[ Barbara leans back. Collectively flipping through the most important things of everything she's thrifted through since Jason was here. ]
{ The Zaunites are incredibly fractured along their polarized social strata, but show an overwhelming willingness to forgo that for whole-world tribal unity at the risk of one of their own. Even one no one seems quite comfortable with.
They have what amounts to a Crime Lord whose foci is securely on an enhancement drug called Shimmer that grants greater than human ability for a time. He and the Father are talking about itβand it's supposed his daughter, with the gun, might be on it. I'm still following that conversation on the side. }
[ It's weird. This. The too close to familiarty of it. ]
{ I don't think Robin's entirely in the wrong about his conclusion with the girl, so much as in his means and the domino fallout being so fast, and so widespread, with only this slightes pressure on the situation already.
Talisβthe original owner of the gemβmentioned that it was stolen, as well as his research, which was used in the creation of the gun, on the most recent Chirper. That he wanted it back, and why he couldn't go after it himself, because of who had it, and what they hadβand Robin did what Robin does. }
[ He's family. Extended. Attached. Often worth an eyeroll, sometimes, if very rarely, downright right rage-inducing. But she refuses to let something like this happen to him. Even if he wants to start it. ]
This doesn't concern him or us. What's next? Going after those who display powers beyond our comprehension in the off chance they might have a bad day and decide to take it out on others here? We don't know these people β don't know if any of their words can be trusted, good or bad. Getting involved in something that they may very well be capable of handling themselves is likely to give them the wrong impression especially if done with force and disregard for warnings that may or may not have been given.
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{ The Zaunites are incredibly fractured along their polarized social strata, but show an overwhelming willingness to forgo that for whole-world tribal unity at the risk of one of their own. Even one no one seems quite comfortable with.
They have what amounts to a Crime Lord whose foci is securely on an enhancement drug called Shimmer that grants greater than human ability for a time. He and the Father are talking about itβand it's supposed his daughter, with the gun, might be on it. I'm still following that conversation on the side. }
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And Damian's likely starting something with them because of his refusal to keep his nose out of others business.
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{ I don't think Robin's entirely in the wrong about his conclusion with the girl, so much as in his means and the domino fallout being so fast, and so widespread, with only this slightes pressure on the situation already.
Talisβthe original owner of the gemβmentioned that it was stolen, as well as his research, which was used in the creation of the gun, on the most recent Chirper. That he wanted it back, and why he couldn't go after it himself, because of who had it, and what they hadβand Robin did what Robin does. }
[ He's family. Extended. Attached. Often worth an eyeroll, sometimes, if very rarely, downright right rage-inducing.
But she refuses to let something like this happen to him. Even if he wants to start it. ]
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This is kicking a hornet's nest.
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{ It is.
It's why I contacted you first. }
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