Robin: Hey Phantom, quick word.
Phantom: Yes?
Robin: Don't go around singing. I really don't want your siren song messing with the team, you understand right?
Phantom: Oh, sure, of course.
Robin: Thanks for understanding! *tries to pat Phantom's shoulder but his hand goes straight through* Oh, woops didn't realise you weren't solid. Anyway, let's get back to the rest of the team.
Phantom: Sure.
*two weeks later*
Aqualad: *storms into Titan's Tower and drags Robin into a private meeting* What the heck is wrong with you?
Robin: What do you mean? Also, ow.
Aqualad: You told Phantom not to sing!
Robin: Oh, yeah of course I did. I didn't want him to accidentally ensnare the rest of the team. A harem situation is the last thing this tower need, intentionally or not.
Aqualad: Siren's don't always work like that, Robin, especially adolescents! Da-Phantom's songs are almost entirely hypnotic, and cause confusion! He's still a guppy! An older guppy, sure, but that just means he also has complete control over his song! He could sing and it could effect nothing for Poseidon's sake!
Robin: O-Oh.
Aqualad: What you said was so incredibly offensive, do you realize that? Chalking up a Siren song as something purely preditory? Its instinct, it ingrained in him as much as breathing is for you and me. Even if it weren't, would you tell Raven or Starfire not to use their abilities because Demons and Aliens try to take over the world occasionally?
Robin: No, of course not.
Aqualad: Well this is basically the same thing. You need to give Phantom an apology, and maybe ask Aquaman for a lesson in Sirens if Phantom won't give you one.
Robin: You're right, I made assumptions and I am sorry. I'll pull Phantom aside later.
Aquaman: Thank you for being understanding. I hope I don't have to come in here like this again.
*in the hallway*
Phantom: Aqualad! You're here!
Aqualad: Hey guppy. *pats Phantom affectionally on the back*
Phantom: *core purrs before tapering off when he sees Robin, and Phantom seems to deflate a bit.* Oh, hello Robin.
Robin: Ah Phantom, about you singing-
Phantom: I haven't been, like you said, promise.
Robin: I-I know and I need to tell you that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ask you not to express yourself, or your instincts. Its not an excuse, but I had no clue how important singing would be for you.
Phantom: Really? You won't be angry then?
Robin, wincing: No. I'm so sorry, I'll be talking to Aquaman about understanding Siren's more, something I should have done from the beginning. I hope you can forgive me sometime in the future.
Phantom: It-It might take a bit of time. *winces as if he feels guilty but Aqualad pats his shoulder in encouragement* Normally, people have issues with me being a ghost, so when you didn't blink an eye at it, I got excited thinking I was fully accepted, but then you shut down a part of me that makes me a Siren too and I just, it made me sad and kind of angry.
Robin: I'm sorry.
Phantom: Thank you for apologizing, most people don't. I hope we can be friends when I forgive you in the future?
Robin: Of course, I look forward to being your friend Phantom.
