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You'd think you'd get used to being jerked around universes, but it just never sets in right.

[ why, what a cool and laid-back sounding newcomer this is! well, she doesn't sound all that new, but the NV signal is definitely a different one than last time. ]

We're still on 2012, right? I'm hoping not. Music doesn't start sounding good 'til at least 2025.

[ encrypted to Sherlock Holmes: ]

You talked to the last me, right? 'Cuz that so wasn't me.

[ awkward... pause... ]

And... um, hi. Busy?

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[theshortestbird]

Welcome back, Robin. Are you going by Robin, still?

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[slingshots]

thanks
[ whhooooaaa deja vu THE FIRST TIME OF MANY, THANKS TIM ]

no, now it's Redbird

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[theshortestbird]

[NO PROBLEM MAN S'COOL]

There's been some changes since you've been away.

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yeah, i was busy
anything exciting happen on this end?

[theshortestbird]

You have no idea. Maybe we should talk in person? Unless you feel the network is secure enough.

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this is a good encryption but i guess i wouldn't mind seeing you again

[theshortestbird]

Meet me in sector 11. I can start updating you now, though. The Teen Titans are starting up again. Joker is behind bars. Three of us have gone a little Batty with the loss of one of our own. And we've got two Super awesome people here.

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[ two supers! that part's news. the teen titans are too, but that feels less relevant. ]

how long's he been there, and how long do you figure he'll stay?

[theshortestbird]

He's been in the asylum for a month. Knowing him, he'll be out in another, but he is a loose canon.

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we oughta place bets

[theshortestbird]

I'd be willing to put money on it.

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[ after a decent pause: ] i'm here. the skyline's just like i remember it over here.

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[theshortestbird]

See you soon.

[He's there after a few minutes, falling in silently behind her. He was tired, but it could be worse. Time was funny, in this place.]

[slingshots]

[ She's folded into a neat little knees-to-the-chest perch at the edge of a roof, and glances up when he arrives. She doesn't move, but offers out a little smile. ]

Hey. [ and with no further ado: ] How long's he been gone?

[theshortestbird]

Twenty-two days and counting. [Tim sighs, going to stand next to her and get into a similar crouch.]

He left things as they were, though.

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[ That's such a Bat answer. She's missed that kind of thing. So it gets a tiny smile, even if it's a sad one. ]

He always does. [ a beat. ] Who's the other Super?

[theshortestbird]

Superboy. He showed up here a few months ago. [He smiled, slightly. He was glad to have a friend here, again. It had been awhile.]