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[relentlesstide]

[When the video starts, the man sitting at the console is still peering warily at some of the hardware. It doesn't seem quite as advanced as the systems he'd outfitted the Aquacave with, but he doesn't particularly trust much of anything here. He's blond, probably tall, and somewhat damp-looking, dressed in an... interesting... orange scaled shirt. His posture is also impeccable, almost royal.] It isn't every day I start things off by being fished out of the sea. [He's not pleased. Not pleased at all, which is obvious from his scathing tone.] The joke is much less humorous to my wife and me.

Obviously I've been... filled in... by the natives, but I'm not sure I trust the information given. Alternate dimensions are rarely so straight-forward. [He mumbles something under his breath and it probably isn't all that appropriate or kingly, but hey, alternate dimensions, just another Tuesday. Or whatever day it is.]

I'm Arthur Curry of Atlantis. Contact me if you're someone I'd actually like to speak to, you'll know who you are. In the mean time, to my 'neighbors'... don't mind the noise, we're doing a little rearranging.

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[littlecousin]

Atlantis?

[HE SAID ATLANTIS. If he hadn't introduced himself as Arthur, Nita would have spent a moment wondering if he was a version of her mother from an alternate universe where everyone's gender was flipped.]

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[relentlesstide]

Yes. [He's looking a little more curious than annoyed now, at least.] I've also gone by Orin. I don't think I recognize you, you're familiar with Atlantis?

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[littlecousin]

["Orin" sounds a lot more Atlantean, but it's still not ringing a bell.]

I'm from Atlantis.

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[imaginate]

[Hello Arthur. Here is Kyle, broadcasting from a Water Sector suite. He's dressed plainly in local fashion, looks a little tired, but he's cheerful as always.]

Am I old enough to know what Shaggy Dog is yet?

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[relentlesstide]

[Oh, thank Neptune, another Leaguer. Kyle's not Diana or Bruce or Kal, but he'll take it.]

No.

How much of what I was told is true? [Straight to business. He's got shit to do, sorry Kyle.]

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[imaginate]

Nice to see you too, Kyle. How's outer space?

[His smile doesn't fade but his tone becomes more serious:]

Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.

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[amonfire]

You mentioned Atlantis somewhere in that friendly introduction of yours.

[ Blond. Probably Defiantly one of Nita's although the attitude comes as a but of a surprise. ]

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[relentlesstide]

I did. You're familiar?

[You do not look Atlantean, good sir.]

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[amonfire]

Only hearsay from a native. Whom I never expected would have associates start showing up.

[ Well the hand painted Doom mask helps obscure a few things. ]

At least on land.

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[andaway]

Arthur! [Kal is so glad to see another familiar face, they have been getting a couple of Leaguers lately. Granted some of said Leaguers don't even know what the Justice League is but hey, that's something.]

Please tell me you recognize me, I could use some good news.

[relentlesstide]

[Aha, another one of the others Kyle mentioned. The fact that it's Kal is mildly reassuring and annoys him at the same time, honestly; if Superman is still here, then leaving the turtle isn't an option at the moment. Leaving the dimension they're in is obviously another story, but...]

Of course I do. Frankly, I could use some good news myself. Tell me you've got something.

[andaway]

[Superman is like a living announcement that they are not going to just walk out any time soon for those in his world, even if he isn't aware of it.]

I have information. I'm guessing you're in the water sector?

> action...?

[cowled]

[Tracing the consoles back to their sectors isn't difficult. And if Arthur were anywhere other than in the Water Sector, Bruce would be...

Not concerned, but wary.

As it is, it's a small matter for him to suit up, head out. He watches the suites for a time from a nearby warehouse roof. Generally, when he can he keeps tabs on which are occupied and which aren't. So, when he sees movement in one of the previously-unoccupied apartments, he drops down to one of the windowsills, soft and soundless.

But he doesn't actually make himself known until he sees Arthur specifically.

He has his hand back. That's recent. It means that Arthur is possibly from a time point after him (he hadn't yet had time to catch up with the League during his foray into the Insider identity). Does Arthur even know he's alive yet?

Hm. Guess he'll find out.

He eases the window open silently and slips inside, an uninvited shadow.]

Aquaman.

[It's the calm, authoritative glass-gravel voice that Bruce uses when he's being Batman. With any luck, Arthur won't call him Bruce in a location he hasn't yet swept for bugs.]

action forever

[relentlesstide]

[Arthur's made himself somewhat easy to find on purpose, all things considered. He doesn't keep very many secrets about himself, certainly not about his identity or his heritage, which makes him somewhat unusual within the League. So the others with their secrets can come to him when and how they need to.

The furniture has already been rearranged in the suite, some of it is down in the pool, but Arthur is generally moving around the rest of the place and inspecting it.

To his credit, he doesn't startle when he hears a gravelly voice. He's been expecting this since Kyle mentioned a 'You Know Who' with a plan.]

Batman.

[cowled]

[There we go. Looks like all those years in the League taught him something.

Uncharitable thoughts aside, Bruce actually does like Arthur. More than he does some of the other Leaguers he's had to work with. He's no Diana, but worse people - and less talented fighters - could have washed up on the shore instead.]

What's the last thing that happened for you?

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[wallcrawler]

For some of it, trusting it's better than the alternative. The part about time being at a standstill while you're here seems to be accurate, at least.

['Ordinary human teenager' probably wasn't on the list of people you'd like to speak to Arthur, but observe Pete not caring.]

Besides, we're in a city on the back of a giant turtle. Gotta figure that's not the only weird thing about this place.

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[relentlesstide]

And that's been confirmed how? [He's skeptical, but kind of hoping that bit is true. Because wow, he has shit to do in Atlantis that's pretty time-sensitive.]

A city built on an ancient creature isn't actually that strange.

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[wintershepherd]

The "if you're someone I'd actually like to speak to" part puts a bit of a crimp in getting to know new people, you know.

Are you really from Atlantis?

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[relentlesstide]

'Making friends' isn't a concern.

Yes. [He's not exactly talkative, sorry Jack.]

[cynisme]

Atlantis. There must be opiates in the water here if you think you're from there.

[relentlesstide]

[It takes all he has not to roll his eyes at you, good sir.] I've thought much the same about you surface-dwellers in the past.

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[hackingyoursensors]

I've gathered some intel, but not a lot. Information is closely guarded here.

[Oh, right he needs to sign his message. A few seconds later, another message is sent:]

It's Robin, by the way. The first one, if that means anything to you.

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[relentlesstide]

So I'm noticing. People are very tight-lipped.

It does, actually. I'm guessing you're still young if you're going by that.

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[storm_warning]

Atlantis? [Subtle disbelief, sure. Ororo still doesn't buy the "whole lost city in the ocean" angle, but what doesn't float in her world might have actually sank in others.] You'd better speak with Nita. She's nuts for Atlanteans.

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[relentlesstide]

[Subtle disbelief is better than outright denial, he supposes. It's always 'out of sight, out of mind' with surface-worlders.] Yes, I already have, we're not exactly from the same Atlantis but it's closer than nothing.