Trading sex for favors and items? Who's gonna be keeping track so they can receive that payment?
[ dick is out there casually bringing escha up to cursed speed without realizing it. he seems to have finished his colorful bandage massacre, and he turns it over to look and opens and closes his fist to test it out.
he winces. it WORKS... at least... anyway. ]
Them hiding in plain sight is a possibility, just like everything else in this place. Easier to manipulate a crowd when you're standing in the middle of it.
[ but he doesn't sound 100% convinced that's in place right now ]
[...fair point. He'll concede and drop the subject for now. He's also seeming to get he should just shut up and maybe not be so biased in his opinions of what's going on, so...he settles for biting his tongue for once. He's keeping his gaze on Dick's hand, face relaxing just a hair when he sees it's still workable.]
[ Hrm. She really hadn't thought about suspecting other people. But it means that telling other people stuff is?? Dangerous? Is that what the voice meant about people turning on each other? Isn't it just feeding into it if she gets suspicious of one of their many theories? Ugh.
Ugh.]
Well... I generally tell Logy everything. But I don't know who else we should tell. Shouldn't we just tell everyone?
[ Like, she doesn't want to keep secrets... But... ]
[ he nods at Escha ] At this point in time, I'm rather certain our unknown entity isn't into play. That countdown on the computer still says "SOON". If we are looking at possession, it's better for everyone to be prepared and aware of the possibility sooner than later, especially since we've all already gotten hints of it. Could be that we'll get an announcement similar in nature to the info we've got soon enough anyway. There's no point keeping things hidden just yet.
[ ... yet, ]
Let's just spread the information as much as we can and hope word of mouth reaches everyone for now.
[ he could make a pa announcement but he's. tired. ]
[...yet. They'll talk about keeping secrets later when it's bound to come up because somehow it always does.]
We'll see. Soon is pretty vague, so...maybe we should split up who we're telling. [i.e. this way Dick doesn't have to explain to literally everyone.] I'll bring it up to Carlos and Tamamo. Beck if you don't see her first. Maybe Zero. Escha can take Logy...who else do you think you can take?
Go for it. I'll start with Higekiri and Kagachi, and then try and get the message out to whoever I can. Maybe ask Eraserhead if he's talked to anyone yet.
Izuminokami, too. If you don't speak to him, I'll update him. Prompto's a good one to talk to, too, Escha. [...wait hang on.] Who the hell is Eraserhead?
The suit, the mask, the hero names-- it's to hide my real identity from the bad guys. It's a thing we have to do back home, otherwise things could get... pretty bad. [ putting it lightly ] Dick Grayson. Hi, nice to meet you.
[ obviously they could both read that on the shell, but. y'know. the principle of the thing. ]
Well... yeah. Wouldn't be much point to superheroes without supervillains. [ hm. ] I am a crime fighter.
[ but. isn't that the million dollar question ]
It's... not a preference thing. Not a lot of people know my identity back home, even among other superheroes, so... [ that's getting into complicated territory, so he shakes his head ] Well, my friends call me Dick.
Varying degrees of evil psychos. It goes from petty criminals to dictators. Some are criminally insane and do stuff like... invent fear gas to terrorize a city. [ scarecrow's been on his mind, what with all the horror stuff in here. ] Others are... a lot worse. [ he pauses, trying to figure out how to word it ] People in positions of power who are smart enough to manipulate the general population and use their influence to cause trouble on a global, or bigger, scale. Those guys have a nasty habit of teaming up.
...he's listening, but he's still sort of staring off into space and not actively paying attention. Well, no, false, he's actively listening and keeping all of this in mind, nodding once but sort of thinking of. Stuff. It's fine.
He'll also just take his bottle of whiskey back now that there's no need for it, screwing the top back on to busy his hands.
This is familiar in terms of, like, media. But there are other parts that are familiar on a more real-world scale like criminals and serial killers and cults and kidnappers. Listening to Dick is a little impressive and a little exhausting all at once, but maybe it'll help Escha to ask questions.]
[ Escha looks extremely upset about this. Who would do bad things??? That's horrible, and she doesn't want to ask more questions about it.
The thing about living in a world recovering from an apocalypse is that everyone pretty much works together. You have to. Sure, some people are mean, or bureaucracy can be. Bad. But... The limits are in a very different place. ]
I... I didn't know... We don't have anything like that where I'm from.
[ whatever makes it so that his world has superheroes-- and thus, supervillains to explain their need for them-- and others don't, dick doesn't know. but as much as he loves the hero thing, wouldn't know what to do outside of it, of course he'd rather they be obsolete some day. ]
I know it sounds bad, and there are a lot of bad people where I'm from... but there's just as many good ones willing to fight against them. That's what's important.
Until some of the good ones get tired of fighting. [It's not even really an argumentative point, but it's just someone who's pushing his luck.] When that happens, another good one shows up to start all over again. But for every bad person, at least two more pop up. A perpetuating cycle that's endless.
[...well anyway.] But people like Dick are good at what they do. Probably why people like the two of you are here in the first place.
[People willing to fight against the bad people, or just people willing to try at all.]
[ ......... Well Junpei has issues. But to be fair, it sounds like Dick and Escha both come from worlds with. Issues. Very different issues, but issues. ]
I don't think I could blame someone for being tired of fighting, if things are like that. If they have to fight other people.
[ dick is very, very still and very quiet for a second. ]
Yeah. Sometimes they get tired. [ isn't he, himself? ] And other times they get murdered, or they sacrifice themselves to save the world. It varies.
[ he pushes himself off the sink and leaves the bathroom abruptly to go in the main room. he's, uh. just pulling his shirt off, hastily switching clothes.
wally had retired, and wally had come back, and wally was dead. that's how it went. and now dick is the one who's tired. dick is the one who'd wanted a break. from something, even if not the hero business-- but instead he's here, and he's-- he's still tired. emotionally compromised.
shouldn't have snapped in front of them. he's already regretting it. ]
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[ dick is out there casually bringing escha up to cursed speed without realizing it. he seems to have finished his colorful bandage massacre, and he turns it over to look and opens and closes his fist to test it out.
he winces. it WORKS... at least... anyway. ]
Them hiding in plain sight is a possibility, just like everything else in this place. Easier to manipulate a crowd when you're standing in the middle of it.
[ but he doesn't sound 100% convinced that's in place right now ]
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...so who are we telling next?
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Ugh.]
Well... I generally tell Logy everything. But I don't know who else we should tell. Shouldn't we just tell everyone?
[ Like, she doesn't want to keep secrets... But... ]
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[ ... yet, ]
Let's just spread the information as much as we can and hope word of mouth reaches everyone for now.
[ he could make a pa announcement but he's. tired. ]
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We'll see. Soon is pretty vague, so...maybe we should split up who we're telling. [i.e. this way Dick doesn't have to explain to literally everyone.] I'll bring it up to Carlos and Tamamo. Beck if you don't see her first. Maybe Zero. Escha can take Logy...who else do you think you can take?
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I think I'd like to tell Prompto, too.
[ He's sweet and she worries about him... And it's just easier to talk to friendly people like that. ]
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[ ... eraserhead? ]
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oh. oh, right-- ]
Uh, right. Aizawa. Sorry, that's his superhero name. Like, you know. [ gestures at himself ] Nightwing.
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[ It's what he introduced himself to her as! ]
Superheroes get different names?
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It's... habit. Code names in the field.
[ speaking of-- ]
The suit, the mask, the hero names-- it's to hide my real identity from the bad guys. It's a thing we have to do back home, otherwise things could get... pretty bad. [ putting it lightly ] Dick Grayson. Hi, nice to meet you.
[ obviously they could both read that on the shell, but. y'know. the principle of the thing. ]
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Pretty bad sounds like putting it lightly, Dick Grayson. [But there's a half-grin.] But thanks for the introduction.
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no, wait, that's not as important as: ] But - do you prefer to go by Nightwing or by Dick?
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[ but. isn't that the million dollar question ]
It's... not a preference thing. Not a lot of people know my identity back home, even among other superheroes, so... [ that's getting into complicated territory, so he shakes his head ] Well, my friends call me Dick.
[ she can decide from there ]
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Dick, then.
[ Although she's still marveling a little... ]
Supervillains, huh...? Worse than just strict bosses?
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Varying degrees of evil psychos. It goes from petty criminals to dictators. Some are criminally insane and do stuff like... invent fear gas to terrorize a city. [ scarecrow's been on his mind, what with all the horror stuff in here. ] Others are... a lot worse. [ he pauses, trying to figure out how to word it ] People in positions of power who are smart enough to manipulate the general population and use their influence to cause trouble on a global, or bigger, scale. Those guys have a nasty habit of teaming up.
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...he's listening, but he's still sort of staring off into space and not actively paying attention. Well, no, false, he's actively listening and keeping all of this in mind, nodding once but sort of thinking of. Stuff. It's fine.
He'll also just take his bottle of whiskey back now that there's no need for it, screwing the top back on to busy his hands.
This is familiar in terms of, like, media. But there are other parts that are familiar on a more real-world scale like criminals and serial killers and cults and kidnappers. Listening to Dick is a little impressive and a little exhausting all at once, but maybe it'll help Escha to ask questions.]
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The thing about living in a world recovering from an apocalypse is that everyone pretty much works together. You have to. Sure, some people are mean, or bureaucracy can be. Bad. But... The limits are in a very different place. ]
I... I didn't know... We don't have anything like that where I'm from.
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[ whatever makes it so that his world has superheroes-- and thus, supervillains to explain their need for them-- and others don't, dick doesn't know. but as much as he loves the hero thing, wouldn't know what to do outside of it, of course he'd rather they be obsolete some day. ]
I know it sounds bad, and there are a lot of bad people where I'm from... but there's just as many good ones willing to fight against them. That's what's important.
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[...well anyway.] But people like Dick are good at what they do. Probably why people like the two of you are here in the first place.
[People willing to fight against the bad people, or just people willing to try at all.]
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I don't think I could blame someone for being tired of fighting, if things are like that. If they have to fight other people.
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Yeah. Sometimes they get tired. [ isn't he, himself? ] And other times they get murdered, or they sacrifice themselves to save the world. It varies.
[ he pushes himself off the sink and leaves the bathroom abruptly to go in the main room. he's, uh. just pulling his shirt off, hastily switching clothes.
wally had retired, and wally had come back, and wally was dead. that's how it went. and now dick is the one who's tired. dick is the one who'd wanted a break. from something, even if not the hero business-- but instead he's here, and he's-- he's still tired. emotionally compromised.
shouldn't have snapped in front of them. he's already regretting it. ]
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