Misfitting The Fox

Summary:
February 9, 2015: Babs catches up with Misfit and The Fox pays a visit again.

Clocktower - Gotham


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Oracle knows that Misfit had an 'encounter' with The Joker and that it probably could have gone better for the young woman. Combined with the fact they still haven't spoken about Misfits attitude towards Kane, the redhead has asked the chaos muppet to see her.

It's around lunchtime and Babs has put some lunch out in the kitchen in her apartment and is now currently checking her tablet as she waits for Misfit to arrive.

***

Charlie slept in way late this morning, so yes Lunch seems reasonable for waking. She is wiped after her Joker incident and comes out of her room and down the hall smelling food. She has on bright red angry bird pajama sweat pants and a Stich from lilo and sitch t-shirt.

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Given the hours the Bats keep, Babs isn't surprised that Misfit has slept late and, looking up from her tablet, she smiles warmly at the teen, and what she's wearing. "We may have company later" she says mildly. "Food warm, help yourself and then…." she turns mildly serious "You and I will have a chat about a few things. Starting with, what happened with The Joker last night."

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Charlie rubs her face with her hand to help wake up there, a bit of a laugh slips out and she grimaces "uhn… I hate that guy and Harley Quinn sooo much." with gusto. She heads to the kitchen though and serves herself some heaping helpings of the food now though.

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If only Charlie knew…. Babs watches the teen try and wake up, maintaining her cool demeanour. "Mmmm, most of the Bats do too it seems." The redhead checks her tablet again and speaks quietly as Misfit serves herself. "Would you like to explain what happened? Let's pretend, for a moment, that I wasn't monitoring what was going on."

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Charlie takes a bite of the food and nods "I responded the Party Supply Store robbery. Thought it might be Harley. It was the Joker and a dozen thugs. While I was watching them that junkyard knight guy.. dumpster knight… you know the heavy ordinance guy in the suit.. he engaged the Joker. I started to pick off some thugs with batarangs. Agent May actually showed up too, not sure why." more food "When I saw the Joker on the building with the rocket launcher shooting at the Knight guy I teleported in and punched him.. he Joker Gassed me… and I teleported away to recover. He got away from May."

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Babs listens quietly, smiles at the description of Dragnet and smirks when May turned up "Ah, yes. The low fat Bat substitute, I believe The Joker calls May." Putting her tablet on the table, she fixes the teen with a stern look… this is not something that Charlie sees often "And what did you learn from that exercise?"

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Charlie keeps eating slowly still feeling a bit wonked. "That I need to avoid Joker Gas… maybe need a bat-gas-mask or something.. because that stuff is really really nasty."

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Babs breaths slowly and deeply. "Yes, we'll look at your kit and see about the gas protection… but…" taking a sip of the tea in front of her, the redhead maintains that stern look "how do you avoid Joker Gas in the future?"

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Charlie considers it like a trick question "Not get within arms reach of The Joker?" she asks like she bets that what your intention is.

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Babs beams at the young woman "Precisely. We stay away from The Joker. Do all your damage from a distance." Of course that was a trick question, but better to come from the teen than Babs, herself. Reaching out, Babs ruffles the young womans hair "You did good, Charlie and you know I don't like to say 'No' to anything… you need to experience things for yourself, but… I do like to see you safe. And The Joker" Babs shivers at a distant memory "is just bad news all round."

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Charlie nods "I'll stick to Harley unless I have real serious backup for the Joker… also I need a joker gas foil before I ever even go throwing distance.. that stuff .. Im still giggling a bit."

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"I never told you about the effect that stuff had on Robin, did I?" Babs relaxes and her look softens "I'll sure you the case file… it's a funny read now, but it wasn't then." Then again, Robin wasn't a Chaos muppet so maybe the results would differ. Holding her tea cup to her mouth, Babs lips quirk a little "Want to tell me why you think The Fox is a jerk face?" In truth, Babs is going to be having a long talk with the Boy Wonder about his approach to their newest ally.

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Charlie shakes her head "What did the stuff do to Robin?" she sounds concerned and yeah her bouncing and healing saved her life, with chaos magic. Nothing bad could happen there right.

She ohs and slumps and nibbles on some bacon. "Well um… he is just kind of an arrogant know better than anyone else jerk.."5r

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"Read the file. I captured some video too, you'll see" Babs won't be drawn the Robin subject. Misfits answer has her eyebrows raising "I've never heard or seen him be anything but nice to you… did he do or say something when I wasn't around?" That's always possible, and Babs will support her young charge. "If he did, I'll speak with him about it."

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Charlie guhs and puts her head on the dining Island now.. thud… thud "no no no… please god do not talk to him about him being an asshole… that would be like my mom talking to the school bully." she peers at you through her bangs "I just… don't understand why everyone was like.. Oh.. This Fox Guy. All right. He is totally trustworthy and part of the team….."

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It's obviously been a while since Babs was a teen and Misfits response takes her slightly by surprise. Eyes wide as she watches the performance, the redhead sighs "I didn't mean it like that, but I won't…. " then she frowns deeply "You don't think he's trustworthy and shouldn't be part of the team?"

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Charlie eyes the rest of her waffle sidelong and pokes at it with her fork without lifting her head up "Yes… no…. guh I don't know. He hasn't betrayed us or done anything.. he is just really a know it all." she frowns there "Why did Batman make him part of the Bat Team?"

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Babs inclines her head at the question and smiles vaguely "He recognised him as an ally, Charlie. Not exactly part of the Bat Team." she sighs and takes a sip of her tea as she thinks "The Fox… he works in an area the Bat team has no expertise… the woogie side of things. The person we used to rely for help with that… they're unreliable… " and from what Batman implied, even more so lately "and we need someone to throw at those problems."

Looking warmly at the young woman sitting next to her, Babs ruffles her hair again "If it helps, Batman knows about you and that you're part of my team… part of the Oracle Network…" blowing out a deep breath she shrugs "I'm sorry, Charlie, I should have thought how that must have seemed to you."

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Charlie gets ruffled there "You told the Titans he was on the Bat Team." she quirks a half frown, cause well her face is on the surface still so it is just half seen. "could throw him harder… and he isn't even that good. Fenris and Zatanna are much better at magic." she puffs out her breath and sighs "I.. don't even know…" she doesn't really she just feels, well jelly and worried and teen angst.

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"Oh love…" Babs looks crestfallen "I did, didn't I" She'll hug the teen, if she'll let her. "The Titans… needed to be given a clear message where The Fox stood. They're first introduction to him " Babs rolls her eyes "was terrible and they put him off as much as he put them off. It was bad of me to forget how it must seem to you." Eyeing the young teen carefully, the red head tilts her head "Forgive me for being so uncaring? You're a very important to me."

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Charlie mutters something softly about how maybe the Titans have the right idea. Then she eyes you and shifts leaving the waffle to lean and hug you really tightly. Second serious bathug in 24hrs. "you too…" she mutters "I dont know what Id do without you."

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That's when there's a bzzzzzt of someone ringing the lower door. Kane, by the looks of things. Or rather, the Fox since it's night and he's been out. Still checking in it seems. It seems like the red head has more than one guardian. "Hello Babs. Mind if I come up?"

***

Hugging the young teen tightly, Babs smiles again and then there's Kane. Releasing Misfit, Babs looks sheepish "Ummm yeah, there's something I should tell you. The Fox knows who I am and I know who he is…. " Fixing the young woman with a flat stare "and not a word about keeping secrets from Rowan…." Oh what a tangled web… except Babs is a Bat.

Activating the intercom, the redhead speaks "Sure Fox, come on up…. " and she releases the door lock and lift, to bring him to her apartment. "If you want to be in your costume or disguise, Charlie, go now… but please come back."

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Charlie opens her mouth to say something about keeping secrets from Rowan and then clamps her mouth shut. There is totes a disapproving look in her eyes though as she narrows them. "Meh this is my home I'm not hiding from him in my room, also not like I have anything to protect if he already knows about you." yup you pretty much are the only thing she has to protect. You Babs that is, she hasnt got any other family with a secret ID she knows at least.

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Kane comes up. Not masked, though bearing his shutgun hidden away in a messenger bag and a pair of sai. "Hello Babs. Just thought I'd check in on y-." He pauses. Ah, Misfit. Joooooooooooy.

"Mmmm, thought I'd make sure you hadn't been hit by dragon ninja again."

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Misfit gets another tight hug at the disapproving look "I know… I know" about Rowan that is. "Hello …. " Babs eyes go wide and she shakes her head "Well, you better introduce yourself. Would you like tea?" She's already moving to the Kitchen as she speaks "And no dragon Ninja's lately, just a dragon."

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The teenager in her Stitch T-Shirt and fluffy red angry bird sweet pants gives him a squint. Then takes a bite of her waffle. Chew. Chew. Chew. Not that she is that intimidating in her pajamas, really all she is missing is a pair of fluffy muppet slippers of some sort to complete her look. She takes another bite there. "Oh.. that reminds me.. ask me about the Tokyo Nightmare ninja and his disdain for the non-ninjas who attacked us later." to Babs.

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"Dragon?" Kane doesn't see any evidence of one which means either she's being figurative or she knows a friendly dragon. Either one is good. The latter is kind of unexpected but he'll let that go. "Never mind. I've met the Tokyo Nightmare as well. He said the Ryujin weren't real Ninja and should be killed. Or rather that they deserved whatever they got." He snorts. Nice guy. Actually he had been fastidiously polite. If a bit roundabout.

"Well that's good, then. I'm told they're still sitting in town. Haven't done anything which is a bit curious but Ninja can be like that sometime." Don't ask him why he knows.

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Fixing tea for Kane, Babs casts a look over her shoulder with a small smile "Long story… the dragon, that is."

She has spoken to Sho, once and seen him fight, once and she nods at the name. "Tell me about the Tokyo Nightmare, Misfit" speaking, she turns her chair as she holds Kanes tea and smiles at him "I'd like to hear your perspective, Charlie."

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Charlie finishes stabbing her waffle with a fork. Oh yes she will have Kane's name though after all this is said and done now. "Tokyo has some magic actually. He seems to think the ninja problem we had aren't ninjas because they do not serve a great lord but are pretenders… which he says the Yakuza does all the time. He also never actually kills people despite the name."

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Kane rather suspects this is because the Tokyo Nightmare does not know who leads the Ryujin. To wit, an actual multi millenia year old dragon. Who is both subtle and ruthless. Who knows, really, what his ultimate aim was in attacking Babs. "So he's mentioned yes." He reaches out to accept the tea and takes a sip.

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Babs is confused a little and looks at Charlie, letting Kane take the tea as she does "OK, Tokyo Nightmare doesn't kill people. The Ryujin aren't real ninjas because they don't have a lord but the Yakuza are?" The red head rubs her temples as she tries to sort this out. "You know… I'm not sure if they are 'authentic' Ninjas or not… they still breached the tower and hurt people."

"You should introduce yourself, Fox… " Babs murmurs to Kane and then looks across to Charlie "And so should you." She won't do it, they can each choose how they want to be known.

***

Misfit shakes her head "Tokyo thought that the ninjas were Yakuza… not sure what Ryujin are.. he may feel different about them and all." she smiles lopsided. "

***

Well there's probably no harm. She's already seen him out of his mask. "Kane Reynard." He says with a nod. Yes. Reynard. A coincidence, assuredly though one that gave his own circle no end of amusement.

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Misfit shakes her head "Tokyo thought that the ninjas were Yakuza… not sure what Ryujin are.. he may feel different about them and all." she smiles lopsided. "we should kick them the rest of the way out of Gotham then I think." at the introduction business she tilts her head. "Well.. you already called me by my name once." she shrugs and looks to Fox. "Babs calls me Charlie but my name is Charlotte. I live here.. and your not like a shaman Totem person so didnt you adopt The Fox.. or are you a shaman .. do druids have Totem animals?"

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Babs looks at Kane and shakes her head "I had wondered myself" about the coincidence that is, letting him respond to Misfit. He can win her trust if he wishes.

Sipping her tea, she smiles frowns at Misfit "The Yakuza aren't real Ninjas? That kind of goes against everything I've heard and read on the matter." she shrugs "I've no objections to kicking them out of Gotham… but… understanding why they targeted the tower" The tower, not Babs "and why they're in Gotham gives us a degree of power, Charlie. Sometimes, we need to act slightly more slowly to achieve a greater end."

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"I can try to find out but it is capital N Not safe. And I don't mean personally. I mean, potentially, to the entire state." Dragons are serious business. Kane seems quite convinced of this. "Nice to meet you Charlotte." Like Charlotte's web.

"So… have I wronged you in some fashion?"

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Charlie nods "yeah I guess .. not sure if that is why my mom named me that or if it is the state capitol…" she muses then shrugs "Misfit or Charlie works depending on the situation you know… " and there is is, has he wronged her. "Kane Fox." she pauses "You are standing in our home, knowing who Babs is, and now me. Almost no one knows who Babs is and yet here you are like a month after you came onto the radar shooting ghouls…. it makes me edgy as heck." he doesn't have to know how she ended up living her as a psuedo-ward of The Oracle. Also it isn't the full reason but it is some. "Seems.. fast and crowdy."

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Kane quirks an eyebrow. "I've also risked a great deal to defend the person whose house this is and put up with an extraordinary amount of shit from your friends. Who seem fast and judgey. And you don't see me giving you the stink eye over it."

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Charlie looks at him blandly "Oh come on.. you totes have given most of us a stink eye or looked askew for the way we treated you. Not saying you are wrong.. but eeesh. Also Fast and Judgey to all of them is Cautious and Worried. I mean we fight psycho clowns and monsters… a dose of paranoia isn't out of line Kane."

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"I wonder if you'd feel the same way if I'd shot at you because, oh, some redhead somewhere stood my up on a date. Paranoia still okay then? Because that's the level of dumb you're talking about. I'm the one who deals in possessing ghosts and people you have to kill more than twice and I didn't greet any of you with a mallet to the face." Kane's eyes have narrowed a bit.

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Babs rubs her temples and looks between the two of them "Please…. just stop. This is not productive at all." The redhead looks between Kane and Charlie, no smile evident at the moment.

"Charlie" Babs tones her voice down "you weren't there when Kane met some of the team… and my requests were ignored. When you and Batgirl met him, it was such a different situation. Don't take your upset with me out on him, please." Looking to Kane, the redhead gives a lopsided smile "Am I the redhead you're referring to? Cut her some slack please, I messed up something there…. I appreciate what you've done for us."

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Charlie shifts a bit and tries to not look like she is sulking a smidge "I didn't say you werent good at killing ghouls and ghosts and stuff… " then she blinks "Who on earth shot at you…?"

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"Robin. Or Nightwing. One of them." Actually it was a batarang but it was hard to tell in the actual event. "Then there was the mallet to the face. And the man-bat slam off the elk from above. And the rabbit-holing into the street. Need I go on?" Or did Charlie mean Babs. "About the only two people who haven't given me cause to regret making their acquiantance at one point or another have been Batgirl and Babs." And Misfit… though less so now.

***

Babs sits and sips her tea whilst the other air their grievances "Are you two done yet?" This is tiring for the redhead. There's a reason she and Nightwing only speak when he's in the field, generally. "Please… I know it's not been easy for either of you and I'll take full responsibility for not managing the situation better but really, I need you two to really get along. Can you at least try?"

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Admittedly Charlie is wondering what The Fox did to piss off so many of her friends so drastically there. Guh Rabbitholes, screw those. She stirs her syrup cold on her plate with fork tines. "I'm okay, I didn't shoot him or hit him…" she points out there and looks to Babs. "I can." she finally says and eyes The Fox.

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Admittedly, the Fox likes Misfit just fine until she started being, well, teenage at him for lack of a better word. He's not exactly happy to be dealing with her because honestly he deals with enough without adding that to the mix. But he does, after a long moment, offer his hand out to the other redhead.

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"So take his hand and let's move forward then." Babs speaks to Misfit, not quite sure when she became team counseller "I'll show the footage of his introduction, you'll understand further when you do." Casting a small grateful look between the two, she then focusses on her tea and might well be holding her breath.

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Charlie sticks her tongue out at Babs "I know how to shake hands…" she leans and slides her hand into his gripping it in a shake, not playing who is stronger. "Sorry.." she mutters abit, it seems legit just muttery. Also she is a teenager, sure technically an adult but.. man she can't entirely help what life has made her.. and what others specifically made her. She was literally made this way.

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Kane considers that 'sorry' for a moment and then lets a breath out. "Don't worry about it." Maybe the next meeting on the rooftops won't be quite so awkward. Ooooor maybe she'll still resent him a bit. She is, it seems, rather young. And he's older than he should be. Some things just age you like that. Babs gets a questioning look as he lets go.

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The breath is let go in a low sighing sound, Babs had certainly been holding it. Kanes' questioning look gets one in return, there are a number of questions she's sure he wants answered. "Thank you." the older redhead speaks quietly "That means the world to me. You have no idea."

***

This life ages some prematurely, and others retreat inwards in defense. Charlie just seems to be the sort who regresses instead of aging, though no one knows it like Oracle does. She snags her orange juice and flashes Babs a bright smile, that is pure genuine.

***

Kane picks up his tea again and takes another sip. "So what happened to the little black bat? Not seen her out in a little while." And he's still wondering what she did with his swords though as he's replaced them already he doesn't ask that.

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"She's around and you'll see her when she wants to be seen." Babs of all them knows that Batgirl is the hardest to find. "Why do you ask about her, specifically?" A fond look is cast to the teen "There's more food if you want it, Charlie. I know you fought hard last night."

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Charlie shakes her head "Stupid joker.. still kinda nauseous so I think I'll wait until dinner…" she sips her orange juice though.

***

"Partly because I can find the others. Or they find me. Partly because she's interesting. She can fight, frankly better than anyone else I've seen." Kane shrugs. "Odd fish. Seems… pleasent enough though. Quiet."

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Batgirl is different and Babs knows that better than most. "That's true. And when she wants to, she'll find you again." Charlie gets a stern look from the redhead "Mmmmm, if you aren't better in another hour, I think we need to get you checked out, young lady. The Jokers gasses can have some very interesting side effects." The Bats have a Doctor they can use and Babs will take full advantage of that.

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Charlie growns lightly and slips to her feet now and busses her dishes and takes care of things "I'll bounce some more to help bounce it out of me…" she smiles. "Im going to take another nap though."

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