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Tweak says, "Take a chance on me..."

Bart Allen | Impulse (killerspeed) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-04-20 16:48:00

Entry tags:

artemis crock, bart allen, dick grayson (all-star), dirk strider, duo maxwell, kitty pryde (aoa), korra, peter parker (tas), wally west, zatanna zatara

day 215 | afternoon | action + voice
[action]
[Bart didn't know which was worse: waking up in prison, losing his superpowers, or receiving the ugliest jumpsuit known to mankind. He wasn't a stranger to law enforcement, having been on both sides of the equation, but Marina's new territory. It's like the sick, twisted love child of Atlantis and Belle Reve (complete with free ankle monitor! all yours for the grand price of your freedom!)

Unable to take off the monitor, Bart had settled for turning off his comm device and heading to the nearest clothing store. Thank god he'd woken up in Sector 4 - running would've been a pain in the neck. Unfortunately, he also doesn't have cash.

He wouldn't steal under any other circumstance, but people usually expect cash. That's just how capitalism works! If anyone asks, they never saw him. Of course not, because the kid who entered in a jumpsuit and the kid who left in a red t-shirt and white jeans aren't the same person. Absolutely not. Especially since that second kid had already dumped his prison jumpsuit into one of the inventory bins.

It would've been the perfect crime ~~not that he knows everything's free~~, but his conscience is making his heart race again... and of course, the second he tries to leave, he hits the door face-first and falls hard onto the floor (activating his voice feed in the process). Goddammit.]

[voice]
OW.

Oh hey, this thing's on... [Bart fiddles with the feed some more, before hastily adding:] Ignore the man behind the emerald curtain, y'all. No - seriously, I'm not the tech guy, that's kind of Chloe's thing. I barely understood Twitter, I don't particularly get Facebook, and these wardens expect me to use this thing without breaking it? Or well, it seems simple enough, it's just... you know, prison tech. The last prison didn't have tech nearly this sophisticated.

[He's speaking rapidly about how much tech isn't his thing, even without his super-speed, until he remembers where he is. Bart coughs.] Right, sorry, fair people of Marina Novella. Nova? Marina Telenovela? Whatever we're called, I'll catch you on the flipside. Assuming that, you know, I don't get out of here on parole first.

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	[voice] killerspeed 2013-04-24 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	[Still a baby in his eyes! Not that he has much room for judging, considering he's almost 24.] Zatanna? Like Zatanna Zatara? ... Are you sure you're still in school? Because I don't think Vegas'd appreciate you playing hookey to perform. [... does this sound like deja vu? Because it certainly feels like deja vu.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] notbabymagic 2013-04-24 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	[...wait, what?] Two questions. How'd you know my name, and what was that about Vegas? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-24 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	[It is the sloppiest private filter, and also probably way too hackable, but dangit, Bart's trying to keep this under wraps.] Because we met at Hawkman's funeral. You're a stage magician, right? I haven't personally been to your magic shows, but you're pretty well-known. Like "almost as famous as your father" known. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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notbabymagic
2013-04-24 10:24 pm UTC (link)

[It's been a while since she's had to deal with this sort of thing. Either one of two scenarios was happening here. Either this guy was from the future, or they were talking parallel worlds. Again.]

[Soon after he switches the feed to Private, she turns on video so he can see for himself that she's mostly likely not the Zatanna he's thinking of. Maybe.]

I am, but I've never actually performed in public. Dad always said it was better for me to stay out of the spotlight until I turned thirty. I managed to get him all the way down to sixteen, but that's still a couple years away.

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killerspeed
2013-04-24 10:37 pm UTC (link)

[Definitely not the Zatanna he was thinking of. To make matters more interesting, Bart doesn't actually resemble the speedster from Zatanna's future so much as... Wally's uncle. A younger, more flirtatious version, maybe, but definitely more Barry than Bart.]

Huh.

This has to be one of those "alternate universe" things, right? Because I don't remember you being 14. [And now he just feels like a pedophile for even calling her sweetheart.] I guess we really haven't met then.

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	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-24 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	[Since she's only passingly familiar with Barry Allen at her point in time, having mostly met him while in-costume, the connection isn't immediately made.] And I don't remember you...at all. Sorry. Nothing personal. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-25 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Eh, you've met me now. I think that counts, even if you're not part of the League yet. [He's still trying to wrap his head around the idea of a baby Zatanna. ... Yeah, he's not going to get over that for a while.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-25 12:11 am UTC (link)
	Got another four or five years to go, apparently. [She heard from a certain very reliable source.] So, Bart...I feel a little out of the loop. Seeing as how you know me, and not the other way around. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-25 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Sounds like a solid five-year goal. Well, what do you want to know about me? [He's half-amused, half-serious.] I'd show you why the world calls me the Fastest Man Alive, but uh... [He gestures towards his ankles.] The wardens just had to give me a welcoming present. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-25 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Fastest-- [Now, that sounds familiar.] Speedster? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-25 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Got it in one. You need something done fast? I'm your guy. [Normally, anyhow - that welcoming present makes him as slow as everyone else.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-25 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Already got one of those, actually. But I'll be sure to keep you around for a handy backup. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-25 01:30 am UTC (link)
	You do? ... I don't think I've met your speedy delivery guy yet. As far as I know, it's just me and Mr. Garrick. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-25 01:31 am UTC (link)
	Not ringing any bells, sorry. He goes by Kid Flash. I'd give you his other name, but some people tend to be a bit particular about the whole Secret Identity thing. [Not her, of course] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-25 03:53 am UTC (link)
	[Bart doesn't even bother to hide how unimpressed he feels right about now.] Kid Flash? He does realize Jay's not taking on any apprentices, right? Heck, no one's taking on apprentices. Batman's got his trusty partner Nightwing and... well, that's actually kind of about it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-25 04:07 am UTC (link)
	[The feeling's mutual. Mostly. Though she does sit up a little straighter when he mentions Nightwing.] It must be an alternate universe. Kid Flash is Flash's partner...whatever his name is...but "Nightwing" doesn't exist yet. He's still Robin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-25 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	Has to be. [He noticed that sitting up straighter!] My Nightwing's a girl, and I've never heard of a "Robin." [Nightwing also happens to be a really hot girl, but like he'd admit that bit out loud.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-25 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	Definitely not a girl. [But also hot. Which she would absolutely admit if asked.] Robin is Batman's partner. He's my age. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-25 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	Batman lets him fight crime? Jeez, and people thought Nightwing the college kid was bad enough. [He's totally making a mental note to tell Batman this later! If he remembers, at least.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-25 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	[Rude, not!Barry] I'd like to see you try and stop him. Any of us, really. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-26 04:52 am UTC (link)
	[To be fair, Barry was the most reluctant to take on a sidekick!] I don't know, this place kind of does the job already. [more seriously:] But I'm also not stupid enough to stop someone from doing what she loves. It's just... this isn't work I'm comfortable letting you handle. Hell, Conner isn't out there, and he could be a freaking Superboy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-27 01:57 am UTC (link)
	[She opens her mouth to comment.] [...] [...then closes it.] [No, too easy.] [Besides, he'll find out on his own soon enough.] We were all trained for exactly this sort of thing. Well...they were. Robin and the others. But I've also been training in magic my whole life, which is technically the same thing. [Sort of.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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killerspeed
2013-04-27 05:14 am UTC (link)

[When he was their age, he was fencing Rolexes. Bart knows that technically, they're doing better work than he did - but it still makes his blood boil. Who in their right mind would train children to fight?]

... At least you know how to use your powers.

[He doesn't exactly want a fight here. Not now, and definitely not with baby Zee - he knows what she's capable of.] That's something, at least.

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	[ video \| private] notbabymagic 2013-04-27 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	[Good move; even with her powers inhibited, she could still be a forced to be reckoned with.] Want a demonstration? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[ video \| private] killerspeed 2013-04-27 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	I think I'll pass. No offense, Zee, but I just got here. [More like he really doesn't want to turn into a frog, switch bodies with some random soul, OR get randomly married Vegas-style.] Buuuut if you really want to, I think I can spare a minute or two. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)