WHO: Jason Todd and OPEN
WHERE: The rooftops in the City, specifics are up to you!
WHEN: Friday, early morning (~2-8 amish?)
WARNINGS: Potential violence, crude language.
SUMMARY: Jason arrives in the City and decides to explore.
FORMAT: Action or paragraphs, whichever you'd prefer! I'll start with action, though.
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Let's just say that sometimes a girl's gotta get out and have some time to fly by herself every once in a while. Which is why there's a blonde in civvies zooming past whatever roof Jason's on. Kara gets maybe five blocks away before she pulls up short and realizes that, hey. Wait a minute. Guy on a rooftop not wearing spandex with a helmet. That's got the potential to be kind of fishy.
So about half a minute after the fly-by she doubles back to the roof and raises an eyebrow at Jason. ]You know, most people with the whole mask-and-kevlar, hanging on rooftops thing actually have a costume. Not just cargo pants ( ... )
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So, where's your costume, expert?
[Still, the fact that she mentioned a costume starts ringing his alarm bells.]
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[ Spoilers: it's in her closet.
She shoves her hands into her pockets and gives Jason a little bit of a smile. There's something about him that's familiar, but as she's never really met him, two and two aren't coming together quite yet. ]
I don't think I've seen you around before. Did you just get here, or are you the lone wolf type? Or, you know. Both.
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C. None of the above. Not everyone fits into two categories.
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You probably shouldn't be out here.
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No, I'm sure you can, kid. Just don't think you should be wandering around with only Fido here.
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A very familiar silhouette.
She catches her breath for a second, but -- but it can't be him, right? He'd been ported out. Again. And then quietly she hears Tim pointing out to her that the Porter seems to really like Jason. That he'd be back. And she'd know that silhouette, that style, those moves -- well, anywhere. She's grinning even before she launches herself after him, excitement in every flip and bound. ]
Jason! When'd you get in?
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Not that long ago.
[She knows him and his real name, but she's also pretty young, almost in the kid category. There's no way he'll shoot a kid.]
What's with the costume?
[As far as he knows, there's only Tim Drake as Robin at the moment and his costume definitely doesn't look like that. Then again, some punk was dressed up in one too this morning, so maybe it's some kind of fad.]
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Shoulda said, spud. [ and a quick, vaguely puzzled glance down at her suit, then up at Jason again. ] ...You expecting something else, or what?
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Guess not. [Okay, this is getting even more weird. She knows him, thinks that he knows her, and is prancing around in a Robin costume. Maybe it doesn't mean anything anymore. Maybe she'll get herself killed.]
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He tends to avoid other figures when he sees them, but tonight he spots a new one which he doesn't recognize immediately. That's enough cause for him to try to subtly edge his way closer. )
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Drake. That stupid kid. Any rematch would be just as much of a beatdown as ever. He's got some skills, but not enough to take Jason down. Still, Jason hates the thought of being so easily replaced by a kid who claims to have hunted down the greatest detective on Earth.]
Drake, there's no need to hide.
[He slides one of his pistols out of the holster.]
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Who's hiding?
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Wait, ten-year-old? That can't be Drake.
There's another Robin (another replacement)? Had he really failed Bruce that badly that he needed two more Robins? Jason's lucky the helmet hides his surprise. He can't believe it. How could Bruce do this to him, especially now that he knows that Jason is alive?]
You were, shortstack. Lurking is still hiding.
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It's the only real way to get a "feel" of the City, anyway.
From the corner of her peripheral vision, she spots a figure on the opposite building. In this new dimension, it's a guarantee she will only come across people she will not recognize. She prefers not to deal with others if she can and settles for watching for now, taking a step back to blend with the building's shadows. ]
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Still, he's silent as well, for once, not wanting to necessarily give himself away to an unknown presence. So, instead, he prepares a jump line and swings across to another rooftop, hoping that whoever this stranger is would follow him across.]
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She swings across and descends onto another side of the roof. Her cape drapes over her body while she crouches. She stands, eyes focused on rooftop. ]
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