A slow smile spread across her lips at the familiar voice. “I’m still counting it.” She grinned turning around to greet Cassie and envelop her in a hug, long lost friends reuniting. “It’s good to see you too Cass. It’s been too long, my fault really.” Her smile faltered. She had almost killed a man out of anger, it was time to hang up her bow and retire, and in the end it had felt good letting go the pressure her mother had put on her all those years, but so did picking up the bow again. “Old habits die hard I guess. I’m a survivor and if I can help others out there…I guess it really is my calling.” she let out a short laugh. “How have you been wonder girl? I’m so glad you’re here safe…if you can call this overcrowding mess safe.”
with the way the world was right now, cassie was grateful for the familiarity of having her friend there. “absolutely not your fault, not ever.” she corrected quickly, squeezing cissie probably just a smidge too hard before letting go. she could never blame her for needing to take the time away, to live a normal life. if anything cassie was only upset that the other seemed to loose that chance with the chaos that was happening out there. “hey i get it, we do what we have to do – and as long as you’re doing this because it’s what you want. i am really happy to have you back though.” she offered with a smile. “i’ve seen what out there looks like, and in here is definitely safer. but god this city is so weird. i’m alright though, just trying to figure all this out, i guess.”
with a solid clap of his hands, ed appeared from around the corner he’d been hiding behind to confront one of the ‘wonder’ people who definitely didn’t belong in gotham. “you made quite the short work of those assailants, now - how would you like to have some real competition?” he asked, giving her a quick grin as he raised a brow at her. “i know these streets wonder girl, but you do not - find me at the place where the bat begot.” with a laugh, the riddler tipped his hat and disappeared back behind the corner to wait for her at crime alley. how he knew who batman was? it was a mystery, and one he wasn’t keen on sharing with anyone.
“what the shit ??” not her most elegant of responses, but the man was here and gone before she could get a word in edgewise and evidently leading her on some sort of chase. “this city has some serious issues.” she muttered, primarily to herself. it took cassie a few moments – she may have been brash but she was still a relatively smart girl. okay, maybe it also took a text to a friend. but bat stuff wasn’t really her area of expertise. the young demigoddess shot up into the air though, only to land down in crime alley. “so what happens now? do you question me to death? i have to say, i’m pretty great at trivia night. even won myself some gift cards for big belly burger.” her hands placed on her hips, trying to determine what to even do with this guy. “or – i bet i could throw you to arkham from here.”
god she missed california. she really missed the world in general. this city was freaking w e i r d. it shouldn’t be surprising. this isn’t her first time in gotham, after all. cassie had friends from here but being in overpopulated city on a daily basis gave her new perspective as to just how weird it really was. she couldn’t really walk the streets – not without a few interesting looks. her identity wasn’t a secret and evidently people around here weren’t used to that. she kept to flight – at least up there no one could reach her. after slowing to land on a near rooftop for a breather, she realized she wasn’t alone. “is it true there’s someone around here named the condiment king? that’s the kind of villain i want to meet. how bad can anyone be if they’re associated with food?”
Cissie let out a frustrated sigh. She’d been out patrolling sticking to rooftops to over see things in the city easily and only getting involved when necessary, afterall she had hung up her bow and only now picked it back up again because of the crisis. Her eyes refused to blink behind her red mask keeping her composure so as not to give away any move she might make. “I’m definitely rusty if you’re trying to sneak up on me.” She said rolling a fresh arrow in between her fingers in case she needed to use it.
“is it sneaking if i’m more just – hovering?” cassie asked, her tone teasing as she was, in fact, hovering just a few inches above the surface of the rooftop. it’d been a while since she’d seen cissie, even longer since she’d seen her as arrowette. admittedly, she missed her friend, even if she understood why she’d retired in the first place. without another moments hesitation, cassie pulled her into a likely too tight hug. “it’s really good to see you though. circumstances suck but i’m happy you’re here and not, you know – out there.”
✶ — › the bat signal is lit ! is that CASSIE SANDSMARK coming to respond? otherwise known as WONDER GIRL? SHE resemble(s) OLIVIA HOLT and are TWENTY ONE years old and might be known for being a HERO. they are PRONE TO BURSTS OF ANGER, and that’s what makes them beneficial against the chaos in gotham.
THE BASICS
* NAME/NICKNAMES: cassandra elizabeth sandsmark, cassie
* ALIAS: wonder girl (ii)
* AGE: twenty one
* PREFERRED PRONOUNS: she/her
* AFFILIATION: teen titans, young justice, wonderfam
* FACECLAIM: olivia holt
THE DETAILS
* FAMILY: helena sandsmark ( mother ), zeus ( father ), diana prince ( half sister ), donna troy ( half sister depending on continuity?? i think?? either way cassie thinks of her as a sister ), ares ( half brother ), and really just a lot of half siblings because zeus gets around.
* THREE FAVORITE THINGS: greek history/mythology (ironically), thrill seeking, sometimes hitting things
* EDUCATION: completed high school and some college courses, never finished. spent a lot of time in a museum.
* SKILLS:
archaeology: although nowhere near the level of her mother, cassandra has learned quite a bit through her mother.
investigation: her criminal exploits involved a lot of casing, research and intelligence gathering.
leadership: cassie has shown to be capable of being a good leader, but her brash personality prevents her from fulfilling this duty all the time.
thievery: cassandra followed her mother around the world during her archaeological digs and looted what she wanted from each city.
multilingualism: due to being a demigoddess, cassie is able to fluently speak, read, and understand all human languages, as well as some alien languages.
* WEAPONS:
lasso of lightning: created by ares, this golden lariat is similar to the lasso of truth. all are physically indestructible, but the lasso of lightning possesses different properties than the others. upon the command of the wielder, it can generate an electrical current stemming directly from the lighting of zeus, which can be used to injure opponents. this lasso cannot force its targets to tell the truth, but it can force them to experience intense rage.the force of power is based directly on cassandra's current level of anger.
* ABILITIES: demi-goddess empowerment ( look it’s vague, no one really knows for sure what it means but essentially, no one is sure of the extent of her powers yet and sometimes she learns new things ), superhuman strength, speed, durability, reflexes, flight, immortality.
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
WHERE WAS YOUR CHARACTER WHEN THE JOKER TOXIN WAS FIRST RELEASED? HOW DID THEY REACT?
cassie was on her way to california to visit her mother when the toxin released, suddenly stopped by the hoards of infected people trying to attack her. she flew above the chaos but couldn’t find her mother anywhere. despite her panic, she still did her best to save anyone still unaffected and has put off going to gotham as long as she could in hopes to find her mother and anyone else still out there. she’s only come now after others begged her.
HOW LONG HAS YOUR CHARACTER BEEN IN OR RETURNED TO GOTHAM? WHERE ARE THEY CURRENTLY STAYING?
she’s only just arrived in the recent weeks, and though she knows she’d be welcome in any number of places, she’s yet to settle. available apartments are scarce and she doesn’t trust the shelters, though occasionally goes to them – not for her own sake, but to stop anyone trying to take advantage of people that are stuck in them.
IF APPLICABLE, HOW ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING TO AIDING GOTHAM IN QUELLING ITS GANG VIOLENCE AND STOPPING THE JOKER? OR ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING TO THE CHAOS OF THE CITY?
her identity as superhero is public knowledge, which causes her a bit of trouble in getting around the crowded city. cassie does what she can to help people when trouble arises, but for the most part, she’s trying to keep her head down and avoid attention.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
so cassie’s history and parentage has been retconned and altered quite often over the years, but i will be going with her being another daughter of zeus – as it is usually what makes the most sense to me and is easiest to work with.
her mother was a harvard graduate, who went into career of archaeology and curating. it was shortly after finishing college that she went to several digs around the world, and while making a discovery in greece, she began a short relationship with a man she would only much later discover to be the god, zeus. soon after becoming pregnant, he disappeared.
cassie was raised a fairly normal girl with a single mom, spending most of her time at the museum her mother began to work at and naturally finding ways to get herself into trouble.
not knowing their connection, she loved and admired wonder woman the moment she’d heard of her. when given the opportunity, cassie stole magical artifacts from the museum to give her powers and help fight evil.
through a series of events, cassie found herself face to face with zeus himself and nicely asked for demanded real super powers.
it wasn’t until much later that cassie found out zeus was really her biological father and the power he gave her was only what was rightfully hers all along and simply never tapped into.
she was given the lasso of lightning by ares, who at one point attempted to manipulate her. the lasso allows her to channel the lightning of zeus and can be used to send opponents into an intense rage, caused by cassie’s own anger – which depending on the situation, is a blessing and a curse because she has a particularly short temper.
taught the ways of the amazon by artemis of bana-mighdall, and given the status of an honorary amazon, despite only ever having visited themyscira.
From the Greek Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), which possibly meant “shining upon man”, derived from κεκασμαι (kekasmai) “to shine” and ανηρ (aner) “man” (genitive ανδρος).
