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Victor Stone (Cyborg) (_booyah) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2010-09-02 22:03:00

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victor stone, xander harris

Who: Victor Stone and Xander Harris
Where: Security Room
What: Training, getting set up, learning the ropes ~~and joining Tech, of course~~
When: Backdated to April 29th, an hour after this
Rating: TBD, most likely to be low

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Victor had been contemplating this idea of his for a while. He was a very capable fighter, to be sure. Had went on missions for Oliver's team back home. Bart's rescue from Lex was one thing that stood out in his memory. It seemed the villain had captured almost everyone of the team members at some point. Victor, codenamed Cyborg, was fast. He was strong and durable. But one thing that he really shined at was technology, particularly cybernetics and computer systems. And while he was good for grunt work during a big fight.. he felt that he could serve much better on the Tech Squads instead. He'd be a reserve combatant, but felt more comfortable working behind the screens, doing what he did best. Maybe he can even override and get info from other systems if Team Good Guy required it. But first things first. He had to actually get on said team first. And he would have to be trained before any of that could happen. Though it likely wouldn't take long. He had an advantage, as he could simply download all the pertinent information. He'd still need to be taught a bit, go over some things with the trainer, but the tactical side of the equipment would be managed very quickly.

So he had waited for about forty-five minutes, noting the time of which Xander said his shift would begin. One hour. Victor was looking forward to this. It felt good to be part of a team again, especially in the way he had done before. Granted, most of them weren't here now, but this team was bigger, held more individuals of different talents. His talents would not go to waste; he wanted to make sure of that. And besides, it would give him something to do that he liked. He did enjoy technical aspects of things. So, once it was time, Vic made his way from his room, noting that it wouldn't be far since he also lived on the first floor. He made his way to the doors of Security and stood beside the entrance. Just a few more minutes and the other Tech member would arrive for the shift..

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xander_shaped
2010-09-05 04:49 am UTC (link)

Xander was kind of excited. One would think that a guy who had been here for as long as he had would have learned to get over the whole real life superhero aspect of their current situation. But Xander? He was the type of person who had practically grown up with these characters at his side. Batman and Spider-man were always within arms reach, as he'd spent tons of time reading comic books and geeking out over the releases of comic related movies and such. He was nowhere near Andrew's level of geekery, but Xander definitely held a special place in his heart for all the epic heroes that he had invested himself in throughout his childhood. Being able to work with Victor Stone in person? It was practically a dream come true. Xander was teaming up with Victor Stone, Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson - the DC comic side of things, it seemed, was really loving Xander right now. Not that he'd complain. It was awesome. Still, he had to keep up a professional sort of air about him when he met up with Victor. He was one of Babs' most trusted members of the tech team and Xander really had to make sure that Victor knew what he was doing before he fully came on board with the rest of them. Xander wasn't too concerned about Victor's capabilities; he was literally built for this kind of thing, wasn't he? If anyone could handle working with technology on a constant basis, it was definitely this guy. Dressed in casual wear (as Xander didn't have to work out on the construction site for the first time in days), Xander popped down to the first floor and made his way out to the security room. It wasn't difficult to identify Victor - Xander had seen him around the building before - so he lifted a hand and waved at him somewhat cheerfully. "Hey! You haven't been waiting long, have you?"

Fishing a hand around in his pocket, Xander dug up the key to the security room. "I'm really glad you decided to give joining the team a shot. I've sort of, uh..." Xander shot Victor a sheepish sort of look. "I've read about you before. Also saw you on Smallville. You're the perfect guy for a job like this and we could really use all the help we can get here." Victor Stone and Barbara Gordon working on the same team. Jeez, that was like the most effective combination ever, wasn't it? Their tech was going to be friggin' sweet after these two started working together.

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_booyah
2010-09-07 11:43 am UTC (link)

Victor smiled then as he saw the other man approach. Xander harris.. right, he'd seen him around. He was one of the other fighters here that knew Andrew, Buffy, Vi, and others from their world. And also comics too. Victor had read a few about himself. Since then, he often pondered, while noting the differences, about how really cool it would be to have a sonic canon. That would rock. "Not too long, no" he said as he looked up at him, checking his watch. "Only about ten minutes." He was definitely looking forward to this. Technology was his strong suit, after all. He smiled at the compliment, following Xander into the room once it was opened for them. This was the first time he had been in here. And if things went well, and he had a strong feeling they would, he'd be in here a lot more times too. And working with Babs. Now, she was very good at this work. Victor knew she was a good leader, had a sense of commands, tactics, knew just the right moves and which guy to send out to make them. He looked forward to working with her too. It would actually be an honor. Plus he knew this department was where he could best be used.

"I'm glad to help," he said with a quick nod, glancing around the room. "Though we kinda have Clark to thank for that. I mean, you saw that episode? That first one I was in. If he hadn't got me out of that lab near the end there, I'd be a Luthor drone." He was always thankful for that. He liked his humanity intact, thank you very much. Victor also almost had a feeling that the man was a fan. But that was cool. He liked reading the comic books too. Maybe not too much of it, he wasn't sure what he'd think if he came across the negative stuff. But some of the things his comics counterpart did.. wow. He'd like to do that as well. Maybe he could find one of the super smart people around here and possibly arrange for them to make him stuff. That would be a very good thing, he could tell that much. "So," he said with a slight smile, moving to one of the chairs, "how.. uhh, how do I get set up here?"

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xander_shaped
2010-09-08 09:47 am UTC (link)

A Luthor drone. Xander half winced, half grinned. It was an odd expression. Being screwed around with Lex Luthor probably wasn't a fun thing. For those involved, anyway. Xander kinda liked Lex as a character. He made for an awesome villain. The dude was pretty complex, which made reading about him all the more interesting. Xander was kinda looking forward to the Action Comic run that was supposed to center on Luthor - it was kind of a big deal for anyone who actively participated in Superman fandom (shh!) and dug Lex Luthor. "I saw it! It was actually a really good one. I'm kinda picky about Smallville canon there, but that one was well done. Makes me wish that you and the rest of your JLA buddies were on the show more! I know they feature you guys every once and a blue moon, but it's mostly Oliver mentions and that's not as cool as having you guys kicking ass with CK." Xander sheepishly shrugged. Yeah, he was geeking out. A little. It was entirely Victor's fault! He brought up Smallville! "Geekish ramblings aside..." Xander pushed his way into the security room and popped down onto one of the chairs. He flipped a switch, activing one of the devices, and gestured toward the screens with a hand. "You can plug in there," Xander stated, nodding to a station a few feet away. "I don't exactly know all of what Babs has stored in there, but I think it should have everything you need. And if it doesn't, I'll answer any questions you've got."

Xander lifted a hand and tapped at the side of his head with a finger. "There are just some things you can't download. Trusty brain. Never fails." Xander lifted his eyes. "Except, you know, when people actually want me to do smart things. Like school stuff. I never was a fan of homework and tests and all that, you know?" Which was why Xander had been lucky to have Willow around. She was always tutoring him and making sure that he was prepared for class. Willow may not have known it, but she really was responsible for Xander getting as far as he had on the educational ladder. Even if that did sort of stop after high school. Whatever. Part time construction worker, part time kicking supernatural ass. The benefits were a bitch, but Xander would happily bet that they didn't teach people how to survive an apocalypse in college. Ha!

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