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[voice mail] reddestrobin May 9 2011, 22:16:55 UTC
John Constantine. I don't know if we've actually spoken much.

My name is Red Robin. I have some questions that I've been told are more your area of expertise than someone else's.

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Callback thelaughingmage May 10 2011, 03:01:19 UTC
Yeah, I know who you are. My expertise, eh? Wot'm I good for, then?

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[phone] reddestrobin May 10 2011, 03:24:39 UTC
Magic.

Or so I'm told.

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Re: [phone] thelaughingmage May 10 2011, 03:30:10 UTC
I like to think so. Ask away.

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[phone] reddestrobin May 10 2011, 03:39:54 UTC
I don't know if you noticed, but there was something affecting us all pretty recently.

Something to do with an inexplicable urge to go meet someone and apparently do what they tell you.

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[phone] thelaughingmage May 10 2011, 03:58:41 UTC
New kid fucked up a spirit summoning and didn't know 'er own strength. For the record, no reality breakage involved; just a botch job. We had a talk about proper safety procedures.

That all?

If so, I've got something for you and the Midnight Bastard, long's I've got you on the line.

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[phone] reddestrobin May 10 2011, 04:03:27 UTC
Yeah, not interested in what caused it. Interested in how to prevent something like this affecting me again.

Affecting anyone who doesn't have any magical means of counteracting it, really.

[ A pause. ]

What did you want?

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[phone] thelaughingmage May 10 2011, 04:55:30 UTC
Tall order. It's possible to lay wards on another person, but different problems come with different solutions.

Huh. In your place, I'd start with speaking to Zatanna or Nico Minoru about some sort of alert for mind-altering effects. Deal with the nastiest shite first.

Wot I wanted was to pass on some information. You're a sodding elusive flock of dark avengers. The Riddler's no longer with us, and you may also be interested to know the transporters are bona fide if rather stupid artificial intelligences.

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[phone] reddestrobin May 10 2011, 06:05:17 UTC
[ Well of COURSE he should ask Zatanna, why didn't he think of that? ]

I've been keeping an eye on Riddler off and on. He's been quiet. You sure he's gone?

[ A pause. ]

The transporters are AIs? What makes you say that?

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[phone] thelaughingmage May 10 2011, 07:11:39 UTC
He's gone. You might say 'e left me a note, of sorts. [Yeah, Leonard might be rightfully embarrassed to admit working with the guy, but it's nothing new to Constantine.]

I say it 'cos Doug Ramsey talked to them, and told me about it. Not that they'd much to say, apparently. They follow 'daddy's orders,' and bitch and moan a lot about 'im not being here.

How much do you know of the things?

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[phone] reddestrobin May 10 2011, 20:42:20 UTC
A note.

[ Such skepticism. How did this guy know Riddler, anyway? Tim isn't sure if Constantine is one of the good guys, or not. He's never gotten a clear read. ]

Daddy's orders. You mean Reed Richards, right? The guy that built them?

There's not much I know about them. I haven't really been able to see them up close and personal, and I probably wouldn't know what I was looking for if I did.

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