01. ACTION/VOICE

[notabeeotch]

[From the moment she appears at the entranceway, Bumblebee looks alert. She's clad in a yellow shirt, a black, bulky hoodie to cover her wings, and a pair of black pants that look like leggings but are in reality the bottom half of her superhero outfit. The top half of the outfit is beneath her shirt, and her Stingers are clipped to her pants as

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it's late, but I couldn't resist backtagging this

[acceptedburden]

[Confused Aqualad is confused]

It is not my birthday.

No worries! These two need to hang out, after all. =P

[notabeeotch]

[Staaaaaaare of intent studying.]

...I take it you're the other Aqualad I've heard about, then?

yeah they do 8D

[acceptedburden]

[He tries not to look too uncomfortable at being stared at like that and he pulls it off very well...mostly because he's still confused]

I suppose I am. I believe I have heard another speaking of a different Aqualad prior to you, a young woman by the name of Starfire of the Teen Titans.

Leaders forever! =P

[notabeeotch]

[Her face brightens a little at that.] Starfire? Is she here?

word

[acceptedburden]

[Unfortunately he shakes his head]

I have not seen her for some time and was led to believe she had returned home. It has been known to happen that people vanish as spontaneously as they appear here.

I am sorry.

[notabeeotch]

[She sighs quietly at that, before shrugging nonchalantly.] It's alright. A pity she's not here, but I'll survive. Maybe she'll somehow figure out that I'm here and find a way to get me back, too. I can't imagine my team is doing too well at managing without me.

[acceptedburden]

One can hope as much. [He was sharing the same belief that the League had somehow learned of their disappearance, but, then again, when Robin showed up he hadn't even realized they were gone. Kaldur decided NOT to point this out to the other]

So are you part of the Titans that Starfire mentioned, then?

[notabeeotch]

[A nod.] Yes. I'm the leader of one of the spinoffs from the original group. Titans East's the name of my team.

[acceptedburden]

[That was interesting. There were enough Titans to have a separate team.]

I see. I am also a leader of my team. Unfortunately most of them have returned to our home.

What do I call you? [She wasn't wearing a mask but she still might want to protect her identity and use a codename]

[notabeeotch]

That is unfortunate, I'm sorry. Maybe they'll find a way to get you back.

Bumblebee's good. [She hadn't used her civilian name in years, it almost felt wrong to. That and she had no one left to connect her to who she used to be; as far as she was concerned, the real Karen Beecher was long dead.]

[acceptedburden]

I hope so, but, I suppose I should tell you that there seems to be some sort of time distortion between this world and the universe you come from. I had a teammate here arrived several weeks after we had been here and he had no recollection of us having been gone for that long.

[He felt bad for putting a damper on her own hopes, but it was best if she knew the entire situation, right?]

If it makes you uncomfortable to call me Aqualad, I will also answer to Kaldur'ahm or Kaldur if you like.

[Starfire had been fairly disturbed by his announcement of being Aqualad so he figured he'd at least give Bumblebee the option seeing he was not her Aqualad]

[notabeeotch]

Oh? Well, I suppose that's not good. Maybe they all get returned to the same time, though. [For a supposedly cynical leader of a teenaged superhero team, Bumblebee could at times be surprisingly optimistic. Or perhaps it was just a stubborn need to cling to her beliefs as much as possible.

[She nods a little at that.] I'll call you Kaldur, if you don't mind. Bit too used to my Aqualad back home.