29 - Video

[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara is sitting on her couch, Jonesy curled up on her lap. Her communicator is carefully angled away from her control centre.

She starts off with a wry wave.] If you can see this, you've gotten pulled into a space prison's telecommunications network. As far as I can tell, it won't affect your systems any, so don't worry.

[Her smile deepens.] And if you're from Gotham, I know damn well this isn't the strangest thing that's happened to you this week.

((Fourth wall! GO TO TOWN.))

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[itstopped]

You got a cat?

[bodilesswarrior]

Felix! [Now she's outright grinning.] Yes, I did. Or, well, I got her back.

[Jonesy lifts her head, peering curiously into the communicator.]

[itstopped]

Did you have a cat I didn't know about?

[batfart]

...Barbara?

[ holy mother of god ]

[bodilesswarrior]

[For an instant, she just looks confused.

But she knows that voice, she knows those eyes, she knows how he looks when he's surprised - ]

Bruce?

[insolubleriddle]

[The camera is pointed to a cast on Eddie's ankle. It's green. Bright, bright green, and so is the jacket of the man the feed pans up to.]

Bruce refused to sign this for me. Unbelievably rude, isn't he.

[bodilesswarrior]

Incorrigible. [Yeah, she's smiling a little.] You could ask a Robin.

[rintintin]

I don't know, watching the Human Torch and Namor kick the crap out of each others' kinda different from chatting with another universe.

[Someone is assuming you mean New York oops.]

[bodilesswarrior]

[...Hello sir you are very tiny.]

Not that Gotham. Mine's in Jersey.

[gottohaveacode]

...space prison.

[This face? SO DOUBTFUL. Granted this is almost his default expression anyway, but still.]

[bodilesswarrior]

Space prison. [She knows, objectively, how completely ridiculous it sounds.] More of a rehabilitation centre, really, but the inmates don't get a choice in the matter, so.

[lord_roadkill]

[Horus just looks incredibly lost by the explanation. He's thoughtful about it, he tries to follow, really he does, but the words are too big and don't mean much in his vocabulary. So he just cocks his head, birdlike.]

What won't?

Lots of strange things in the world.

[He offers a grin. It's wide and kind of dopey.]

[bodilesswarrior]

[Barbara grins back. She knows the description isn't all that accessible, especially to certain worlds, certain times.]

Very true. This place just ratchets it up to eleven.

I'm talking through a communicator, right now. They're all - connected, in a way, they let us talk to each other. Sometimes that connection reaches further than usual.

[theboywonder]

You'd be surprised.

[bodilesswarrior]

[Ah.]

...Not by much, but it definitely happens.

[wedonot]

Somewhat unfortunately, strange happenings aren't unique to your universe.

It's very good to hear from you.

[bodilesswarrior]

I bet mine's weirder than yours. [The haughtily smug tone is completely ruined by the fondly delighted smile.]

How are you?

[surfaceshine]

Goddamn you meddlesome kids, get off my wifi!

[bodilesswarrior]

[Sorry, Dean, Barbara is just staring for a second.

Then she breaks out in a huge, achingly happy grin.]

Make me.

[chaotica]

I gathered, actually. It's quite fascinating.

[bodilesswarrior]

Isn't it? [Her eyes narrow, just slightly, as she tries to place him. It only takes her a few seconds to know she's never seen him before.]

Where are you broadcasting from?

[theverysoulofgoodness]

[The fuck is this.

The fuck is any of this.

Whatever, rolling with it. She's...probably seen stranger.]

Can't say I've heard of Gotham. Is it far from Amphipolis?

[bodilesswarrior]

[...Oh hello there.] In Greece? A pretty far ways, yeah.

[theonlyresponse]

Except in the one Gotham City where it is.

[His ability to make small talk has not improved any.]

Barbara.

[bodilesswarrior]

Bruce. [There's no shock, this time; just aching, wistful gratitude. She'd been hoping.]/small> How is your Gotham, besides boring?