#fromzerostoheros

[asafehavenx]

@fromzerostoheros​

Maybe the nice thing about Gotham was that it was almost always dark and rainy. It made it so that she could pretend that the tears on her face was just wetness from the rain. She wasn’t thinking, all she wanted was to stop this pain in her heart. Astra didn’t want her anymore and Raa-Un didn’t know what else to do. There was no one else that needed her. But at least she could get someone to care that she existed for a few moments. 

Wayne manor came into view. This wasn’t a good idea, but it was the only option she had. She landed and jabbed her non injured finger on the intercom several times. There wasn’t a response fast enough and she lifted her leg and kicked an entire hole in the side of the fence. “COME ON OUT NIGHTSTAR!” There were unspoken rules about the conduct between heroes and villains in Gotham and this broke so many. She sunk to a crouch, head in her hands while she waited. If she could just have something to hold onto, even if it was this, that’s all she needed.

[asafehavenx]

@fromzerostoheros​ (For Amy!)

It had taken more effort than she’d wanted for her to track down the routines of the other members of Nightstar’s team. But it was important. She remembered the lessons that she’d learned. If you understood the people that someone worked with then you knew how to predict their behavior. So far all the options were unideal. Picking the one that wielded magic, one of the few other weaknesses for anyone part-Kryptonian, was foolhardy. But you don’t get the places that you want to without taking risks. She landed carefully, arms crossed and head tilted back, doing her best impression of the most intimidating figure she knew. “Amethyst. I don’t believe we’ve met. I need to have some words with you.”

[asafehavenx]

“ what the hell were you thinking?! you could’ve been killed! “ (from Mar to Raa)

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She grins, far too pleased with herself for having just nearly flattened herself on impact with the Earth. With a small snap, she pops her shoulder back into place. Raa-Un tossed the little device that she'd chased after between her hands. "Probably would have died anyways if this baby had hit the ground." She lifted it up, squinting at it like she could see through it. "Gotta hand it to the older villains in Gotham sometimes. They really take hating the Earth and everyone in it to a new level. This is pure poison, would have traveled through the ground at a massively exponential rate. You are welcome that I was already on my way over here. You are fast, but you aren't nearly as fast as me." She then holds it out, offering it to Mar'i. "I'll talk to Poison Ivy, see if I can figure out who might have stolen her research to corrupt it like this. You'd better get dear old dad and grandpa working on a way to reverse it. Just in case. Not that we are working together because I want to or anything."

[asafehavenx]

“ get it through your head, i’m not gonna just leave you here! “ (Mar to Raa)

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There was another thud on the slab of metal that Raa-Un was holding up to the door. The woman on the other side, Blackfire?, was slamming her bolts of energy against it and her arms buckled slightly. "Are you stupid?" she shoots back to Mar'i. "It's not me that she's after!" Raa was almost at her limit, straining to hold back the hits from the fiercesome woman on the other side. It seemed like she'd somehow gotten caught up in some kind of family feud, but it wasn't difficult for Raa-Un to know exactly who she'd side with. Whoever Blackfire was, she had no indication of caring about the chemicals that had been spilling on the ground as she'd attacked Mar'i. "If you leave, find a way through the underground, then you can get out of here. I don't know how much longer I can hold it, so go!"

[inze]

@fromzerostoheros

It was a nice day. Which was helpful. At least mostly helpful. Astra’s nerves were running a bit high. Her fellow “mentors” of the younger generation were meeting with her today. They’d picked this coffee shop mostly for the fact that it was off the beaten path so that there would be enough privacy to discuss whatever they’d like. She had, of course, gotten here early. Early enough to scope it out and make sure that it was indeed as safe as the others had said. It seemed to be, but she was still not totally sure about what was going to occur. Astra isn’t the most people-y of persons. She did think it was important for them to create a cohesive curriculum and get along as mentors, but wanting it wasn’t exactly the same as it happening. Either way, she plastered a sort of smile when the other two women finally joined her in the booth. “Glad to see you both. Thank you for making the time to come.” 

[concertedlysuper]

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Without really meaning to, Yoyo inched closer to the small group. They were talking about him and although he lacked experience in being with others, he was far from stupid, he knew he’d caused a lot of problem. That he was still causing problems. Yoyo didn’t like it at all.

Yearning for a family, for somewhere to belong, even if he couldn’t put that into words yet, Mar’i’s words stung. A lot. The boy tried to hide it, but he had always been expressive. Before he could stop himself, he spoke up.

“You’re right, I’m not your brother. Not really. I wasn’t born and the ones I was created from didn’t even agree to having their genes used to create me. I don’t know what I did wrong, but I don’t want you to be angry. I don’t have to stay, I’ve been trained to take care of myself.” Yoyo really didn’t want to cause problem and he’d leave if that was the best option, even though the thought of leaving, just as he’d found someone who seemed to like him, made his chest ache.

“I’m sorry.” He wasn’t sure what he was apologising for, but he felt like he had to apologised for causing such a mess. He’d been excited to meet someone his own age, he still was underneath it all, but he seemed to just cause problems for Mar’i.

[nerdybirdboy]

I don’t want to sleep. I keep having nightmares.” (from Mari)

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Tim could relate to that. Everyone had nightmares, especially vigilantes. "Okay, I understand that's scary. How about I sit in your room with you? Then if you wake up from a nightmare, I'll be right there by your side." He wasn't sure what else to offer, there was no magic way to remove nightmares. "Sometimes it helps to talk about your nightmares too. If you want to do that, I'll listen." Sometimes nightmares were unresolved issues and talking about it could help, so if Mar'i wanted to talk to him, maybe he could help in some way?

[asafehavenx]

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After the pairings had been called out, Raa-Un had been dreading the forced sitting together and talking bit that came afterwards. Mar’i was walking over and so she decided to speak up before something started. “Look, I don’t want to be doing this anymore than you do, but if I flunk another project in this class then I might get expelled. So let’s just, ya know, keep things professional and there won’t be any issues.” With that, she pushed the chair in front of her out with her foot so that the other girl could sit down. 

She waits until Mar’i is settled before leaning in to ask a question in a hushed tone. “Ms. L said we had to do a presentation on a major event in the 1800s, right. Humans were alive then, right?” Even though it might seem like Raa-Un was trying to piss off her new partner, there was a surprising genuineness to the tone of it. The arrogance that she usually clung to like armor not quite managing to come to the surface.