6150/Dancing in Moonlight

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Dancing in Moonlight
Date of Scene: 10 January 2019
Location: An alleyway somewhere in Gotham
Synopsis: Caitlin, on the run from N.O.W.H.E.R.E., crashes in an alley in Gotham, and is noticed.
Cast of Characters: Fairchild, Starfire, Shadow




Fairchild has posed:
It's a beautiful night right now, full moon that brings light to even darker places of the city except that right now a lone redhead is basically leaping and running at extremely high speeds! She apparently is running from something by the fact most of her clothes have what look like an assortment of cuts.. bullet holes and even burn holes from some kind of hot weapon.. Thankfully for all the skin it reveals nothing important is showing.. But the girl is moving FAST leaping several buildings at once and putting divots in the roofs she's pushing off of.

Starfire has posed:
Koriand'r was flying along from the Empire State Build to Titans Tower - a fiery streak of light in the sky coming from her hra. She then sees someone traveling along the rooftops at high speed, looking like she was in a war. She changes course to fly alongside, traveling at the same speed. "Having some trouble?" she calls .

Fairchild has posed:
Yep. Perfect timing. Caitlin who's paying way too much attention behind herself hears those words right when she's going to push off and " What thee.. eeeek " . She doesn't jump gracefully to the next building like she planed Nope.. She pushes up and to the right making her suddenly twist spin.. hit the top of an Ac unit that launches her to crunch into the side of a building. Once she's hit the building, she quickly bounces down to hit the fire escape causing a crunch of metal with some grunts before she lands with a rather loud boom for a girl her size into the alley bellow... Funny enough she looks up doesn't look that hurt either " Crud."

Starfire has posed:
Koriand'r just blinks as she floats there. "Sorry... I thought that was a good time. I'm Starfire and... you seem like you're in trouble. So... I intercepted you. What's going on? Looks like you were... cut, shot, torched... either a very fun party or you'er running from some bad guys. Can I help either way?"

Shadow has posed:
    Meanwhile, Natasha reclines in the back of an entirely unremarkable cab, hat and scarf lying next to her as she reflects on a productive evening. The sound of someone crashing into the ground snaps her out of her reverie. Benny is already slowing, experienced as he is with the Shadow's habits.

    "So much for a quiet evening, eh boss?" he mutters.

    Natasha chuckles. "Hope springs eternal, Benny," she replies, reaching for the hat and sacrf. "It might be nothing. But someone should Know." the Shadow finishes as the scarf and voice mask settle into place. "Keep driving, but stick around in case this doesn't take long."

    With that, the cab briefly stops at the curb, unnoticed by anyone as the door opens and closes as if on its own accord...

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild grumbles as she starts to get up a hand on the side of the trash can and a quick push sends it to the side as she gets up " I'm okay I'm okay," she says, pulling the metal bits of the fire escape off herself. She looks up and blinks at Starfire "holy... I mean hi ..ummm no I'm okay some rather bad people were trying to capture me again.. I'm okay though I was just not sticking around for them to call in back up " . She looks down "... Um. Do you know where I could get a new shirt? Tough skin, but t-shirts... not so much ". She sighs as she can barely salvage the shirt to make a tie-up tube top.

Starfire has posed:
Koriand'r smiles faintly. "Do you need some sanctuary?" she finally asks Caitlin, "Can I get your name? And I can carry you to refuge if you need. I'm very strong." She smiles, flexing her arms as she floats there in front of Caitlin. "Sorry - I don't carry many clothes. I wear as little as I can get away with." Any pursuers probably decided not to engage someone with such strong superpowers and decided to leave as she hovers there, her hair like a living flame lighting up the night.

Shadow has posed:
    And that light casts stark shadows in the alley - including a mostly humanoid silhouette that doesn't seem to have anything casting it.

    "Or if you're willing to talk, I would be interested in hearing more about these 'bad people' that are after you," comes a sinister voice out of seemingly nowhere, just before that shadow ripples and /twists/ in a way that hurts the brain to look at, and suddenly the shape that cast it can be seen: A tall, dark-clad figure whose face is obscured by a slouch hat and red scarf, leaving only a pair of almost inhumanly blue eyes visible. "Miss Kori'Andr, well met. I assure you I intend no harm to you or yours," the figure addresses Kori.

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild Blushes "I can see that..." as Kori comments on her lack of clothing.. She rubs the back of her neck. " I don't want to bring trouble onto your doorstep. You seem nice ummm " She blinks "Orange girl but you don't want the trouble chasing me " . She blinks and slaps her head " Wait you're with the Titans right? Is Superboy still with you? " then that figure shows up " Holy Hell " She quickly gets into combat stance using her foot to flick up a rather thick steel bar to use as a weapon.

Starfire has posed:
Koriand'r points at the figure talking, her finger glowing green - then it fades. "It's Koriand'r," she states, correcting the Shadow's pronunciation. "Good enough. This person was being chased by mysterious figures who apparently didn't want to take me on." She blinks. "Wait... who are you again?" She lowers her arm. "Hopefully someone who isn't going to cause more trouble?"

Shadow has posed:
    The Shadow inclines their head toward Starfire. "Those who know of me call me the Shadow," comes the reply, apparently unconcerned about the steel bar held by Caitlin. "We haven't crossed paths; most of my work is on a different level from yours."

    The figure then turns to Caitlin. "That said, I would like to hear more about these people pursuing you and yours, if you're willing to discuss them."

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild Nods "If you know where Superboy is, I'd like to join you," She says softly. "I need to warn him," She says firmly. "I have some friends that might need the help too, that okay?" She still doesn't drop the bar though as she peers at the strange person and blinks "... Great, magic." She shrugs "Sure they hate it when people learn about em... but if you do, it means you get on their radar. "

Starfire has posed:
Koriand'r nods as she smiles, leaving a card for Caitlin. "This card tells you were the Tower is - but Superboy isn't with us. I wish he was. But if I see him, I'll try to get him in touch with you." With that, Starfire abruptly takes off, leaving Caitlin in the care of the Shadow.

Shadow has posed:
    It's impossible to see the Shadow's expression underneath the scarf, but something in their body language communicates the vicious grin quite effectively regardless. "I look forward to meeting them already," comes the reply. "If you would like a lift out of here," the Shadow looks Cait over, taking the clothing damage in with a critical eye "... And perhaps some intact clothes, I can at least offer that in compensation for your information."

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild blinks as she watches the girl leave and looks at the Shadow "You sure? We're talking major heat here .. The kind that have chased my friends and me all over the planet and have metas working for them.. These guys are no joke, you get on their radar, they will come for you till your gone and any trace next to you is gone " .

Shadow has posed:
    "So you'll do the heroic and self-sacrificing thing and decline assistance from anyone to protect them from the wrath of your enemies?" The Shadow counters. "Or you could accept that those like Starfire or myself are capable of making our own choices as to whose enmity we'll risk for doing the right thing. Besides," they continue, eyes narrowing, "If they operate as you say, it would only be a matter of time before we crossed paths. At least this way it'll be on my terms."

    The Shadow holds out one hand, as unthreatening as a tall figure in a black coat and cloak is capable of being. "There is no shame in needing help, nor in accepting aid that's freely given."

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild Sighs as she rubs her forehead and drops the steel pipe " Sure.. You're right sorry just been on the run so long " she sighs " it's hard to let go ' She looks down, " but I do need clothes " She tugs her bottom a little to try and cover her ass not that it works. The Very tall redhead amazon girl walks over "hopefully not too far .. if not I'll go back to rooftop jumping".

Shadow has posed:
    The Shadow chuckles - or at least that's what the sound probably means. "Not far at all, they reply, leading the way out of the alley where a passing cab slows to a halt right by the curb, the door opening just as the Shadow reaches it and gets in... And absolutely no one else Caitlin can see so much as bats an eye - either at the Shadow, or at the severely underdressed girl following behind.

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild shivers as the magic most likely touched around her but she moves into the cab. "Why does magic make me squirm.... I really need to investigate that " She says shaking her head .

Shadow has posed:
    "You get used to it, lady," comes the reply from the weathered-looking cabbie in the driver's seat, who gives her a brief glance in the mirror before addressing the Shadow. "Where to, Boss?"

    "The nearest shopping district. She'll need some intact clothes." the Shadow replies, and Benny just chuckles as he pulls away from the curb and into the streets...

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild Smiles "Just a top and bottom will be fine nothing crazy... You can't get a bra in my size normally anyways, " she says with a sigh.. the side effect of being a 6ft glamazon of course. She tugs her top a bit through her eye's are taking in every detail inside the cab.. as she looks at the shadow " Is it safe to talk here I'm gathering? The group that's after me is called Nowhere, they are off the books but connected to the Government which makes them dangerous and extremly hard to beat... ".

Shadow has posed:
    Another chuckle, shared between Benny and the Shadow. "Ask any cabbie you'll ever meet and they'll tell you nobody pays much attention to a cab unless they need a ride anyway... An' that's /without/ the Boss doing his thing," Benny replies.

    "Indeed. People /could/ overhear us. But they won't."

    The Shadow leans back against the seat before turning to look at Cait again. "And they are after you, specifically, for a reason, I take it? Possibly to do with your abilities, I'll hazard -- normal humans don't look as intact as you do after enduring the kind of damage your clothes indicate you took recently... Are they somehow responsible for them, or are they hoping to discover how you obtained them?"

Fairchild has posed:
Caitlin Fairchild Looks up "I was... A scientist. I developed some things.. Things I've since destroyed " She sighs a bit " They thought it would be a good idea to test some of my inventions on myself, I got lucky in a sense and ended up like this I'm pretty strong and tough yeah.. they want that and everything else I knew and helped them make more.. they also want my friends the victims of my inventions.. they see us a property they want back . "

Shadow has posed:
    "People," the Shadow states with a certain declarative flatness in their voice, "are /not/ property. If this group you mention has forgotten that... They need to be reminded."