Introductions are necessary (Robin, Open)

[A.G.]

"Wha-- No! Seriously hun, you're fine!" The shocking super heroine began, only to be cut off by Robin. So, this was getting silly. Starfire seemed hellbent on not being a part of... something, and Robin seemed to be semi-taking it out on poor lil' Battery Girl (judging by one stray look), which wasn't all that fair when you consider that NONE OF THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM IF HE JUST KISSED THE GIRL. And then Starfire got started, further fanning a flame that should never have even gotten started. Things like this stressed Sicily out to no end. Simple, easy things that could be solved with a few honest, heart-to-heart words, that just... don't... get... solved. She couldn't stand it. So you could imagine her impatience as Robin reenacted all the movements of MacBeth while stumbling to put together some sorta Mr. Wizard explanation for what had just happened, and Starfire's lack of buying into his elaborate play. 

It. Wasn't. That. COMPLICATED!

"Okay, look," A semi-exasperated Battery Girl began, almost as soon as Starfire finished, walking from his side to Starfire's. If she didn't at least attempt to diffuse this, she might end up getting 'overcharged'... or fried, for that matter. With a deep breath to collect her thoughts, she slid a friendly arm around the alien girl's shoulder as she began to explain the way things SHOULD be explained. "He's your boyfriend, right?" No beating around the bush, no elaborate wording. "Don't even answer that; Yeah, he's your boyfriend. You like him. He likes you. Heck, he's a guy, so he 'really' likes you. I'm not here to get between you and him-- I just sorta wanna be a Titan! So here's what we're all gunna do--" Battery Girl explained, shooting an equal look to Robin for the one he passed her earlier, "YOU are gunna tell this girl you like her," She practically demanded, before looking back to Starfire, "YOU are gunna be all like 'awwww, I like you too!', and hug and kiss it out with him, and then we're all gunna go inside, and I am gunna make us some pie! Good plan? Great plan." Stepping back a bit and clapping her hands together, Battery Girl smiled brightly and nodded. 

"Okay, go! Oh-- and don't mind me, I'm totes not even here, 'kay? And, and try to save all the 'special' hugs for later, yeah?"

[Silv]

"Nuh-no ahhh, er," Robin had absolutely no retort to her "observation" that he was flushed with arousal. The teenager sputtered slightly and turned an even deeper shade of red as he desperately tried to take control of his emotions and the heat he felt flaring across his face. This entire encounter had gone from awkward to…well, worse awkward? It was quite possible there wasn't even a descriptive word for this sort of situation. It was a superhero problem.

Then Battery Girl decided she was going to "help" the situation. Robin watched warily as the blond put an arm around the redhead. He doubted Starfire would hurt her, but it was impossible to tell what Battery Girl was going to say. Oh, yup, there she went and made the situation worse.

"I- er- we? What?" Robin managed to splutter. "She's not- I'm not- we just met you!" the teenage boy glanced to Starfire, trying to gauge how she was taking this…interference. "Battery Girl, it's uh…great that you…care, but um er the focus of this is you and not us. You want to join the Titans, you need to show us that you have what it takes to be on the team," talking business was helping Robin get over his mortification of a complete stranger suggesting things about Starfire that made the blood rush to his face and elsewhere. Instead he focused on what they needed to know in order to decide whether or not she would make a good Titan candidate. At the moment Robin wasn't terribly sure. But that mostly had something to do with how he'd wanted to crawl into a deep, dark hole since...maybe five minutes after meeting her. 

[Elenaphant]

The girl brought her arm around her. Naturally Starfire wouldn't hurt her; if anything, she was well suited for surprise embraces given apt she was at handing them out herself. "We are not--" it was strange that this stranger was trying to define what their relationship was, when Starfire had not been informed there had been any changes. What had Robin been discussing with her, and why did he choose to do this with someone else and not someone whom she considered her best friend? It was enough to make her frustrated, but also mildly intrigued. This Battery Girl wanted them to have some sort of romantic resolution?

A smile broke out over Starfire's face. Then, she laughed. "I am sorry, I just..." she began, but in truth didn't quite know herself why she was laughing. Between Robin's awkward attempts to bring the situation back to business, and this new recruit's forward but oddly sincere attempts to rectify a non-existent romance, it was hard not to laugh.

"You are quite amusing. Your name is Battery-Girl, yes?" she asked, ignoring Robin for a moment and closing the distance the girl tried to establish (to give them the 'space') by walking forward. "I do not quite understand your intentions, but I can see you mean well." Robin was right--if this was a new recruit, they would have to gauge her ability. Though, the fact that she did seem to care about the affairs of the team (even if for a moment she had aggravated it; but truly her problem was not with the girl) then it was promising. It wasn't often that a potential Titan expressed such interest in them as... people. In a very unique way, it was refreshing.

Starfire's hand lit green, the energy she was releasing in the small quantity humming. "This is the energy source you require, yes?" she asked, wanting to make sure before she did any shooting. "Allow me to help you demonstrate, and perhaps if I promise to discuss this all in private, you will still consider the making of the pie?"

[A.G.]

Robin's reaction was... well, not the one she was looking for to be completely honest, despite being a bit adorable in and of itself with how flustered he was getting-- Call it ignorance or just the effect of the moment, but she didn't really notice how absolutely bothered all of this had gotten him thus far. Oh well; At least now he wasn't so much hiding behind his 'Mr. All Business' facade; Battery Girl hated businessmen. Lairs, the lot of them. She shrugged before continuing, not even bothering to hide the sheepish smile on her face. "Hey, hey; I don't think it's fair for you to take it out on me just because YOU can't be honest with your feelings!" She argued, determined to bring the issue to some sort of closure; It was sorta her thing, after all.

Then it got weirder; Even Starfire, in an arguably 'better' mood, denied their relationship! Like, what!? Seriously; Like, WHAT!? Battery Girl tilted her head, her smile turning to a confused frown. "Wait, so you're not dating him? Like at all? Like, you don't wanna date him, either?" She frowned a bit longer, tapping her chin. No way-- Was she wrong about the vibe she was getting? Man, she was always right about these things, and even moreso at reading 'the situation'-- It was her thing! How unnerving... With a sigh, she gave Robin another once-over. "Well, I guess that's not a complete loss..." She even gave Star a quick look-over as well; At the mention of pie, her frown became a smile again. "Heck, I'll make you a pie that'll knock you outta your long boots, I will!" There was always a bright side to a situation!

"Aaaaaaanyway, since everyone's SO interested in me, lemme show ya what I can do. Watch this," She began, reaching forward and grasping Starfire's hand in what seemed like some kind of firm, strong handshake. However, despite the fact that she had been generating her trademark green alien energy of doom, Battery Girl didn't seem to be phased much at all. "Just lettin' ya know that this is a first for me, too, so we're takin' this step by step, 'kay? Alright-- now watch." With a bit of a strained smile, she tightened her already pretty strong grip on Star's hand... and very quickly, the warm, unique glow of the girl's alien energy began to dwindle. Battery Girl's suit did the best job of anyone at telling the story; From the bracers on her wrist, down to the core-like gauge on her chest, the circuit-like lines covering her outfit lit up, spreading from the source of energy-- Starfire's energy-- Back to Battery Girl's own 'core'. As it did so, the originally empty gauge sprung to life, lighting up a bit, displaying a single 'rung' out of ten; In that short time, Battery Girl had already taken 10% of her current maximum from the alien girl.

"Thaaaaaaank ya," She made sure to let go immediately after it lit; No point in trying to drain the poor girl dry, especially since she didn't know how much energy Star had to begin with! Twisting around and stepping back a bit so that now both Robin and Star had an equal view of what was going on, Battery Girl displayed the same hand that she'd just touched Starfire with. "Now, here's the cooler part-- Watch," She said, and furrowed her brows slightly as she concentrated on that selfsame hand. Within moments, the same set of circuit lines that had alit moments before were back at it; This time in reverse, as they spread forth from her core gauge, and out to her bracers. The end result? Electricity, in it's purest form, crackled forth from the girl's fingertips, coating her hands in their entirety and arcing wildly about from there. The pride was apparent on Battery Girl's face as she waved her hand around, the electric energy following after it like the conduit she was. "You gotta admit; THAT is cool," She stated plainly as the electricity died down, "And the guys at S.T.A.R. are still figuring out what else I can do!"

"That's not it, either! I can power things-- This suit? It runs off of me! I can power BIG things too-- I'm a walkin' generator, I tell ya!" She boasted, always happy to talk about how cool her powers were. After all, she wasn't always quite as confident about the ability to take a lightning bolt to the face and come out of it better off-- She was growing more as a super, and as a person, every day.

[Silv]

Well. This was awkward.

Robin just sort of stood there while Battery Girl and Starfire discussed his and Starfire's relationship. Er…lack of relationship. He was managing to regain a complexion closer to his normal shade, though his cheeks were still slightly tinged with the awkward flush of the earlier proceedings. Battery Girl's last jab that he needed to be honest about his feelings wasn't terribly helpful, either. It was hard to confess how he felt when he didn't know how he felt. Being a teenager was tough.

Thankfully the conversation turned towards things Robin could understand and that weren't at all confusing. A show of someone's abilities was something he could understand. He watched curiously as Battery Girl took Starfire's hand and the gauge in the center of her chest slowly rose. His masked eyes widened slightly in curiosity. Then she showed how she could release electricity as well as absorb it. His masked eyes went from the sparks dancing off her fingertips to the girls gauge again.  She really was like a living battery. 

"That is pretty cool," Robin replied with a grin. She obviously had raw power, and while he wasn't sure how he felt about her…meddling her heart was in the right place. He unclipped the spare communicator he kept stored in his belt and held it out towards her. It was already set to the lowest levels. "Welcome to the team, Battery Girl," the young leader said with a smile.

[Elenaphant]

Pie that could knock her out of her long boots, which she immediately glanced down at when they were mentioned, was a little concerning and reminded her of Mother Mae Eye. Did all pie have to be so violent? Perhaps this was an expression that was unfamiliar to her. Starfire was beginning to assume that a lot. Her confused expression fell away when her hand was taken. Rather than hurting her with heat, the new girl's grip was strong and held steady. Then, she could see the light around her fist blinking as the energy was sucked from her. It was an incredibly unusual experience to feel the energy draining from her with just a simple handshake.

Her eyes glanced to the rising gauge. Thankfully they were outside in the sun, so the energy she was losing was also slowly being replaced. It wasn't going to have her stumbling in the least. Battery Girl thanked her, and Starfire watched her demonstration with rapt attention. Electricity cackled almost dangerously. If it was true that Battery Girl could adsorb electricity... Starfire remembered that there was a villain who had such power. That could be an asset.

Robin thought so too, as he handed the communicator as Starfire expected he would. Officially a Titan, Starfire beamed and took Battery Girl's arm. "Do come inside! I shall show you to our livingroom and the kitchen," she said and eagerly pulled the girl through the doors that now cleared for them, leaving Robin behind. "Though, please, this pie... it will not do the literally 'knocking of me out' will it?" she asked, a little concerned. "We have not had the most luck with pie. There was this one time, Mother Mae Eye..."

Starfire continued to tell her about the time with the motherly villainess and how she force-fed them pie, as well as almost baking them into one, as she led her through the hall and toward the elevator, which they'd take up to the common room.

[A.G.]

"Hah-- Sweet! Good stuff, I won't let you down, promise!" Mission accomplished! Battery Girl had gotten the Titans (well, two of them) to accept her with open arms. Granted, like just about every little thing that could get misinterpreted in her pursuit to do so had been, but through the power of closure patience and understanding, at least one or two things were cleared up today. Shoot, if she had her way, maybe she'd be able to clear up even more misconceptions! "And lookit that-- Even the boy wonder can smile!" She teased, remarking on Robin's actually not frowning or being extremely stoic for once today. The sky was the limit! She gave Robin a friendly and perhaps just a little too rough punch on the shoulder before attempting to drape an arm around his neck as Starfire led her along into Titan's Tower. "Whazzat? Oh, nah-- It's just a sayin'! It means it'll be really, really good pie, y'know?" She explained, chuckling a bit at Starfire's concern. Oh, she was going to be fun to hang out with-- The blonde could tell this very well.

Star went on to explain all about one of the Titan's adventures, about a lady named 'Mother May I' (Wasn't that the name of a children's game?), and how they'd nearly been pie'd to death by her. No, it certainly probably wasn't meant to be funny, and it likely wasn't fun at all to recount for poor Star (or to mentally relive by Robin, at least), but Battery Girl couldn't help but laugh at the most part of it. "Daipers and milk bottles!? Oh my god, why wasn't I there to see that!?" If you can't laugh at yourself, you can't laugh at the world around you, and Robin probably had never laughed at himself in his life... So Battery Girl was going to do it for him! That's what friends were for! "That's pretty creepy, though... And it's probably completely ruined your perception of pie! No worries, though, I'll try to steer you back on the path of loving pie-- And cakes! I'm also really good at cakes." She 'bragged', nodding to herself.

[Silv]

Robin shook his head when Battery Girl mentioned that he could smile and didn't react to the playful punch. That sort of camaraderie he was used to. When she put her arm around his neck and was pulled along after Starfire, however, he wasn't so used to that. The boy disentangled himself from the awkward train of teenagers, and followed at his own pace…which was mostly out of Battery Girl's immediate arm reach.

He listened as Starfire recounted their adventures with Mother Mae Eye, grimacing slightly at the part of the story where all of his weapons had been turned into baby toys. Battery Girl laughed at their story, and he couldn't help but smile slightly. It was kinda funny, he guessed, in a I-never-want-to-repeat-that kinda way. The story lasted until they dinged to the floor the common room was located on and wandered across the hall to their destination. Robin moved into a point position, letting the girls talk about…whatever it was girls talked about, and walked into the common room with a woosh of the doors. There was no point in explaining the room. There was a kitchen in one corner, a dining set in another, and a gigantic horse shoe shaped couch in front of a monster of a screen as the room's focal point.

[Elenaphant]

The common room had a marvellously large couch, with big windows that stretched floor to ceiling and made a fourth wall of sorts, and they had the kitchen which was suitable to their needs and a large dining table across. The room was massive, perhaps even excessively so, considering it was meant to function as a livingroom and kitchen, yet there was plenty of the 'wiggle' room. Though, none of this did Starfire pay mind to as she led Battery Girl toward the cupboards. "This is where we keep the supplies," she explained and opened each drawer and cupboard for respective things that may assist their new friend in her pie making.

Starfire herself knew this because sometimes she was allowed to cook. Actually, she was allowed to cook anytime except for dinner time, because people on earth had weak stomachs and could not digest her cooking. Terra at least had liked one of her dishes, though if Starfire thought about her now while there was a blonde in the room she may just need to make the pudding of sadness. "We have also recently cleaned out the fridge, so you should not be assaulted by blue matter."

[A.G.]

Sicily settled on a small humming hymn during the quiet lull while the trio ascended to the upper layers of the tower. Robin was being anti-social and broody (which in hindsight, Auntie Chelle had warned her about in her own little way), so she'd taken to leaning lightly against Starfire instead, just enjoying the presence of friends nearby. She was a social animal by default; Always at ease near and around people she felt she could trust. As the doors of the elevator finally opened once more, Battery Girl found herself naturally wide-eyed as she saw the 'common room' of the tower for the first time in-person... or ever. "Whoa..." She muttered, tagging along absentmindedly with Starfire, who'd been leading her since she entered. This was one room? This one room was almost as big as Ma and Grandpa's house back on the farm! S.T.A.R. Labs was the only other place she'd seen as big as this, and that was a place built for hundreds and hundreds of people!

It felt... lonely, in hindsight. All this space... and there were originally only five people living here. She didn't lament on this for very long, however, as her eyes followed the space of the room to what she could identify easily as a kitchen. "Heeeee! This kitchen is so big! And you have all this stuff-- Goodness, you must cook up a storm here! I can totally work with this~!" She mused, as she continued to follow Starfire around the kitchen. At the mention of 'blue matter', however, she gave a slight head tilt. "...Maybe too much of a storm?" She thought aloud, before shaking her head clean of the thoughts-- They weren't important. What was important was PIE. "Okay! I have to get acquainted here-- Out, out! Go and relax with Robin-- Not that he's your boyfriend and I'm saying you should do that as a boyfriend and girlfriend sorta thing-- but relax and I'll make you a pie like none other!" She rushed Starfire out of the kitchen, as her mother would always rush her out as a little girl. Cooking in solitude was the best way to cook, period! Plus, she couldn't have people figuring out her family secrets! IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS DEAL, YO!

Something close to 3 hours passed by; During which time, Battery Girl had, at some point, had practically been dancing about the kitchen as if she were some sort of fairy. Years of making pie had turned her into something akin to a pie Goddess, and it was very clear in her work ethic. Eventually, a 'ding' alerted both Battery Girl and her two comrades in pie of the completion of their treat. "It's done!" She said happily, before opening the oven, and pulling forth a large, undeniably sweet-smelling confection. The scent of honey, vanilla, brown sugar and candied sweet potatoes filled the entirety of the common room as the shockingly impressive baker moved from the oven to the kitchen table, sitting the pie on the table atop a safe plate. "Pie's ready! Come and get it!" She proclaimed happily, fanning the hot pie and inadvertently thickening the smell of pie all throughout the room. 

[Silv]

The idea of Robin relaxing after their encounter with Battery Girl was a laughable concept. He had gone straight to the computer in the common room, where he could still keep an eye on the relative-stranger prancing around in their kitchen, but also where he could fret over villains. Which was his favorite hobby.

By focusing on other people he didn't have to think about his own feelings, or anything uncomfortable. The distraction was working quite well. The Boy Wonder was busy flashing through files, trying to find a common denominator in a string of attacks that had all appeared to not be related, but also harbored peculiar similarities. Sometimes he would flip madly through the book he'd been reading outside, stopping at a page and grinning, or huffing in frustration, as he tried out the new approach.

He charted it out on the map, flicking the images across the touch screen at what seemed random at first, until a pattern began to emerge. “Starfire,” he called the alien over excitedly as he swapped his screen with the large one in front of the couch. “Look at this!” the pattern was totally random, but he'd found it had a slight S curve.

He wasn't paranoid. Slade really was out to get him.

He had almost forgotten about the stranger in their kitchen, until the smell of pie hit him, which was followed by Battery Girl proclaiming it was done. While Robin was one of the more driven members of the team, he was still a teenage boy. That meant he liked to eat. He liked to eat a lot. Food wasn't always a welcome distraction, but the smell reminded him he'd not eaten in hours. “Thank you Battery Girl,” he said politely, though he was still slightly more interested in the images on the screen. "It smells great.”

TAG: Elenaphant A.G. @anyonewhosmellspie

[Elenaphant]

The floating Starfire could hardly open her mouth to protest a "But--" when she was pushed like a spaceman in space out from the space of the kitchen. She floated backwards somewhere toward Robin's vicinity, who went on to do that thing he did when he was alienating his teammates, which consisted of trying to find patterns where there were none. Because of her inability to think so illogically, even if she could empathize with his frustrations, she often did not participate in this. She did not need him to be frustrated with her lack of 'investment' into the 'terror that was Slade'. So she settled on the couch and turned on the TV to watch the more productive topic of Who wore it best?.

Just when they were about to reveal which woman did indeed wear the same articles of clothing better than the other woman--a needlessly competitive topic as they both looked quite fetching in it, and it was just an example of how clothing did not hide the beautiful variety of human bodies--it was interrupted by a map with a series of dots. She could tell there was little correlation between them. So, she raised her brow and tried real hard to see it, when an incandescent light bulb lit over her head. "Oh! Are you making the point that in Jump City crime is only very slightly correlated with poor neighbourhoods and it is in fact an city-wide epidemic? I think that would do well in decreasing stereotypes about... Pie!"

She eagerly flew over to receive the baked goodness. She practically wolfed her piece down in one bite, then held out her plate with a very berry smile. "May I have some more?"