audio; anonymous

[demon_brat]

[Good evening, Keeliai, have your first Damian-as-Robin post. And, yes, it is the slightly different Robin voice, too.]

Considering the level of technology here, there was an item I found on the Mainland that might, I suppose, belong to one of the foreigners. It certainly doesn't match anything native, especially with the organic component in the consoles.

It is a laptop with a glowing symbol on it, and if anyone has something like that, back home, let me know.

[Yes, the specifics of the symbol are left out on purpose. Damian has to have a way to check if the item really does belong to the person who might answer.]

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[Video]

[plains_hunter]

Might want to be careful with it. Could be rigged as a trap, for all you know.

audio; anonymous

[demon_brat]

>Tt.< I am aware of that.

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[plains_hunter]

It was just some advice, there's no need to get all snippy about it.

audio; anonymous

[demon_brat]

Assuming incompetence has that effect.

[Sorry, this Robin is snippy at the best of times. Somebody Batman has filed as a threat? Well. It makes him even less patient. And that's saying something.]

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[plains_hunter]

I wasn't calling you stupid, I was looking out for people's safety. I suggest you dial back on the attitude.

[video]

[backwordscompatible]

And if somebody's walking around, looking for said item...who should I direct them to?

audio; anonymous

[demon_brat]

This message, obviously.

[backwordscompatible]

That's a 'what', not a 'who'.

[demon_brat]

I am aware.

[backwordscompatible]

And deliberately avoiding an actual answer.

Interesting.

audio

[sophos]

What kind of symbol? Laptops seem pretty common for most people. Macs have that little apple at the back.

audio; anonymous

[demon_brat]

Those apples don't glow.

audio;

[sophos]

Never had one to know for sure.

[Pause. He said symbol, not logo. It's a little thing, but it's telling, a careful word choice, combined with the fact that he didn't answer her 'what symbol' question. She doesn't want to get her hopes up, but -] It's not a Greek symbol by any chance, is it?

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[demon_brat]

[He's cranky, but that question? Actually catches his attention. Suddenly, 95% batcrypted communication.]

Maybe.

[It could be a triangle... but, well. Greek makes a little bit more sense. Ahem.]

Which one? Because I'm not letting it go to the wrong person.

audio; 95% batcrypted

[sophos]

[!!!]

[Slightly more hope?? She tries to keep it out of her tone. And suddenly his wariness and secrecy makes more sense - withholding details means only the owner could actually know.]

Delta. A large blue delta. Is the rest of it white?

[zerotoawesome]

So, basically it's like every laptop ever?

perma audio and anonymous on this side

[demon_brat]

No. Which part of 'glowing' is so difficult to conceptualize?

[zerotoawesome]

Glowing as in radiation or glowing as in it just lights up? Because, dude, screens totally glow, and the logos on some laptops do too.

[demon_brat]

Separate from the logo.

Does it take so much wondering, to figure out something would not have been pointed out as a distinguishing sign unless it differs from the usual operation of the device?

[come on, people. Stop with the stupid.]

[zerotoawesome]

So, just a random glowing something on the computer? Because that might not be a good thing... Like radiation.

[Asking Santo to stop being stupid is like asking the moon to stop affecting the tides.]

→ audio; encrypted 99%

[controlledvariable]

[she knows that Robin voice]

Anything interesting on the laptop?

[She's just assuming Damian and/or Bruce have hacked into it, because god forbid they understand privacy.

She's sticking to audio for now because she knows she looks like crap]

→ audio; encrypted 99%

[demon_brat]

[oh, by now he is so cranky.]

You mean, besides a glowing symbol that I already mentioned?

[Grumpy sigh.]

Enough to say that its contents are highly specialized and it would still do a lot of damage in the wrong hands. Which doesn't seem to have been the case. Hence looking for its actual owner.

→ audio; encrypted 99%

[controlledvariable]

Hey. [it's a bit of a warning not to snap at her, but she mostly just sounds tired; she's not looking for an argument] I just thought you might be willing to tell me more than you'd share with the general public.

Good luck tracking down the owner.

→ audio; encrypted 99%

[demon_brat]

>Tt.< [Hey, he actually answered. That's... progress. And he does know, he's just. Botching doing something right. Again.]

It has things on it that are on the border between technology and magic. [And he can say that without irony or uncertainty.] Whoever owns it has used some of it, so returning it to them won't change the balance of things. But we will know whom to watch. May already know.

[And because the tone is nagging at him - she hasn't really used it in him for a while, he thinks back about things for a moment. Then, reluctantly, offers.]

Are you in need of anything?

→ audio; encrypted 99%

[controlledvariable]

A magic computer. [Babs would probably love to get her hands on that]

Whoever owns it could be a useful ally. [there's a bit of a warning in that, too, meaning be nice to whoever claims it.

The offer gives her pause; she's surprised that would offer, especially when he's seemingly in a bad mood. Still, she can hear that reluctance]

I'm managing, but thank you.