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✦ 001 ✦ [video]

[As the feed turns on, one may notice the camera pointed directly at an open window, where some might recognize a familiar face, and others, a slightly less familiar (and noticeably younger) face. Sitting on a large tree branch just outside her room. Because why not?]

[14-year-old Zatanna looks oddly at peace for the moment, back leans against the rough bark, a few pieces peppering the shoulders of her black jacket blazer. One leg dangles off the edge, the other bent at the knee. She has a half smile on her face, and her eyes continue to casually take in her surroundings, even as she addresses the Network.]

I'll admit...definitely not what I was expecting.

[Implying that she's somehow unsurprised by her current limbo status. Like she knew something like this would happen, even if there was no way she could've predicted exactly what. Knew and accepted it. For now.]

Can't really complain, though. I'd take a giant tree house over an eternity in empty helmet space any day.

Name's Zatanna, by the way. Zatanna Zatara.

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Something like that.

Basically, don't take 'no' for an answer, and expect your opponent to be just as stubborn as you are. If not, more.

Well, I guess I could give it a shot. But so far all the kedan I've met don't give up easy.

[Well, he's doing pretty good so far, then. Granted, it's easier when he doesn't have to be Peter Parker in the process, but still.]

...That reminds me. There's apparently a chance you'll run into yourself while you're here. And since not everyone's world is the same, there's really no way of knowing how to handle it if it happens.

[Excuse her?]

Wanna run that last one by me again?

Apparently, whoever brought us here is grabbing people from all over. Even a few copies.

I don't think there's another version of you here yet, but considering I already met another version of me, I thought I'd give you a heads up.

You mean, like a clone?

I wouldn't call him a clone, he's just a different me. There's a lot of similarities, but apparently we come from two completely different universes. Or dimensions, or something.

I don't really know what you'd call it, because I didn't think anything like this was even possible until a few weeks ago. But if it could happen to me, there's a good chance it could happen to someone else, too.

[Suddenly, she thinks back to her conversation with that Cat guy from earlier.]

...that...would explain a lot....

It has a way of bringing up a lot more questions than it answers.

On the bright side, I don't think there's been an incident of someone getting an Evil Twin yet. So at least you'll have that working in your favor.

Except, with my luck, it probably would happen to me.

Well, then here's hoping your twin can pull off the Evil Goatee.

[Only Pete is allowed to be that hard on himself Zee, gosh]

Unless she's actually a he, I'm sort of hoping not.

[Who said you had the monopoly on hardships, Pete, gosh]

Well, how else would we tell you apart? You're already the one wearing black, so that just leaves the mandatory facial hair.

[Yup, Pete was gonna keep on trying to keep the new girl distracted from just how frustrating the whole "extra-dimensional kidnapping" thing was. Especially since it was doing wonders for keeping his spirits up in the process.]

Unless...you're the evil twin!

[...yeah that accusation does not sound even a little serious.]

Oh, no. You've discovered my secret. Now I guess I'll just have to hunt you down before you can tell anyone else.

[Her voice is somehow both dull and amused at the same time. Mad acting skills.]

Ah, but will you find the right me?

[...oh hey, unexpected perk of having a doppelganger!

Except not really, because even though Other!Pete can take care of himself, Pete would probably feel all kinds of guilty if anything happened to him because somebody got confused. Even in this fictional scenario.]

Well, since I know there' two of you, I'll just have to come find you both.

A simple locator spell should do the trick.

[...wait, spells? The science nerd would like to call a time-out here, Zee.]

Assuming you've been here long enough that any powers you had from wherever you came from have been able to come back: spells? As in, magic?

[Peter, so help her, she will call you Wally 2.0 if you even start.]

I've been known to dabble.

[Hey he is open to the idea of it if its something he can observe but it is not his fault magic's not real where he comes from]

You dabble in actual magic.

[Just wanting to confirm here, newcomer.]

Both kinds, really.

A bit of stage magic and what you so specifically referred to as "actual" magic.

So, it's actually real where you come from?

I'm guess it's not where you come from?

Not really. Closest thing we have back home are Mysterio's antics, and that's more optical illusion and special effects than "magic."

Well, I don't know about this Mysterio person, but I can assure you: what I do is real. Really real.

Easy! It's nothing personal, I'm just saying that's how it is back home.

[He didn't mean anything Zee, it's just that being a ~~man~~ boy of science is hard]

Any chance I could see some of it? The real stuff, I mean.

And if you don't mind, obviously.

[She hesitates, than relaxes.]

Sorry. I just...get a little tired of people trying to call me and my dad a fake, is all. Even when the magic's real, not everyone's always willing to believe, y'know?

Yeah, I can show you a few things. Any requests?