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[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

[ a vigilante wakes up in an alternate universe, suits up, and is promptly attacked by the Vine. Batgirl's barely tugged her cowl back on when the mirror leaps out at her, and for the first few seconds, the transmission consists mostly of spandex-clad hands wrestling with it, trying to turn it skywards ] Goddammit, don't you know that I'm only supposed to come out at night? What part of Dark Knight don’t you get? [ frustrated, she hits the front of the mirror. It doesn’t seem to mind, and just backs off, getting a full shot of her. Batgirl takes a deep breath, pinching the bridge of her nose. Talking to plants is never a good way to start your day ]

… it's sentient. Don't try telling me the Vine doesn’t understand puns.

[ she straightens up, putting on her Serious Face ]

If this is another girls-only alternate universe, you guys are gonna have one pissed Bat on your hands. I'm not even kidding. I was just given a shiny new secret hideout full of futuristic gadgets that put the iPhone 4 to shame, a new car, a sidekick-slash-stalker, and I invented Magnaelectrogooparangs. I had Reapers to reap! I was going places! And now? Now this.

I need a roll call, the 411, and something shockingly unhealthy to eat.

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[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

[ ] Hi. [ ] Before you say anything, I just want you to know that all this is part of my work. It's what I do for a living. I'm not... into anything weird.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Okay. But, I mean, I'm a country, I'm pretty sure I can't judge weird.

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

I dunno. I think the whole country-thing crossed the weird-line a long time ago, and now it just seems normal. How's it going, anyway? I promise I'll let you answer, this time.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I'm... okay, now. The Gardens have been screwing with people again, but you're back. So it's okay. I mean... how are you?

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

That's good. [ ] I've been—let's go with okay. I got arrested for murder? [ ] A murder that I didn't commit, and I have no idea why that's the first thing I chose to tell you, other than because I apparently can now. Y'know, since you figured out my super-secret super-identity. And I was more of a fugitive than anything, actually...

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's... unfortunate. Lemme know if you want to talk about that or if there's anything I can do... or something. And you, umm, may have to explain the whole super-identity to me. But sometime. Not right now. Can I have a hug?

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank god. [ ] This is all so confusing to me, and if you hadn't asked soon, my need to deal with things by hugging it out would've taken me over, and I would've just, I dunno, pounced. Then you might misconstrue it as an attack, what with the whole billowing-cape thing, blahblahblah. [ ] Yes. Hug. Please.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Pounce away, Steph. I've missed you.

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

[ ]

I missed you too. I know that's not possible, 'cause the Queen did some kinda mind-wipe on me, but I remember being away for months, and everything's kinda jumbling together.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

It's okay.

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

[ ]

My life was a lot less interesting without you around. Go on, ask me what I did for Valentine's day.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

Okay, what did you do for Valentine's Day?

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

I ended up in Witch-World, dressed as a pilgrim, where they found out I didn't fit in and tried me as a non-witch. The most worrying part is that I'm not making any of this up.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming you weren't hanged or drowned or anything, though, so that's good.

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

Are you kidding? I've seen all of the Harry Potter movies. I got 'em with an accio fist. Point being, it kind of sucked. And now I'm forgetting what I was so pissed off about half an hour ago.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what you're talking about, but if I drag you inside and feed you, will that get rid of the rest of the being angry thing?

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

I think it just might. Even alternate universes aren't so bad on a full stomach. [ ] Heh. 'sbeen a long time.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

[ ]

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

It's awful. I'm sorry you're stuck here again but I've missed you.

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

It's not that awful. Not as awful as it could be, anyway. I got to see my mom again, so I know she's not worrying about me. Time not flowing back home is a bonus. I'm pretty much at the point where if I try really hard, I can convince myself that this is just a vacation with some unfortunate side effects.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

That's good. I'm glad you got to see your mom.

[gravityfists.livejournal.com]

Being back home wasn't all bad, despite the whole murder charges-broken arm-witch trials-persistent stalker thing. [ ] Batman got me a car. A car! And not just any car, but a Bat-car. It probably, like, transforms into a helicopter or something. I didn't get to try it out.

[welljustwatchme.livejournal.com]

A Bat-car?

Well, at least you'll get to try it out when you go home again, right?