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[batghoul]

[The video feed switches on, showing a completely masked face staring into the camera. There's some commotion in the background, followed by a gruff male voice shouting "Get her!"]

Um. Is this--

[A pipe swings at her head and barely misses as she shifts a fraction of an inch to the side. The assailant stumbles behind her. Without removing her

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voice.

[spadassin]

This is the City. You must be newly 'Ported.

[batghoul]

...What city?

[spadassin]

It is akin to New York. But the only true name it has is "The City."

[batghoul]

Um.

How did I... get here?

voice;

[inspirefear]

Whoa.

[ ahem ]

You're in the City, it's kind of like New York City but in an alternate universe.

[batghoul]

Need to go back. How?

[inspirefear]

That is a good question. None of us here has figured how yet.

[batghoul]

[There's a long pause as she thinks over the implications of that statement.]

...Stuck here, then?

text;

[noanaesthesia]

Usually happen?

[batghoul]

[She tilts her head at the screen. Words! Her one weakness! She turns the device over in her hand, looking for some magical button to read it to her. But technology is mysterious, and she ends up tapping on the screen.]

Can't... um...

[It's really quite embarrassing, and it really ruins her invincible warrior mystique.]

[noanaesthesia]

[ X-23 understands what she's getting at, more or less, but hasn't actually ever used the voice function before. She considers it, for a moment, and then decides to set it up, so that it the comm reads out her messages in a digitalised voice ]

Can't read?

[batghoul]

[She's glad to have the full-face cowl. Batgirls don't get embarrassed! They punch things until they bleed!]

...No.

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[sibyllant]

Cassandra. I'm glad to see you. But — did you say Bludhaven?

[locked][encrypted][video]

[batghoul]

...Barbara?

[She's glad to see a familiar face--so glad that she momentarily forgets that she's still not speaking to you, Babs. >:(]

Um. Yeah.

[locked][encrypted][video]

[sibyllant]

[It hasn't even occurred to her yet that this timeline means she needs to apologize again. >_>]

How long has it been since Batman asked you to go there?

[locked][encrypted][video]

[batghoul]

[When she gets over the shock of being in a new place and randomly generating cups of tea, you're in for it, Babs.]

A month. Maybe?

[goddamnrobin]

Batgirl.

You've been here before. People'll remember you.

[batghoul]

[It's... Dick. A tiny Dick. Ooookay.]

Uh. Never been here. Robin?

[goddamnrobin]

[He could be even tinier!]

...Yeah. First one.

And either you don't remember or they were alternates, but stalking through old posts on the board'd be enough to back up what I just said.

[batghoul]

I... [She rubs her forehead, already feeling the onset of a headache.]

Confusing.