Abandoned Warehouse District - Sunday Night

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim needed to clear his head, so he slipped out of the room at sunset, his Robin costume stuffed in a backpack. He found an empty warehouse to change in and hid his street clothes in the drawer of a dusty, broken file cabinet. He checked to see if the alley was clear, then climbed up the fire escape to the roof of the building.

Nothing here was tall enough for a real adrenaline-pumping leap, but he could jump from rooftop to rooftop and get a good overview of the place. The island seemed pretty quiet tonight, but he'd need to learn the territory in case trouble showed up.

[NFB, please! For one in particular, but also open if anyone has a reason to run into him!]

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[trigons_child]

After watching The Amazing Race with Andy, Raven finally made it up to the roof to meditate. New student weekend was always rough on her, so she needed to clear her head.

She sent her Soul-Self soaring over the island and just happened to be in the right place at the right time to catch a movement as someone jumped from one building to another. Curious, she drifted lower to see who it might be.

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim spotted something moving towards him and readied a batarang in case it was a threat.

[trigons_child]

Raven pulled back. "Please do not be alarmed," she said. Her Soul-Self didn't exactly have a mouth, but don't ask where the voice was coming from. "I intend you no harm."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"Raven?"

[trigons_child]

Raven's Soul-Self disappeared, and she teleported on to the rooftop in a puff of black smoke. "Yes, you know who I am?" she said curiously. "I am sorry, I do not know you."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim's arm tensed, ready to throw the weapon if she made a threatening move. "Really? You don't remember the time you attacked my brother at his wedding?"

[trigons_child]

"I do not know what you are talking about," Raven said, confused. "I have never attacked anyone at a wedding. I do not even know who your brother is."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim hesitated. Different worlds. Different timelines. Besides, last he'd heard, Raven was a spirit-form that popped up from time to time to cockblock Roy give messages to the Titans.

"Okay," he said, relaxing slightly. "Maybe it hasn't happened for you yet."

[trigons_child]

"And I assure you, it will not," Raven said. "I would never do such a thing, I swear on Azar's name."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"There's at least one world where you do, Trigon's Daughter," Tim said. Don't mess with timelines, Tim, he reminded himself. He bit back a further reply.

[trigons_child]

Raven flinched visibly at the mention of her father's name. "Please, tell me what it is that you believe I have done," she said. "Who is your brother? Why would I want to do him harm?"

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"It's your future," Tim said. "I shouldn't tell you anything else."

[trigons_child]

"Please," Raven begged, taking a step toward Tim. "I do not want that future! I have sworn to defy my father, and to bring harm to another goes against everything I believe in!"

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim took a step back. "You have to make your own choices," he said, but couldn't help adding, "Not attacking your friends is probably a good way to go."

[trigons_child]

"I would never wish to harm my friends, I swear it," Raven said, biting at her lip to try to hold back the tide of fear she felt rising inside her. "I would rather die first."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim winced. "I don't think that's a good solution, either," he said, his tone a little more gentle.

[trigons_child]

"If you cannot tell me, will you speak to someone else?" Raven pleaded. "Professor Skywalker is a teacher at the school, and he has been helping me a great deal since I arrived here. I trust his wisdom."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"I don't think you'll find the answers you need from me," Tim said.

[trigons_child]

Raven looked down at the ground. "Whoever this Raven that you know is, I do not want to be her," she said quietly. "And if there is anything you can do to stop that from happening, please, you must help me. Please."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

When she looked down, Tim took that moment to make a quiet and hasty exit.

[trigons_child]

Raven looked up and Tim was gone. She turned in a circle, trying to find him, but the shadows were still and quiet. Realizing she would find no answers there, she teleported back to the dorms.

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

Faith was up on a roof, fingers playing with an unlit cigarette. She was wondering about her first class, feeling completely overwhelmed about the perspective of giving knowledge of her own to someone else. Several someone elses. She wasn't a quitter though, so she was also already preparing what was she going to say and how she was going to say it -even if she knew she was going to go with the flow and do it her way when it came to it-. She was focused on that, but not focused enough to miss the boy that had just reached her roof -she wasn't even sure on which room she was, since she had done some roof hopping herself-.

"...Boy, what the hell are you wearing?"

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"Is it the cape, the mask or the Kevlar that's throwing you?" Tim asked. He perched himself on the edge of the roof, ready to jump away if needed.

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

There was a confused blink. "Let's not get into details..." This island was full of freaks. Really, full of freaks.

"What are you, Deadpool Jr.?"

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"No! I'm Robin," Tim said.

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

Faith nodded.

"Yes, yes you are. How silly of me to think otherwise. Sooooo...what the fuck are you doing?" There was a time to be subtle, and a time to be...Faith.

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"Patrolling," Tim said. "I, uh, kinda fight crime." This was a lot easier in Gotham, where people had heard of Batman and Robin.

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

Faith tilted her head to a side. "Patrolling. Cool. I thought B and the weirdos from my universe were the only ones that did that. We patrol for demons and vampires though."

She didn't know why he needed the costume and the name to do that though.

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"Demons and vampires, huh? You must have some pretty good skills," Tim said, giving her an evaluating look. She wasn't all that big, but hey, neither was he.

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

Faith smirked. "You bet I have some pretty damn good skills, boy." Faith wasn't big, right, but she could deal with people way bigger than her. And non-people as well.

"Found any criminals yet?"

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"It's still early," Tim said.

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

Suuuuuuuuure.

"Huh, do let me know if some evil doers decide to do something, alright? This town is way too quiet for me."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"I can give you a call if I need backup," Tim said. "What's your name?"

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

"Faith."

...Now she felt like a lame superhero. "Don't get into trouble, err, Robin."

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

"I never do on purpose," Tim grinned. He took a running jump and somersaulted to the next rooftop.

[notagoodslayer.livejournal.com]

Faith watched him go. "Yeah right; I always said the same thing."