capeandcowl | one ✩ voice

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karen starr | power girl

one ✩ voice

[ 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. ]

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Not really. They're superpowers, they're not necessarily relevant to the job. At least not for politics, maybe if I was in engineering.

You never know when they might come in handy.

Believe me, I do.

I've had them for almost fifteen years now.

[ A pause. ]

You didn't always have them?

No, ah. It's a recent-ish development. No big deal, from what I hear, it happens to people in some worlds from time to time.

Could be you've always had the ability, it just didn't activate until later on. If Doctor Mid-Nite were here he could probably tell you.

No, it wasn't fucking like that at all. I know exactly how I got them, and it was pure shit luck.

I would seriously appreciate it if you stopped talking to me like that.

Christ, sorry. [ He's really trying, but talking about his powers brings it back out. ]

Now, you want to explain?

Unfortunately, I have an agreement with the NSA that prevents me from speaking too much about my powers. Even saying what I have is skirting the line.

[ As is the lie, it's the NSA back home, not here. ]

[ Really? That just makes her squint at this entire conversation, but she won't push it. More important things to deal with. ]

Alright, and -- [ She pauses. ] Sorry, give me a second.

Everything okay, or is the reality crushing in?

[ The audio is cut for several minutes before it's flicked back on. ]

Is today catch a window washer day? That's the second time that's happened...

[ A pause. If silence was a moment of boyish fanboying, this would be it. ]

Ah, people falling off? You can fly, then? [ like he doesn't know. ]

That and a whole lot of other things. [ She turns on the video then, so he can catch her floating above an area of Central Park. ]

Oh. Well that's pretty handy. [ He'll do video for you peej. Which gives her a view of an office. And his circuit-scarred mug. ]

I had to build a jet pack to pull that back in my superhero days, I bet it's a lot easier like that.

[ Excuse her as she focuses on that... detail. ]

Uh.

... You were in the business, too?

[ That looked like it hurt once upon a time. ]

I don't know if I'd call it a business where I come from. More like attempting and failing. There's a reason I'm in politics.

You look a lot better suited for that kind of thing, honestly.

[ She finally tears her eyes off the circuits or whatever it is on his face. ]

I have to admit it's not for everyone. Politics are likely your calling -- and mine is punching idiots who disrupt the peace in the face. [ It all works out in the end. ]

[ it's so rude to stare... ]

Yeah, well, there are multiple ways to solve every problem, right? Sometimes punching an idiot in the face is the way to get the job done; and sometimes it's just supremely satisfying.

[ Shh.

But really, what if the mayor is actually a robot? ]

Most of the time it's both.

What made you quit? [ He said failing, but... she hopes it wasn't anything horrible like significant loss of life. ]

[ WOW!!! ]

Well, in my world, it's not really all that necessary. I did more harm than good, so I hung it up. [ He doesn't sound abashed, or upset, just matter-of-fact on it. ] Besides, getting chased by the police constantly gets really old.

Oh. [ A light breeze pushes her hair to flutter about her face for a second. ] That would get old.

Besides, there's more to being a hero than putting on costumes. [ She tugs at the edge of her boob window to emphasize. ] But you must know that. Firefighters, cops, our armed forces, etc...

Yeah, I know it all too well.

It's just not something that really, well, no matter how much you want to do good, sometimes gumption just isn't enough.

Although, sometimes you find your actual calling, if it's not what you're suited for. You sound like the real deal though.

[ He knows she is... ]

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