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Dick Grayson ([personal profile] usedacrobatics) wrote2013-03-19 09:31 pm

ROBIN √ 001 √ 3-19-13

[The gear snaps on after falling out of the bag. Heard in the background is the sound of a Pokeball releasing its occupant, and wings flapping. The Pokemon, a Taillow, nudges the Pokegear towards the edge of—yes, it’s a roof. The bag was tossed up on to the roof of Mom’s house, the gear and Pokeball were jostled by the impact, and they are now both looking over the edge at a boy dressed in a red and black bodysuit, with a yellow and black cape. He’s climbing out of the bedroom window. The Taillow focuses the camera on the “R” logo on the kid’s chest. It looks important!]

Ooookay. Definitely not in Kansas anymore. Kansas would be so good right about now.

[He edges a little further out, seating himself on the windowsill, back towards the outside, and sizing up the roof. He catches sight of the bird holding the camera and grins, the eye lenses of his domino mask widening to reflect slight surprise. He doesn’t realize that it’s recording yet.]

Me not being in Kansas anymore must make you Toto, huh? Or Dinah. Birds holding cameras seem a bit more Wonderland than Oz, but I’m not the expert. So long as you’re not Cheshire, I think we can work with it, though.

[He looks back up at the roof, still grinning. He grips the edge with both hands, and pulls himself up with a grunt, and mutters:]

Since when does this require effort?

[Another grunt of exertion, and Robin forces his body upwards into a handstand, trying to balance on the edge of a sloped roof, before turning a quick tumble into a crouch.
It… doesn’t work that way. His legs are wobbling slightly, and when he tries to swing into the tumble, his balance shifts and he topples over with a brief yell of shock.

In the opposite direction.

Off the roof.

Shocked yell out of the way, Robin begins trying to grip something, anything on the wall while the Taillow squawks in distress and drops the camera. The Pokegear rights itself on the ground just in time to see the bird grasp the Boy Wonder’s cape.
It slows his descent, but the weight is too much for a small, level 5 Taillow and the two crash into the ground, Robin groaning as his knees absorb the impact. He gives the bird a pained, but grateful look.]


Well, you have Superman’s color scheme down. We can work on the rescuing thing.

[He flops over, lying on his side. Taillow uses his wings to shade his eyes from the sun, and Robin gently strokes the bird’s breast. Annoyed:]

I cannot believe I just fell off a roof. Nobody saw that, right? I just fell off a roof.
Batman would kill me if he knew I actually fell off a roof. I mean, there goes my reputation. Say nothing of the mystique. A roof. Not even a big roof. It’s only two stories—and—

[He notices the Pokegear Taillow dropped. It’s lit up.]

Why is that thing—

[Click!]
staystraught: ("whasssssUUUUUUP" = not better)

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[personal profile] staystraught 2013-04-05 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Um.

[Well, that's-- he runs a hand through his hair self-consciously.]

That's kind of you. I hope it's happy with you, I guess?

[He's strangely glad the poor thing wasn't orphaned, and his respect for Danny immediately shoots right up for the correlation to Bruce his brain is forming.]
usedwatergun: (K » Bathing; Proud)

[personal profile] usedwatergun 2013-04-05 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
[... Well it's kind of hard not to notice when it's being pointed out. Just. Okay. RIGHT then. Jet whinnies in recognition for the gesture.] Oh, well, I just really like helping people. It's the right thing to do.

[Especially friends, even if said friends can't remember. And Sokka might have something to say about that. Something about blowing up factories and breaking into prison to break people OUT of prison, and cleaning polluted rivers, things like that.]

But yes, his name is Jet. He should get there pretty soon.

[She slips his Pokeball into one of the saddlebags that she has him equipped with.]
Edited 2013-04-05 08:11 (UTC)
punchandkiss: (Crouched in wait.)

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[personal profile] punchandkiss 2013-04-05 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
..Oh right. People said this was a video game.

[She's honestly still not sure what that means.]
thewhite_symphony: (pic#3053584)

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[personal profile] thewhite_symphony 2013-04-05 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
He is my Jigglypuff, yes. He has a rather complicated personality ...

[ Long story. ]

It should be packed in the pack that 'mother' provided for you, but if it isn't I am sure Professor would be happy to provide you with one.
for_realsies: (Bored Now!)

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[personal profile] for_realsies 2013-04-05 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
There's an incongruity in the levels. The wild levels are like they would be in the games, but the gyms are a sudden jump from the surroundings. Training Pokemon takes a lot more battles, and none of the trainer battles earn you nearly as much money.

And the people that have been here a while have a huge head start to bother with. It all takes so much looooonger, sucks huh?
nostabbing: (CEREAL ⚡ got a little cap'n in me)

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[personal profile] nostabbing 2013-04-06 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, so it seems like she's fine, but then again, she hasn't tried to do anything particularly daring yet, either. Maybe she better take this guy's failure as a cautionary tale and be extra careful the next time she needs to jump off a building.

...or hold someone off a building by their throat, one-handed.]


That's really weird. I didn't notice that when I got here. Maybe you're just too cool for the game and they're afraid you're gonna break it or something.
the_whitequeen: (the melody of prayer)

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[personal profile] the_whitequeen 2013-04-08 12:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the quest is to collect gym badges from particular towns you are sure to pass in the journey. But the odd thing is that you do have a choice.
staystraught: (outfiltrate this!)

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[personal profile] staystraught 2013-04-09 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, please elaborate.

What's the reward for beating them all? Just the prestige?
thewhite_symphony: (pic#3053644)

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[personal profile] thewhite_symphony 2013-04-09 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
That is the odd thing ... we really don't know. A friend of mine long ago completed all of the badges hoping that it would be the key to bring us all back home ...

It seems it was not. Not long after ... he returned home ... by himself.

But I can tell you that they can help with your journey. They sometimes come with rewards that come very handy.
punchandkiss: (Now you listen here...)

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[personal profile] punchandkiss 2013-04-09 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, we don't have anything like that back home.
punchandkiss: (Drink-slammin' mad!)

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[personal profile] punchandkiss 2013-04-10 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
What's not a costume?

Berk.

It's a little island nobody has ever heard of.

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