usedacrobatics | 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!]

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Seeing as you're more worried about Batman getting on your case I'm guessing you're not hurt? [She might still sound like she's a little worried in her questioning, though.]

I'll have a couple bruises in the morning, but nothing really worth concerning yourself over.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

[Oh screw it, she's just gonna ask.]

... Is the costume for real? You're really Robin? Not just an actor?

Actors have stunt doubles. I, as previous stated, have bruises.

[And a cape, which is draped just so, to offer a little more heroic legitimacy.]

I'd offer more, but my skills and utility belt were taken from me at customs.

[Okay, assuming he's really telling the truth? This is seriously kind of cool. What person in the country DOESN'T know who Robin is? He's more widely known and remembered across generations than some presidents!]

Sorry, just, somehow I didn't expect to see superheroes in this place. I really shouldn't even be surprised, since Thor showed up a few weeks ago.

The Norse god?

[Well. That's.

Well, maybe he doesn't go around powering people up like the Greek gods do, a la Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, but there you go.]

There's a lot of superheroes in the world. We're under every rock. Unfortunately, so are the supervillains, but it's a cause and effect relationship.

The very same. [She opts not to comment on the complete and absolute lack of superheroes in her world, because she's already made it clear she recognized him. She isn't about to tell someone they're fictional-- even if just her reality.]

We have more heroes than superheroes where I'm from, honestly, but Batman and Robin are impossible to miss. [That's safe enough, right?] I just hope that Johto and Kanto don't decide they need to drag in the Greek family, too.

So new people show up pretty regularly?

[Good to know. And it gives him a hope of seeing Bruce sometime in the future.

Greek family + heroes = Huh.]

Even if they're depowered?

That's what I'm told. So far it looks like every other weekend. There's a definite pattern to it since I got here in February.

[She gives a nod.]

Yes, but the wrong people could still be a problem. Team Rocket is an actual serious threat here. The Pokemon are probably just as dangerous as any supervillain, malevolent gods, or psychopaths with the wrong trainer.

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Great.

[He shoots the Taillow an apologetic look.]

I'd really rather fight my own my fights. Pokemon's cool as a game, but I'm not sure I'm crazy about the reality.

You should still probably consider training your Pokemon for traveling and backup, if nothing else. Not everyone here is a trainer. A lot of us are breeders, or just keep them around for companionship.

[Dynamic duo, going solo? Hard to picture. Just a sidenote.]

[Taillow pecks him on the glove in agreement, and he has to acknowledge that much.]

It's true that I can't breathe fire. And I don't really like the idea of fighting alone. I just really hate the idea of being sidelined.

Who said anything about being sidelined? Plenty of people train and fight directly with their Pokemon. I'm not exactly one of them, but-- [Shrug.] --I don't see why you couldn't. You've already got the training, right?

[...that's a thought.]

I suppose even with my physical abilities dampened, that still puts me on scale with everyone else. I still know how, you're right, but my stamina and flexibility seem to be the main losses.

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