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[batmanschmatman]

[Dick hasn't wandered too, too far from the ship yet. He's getting his bearings, and it's still early on in port, before it's safe to return to the ship. In the background of the video, you can probably make out some of the wrecked buildings, and while Dick in in civvies, he's got a backpack slung over one shoulder with the Nightwing suit in it.]

Nice of the Admiral to pick another awesome vacation destination to crash the ship for repairs. You'd think there should be an outpost or something we can dock at for a while, rather than just hitting the brakes too hard and ending up here. Wherever... here is. [Have you guys seen the sky? There is no way we're not all coming out of this without some respiratory problems. :|]

I bet we lost people in the landing, too. Obviously we have no idea what this world is actually going to be like, and maybe we'll get lucky and have a quiet weekend for once, but use caution if you're heading out away from the ship, and I think we should do a roll call to see who's missing so we can start thinking about getting them back in one piece.

[Which brings him to the issue that's been nagging at him since port was announced.]

Has anyone seen Tim?

[ooc: Feel free to spam him! He's maybe half a mile out from the ship at this point, and will be doing sneaky Bat things to try and find out more about what happened here. Once the Vanquish start rolling in, he's going to be suiting up and heading off to find Tim and get him out of here, but is otherwise very open for plotting and shenanigans.]

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[psychic_hotline]

[Too lazy for icons but Sara has obviously gone native. She's in what looks like some kind of maintenance tunnel; her clothes are dusty, patched and battered-looking. Her exposed arms, neck and face are scattered with scars and the Witchblade apparently didn't show up for work today. Her voice is low but serious and urgent.]

Your ship?

[A beat.]

'An outpost or something' - you don't know even know where you are. Which fleet are you from?

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[batmanschmatman]

[Dick looks a little taken aback at first, because dammit he was hoping you were trying to corral Loki or something, but quickly pushes it aside.]

We're sort of... independently run. [Maybe. Sort of. God this was never fun.] And our navigation system's pretty shot. Where are we?

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[psychic_hotline]

Before the Vanquish showed up our colony code was --

[She just cuts herself off with a frustrated noise.]

Doesn't matter, fleet probably struck us off the records before you were even born. You're at the ass end of nowhere. 'Independently run' - Jesus, what are you, scavengers? A tourist craft? Do you have shields, optic camoflage, weapons, anything?

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[buildindreemz]

These ruins are fantastic, Dick. They look human, as far as I can tell, but it's tough to pinpoint how old they are. [So yeah in case you were wondering, Ariadne is her same old self.]

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[batmanschmatman]

They're not our version of modern, I can tell you that much. [He's been to enough alien worlds and versions of Earth's future that he felt pretty confident in the assessment.] Is someone with you?

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[buildindreemz]

Yeah it's weird, I mean there are things I recognize, that are definitely like Earth architecture, but the whole thing is this kind of amalgamation that doesn't make much sense from where I'm sitting.

[She offers him a little smile.] Don't worry, there's a group of us out here.

[peektuttut]

[He doesn't like seeing his name pop up in unfamiliar mouths. It means people are talking about him, and talking means he's known. He doesn't really like being known. Safer when you're anonymous.]

Who wants to know?

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[batmanschmatman]

[Well, this is exactly what he was afraid of. And he's not really sure how to explain or tell him to get the hell back near the Barge, so he's slapping up a private filter and trying to wing it.]

Dick Grayson. You don't know me?

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[peektuttut]

Can't say I have. Which makes me pretty wary, given you know my name.

[ichoosefight]

That definitely could have gone better. You haven't seen him?

[batmanschmatman]

Not since before we crashed. Have you noticed anyone else missing?

[ichoosefight]

I haven't seen Buffy since the crash. I'm still looking around, though.

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[ladyofgotham]

[Barbara has nothing but civvies, but at least they're tight and black, a hood covering her hair. A pack of basic supplies is slung over her shoulder.

She's kneeling down, hands tracing faded markings on scoured stone. She doesn't look into the device, apparently set on something nearby, as she speaks.]

It doesn't surprise me, somehow, that this isn't the first time.

[Then she glances at it, at Dick, her brow furrowing just slightly.]

And no, I haven't.

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[batmanschmatman]

[Dick's curious, but also trying to focus on the business end of things, because curiosity about this world and what had happened here could wait until he knew everyone was safe. Safer. As safe as they were going to get in a scenario like this.]

Let me know if you do, alright? Or if you run into anyone who doesn't remember what the Barge is, this place is sounding less and less friendly the more I hear about it.

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[ladyofgotham]

[Barbara is, frankly, just thrilled to be off that goddamned boat - but she won't let that cloud her judgement. She hasn't let her guard down yet and she doesn't intend to.]

I will. [She means it; she may not care to bond with her fellow passengers, but that doesn't mean she wants to see them harmed.]

What have you found out? [A slight nod to the ruins.] Aspects of the architecture are familiar, but I can't pinpoint a specific era or culture. I do think humans were involved somehow.

[This is, oddly enough, the most relaxed Barbara has ever been.]

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[trenchcoatedly]

I'm pretty sure this isn't going to be an easy weekend.

[Has the same face as Castiel, at least. A little dirty. But the moderately wry expression on his face doesn't look like him at all.]

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[batmanschmatman]

[Have the world's driest sarcasm.] What was your first clue?

[thestarspangledman]

I haven't seen Tim anywhere. Have you seen Tony? [Whatever, Tony may be mad at him but he still worries, alright.]

[batmanschmatman]

Not since we were on board. I'll keep an eye out for him.

How are you doing?

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[knowsaboutanger]

[Suddenly Kara.]

THIS IS THE MOST ANNOYING THING AND I DON'T HAVE MY POWERS BUT THERE'S A YELLOW SUN RIGHT THERE WHY CAN'T I FLY GRAYSON?!

[A pause as she regains her breath.]

...Wait what happened to Tim?

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[batmanschmatman]

I don't know. I'm looking for him. Stay close to Steph and Kon if you can, hopefully the Admiral will let us back on board before things get too hairy.

[ Spam : Post-Vanquish ]

[surfaceshine]

[For a situation so quickly spun out of control, the area around the Barge is remarkably empty; Dean paused only to pick his inmate back up and help make sure that all the people that wanted to could get back on board, or - let's be honest - that there was someone else around doing exactly that before heading back out.

He's moving more cautiously now, his Colt drawn and held loosely at his side, but probably more confidently than should be possible under the circumstances. He's moving by military strategy, zig-zagging down a ruined street, moving from position to position only after clearing the visible space in front of him and not passing any cross streets or alleys if he can help it.]

[ Spam : Post-Vanquish ]

[batmanschmatman]

[Dick has been sticking to the rooftops. It's the only way to travel, obviously. After the Vanquish had rolled in, he'd found somewhere safe to hunker down and change clothes, and was now wearing his Nightwing uniform, with his black leather jacket thrown over it and a backpack slung over his shoulder.

It's almost by accident that he crosses paths with Dean. He certainly wasn't planning on heading out with a team, too focused on just wanting to grab Tim and get back to the Barge, but now that he's here, he might as well check on him.

Not wanting to startle him, he sent him a quick message over the network and told him he was on the roof and was coming down.]

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[wemaketheworld]

Wouldn't hold breath. No such thing as "quiet weekend" if Admiral's involved.

Doubt outpost either. Seems too abandoned to rely on it.

[That slightly labored quality you hear? Yeah, he's on the move. Have to run into something sooner or later.]

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[batmanschmatman]

Where are you? [He could always just track you with his item, but, well, give him some info on what's going on please, having nothing on where we are very concerning. :|]