Exsilium IC Contact

[khajidont]

Jaime's cell phone is more or less plugged riiiight into his brain, so he tends to pick up like 99% of the time! If not, however...

"Hey, Jaime here! Leave a message, and I'll get back to you ASAP."

If you want to reach Blue Beetle, his voice is technologically altered, a slight robotic tinniness to his otherwise human voice.

"You've reached Blue Beetle. Leave a message after the beep."

Comments

voicemail.

[crossbearing]

Jaime. Pick up your phone.

( So long suffering. )

[khajidont]

Yes ma'am.

[Okay, he only sounds a little cheeky.]

What's up?

[crossbearing]

( Teacher and vigilante, Jaime.That's double trouble. )

Not much. I have an idea, I thought I'd run it by you.

[khajidont]

Sure. Let's hear it.

[crossbearing]

Initiative housing isn't exactly secure and we don't know the people we're living with. I'm thinking of setting up a safe house for some of the capes from our world. A friend of mine arrived last month, and there are already a few of us here.

( A few moments, so that can sink in. )

I was wondering if you'd be interested in moving in. You could have arguments with the Scarab and no one would think you were crazy.

[khajidont]

Oh!

[He sounds surprised, but not unpleasantly so. It's his turn to be quiet as he thinks about it, quietly pleased that Helena would even extend the offer in the first place.

It would be a big step, but it... sounds nice, actually. He's missed living in a place where the whole secret identity deal wasn't the issue, where the inhabitants would always keep an eye out for each other.]

That sounds... nice. And being able to argue with the Scarab is a plus. Who else is gonna be there?

[crossbearing]

They're all more cautious about their identities, so I can't make the connections for you, myself - it's better if they introduce themselves. They're all people I've worked with before. One of them's my lawyer, so not a cape exactly.

( Oracle's secret identity is more important than the rest, she's sure Barbara would understand that particular gloss. )

A couple of rooms will be kept free in case Batgirl and Robin ever need to crash.

[khajidont]

Oh yeah, of course. You... are talking about a home kind of situation, right? Because I know at the Titans' Tower, everyone just walks around suited up all the time.

[Which he's not into, incidentally. He supposes some of the others have it all right, but his outfit's something a little more extreme than the others' mini skirts and spandex shorts.

And just for the record:] Batgirl already knows who I am anyway.

[crossbearing]

Exactly. It'd be home, I don't think they'd have any issue with you know who they are, it'd just not up to me to tell you.

( Admittedly, sometimes Helena wanders around in her uniform, but even that is less intense than Jaime's. )

Yeah? Do you know who she is?

[khajidont]

Okay. Just checking.

[And honestly, somebody else's word means a lot to him, trust-wise. He'll take giving away his identity in exchange for some allies around this place.]

Yeah, she told me pretty much the day we met. Batman's got some sort of file on me, so she recognized me.

[crossbearing]

She's a little more free with her identity here than at home.

( Helena hasn't gotten that relaxed, yet. )

Batman has a file on me, too. Don't take it personally.

( Bruce, you're creepy. )

[khajidont]

I kind of figured. He's, um, thorough.

[And creepy. Definite good guy, but so creepy. The Brother MK I satellite cinched that one.]

It's not a bad idea, the whole identity thing. I'm not about to do it, but...

[He's considered it. He's just not ready for that big of a leap yet.]

[crossbearing]

He's a self-righteous hypocrite.

( Tell us how you really feel, Hel. )

Yeah. I don't know yet, myself. ( It seems to make Stephanie's life easier, would make working as Huntress easier in a city where capes and masks have no significance in the way they do in Gotham and Metropolis, but it goes so against the grain. Never mind that her "secret" identity isn't so effective at home, any more. It's still hers. )

Listen, I need to go. Think about it and let me know what you think, okay?

[khajidont]

[There's an extended pause where Jaime's pretty glad that Helena can't see his face, because he does not know what to do with that description of Batman. He's heard stories about Batman, legends, really - but nothing as human as 'self-righteous hypocrite'.

Besides, Batman's actually a pretty cool dude.]

Right. Will do.

[crossbearing]

( NO JAIME

JAIME NO

HE IS THE LEAST COOL DUDE IN THE WORLD

IN ALL THE WORLDS

BATMAN SUCKS, JAIME )

Keep out of trouble.

( Huntress out. )