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[gravityfists]

[ a vigilante wakes up in an alternate universe, suits up, and is promptly attacked by the Vine. Batgirl's barely tugged her cowl back on when the mirror leaps out at her, and for the first few seconds, the transmission consists mostly of spandex-clad hands wrestling with it, trying to turn it skywards ] Goddammit, don't you know that I'm only

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[not_as_special]

"Anotehr girls-only alternate universe"? Are there really that many?

[gravityfists]

Yes. Probably! Definitely!

... the fact that I don't recognise you does not bode well at all.

[not_as_special]

And here I thought this one was just special.

Why doesn't it?

[gravityfists]

'cause I lived here for, like, five months, and even if I've been home for the better part of four, we've still gotta take into consideration the fact that timelines are seriously screwed up. All in all, I've probably been gone for a negative number of days, meaning that, y'know, maybe this isn't the last place I woke up in wearing a totally unflattering, shapeless dress.

[not_as_special]

Well, if it resembles the place you were before in every particular except for containing some people you don't recognize, I would say that the simplest explanation is that it is the same place.

no idea how I typo'd that as giant robot...

[gravityfists]

Ma'am, I'm currently dressed as a flying rodent. The fact that I'm dressed as a flying rodent isn't strange to me. I'm actually kinda comfortable. Do you think any part of my life comes with a simple explanation?

my typoes look so boring by comparison!

[not_as_special]

I didn't think unorthodox fashion choices invalidated Occam's Razor.

[gravityfists]

Think again. It's always the zebra. Always.

[not_as_special]

Well, my life was nothing but horses and perhaps a few donkeys before I came here. I may still be adjusting.

[gravityfists]

Watch out for stampedes, dude. That's all I can say.

[not_as_special]

I will endeavor to keep that sage advice in mind.

[gravityfists]

Good to hear, er... got a name? I mean, you probably have, but a name you feel like sharing.

[not_as_special]

Athena Fairchild. Pleased to meet you. [She drops a curtsey, just for effect.]

[gravityfists]

Hi! [ she gives an exaggerated bow ] Batgirl. Good to meetcha.

[not_as_special]

Is that a pseudonym, or did your parents have an interesting sense of humor?

[gravityfists]

It's an old family name.