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Tweak says, "jen knows the muffin man"

Terry McGinnis (schway) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-02 02:11:00

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aidan reilly, artemis crock, duo maxwell, terry mcginnis, zatanna zatara

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Seems like we've got a few sports teams going here. Which is awesome, don't get me wrong. But I'm wondering if anybody around here knows how to play hockey? Real hockey, not the retro version.

[Terry's got his routine pretty settled. Catch him on his morning building scaling, patrol in the afternoon, or any time in between wandering around and people-watching.]

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	action notbabymagic 2013-05-05 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	All the girls, or just one in particular? [She has basically no leg to stand on here, but never let it be said Zatanna let an opportunity for teasing go to waste.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-05-05 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	Now just who would that be? [Fine then, Zee, be that way.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-05-05 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know. You tell me. I'm not the one trying to impress her with gravity-defying feats. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-05-09 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Whatever. [He waves a hand dismissively.] My girlfriend's at home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-05-09 01:40 am UTC (link)
	[Oh. Well....um...that's...yeah.] So...practicing for when you get back, then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-05-23 01:48 am UTC (link)
	Sure. Can't be too impressive back home, though. My secret identity is actually supposed to stay secret there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-05-23 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Of course it is. This is why secret identities seem like so much more trouble than they're worth, honestly. I mean, sure, you get to hide from the bad guys...but you're also hiding from everyone else in your life, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-05-27 12:02 am UTC (link)
	It's everyone else that I'm worried about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-05-27 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	You don't think any of them could take care of themselves? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-06-03 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think it's fair to give everyone I know every enemy I've ever made. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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notbabymagic
2013-06-04 01:42 am UTC (link)

I think you've got it a little backwards there.

We're talking about telling your friends about your enemies, not the other way around. I've known about what my dad did practically my whole life, and not once did any of the bad guys come after me. [Not until she started going after them first.] So, unless they have some weird telepathy that only works on people who aren't you...I think you'd be okay.

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	action schway 2013-06-06 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Doesn't have to be telepathy. I already got somebody in trouble that way, I'm not doing it again. ...Wait. What do mean what your dad did? [To Terry's knowledge, Zatanna's the first crime fighting magician in her her family.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-06-07 01:02 am UTC (link)
	What do you mean, what do I mean? He was one of the founding members of the Justice League. In the public eye twice over, if you count that and his work as a stage magician. Without a mask. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-06-07 11:25 am UTC (link)
	Not in my timeline he wasn't. I mean, he was a stage magician. [That he knows from Bruce's old stories.] But the first sorcerer on the League was Fate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-06-11 12:46 am UTC (link)
	[A wince, and she somehow manages to maintain eye contact despite the fact that her voice noticeably lowers:] Yeah. That's him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-06-11 09:17 am UTC (link)
	[Ah, parental issues. Bats pretty much instinctively pick up on those.] The old man never -- I take it it was bad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-06-11 11:51 am UTC (link)
	[Daddy Issues, in particular. Always with the Daddy issues.] He sacrificed himself for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-06-13 04:34 am UTC (link)
	How? [Terry keeps his expression blank as he can. They've never talked much about their pasts, but he hopes Zatanna can guess his story isn't much happier. It's his own style of understanding, even if it's not terribly communicative.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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notbabymagic
2013-06-13 12:07 pm UTC (link)

[She can suspect. Tragic Family Stories seemed to be a recurring theme with Batfamily and Associates.]

He...it was my fault. We were in the middle of losing the battle with Klarion, so I stupidly put on the Helmet myself. Only Doctor Fate wouldn't let me go. Not until Dad agreed to trade his soul for mine.

So now he's trapped. Eternally. And I'm the reason he's in there.

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	action schway 2013-06-15 04:02 am UTC (link)
	The Helmet is... [Okay, don't look freaked out here Terry. Stoic face. Act like you're Bruce. Nothing surprises you because you've seen it all before.] I knew it had a mind of its own, I just didn't know it would -- do something like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-06-16 02:24 am UTC (link)
	It's not the Helmet. It's the Spirit inside of it. Nabu. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-06-19 09:58 am UTC (link)
	Sure. Same difference, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-06-20 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Sort of. Except the Helmet itself doesn't actually do anything. You have to willingly put it on. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action schway 2013-06-21 09:31 am UTC (link)
	So if you hadn't... [He doesn't need to finish the rest of that sentence. No way she doesn't feel bad enough about that already.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action notbabymagic 2013-06-21 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	Basically, yeah. [It's my fault he's trapped. The thought replayed in her mind for the millionth time. If I hadn't put on the Helmet in the first place, he would never have had to offer himself in my place. He wouldn't be trapped inside.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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