Cassandra Cain | 001 | Video

[hellofist]

[The first thing visible when the feed clicks on is... an eyebrow. Well, two actually. Two eyebrows that are drawn together with a look of confusion. Clearly, someone isn't the best at tech-like things.]

Is- working? [Here have some button pressing and nope, that just turned off the video. The audio is still working though, picking up the sounds of Cass pushing more buttons and muttering quietly before it snaps back on. This time, she grins and her face is framed better, the comm held out to show she's still in her Batgirl costume, she's just taken off the cowl and her gloves.]

Oracle? Are... you here? In weird place. Lots of cameras, so... you must be here.

[With a frown, she rubs at the back of her neck. Maybe she should talk to the general population, figure things out...]

Um, I'm Batgirl. [Wait, pause a second. Maybe the actual name would be a good thing to go by? It's not like she's ever been careful with her identity in the past so why start now?] Cassandra. New here. Found big house, no one's here. Gonna... stay.

Well, in house. Will take walks. Could use... tour? Information.

... That's all.

[Yep. She sucks at communicating in like every sense, sorry. The feed cuts off completely this time, but Cass can be found on the porch of house 17 if anyone feels like coming to see the new kid in person.]

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[tooghoulforschool]

Batgirl, huh? [He grins nice and slow.] Now where'd you go and get a name like that?

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[hellofist]

[Hey now :|]

Was given. Earned it. What's yours?

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[tooghoulforschool]

[Interesting.]

Fun Ghoul. [He winks. It's totally not creepy. At least, it's not meant to be creepy.] Can you point your wrist at the number on your house, there, Batgirl?

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[magnets]

[ Next door opens and Jesse steps out, clad in his own clothes and a trenchcoat a few sizes too big. His hands are shoved deep in the pockets when he calls across the way. ]

Yo, you, uh. You new?

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[hellofist]

[Talking to people in person is always more helpful for Cass, so she walks to the end of the porch, hands resting on the railing while she looks at him.]

Yes. Just got here. ... Wherever... here is.

[She points to the symbol on her chest.] Batgirl.

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[magnets]

Satan's asshole. Is what it oughta be called. I hate ta say welcome to Cape Kore, but, uh, welcome to the fuckin' Cape, man. You're in for a trip.

[ He starts to make his way over instead, circling the banister for the porch and huddling in his jacket against the cold. ] I can see that. Trick or treatin'?

[agentx13]

[Oh, geez. Another kid. When is this place going to stop doing this to her? Stop doing this to them?]

[Sharon forces the kindest smile she can as she responds.]

Hi, Batgirl. Cassandra. My name is Sharon Carter; I also go by Agent 13.

I'm sorry, but you've been kidnapped. We all have. [Or at least, most of them.] Our captors aren't replenishing our food, and if you're new, the food was likely taken from your home. Stane, the man who calls himself our mayor, has the key to the reserves, but I can give you some of what I have, if you want.

[hellofist]

[That's a lot of information to take in, so Cass just watches and listens and sees nothing in this woman, Sharon, to suggest she isn't being truthful. Kidnapped.

Batman is going to be furious.]

Was wondering... why fridge was empty. Are there animals, in woods? Can catch, cook. Won't... be burden, on anyone here.

[She's survived in the wild before, it won't be hard now.]

[agentx13]

I'm in Three if you need anything that can't be found in the woods. We've got a couple other people interesting in helping- Logan would be able to show you the ropes.

Some of the people here know one another. Do you have any friends here?

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[goodluckkobra]

Holy shit, are you a superhero? Me, too. Name's Kobra Kid, AKA Kobra Killer, AKA your new best friend. Me and Kenzi are heroes, too. We save people and keep the streets of Kore safe from crazy box-dudes and giant wolves and shit. We should work together.

[ Their third musketeer! Kenzi, are you watching this? Damn it, why aren't they psychic? ]

I see you're talking to Sharon, though. [ He shakes his head. ] Agent Carter is Bad News with a capital K.

[ That had sounded better or, you know, less nonsensical in his head. ]

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[hellofist]

[There is just... so much there that's not right.]

Yes, superhero. Work with Batman.

[Does news have a k in it? It might. She's just going to ignore the part about Sharon thank you.]

Box... what?

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[goodluckkobra]

Oh, uh, the box-dude's not important. He's been neutralized. [ With Kobra's penis. ]

The important thing is that we're both heroes. We gotta work together, right? Keep people safe from evil people like Sharon.

[reluctantsword]

Hi, Cassandra.

[Wallie's got a soft spot for those he perceives as needing a bit of help. He can't help it.]

If you want a tour, maybe I can help. My name's Wallie.

[hellofist]

Hello, Wallie.

[Good, she was starting to think this place mostly had people with bodies that made no sense and mouths that did the same.]

Would be good. Should know... where things are. Just in case.

[reluctantsword]

Yeah, that would be a good thing. It usually helps.

[He smiles.]

Should I come find you?

[action....sometime after the other neighbour!]

[facilitated]

[ She's heading out for a walk, mostly because it's a bit of a novelty now that she has pants and can brave the cold. The trip gets cut short pretty fast though, because when she sees someone on the porch she's suddenly very excited. Neighbours are exciting, okay? ]

Oh my god, do you live there? Is that the house you're going to stay in? That's so cool- [ That was all said in one very long ramble, so she pauses to take a deep breath in, then smiles brightly. ] Hi, new neighbour. You okay, someone's explained the whole deal here yeah?

[action - yay more neighbors \o/]

[hellofist]

[Most of the time, excitement is contagious when there's nothing negative behind it. Cass tends to absorb the feelings she sees in other people while their bodies speak to her, so she's able to match the smile. It feels a little funny, but it doesn't look entirely out of place.]

Yes, staying here. First empty one... I found. [It's kind of big for just one person, but it was better than knocking on doors asking for somewhere to live.]

Kind of. Kidnapped, but don't... know why? What for. It's weird.

[plaidsamurai]

Another new one?

[The use of codenames definitely got his attention.]

Batgirl? Why Batgirl? [She doesn't look much like a bat and he can think of a handful of mutations that could go along with a name like that.]

Sorry. I'm Logan, or, if we're going with codenames... Wolverine works, too.

[hellofist]

[Why Batgirl? That gets a frown, but she finds her cowl and holds it up so he can see the ears, then motions to the bat emblazoned on her chest.]

Batgirl because Batgirl. It's just... me. [Sorry, Logan. She really doesn't have a good explanation for why. But two people can play this game.]

Why Wolverine?

[hung_garian]

And that's our final contestant, folks. Give her a big hand, and get ready for this year's round of Psycho Big Brother.

[hellofist]

[... What?

No really, she's just kind of staring a little and trying to find a meaning to that, trying to read something that makes sense off his body language but... failing. A lot.]

Who are you?

[manofiron]

Everybody's got a codename these days, I swear.

[ His mock exasperation fades as he offers her a small smile. ]

I'm Tony Stark. Also Iron Man. Welcome to the Twilight Zone.

[hellofist]

[Okay but you don't look like you're made of iron so what gives? Also, a quick look around and a peek at the sky confirm something else.]

It's daytime. Not... twilight.

[Sorry Tony, her exposure to TV is a recent thing, she doesn't know all the good shows yet.]

[action] STROLLS IN THREE DAYS LATE, IF I MAY, HELLO, WHY HELLO

[redripoff]

[So he's not totally sure what to bring. Blankets? Clothes? Part of the little food he has stashed at his place? It all seems redundant: she won't have anything he doesn't have. He takes a blanket anyway. It's something to offer, and it's something to do with his hands.

[Finding the house she chose was simple business. There are only so many large houses in this place, and she all but shot up a flare with that video. Her location broadcast, and all her names, and her colors--discussions for later. Maybe discussions that don't need to be had, if Sharon Carter's perspective is worth much. But he plans them out anyway.

[For now, though, now that he's in eyeshot of the porch, Tim is mostly concerned with making sure it's the girl he's familiar with and not something else. Bundled up and wide-eyed, he shoves down his hood to shove his face to her from a distance, pushes a scarf away from his mouth to holler:] Cassandra? Cass!

[action] HELLO FEEL FREE TO STROLL WHENEVER YOU LIKE <3

[hellofist]

Tim!

[She's not something else, she's just Cass. The last time she saw him was in Bludhaven, on good terms, so when she sees him her face breaks into a smile instantly. He's still far off so she jumps off the porch and runs the rest of the distance until she's just in front of him.]

Didn't think- thought it was... just me, here. Hi.