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usedacrobatics) wrote2013-03-19 09:31 pm
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!]
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!]
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Can you, um. Afford that? I don't want to put you in some kind of peril.
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[He might or might not hear a Marowak off screen, at that.] He's... um, well, he'll remember you from before, so he'll let you ride.
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Will you still be there long enough for me to... return your Pokemon?
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I should be, depending on when you leave. Just a second.
[She turns away for a moment, the feed shifts, and there's the sound of a Pokeball releasing. When she shifts the gear again she's showing the gear to her Rapidash.]
You remember Robin, right?
[A snort and a shake of the head, it looks suspiciously like a horse's nod.]
I need you to help him out. Take him where he wants to go. [This should be the easy part.]
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You are incredibly... I guess everyone has to help each other here, but this is pretty above and beyond.
Does it have a name?
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[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.]
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[It's something all performers have to say, "Sure, I can ride a horse."
Of all the rich boy things Bruce didn't teach him, horseback riding.
Addressing the Taillow:]
You want to ride or fly along?
[Unintelligible chirping while he turns back to Katara.]
I hope Jet is a descriptive name, though. This place gives me the creeps.
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Katara understands what it's about. She rubs his snout soothingly but otherwise is wearing a smile.]
Well, from what Wally told me about them it's pretty descriptive, minus the flying part. I promise the rest of the place isn't nearly so... [Eerie, freaky, creepy, Stepford Wives--] ... weird.
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[He nods to the Taillow and starts making his way to meet Jet, straightening his cape. Johnny's fluttering along with his bag, and he'll need a change of clothes... did "Mom" pack one, he wonders.]
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Lunch it is.
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You know, actually, now that you mention it I'm surprised no one has thought of that before. [And now she's grinning. The "THAT GIVES ME A GREAT IDEA" kind.] Well, anyway, you can just give them a call. Here's the number. [Texting it over as she speaks.] They can deliver it wherever you want, and a lot of the Pokemon they offer know some useful moves, like Fly, Surf, Strength, or Flash.
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I guess I'll look them up. Is there a time limit?
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Thanks again. You're... very knowledgeable, but I guess that happens with experience.
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THIS FEELS LIKE A GOOD ENDING POINT??
IT DOES INDEED. /calls it!