i ✪ video

[mythically]

( diana is seated at one of the consoles in a café when the video feed begins. it seems she’s already gone a bit native—there’s a kedan-style cloak draped around her shoulders, apparently all she needs to keep warm. still, the glint of gold from her armor is perfectly visible, as is the tiara set amongst her dark curls. she’s making no pretense of who she is, should anyone be able to recognize her.

she lifts a hand in simple greeting, smiling. she’s perfectly calm, though anyone who knows her well can probably sense just a bit of tension in the set of her shoulders, the way her eyes are focused. )

There’s many of you here that I know. And many more that I do not.

My name is Diana, and while I’m newly arrived I believe I’ve gotten most of the basics of the situation. It seems you’ve all been busy, recently.

( there’s nothing mocking about her words, and her smile is genuine and honest. she pauses, for a moment, as though to give her audience a breather. then, she continues— )

I’m sure there’s a lot to be done, and I’m willing to offer my assistance to anyone who should need it. But first, I would like to be better acquainted with all of you. If we’ve met before, I’m sure you’ll come and say hello. And if we haven’t, it’s never too soon for introductions.

( both before and after this broadcast and subsequent conversations, diana will be flying over the same café. in effect, she’s using herself as a beacon. feel free to run into her in person if you’d prefer. )

Comments

[backwordscompatible]

[She grins at this, as if Diana had stumbled upon some kind of private joke. Complete with a good-natured roll of the eyes.]

Neither. We don't have a name. Never did. We're just the Team.

[mythically]

Well, that's a functional title, at least.

_{( sometimes she thinks all the different names are a bit silly--especially when it comes to the jla and the jsa and the jlu and what have you. )}

[backwordscompatible]

[She shrugs nonchalantly, having very little of an opinion in that regard.]

Well, the public isn't exactly supposed to know about us. I mean, that's pretty pointless here, since it seems like all the counterparts from your world went on a reality show, of all things. [Oh, yes. Bart and Tim told her ALL about "Mister Fantastic". SIGH.] I wouldn't've known about it either, if dad hadn't brought me for training with Black Canary that one time.

[mythically]

_{( dinah's a good choice, to train the younger generation. she doesn't have any direct sidekicks, so there's no baggage there. and if she's working with them, that means they haven't cut ties with the league like the teen titans tried to do so long ago. )}

And Dinah's still _{( old seems a strange word to use )} older than you?

[backwordscompatible]

[A nod] Mm-hmm. By about...ten years, I think? Give or take.

But I try not to hold that against her.

[mythically]

_{( thank god someone's still old enough to drink. )}

That's generous of you.

Who else is on this Team?

[backwordscompatible]

["Old enough to drink" is relative. Ask her about the time she and Korra got plastered together at a local bar.]

There's Artemis. Miss Martian. Superboy. Aqualad, who's here in Keelai with me. And... [At this point, her smile become a little more forced and a little sadder] Kid Flash and Robin. They were here. Now they're not.

[mythically]

I'm sorry to have missed them.

How did they leave, do you know? Or what happened to them afterward?

[backwordscompatible]

No. People just disappear, without warning.

Kid Flash came and went a few times, but the last was a while ago. And Robin...I woke up one morning and saw the kedan moving this things out of his room. That's how you know people are gone for good.

[mythically]

Which means the kedan can know definitively, even if we cannot.

_{( she sighs. )}

I'm sorry you've been here without some of your friends, Zatanna.

[backwordscompatible]

Friends...boyfriend

[She straightens a little in her seat, just as the waiter returns with Diana's drink. A faint smile appears. Only slightly forced.]

On the plus side, you should see the ones I've been able to collect since I've been here.

[mythically]

_{( she lifts a brow, but doesn't comment on that part. although... she is zatanna, so. )}

Always a silver lining. Isn't that how the expression goes?

[backwordscompatible]

[So of course nobody was surprised.]

Except when he glows green.

[mythically]

They do tend to do that.

[backwordscompatible]

And what about you?

Much as I'd love to make this conversation all about me-- [No, really, she would] --I'm dying to know what you think about our humble a-Turtle here. Surprises and all.

[mythically]

It's... a bit much, all at once. But aside from being brought here without knowing first, they've been mostly good surprises.

[backwordscompatible]

Any favorites?

[mythically]

I'll probably need a few more days to decide, at least.

But this place is beautiful. Sometimes I forget what an unmarred skyline looks like.

[backwordscompatible]

Fair enough.

[Her eyes drifted upward, taking in the sight of blue eyes and sparse, fluffy clouds. White, of course. Not a hint of rain or snow to be found.]

You have a point. Manhattan can be pretty...sometimes...but it's definitely got nothing on Keelai in that sense.

Plus, I never got to live in a giant treehouse there.

[mythically]

Where I grew up, trees were for climbing. Not for living.

I suppose that will be an adjustment, now.

[backwordscompatible]

Really? They don't have treehouses in your world?

[She's not just talking about Themyscira]

I wouldn't exactly call it the most popular of styles, but half the kids I knew in school had one of those in their backyards. Or knew somebody who did.

Come to think of it...where did you say they put you again? What sector?

[mythically]

Oh, they exist. The Titans even had one for a time as their headquarters.

_{( waving an idle hand. )}

I'm in the Wood Sector. So I'll be experiencing one firsthand, soon enough.

[backwordscompatible]

[Why is she not surprised the likes of Kon and Bart had a treehouse for a headquarters?]

Oh, cool. So we'll get to be neighbors.

It's actually a lot better than you'd think. My neighbor and I use our windows to visit each other, since it takes less time to climb over on the branches than to go around the normal way. [Come to think of it, window visitations in general were far more common than the 'normal' way]

[mythically]

I'm used to visitors stopping by my window. But they usually fly.

[backwordscompatible]

Yeah, I get those too.

Though at least they have the common decency to bring pie.

[Apple pie, to be specific.]