thisismylife | Down the Rabbit Hole...

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Down the Rabbit Hole...

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[Artemis comes awake with a groan, aching everywhere, laying sprawled on something cold and hard. Metal? She couldn't tell, but it was certainly not where she'd last been. It was dark, the blackness so thick that she could make out nothing around her. She searches her memory, trying to remember what had happened, but her memories were steady and clear through the last battle and up to the team departing for the flight home again. This was not the bio-ship, at least she was pretty sure it wasn't. Who had turned out the lights? Had something gone wrong?]

Miss Martian? Aqualad?

[There was no answer to her mental probe, making her think that wherever she was, M'gann didn't have the team linked up. Maybe they'd crashed? She tried out loud instead.]

Robin? Superboy? Anyone? Hello?

[There's still no answer, so she moves, pushing herself up on her hands and knees, wincing at the way her body protests the movement. The lights come on with a suddenness and a brightness that has her slamming her eyes closed against the piercing glare even as her ears register the sound of movement. And then she's rolling because something's shooting at her and her hand drops to her holster, only to come up empty.

Her bow's gone. Hell, her entire holster is gone, and she is definitely not dressed in her uniform and what the hell happened on the flight back to Happy Harbor??]

Oh you have got to be kidding me.

Video Feed (a short while later)

[Hello, Luceti, have a skeptical blond teenager peering at you.]

So, uh, I'm still not entirely certain that this isn't some epic attempt at a very bad joke but someone told me these things are how people communicate here? Although at the moment, I'm just feeling really ridiculous sitting here talking to a book...

Action: Open to anyone around town

[Artemis has mostly recovered from her harried awakening earlier in the day and after getting a grasp of the basics of the place, she heads into the main part of the village to seek out some real clothes (first stop priority because whoever picked the outfits for this place was not planning for the weather) and steps back out looking a little more like herself. The items shop and weapons shop follow, because she feels a little naked without her bow and she's hoping that might turn up here as well. That accomplished, she'll start hunting for a place to find some food before figuring out what she should do next.]

((OOC: Feel free to bump into her anywhere in town, if you prefer an action thread instead of a video feed. Also feel free to break time in the Battle Dome thread, I don't mind doing more than one thread of people ~~shooting at~~ finding her!))

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Something? [For some reason, that was more worrying that someone.] Does anyone know why?

I don't think so. We don't know how, either, it just happens. But apparently, we're better off trapped in this village than outside it. It's supposed to be real dangerous on the outside.

[She looked skeptical at that.] Why? What's on the outside? And who's 'we'?"

There's some kinda war going on outside. And "we" is everyone. There's an entire village full of people who got dragged here from other places, just like we did.

Is that why we were dragged here? [She's still trying to sort this information in some hopes that something will make it make sense.] Other places? You mean like the other cities?

Well, it explains why we're in this village. It still doesn't explain why we're in this world. [He looks around for a moment. It'd probably be a good idea to just end this simulation. He could get back to training later or something.] It's much bigger than that. We're not just talkin' other cities, we're talkin' entirely different worlds. I mean, even our earths might not be the same.

You're talking alternate dimensions. [That's supposed to be science fiction. Then again, he'd just told her Robin had outgrown being... well, Robin. She was pretty sure they weren't from the same place. Or at least not the same time.

...This place was going to make her head hurt, wasn't it?]

Yeah, that's exactly what it is. It'd explain why none of us even knew about this place 'til we got here, ya know?

[Now, it was true that Bruce had a habit of not telling Jason everything, and that annoyed the heck out of him. Still, something like this? A weird, interdimensional prison? He's pretty sure he'd have told him about that.

...well. Maybe.]

Time works pretty funny here, too, in case you haven't noticed.

Yeah, I guess so. [She huffed out a frustrated sigh.] So we're in some alternate dimension. And so are other people. And we're definitely not from the same place. Am I getting this right so far?

Funny how? [She hadn't noticed, actually, but she'd been a little busy fighting when she first woke up, so maybe she missed something...]

Sounds about right. [He nods. He knew this stuff could be weird, but she seems like a pretty smart girl, so that helps.] Anyway, like I said, your Robin's not Robin anymore where I'm from. I don't recognize you, either, so maybe you're before my time or something. That happens a lot here.

They also say that time doesn't seem to pass while we're stuck here. That means we won't miss anything while we're gone.

Wait, how do people know that? The no time passing thing? [It seemed like an odd piece of knowledge. Unless someone had found a way back and forth? But then... why were people still here?]

Maybe I am. As weird as that is to think about. But there's only ever been one Robin where I come from. And I really doubt he's going to be hanging up his cape anytime soon.

Maybe he just hasn't found his reason yet.

[It doesn't really sound like he thinks that's a bad thing, either. As much as Jason loved being Robin, he knew from the start that he couldn't be Robin forever.]

Sometimes, people get sent home and end up coming back with all their memories. It doesn't happen a lot, but it's happened before. When they went back, they just saw that nothing changed.

Oh, Robin has looots of reasons. None of them really add up to him not doing this. [Maybe they hadn't been a team long, but it was impossible to imagine them without him. He was so... necessary.]

So... how long have you been Robin? Or is that classified? And do I just... call you Robin too?

[So people went back and forth. That was interesting. She wondered if there was a reason, or a pattern? Maybe she'd have to ask about it sometime.] So even if we do get out, we could always get dragged back?

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[He frowns a little, but he decides to let it go. Dick could be pretty weird about the whole Nightwing thing, too, so it was probably better to just forget about it. Maybe she'd understand what he meant someday. He decides to just answer her questions. With a nod:]

Yeah, exactly. We just might not remember it. It doesn't happen a lot, though. I don't know anyone who's left and come back yet and I've been here for months now.

Oh, and me? I've been Robin for almost a whole year. I know it doesn't sound like much, but I've worked with the Titans before and everything. [And sure, not always because Batman let him, but details. He still thinks that makes him legit.] And sure, "Robin" works just fine. We're not that hard to tell apart.

[At least, he thinks so. ...most people tend to disagree.]

I'll keep that in mind. Who're the Titans? [That's not a name she's heard of.] And don't sweat the time thing. You gotta start somewhere, I suppose. [It's not like she could claim to have been doing this for any longer, after all.] How many of you are there?

Wait, what? [Okay, that's weird. Maybe she just... misheard him or something?!] The Teen Titans? You've never heard of 'em?

[It's such a weird thing to think about, he kind of forgets about her other question. Everyone knows the Titans.]

[She just blinks at him.] No. Should I have?

[...hrm. He'd just brush it off, but that might seem suspicious, so maybe he should try to explain it.]

Well, if we were really from the same place, you probably would have. I mean, everyone knows who they are. I'd heard of 'em even before I became Robin. [But something like that wouldn't make him disbelieve her. He was already pretty sure she was legit, so he continues:] So I guess it's definitely alternate dimensions. Same world, but different versions.

I take it they're another group of superheroes or something? [She eyes him curiously, wondering if he was going to explain.]

Yeah, of course they are. [He doesn't mean to have an attitude about it or anything. It's just the fact that it might not be true for her is just so... weird!] They're the group of young superheroes were I'm from. Robin and Wondergirl and Kid Flash and everyone else.

Edited 2013-04-14 07:50 (UTC)

[Artemis straightens for a moment in surprise before relaxing more than she had upon encountering him, her lips quirking crookedly.] Well why didn't you say that? That makes more sense. We have one of those too. But 'Teen Titans'? Really? Isn't that a little... [She waves her hand, not knowing the right word she wanted to use there.]

Don't ask me. [He shakes his head.] If they were my team, I'd definitely look into a name change. I'm not so sure it fits anymore.

[But hey, it's something he can tease Dick about, so it works.

Just then, the "city" that surrounds them disappears and the room goes white. Jason looks around, looking a bit surprised.] Oh. It's over.

[He'd kind of forgotten about the whole training thing, whoops.]

Yeah I think I would too. [She spares a moment for a wry grin, looking amused.] Did it ever fit? That wouldn't... be the first name I'd think of naming the team. But who else is in it where you're from? Kid Flash and Robin I'd expect, yeah. I've never heard of Wondergirl though.

[Wonder Woman had a sidekick?

When the simulation fades into a much smaller seeming white room, Artemis turns around, taking it in with a low whistle.] That's pretty impressive tech. it sure felt real. So... what now? [She still wasn't sure why she was here. or what she was supposed to do about it.]

I think so. I mean, they've been at it for a while now, so I'm sure it did once. [But truthfully, he didn't know for sure. What he did know was mostly based on his own experiences. Bruce didn't spill all the details just because he was Robin.] But they were just the first ones. Them and Speedy and Aqualad. Then there's Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy—they're still kinda new.

I can't believe you don't know Wondergirl, though. She's great.

[And not just because she's pretty! Jason shrugs at her question, though.]

I guess we can get outta here. You should probably see the rest of the village before you start spendin' all your time here.

Speedy. Of course. [She rolls her eyes at that, since that explained... well. A sort of important difference in where their worlds had alternated. At least in her case. She wondered if she existed, wherever he came from? But she wasn't exactly in any hurry to start giving too much information away about herself to find out.]

Wondergirl's not on the team, where I come from. I've never heard of her actually. We do have Robin and Kid Flash and Aqualad, though. And Miss Martian and Superboy. And Zatanna, she's still pretty new too.

[His offer to show her around piques her interest though and she perks up. Even if staying here in the long term was... less than appealing.] Yeah, I suppose I should.

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