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[felinefancy]

[When the video turns on, Selina is not looking at the camera. She's looking down at her lap, reading something that is clearly more interesting than the camera pointing at her. She's dressed in normal clothes, aiming to not seem like she's anything special just in case anyone cares or anyone who might recognize the cat suit is around. She's in a very plain room, back to a plain wall so that's all you can see. She's not dumb enough to reveal where she is to a bunch of strangers. She wouldn't even be doing this, recording herself, if she weren't curious about some things]

So, this whole hero thing? It's a joke, right? Because I know I found it pretty hilarious. [She's no hero. And registering for things? No thanks. She's no one's toy and she certainly doesn't take orders from anyone] Superpowers? Government registration? Cute. Never was much of a fan of government organizations, personally. Not that I didn't appreciate the warm welcome.

[She doesn't have time or patience for all this] Hilarious. [She tosses something aside, a folder, with her free hand and finally looks up at the camera] Oh well, no point dwelling. How's everyone enjoying their kidnapping today?

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[timecapture]

No... it's not a joke. Everyone gets powers when they come here.

[Leaving out that she's one of those who had those to begin with, yep.]

I've been here almost a year.

[felinefancy]

I still think it's funny.

[In a very "get me the fuck out of this situation" way. But she's coping]

Guess there's no way to say "no thanks" and get on with my life, huh?

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[oceanthief]

I've had a lot worse.

[Lapis doesn't seem to realize that Selina's question was completely facetious, which would probably be endearing if it weren't for the matter-of-fact answer to a question like that.]

[felinefancy]

[Teenager number two! Well, she's assuming Lapis is a teenager. She...sort of looks like one? Alien teenager. Whatever]

Well, I mean, if we're being honest so have I. Frankly, this is a little light compared to how things usually go.

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[monge]

Oh, um, no, jokes usually start with "knock knock," zura.

[He's pretty sure that's like an unwritten rule or something.]

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[felinefancy]

What...are you? [Rude but whatever. Talking cat demon? Not the weirdest she's seen but she doesn't really know how to respond otherwise]

[sidecars]

[ whoa, hello, dollface! ]

Much better after seein' your pretty face. It's already a grand day.

[felinefancy]

[The corner of Selina's mouth quirks upwards because she's almost amused. Almost. How old is this kid?]

No offense, slick, but I'm probably a little old for you. A for effort, though.

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[blahblahboom]

[Meanwhile, Rita's video is dark. Like she's in some basement. She's set her camera down instead of carrying it with her but it's easy to catch glimpses of her as she moves things around]

Well, we haven't had weird monster attacks in awhile, so I guess it's pretty boring.

[felinefancy]

[And the stream of teenagers continues. This is her life now. It sort of makes her miss Holly]

When you put it that way. [Given the amount of things that have happened just within Gotham, the idea of monster attacks doesn't bother her that much] Does that happen a lot?

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[airshow]

[ Oh Miss Selina, it's been way too long! James, for his part, is honestly and sincerely delighted to see a familiar face that actually parted with him on relatively good terms. It doesn't happen to him very often! ]

Come on, you gotta admit the hero thing's a little bit funny.

[felinefancy]

[Selina is...happier to see James than she ever thought she would be. Both because he's a familiar face and because he's not someone she outright hates. The day is looking up!]

I guess it is kind of funny, when you think about it. Especially when it comes to you. Saved any puppies yet?

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[slightlyoffchilt]

So I take it you're not going to Register?

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[felinefancy]

Maybe. Maybe not. I guess it depends how I feel at the time. You never really know what's gonna happen from day to day, do you? [And revealing her plans to a stranger is not a thing she's likely to do]

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[the_caped_crusader]

I've been better. [He says dryly.]

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[felinefancy]

[Selina just smiles. Now here's a face she hasn't seen a little while. More people she's familiar with. Always welcome]

And worse, for the record. I'm sure you're having the time of your life right now. [Not being in control of everything that's happening? It must be killing him]

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[hostage]

You might as well register. It's free money, and nobody actually forces you to do the hero thing.

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[felinefancy]

Yeah, see, free money is tempting but I'm not much of a joiner. I don't play well with others. [Also she hates the idea of someone thinking they're allowed to tell her what to do] And I bet I could come up with plenty of better ways to get money.

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[dreamcatcher]

It's kinda funny, isn't it? Like handing an AK-47 to your victim.

( not that Emma got powers on arrival. she actually had too many of her own when she showed up, but that's neither here nor there! she's just here to bitch about being trapped, it seems like she found a good audience for it. )

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[felinefancy]

You know, I hadn't thought of it that way but when you say it it's even funnier. [She's not above bonding over being annoyed at being stuffed in a box, honestly] Kinda stupid, really. In my experience, the superpowered set don't like being tied down and they're very good at getting free.

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[catchacold]

[That actually reflects Leonard's original response upon getting here very accurately, right down to the sarcastic 'Cute.', it's almost eerie.]

As kidnappings go, I've done worse.

I love the irony of being taken in by the Cold War era US government, but they actually offer free housing and healthcare. Dirty communists.

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[felinefancy]

[Well now, that name is familiar even if the face isn't. Alternate Earth? Probably]

Never was much of a kidnapper, myself. There's plenty of more fun ways to get money. [Like stealing it yourself] But they're definitely better at it than most people, I'll give them that.

There are worse alternate universes out there, trust me. I mean, there are also better ones but beggars can't be choosers.

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[dualismum]

You only register if you want to. It has perks, but not everyone goes along with that.

But everyone does have superpowers. The ones who came from the Porter, at least.

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[felinefancy]

And what would those perks be?

[Because she remains uninterested and unconvinced]

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[boobwindow]

[ Speaking of superheroes, here's a familiar one. ]

I haven't registered and nobody's ever tried to force me.

[ Small things. ]

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[felinefancy]

[Definitely familiar. How many capes from home are here, she wonders?]

That's encouraging. I'm not known to play well with others. I'd hate for anyone to have to learn that the hard way.

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[musclemothers]

You mean more of a joke than it usually is?

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[felinefancy]

Somehow I don't think it can be more of a joke than it usually is. Not unless there's a club uniform. Then it might be funnier than I thought.

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[itistolaugh]

[ If she listens carefully, Selina can hear the shrieking from across town before Harley turns on the video. ]

Ohmygodohmygod where are you right now I'm coming over!!

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[felinefancy]

[She totally can. Or maybe she's just imagining that because she already knows what it sounds like]

Harley- [Oh wow that's a lot of excitement. Uh]

Heropa? I don't-

I think the number on the building was 32? Not really sure. [She has a weird habit of giving in to Harley. Call it a soft spot]