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[bokator]

[ Comm ID reads: Ravager. ]

Could use a little more billboards and posters for the Super-Zeroes, but whatever. [ faint irregular tapping: arms folded, she's drumming her fingers on her sleeve ] Cute. Boh-ring. How about a fight? Loser pays in cigarettes.

[ a beat, then, ]

Bring a non-shitty power and I'll even let you have first strike.

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[walkingballpit]

What if I don't smoke? What are you going to pay me with then?

[ Hey, he could use a workout himself, and it's not every day you see a blatantly violent ID like that. His shows both name and codename, Robbie Baldwin: Speedball, like Robbie has nothing to hide. ]

voice

[bokator]

[ So she can make it show both name and codename. Cool story. ]

[ Bluntly, ] Beer.

[video]

[walkingballpit]

[ He tilts his head to the side a bit and shrugs. Beer's not necessarily his thing, but Robbie's both had and enjoyed it. Besides... the whole itching-for-a-fight newb thing has him curious. ]

All right. I've got the cool power. What've you got?

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[nostalgiabomb]

Not that I'm interested, but what constitutes a non-shitty power? Like, is there a rubric? A checklist?

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[bokator]

If you have to ask, what do you think?

[nostalgiabomb]

Hey, I'm just trying to figure out the rules here. Like, is there a grading scale? Do you and two other dudes hold up cards at the end, and is there just no impressing the Russian judge?

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[thephix]

Is a power necessary for a fight?

[Max, as a rule, only fights when she has to and in those cases it's usually a fight to the death. But she's interested in a girl who says she isn't on anyone's side.]

permavoice.

[bokator]

[ oh ho ho why are you private, stranger. ]

No. You just need one if you want any chance of winning.

[ By her tone, she thinks any chance is slim. ]

perma the things

[thephix]

[because most people think she's respectable]

That attitude hasn't got you killed yet?

[It isn't really doubting the girl's abilities, but being cocky is a quick way to the grave.]

voice;

[booyahh]

What happens if I think I have a really non-shitty power but you disagree? Do we have to take a vote from a third party? Phone a friend? [ This is a really serious question. ]

voice;

[bokator]

[ It's a really bizarre question. ]

Depends on what it is.

voice.

[glowsferatu]

I smoke menthols, so have a pack of Kools ready.

[ someone sounds confident, especially for how it went last time she did this. ]

voice.

[bokator]

[ She appreciates confident. ]

Somebody's getting ahead of themselves.

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[stealwithit]

My, my. Someone's a little eager.

By the way, cigarettes are bad for you.

voice;

[bokator]

I prefer to call it getting straight to the point.

[ She laughs. ]

They're not going to kill me.

[ #supersoldier life ]

video | id reads "power girl"

[boobwindow]

[ Eyebrow raise. ]

Ravager? Teen Titans' Ravager?

voice.

[bokator]

[ Sharply, ] Yeah? What's it to you?

video; ID reads Superman

[andaway]

[Hmmmmm. Interesting choice from the porter, but he's seen weirder. And she seems to be from after she's parted ways with her father- if she's even from the same world. That's a good sign, right? The kids definitely need more heroes their age that understand hat they are going through.

But all he can think is: 'Oh man, she's going to flip when she meets Bart'.]

Let's get this out of the way: do you know who I am?

voice.

[bokator]

Everyone knows who you are.

[ She snaps, it, very wary. Superman has no reason to be interested in her, and it's like he expects her to know something she doesn't remember. ]

[wonk]

I don't usually sign up for this kinda thing but this time I gotta just because of the name "super-zeroes."

Like that's a great insult how can I not meet the person behind this? Even if I gotta fight 'em.

[Roxy's ID reads "tipsyGnostalgic."]

[bokator]

[ Sarcastically, ] Oh, how long have I waited for someone to appreciate my genius.

What's your power?

voice

[enustari]

Not interested at the moment, but if I run out of both cigarettes and money I'll look you up. [From the sound of it, she smokes a lot.]

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[bokator]

[ Rose smirks. ]

All right. You know how to reach me.

Got a name?

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[moded]

[Comm ID is Impulse]

Hey-- we're not Super-Zeroes!

[Hey Rose, have fun with this scrawny little speedster who would almost look like the Bart Allen she knew if he had a bit more hair, the right colored eyes, and-- man even an Impulse costume that looks less like a bug and more like a lightning bolt.

The kid's grinning, though, seemingly over his indignation from just a few seconds ago.]

How's superspeed for a power?

voice.

[bokator]

[ Jaime warned her. But the voice still hits like a houseful of explosives: a concussive force she has cause to know intimately. A pause betrays too much, puts too much history in between two people who aren't supposed to know each other, or Rose isn't supposed to know or care. ]

Think you can handle me, Speedy Gonzalez? You've got a lot to learn.

[ She can't breathe. It's a stupid thought, and she lets go of the held breath quietly. ]