For Shay. Or Vic. Or whatever.

[_bluebeetle_]

Noon at Ted's apartment. Clearly it's time to make some progress in a video game.

The sun is out - the sky is blue
there’s not a cloud to spoil the view
but it’s raining - raining in my heart

Well, beating the weird puppets and lava spider-scorpions in Devil May Cry is a lot easier with Buddy Holly blasting in the background.

The weather man

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[hawk_shay]

Shayera isn't sure if Ted can shed any light on whatever Big Doom changed the water tower into an ice castle - in fact, she doubts it - but she doesn't really want to admit that she's just visiting for the sake of visiting, so that's her story and she's sticking to it. Plus, since her meeting with Ibn Head, she's been meaning to talk to him. She hasn't decided if she's going to tell him about that (What would she say - "Hey, not to alarm you, but there's a chance I might die if a bunch of superheros can't stop Ra's Al Ghul's latest plan." That's not melodramatic, not at all.) but... it's been on her mind. And there's only so long she can stand having something on her mind before she does something about it.

She's not a very patient person.

And so she arrives at Ted's.

[_bluebeetle_]

Ted busy 'bwahaha'ing at Devil May Cry. "I knew you'd be back, you damned stupid--"

Then he blinks and looks over his shoulder.

"Er, hi. Shay. Um...I'm yelling at the lava-spider. Not you."

[hawk_shay]

"Why were you yelling at the lava-spider?" Shay asks. She watches the game with some interest. Color TV still makes her do a bit of a double take, and she has one of her own. She's never understood how some people can look at it for so long - but then, her eyesight is different from most peoples'.

[_bluebeetle_]

"Because it's back again and damnit. Ah well. Died again. Who's surprised?"

Not that Ted actually failed so much as let Dante die because embarrassingly enough he thinks Shay is more interesting than his game.

[hawk_shay]

A shrug. "Well, giant lava spiders can be a bitch," Shay replies, deadpan. And to make the conversation even more surreal - "So. Seen any historical landmarks turn to ice lately?"

[_bluebeetle_]

"You've fought lava-spiders?"

Ted blinks. "Uh. Not that I can recall."

[hawk_shay]

"No, I just wanted to sound like I knew something about the game you were playing," Shay says. "Obviously I don't."

She sighs a little. "Well, it was worth a shot. The water tower in Chicago... underwent some kind of transformation recently. Lasted thirty seconds at the most. Your friend the Question was there."

[_bluebeetle_]

"Damn. Oh well. I still think you're cool."

Ted rubs his chin. "Huh. Maybe he was too busy eating dessert and freaking out to mention it."

[hawk_shay]

"It might have had something to do with why he was freaking out. He mentioned that something big and ominous was on it's way. And yes, I asked if he could be more specific, and no, he couldn't." She sits down. "Might have something to do with Ra's Al Ghul, but I doubt it."

[_bluebeetle_]

"He generally can't be when he's upset. Starts looking too hard and seeing too much, I think. He's around here some place. You could try asking him again but just run away if he asks you to distract him. It's safer."

He turns the TV off and sits down across from her. "Ra's? I hope not."

[hawk_shay]

Mystics. Shay thinks maybe she should call Naomi, but she's already bothered Naomi enough for several months to come.

"Well, he's planning something, but we already know pretty much what it is. So it doesn't make sense that the warnings or whatever they are should be so vague. I don't think they're connected."

There. Now if he asks what Ra's is planning, she won't lie, but she won't mention it if he doesn't ask.

[_bluebeetle_]

"Um... Do I want to know what he's planning?"

[hawk_shay]

Dammit. Maybe he's psychic and he's just not telling her.

That doesn't make any sense.

"Some kind of plague. They notified all non-terrestrials like myself because they think it might kill us. Ibn Head performed this ritual but I'm not too sure how much I believe in the effectiveness of magic and spells. You know how it is." Shay hates vague - really hates it - and in her mind there's not a whole lot that's more vague than magic. Unless it's the Question, but that's only recently.

[_bluebeetle_]

Ted makes a face. He doesn't believe in the effectiveness of magic and spells although he imagines most of the League could vouch for the effectiveness of fishnets and speaking backwards.

"I guess. Huh. Well, you could try hunting down that Constantine guy. Or Zee? Otherwise, kicking Ra's' ass seems like a more effective means of stopping him."

[hawk_shay]

"I think the Bat-people have that covered," Shay says. "I'm not sure what Zee's been up to and even if I knew how to begin tracking down Constantine I don't think either of us would be thrilled to be having anything to do with each other. Anyway, I'll be very surprised if it goes anywhere." Even if it does, she thinks, she's pretty sure her secret super power is the ability to not die. It's served her well over the years.

[_bluebeetle_]

Ted sighs.

"Try Zee then. She'll do what she can. Is there anything I can do?"