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Tweak says, "Who let the nutjob out?"

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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	killerspeed 2013-04-29 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	Unfortunately, we're kind of incurable. It's a pesky side-effect of having no coordination whatsoever. [He's half-tempted to make up some charity organization that raises awareness for all the poor Klutzillas out there...] I'm Bart, by the way. If you haven't figured it out, I'm kinda their spokesperson. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	deal_with_it 2013-04-30 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	That's rough. [Totally laughing at you on the inside.] Sorry to hear about your condition, Bart. I'm Korra. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-05-01 04:32 am UTC (link)
	I've learned to live with it. [He grins widely, folding his arms.] Once you get past the first six months, it's pretty smooth sailing. [... He doesn't know how he's going to explain his amazing coordination once he gets his speed back, but details.] Korra, huh? That's a pretty name. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	{7} deal_with_it 2013-05-03 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	[Are you flirting with her? Korra gives him a look that's both amused and unimpressed.] It works for me. So are you new here, Bart? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-05-04 06:22 am UTC (link)
	[Kinda. Bart just naturally flirts with everyone - as much as he thinks Korra's cute, she's also much younger, and thus doesn't follow the "1/2 age + seven" rule.] Yep. Just arrived this morning, unfortunately. How long've you been around? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	{8} deal_with_it 2013-05-06 01:31 am UTC (link)
	[Hey, she's 17! She's totally a grown up!] A few weeks now. The first day's rough, but it does get easier. If you've got any kind of power, that ankle thing is only going to block it for the first day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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killerspeed
2013-05-09 04:33 am UTC (link)

[... Grown up enough that Bart won't feel quite so guilty about the flirting later. (He's 23, Korra barely passes the rule!)]

It just comes off all by itself? [He stares down at it, before glancing back up at her.] Good to know.

So Korra, do you have any plans for the rest of the day? I'd explore the place myself, but... well, you know my condition. It'd be better to have company.

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	{9} deal_with_it 2013-05-09 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	Yep. It just pops right off. [Which had been a HUGE relief to her when she arrived. She grins and puts her hands on her hips.] Yeah, I think you could use supervision. I was just going to hit the gym anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-05-16 08:39 am UTC (link)
	Thank god. [He wasn't exactly in the mood to smash this thing to pieces - if it comes off by itself, he can live without his powers for a day. He thinks.] I can still go there with you later, you know. Wouldn't exactly want to take time away from a good work-out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	{10} deal_with_it 2013-05-18 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	[Korra shrugs.] I'll get there eventually, one way or another. So! You know your weird little headset thing? That has a map of this place on it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	feel free to ignore! just getting to tags late killerspeed 2013-06-21 05:11 am UTC (link)
	It does? [He plays with it until he finds the map.] Huh, that's handy. It has all the restaurants and grocery stores too... and a blood shack? [Somehow, he doesn't think he wants to know. ~~Bart has his priorities in order.~~] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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