See The World

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Teeth still gritted due to the pain coming from his arm Mimic nodded at Ghostdance. “It is.” At the wolf guy’s comment regarding what Speedy had for lunch earlier Mimic’s eyes narrowed for he assumed he was talking about him. Onions, eh? Gross. He made a face. “But I didn’t…” his voice then trailed off upon realizing Ghostdance was speaking to Speedy. He facepalmed himself. “Oh, you were referring to the ginger headed archer,” he muttered softly.

Mimic then watched wide eyed as Ghostdance ripped one of his packaged undershirts. He raised a suspicious brow at him as he cut the undershirt into neat strips. “Uh, what are you doing?” demanded Mimic as he started to slowly back away. Due to having been a lab rat to a bunch of freaky aliens for half his life the shifter was more than a little skittish especially around new people. Before he had the chance to shy away Ghostdance he ordered the younger shifter’s injured arm. “No way!” called the boy as he attempted to run off, but Ghostdance proved much too quick and managed to grab Mimic’s arm. The only thing Mimic could now do was request that Ghostdance not remove his gloves. “Okay, fine. Do what you feel is necessary. Just whatever you do don’t look at my hands. Got it? Nobody touches those,” Mimic warned. Mimic white eyes began to glow as he gritted his teeth in pain.

Due to his pride, he refused to yell out, however. At Ghostdance’s suggestion of finding someone more medically in tuned Mimic nodded in agreement. “Okay, fine. I’ll find…someone, but really it’s not even that bad. Just a scratch,” Mimic said uneasily with a forced laugh. When Ghostdance pretty much answered for Speedy the younger shapeshifter just sort of glared at the nosy archer.

“Wado?” he asked Ghostdance, eyes now blinking in confusion. “And you don’t have to leave,” the young boy said as he shyly rubbed his foot in the ground. “By the way,” he said looking back up at him, “why did that clorbag vanderneilk back there refer to you as…his brother? You two are not related, yes?” It was not unheard of in the Tower for Mimic to speak in the Tamaranean tongue. How he learned since Starfire did not teach him remains a mystery. Still, wolf boy would have no clue as to what a clorbag vanderneilk even was. Indeed, it would be his turn to be confused.

At Speedy’s inquiry regarding to what all vehicles he could become Mimic stood up as tall as he could get, looking all proud. Grinning at Speedy he proudly declared, “of course! I can turn into anything that is not a living entity. I can turn into any vehicle so long as I know what it looks like at any time. Want to see me turn into a speed boat?” At Speedy calling Ghostdance Raven Mimic just rolled his eyes. “I highly doubt this guy is Raven in disguise.”

When Speedy formally introduced himself to Ghostdance Mimic felt like mentally kicking himself now. Really, where were his manners? “Oh right I…should have introduced the two of you to each other. Sorry about that. Speedy meet Ghostdance,” began Mimic gesturing at Ghostdance, “Ghostdance this egotistical red head you see before you is Speedy of Titans East, so you may have heard something about him.” When the archer suggested they should all go inside Mimic just sighed. Looks like they will be walking since he felt too sore to turn into anything. “Looks like we have to walk. I want to change, but…” grunted Max, annoyed that he must surely sound weak to his recruit.

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Checking to make sure that the bandages were tight and secure he returned Mimics arms to himself. "Alright, I ain't gonna touch 'em." he grunts, standing back up. "And no, he wasn't related to me. It's just a bit of slang there Ziggy Stardust. Pay no attention to it." He didn't exactly know what the hell a clorbag vanderneilk was but he was sure that it wasn't anything good.

After being formally introduced to Speedy he offered a furred and deadly-sharp clawed paw with soft black leathery bottoms. "As he said, I'm Ghostdance, not Raven. Erm, well the new one, the new Ghostdance. There use to be another one but now there isn't. Just me now." he says in a bit nervousness, squeezing the archers hand quite firmly, holding back on the super strength only just slightly.

"Listen guys, I really appreciate everything. But I don't want to be a bother. And I didn't exactly agree to anything yet." he said, picking back up his back pack and duffle bag. "I'm just passing through town." he says, trying to distance himself. As if on cue a bolt of lightning struck in the distance the rain picking up once more, falling in heavy sheets.

"Digvdi!" The lupine beast cursed, covering his head at the sudden storm, his tail tucking from the torrent and ears flattening from the loud thunder. Heading for the nearest shelter he darted into the tunnel with a scowl on his muzzle.

OOC: Sorry it's a bit short.

[Kenni]

OoC; No probs, Sah! It's perfect for what you hadda address P: Neverapologize for length~ -as I make an equally if not shorter post xD- |

”Golly, that’s some grip ya got there, pardner.”
The East Titan was still shaking out his hand from the modified handshake Lang had returned.
Looking back over his shoulder to say this, Speedy was enthused. He saw they had yet another SCOWLER in their midst!

”Wouldja take a gander at that! Just wait ‘til you meet Robin; we oughta line you two up and have the first ever Scowler-Monkey Games! Beast Boy could judge; he’s all about animals." Robin and circus-monkey jokes usually didn’t strike any chords with the rest of them team because of his past and identity being withheld from most of them, but that didn’t stop Speedy from laughing with himself over the references. Besides, once Lang witnessed their Fearless Leader in action on missions, that monkey credibility might linger better; Robin leapt, fought, and generally went wild on all his adversaries. His mad-monkey ninja skills would screech—er, speak for themselves.

”Ri~ght. Just passing through. That’s fine; we can’t make you join. Further, who says you’re even in yet? Max invited you over, but he didn’t tell you about the gruelling horrors of Titans Main initiation either, did he?” he rambled, coming up with empty threats. They hadn’t initiated anyone since Speedy and Aqualad’s initiations when they’d come on temporary assistance months ago. Or maybe he’d just been out when new members had gotten theirs?

After their ride up the elevator, Speedy walked through the Common Room, sending a cocky two-fingered salute to anyone in the area, and proceeded to immerse his head under the tap. He called out from the kitchen.

”Raven would be your best bet for a near perfect recovery on that arm, but Robin, Batgirl, even Starfire, and most at the tower have pretty decent first aid. I however, am filthy,…”
Here he made to blow his perhaps still lingeringly chili-dogged breath into Ghostdance’s face, but stopped short and grinned instead.

”...and thus unfit to be around you in a healing capacity, kid. Else I’d take another look at that arm myself. But Mr. Wolf did a good enough patch-up anyway.”
With a final slap between the wolf-man’s shoulder blades, and a final noogie for the Transformer, he set out to take a quick shower.

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Looking back at Ghostdance, Max smiled a smile of admiration for the guy; which he didn’t do often. “You mean there were other Ghostdances before you? It’s like a title you somehow were lucky enough to inherit? Cool,” said Max. The young shifter then grinned as the older guy tried to walk away. “Oh it is no bother at all. You just go back to the Tower with us at least for the night. You don’t like it then you can leave, but at least give it a chance. You’ll never know,” said Max, running in front of Ghostdance, blocking his path. A rain drop then landed on the young shifter’s nose causing him to look up at the darkening sky. It then began to rain. Max followed the wolf boy into the tunnel and he met Ghostdance’s Robinesqe scowl with a grin. “Looks like you’re staying for the night. Don’t worry, you’ll like the T-Tower. Come on,” he said, grabbing the elder boy’s hand, “Speedz and I will take you there.”

Max led Ghostdance through the tunnel. “So this slang, we do not have such a thing where I am from. What purpose does it serve? Or is it merely used to confuse foreigners like me? If so you must teach me this slang, so I might have a chance to keep up,” inquired a very curious Max.

Then at Speedy’s mentioning of the Titans’ initiation process Max just laughed and decided it would be worth the laugh to play along with the obnoxious red head. “He is right you know,” he said flashing Speedy a small wink, “the Titans in the past have made new members including myself do the most embarrassing things like…like…” Max thought a moment as he struggled for a good example and when he found one his smile just widened even more, “kissing an alien while wearing a bright pink tutu.” For an anti-alien person like Max kissing an alien would possibly be the worst thing ever. He wasn’t sure how bird boy managed to kiss Starfire. Max just shuddered at the mere thought of it. “Luckily that was not my initiation,” Max quickly added.

After the long elevator ride the trio arrived inside the Tower. Max followed Speedy into the Common room, gesturing for Ghostdance to follow. Max sighed at the archer’s repeated suggestion. “Yeah, I know,” Max muttered while slumping onto the couch where he lazily propped his feet up on the foot rest. Glancing back at Ghostdance Max nodded. “Indeed, he did…”

“Thanks Ghostdance. I do not think I thanked you properly earlier,” he said, formally thanking Ghostdance.

As Speedy gave the young shifter a noogie from his comfortable spot on the couch Max waved his arms around. “Ugh, will you please not do that in front of company. What would Robin say? He would tell you that it is not very professional to give teammates noogies when we have company. He will tell you to act properly and…” Max’s words then trailed off as the archer headed off towards the showers. “Really Speedy? You’re going to take a shower at a time like this?” Max demanded after him.

Shaking his head he looked back at Ghostdance. “Soooo um while we wait for him and the others to arrive, would you like to watch the television or maybe you would rather talk?” Max offered.

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Ghostdance felt soaked to the bone with the sudden torrent. The wool-lined coat certainly was doing no favors to him. In between the surprise storm he felt a puddle slowly forming under him before he took off his glasses and started to shake dry with a bit of a growl. Flecks of water splashed everywhere as his fur seemed almost spiky from water.

I'm at least a little drier he thought as he dried off his glasses, licking his lips subconsciously, accidentally showing his sharp fangs white fangs.

His ears flicked at the sound of the drumming rain above him. The sound was pleasant enough at the very least.

It was weird to have all these people excited to meet and talk to him. He never really was much of the popular kid in school. He wasn't an outcast per say either. It wasn't like he sat with the kid who ate glue. And he wasn't exactly Mr.Popular right now looking like a werewolf who rolled in a pile of smurfs. It was kinda nice to feel wanted.

"Yeah, um...the past Ghostdance, he uh, trusted me with a lot. I'm just trying to get use to it all." he explained in a half-truth. He didn't bother to explain that his Grandfather was the last Ghostdance. That he left him a letter and his journal explaining that his death was no accident. That there would be people after him. That he had a sacred duty to keep the piece between the natural and supernatural. That he wasn't even human.

"Slang is just the way language evolves. It can also provides and offers a form of social markers so you can ingrain yourself in a peer group."

"And thanks I guess. Like I said. I haven't had a lot of practice with my medical skills." he says with a nervous chuckles and a nervous smile. Once he was in the tower he just squeezed on the straps of his backpack in a bit of social anxiety. "To be honest I really just wanna sit down and rest. I've been walking all day. Well since six." he said, not bothering to take a seat without an invite.

[Kenni]

Fresh in five minutes, the newly showered Titan strolled back into the Common Room, a towel hanging from his neck and fully uniformed as per usual.

SPLASH!

He had also been swinging another towel in one hand for Lang, and was wishing he'd been using it as a shield the next moment at Ghostdance's unintentionally wet greetings. Most of the rain Lang had shaken from his body was hitting Speedy's face for whatever reason.

"Golly. I'm out of the shower and...right back into the shower!" scoffed Speedy, blowing his short wet bangs over his right eye a bit over to avoid the dripping into his eye. He tossed the fuzzy blue towel at Sahoni for him to dry off further. Better late than never, right?

"Aaaand now ya see 'im, now ya don't!" Speedy grinned, ruffling their newcomer's face beneath the towel as he passed by, and nudging him towards the couch.
"Take a load off, already! May I...take your coat, 'Sah?" One cheeky flourish later at his own fur-coat joke, and then a trip to the kitchen to boil water for hot cocoa, actively listening to the conversation.

"So you're like the Bat Family, in a sense! Passing the torch down through the generations, eh? That's pretty cool! How long ago since he taught you the basics of baying at the moon'n such?"
He agreed with Max; Ghostdance and his powers were awesome, considering transformation into a lupine creature had to only be the tip of the iceberg here. Speedy just had a particularly annoying way of showing he was interested in them: through ceaseless ridicule.

"I wouldn't mind continuing Arrow's legacy..just think, a whole line of dashing, fine sharpshooters!"
Of course he ended up thinking about himself.

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Max had to let out a small laugh as Ghostdance started shaking the rain off of him like a dog. “Dude,” he called out slightly startled as he threw his arms up instinctively as though to protect himself from getting soaked. The other person who happened to be in Ghostdance’s line of fire was the freshly showered ginger archer himself; which only made Max laugh even more. “You’re all wet,” Max flat out informed Speedy. Quips were not the boy’s forte primarily due to his linguistic problems. “But I am certain it was not our houseguest’s fault,” Max pointed out in Ghostdance’s direction. Max was about to ask Ghostdance to sit by him when Speedy beat him to it, so he just patted the seat beside him. “Yeah, plenty of room over here,” offered Max with a grin. When Speedy mentioned something about following in the Arrows’ footsteps Max couldn’t help snickering. “Boy, that’s a scary thought,” he teased.

It was at that moment Danny decided to make himself known. The hummingbird boy stepped into the Common Room. “Hey, you guys see my I-Pod? I can’t find it…” he then stopped short upon seeing the wolf man. He wasn’t scared if anything he was intrigued. A smile crossed his lips as the hummingbird boy completely forgot what he was looking for. “Oh, we have a visitor. Why hello there handsome. I’m Danny. What should I call you or shall I just continue to call you handsome?” Danny said blatantly flirting with the guy. Realizing what Danny is doing Max mentally face palmed himself. He looked anxiously at Ghostdance. “You’ll have to forgive Danny here. He’s very um friendly,” Max quickly chimed in. “And what might I ask is so terrible about being nice to our guest?” Danny asked Max. “Nothing. Just uh you might want to tone it down a little,” Max suggested. “I’ll keep that in mind,” Danny said although by his tone one could easily tell he had zero intention to cease his flirting. The hummingbird boy then looked back at Ghostdance. “So you thirsty from your long trip over here? Bet those two didn’t even think to offer you a drink. So how ‘bout it handsome? You want me to whip you up something?” Danny offered.

[Bry]

"Wouldn't that be intriguing," Raven said, coming up behind Speedy. She was silent in a way that was both creepy and graceful, and had entered the room just after Danny had, a silent shadow flitting her way along the wall. "But with that much snark in one hero line? You'd never get the chance to fire another arrow. Your egotistical banter would chase the villains away of it's own accord."

She'd made her way through the kitchen as she spoke, coming up at the counter beside Speedy, the target of her amusement, and glancing down at the boiling cocoa in his care. "You have extra?" she asked him, neglecting her tea for once in favour of chocolate, something unheard of but not impossible.

Danny's cheerful flirts derived little reaction from Raven as she overheard, and certainly not as much as from Max, who seemed beside himself in irritation. If the hummingbird's playful words accomplished anything other than a flush on their newcomer, it was that they brought Raven's eyes around to meet GhostDance's. She stared at him for a moment, and blinked, taking in his bizarre appearance in one fell swoop. She was silent until she quietly observed, "We have a guest."

Once upon a time, she would've startled at the sight of a stranger in the Tower.... As much as Raven ever startled, anyway. But now, with so many teens running around, some she knew and some she'd met but in passing, it was commonplace. That, coupled with the fact that Speedy was standing beside her, calm and at ease with this indigo wolf's presence, allayed any ill feelings she had, and she simply nodded, her violet eyes never leaving his. "Welcome. I'm Raven."

OoC:
So sorry it took me so long to post, Sah. ^^ Reading up on the thread took longer than I expected, I hadn't realized there were two pages. XDXD
By the way, KenniLove, did you mean to throw Sahoni into the thread? Not that I don't envy his presence in the common room, but I must wonder how he got there. -pokes typo, whistles innocently-

[Aly]

With a whoosh, the door to Zatanna's room opened, letting out the short, dark-haired, dancing teen. One for antiques, she was currently listening to a walkman, jamming out to some old tunes. She sashayed down the hall, earbuds in her ears, singing along quietly. Zatanna stopped singing in surprise as she came upon the crowd in the common room. Eyes going straight to the large blue wolfish creature, they widened as she took in his appearance. "Well, now. I guess we have a guest?" She smiled and took the buds out of her ears, pressing stop on her walkman.

She was glad she had taken a minute to put on her uniform, changing out of her comfy pants and swapping them for the spandex-y shorts and fishnets. The boy, or she guessed it was a boy, wasn't the most unusual thing she had seen since joining the Titans here, but it was a surprise to say the least. With so many teens in one place, what was one more, right? "I'm Zatanna." Smiling, she walked over to Ghostdance and offered her hand. She was a brave girl, waltzing up to a large werewolf-looking guy, but she mentally shrugged it off. She could take this guy down any day.

"What's your name? Where are you from?" She asked, eyeing the backpack slung over his shoulder. He looked like he had been traveling. And outside, as he was still dripping wet. Trying not to speak too much, she held back more questions until almost bursting. She loved new people, and she loved to talk. However, she sometimes scared the new people when talking.

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Ghostdance grinned a bit sheepishly as his rain-splatter hit the people around him. "Oh man sorry, It was instinct. I didn't me-" his nervous apology was promptly silenced by a towel to the face. Ears pinning as his face as he is rubbed down, making him a grunt a bit, taking the towel from the red headed archer. The towel, even though clean smelled thick with hair gel. "Um thanks." the wolf boy mumbles as he slowly started drying his damp tail, being more or less guided to the couch.

As he flopped on the couch he almost reluctantly removed the stuffed to the brim backpack and dufflebag from his body, letting it flop onto the floor with a not-so-slight "thump"

"Nah, it's fine Speedy. I'll just stuff it in my dufflebag." he grunts, tugging off the wet denim and wool off to show off a mostly green flannel shirt. "And uh, kinda I guess. You guys know Batman?" he asked, sounding a bit impressed, "and Green Arrow? Um, wow."

"He, uh, never got the chance to teach me anything about being being a superhero or anything." he admitted in another partial truth. "He's not around now to do it any more either." he said a bit uncomfortable, carefully maneuvering around the word "dead". After a moment or six of awkward silence he gives a bit of a false fangy smile. "But it's been about...two months." he admitted. "A very bizarre two months."

It was then that an influx people came in, reminding him this tower was very much alive. His white white tipped ears flickering about, squaring in on all the new sounds and voices. As the Hummingbird boy buzzed in suddenly close to his face he tensed up slightly of reflex. "Uh, Ghostdance is fine." he says with a raised eyebrows. On his road trip he met biker vampires in New York, a Bokor gone bad in Florida, a swamp man in South Carolina, a gang of red caps in Boston, a Kitsune in Seattle, and a lady in white in Arizona. But he never met a hummingbird boy. The flirting did make his tail thump against the couch in a drumming manner however. "Uh, well water would be fine if it's not too much of an issue." he mumbled a bit, looking over at the other newcomers.

What he saw next made the hummingbird seem dull by compassion, outwardly they seemed like relatively normal girls but the wolf eyes picked up something else. Something clear but not physically there.

The one calling herself Raven seemed cloaked in white. He could tell in reality it was in reality a lovely purple. But both seemed to occupy the same space at once. The insides of the cloak a living darkness. And above, on her forehead, a second pair of closed eyes.

The friendly girl in front of him made him blink a bit, is was almost as if no matter how she moved or turned she was perfectly outlined in neon. Offering his hand soft furred hand he nods politely to all in the room "Osiyo, um, call me Ghostdance. Wado for all the hospitality." he says shaking her hand "And North Carolina. Forgive me for saying this but you two look like powerful magicians, witches, practioners, Sisters of the Magical Spice Rack of Gaia or what have you." he said, chancing the opportunity to learn more about why he was seeing this despite a crushing sense of social awkwardness. Which of course lead to babbling, and where there was babbling there was saying of things he knew he probably should not say. "Not spice rack. Definitely not spice rack..." he said trying to back peddle as he shook his head.

[Kenni]

Ooc; Sah made it into my poooost? Wouldja lookit that~ -whistles innocently- C; |

“Know them? Shoot, we can hardly get them to leave us alone, guy! Well. Green at least; I get care packages every other month with those tasty Smiles fries and arrow polish. Batman’s colder than the frozen-fries Arrow sends; Robbot doesn’t get anymat regularly.” lied Speedy blatantly.
When was the last time he’d even called his mentor?
They really needed to reconnect.

He couldn’t get over Lang’s admiration however.
”Do we know them…” he mused, shaking his head, wondering what Robin would have to say to that one.

”Hunh! Wellp, can’t be helped if your training’s delayed. If you join up with us..correction. When you’ve settled in, I’m sure some of us can help you explore those new abilities!” dense to the euphemistic nature of Lang’s words, as he sipped one mug of cocoa, then began counting heads. Himself, Raven, Max, Zatanna, Danny and of course their guest Lang (with a bottle of water from the fridge due to his simple request for a refresher).
”Indeed. I have extra cocoa and a plus-one to introduce you to. This is Bleufort, the Liddle-Blue-Dog. Now I know you’ve always wanted to meet his famous cousin, but we’ll just have to make due with Short-stock until the main attraction shows up. I go to such lengths to fulfill your dreams, don’t I?” Speedy grinned, giving her a peck on the nose before sipping his cocoa. It tasted fine, so beginning with Raven as she was closest, the archer handed each mug to each room occupant in turn, ending his journey with the tray at the coffee table, without once asking if they were even in a hot cocoa mood or not.

Sometimes, Speedy didn’t ask questions.
Sometimes, he just answered questions that hadn’t been asked.

”Why should they? I should think being called magical and compared to hot stuff rather flattering! This packet o’Sage is mine, though, so let’s not blow the pepper around too freely, dig?” Speedy jerked his thumb over at Raven as he stood sipping cocoa, as he struggled to keep his giggles in check at the wolf-man’s awkwardness, but enjoyed a well-placed reference when he recognized it. The spice rack one was too ‘rich’.

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Nodding in reply Danny smiled at their visitor. “Why you barmy it is no trouble at all! I’ll get you some fresh water posthaste,” he said as he flew into the kitchen to pour the wolf boy a cup. While there he overheard Raven and Zatanna’s voices. They too were excited to meet Ghostdance, Zatanna especially. Danny in truth wasn’t sure what to make of it for already he was feeling…things. While getting Ghostdance’s water Danny peered over the counter, watching the two with an annoyed look in his eye. Danny couldn’t help feeing jealous, but he didn’t understand why. After all, he just met the guy and all he knew was his name and that he is a wolf man of some sort.

After getting some ice cubs in the glass Danny flew back inside the Common Room just in time to witness Zatanna and Ghostdance shaking hands. “That’s because they are,” Danny informed Ghostdance, answering for the girls. “Here’s your drink,” he added, offering him the glass of iced water. Then realizing that was an interesting trick on his part for recognizing such since the stranger was precisely that a stranger who knew nothing about them yet, Danny shot him a curious look. “But how did you know that? Are you by any chance a power sensor?” questioned Danny.

Then suddenly Speedy came by and practically forced a mug of hot chocolate into the hummingbird boy’s hands. Being the polite Titan he was Danny smiled at the red-headed archer. “Thanks,” he told him as he took a quick sip of the chocolate. “Oh,” he said, slightly startled by how hot the drink was. He placed a hand to his mouth. “It’s a little on the warm side. It’s delicious though.”

Max, meanwhile, was just watching everyone in the room. To Ghostdance’s question concerning if he knew Batman and Green Arrow Max just sort of frowned. “Well, I never met them personally, but like everyone else here I do know of them,” Max admitted. At Speedy’s suggestion that some of them could help Ghostdance hone his abilities Max practically jumped at the offer. “That’s right if you decide to stick around I could…spar with you. I know some…moves you might find interesting…” offered Max with a smile. He almost said, ‘alien moves,’ but quickly stopped himself. The last thing he wanted was for his own teammates to think him an alien.

This was about the same time that Speedy went about the room, handing everyone hot chocolate whether they wanted it or not. Max who loved sweets happily took it. The boy seemed to have a tougher stomach than most because he downed the entire thing in one gulp without even having to blow on it. “Thanks. More please,” he said, smiling at Speedy while holding up his now empty mug. This earned him a surprised look from Danny who was still trying to drink his without burning his tongue off. Getting an idea the hummingbird boy took out his flask containing his nectar and poured it into his glass. Taking another sip he smiled. “Ah, much better. Hey anybody want some nectar in their hot chocolate?” offered Danny, holding up his flask. The flask itself looked like something that would normally contain alcohol.

As he looked around the room the hummingbird boy caught sight of his partner’s injured arm. Looking at him, Danny frowned. “What?” the younger boy demanded after catching his overtly protective partner looking at him funny. “Your arm Max. What happened to it? Did someone hurt you?” Danny, concerned asked. Blushing Max lowered his arm and hid it behind his back. “Uh nothing…” Max lied, a typical response for a thirteen year old to make. “Please don’t lie to me Max,” Danny said, getting annoyed. “I wasn’t,” Max lied again. At this Danny just sighed, clearly exasperated. “Come on Maxwell stop messing around and show me your arm.” “Ugh, you’re being boring again,” Max pointed out. “No, I’m not! I’m just…concerned is all. Now please, show me your arm and tell me what happened,” pleaded Danny, now flying over to Max. “Promise you won’t laugh.” “Max… I promise, whatever it is, whatever happened I will not laugh.” “Do you swear it?” Max said looking intently into Danny’s bright blue eyes. “I swear it.”

At last Max was satisfied and explained what happened: that this jerky teen came over asking for trouble by bothering him and Ghostdance. That said teen scratched him up using his keys while Max was still in his car form. When Max finished Danny looked at his friend’s arm and frowned. “Ghostdance did his best when he patched me up. He did a pretty good job at keeping me from bleeding further,” mentioned Max. “I should have been there…” muttered Danny under his breath. “Hey, it’s not your fault. You couldn’t have known,” Max assured Danny. “Yeah, but we’re partners, best mates. I…I really should have been able to do something to stop it…” “I don’t know what you could have done… And anyway the guy was a real clorbag,” Max insisted.

Ignoring him Danny looked at Ghostdance. “Thank you for helping out Max. But perhaps one of you speedy healers can heal Max’s arm,” thanked Danny as he gazed around the room. He knew Raven was a healer and Z surely had a fast heal spell on her.

[Bry]

"You're practically Heaven on earth," Raven confirmed the archer's comment dryly, but when Speedy kissed her nose, she smiled. Taking the offered mug, she stood silent but contented in the kitchen, observing the room and its occupants while blowing into the hot chocolate. Ghostdance, as their guest introduced himself, was still chattering nervously, and Raven fixed her gaze on him; his words brought an amused smirk to her face. Spice rack?

"Dead on," she replied over her mug, just as Danny also answered for her. Her eyes narrowed slightly in irritation at this, but she continued on anyway. "Danny's right, I'm a witch. How could you tell?" One hand flitted around to gesture at her entire countenance, a joking tint to her words. She obviously wasn't dressed like a fairy princess.

She had to agree with Speedy, really. Ghostdance would be a good addition to the team, something about him said that already. Perhaps it was the oddity of his appearance, or the blatant way he'd called her out on her use of magic, but Raven liked him already.

Speedy certainly seemed to, if his lighthearted puns had said anything about it.

As the archer claimed her with a few such snarky words and a jerk of his thumb, a flush rose imperceptibly up her neck; it was something that happened all too often anymore, and no matter how convinced Raven was that she'd get used to it, she hadn't yet. Wrapping her hands just a little tighter around the mug of cocoa, Raven took a hesitant sip and looked for a subject change.

Danny's running commentary with Max provided just that. Raven turned to face them, and frowned upon hearing what they were saying. She lowered the mug just a little.

"You're hurt?" she asked, setting the cocoa on the counter and walking around to get a better look at the situation. Danny requested that she and Zatanna heal the boy, and Raven nodded without looking at him; her eyes were still on Max. "Of course I can," she replied, holding out a hand to take his arm, raising her eyebrows at him in an unspoken question.

That is, if it's okay?

[Aly]

Zatanna's heart lifted a bit at the way that Ghostdance looked at her. There was no blush on her pale cheeks, though. She just soaked up the attention. Opening her mouth, she was about to affirm Ghostdance's theory, but Danny got there first. Unlike Raven, Zatanna gave Danny a dirty look before talking after her. "Yes, I do magic. My mother was a Homo Magi and my father a stage magician. I'm not that great at magic myself, though. I'm still learning." She shrugged and dropped Ghostdance's hand, folding them behind her politely. She knew she talked too much and didn't want to scare away the new kid.

When Max mentioned healers, Zatanna bit her lip. She could probably try to heal Danny, but she wasn't sure she could do it. Her magic was kind of tricky at times and didn't do exactly what she wanted. She looked at Speedy briefly as he spoke about Raven being his "packet of O'Sage" or something like that and rolled her eyes. Speedy was all about the PDA nowadays. She was surprised that the empath stood for it. From what she had heard about Raven before, her emotions were really on the down-low or she, like.... exploded or something.

Her attention went back to the newcomer and she held back more questions. Like, why was he a wolf? Was that because of magic? Was he some descendant of the Homo Magi race, too? Probably not that last one, though. She at least hoped not. Running into a relative probably wouldn't be the best thing right now. Especially with her dad mad at her. Well, it would be on her mom's side, anyways. She really didn't want to burst into tears right now, so thinking about her mom wasn't a great idea.

Coming back to reality, she walked over and plopped down on the couch a respectable ways away from Ghostdance. Well, with a cushion between them at least.

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Ghostdance felt a bit jealous of Speedy. Not so much the fact that he knew all these heroes personally, but he had this support net that looked after him. He wasn't even sure if his Mom knew that he had powers or not. The last him he even talked to his Dad was about three years ago. It was definitely envy-worthy. When he mentioned his training being delayed, he focused on his claws picking at them a bit, his ears flattening to his head.

The floor got extremely fascinating when he started flirting with Raven.

"And I did say I'm just passing through. I am greatly honored by the offer. God knows it's an amazing opportunity, but it's a lot of responsibility to just ask of someone without thought." he explained, hoping he didn't offend anyone. "And uh, I have a lot of stuff I'm trying to figure out about myself. It would be irresponsible and I can't justify doing that at the expense of the safety of people." he said, staring at his clawed feet, curling his toes out of nervousness.

"And my eyes, they um, they see the preternatural." cocooning himself in logic "I'm not exactly sure how it works. I theorize I simultaneously peer into the near spirit world and our own at the same time, allowing me to see the flow of magic, spirits, and the occasional aura of various nouns or nexus points and portals. I can still tell what is real and what is not physically there though." he started to blabber, taking a sip of his water after a nod of thanks.

Anxiously he wagged his tail a bit, the heavy fluffy implement drumming onto the couch in a steady rhythm as he picked at the bottles label. "However this is just a theory. I have no idea how I would even go about testing this. I um, also apparently can do ritualized magic of my own. This form, besides allowing me the mundane senses of my lupine counterpart grants me increased physical capabilities and limited regeneration. Also, sometimes when my temper flairs I can punch intangible entities and I exhibit something similar to the phenomena known as ghost lights or will-o'-the-wisp. I think it's a manifestation of spiritual energy. Like orbs at a haunted location or the holy fire of an Abrahamic angel and his sword or the flaming wheels you see in Chinese and Japanese mythology."