9612/Checking in stocking up.

Checking in stocking up.
Date of Scene:	16 October 2019
Location:	Living Quarters, Titans Tower
Synopsis:	Tim comes clean on some things but spreads a little confusion
Cast of Characters:	Red Robin, Zachary Zatara, Danger

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Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake has not been by the tower of much as of late. He has left this mostly Damian's place, but today he is in costume, with a couple of duffle bags over his shoulder. He steps off the elevator looking about.

Zachary Zatara has posed:
Introduced to Titans customs, Zachary now has a degree of access to the general rooms of the Tower, including the living quarters. He's seated on a sofa, wearing a crisp dress shirt under a sleeveless black jumper and a neatly pressed tie. Before him, on the table, are occult tomes and the like, and he flickers through them carefully.

Initially, the arrival of Robin of the red variant doesn't seem to hold his attention, but he does a double-take and eyes the hero curiously. After a beat, he offers, "Sorry about your...well, was Batman your dad, too?"

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks over to the young man, and says "Sorta, yea, not quite the same as Robin but yea." He will walk over sitting the duffle bags on the table with a little thunk. "Thanks for trying to look after the kid."

Zachary Zatara has posed:
A hand waves, and if that bag was gonna hit the tomes, they do not. Gotta protect his books. They're old. "Oh. So you mean like adopted or..." Zachary shakes his head, leaning into the sofa now that he has company and pulling his socked feet underneath him. "You don't have to answer that. I know how hero types can be with their identities. Me, I'm an open book."

He says this, without room for doubt, and continues, "It didn't do much good. That was quite the spectacle. I thought if I could calm him down...I don't know. To me, Superman isn't - wasn't the villain in this story. I hear things about people doing monstrous stuff when they're possessed or under someone's influence. Supes just happened to have a large capacity for horrible deeds."

Shaking his head, he asks, "So how are you holding up?" Clearly under the impression that Batman may be dead too.

Danger has posed:
Walking into the room, Danger appears to be seeking out some form of drink or food but pauses upon seeing people. She smiles and walks over. Right now she appears to have short red hair, spiked up in a style that would be better fit in a certain anime involving screaming than in normal life but then she's kinda got a trick that allows her to do things most can't with hair. Her eyes are slate grey and she has on a pair of shorts and blue shirt.

When she gets near the pair, she waves, "Hi, Zach. Hello, Red Robin." She then blinks once and looks distant, "Oh, right. You have also lost someone." She then steps closer to Robin and opens her arms wide, "I will hug you and that will give comfort." She smiles brightly, "Feel free to embrace back or simply sob. Both are carthartic for humans, I am told."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake will hug Danger back with one arm, and says "I am doing ok Danger, than you for the hug though." He offers the woman, knowing she is trying. He looks over to Zach, and says "Yea, I need to talk to your cousin about that soon, you might be able to answer a bit for me to think about it. Could someone put something magical either in or on someone that would be dormant and undetectable for a few months then kick in?"

Zachary Zatara has posed:
Lips tugging into a rueful smile, "You're asking the wrong questions, Rojo. When it comes to magic, it's not 'can' or 'could', but 'how' and 'how much'. You could, yeah," Zach worries his lower lip, then says, "Zee was under the impression that he was being controlled. She was able to prevent it...or something, but I don't know the details." He technically wasn't supposed to say anything about that, but Superman is dead and buried. No harm, right?

"Hi, Daro," Zatara waves.

Danger has posed:
A bright smile comes to Daro's lips at the hug before she nods, "Excellent. You are welcome." She then steps back and blinks at the question and then looks to Zach. She turns slightly and raises her hand. Suddenly what appears to be Superman is floating beside them. Slowly he seems to become transparent though and starts to glow with various cells. She zooms in slowly upon a point in his stomach and it stretches out till there's just cells and vessels and the like.

She points at the cells that can be clearly seen as if they were the size of dinner plates and looks back, "He was altered on a cellular level." She nods her head and points, "Magic isn't simply the answer. Many virus and bacteria that exist upon this planet go dormant for months, years, and even rare cases of decades." She points at the cells, "Given the alterations made to the one known as Superman, it is possible that someone could have implanted any number of long lasting changes within his being. The ramifications are many and terrible." She then gestures and the hologram vanishes, "I was not able to examine him further upon his first recovery. Otherwise I might have been able to determine that he was still in danger. For that, I am very sorry."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks to Danger, and says "Is this accurate of what was going on with him, during the last few weeks?" He will look to her, and says "I need a copy of this information any anything connected to it. He hmms and says "I am going to find out exactly what happened and make sure it does not happen again. We don't need anyone else being controlled like that." He looks back to Zach, and says "You have a number I can contact her if not can go through Justice League but might take a bit longer.

Zachary Zatara has posed:
"Don't you hate it when the technology is smarter than you," Zachary says, grinning, and he indeed fishes out a piece of paper for Red Robin. "This is actually the second time this week someone has asked me for her number. I usually say no, but I don't think you're up to no good."

Handing the paper to Red Robin, he explains, "Magic or no, it had a magic solution. It was temporary but possible. If you need any help on that front, I make a great stand-in for the Mistress of Magic."

Danger has posed:
A look to Tim and Danger smiles, "I have the most advanced medical scanners known to man." She nods, "Some not known as well." She shrugs, "It is not only accurate, it is first hand. I was allowed to scan him down to a cellular level." She then looks off into the distance for a moment before looking back, "There, you should receive an email that will lead to a link to a server that will contain the entirety of the information only openable with my permission. Inform me when you do open it via text message. I will release it and then delete it."

She then looks over at Zach, "Was that comment meant to be some sort of offense?" She asks and tilts her head, "I have been learning about that lately."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks at the two of them, and says "Now don't start a magic vs tech argument, both can be useful. I have seen both have been quite useful, even had a bit of an offer to be taught magic, but my expertise is in tech. I am going to need to get all the information we can gather. I think we may have had an issue not getting everything we needed together. He hmms and says Danger you know Oracle correct?" He will ask the AI.

Zachary Zatara has posed:
"A compliment, I think," Zach says with a sharp nod. It was directed at Tim, about Daro, yes, but without malice. He offers her his most benevolent smile.

To Tim, it wavers slightly, and he asks, "Anything else I can assist you with, Red?"

Danger has posed:
A look at Tim and she states, "I would not argue but I have been told that I must defend myself against verbal attacks as well as physical. I am learning this." She then smiles to Zach, "And then thank you for your compliment." She then blinks and looks toward Tim again, "I know of Oracle. I am not directly familiar with the one known as Oracle, though. No."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake nods, and says "I will see about getting you in touch, I want to see if we can possibly get a central center for information, see if we can keep things like this from happening again. " He looks to Zach, and says "Thats the main thing I can think of, but if I think of anything will let you know, and maybe I can hook you up with some more atlantian nick knacks.

Zachary Zatara has posed:
As Robin spoke, Zatara had already begun to pack his things. A scroll is closed, and the fragile tomes are delicately closed. "Sure sure, I will let you know if I can find anything else myself. I can be pretty busy these days myself, but this sounds pretty important to you, and I'm willing to accommodate my schedule for-"

He pauses. Straightens. Looks Red Robin in his masked face. It's almost comedic how the realization dawns on him. Frame by frame, his features go from confusion, worry, to shock.

Danger has posed:
Totally aware of no joke, Danger simply looks from one person to the other before smiling and then nodding, "I think something was said but I missed it." She nods her head before looking over to Tim, "I will look forward to speaking ot Oracle." She then looks over to Zachary, "And may we speak again at some point as well. I should probably continue my day. I have much to do."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks to Danger and says "Just giving Zach a clue in on something. I figure I needed to if I wanted to stay in the shadows while he was around, while I was not in costume." He does not seem upset about it "Plus I figured getting the shock over now would be easier."

Zachary Zatara has posed:
"Holy shit! Fuckin - what," The domino mask can only do so much to hide one's identity when Zachary's clued in on it. "If you're Robin....if Timothy Drake Wayne is Red Robin..."

He drops back onto the sofa. Superman and Batman are abstract concepts to him, many people not even believing the Batman exists. A fanboy of figures like Houdini or Giovanni Zatara, he never looked up to them and perceived them as figures more than anything. Like Big Foot or Santa Claus. But with Tim coming out as Red, that means Bruce must be Batman, and that means someone he knew died. "So Bruc-Mister Wayne. He's gone."

Danger has posed:
A look over at Tim and then at Zachary before Danger just shakes her head. She always forgets that humans can't see in various spectrums and quickly process data. She shrugs and starts away, "You both have a good day." She then is heading toward the elevator. Probably helps that she's based off of a certain Robin's mind.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake shakes his head, and figured the fact Damian goes by Damian would have given a lot away. Tim does cover though, his own identity he is ok with the titans having. "No Bruce was hurt in the battle between Superman and Batman but he is alive." He tells honestly. "You would be amazed at what you can get away with when your step dad is a multimillionaire playboy." He tells the other man "With time Bruce should recover he is getting the best medical attention money can buy."

Zachary Zatara has posed:
The confusion is back, and Zachary is still processing. Quietly, he says "See you, Danger," and goes back to carefully watching Timothy. "Thanks for...cluing me in, I guess. Robin...is //he// Damian?" There aren't many teenage boys that are five foot three.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks to Zach, and says "Ok, I let you in on who I am, but I would hope if someone asked you is Red Robin, Tim Drake, you would not tell them yes or no. So your asking me to tell you who another hero is. I know you mean no harm, and your family is open with their identities, but is sorta bad form to ask someone else about who someone is." he reaches over to pat Zach on the shoulder. If you want to know who Robin is, best to ask him, and let him decide if he is ok with you knowing.

Zachary Zatara has posed:
Zachary is so open with his identity! And a complete noob when it comes to heroing. He nods, slowly, realizing his error with a wince, "I will keep that in mind. Thank you. For trusting me...and explaining how that works. Zee and my uncle never used codenames, so I sometimes forget how important they are to most people."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake nods to the other man and says "Part of what the titans are here for, to help you learn things. We try to make sure there is training and such but do try to help with other stuff as well if you have questions your unsure about just ask. Most won't be mad, Robin maybe but he is always mad." He jokes

Zachary Zatara has posed:
Zachary Zatara says, "I have noticed," Statue head, case in point. Zachary stands back up, flicking invisible dirt from his pants, and collects his books. "I actually have to get back to my training...occult stuff...but I will see you around, Rojo. I'm guessing I shouldn't call you Tim, like, ever?""

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake says, "Well If you hear others doing it is ok, and you can when I don't have the mask on." He tells the other giving him a little guide line for it. Your good man."

Zachary Zatara has posed:
"Great," Zachary's good at reading a room, what with his stagecraft and all. "In that case...I will see you around, Timmy." He winks, and with a pop and flash, he vanishes!