Bobblehead (bobblehead) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-10-19 18:57:00

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Gotham Fashion Week
Gotham wasn't quite New York or Paris, but its yearly high fashion show was one of the rising stars of the industry, recent and small enough that a lot of independent designers were there, big enough to start getting some of the names. Definitely big enough to draw Pippi's attention. She had her mom's handler arrange everything for her for all the events, her hotel, transport while there and so on, along with a chance to survey the town a little. She's heard all sorts of interesting things about the city - but mostly that no one there likes clowns. The circus even has to not use its clowns when they go through... she figures that's probably why everyone is so gloomy there.

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gotham_rogues
2012-10-23 04:01 am UTC (link)

While his two main bodyguards are fighting the heroes, the head Jokerz takes off, mingling in with the panicking crowd and making a break for it.

The other Jokerz that haven't been wrapped up jump on the back of any Jokerz left on motorcycles as they start to flee the place. Though a few of the motorcycles that are making their way out seem to have grabbed some prominent hostages.

Sirens can be heard in the distance.

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	bobblehead 2012-10-23 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Pippi finally notices that there's someone else fighting here, wearing red and green. Huh. "Are you part of the act? I think you're the best clown here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-10-23 04:11 am UTC (link)

"No," he growls. "I'm trying to stop these guys but it looks like it'll need to wait for round two." He dives into the crowd to go after the leader who's already far ahead. But it doesn't matter, Thomas only intended to get close enough to shoot a tracking bug on him.

He'd already made the green bits (though there weren't many) of the uniform a much darker green than his predecessors. But if he's going to be mistaken for a clown of all things then maybe he should just go straight to black.

Most of the Jokerz are well on their way out of the venue with a couple of hostages but there are still a few stragglers left in the chaos to wrap up. The police will be here soon though.

"Finish off the ones left then we need to get out of here. Police."

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bobblehead
2012-10-23 04:27 am UTC (link)

"Oh, that's easy, its a fashion show." she remarks casually, while continuing to fight, her chainsaw parrying most of the weapons swung or thrown at her, mostly defensive, odd though it is to attribute that to a chainsaw, but she makes it work.

"Through the back and to the models dressing area, there'll be quick access to an unlocked door so they can send assistants out. Someone always has something a little the wrong color, or needs different water."

Another parry, a duck, a couple glancing blows rolled with, but holding her own.

"Who are these guys anyway? Did their circus run away from them?"

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cantkeepmeout
2012-10-23 04:31 am UTC (link)

He just gives her a nod in acknowledgement, it was good to see at least she shared his escape route plan and he wouldn't need to explain it.

"Something like that. They're bad guys obviously, and a lot got away so I'll be tracking them down after," he explains while using one clown's shoulders as a vault to flip over him and finish the one behind him with a flying kick.

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	bobblehead 2012-10-23 04:34 am UTC (link)
	She keeps up, backflipping away from a strike, then rebounding off a wall following a super-jump to come down behind someone, using the base of the chainsaw instead of the blade to knock him out. "I'll help you find them. Maybe there's a clown school who could help them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-10-23 04:37 am UTC (link)
	"I don't think a clown school is what they need," Robin says as he knocks out one of the last few and the police cars start arriving. In no time he's booking it towards backstage. "Let's go!" Because while the cops might be used to him, a girl with powers and a chainsaw? That'd bring up questions. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-23 04:44 am UTC (link)
	She doesn't bother asking why they're running from the police. It just reminds her of her Raiderette days. That that should be a bad thing doesn't occur either. "I guess you might know circus stuff. You're a pretty good acrobat and all. But I really think they need clown school. They're terrible. Except the guys with the hammers. They were ok." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-10-23 04:50 am UTC (link)
	He only answers when they've made their way out and he has the chance to pull out his grappling gun to swing to a nearby rooftop or ledge. "Thanks. And...I'm probably going to regret asking this but...why were the guys with hammers okay?" He just wasn't seeing it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-23 04:59 am UTC (link)
	She doesn't need a grappling hook, clearing the multi-story leap with ease - and a couple of gratuitous flips and twists. "Giant hammers are a classic. And they looked like they really thought they were going to hit something. Really sold the act. That guy with the green hair, its like he wasn't even trying to be funny." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-10-23 05:02 am UTC (link)
	Robin does his own flips once he propels himself into the air and lands neatly on the roof. "I...see." A stylist looking for a job at Playboy who also had powers and a chainsaw? Things could still get weirder sadly. "And who are you exactly?" The 'you're not local' part doesn't need to be said, it's obvious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-23 05:26 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I'm Pippi, Mr. Circus Man." As if that answered everything. "Ok, so we need to find those guys, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-10-23 11:25 am UTC (link)

"It's Robin. Not Circus Man," he frowned. "And, Pippi, I meant do you have a codename? Are you on a superhero team? What can you do?" Because if he was going to have to team up with this girl (who had to be on a team, she just didn't strike him as the type to be safe to leave unsupervised) he wanted to know what she could do. It reduced the unknown factors in this operation and would make things way easier.

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bobblehead
2012-10-23 04:23 pm UTC (link)

"Oh! Ok Circus Man... I mean Robin. We can work on a first name basis. Yeah, I'm on the JLI. Those letters stand for... something, by the way. I thought it sounded weird at the start too, calling ourselves Juhlee - it didn't mean anything. But its like, Just-us something or other, cause we totally fight a lot of stuff without backup, I think. Now, let me go ask those pigeons to help us find your escapee clowns and we can talk when there's not a big chase going on. And I want to talk too, because with just a little change in color palate and materials, I could do great things with that outfit!"

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cantkeepmeout
2012-10-23 08:23 pm UTC (link)

Robin blinks for a moment. Not because he can't process it but because her way of thinking required...adjustment to get used to. And she'd only answered one of his questions. "You can talk to animals? And my uniform is fine." JLI, hmmm he had files on the new team it'd be worth looking through hers while she fed pigeons or something.

"So what abilities do you have Pippi? I need to know if you want to help me save the hostages." While he talks he detaches a part of his belt that looks to be a small control pad or tablet of some sort. He notes where the tracker he gotten on the leader was now and then starts pulling up whatever was in her file.

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bobblehead
2012-10-23 09:25 pm UTC (link)

"All sorts of abilities. I can handle nails, hair, skin, wardrobe. I don't think I'd be very much help for your circus though. I'll be happy to help save people though. That's what us super heroes do."

She doesn't precisely talk to the pigeons, she just works on developing an understanding with them, seeing if they could help lead to the noisy people with all the bright colors.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-10-23 09:35 pm UTC (link)

He just sighed a bit at that answer. Good thing he had a file on her here, but he couldn't be sure how comprehensive it was. "Okay, stylist superhero it is...And I don't have a circus."

Did she not know the name Robin? If not then something really needed to be done about it. "I'm Robin. You know...as in Robin, sidekick to The Batman? I don't have a circus or any affiliation with one and I have no plans to either," he explains while watching her and the pigeons, not bothering to explain that he already knew where the Jokerz were thanks to the tracker.

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	bobblehead 2012-10-23 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh! THAT Robin. I've heard of you. You're one of the ones Batman dresses in bright colors so he doesn't get shot at. Ok, let's go!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-10-23 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	"...The R on my chest and the uniform didn't tip you off," he mutters under his breath as he dives off the buildings and starts swinging towards their destination, figuring she'd follow along. But he'd have to stop a few blocks away and give her a rundown of the rules before they did anything. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-23 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"That makes sense. I thought you might have just been supporting Mitt Romney or something." She super-leaps along, going rooftop to rooftop, keeping up fairly handily. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-10-24 01:23 am UTC (link)

"..." What had he gotten himself into here?

They make their way across rooftops towards a less reputable part of the city, where they stop on the roof of a low rise apartment complex a few blocks from their destination.

"Okay, we're stopping here for a moment because I need to explain something." Hopefully he can make this clear as possible. If not he'll need to resort to trying to translate things into her logic.

"The priority is getting the hostages out safely. So you need to listen to me and follow my instructions, got it? Gotham works differently and it takes getting used to. I don't want you getting hurt on my watch and I don't want to have to constantly supervise you to make sure. So listen to me, we'll get the job done safely and...I'll find you something for your trouble. Are we clear?"

Please oh please let this be clear, he even threw in an incentive in there in case, because this was clearly a test of patience.

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	bobblehead 2012-10-24 02:25 am UTC (link)
	"You don;t need to give me anything for helping people. Don't worry, we'll make sure everyone is safe." Her jewel is telling her so. "Do we need a distraction? My friends are very big on distractions, and I figured out how we could do one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-10-24 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Phew, at least she seemed to get this superhero thing. "Your friends? And what was your idea?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bobblehead
2012-10-24 02:30 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, see, there's this girl, Dinah. And she's really, really smart. Its a family thing, see. Her dad is really smart too, like... he wears glasses, and has a company, and does computer stuff. I think he might be Bill Gates. Anyway, she's really smart. And she says distractions are good. So I figured, since they're here to help, the pigeons might make a good distraction for the clowns."

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cantkeepmeout
2012-10-24 02:34 am UTC (link)

"Yes, I know who you're talking about but you might not want to mention knowing her to anyone. Secret ID concerns and you're clearly powered and all," he sighs. "First things first. Can you control the pigeons in some way? Because the key to a successful distraction is good timing. And if the pigeons do their work before we want them to and they blow our cover...well you see the problem here."