one ✩ voice

[boobwindow]

[ The ID on the Network appears as Power Girl.

As the audio begins, anyone with a good ear or paying close attention will notice there isn’t complete radio silence between the time the feed turns on and when a woman begins speaking. There’s a passing wind that lightly filters in through the speaker – and are those wings flapping in the distance? ]

Okay, I get it; Lachesis does not appreciate a hands on approach. Does she really call herself that? I guess she doesn’t get memos, but I thought I washed my hands of this alternate universe mess a while ago and I’m seriously not interested in being apart of it.

The City... that’s original. [ A light scoff. ] Should have stuck with New York.

If anyone from the JSA or the League is—oh. One second. [ The audio cuts for about five minutes before it’s switched back on and Peej sighs. ] That was a close call.

Sorry, as I was saying: All-stars or JSA, Leaguers, Titans, heck even Legionnaires ... this is Power Girl. I think I’ve gotten the gist of the situation, but if there’s anything else I need to be briefed on get in contact with me ASAP.

[ Not that her voice will betray how she really feels, but she really hopes she’s not stuck in another alternate universe by herself again. ]

Comments

[not_really_charlie]

Why not? Nobody here's evn from my world. Not like they can dig around for my past on another planet.

[boobwindow]

You're really an open book, aren't you?

[not_really_charlie]

Guess I can't keep my mouth shut with a pretty girl.

That, or ten months of being stuck here here... Not everything's so important to keep stuck. [But no, there's still a lot of things she keeps hidden.]

[boobwindow]

[ Another pause. It's not the first time this has happened to her, but it's usually men. Not that women haven't been caught staring at her boob window before. ]

One: woman. Two: Flattered, but not interested.

Well, no one's panicking which is a good thing. Kidnapped folk tend to have very nasty reactions so I'm glad people are relatively calm so far.

[not_really_charlie]

One - woman, then. Two - figured. Still true, though.

It's not like we all got kidnapped yesterday. We're getting used to it.

[boobwindow]

I'm worried about Stockholm syndrome, honestly. [ So hopefully this aura of calm isn't due to that. ] How have you been keeping busy, Charlie?

[not_really_charlie]

If you mean loving the porter? I wouldn't worry that much...


IT girl. Remember? Plus, I'm sort of mounting the hacking defense against Vulcanis... [Or trying, anyway. She's only found one other halfway decent hacker so far.]

Plus, there's... Cyd. My roommate. Who looks just like me. [Yeah. Best to get that out of the way.]

[boobwindow]

Again: should you really be talking about that in public? [ She's surprised by how open this lady is about the fact. That's sensitive information. ] Wait, let me answer that for you: no. You don't talk about hacking the terrorist organization on a public network.

... Come again?

private; at last

[not_really_charlie]

Blame jack. He's the one who asked me to on public network. I've pretty much given up on keeping secrets in this place. [Not true. She just figures if she reveals a few flashy secrets, people won't probe into the intimate secrets she really cares about.] Why do you think I'm doing private recruiting?

Alternate dimensions or something wonky like that. I'm gay, she's straight, I prefer tabletop, she does online gaming.

But we look like identical twin.

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[boobwindow]

You can blame whoever you want -- you need to be more careful. [ Given Vulcanus is clearly bad news for imPorts. ] You're recruiting me? Look, I'd like to help, but I'm also new here. I need to get all the facts straight before making any decisions.

Oh. [ Yeah, she gets how annoying alternate universes are. ] I get it.

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[not_really_charlie]

I'm recruiting hackers. No offense, but unless you're miss tech girl...?

Yeah. So if you think you see me acting all nervous, that's why. [A heartbeat.] She's sweet. [Charlie's more worried about Cyd than herself, right now.]

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[boobwindow]

I just got here, but I'll keep it in mind.

I'll... also keep that in mind? Been there, done that myself. Sort of.

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[not_really_charlie]

You do computer work?

Just in case. She doesn't need anyone mistaking her for me.

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[boobwindow]

I can.

Well, if her name is also on the network I won't.

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[not_really_charlie]

How well?


Right. Because these things always tell the truth... [Considering her main job right now is hacking the network...]

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[boobwindow]

Well enough. [ She's purposely vague. ]

What does that have to do with anything? Unless you're both using the exact same name.

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[not_really_charlie]

So halfway decent, then.

Nothing. Just call it over-worrying.

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[boobwindow]

That? Is just rude.

I'm not going to mistake you for her or vice versa, okay?

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[not_really_charlie]

What? halfway decent's pretty good.

...Thanks.

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[boobwindow]

Please. Stop right there.

[ She's slightly irked by the comment. ]

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[not_really_charlie]

[She just rolls her eyes. Karen's the one who wanted to be vague.]

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[boobwindow]

Now I've got other matters to attend to.

Try not to hit on people and then proceed to assume mediocrity of their skills. Seriously.

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[not_really_charlie]

If you want someone to assume you're great, you should probably stop being vague.

Seriously.

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[boobwindow]

See, you're assuming again. I didn't say anything about me being great.

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[not_really_charlie]

You just don't want me assuming you're average.

Did you seriously not expect assumption when you got all vague?