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[DUN DUN DUUUUUN! A masked vigilante appears on the screen. She has some very blonde hair and-- are those bat ears? She's also talking a mile a minute.]

Okay, so.... okay. We're obviously on a ship. In... space? With assigned numbers and communication devices. This would be a lot cooler if I knew the why and the how and the potential dangers. Mostly the why. Anybody get a 'why' yet? Not expecting something for nothing here, so...

Hey! I'm Batgirl. Would anyone mind giving me a tour?

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what is

That's not even a thing!

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[totallyhisniece]

What.

The.

Fuck.

BATLOCKED 100% FROM THE FANGIRL

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Dude, if I knew, I'd tell you.

Arrowlocked 100%? Is that a thing?

[totallyhisniece]

I can't even. There's no such thing, right?

batlocked is already a perfect thing don't ruin it

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No! It's just me and him!

She's probably just a big fan or something. But I don't know why she's introducing herself as that instead of her ACTUAL name.

Arrowpunch to your FACE

[totallyhisniece]

Hey, not everyone can be so awesome they don't need to name themselves after someone.

arrowjust cuz you're jealous doesn't mean arrowlock can happen STOP TRYING TO MAKE ARROWLOCK HAPPEN

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You all right over there? Your head fitting through doors okay?

OH IT'S A THING NOW ARROWLOCK 1000000%

[totallyhisniece]

Hey, don't get all pissy at me just because there's another Bat in the Batfamily.

WOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW TO SPELL MATH

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There's not another Bat! He doesn't NEED another Bat!

And then their broship ended over arrowlock. It's just that powerful

[totallyhisniece]

...

Okay. She's probably still just messed up after the jump, we'll just tell her to wear something else and kick her ass if we need to.

"what's so great about batlock HMM arrowlock is just as cute as batlock"

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Look, I'm gonna get to the bottom of it, okay? No ass-kicking necessary.

Totally traught. I promise.

and everyone should totally just STAB BATLOCK

[totallyhisniece]

Good. Let me know how it turns out.

artemis crock... had cracked.

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Trust me. You'll be the first.

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YES IT IS! it is very much a thing!

how would you even know what is and is not a thing!?

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It is not a thing! There's Batman and Robin but there's no... girls!

Not cuz of anything personal, it's just kinda consequential that it's strictly dudes. But still.

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What? no.

There's Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Batwoman, Huntress, Red Robin, sometimes Catwoman, and a crapload more! Plus all of the Justice League, and-- do you not own a TV or leave your house or every go outside ever?

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Are you just saying 'bat' in front of various words? At least you got half of them right.

Trust me. I know this stuff. Where are YOU getting all of this? Is this like

is this one of those fanfiction things

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........................................... no. no it's not.

Where are YOU getting YOUR info from, mysteryperson!? How do I know YOU aren't the fan that just totally wrote himself into some role and is ignoring all other VERY IMPORTANT members of team WE.R.thnght?

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[ WOW DID YOU JUST MAKE UP LIKE AN R&B BAND NAME FOR THEM OR SOMETHING THAT IS IT ]

[ LOOK, SEE, ROBINING ]

[ ROBIN ]

I think I know! Look, be as excited as you want. It's fun. But you shouldn't be introducing yourself like that, especially in a new and potentially dangerous situation!

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...................... [Holy what the-- Too tall to be Damian. Too short to be Tim. What. Is. Happening.]

This isn't fun. It's a job, and-- Hold on.

[She's trying to hack the communication device without Oracle's help. This is not going well. She gets some semblance of a filter going, obviously she sort of knows what she's doing.]

I think we need to talk. Privately. In person.

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Stop - trying to --

Okay, so you can filter! Not very well, but it's better than most people. [ What is she DOING? She's taking this so seriously. It's like she actually thinks she's a blonde lady Batman or something. ]

We really do need to talk. Where are you? I know this ship as good as it can get by this point, so I'll come to you.

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Holy crap, how did you even--

[Good with computers. VERY good. She gives the location of an empty room not far from her assigned bunk. The suit covers up her tattoo, should be fine.]

See you in a bit?

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[ Well, that shit-eating grin is almost familiar, isn't it? ] I told you I know what I'm talking about. I'll see you in ten.

[ But he's there in seven, and not in plainclothes either - there's some full Robin garb going on here. He shouldn't feel like he has anything to prove, but there's this nagging voice at the back of his head now that keeps distracting him. Throwing him off his game. ]

[ Like how he could be totally walking into a trap, just about now. ]

[ He pushes open the door to the room he was given, but his hands fidget near the pouches of his utility belt. Just in case. ] Hello?

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[What she WANTED to do was wait in the shadows, tackle the kid, and noogie some answers out of him.

What she did do... was wait in the middle of the room with the lights on and a friendly smile on her face. No need to scare the crap out of him. Not to mention the hacking abilities and the info from Artemis had her more than intrigued and just as confused.]

Hey.

[Okay, so he's not as tiny as she thought. About Cass-height. She holds her hands up where he can see them.]

Just fyi? I know the situation is dangerous. That's why I went with the mask. Secret identities are only good if they're a secret and I didn't know the bad guy situation out in space. Sue me. Also? ... Thanks for coming. Not a trap, I swear.

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[ This was officially bizarre. She hadn't dropped character for a second. She spoke like a professional. If she'd wanted to get the drop on him, she'd just missed her perfect opportunity. She had to be playing at something, it was the only sensible reasoning here. ]

[ But her costume just looked so legitimate. Okay, maybe she had the bucks to buy something and didn't get one of the plastic masks. No big deal, right? ]

You know, that's what people who are leaving the traps usually say.

[ But the utility belt replica was pristine. It was uncanny. ]

Batgirl, huh? I get that one and Batwoman and Red Robin, but where the heck did you pull Nightwing out of?