video } where it's covered in all the colored lights where the runaways are runnin' the night

[adultwonder]

[Dick gives a half smile and a little wave to the camera. To those who know him well, he looks a little flustered. But this has been a weird week]

Hey, everyone. Dick Grayson, here, I'm a new guy. And I've got a question. Is there any way to practice or tamp down a power that’s… kind of passive?

[There’s a light growling sound, Dick turns and raises a hand.]

Just a minute! [He looks back at the camera.] This is just getting a little--

[Before he can finish his sentence, there’s another growl and a blur of sandy colored fur tackles Dick. A very large blur of sandy colored fur. It is, in fact, a lion. But he’s not trying to hurt Dick. He’s just licking his face and looking very happy with himself. Dick laughs and rubs the lion’s face, then looks upside-down at the camera.]

This is the second time Chewie’s escaped from the zoo and followed me home. I’m pretty sure the neighbors are gonna start complaining soon. So, any thoughts?

[Sorry residents of Nonah #004, this is happening in your living room.]

Comments

[deadlycurves]

Sounds like a pretty unfair advantage on the evil side of the line, there. Uh, no. My dad was...a scientist. [Not a lie, and such an understatement of the truth.] No powers of his own, but he sure liked studying the ones we had.

[adultwonder]

It's not. Superpowers aren't everything.

[They have Batman.

"We?" Siblings or something?

[deadlycurves]

Yeah. Five of th-- [He catches himself and can't stop the flutter of... annoyance? guilt? both? that crosses his face at his own misspoken comment.] Six. I have six siblings. There's seven of us total and... we're only missing one of the whole set of us here at the moment.