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C. Drain enough to make him a non-threat.
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C then B
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well I figure since Alakazamtrainer combined the choices of Malcrasternus and scubasteve, I'll go with that since everyone basically gets what they want.


C then B

"Then we'll just have to drain his energy before binding him," you say. "I know spells for that, but my arms are tired from the gravity magic. Raven, I can teach you the spells, and we can share the strain on our mana."

"O-Oh," she says. "Um..."

"It's alright," you say as you move closer; you rest a hand on her shoulder as you stand side by side with her. "I would never manipulate you."

Raven is silent but flustered, so she looks down the hole you've shoved Atlas down. You start building your mana and feel it mingle with Raven's.

"First, we will use a spell used to drain various forms of energy," you say softly. "Arms up, hands together with palms out to form a triangle with your index fingers and thumbs. Look at Atlas through the triangle. Now, fold in your middle and ring fingers while maintaining the triangle."

Raven does all this as you explain, and just as you intended.

"Good," you say. "Now, repeat these words just as I say them: Nuh-bî-cias, O-lure, Ant-ai-uh."

"Nubicias, Olur, Antaia," she repeats.

The triangle formed with her hands deploys a thick rope of magical energy, both black and white per your and Raven's auras, and it latches on to Atlas via his cylindrical head.

"What are you humans doing?!" he shouts.

The rope now acts as a hose, and the electrical energy inside Atlas is pumped through it and up to you.

"How dare you steal my energy!" he says infuriated. "Decease at once!"

He aims his cannon hand at you, Robin throws down another disc and explodes with rubber cement to seal the muzzle. Atlas tries to pry the glue off with his other hand as the magic hose pumps the energy out of him. It takes some time but he slows down to a sluggish pace.

"You... cowards..." he says. "Too weak... to defeat me... in combat..."

"Oh shut it, you rust bucket," you retort. "Alright, now is the fun part. We'll use the very energy we took from him to supply the binding spell."

You hold on to the stolen energy with your free hand.

"Now, rotate your hands inward," you instruct Raven. "Thumbs together and pointing down, index fingers and pinkies straight up, middle fingers folded and touching, ring fingers touching but not folded. Very good. Now, repeat these words: At-lul, És-cone-ai-uh, An-glee-knee Hee-bee-car."

"Atlul, Esconaia, Anglini Hibycar!"

The energy stored up is drawn to Raven's hands and become several dozen magical threads. They lunge towards Atlas and wrap around all of his limbs.

"Pull them tight," you say.

Raven yanks on the strings and the strings bring Atlas' arms and legs in tightly. Unable to maintain balance, Atlas falls over in the pit.

"Curse you, humans...!" he growls. "I'll dig... my way out of here...!"

"Perhaps, but not any time soon," you say.

"Let's hurry to regroup with the others," Robin says.

You all exit the hotel and return to where you left the motorcycles.

"Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, where's Mad Mod?" Robin asks through the communicator.

"He's disappeared into the underground train tunnels," Starfire says.

"We passed by the main street terminal, Station D," Cyborg says. "He got ahead of us and hit the fork before we could see where he went. Subway maps say he's either at Station F or E, both of which are South of us."

A) Take Station F
B) Take Station E
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A) Take Station F
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A
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A.
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A.
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A

"We'll take Station F, you three head to E," you say.

"Why F?" Robin asks.

"A hunch based on typical city planning," you say. "Plus, we're closer to Station F according to that street sign."

"Then why don't we all go to F?" Beast Boy asks.

"Because in case I'm wrong, someone has to be headed to E Station."

"Good idea," Robin says. "Titans, Go!"

The others cut communications as Robin and Raven move towards Station F, but then stop when they realize you aren't going anywhere.

"What's wrong?" Robin asks.

"Well, my arms are still a bit weak," you say, "I don't think I'd be able to hold on to Shadowfax."

"Raven, help Rorek out," Robin says. "I'll go on ahead."

Robin takes off as Raven floats over.

"So, what should I do?" she asks. "Do you have a spell or item to get your arms reinvigorated?"

"Well, no," you say, "but you can control Shadowfax for me. Since I'm here I can get him to accept you."

"Y-You mean, ride the motorcycle with you?"

"Well how else would you get me to Station F?" you say. "It'd be a bit awkward for you to carry me."

"So would riding on the same bike," she mutters.

"Excuse my bluntness, but we don't exactly have time for this," you say. "So just get on and drive!"

Raven grumbles as she walks over and you scoot back to make room. She's tentative as she brings up a leg to straddle Shadowfax. You didn't really think about it before, but she shows quite a lot of leg. And has quite lovely legs at that...

Raven sits down in front of you and, after fiddling with her cloak, puts her hands on the handle bars.

"So uh, what now?" she asks.

"Shadowfax," you say. "Start."

*VRUM* The engine starts up and it startles Raven a moment.

"Just relax," you say as you move in closer. "We'll work together."

You put your arms over hers, leaving very little space between your bodies. You help her squeeze the throttle and support her as Shadowfax accelerates so she doesn't lurch back.

"Make sure to lean with me as we weave and turn," you say as you head down the street.

You go past cars on the street, Raven leaning side to side with you. You see the stairway entrance to Station F up ahead and let go of Raven's hand on the throttle. She understands and lets go of the throttle herself, allowing Shadowfax to slow down. You help her other hand squeeze the brake and slow down further, pulling up to the curb in a smooth stop.

"Shadowfax, stand," you order the motorcycle.

"Shadowfax deploys the kickstand and you dismount, but Raven is a bit hesitant.

"Next time," she says, "I'll just carry you."

She follows you down the stairs and into the underground. Robin is already there battling with Mad Mod as a train takes off with screaming passengers.

"Mad Mod's sent that train on a crash course!" Robin shouts. "The others are at Station E but need to circle back!"

A) Go after the train
B) Send Raven after the train

sorry for the delay, I suddenly became horribly ill today
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A.
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A)
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A
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B
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A

"Then I'll take the train," you say.

You jump into the tunnel and give chase, leaving Raven and Robin to battle Mad Mod.

Your arms may not be feeling very strong but your legs still work. You use some chi to strengthen them and catch up to the train. You jump onto the end and use magic to open the door. The subway train has a rear control panel but it would seem Mad Mod has already destroyed it.

"Everyone!" you say to those in this rear car. "We need to evacuate before this train hits terminal velocity."

The passengers gather and you prepare a slope of magical energy.

"Just roll down this," you say.

The people line up and slide/roll down the slope, tumbling to safety on the tracks below. With this car empty, you move to the next car and have the passengers there move to the end and slide out.

"Anyone going after the train?" Cyborg asks via communicator.

"I'm here," you respond. "I'm evacuating civilians as we speak.

"Good," Cyborg says. "We can hit it with everything we've got once the people are off the train."

"Keep moving, keep moving," you tell the passengers as you bring them to the rear car.

The passengers move steadily, except for a small child. The mother tries but the child won't move from the seat.

"It'll be alright," you say to the child. "You'll be safe, but you need to move."

The child still seems reluctant, so you take out a trinket from your pocket.

"See this?" you say about the little doodad you've had since Japan. "This is a special charm that will protect you."

It's not, it's a little bobble you planned on giving your sisters to add to their collection but oh well. You put it in the child's hands, and they feel confident enough to get up. They go with their mother and get to the end of the car, and together mother and child slide out to safety.

"That should be everyone," you say into the communicator. "Have at it!"

From the far side of the train, you can see Cyborg, Starfire and Beast Boy as a green elephant approach. The three slam into the front of the car and all the cars screech to a halt one by one. You brace yourself in the rear car as the train is finally brought to a full stop. You then disembark as the three group with you on this side of the train.

"Robin and Raven are battling with Mad Mod," you say as you head back to Station F.

You four hurry out of the tunnel and arrive at the train station. Robin and Raven are there, but no Mad Mod. The people you rescued from the train are all gathered, and they thank you and the Titans for the help.

"Here you go, mister," the child says.

They give you back the trinket.

"Thank you!" they say as they walk up the stairs with their mother.

You wave good bye before putting the trinket back in your pocket.

"How'd he get away?" Cyborg asks about Mad Mod.

"He stole technology from Gizmo," Robin explains. "We had him cornered, but he got the drop on us with a smoke trap and snare."

Raven seems particularly miffed.

"Mad Mod was annoying just using his own schtick," Beast Boy says. "Now he's ripping off other guys' stuff? What's with that?!"

"Control Freak's remote, Gizmo's gizmos, and subduing Atlas the super robot," you say. "Mad Mod's been quite busy since getting out."

"He let that lug nut gladiator loose?!" Cyborg says. "He's really pushing a line now."
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"Speaking of pushing a line," Robin says as he checks the time. "It's getting late, and with no clue where Mad Mod will go next, we should try and rest up."

Everyone goes to the surface and, after the T-Car finds its way to Cyborg, everyone returns to Titan Tower. As you all return to the top floor where Ops and the bedrooms are, you get a call on your personal phone, which means it is from your family.

A) Answer in private
B) Answer with the Titans around
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A. Seems personal.
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A) Answer in private
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A because reasons
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A

"Excuse me a moment," you say as you go off to your room.

You enter the room and answer your Magi-Phone, letting it project into the air.

"Rory, there you are!" Roselind says.

"Finally!" Rebecca chimes in. "Where've you been? We tried calling you for hours!"

"Both last night and this morning," Roselind adds.

It takes a moment to remember the eight hour time difference from California to England. It's past 11 PM here but that means it's about 7 AM there.

"Really?" you say. "I don't recall my phone ringing. I was underground earlier, and then running around town. Riding Shadowfax, his engine probably drowned out the ringing."

"That's what you always say," Rebecca says. "I bet you were with some girls."

"You'd be right in what you said but not in what you meant," you say. "I'll have you know, I'm in Titan's Tower because I've been helping the Teen Titans all day."

"Are not," Rebecca says. "This is like those times you pretended to relive the adventures of the other Roreks."

"At least one of those was real," you insist. "And so is this. Where do you think I am?"

You show them around the room.

"Some really bland looking hotel?" Roselind says.

"No this is one of the rooms!" you say. "I mean, not any of the Titans' rooms, this is a spare room they're letting me stay in."

"Oh...?" the two say at once; how very twin-like of them.

"Well whether you believe me or not doesn't really matter," you say. "Could you just tell me why you've been calling?"

"Oh right," Roselind says. "We'll get Mum!"

They stay on the line as they walk from the den to the veranda.

"Mum!" Roselind says.

"Mum!" Rebecca echoes.

"Yes?" she says from her seat.

"We managed to get through to Rory," they say together as they hand the phone over.

The phone whips around to face the front of your mother.

"Oh there you are, Rory," she says. "Why weren't we able to reach you sooner?"

"I was busy with the Teen Titans," you say.

"Is this like that time--?"

"This is not pretend!" you say. "Just tell me why you wanted to call me."

"Oh yes," she says. "Father wanted me to ask if you could visit the American Pacific branch of Null Co. within the next couple days, there's some issues going on that we've been meaning to address."

"So let me see if I'm understanding this," you say. "Father asked you to ask the twins to contact me about the family company?"

"Well we figured you would've been used to this by now," mother says. "And it turns out you're already in the area."

You sigh.

"Make sure to relay this to Father," you say.

A) I'll try
B) No promises
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A.
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A, but they seem pretty similar.
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A) I'll try
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DrizztLink posted...

but they seem pretty similar.

sorry, I can't think as clearly with this damn vertigo screwing me over. the idea is that one sounds more positive than the other

A

"I'll try."

"You better," mother says. "This is going to be your company one day, you need to show you can be responsible for something more than just yourself."

"Yes, mum," you groan. "Is that all this call was for?"

"Well, other than seeing that you're doing well in America," she says. "You have been doing well, haven't you?"

"Yes, I have," you say. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to have more in the way of dinner. Talk to you after I visit the branch office, maybe."

"See you then," mother says before hanging up.

You put your Magi-Phone away before leaving your room. You head back to Ops and see Beast Boy and Cyborg are already sitting at the table with pizza.

"Mind if I join you?" you ask them.

"Go right ahead," Beast Boy says as he slides you a plate.

You sit and put a slice on the plate, pull back your scarf then take a bite.

"The quality of this cheese is astounding," you say as you watch it pull and string out.

"Yeah, Pizza Corner is the best," Beast Boy says.

"We should go there sometime, get it fresh," Cyborg says.

"Yeah!" Beast Boy says.

"Did the others already eat while I was on the phone?" you ask.

"Well," Beast Boy says before slurping up cheese, "Starfire snacked on some Tamaranian berry fruits with Silkie as part of his dinner."

"Robin took a slice with him before going to the evidence room to log away Control Freak's remote again as well as the stolen gizmos from Gizmo," Cyborg says. "And Raven just made some tea and went back to her room."

"Oh bugger," you say. "We didn't go back to drag that ruggish robot Atlas in."

"Wait, he's still out there?" Cyborg says.

"Well, Raven and I worked together to drain his power cells then bind his robotic limbs," you say. "Plus he's buried deep under a hotel. It'd take a lot of time for Mad Mod to even retrieve such a behemoth on his own, gadgets or not."

"I'll have to prepare something for him in the morning, then," Cyborg says as he rubs the back of his neck.

A moment passes quietly as you three eat, you get thirsty so you help yourself to a glass of cola.

"So uh," Beast Boy speaks up. "You and, you and Raven have been spending a lot of time together already."

"Already?" you repeat. "What do you mean?"

"Well," Cyborg says. "Since showing up this morning, over 12 hours ago, you got her to open up about something personal."

"Got her interested in your own stories and stuff," Beast Boy adds.

"And she did call dibs for teaming up earlier," Cyborg says. "She hardly ever calls dibs for anything."

"How is any of this supposed to be of note?"

"We've known her for years and she barely even does one of those things!" Beast Boy blurts.

"... Is it that strange?"

"Very...!" Beast Boy says with squinted eyes and low hissing voice.

"Well, I wouldn't call it 'strange'," Cyborg says. "It's more like... Rare?"

"Hmm..." Beast Boy says as he taps a finger to his chin. "Yeah, that's probably true. It's more 'rare' that she is reacting like this."

"Reacting how?" you say.
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Beast Boy and Cyborg look at all the doors to make sure no one comes in.

"Okay don't tell anyone we're telling you this," Cyborg says as the two lean in closer. "There have been maybe two officially recorded instances of Raven being into someone."

"In order," Beast Boy says very matter-of-factly. "Aqualad of Atlantis because he's a pretty boy merman whatever, and Malchior when he pretended to be super charming like Rorek the First. You might actually be the third coming of Raven's romantic emotions because you're actually as charming as Rorek the First while also being a pretty boy like Aqualad!"

"I'm going to assume you mean that in a nice way and not a jealous way," you say.

"Huh? Ah nah man," Beast Boy says as he sits back up. "Raven's a great friend and all, but, uh... Let's just say everyone's got their own 'long story' when it comes to that stuff."

"Fair enough," you nod. "So then, why bring all this up?"

Beast Boy leans back in closer.

"We just want you to be careful, y'know?" Beast Boy says.

"Yeah," Cyborg says. "Raven's feelings for Malchior-Rorek were strong, like, personality changing strong. And then they cut deep when they were pulled out from under her. If you aren't serious about this, you need to make that clear or else things could get messy for everyone."

"We say this as your friends as much as we say this as her friends," Beast Boy says. "Check yourself before you wreck yourself, dude."

"Right..."

"Alright, see you in the morning," Cyborg says as he and Beast Boy leave.

You sit a moment longer after the two leave you alone in Ops. You do have an interest in Raven, an intrigue, fascination, and attraction. You hadn't thought that hard about it, you figured you were going to move on within the next day or so but between Mad Mod causing problems and your family insisting you be the one to check in with the business out here in California, you might be here a few days longer. What if Raven gets the wrong idea from the attention you're showing her? Would it even be the wrong idea? At this point in your life could you even entertain such an idea?

You wrack your brain as you head out of Ops. You find the light switch and flip it "off", and leave the darkened room behind as you return to your guest bedroom. You walk past Raven's room on the way and stop when you hear the door open. Raven walks out and sees you see her.

"Oh," she says. "Hi."

"Good evening," you say. "Or, rather, night, but saying 'good night' usually implies a farewell, so..."

Raven's chuckle gets you to chuckle.

"I was still thirsty for some tea," she says. "Would... you want some?"

The fair warning Beast Boy and Cyborg gave you causes you to pause a moment. What are you after, if anything, with Raven?

A) Go on the emotional relationship concern spiel
B) Just let what will be come to be
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B. It, like the spice, must flow.
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B) Just let what will be come to be
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Cartridge88 posted...

the idea is that one sounds more positive than the other

Fair enough. I suppose we can't tell our mother to tell our sisters to tell our father to go fuck himself.

And B, of course.
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B

"Well I don't see why not," you answer. "What blend are you having?"

"Lapsang souchong."

"Oh, that's actually a new favorite of mine," you say. "The smokey pinewood accents and rich, whiskey like flavor is why many in China nickname it 'The Westerner's Tea', as it appeals to our Western tastes."

"Yeah, it's strong and hearty," she says. "And health wise it's said to help with blood pressure, so it kinda helps given how annoying things can be."

"Yes, I noticed you looked particularly perturbed earlier," you say.

"I don't wanna talk about that," she says.

You walk with her back to Ops and she turns on the light for you two to go to the kitchenette. She fills her tea kettle with water and leads the way back. She opens the door to her room and walks inside. You stay at the doorway, she looks back at you.

"Aren't you coming in?" she asks.

"O-Oh, um," you stammer. "But, Beast Boy said you don't really let people even look inside your room."

"He's exaggerating," she pouts. "I let Starfire spend time in here. We were meditating together even this morning. And it's not like my prohibiting them from looking inside kept Cyborg and Beast Boy from trespassing before. So, I'm giving you permission to enter."

You nod and step inside, letting the door close behind you. You sit with Raven at her little Eastern tea table as she heats the water.

You look around and take in the accoutrements: a concavely curved chest of drawers under a scalene pentagon mirror; a slanted book shelf stocked full with texts; a rather interesting take on the Greek Muses, Thalia and Melpomene; a hope chest--or even treasure chest--archaic or even gothic in design; and various other gothic and spooky looking items varying from lamps to trinket boxes. You like it.

The water boils and lets steam out of the kettle, Raven pours water onto the black Lapsang leaves, creating the rich red water Lapsang is known for. She serves you a cup, you take it and sip.

"Delicious," you say.

"So, you left off with Rorek the Fourth," she says. "What did Rorek the Fifth do?"

"Oh I don't think we need to rush through all those stories," you say. "I've barely gotten to know you."

"There's... not really much to know," she says with a mix of bashful shyness and reserved detachment.

"But there is," you say. "While I can see how you're brave, brilliant, and a treasured friend, you're also a rather... captivating beauty."

Raven almost spit takes her tea.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," you say.

"C-Capti-- *cough* beaut-- *cough* --y?!" she sputters.

"Well, yes," you say. "Has no one ever told you so?"

Raven blushes and shyly sips her tea.

"Th-Thank you, for saying so," she says.

You smile softly and sip more tea yourself.

"Are you sure you don't feel like sharing something about yourself?" you ask. "I'd really like to know more about you."

"I... I wouldn't know where to start," she says.

"Well, how about we start with..."

A) Her family and home
B) How she met the Titans
C) Her general likes and dislikes
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B. A might be a little too much too soon for Satan's daughter.
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B. Personal, but not too personal. C feels like it'd be too static and dry for a conversation over a good tea.
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B)

I really like Trigon but yeah I doubt Raven wants to talk about him
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B

"How you met the other Titans. Beast Boy says you've all known each other for years, so how long has that been?"

"I think it's going on four years now," Raven says as she tries to recall. "I guess we're not going to be the 'Teen' Titans for much longer at this rate."

You two share another chuckle.

"But the very first time all five of us met," Raven continues, "started with all five of us converging in Jump City by coincidence when Starfire was escaping from these aliens called the Gordanians. They wanted to enslave her, because as we found out years later, she's actually the princess of the Tamaranian people."

"Seriously?" you say.

"Yes, seriously," she says. "That's a totally different little adventure in itself. Anyway, as Starfire only knew Tamaranian and we only knew English, we couldn't understand each other verbally to talk about the Gordanians, so there was a lot of fighting between Starfire, Robin--who had just moved to Jump City from Gotham--Beast Boy--how had just come from the disbanded Doom Patrol--and Cyborg, who always lived here in Jump City.

"I was the trying to stay out of the fight, but as fighting was getting the four nowhere and I could at least sense her true emotions, I shouted everyone down and got them to listen to reason. There was still the language barrier to get over, but as it turns out, Tamaranians can learn any language if they can make lip-to-lip contact with someone, which is why she immediately grabbed and kissed Robin."

"Well, how's that for an introduction," you smirk.

"So after Starfire was able to explain in English, the five of us joined forces to defeat and drive off the Gordanians, and that's when we became the Teen Titans."

"That's practically legendary," you say.

"It's not that big," she says modestly.

"But it is," you say. "I'm surprised that story isn't more well-known. You did thwart an army of aliens, after all."

"Well to be honest, it gets overshadowed by a lot of other things," Raven says with a smirk.

"So, from here, how did everything else unfold?" you ask. "I'm pretty sure building this tower wasn't easy."

"Cyborg took care of most of it," she says. "A lot of the technology in the tower, he designed and installed personally. Then there was the arguing over who got which room, but things settled down pretty easily there once we were all able to customize our rooms how we liked."

"And the rest is history, as they say?"

"Pretty much," she shrugs.

"So, what was it that brought you to Jump City?" you ask.

Raven suddenly looks a somber.

"It's not really something I talk about," she says.

"Oh," you say. "I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault," she says. "I was just trying to get away from... family stuff."

Raven continues to grow somber as she leans against the foot of her bed.

"I actually understand a bit of that," you say. "Being the seventh in a long line of historic figures isn't all great stories and marvelous adventures. There were many times growing up that I felt overwhelmed by the things my family told me. By the standards I was told to keep. By the lessons I was told to master. By the legacies I was told were mine to continue."

You lean against the foot of her bed as well, remembering some of those days. Raven looks up at you, and after looking at you a moment, smiles softly.
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"I guess we have that much in common," she says as she places her hand down, fingers overlapping with yours; Raven then realizes she'd done that, and moves to withdraw her fingers.

A) Lace your fingers with hers
B) Let her withdraw
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A.

fuck it yolo
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B)

No need to rush it.
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A, but then B shortly after.

Just to let her know you didn't mind.
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I decided to use Mal's since that's another hybrid that gives everyone a little of what they wanted.

A then B

You lace your fingers with hers just long enough to feel the soft, smooth skin slide against the sides of your knuckles. Your eyes lock with hers, and she maintains eye contact as she curls her fingers and opens her mouth ever so slightly.

Her soft lips, the upper a little fuller than the lower, seem to linger there. Does she want to say something? Should you say something? You look back into those blue-violet eyes and see a similar sense of curiosity and uncertainty. And, if you're not mistaken, those eyes seem to be gravitating towards you. Or, are you heading closer to them?

*brzzzz* Your personal phone rings again, as if to aggravate you by some cosmic arrangement.

"I'm so deeply sorry," you say as you take it out of your pocket. "I should have turned this off earlier."

"I wish you had, too," she mutters.

"Hm?"

"Nothing," she smirks as she cleans up her tea set. "Aren't you going to answer that?"

"Might as well," you grumble.

"What?" you say tersely to the Magi-Phone projections of your sisters.

"Oh, maybe we shouldn't have called back, he looks agitated," Roselind says.

"And what a fearsome looking room he's in now," Rebecca says.

"Do mind your tongues when referring to one of my host's room," you say as you move the phone to capture Raven's image.

Your sisters gasp with shock and excitement.

"Is that Raven?!" Rebecca says.

"That's Raven of the Teen Titans!" Roselind says.

"What're you doing with Raven of the Teen Titans?!" Rebecca asks.

"I told you two dumdums that I was spending time with the Titans but you didn't believe me," you say sing-songy.

"Um. Hi," Raven says with a little wave. "And these two are...?"

"My sisters--"

"We're Rory's younger sisters," Rebecca says. "I'm Becca."

"And I'm Rose," Roselind says.

"Otherwise known as the twins, Rebecca and Roselind Null," you say.

"Rory?" Raven chuckles.

"Out with it, why did you call?" you ask the twins. "Is there more I must do in relation to the family business tomorrow?"

"No no, that's as it stands," Roselind says.

"You're having to do something tomorrow?" Raven asks.

"Only if something more pressing comes up," you say. "Like stopping a crazed old man from running amuck, for instance."

"We were hoping you could get us souvenirs of California," Rebecca says. "Nothing much, maybe just some nice sun hats."

"Or sunglasses," Roselind says. "Or sandals."

"You could get your own sun hats, glasses and such at home," you say.

"Yes but then they wouldn't be from California," Rebecca says.

"And we couldn't show them off saying 'look what we got from California!' to all our friends," Roselind adds.

You sigh as Raven chuckles.

"How about he sends you pictures of California instead," Raven says to them. "You can still show them off and it shouldn't cost him anything to send them."

"Oh, yes!" Rebecca says. "Especially if Raven's in the pictures!"

"Yes!" Roselind says. "Then we can say we know Raven, because we do since we're talking with her!"

"Wait..." Rebecca says.

"What're you doing alone with Raven in her room?" Roselind says as both sisters look at you with suspicion.
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"Good bye," you say before hanging up.

Raven chuckles a little harder now as you put your phone away.

"Well, with that bit of foolishness over," you say as you get up. "I suppose we should turn in for the night. Good night, Raven."

"Good night, Rorek," she says as she sits on her bed.

A) Invite her on the trip to Null Co, do some two-birds-one-stone
B) Don't invite her to Null Co, she has more important things to do
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A.

fuck it yolo x2
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A.
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A
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C purposely find something else to do
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A

"Um, Raven," you say.

"Hm?"

"Would you want to go with me to visit my family's company?" you ask. "It's far from here but we could make a day of it, get some of those pictures taken for my sisters."

"Are you asking me out on a date?" she smirks with an eyebrow raised.

"Um... I'm not sure how to answer that. But am I to take that as a 'yes'?"

"Yes," she smiles. "See you in the morning."

You nod and take your leave of Raven's room, returning to your own. You won't let Beast Boy's words of warning worry you, you would be a fool to upset such a lovely young woman.

You prepare for bed and finally sleep. The bed is so comfortable you fall asleep right away.

Morning comes quickly enough, you almost don't want to get up. You stretch and check the bathroom. You see it's open, so you quickly fetch your things and take a shower. That helps you wake up a bit.

After your shower, you use heat magic to iron wrinkles out of fresh clothes and a fresh scarf. You then get dressed for the day and go to Ops for breakfast. When you arrive, you spot Raven already at the table having morning tea with toast. She sees you walk over and smiles.

"Is there any more tea?" you ask.

"Yes, let me pour you a cup."

She pours you tea as you make yourself a breakfast of toast with jam.

"I hope the fact I'm having English style breakfast tea is alright," Raven says. "It has nothing to do with you being here, I always have some sort of English breakfast tea."

"It's alright, Raven, I tend to have it myself whenever I can," you say.

You sit with your toast and tea and enjoy a warm breakfast on this brisk morning.

"I see you two are already up," Robin says as he walks over.

"Only just now myself," you say. "You?"

"I get up at dawn, get in an hour of taichi and a jog around the island before showering and having breakfast," he explains as he makes himself a cup of coffee.

"Quite the regimen," you say. "I remember similar being instilled in me in Japan when learning the various arts. It miraculously didn't take."

"Any word on Mad Mod?" Raven asks Robin.

"Not yet," he says. "There's a good chance he had to lay low after the Fountain of Youth's water wore off again. But we'll be ready should he show himself again."

"Then we should have plenty of time to visit your family's company," Raven says to you.

"Oh you two are going somewhere?" he asks. "Rorek's family company?"

"Yes, Null Co. has a fledgling branch out here in America, on the West Coast," you say, "and my family thought it would be a good idea to obligate me into visiting. At the same time, my sisters would love some visual souvenirs of California as well as of Raven, as they're big fans of hers. So it made perfect sense to do all these things at once, as a way to lighten the tedium of doing my father's bidding."

"I see..." Robin says.

"Worry not, if Mad Mod returns to make mischief before we arrive at Null Co, we'll turn right back around and help," you say. "So please, don't hesitate to call for help, literally anything is enough."

Raven actually giggles as opposed to the usual chuckle.

"It's alright, take your time," Robin says. "What route do you plan on taking there?"

"I hadn't really considered it," you say.

You use your Magi-Phone to check a map of the area, zooming out until Null Co. appears in the scope.

A) Take the swift Interstate highways
B) Take the scenic state highways
C) Let Raven decide
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C) Let Raven decide
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B. Scenic route.
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B, I guess.
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C
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B. Make a day out of it.
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B

"Let's take a scene route," you say. "More sightseeing means more pictures for my sisters, and more ways to put off visiting Null Co."

Raven smirks as she puts her things away in the sink. You finish your own breakfast and put your things away. After brushing teeth and one last brush of your hair, you meet with Raven again in the hallway. The two of you head to the elevator together as Cyborg comes by.

"Mornin'," he says.

"Good morning," you reply.

"Where're you two off to?" he asks.

"We're going to take a bit of a road trip on the way to visiting the branch office of my family's company," you say. "We'll be sure to come back right away should Mad Mod rear his bowl-cut head."

"Just the two of you, huh..." Cyborg says with a raised eyebrow as he looks you up and down; then he smirks. "Okay then... Have fun~...!"

Cyborg is smirking all the way to Ops while you and Raven enter the elevator. You two ride down to the garage and walk to Shadowfax. You hop on and start it up as Raven opens the garage door for you.

"Okay, hop on," you say as you pat the back of the seat.

"What?"

"Hop on," you say. "Save some energy and ride with me."

"Do you have a helmet? Any helmet?"

You go to Shadowfax's saddle bag and pull out one simple snap-on helmet and one full visor helmet from inside the Magi-Pocket. You hand the snap-on helmet to Raven, she snaps it on and tightens the strap, then straddles the seat, arms wrapping around your waist.

"You might want to hold on a bit tighter than that," you say as you smooth your hair back and put on the helmet. "The Levitation Magi-Drive has a rather high minimum speed to work properly."

You flip the visor down and rev the engine.

"Wha--HA!!"

Raven squeezes you tightly as you take off. You activate the Magi-Drive and glide across the water, making it to the mainland. You slow to a stop, letting Raven relax for a moment as you connect your Magi-Phone's GPS to Shadowfax.

"Hold on again," you say, "we're headed to the highway."

Raven lets out a little yelp as she holds on tight again. You make your way through town and back to the highway you entered in on. You stay in the middle lanes as you make your way South. According to the map, Jump City is in the Bay Area, while Null Co. Pacific is located in National City, near San Diego. You therefore will use CA-1 for much of this travel.

"California has rather lovely countryside," you say as you start leaving the urban area behind. "The grass fields and rolling hills, I've seen places much like this back home."

"Where do you live?" she asks.

"We have a nice little manor that's actually very close to the old grounds of the Village of Null," you say. "I believe the family came into owning the land as far back as Randall Null, great grandson of Rorek the Fifth."

"Wow, that's amazing," she says.

"Yes, I suppose when you look at it from the outside, that is quite amazing," you say. "Generations of my family has lived on that land since Randall bought it, and will continue to so long as there is a Null family to inherit it."

You continue driving along the highway, moving smoothly thanks to the light traffic. It's a good thing you took the scenic route because it'll take more time just on the length of road you'll cover.

You don't look back but you can tell Raven is looking around for herself from her head brushing against your back. She then settles in as she looks to the right, resting against you ever so slightly.
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The last person you had ride your bike with you was Isabel, and given how that relationship ended, you're glad you're overriding that touch memory with someone as lovely as Raven. And someone so surprisingly... What's an appropriate word to use here...? Ample? Buxom? Nothing really works to make you sound gentlemanly about it, so it's a good thing you're saying this in your head.

As you ride quietly, you approach the coast and see the waves gently crash against sand and cliffs.

A) Make this your first photo op stop
B) Move on a little further first
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A, photo op.
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