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TEST DRIVE MEME - TU SHANSHU EDITION!

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Terry McGinnis || Batman Beyond

[bootjets]

[he comes in two flavours]

A
[There's a Bat(man) on the rooftops (probably in Metal, but he can be wherever.) It's easiest to get a feel for the area from up high, and also easier to get a drop on the crime. He's long since given up trying to contact Bruce so he's gonna go through the motions until he figures out what he wants to do next. He's not even bothering to use the suit's invisibility because, lbr, he's not expecting anyone else to be up here.]

B
[Meet Terry McGinnis. High schooler, all around decent guy - if a bit of a flake. He's just wandering around, catching his bearings. Maybe nosing at the stuff for sale or the animals around Keeliai. Y'know. Newbie stuff.]

A

[imaginate]

[Except there's someone else up here too, glowing quite green, enjoying the night air and looking for an entirely different vigilante on the rooftops of Metal Sector, and is... distinctly less subtle about being here.]

Oh you have got to be kidding me.

[bootjets]

[Oh, it's a Lantern. There's not even any point trying to be In The Shadows with this guy glowing like a beacon, so Terry opts for standing up straight to look at him properly, arms folded across his chest.]

I'm not, but I'm sure I could dust off a knock-knock joke if you want.

[imaginate]

[Kyle tilts his head slightly to the side, studying him.]

Anybody can get a Batsuit these days.

['Prove you've got a licence.' He hates doing it, asking people to prove themselves, but mask. And symbol. It wasn't like a ring, which only worked for the bearer.]

[bootjets]

Sorry, I left my resume in the car.

[Intellectually he gets it, he does. Bruce left a powerful legacy and they're big batshoes to fill, but he's so fed up of having to prove he's fit to wear the suit every other day in Gotham, let alone in some city on the back of a giant turtle that he's not even convinced isn't some Spellbinder trick.

He raises his hand dismissively (not that he expects it to work, Lanterns aren't exactly known for just backing off,) and moves towards the edge of the roof to get a look down at the street. He doesn't have time for this when there's justice he could be handing out.]

[imaginate]

[Kyle probably would have left the Bat-people or whatever handle this guy if it wasn't for that dismissal. Excuse you.

He blocks the path and raises an eyebrow. A challenge.]

[bootjets]

[RUDE.]

You're in my way.

[imaginate]

[#batlantern problems]

Kind of the point.

[bootjets]

[So Terry may be fairly certain he couldn't win a fight against a Lantern without Bruce's help, but damn is it ever tempting to just smack Kyle in the jaw.

BUT LO. A DEUS EX MACHINA APPEARS. He tilts his head a bit to hear around Kyle's stupid body, but that sure does sound like thugs down on the street. Terry's gonna hope that's the case because criminals are a much more appropriate outlet for a bad mood than heroes.]

Look, there's a mugging waiting to happen down there. So either you get out of my way so I can deal with it, or we can duke it out up here because I'm just that desperate for the approval of some guy I don't even know.

[imaginate]

[Kyle moves aside so Terry can get a look, and sure enough, yeah there is. Standing down some weirdo is one thing. Letting civilians get hurt is. Well. That's not a thing he wants to do.

So. Olive branch. A chance to see this so-called Bat in action.]

Need a hand?

A, first impressions? Have an angry badger...

[demon_brat]

[And suddenly there is a Robin, landing silently but brightly, and completely in control, on the rooftop beside Batman.]

[A very, very angry Robin.]

Who are you and what the hell do you think you're doing?

oh boy! I'm sure they'll get along famously with no arguments at all

[bootjets]

[Under normal circumstances, some kid in a Robin costume would barely even ruffle his feathers, but landings like that don't just happen by accident. That's training. More training than someone who's-- what. 10? 12? Should really have had, but that's an issue for another time. Right now the thing that requires his attention is the fact that he's probably about to get into a fight with one of Bruce's kids. Which is a great start to any new life experience.]

I'm Batman, and I'm checking for local gang activity.

[What does it look like? Gosh.]

Inorite?

[demon_brat]

[Eleven. This Robin is eleven, and very, very well-trained.]

[He is also unshakably certain in the words that he says, next.]

No, you are not. Batman does not wear anything as ridiculously encasing as that.

[Like a Batman wannabe? Because Damian knows both Batmen. And you, sir, are not one of them.]

[bootjets]

He does in 2040.

[Because it's a fair assumption that this Robin isn't from the same time period, regardless of alternate universes. He doubts Bruce wouldn't have upgraded the Robin costume along with the Batsuit if that were the case. (The idea that Bruce wouldn't upgrade the Batsuit at all doesn't occur to him, of course.)]

[demon_brat]

[Yeah, no, Damian's not buying it. Even in the future.]

You are not Batman.

[hackingyoursensors]

[Suddenly! A wild Robin appears!

Dick's used to crazy alternate-universe shenanigans so he holds off judgement. For all he knows, this is Batboy. Or Batguy. They have a Batgirl don't they?

But just because he's not accusing Terry of anything doesn't mean Dick trusts him. Not by a long shot.]

Nice costume.

[bootjets]

[Well at least he's not leading with the "you're no Batman to me" stuff. It's all Terry wants at this point.]

Thanks. [glance] Nice cape.

[Sometimes he thinks it's a real shame Bruce swapped out the cape for wings. They don't quite have the same dramatic flair.]

[hackingyoursensors]

Thanks. It adds to the image.

[There are also practical reasons but eh.]

So who exactly are you?

[bootjets]

[Very much with a tone of voice that says "I don't think this is going to go down well":] I'm Batman. [pause] Not the one you know, obviously.

[hackingyoursensors]

Yeah you're a little less, you know, dark and broody. Might want to work on that.

So did B... ?

[Die?]

[bootjets]

I'm trying out a new thing. What good's a sequel if it's just a remake with fancy effects?

[he shakes his head] I hear he's too stubborn to die.

[hackingyoursensors]

He actually retired? I'm impressed.

[And relieved. There have been too many close calls for "died in the line of duty" not to be at the top of the list of "ways Bruce Wayne will probably die."]

A

[fishy_empath]

[Mareena's not normally one for rooftops. Most of them have very little water, and when they do it tends to be chlorinated. Eugh.]

[But while she may be new in town, she's an old enough hand at crimefighting to know that rooftop stakeouts are a good way to meet the local vigilantes, so here she is.]

[And there's one vigilante she doesn't even have to introduce herself to. She smiles wordlessly at Batman. Maybe a little flirtatiously.]

[bootjets]

Hey.

[Wow is it ever good to see a familiar face who won't question his battitude.]

You never struck me as the type to be hanging around on rooftops at night.

[fishy_empath]

It's not one of my hobbies. [She smiles broadly.] But I thought I could find someone up here to talk to.

[And hey look, that smile's getting even broader.] I'm glad it was you.