
Warnings/Rating: Violence, Bruce, Damian, will update as necessary
It's disorientating, waking up again when she'd been in her suite only a few moments ago and for a second she panics before the presence of the kedan register, which - oddly, calms her down. Not that she trusts the kedan all that much, but she realizes what the whole thing means, including how groggy and weak she feels, so she knows better than to waste her energy freaking out. Waiting is easier, letting the kedan help her to the cart while she waits for the disorientation to fade.
Once it does, she asks the closest kedan which is her suite - laughs, because it's the same building as last time, although the room might be different - then thanks them for the trip before leaping out the back of the cart. She's still in her Batgirl suit, despite... not having been in it from what she remembers last of Keeliai, but that's something to worry about later. For now, it's much quicker to go by rooftop, and that's exactly what she does, familiarizing herself with the landscape as she goes. Things have changed, that much can't escape her, though she can't tell why, doesn't know what happened, which is more frustrating than anything, even if she knows there will be lots of explanations to come. Waking up somewhere other than the ocean means there's been big changes, though she isn't really going to complain, considering this option was a little more pleasant.
Anyway, what's most important is finding out who's still in the city. She checks for Steve and Peggy first, but their suites are empty or they've been replaced by someone else, and it feels a lot like her heart breaking.
She never even got a chance to say goodbye.
Sure, she left them letters, tried to tell them as often as possible how much they meant to her, and her last memory of Steve is tugging him into the water as she teased him. Her last memory of Peggy is telling her about it later, laughing even more as they combined forces to make fun of poor Steve, so they parted on good terms, she knew they were happy, but it still aches. For a few moments, she indulges the grief, breathing deep and blinking back tears, before wiping at her eyes and starting off towards Bruce's suit. Later, she can be sad about Peggy and Steve being gone, about them going back to their own separate lives where they can't be together anymore (and that hurts more than missing them does), but she should let Bruce know that she's back. She doesn't think he'll have been affected by her leaving like he was after Jason disappeared, the first time, but she... well, maybe he cared, just a little. Things had been better between them, after all.
→ Bruce
When she sneaks a look in Bruce's window and sees all the signs of him still being there, she lets out a breath she didn't realize she'd been holding. Fine, okay, maybe she's relieved that he's still here. She can admit that.
Still, apparently he's not home, which is frustrating, but it isn't the end of the world, she just heads out to see if he's at any of the safe houses she knows about. The first two she checks are long abandoned, but on the third warehouse she manages to find the security system still intact, and is even more relieved when she can actually access it. At least he likes her enough to give her access to his warehouse.
Of course, then she's inside, looking at Bruce's little collection of uniform cases, and all she can do is sigh.
"Really, Bruce?"
→ Damian
As soon as she's finished talking to Bruce, having gotten an update on who is and isn't here, the next person she needs to check on is so obvious it hardly even needs considering. She can't help feeling guilty about her absence, even though it's not something she could control; Damian would have taken it harder than Bruce did, maybe. For all his anger and bluster, she knows he cared about her, that they were something almost like family, and she knows that kids tend to take it a little more personally than adults do.
She owes it to him to see him next, to let him know that she's back.
Bruce tells her where to find him, and it's easy enough to slip back across the rooftopts until she's at his suite. While she could use the front door, she's still in her uniform, so she sticks to the shadows and gives on the windows a light rap, before stepping back to wait.
It occurs to her that it's a little tricky to breath, her chest is a little tight, and she realizes that it's nerves, because she's worried that Damian might want nothing to do with her. After she left, he might think it's better not to get attached again, to cut her out to save getting hurt.
And she doesn't want that to happen.
→ Open: the night of the 13th
Maybe she should take a break, grab something to eat and get settled back in her apartment, but she's feeling restless, too out of touch after how much Keelia and Tu Vishan has changed while she's been gone. Relaxing seems impossible, so she heads out again. Without the need to be anywhere in particular, she can take more time to relearn the lay of the land and adjust to the changes.
The fog makes all that a little difficult, and it's a little unsettling but she knows why it's there, between Bruce and Damian's explanations, so it's just... something to deal with. As much as she just wants to take the night to stretch her legs - despite having no memory from between her disappearance and arrival, she feelings almost as though she's been asleep for too long - there are problems to be addressed. Apparently the mold can be washed away, which is easy enough, so she spends a little time focusing on that. Batgirl can reach places some people might not be able to, even if Keeliai always did seem to have a large vigilantes and/or superhero population.
It saves her from having to think about everyone else she needs to tell that she's back. She'll do it... later, when she's had some time to settle in. The reunions with Bruce and Damian were enough for one day, when she's dealing with the loss of Steve and Peggy as well; she just needs a night or so to take care of herself before she has to deal with any more intense emotions.
So when she runs into the creatures that seem to have sprung from the mold, she's almost a little grateful for the opportunity to move and fight, despite knowing she shouldn't be thankful for this corruption clinging to Tu Vishan.
But it's something to think about that isn't Steve or Peggy or Bruce or Damian or how damn long she's been gone, so she throws herself into those fights with a little reckless abandon. She's sure they're not human, not really alive, so she doesn't hesitate to kill them. And for all that she's grateful for the excuse to fight as hard as she can, she certainly won't turn down any help offered.
It's going to be a long night.
→ Dick
The suite she's in feels empty, too blank and new even though she's started filling it back up with little personal items, even with Andy making herself at home. Somehow, it's worse that it's the same building, the constant reminder that she was here and then wasn't, that she's lost so many months. It feels almost like she's haunting herself, but with the fog outside, she can't exactly spend all her time outside, so she finds a compromise.
Today, that means she's found herself at Damian's suite, having waited until Bean and Midii left before letting herself in with the key she borrowed from Damian while he's in the bottle city. She knows Dick is still home, but that's fine, she's gotta run into him sooner or later, so for the moment she concerns herself with a mug of coffee, a book, and Damian's couch.
When she hears someone else moving about the house, she speaks up in favour of letting Dick stumble upon her, since she doesn't want to startle him, "There's more coffee in the pot, if you want some."
Date: 13th of February, after Steph's arrival
Location: All over!
Situation: Once more with feeling; by which I mean Steph is back and saying hi to a few people + fighting fog monsters bc why not
Warnings/Rating: Violence, Bruce, Damian, will update as necessary
It's disorientating, waking up again when she'd been in her suite only a few moments ago and for a second she panics before the presence of the kedan register, which - oddly, calms her down. Not that she trusts the kedan all that much, but she realizes what the whole thing means, including how groggy and weak she feels, so she knows better than to waste her energy freaking out. Waiting is easier, letting the kedan help her to the cart while she waits for the disorientation to fade.
Once it does, she asks the closest kedan which is her suite - laughs, because it's the same building as last time, although the room might be different - then thanks them for the trip before leaping out the back of the cart. She's still in her Batgirl suit, despite... not having been in it from what she remembers last of Keeliai, but that's something to worry about later. For now, it's much quicker to go by rooftop, and that's exactly what she does, familiarizing herself with the landscape as she goes. Things have changed, that much can't escape her, though she can't tell why, doesn't know what happened, which is more frustrating than anything, even if she knows there will be lots of explanations to come. Waking up somewhere other than the ocean means there's been big changes, though she isn't really going to complain, considering this option was a little more pleasant.
Anyway, what's most important is finding out who's still in the city. She checks for Steve and Peggy first, but their suites are empty or they've been replaced by someone else, and it feels a lot like her heart breaking.
She never even got a chance to say goodbye.
Sure, she left them letters, tried to tell them as often as possible how much they meant to her, and her last memory of Steve is tugging him into the water as she teased him. Her last memory of Peggy is telling her about it later, laughing even more as they combined forces to make fun of poor Steve, so they parted on good terms, she knew they were happy, but it still aches. For a few moments, she indulges the grief, breathing deep and blinking back tears, before wiping at her eyes and starting off towards Bruce's suit. Later, she can be sad about Peggy and Steve being gone, about them going back to their own separate lives where they can't be together anymore (and that hurts more than missing them does), but she should let Bruce know that she's back. She doesn't think he'll have been affected by her leaving like he was after Jason disappeared, the first time, but she... well, maybe he cared, just a little. Things had been better between them, after all.
→ Bruce
When she sneaks a look in Bruce's window and sees all the signs of him still being there, she lets out a breath she didn't realize she'd been holding. Fine, okay, maybe she's relieved that he's still here. She can admit that.
Still, apparently he's not home, which is frustrating, but it isn't the end of the world, she just heads out to see if he's at any of the safe houses she knows about. The first two she checks are long abandoned, but on the third warehouse she manages to find the security system still intact, and is even more relieved when she can actually access it. At least he likes her enough to give her access to his warehouse.
Of course, then she's inside, looking at Bruce's little collection of uniform cases, and all she can do is sigh.
"Really, Bruce?"
→ Damian
As soon as she's finished talking to Bruce, having gotten an update on who is and isn't here, the next person she needs to check on is so obvious it hardly even needs considering. She can't help feeling guilty about her absence, even though it's not something she could control; Damian would have taken it harder than Bruce did, maybe. For all his anger and bluster, she knows he cared about her, that they were something almost like family, and she knows that kids tend to take it a little more personally than adults do.
She owes it to him to see him next, to let him know that she's back.
Bruce tells her where to find him, and it's easy enough to slip back across the rooftopts until she's at his suite. While she could use the front door, she's still in her uniform, so she sticks to the shadows and gives on the windows a light rap, before stepping back to wait.
It occurs to her that it's a little tricky to breath, her chest is a little tight, and she realizes that it's nerves, because she's worried that Damian might want nothing to do with her. After she left, he might think it's better not to get attached again, to cut her out to save getting hurt.
And she doesn't want that to happen.
→ Open: the night of the 13th
Maybe she should take a break, grab something to eat and get settled back in her apartment, but she's feeling restless, too out of touch after how much Keelia and Tu Vishan has changed while she's been gone. Relaxing seems impossible, so she heads out again. Without the need to be anywhere in particular, she can take more time to relearn the lay of the land and adjust to the changes.
The fog makes all that a little difficult, and it's a little unsettling but she knows why it's there, between Bruce and Damian's explanations, so it's just... something to deal with. As much as she just wants to take the night to stretch her legs - despite having no memory from between her disappearance and arrival, she feelings almost as though she's been asleep for too long - there are problems to be addressed. Apparently the mold can be washed away, which is easy enough, so she spends a little time focusing on that. Batgirl can reach places some people might not be able to, even if Keeliai always did seem to have a large vigilantes and/or superhero population.
It saves her from having to think about everyone else she needs to tell that she's back. She'll do it... later, when she's had some time to settle in. The reunions with Bruce and Damian were enough for one day, when she's dealing with the loss of Steve and Peggy as well; she just needs a night or so to take care of herself before she has to deal with any more intense emotions.
So when she runs into the creatures that seem to have sprung from the mold, she's almost a little grateful for the opportunity to move and fight, despite knowing she shouldn't be thankful for this corruption clinging to Tu Vishan.
But it's something to think about that isn't Steve or Peggy or Bruce or Damian or how damn long she's been gone, so she throws herself into those fights with a little reckless abandon. She's sure they're not human, not really alive, so she doesn't hesitate to kill them. And for all that she's grateful for the excuse to fight as hard as she can, she certainly won't turn down any help offered.
It's going to be a long night.
→ Dick
The suite she's in feels empty, too blank and new even though she's started filling it back up with little personal items, even with Andy making herself at home. Somehow, it's worse that it's the same building, the constant reminder that she was here and then wasn't, that she's lost so many months. It feels almost like she's haunting herself, but with the fog outside, she can't exactly spend all her time outside, so she finds a compromise.
Today, that means she's found herself at Damian's suite, having waited until Bean and Midii left before letting herself in with the key she borrowed from Damian while he's in the bottle city. She knows Dick is still home, but that's fine, she's gotta run into him sooner or later, so for the moment she concerns herself with a mug of coffee, a book, and Damian's couch.
When she hears someone else moving about the house, she speaks up in favour of letting Dick stumble upon her, since she doesn't want to startle him, "There's more coffee in the pot, if you want some."
Good thing you're psychic and understand what I mean through my typos...
Damian gives a chance to change the topic... with his usual grace and tact.
"Is waking up in the palace different than it was, out in the ocean?"
Which is, among other things, a way to say that he hasn't had to experience it, as in, he's stayed sufficiently out of trouble to not need reviving. That's useful information, right?
surprise i'm a witch
"I think I was a little more groggy in the palace, it's more disorientating 'cause it feels like it happens quicker. The beach is a slower process," She's not sure if maybe it's just different because she'd already been in Keeliai, but waking up in the palace felt like more of a shock.
Witches are awesome. Also, where did these four days go?
To appreciate them, even. At least in concept.
"Ah." He settles a large basin of greenery out for Taraja and settles back across from Steph, thoughtful.
"That might have something to do with Eshai's absence, too, of course."
i ate them
It's so strange to think about, like a vital part of Keeliai is missing, nevermind that Steph never liked her.
Ohhh nom nom nom!
He shakes his head.
"I do not know anyone who can tell what her absence has done, to the shields around Keeliai. I do not know how vulnerable we are." With a nod at Taraja. "How vulnerable they are."
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But if it's possible, they should make an effort to find out more, for the sake of the little ones.
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"He probably would, yes, but I do not believe he has visited anyone, since then. I have asked people that I know to try and ask him, if he comes to them." He thinks that some of the others will actually think to ask. Probably. "He is probably the only one who can answer such questions now."
Because Damian doesn't know about the other native magic user, after all.
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"Is there any way we can start a conversation with him?" She doubts there's a way, but it can't hurt to ask or to toss ideas around while they're just catching up and eating dinner.
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"Perhaps. Other than making sure of regularly sleeping enough to dream, that is."
But he is loath to use the young creature as an experiment. Possibly, she is too young, and attempting this might hurt her.
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Which results in an unmistakeable mental impression of sulking coming from her, at which Damian sighs, and offers the food he's prepared for her.
"Not yet. Asti must be aware of the new additions on his back. He probably will visit somebody's dreams, before it becomes... critical."
And then they'll be asking him about everything they could think of.