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Raven | Teen Titans

[zinthosmantra]

((I need more practice and a kick in the ass to finish this app.))

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[alpha_squad_leader]

"Hey, sorry to interrupt but that guy is totally to overcharge you just because you're not a Kedan."

Victor had been browsing a book stall when he overheard the Kedan speaking to Raven about some prices. He waited until the shopkeeper went to deal with a more impatient customer before he approached Raven to warn her about the attempted cheat.

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[zinthosmantra]

Raven turned to look at Victor at the statement, taking in his distinct features before dipping her head in acknowledgement. "That explains why I paid thirty juulan for the tea set," she replied, touching the wooden box tucked under her arm. Honestly all she wanted was a nice quiet pot of herbal tea.

"Any suggestions on getting the real price?" she asked. She could have gone elsewhere but she'd just found a promising lemongrass and peach (or whatever passed for those particular plants here) blend.

[alpha_squad_leader]

Victor glanced at the box and nodded. "That's probably why, yeah," he replied. "Well, I advise reminding the shopkeeper that they're breaking the law by trying to cheat you out of your juulan like that and that you could always go get one of the police to come see what they have to say about the price of things," he replied.

[zinthosmantra]

She made a wry noise, shaking her head. "Usually it's the police coming to us for help."

Nonetheless when the shopkeeper returned she followed his advice and with two Foreigners standing there, the price was reluctantly backed down to normal rates and Raven paid for her purchase before turning back to Victor.

"Thank you," she said while tucking the bagged tea leaves into the box. "You're...?"

[alpha_squad_leader]

"That must be nice," Victor remarked wryly himself.

He smiled when everything was sorted out, glad to have helped. He'd been cheated before by some of the shopkeepers so he'd been keeping a closer eye on them than when he first arrived.

"You're welcome but you don't need to thank me," he replied. "I'm Victor," he replied, offering his normal hand.

[zinthosmantra]

You didn't have to help me, she thought

"Raven," she returned, taking his hand; her grip was firm, the shake perfunctory in its shortness. "You must have been here for a while to spot something like that happening."

[alpha_squad_leader]

"Nice meeting you, Raven," Victor replied. He then gave a nod. "I've been here almost half a year if I've gotten the dates right."

[zinthosmantra]

"Half a year..." Raven echoed. "So what they said was true about time not passing here? I know several dimensions where time flows differently but none where it's stopped completely."

[alpha_squad_leader]

"I don't think time is stopped here," Victor replied, rubbing the back of his neck. "But I think time doesn't really move where we all game from. Or whenever we get sent back it's to that same instant so it looks like no time passed."

[zinthosmantra]

"Yet if everyone brought here is from a different dimension," Raven speculated thoughtfully, "it would make more sense to stop -- or at least affect -- time in this dimension rather than try to manipulate it in countless multiple others. Not to mention take far less magical energy."

[alpha_squad_leader]

Victor just game a single-shouldered shrug. "I never claimed it made sense. That's just how it seems like it's happening."

[zinthosmantra]

One didn't need to be an empath to sense the disinterest Victor had in the subject, so Raven only nodded and let the topic rest.

"Are there any other shops you can recommend who treat non-natives more fairly?" she asked instead.

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[its_communication]

It was a long ride and a bit of a walk to get up here, but Astrid made the journey anyway. You'd think that on a turtle bigger than Berk there'd be somewhere else she could go to get some alone time, but apparently not.

The small viking is sitting on the head, hugging her knees and staring out over the ocean. She's had a lot of pent up aggression since arriving and being her at least helps her get through it without sticking her ax into something.

hi!

[zinthosmantra]

The trip to get here was exactly the reason Raven liked it-- not that she was having to do the walking, transporting easily through portals of her own creation but she felt it helped weed out some of those more obnoxious ones who'd otherwise interrupt her while she was trying to meditate. Today her usual spot wasn't empty though and when Raven appeared some feet away she took a moment to regard the hunched over figure who seemed peaceful enough, if somewhat sullen in posture before speaking to make herself known.

"Hard to beat the view from here."

Hello!

[its_communication]

"Yeah."

She says it to the ocean, and looks around only afterwards to get a look at the speaker. She's been fairly constantly hoping that she'll run into another viking around her, but one thing she can tell about Raven: she's definitely not a viking.

Astrid turns back to the view.

"Makes it feel like we're on an island, not a giant turtle."

[zinthosmantra]

"I think I prefer it being a turtle," Raven commented, choosing not to sit until she knew whether it would be an intrusion. The sense of peace that suffused the air was calming, making the teen more preferential to having an intelligent conversation rather than just disapparating away to find another place to meditate.

"If this were just an island, who knows what they might have done to it already. It could be a suburb."

[its_communication]

If anything, Raven choosing to stand is going to give Astrid a sore neck every time - like now - she turns to look at her. In this case, it's to raise an eyebrow questioningly.

"What's a suburb?"

Then she picks up the axe at her side and moves it to the other side of her, patting the top of the head to indicate that Raven should sit down if she wants.

[zinthosmantra]

"It's a type of neighbourhood with a lot of houses all in one area, usually outside of a bigger city and usually known for families and, depending on the movie setting, really disturbing lifestyles," Raven explains, sitting and folding her legs gracefully in front of her before lowering the hood of her cape, her voice taking on a wry note of amusement.

"You're from somewhere that hasn't experienced the joy of suburbia? That... kind of makes you more fortunate than the rest of us."

[its_communication]

Astrid shrugs at that. She's not exactly sure if she'd call herself lucky for it, but she's never lived it so she wouldn't know.

"The village on Berk isn't nearly as big as that city back there. I didn't even know you could get so many people living in one place. And a suburb would be as well as a city?"

She presses the corner of her mouth together as she tries to imagine that.

"How would they eat?"

[zinthosmantra]

"Keeliai is the size of many cities on Earth," Raven observed. "And food is transported in from farmlands and other regions, and other countries as well."

Having to explain this strikes her as odd so she ventures more information. "My name is Raven. You're from somewhere called... Berk?"

[its_communication]

"That's the name of the island," Astrid explains with a shrug, helpless to offer a better explanation.

"And the village. Where are you from?"

[zinthosmantra]

Raven nods as though conveying that the description was enough and pondered her answer for a moment. "I've been living in Jump City," she answered. "But I'm from a place called Azarath. There are things in Keeliai that remind me of both places so it's been... interesting."

[its_communication]

"How are they different?"

Astrid assumes Jump City is a bit like Keeliai in being a large city, but that doesn't leave much comparison for Azarath.

[zinthosmantra]

"Azarath is peaceful," the purple-haired teen answered easily. "Jump City... is anything but. Some of the architecture here reminds me of the monk's temples, but the level of technology here in Keeliai is more like Earth. It seems to be a blend of science and magic."