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[It didn't take Jason very long to figure out what was going on, once the initial panic had passed. Waking up in an enclosed space with no memory of how he had gotten there had not been a fun experience, but he considered himself very much past it by the time he exited the cavern, having skimmed some of the information and watched enough of the hologram to get the gist of it while he calmed down.

Another universe, dimension, whatever. He couldn't say he'd never dealt with this kind of thing before, but he didn't like it, and he didn't like the implications of it. He didn't like being trapped, either. But as usual, the universe didn't give two craps about what he liked.

He's down the street when he finally fishes the smartphone-looking device from the pocket he'd stowed it in. He goes back and forth a little on how to handle this, but in the end he clears his throat - which was not still tight at all from his wake up experience - and clicks for video.

Viewers will see in the screen a young man, maybe twenty or a little younger, Hispanic, with short black hair and green eyes. He's wearing a brown leather jacket over a gray top with a red bat-shaped symbol on it. His expression is completely sour, and when he speaks, his tone is sarcastic.]

Well, this isn't how I planned on spending my Monday. Anybody got information on this shithole they'd like to share with the class? Or know where to get a strong drink? I have a feeling I might need one.

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[Jim smirks. Yeah, that's pretty much the same reaction he had when he got here. Both times.]

For starters, the drinking age in this place is 18. So there's a bit of good news for you.

Jim Kirk. If you've got questions, shoot.

[HELLO HOTNESS! Looks like Minako picked the right time to take a lunch break, she doesn't always get to catch the newcomers like this. Especially the tall dark and handsome ones!]

I can't help much with the strong drink part, but if you want to visit an arcade, I can recommend a great one!

[She winks, a finger tipping to the side. If he's not in a place with a lot of background noise, he might pick up the usual blips and chirps of pinball machines, rhythm games, and arcades coming from her feed.]

Nice to meet you! I'm Minako Aino. Need someone to show you around?

[Say yes. Let her latch onto your arm so she can never let go it is the best arm he probably works out he's so cute aaaaaahhhhhh]

[That a very good-looking person in the screen. Definitely not human but he speaks relaxed like one.]

If you are new, I'm guessing you saw the hologram already? It gives you the basics of this place. And there's bars in every city, you shouldn't have a lot of trouble getting wasted.

Who says I'm not twenty-one? [Well, his ID for starters. But that was kind of nullified by the fact that he'd died, in his not-so professional opinion. Not that it mattered, apparently, which was at least a small plus for him.]

I'm Jason. [It felt weird to give out his real first name, but he didn't see a reason to hide it, at least not yet. And going by 'Red Hood' would be more suspicious than it wasn't.] This place isn't Earth, is it? I get that it's some alternate dimension or whatever, but it's not an *Earth* alternate, right? If you know.

[Okay, so he wants to know if he can expect to run into some other version of himself. Or Batman. Or worse. It's a small anxiety, worth asking about.]

[The blonde entity of enthusiasm on the other side of the video stumped Jason for a mmoment - he wasn't used to this level of, ah, chirpy, to say the least. At least not regular chirpy, and she didn't seem like Harley Quinn levels of crazy. Yet.

After the brief pause, he shook his head, expression slightly nonplussed.]

I'm Jason. And, uh, thanks, but I'll handle it.

[Well. Okay. Now there were robots advising him on how hard it would be to get drunk, that was new and different. Kinda. To be honest, though, the robot fazed him less than the really energetic blonde girl had before - he was more used to robots.]

Yeah, I watched some of it. Thanks. Good to know that if they're gonna be kidnapping people or whatever, at least they don't make us stay sober.

[On Kay's defence, he works in a gay bar as a bouncer. It's one of his 3 jobs.]

One of the little perks of this place. And I'm afraid that we don't know who are our kidnappers or why are we here. Maybe there's no one and it was just luck. Who knows.

I'm K-2SO. Kaytoo for short.

Yeah, that'd be too easy, right? [He sounds flippant, but there's a bit of aggravation in his tone. But then, being kidnapped to other universes is stressful.

His tone lightens a little bit when he introduces himself, though.] Jason Todd.

Easy and boring. We can't have nice things, we could get used to them.

[Oh, Kay's not judging the tone, he sounds a bit sarcastic himself. His first post when he first arrived to this world was even worse. He wasn't in the best of moods.]

A pleasure. Do you have more questions about this place? Not alcohol related?

Well, naturally. [He rolls his eyes, but the gesture is clearly not directed at Kaytoo. More at the universe.]

Actually, yeah. This isn't one of those alternate dimension things where you can find yourself, right? I'm not looking forward to that.

[ And cue the guy with the glasses and the green suit sighing. ]

I'm growing increasingly concerned by how often "where can I get a strong drink?" is a priority question among the newest arrivals. People used to ask better things such as "how many people are here?" or "what is the WiFi password?"

[Jason rolls his eyes a bit at that.]

What can I say, I guess some people have their priorities in order.

Call it a hunch.

[His smile widens a little further. Not an outright denial of his age. How long has it been since Jim was sneaking drinks at the bar? Ten years now? Seems like ages ago.]

[His interest is piqued at the mention of Earth, bringing him to lean on his elbows.]

You're from Earth? No kidding, what year?

[Since he hasn't started staring or sputtering, he might very well be from the same timeline Jim's from.]

[...And it's probably a little on the crazy side that Jim knows a lot about alternate dimensions, far more than he should.]

Anyway, to answer your question, no. It's not Earth. I don't know if Genessia is the name of just the city, or the whole planet. But wherever it is, it's remote, and we can't get a signal out to any nearby systems.

[What year. Jason sighed audibly - fucking alternate universes.]

2011. What year for you? [He couldn't pretend he wasn't a little bit curious, anyway. No matter how much he liked to pretend to be too cool for that kind of thing.

He breathed a sigh of relief at the information. He hadn't consciously thought that he was that worried about it, but the idea of running into some parallel universe version of him, or god forbid Bruce... yeah, that sent cold chills down his spine.]

Sucks about the signal, but it's good to know I won't be running into myself.

[Give it time.]

Aw, that's so considerate! Don't worry, you're not putting me out in the slightest.

[Is she willfully misinterpreting his polite rejection? Maybe she is, and maybe she is. She stands to her feet, perhaps looking a little overdressed in her pencil skirt and matching business jacket over a silk blouse, but a good businesswoman has to look the part, even for an arcade owner/matchmaker!]

I'll be right there! If there's extra time, we can go get milkshakes together!

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2263. And I can't promise you that, but odds are it won't happen.

[He doesn't want to lie to the kid, especially since Spock might pop up with an 'Actually, Captain...' Because if anyone knows what it's like to meet another version of themselves, it's Spock.]

...Maybe I should hold off on the rest of the information overload until you've had that drink. It's a lot to take in at first, I remember that.

A lot of people seem to like a really strong drink.

[So did he really, but the drink was really hit and miss for him sometimes. But he always wondered why when things go bad people always turned to drink. He did it because he liked the taste, but he didn't quite get other peoples reasons behind it.]

Jaybird, hey!

[The video has Roy shirtless, sitting on the floor of his room, most of the visible surfaces covered in various parts or tools, fresh out of recent concentration.]

You just missed Dick. Though that's probably a good thing.

Not a lot to offer in the way of insight, unfortunately-

[If he's upset about the magical vanishing Grayson, it's not exactly easy to tell looking.]

Fuck. [Jason is good with words. He shook his head a little at that - he couldn't think of any other word to better sum that up. He could have guessed that kidnapping alternate dimensions didn't care that much about home timelines and shit, but he wasn't expecting it.]

Whatever you can tell me is good. I'll have the drink after. [He needed to know what he could about this place. Forewarned is forearmed, or something like that.]

[He gets it, he can read between annoyed expressions. He's got a life of practice with Cassian.]

Find yourself? As in, duplicates...? It hadn't happened yet but you can find people from your same world who come from different points in times. Sometimes alternate universes too.

[Her outfit screamed more 'expensive real estate agent' or something than someone who spent time at an arcade, but Jason guessed that kids - and she was definitely a kid - liked playing dress up. He sighed at the way she blasted right past his rejection, and took a harder line this time.]

I don't need help. Don't bother coming. I won't be here.

[Not that he wanted to hurt some girl's feelings, but he had to figure shit out and gauge the level of danger in this place, and he wasn't about to do that with some girl following him around (or trying to lead him).]

Huh. Thanks. [Great. So there was the possibility of running into the Bat. Not something he was looking forward to, but at least he didn't have to deal with running into himself. He figured that would be violent if it ever happened.] Here's hoping it's just me. 'Ppreciate the help.

[Jason shrugged at that response. It seemed common sense to him. He wasn't the type who drinked to cope - he rarely drank to the point of impairment - but under the circumstances...

His tone is a little bit dry when he responds, sarcastic.] Yeah, I'd figure that would be a lot of people's priority after getting kidnapped by another dimension because who knows the fuck why.

[Jason can't help raising an eyebrow at the Roy on the screen, listening carefully to what he's saying. He doesn't look incredibly fazed by it, but he's not happy about it either.

So Dick had been here. His big "brother". And now Roy was here. That doesn't bode well for his chances of avoiding his adopted family. But he shakes it off, glancing up and away from the screen as he replies.]

What the fuck. Out of all the people who could end up here too, of course it's you. [He sounds dismissive, even cold, but he's mostly not being serious. Harper's kind of a fuckup - pot, meet kettle - but he is an ally and he isn't related to him, through adoption or otherwise. That makes things less complicated.] When did you land in this shithole?

No problem. I know how weird the first days, or even month can be.

While you stay here time freezes in your homeworld, so there's that. You don't have to worry about people missing you.

Oh, I'm not too worried about that. [He says it like he's being flippant, sarcastic, with a hint of a smirk, but there's something less settled behind it.

No, he hadn't been worried anyone would miss him. He was confident they wouldn't. But knowing nothing can happen to them while he's stuck here... is a strange relief.]

[Roy doesn't seem to take offense to the words, smiling briefly at the screen.]

Hey, if it helps I never even made it to Qurac. Guess you could say I missed my flight. [He makes a little head gesture, indicating the room, Genessia, this whole mess.] I mean, obviously it's not going to help the general situation but I figured I'd let ya know.

[He seems moderately more comfortable in this call; But Jason tended to be easier to be around. They were more...level. And it hadn't been an age since he'd talked to him, like Dick.]

Coupla days I guess? Been trying to keep busy, mostly.

[Jason shrugs, looking back to the screen. He hadn't even thought about that, but he doesn't say it. Instead, he shifts the way he's standing a little and lets the pause hang for a second before he says anything.] Yeah, well. Apparently you would've been fine, someone told me everything's frozen back home while we're here. Our timelines don't 'go' while we're stuck in this place. Or something. Fuck if I know how this works.

[He's more vulgar with Roy, more abrasive, but if anything it's because he's more comfortable with him. He knows Roy can take it. It helps to be able to let out some of the frustration he's been feeling.]

Wonder if we'll have any other visitors from our.. dimension. Universe. Whatever.

[He didn't like the idea, and his tone showed it.]

Guess we've got no choice but staying here, though. Keeping busy until they tell us what the fuck they brought us here for, whoever 'they' are.

Yeah, I heard something like that. [Roy props the phone up against something, picking something up from beside him and starting to work on it again. Giving his hands something to do.] Just, I mean, didn't do it yet, in case that's a 'get out of dead to you free' card or something. Temporarily.

I mean, probably? Looks like we've got at least one 'close but no cigar' - Oliver's sister if you're gonna believe it. Said something about having a me too but I don't think I made a good impression. [His grin is just a little guilty here when he glances up.]

Guess the healthy way of thinking of this place is some sort of...weird waiting room purgatory place? Checked around a little after Dick - seems like just about everyone gets back at some sort. Couple of repeat performances, but I don't think we remember any of it when we get back? It's got the whole 'what happens in Vegas' thing going on.

I'll think about it. [Intent still matters, after all, and Jason still doesn't approve of what Roy was intending to do. It matters a little less, though, here. If only because Roy was the only person he could maybe consider trusting, and they were stuck here together anyway.

He raised an eyebrow at that news.] Oliver has a sister? What the fuck. So I guess.. possible alternate dimension versions of shit are a thing here. And here I was hoping I could avoid maybe having to kill myself. [There's a bit of a smile there. Self-deprecating as usual.]

Well, that's fucked up. I wonder what happens if we manage to break out. Or if we even can. And until then, what, we just fucking sit tight and play house? What the fuck.

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Cool. I figure maybe at least a truce? [He's already assumed one, and he's hardly going to avoid Jason while they're there. This time, he's not going to bring up the 'what if we're from different realities from each other too'. He's just going with it.]

I know, weird, right? On top of this stuff's base level of weird I mean. [He rolls his eyes a little at Jason's comment.] I think we can probably handle that still. I mean. So far I've only seen one of everyone... I think?

As far as getting out of here goes... I think it's gonna be a little tougher than popping a bubble. Looks like the thing keeping us in is keeping something unfriendly out, and something tells me hitchhiking wouldn't be a good idea. But I mean... there are people here too. A couple of cities. I saw something about some bounty boards, I think?

Didn't play house at home, don't really see the point of playing house here. Sitting around banging on the walls doesn't sound very fun either though.

Until you do something to piss me off, fine. [See, he can play nice with others. Sometimes.]

That's something at least. Guess we'll shelve it until we have to deal with it, if we have to deal with it. [That feels like the right way to work this out, for now, anyway. Worry about shit happening when shit happens.

He shrugs at that.] Fair point. Guess we could always make ourselves at home. [By which, of course, he doesn't mean 'play house'.] Bounty boards, huh? Sounds like that could be a place to start. I'd get bored as fuck without anybody to shoot at anyway. [He's smirking, there.]

So far so good? [There's a little dare in the smile, but he is really joking and seems more than a little relieved.]

Sounds good to me. There're too many what-ifs in a place like this, we'd go crazy. Look how bad Lost was, this is a whole 'nother island of potentially dead people. [Eventually, they'd figure out which what-if was actually going on, or they'd get home. Either was probably a win. The latter more than the former in his opinion.]

What, you weren't looking forward to a relaxing vacation? Creepy idyllic little city of kidnappee victims with absolutely no cannibal basements? [The grin says the question is absolutely rhetorical.]

I've been trying to scope out a good base of operations.

[Jason rolls his eyes, but answers anyway.] So far so good. Idiot.

[He snorts a little at the Lost reference.] Yeah, no kidding. Oh yeah, I was gonna treat this like fucking Disney World. No way in hell. There's gotta be some twisted shit going on here just waiting for somebody to come along and blow its kneecaps out.

[Yes, Jason's perked up a little bit.] Found anything yet?

[Yeahhhh Kay has been ten years with Cassian, he now can tell when something isn't 100% right.]

I see, well...new world, new people to meet, right? Case in point...[He points to himself, joking to try to cheer him up.] Wonderful, handsome robot. Lucky you, eh?

I'm not much of a people person. [He rolls his eyes at that last remark, but smiles faintly despite himself.] Ha. Yeah, thanks. Guess at least I've got distance. And most of the people here aren't too annoying so far. Well. People or robots, I guess.

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Good thing I'm a droid and not a person then. I mean, technically speaking. I do have the same right as anyone else here.

[Are you trying to imply that he is not dashing with that eyeroll, Jason? Shame on you.]

No one will force you to socialize if you don't feel like it either, so that's a plus.

(s'ok, no worries!)

Well, hey. Robot rights, that's something. [He's being sarcastic, but more or less amiably so.] Droid rights. Whatever.

Good to know. Being kidnapped to another universe is bad enough without being asked to share and care.

I have a pretty strong mixed drink I've come up with recently. I need people with a strong constitution to try it, it's a little more potent than I usually make them since there are a lot of people who don't have human metabolisms here. You look pretty human, maybe not?

[ She likes to science with food and drinks ok...! They don't call her the Heaven Sent Child of Molecular Gastronomy for nothing!! ]

[Fai is just going to keep the smile on his face really.]

Hanger Queen is one of the places people love to get a good drink or five.

[Smart. Maybe too smart. It makes Jim think he never had any intention of drinking to begin with, but stating a desire was enough to seem inviting and draw in those who would respond more readily.]

This is going to take a while. Find a place to have a seat, I'll send the data files we've gathered so far.

And for the record, if it's information you're really after, you're going to want to look into the GSRF: Genessia Science and Research Foundation. Miss Schnee founded it for this exact purpose, given that people have a tendency to come and go without warning.

Attachment #1: Gns01.txt Attachment #2: Crystal_Recordings.mov

[Unfortunately for Jason, all that he gets is the tail end of blonde hair disappearing to the side as Minako dashes away and leaves her communicator sitting on the desk. Ohhhh noooo, now she can't hear his protests anymore, what a terrible mistake she totally deliberately made!]

[On the plus side, she's in Nova City, and he's in Genessia City. If he plans on making an escape, he'd better do it now, because nothing can stop Minako once she's made up her mind.]

[She's coming for you.]

[Enis flicks on the screen with a curious gaze.]

I can help you find a drink. Since you're new I'll even pay for it.

I know a lot of people think we are just things...[And he does look offended at that. This is an issue that had been a particular sore point this last month.]...but they're wrong.

It's pretty easy to ignore the post on the comm link too if you are not in a talkative mood.

Clearly.

I happen to know quite a bit, if you had any specific questions about this place. The pamphlets more or less cover the basics. Pocket dimension sucking people in from multiple universes, complete disregard for timelines and deaths, et cetera...

[Roy smirks, just for a moment at the 'idiot'. Somehow, he was getting to dead certain this Jason was his.]

When isn't there? I mean, unless it doesn't have kneecaps. [Neccessary? No, but it was already out of his mouth. He held up a modified arrow, looking it over, and gave a little shrug.]

Got a few ideas, don't have anything narrowed down yet.

It's gotta have something worth shooting. [Jason shrugs - he's not particularly picky.] Pretty much everything does.

Well, let me know when you get it figured out. I'll see what I can find in the meantime.

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