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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 17:35:36 GMT
November 12th
After tonight, Stephanie knew she was in desperate need of three things as she used a makeshift grappling hook to swing between buildings to get to her target location. The Triad were planning on moving a shipment of weapons, so Steph took it upon herself to try and stop them. The first thing she needed was more thread. Her sewing supplies were dwindling as she constantly had to repair her suit after her various scrapes, fights, and times where she got her coat stuck in a door. She had managed to keep her psuedo stealth tech working thankfully. The second was a big old bottle of asprin, because she really didn't know how to land without pain.
As she landed on a building over looking the warehouse they were meeting at, she tried to ignore the third thing she wanted; a partner. Someone to watch her back as she kicked in this door in a moment.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 6:27:12 GMT
Triads Triads Triads. Dick tutted to himself. You could always count on organised crime groups to give you something to do. Weapons from overseas making their way into his town, not gonna happen. Gang warfare was already an issue, he wasn't having them get access to military grade hardware as well.
As he hopped and twisted between buildings, Dick couldn't help but feel more free than he had in the last year. Things were on the up and up and honestly he felt like a mountain had been taken from his shoulders. He was tempted to call a certain Red head to see what she was doing but he had to focus on the task at hand. Calling girls would wait till after busting bad guys.
As he reached the warehouse Dick took a look around to get a better idea of what he was dealing with but his attention was drawn to the female shape in costume standing in front of the door. Slipping from the building he made his way over, in true Batman style it would seem like he had just appeared but it took a bit more effort than how casual it seemed.
"You might want to kick that a bit higher up. Aim for beside the lock. Otherwise I'm gonna have to take you to the hospital." Nightwing chimed up cheerfully "On a side note, you know, just as a friendly pointer. Making lots of noise is a good way to get shot. Sneaky works so much better."
Tilting his head as he continued "I mean you are here to try and stop the bad guys doing bad guy stuff right? You don't look like a goon type, unless they started dressing cute girls up as a distraction for us hero types cause that's just mean." Flashing her a smile Dick continued "I'm Nightwing by the way, probably should have led with that but I felt it better to avoid the broken foot first."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 16:42:29 GMT
Steph turned around, mentally scolding herself for trying to be so obvious. He was right, she should have gone with the stealthy route. Here she stood with only a barely armored suit and a metal staff retracted on her side, and she was considering the front door. These were Triads carrying seriously heavy hardware, of course they would shoot the first person to make a lot of noise. Hell, usually she was smarter than this.
She looked at Nightwing, blushing under her mask and trying to figure out what to say. She figured stoic might be better than tongue tied fangir-
"I-I I'm Spoiler, oh my God you'r-" Steph stopped herself. Smooooooooooth move Steph, that's how you go for silent and mysterious! Okay, keep it cool keep it cool. She was grateful that she managed to keep it to a whisper at least. Stephanie cleared her throat, embarrassed and trying to regain her composure. This was a good opportunity to get a hand in a mission, and she had to make this work for her. "I take it you were planning on going after the Triads too? You mind having a bit of backup?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 18:36:14 GMT
"Spoiler huh?" He smiled and nodded "I like it, I can see some snappy comebacks and dialogues with that. So well done on a good name. That's always the hardest part." He had already giving her the once over and wasn't sure if he was impressed or if he was worried.She had the basics of gear but clearly had put it together from bits she had found. Granted she probably didn't have Wayne resources.
"Team up?" Dick gave her a grin "Spoiler and Nightwing busting some bad guys." He gave her a wink "Keep up then." With a look upward Dick hoped up to the hanging light above the door and swung back and forth before flipping up to the fire escape and glanced back and grinned "Come on Spoiler, time to go spoil some triad plans." Running forward he used the rail to jump to the upper window and crouched on the ledge to pry it opened for them. Letting her go in first Dick followed in behind to take a look around.
"Keep quiet and survey the area before making a move, stick to the shadows." Dick smiled and crept along to the edge to get a better look around. Keeping low to get a better look, letting the girl do her thing as well. "Gotta ask, how long you been doing this sort of thing?" Seemed smart to know what he was working with "have you had any training?"
Maybe she was taught by someone he knew, that would be a bonus cause then he would know what sort of style or quirks she might have.
His voice was barely a whisper but the Bat kids had been taught how to project their voice while keeping it low, sneaking about required clear communication as well as being quiet.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2015 22:41:22 GMT
"Thanks!" Steph responded to the complement on her name, not wanting to admit that it was her third choice out of a list of at least eight names. She did want to pretend to be- did he just wink?! Steph willed herself to stay focused. She slapped the side of her glove, causing her outfit's purple portions to turn a grayish black.
Steph followed along with Nightwing's plans, trying not to externally fangirl about working with Nigthwing. She was impressed by how fast and how quietly he moved throughout the building, following his directions as best as she could. See, Stephanie herself could not move both quickly and quietly. So instead of trying to barrel down the edge, she inched along quietly, trying to keep the sound of even her breathing as quiet as possible. "What day is today?" Stephanie asked quietly, "The twelfth? I've been a hero for twenty-nine days. And I taught myself, kinda."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 20:38:48 GMT
Dick stopped short and looked back at the girl before shrugging and moving on a little bit further, so no training at all other than probably online videos but she wasn't dead and it had been almost a month so that was something. Still though, how many other kids were dong the same thing?
The thought was a little horrifying. All those children trying to be heroes like Superman or the rest of the League, he guessed since she knew who he was then like him too. It was different for him though, he had Bruce and a lot of training. Maybe way too much training.
Another glance back at the girl made Dick smile a little, she was doing something rather brave and he shouldn't be judging her for that,he should be impressed but it. If it wasn't for Batman and the training and toughening up Dick had gone through, there was probably little chance that he would be in costume fighting crime almost daily.
"So no training, that's fine. Just follow my lead and keep your head screwed on straight. I've been doing this awhile so if I give an instruction just do it, don't think or ask a question. Just do as I ask, alright?" he gave her a friendly grin "I don't want to sound like a pain but I don't want you getting hurt if we can avoid it."
The grin widened as he continued "I don't want to spoil your night." Dick turned and hopped over the rail to the ground below with a soft thud, looking up he had to wonder if she could make the drop or would need help. He figured he would wait, the area seemed quiet for now so if he had to catch her that shouldn't be an issue. So he stood poised to see if she needed help in anyway as well as making sure he was ready for any trouble that came their way.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 23:26:25 GMT
Seeing him stop short and shrug worried her slightly. Was he going to try and talk her out of this? He hadn't tried yet so he probably wasn't going to, but still there was that worry. She nodded, listening to everything he said. She had no idea how he managed to be so good at everything, but he assumed that it probably had something to do with his training with Batman. When he told her to keep her head on straight, she elected to do exactly that. She watched as he effortlessly jumped of the the railing. He stood there expectantly, which Steph guessed meant she was supposed to follow.
Stephanie stood there, analyzing the distance. She didn't want to make it look like she was hesitating. She took a deep breath and made a leap of faith, jumping down to the floor level. She landed safely - and best of all quietly, managing to realize in time that her cloak was underneath her foot. She nodded over to Nightwing without saying a word.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 5:35:26 GMT
He nodded back without a word and began to stalk forward, there was crates now stamped with the marks labelling them as property of the Chinese military, not that he was fluent in Chinese but he knew enough to get by or read warning labels. This was bad, from the size and shape of the crates Dick assumed assault rifles or rocket launchers, either was extremely bad but it also hinted at something larger going on, something he would need to get to the bottom off so that the mater was put to rest.
Taking out a small digital camera he took a few pictures of the boxes, making sure to get the serial numbers and anything else to help identify them. It was then that the guard stepped round, the man looked extremely surprised to see two costumed people on his patrol route but it didn't last long as Nightwing moved fluidly and put him in a choke hold. "First rule of Herodom: Never Kill."
He couldn't help himself really, Dick liked to chat but he also liked to make sure people were prepared.What happened with Wally was never going to happen again, though some people just felt Dick liked the sound of his own voice.
After a moment the guard sagged asleep and Dick placed him down gently and cuffed the mans hands behind his back before patting him down.
"So I got to ask, what made you put on a cape and go out crime fighting?" He looked her over with a smile "Surely a girl like you has better things to be doing, like chasing guys away with a stick."
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