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[real_archer]

[A fifteen year old girl with a ridiculously long blond ponytail is sitting in a dimly lit room. She's been playing around with her communicator since arriving, trying to get a feel for the place, even though with her new super-vision the pixels give her a headache. Basically she's heard a few things about monsters, a lot about conspiracies, and none of it was particularly comforting.]

Here’s the deal: I think this is all crazy, but it's not like I’ve got anything better to do, so I’m going to play along. Apparently we’re all big bad heroes now, off to save the day. [She rolls her eyes.] Great.

But this? [Holds up her wrist tattoo for the folks at home] Is completely creepy. I can't even buy alcohol, but they gave me a tattoo while I was unconscious? That's beyond creepy. It's--ugh, I don't know. Super creepy.

[She looks down at the tattoo, scowling and muttering under her breath.] Seriously, my mom’s going to kill me if I come home with a tattoo… Thanks a lot for that.

[She leans back, arms crossed over her chest and favors the comm with a suspicious glare. She’s lonely and more than a little freaked out by all this, but you’d have to torture her to get her to admit it.]

So... what now?

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[performance]

[ He deliberately leaves any name off this transmission, but maybe she'll recognize a familiar voice. ]

No way. Artemis?

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[real_archer]

[She's startled by the response and although the voice is vaguely familiar, she's immediately annoyed that whoever is talking has chosen to hide... basically everything. She makes a move to shut off the video, but stops herself and instead glares defiantly into the camera.]

Yeah, I'm Artemis. Who are you supposed to be?

[performance]

You know, Robin? Your teammate Robin? Please say you know me, because this has been the weirdest month, and that's saying a lot.

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[attractedtodarkness]

[one long-haired teenager is staring at the screen. No smile on her features. She looks bored in fact]

Nothing like being tagged to show off how heroic you are.

Now you get to decide whether you want to be registered. Be careful though, the last swear in ceremony came with an explosion.

[she's totally still bitter about that]

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[real_archer]

An explosion? [She shakes her head--why even bother being surprised at this point.] Oh yeah, this is going to be fun...

What happened?

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[attractedtodarkness]

Someone decided they didn't like the way the government is celebrating a train's launch. Or something like that. No one knows for sure yet.

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[selfequipped]

For what it's worth, the odds of going home without your tattoo are high.

[Kate knows it's not the most reassuring piece of information, but the rest of it isn't something she can really identify with anymore.]

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[real_archer]

How would you even know that?

[Because if she knows something about how to go home, then that is way more important than the tattoo thing.]

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[selfequipped]

Just an educated guess. They wouldn't want there to be any trace of what's happening here.

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[lyingheart]

That depends. Are you under 18 and without a high school diploma or GED?

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[real_archer]

[She frowns as she reads, then switches over to text. It just feels more natural]

Yes. Why?

[lyingheart]

As a what next, for now, I'd advise talking to school officials in Heropa.

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[ktfod]

Creepy- I'm not sure I get what you mean?

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[real_archer]

[Artemis looks disbelieving]

How do you not get it? What is not creepy about getting branded while you're knocked out?

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[ktfod]

I was kind of thinking about it like cattle actually. I'm not getting creepy from it at all. [Not really thinking about the whole- they were touching your body and imprinting you on your own flesh. He's not looking that deep into it, why would he? Got other things to think about.]

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[gottaswing]

...damn, you're right, I didn't even think of that.

[Pulling up his sleeve he looks at his own tattoo with new-found distress.]

Imagine explaining that one to your mom.

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[real_archer]

[Artemis shrugs and leans back, satisfied that her point has been made.]

That's assuming you ever see her again, of course.

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[demonspawn]

At least you can only see it in the dark. Tell your mom it's more economically friendly than a nightlight.

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[real_archer]

You can only see it in the dark?

[She glances down at her wrist. With Artemis's new super enhanced vision, it feels glaringly obvious all the time.]

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[hoboagogo]

just put a watch over it or something
wristbands
big bracelets
etc

or tell your mom to shove it

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[real_archer]

Oh em gee, why didn't I think of that? I'll just tell my mom to shove it and that makes getting branded like a cow totally ok.

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[everylittlething]

Maybe you can pretend your tattoo is a glow bracelet that you've become really attached to?

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[real_archer]

Yep, that should go over great. "Hi, mom! I know I disappeared and stuff, but hey--I'm a raver now!"

[Artemis sketches out a brief glowstick dance with her hands before flopping back in her seat with a frustrated sigh.]

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[foreshadower]

Isn't it just?

[ He shrugged. ]

But unfortunately, I don't think complaining will change the fact.

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[real_archer]

Yeah, I'm kind of getting the idea.