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[says_the_booyah]

A layer of soot coats the arriving Teen Titan today. Going up against Gizmo can do that to a guy. And while Cyborg and friends eventually got the upper hand, it's no fun at all to deal with the little runt's booby-trapped jetpack

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[im_so_sari]

A small, skinny pigtailed Indian* girl is eying Cyborg with great interest. Those prosthetics don't look like anything manufactured by Sumdac Systems...

* That's 'Indian' as in 'from India,' not 'Native American.'

[says_the_booyah]

He's busy eating his eggs at rapidfire speed when he spots the little girl. "Hi!" He likes kids.

[im_so_sari]

"Hi!" says the little girl back. "Awesome mods."

[says_the_booyah]

"Mods?" He has no idea what she means.

Blink.

[im_so_sari]

"Y'know, your prosthetics? The parts that aren't squishy?"

[says_the_booyah]

"Oh. Mods. Got it.

"Thanks. You've seen other people with them?" That's normal to him, but not to the Bar.

[im_so_sari]

"Back home, yeah. I think you're the only cyborg I've seen here, though," the girl replies. "Where'd you get 'em?"

[says_the_booyah]

"I'm almost the only cyborg I've seen here, too. We don't have many at home, though." He wonders where and when she's from. "I got'em after an accident. My dad knew this guy who knew a few things about robotics. Saved my life."

[im_so_sari]

"So they're not off-the-shelf, then," says the little girl thoughtfully. "Can they do anything special or are they just replacements?"

[says_the_booyah]

"Off the shelf...I don't think anyone has off the shelf parts in my day." Now he's getting curious. "But they can do a lot. Sonic blasters, super strength and endurance, scanners, lots of cool stuff."

[im_so_sari]

"Sweet. Do you do sports or are you a superhero or what?"

[says_the_booyah]

"Superhero!" A tiny part of him aches, though, remembering the sports he used to play, a lifetime ago, and cannot anymore. "They call me Cyborg!"

[im_so_sari]

Her enthusiasm immediately deflates. "That's it? That's your superhero name."

[says_the_booyah]

"What's wrong with Cyborg? You want me to be called something silly like Beast Boy or Robotman or Mento?" The Doom Patrol are great heroes, but those names are lame.

[im_so_sari]

"Those are better than 'Cyborg'!" she insists. "It'd be like The Wraith calling himself 'Person'!"

[says_the_booyah]

"Well, that's my name and I think it's cool." He would stick his tongue out, but someone's got to act like the adult. "Who's the Wraith?"