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[Action - Locked to Bolin]

For what seemed like moments ago, Static watched as his mother vanished into darkness. A barrier constructed of space of time kept him from reaching her. And there'd been nothing he could do. Everything went dark and then there was nothing.

Until now. There was grass, the sounds of chirping birds and the sun getting in his eyes. Immediately Virgil sat up in a panic and looked around frantically.

"Mom!?"

But as far as he could tell, there was nothing. Worse than that, he realized he was in nothing but a pair of white pants that he had way more sense than to ever pick up for himself. And he was in a forest, which didn't bode well. Okay, so you're Virgil right now. In the middle of nowhere. Possibly in Medieval times if Timezone messed things up.

"Oh man. Not good."

Warily, he began to explore.

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[Action - Afternoon]

So he was stuck in a place called Luceti. The first thing he did, once he got a chance to be by himself, was circle back to the clothing store and assemble his Static outfit. He found his metal disc at the item shop not long after. So once he felt confident with his much weaker powers, he took off towards the barrier. After about fifteen minutes of pumping it with electricity and getting nowhere, he decided it would be a bad idea to drain himself completely and be forced to walk all the way back to the town. So he returned to town, found a convenient power outlet to draw power from at the Tea Shop, and finally decided to do something about the journal. The question was... introduce himself as Static or as Virgil Hawkins?

Well, the answer was obvious.

[Voice]

So hey, Static here. If you haven’t heard of me, I’m a superhero from Dakota City. But really, has anyone heard of me? No, it’s not in North or South Dakota. I get that a lot. So I guess you could kinda say I’m new here. But I was kind of wondering about how to deal with the superhero thing. There's others here, right? The secret identity thing is pretty important, after all. But it's probably gonna be hard keeping it secret in a small town like this. Unless I just wear the mask all the time. I could probably do that if I have to.

Man, I just wish the Justice League was here. Batman would have already found a way out of this place by now.

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[So lets count the number of pings that little broadcast has for Zatanna, shall we?]

Can't say I've heard about any League members popping up, but there's a couple of us from the Team. [Less known, but just as valid. Still, Zatanna has to pause.] If you know of the Team. If you're from our universe--you know, maybe I should start over.

I'm Zatanna. Who are you?

[Well, if he shows up at the tea shop, then he's gonna run into Suki. She was just finishing up her shift when she spotted Virgil.]

Um... what are you doing?

[And pinged.]

I'm not sure how the hero thing works in Dakota City, but generally it's not very subtle to advertise your need for a secret identity. You might have already given away too much.

[Also how do you know Batman? That part's implied.]

Uh, you kind of didn't say what the name of the team was-- [And he pauses because the name suddenly sticks out.]

Wait. Like Zatanna the magician?

[After all, that's not exactly a common name. But something doesn't seem quite... right about that.]

[Well. He was sitting here with what is a rather obvious electrical current running from his finger to the electrical socket. He was trying to be subtle.]

Uh. Ordering some tea?

[Static doesn't realize who he's talking to yet, but...]

Well I kinda figured the mask was kind of a give away. People don't usually wear them as a fashion statement.

By asking... the wall?

[STARING!]

Are you lightningbending?

Well I'm not really bending it. I don't know if that would really accomplish much, right? Besides, I was just waiting for a waitress, that's all!

That is the name: the Team. Which I am not responsible for, by the way.

[Seriously, it's pretty bad--although there are worse things to be called.]

Not like; that's me. And you are?

In a place like this, you might have been able to pass the costume as exotic fashion from your homeworld. You might have drawn too much attention to yourself.

Uh, I'm Static and I don't know of any The Team. But are you feeling alright? You sound kind of... you know, young.

[Not like the Zatanna he saw on stage where you couldn't help but be a little infatuated with her by the end of it.]

I could just never take the mask off, right? Full time superhero. That's what Green Lantern does. I think.

No, not bending like... bending. Sorry, it's a term from my world. It's a way to control the elements.

But, um, I'm a waitress here. Though I just got off.

You're overthinking it.

[Okay, he stops the charging and tries to look nonchalant.]

Oh well uh, hey. I guess I'll have to wait for the next one.

[Confusing boy.]

What do you want? I can still get it for you.

...This is going to become a thing, isn't it? [Because this is the second time Zatanna's heard she's too young somehow.]

I'm fine. I'm also fourteen, which is the age I should be. But if you think I should be older, maybe you'll have more luck with Robin.

Okay, so what does regular thinking it involve? Because I don't have any spare masks and this one's going to get pretty nasty after awhile.

Wait, Robin's here? Do you know where I can find him? We've got to talk. You know, about superhero stuff.

[Which, you know, involves superheroes. Not stage magicians and their mysterious Team.]

You don't have spares?

[That's like saying "I don't have a right arm."]

I do at home, sure. But not here. I just have the one and it isn't even my favorite.

[This one's kind of tight.]

[So, Virgil has little experience with tea that isn't preceded by 'ice'. But he can handle this, right?]

Do you guys have Snapple?

I'm sure he'll find you eventually. He's good at that. [Creepy stalker boy that he is.] In fact, both of them probably will.

But they're not the only superheroes in town, you know. There's actually a few of us, me included.

First of all, there's two Robins? And what other superheroes?

[He's dubious about Zatanna. But who knows in this place?]

Keep checking the shops for others. You can also make more.

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