Back in Blue

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The mugger drops the stout stick he'd used to clout his victim over the head, bolting down one of Gotham's many alleyways with the purse in hand - leaving the dazed woman behind in his wake

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[azure_avenger]

A metallic black and blue figure glides gracefully down to the ground, standing before the panicked thug. "Batman? Please. He wouldn't waste his time on low-level scum like you."

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The unfamiliarity of the figure confuses the thug, and the simple fact that it isn't Batman certainly takes a lot of the panic form his voice.

"Who.. what are you?"

[azure_avenger]

Ted sighs, burying his face - well, his robot's face - in his palm.

The robot's palm. Hard to keep those separate - this thing fits like a mental glove. Still, I was hoping for a bit more dramatic debut for this dry run..

"I'm the Blue Beetle. And you're going to jail. Unless that precious Prada bag belongs to you?"

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He's just too perplexed to be properly intimidated.

"The Blue Beetle? Isn't he dead? Oh, wait - he's the fat one, right?"

A Few Minutes Later..

[azure_avenger]

Purse recovered? Check. Ambulance for victim, and police called for mugger? Check. Now, Blue Beetle is putting his robotic avatar through its paces - the light composite construction, superhuman robotic strength, and extensible glider flaps allowing him to leap and sail gracefully from rooftop to rooftop.

Not to mention the grapnel line in the weapons gauntlet and the short-duration rocket boosters in the robot's legs.

All in all? It can really get around. No replacement for the Bug, of course, but for local travel, it's hard to beat.