2nd inquiry | audio

[gimmethesuit]

[Locked to Batfambly except Maxine]

We have a situation.

My weapons are missing, and there's something in the fog that just killed two people.

[/Lock]

You people. The ones who brought us here.

I want some answers. Now.

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[stormcleaver]

[Loe answers, but his tone is clipped. He sounds distracted and annoyed.]

Ask your questions, make it quick.

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[gimmethesuit]

[Terry's used to dealing with grumpy people.]

Where'd you take my things?

Half my stuff is missing.

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[stormcleaver]

I have no idea what things you're talking about.

If that's your only question, sorry I couldn't help.

[He doesn't sound very sorry, though.]

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[gimmethesuit]

One of you knows. I want those things back.

People are talking about dying and coming back to life. You want to tell me you don't know anything about that either?

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[heavyweaponsbot]

If you get any answers, boy, I want to hear them.

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[gimmethesuit]

I heard something happened on that little expedition.

You scratch my back, I'll ... wax yours?

[Or something. That idiom kind of fails with robots. :|a]

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[Ironhide grunts.]

Yeah. You could say that.

[Pause.]

... I do not want you anywhere near my spinal struts with wax.

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[gimmethesuit]

No uh ...

It was a phrase. A joke.

[Locked to Batfam]

[nightwingingit]

You just noticed that, huh?

[Dick's wing-dings are gone! Along with almost everything else, aside from some smoke bombs and nonlethal stuff.]

Who died? And what 'thing' in the fog? Did you get a good look at it?

[Locked to Batfam]

[gimmethesuit]

Guess I should have checked the suit before I left.

[Terry sighs in frustration.]

There were these cicadas and then it just came out of the fog, like a shadow. It was real, it had a heat signature, but there was something wrong. It was begging us to go back.

[Locked to Batfam]

[nightwingingit]

It's a little bit freaky, honestly. They managed to lose my stuff in the two seconds it took them to get me here.

[Dick sympathizes, of course.]

That's strange. If it was asking you to go back, that's even stranger... [It could be a corralling system set up by their kidnappers. Or another Called that ended up in the wrong way, maybe? Investigation will have to be had. But first...] Who died, Terry.

[Locked to Batfam]

[gimmethesuit]

[That question completely derails him, and just for a second Terry feels like he's been sucker-punched. He waits a while before responding.]

Some guy with a sword. This guy.

[He links Zack's frequency.]

And ... a friend of mine.

[Locked to batfam]

[thebatwave]

You went into that fog unprepared?

[He got some of the story from Max. Bruce doesn't sound amused. This might be a tone you're familiar with, Terry!]

Are you insane?

[Locked to batfam]

[gimmethesuit]

[That's actually more reassuring than anything.]

I didn't have a choice, I couldn't let Max go in by herself.

[Locked to batfam]

[thebatwave]

[He sighs. He understands, he really does. But still...]

The next time either of you decide to run off and do something stupid, I want a heads up. I would like to get you home in one piece.

[Locked to batfam]

[gimmethesuit]

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[Sorry Bruce, he's running on no sleep and a whole lot of worry right now. Still, he takes a moment to breathe and calm down a little.]

I'm checking out the village later. Company wouldn't go amiss.