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| − | |Synopsis=Titans + Rooftop = Unexepected Happenings. Amazons, Empaths and Aliens, oh my!
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| − | |Poses=:'''{{#var:339|Terry O'Neil (339)}} has posed:'''<br>Last night ended in, well, exhaustion. After the Titans were ejected out of Raven, Donna took Raven to a room that did not look like it had been inhabited by Miss Havisham, and the rest of the Titans old nand new dispersed. <br><br>Terry isn't very aware of the whole thing that happened after he transformed back to his human self and asked for a vow of secrecy, at least for a few days, regarding his transformation. He did come down to find Gar looking anxious and, if Terry knew him by now, ready to spring up and run up to the room after Cait hadn't come back down.<br><br>"Hey... everything's ok..." He had said, "Raven's back... but I need to crash... hard. I'll tell you everything in the morning, promised." Unless Donna did, but he was certain she was goin to be spending the night making sure Raven got her rest. Terry himself looked dead on his feet. He didn't even make it to the men's dormitories, but crashed on the couch in the lobby- whether he was moved from there or not, he slept soundly. With Naomi conking out and Kian looking like his entire cosmology had been upended, it wasn't likely Gar would get much of an explanation until people got their rest.<br><br><br>############################<br><br>It was morning on Sunday. Or, rather, it was noon, but Terry had slept through all and any morning activity. He had washed his face, and found his way up to the roof, because he knew that's where the bird-man often liked to go. He imagined maybe Gar was there, too. But jus tin case, he shot him a text to let him know.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:348|Kian (348)}} has posed:'''<br> Kían is in fact on the roof -- and except for approximately thirty seconds in his room during which time he felt like the walls were going to fall on him, he has been on the roof since yesterday's events, discounting a few listless flights where he circled the tower once or twice then came back in for a landing.<br> Mostly, he's been sitting on a corner, legs dangling over the parapet, facing out over the ocean, and dividing his time between thinking about what happened, and trying very hard not to think about it.<br> It's known by now that Kían doesn't need to sleep -- something to do with his /rhy'thar/. For once, he actually looks like he hasn't slept, and needed to badly.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:325|Gar Logan (325)}} has posed:'''<br>Gar Logan ate a lot while everything was going on. He'd been anxious, and when he was anxious he tended to eat a lot. He also ate a lot by default, so it was kind of a double trouble sort of thing.<br><br>He was hungry, others sounded like they had things under control by going up to check on Raven, and it took a while. Then, all he really found out once things really seemed to cause greater worry in him, and answers weren't very forthcoming at the moment. It caused him to flee. It was a reaction, a poor one, but it led to doubt and fear and all of the old things threatening to flood his thoughts all over again, and he needed time to go balance himself out.<br><br>It led to a flight away from Metropolis or any other densely-populated area. For much of the night, he soared over forests and open space around parts of Delaware, miles from the big cities. The air was cleaner. There weren't many people around. Most of them were asleep. Time passed by, minutes into hours, and the Titan started to question what they were all doing. Twice now, he was with a group of people. Twice now, something happened.<br><br>Was he also blaming himself because he wasn't there for Raven this time?<br><br>A nap was needed, so he found a secluded area in the woods and curled up at the base of a tree. It was the phone buzzing that caused him to awaken.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:339|Terry O'Neil (339)}} has posed:'''<br>Terry spots Kian. No Gar yet, however and no reply. He frowns and looks at his phone to tap out another message.<br><br><<Lassie, come home.>> He added an emoji to show things were alright, because that's how you did it, right?<br><br>He walks up to Kian and reaches out to touch his shoulder, if he'll let him. <br><br>((How are you holding up?)) he asks, remembering how positively raw the bird-man looked last night.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:348|Kian (348)}} has posed:'''<br> {/I'm not entirely sure I *am* holding up,/} Kían replies, still watching the ocean, not looking over yet to see if he's sharing thoughts with Terry-the-human or Terry-the-cat.<br> Doesn't matter. Same person. Kían had wondered what Terry's /rhy'thar/ was anyway, since everyone else he knew had one. He's glad Terry finally found his.<br> All of that percolates wordlessly through the mental link; the birdman's thoughts are terribly jumbled, like he's trying very hard to both concentrate, and *not* concentrate, on something.<br> He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes, and it comes without warning. {/I... I killed things last night, didn't I?/}<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:325|Gar Logan (325)}} has posed:'''<br>Gar Logan rubs sleep from his eyes with the heel of a hand, glancing reluctantly at his phone as he sees who is texting him. Terry. Probably upset he bailed on everyone, right when he may have been needed most. It's why Gar will never be a leader.<br><br>Whatever thoughts are going through his head as he eyes the text, he sends back simply, <<Is it safe?>> Then after a moment he adds, <<I'm sorry.>><br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:996|Naomi McDuffie (996)}} has posed:'''<br>A bit of light comes in through a window and hits her eye just right. Naomi growns and shakes her head slowly, "No, demon, this is my pot pie..." She groans a little and slowly blinks her eyes open. She then looks around and stares in confusion at the room and then she pushes up suddenly and then her hand slips of the side of the bed and she rolls out out of the bed on to the floor with a whine. A groan and she slowly pushes herself out of the tangle of sheets and then looks around, "What?"<br><br>She then starts to remember what happened and groans as she scrambles out of the sheets, twisting this way and that till she is finally hopping free with one foot still caught.<br><br>Finally she seems to be free and lets out a breath before shaking her head, "Well, I'm not gonna be the dorm mother's favorite person." Slowly she rubs her head and then lets out a breath. It takes a minute but she hits the kitchen to grab some left over brisket from the kitchen and then starts looking around.<br><br>"Where is everyone?" She asks as she tears into the brisket like it were normal as she considers and heads to the roof. Kian is usually up on the roof. Slowly she stumbles out to the rooftop and grumbles.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:339|Terry O'Neil (339)}} has posed:'''<br>/Demons. Creatures of pure evil whose sole purpose in existence is to destroy us all. You didn't 'kill someone', you potentially helped save everyone on this plane of existence/ Because that creature inside Raven's mind, the part of him that was not of mortal nature recognized as a threat against everything and anything like him, or his friends. He had no idea why it was inside Raven... but now he understood the pitcure of her being catatonic struggling to hold him back for... what, two, three years?<br><br>He shudders. /You look like you haven't slept since Madonna had a hit movie./<br><br>Pliiink. He looks down and frowns at Gar's text. He ponders what to say for a few seconds, as Kian will pick up the worry the redhead is feeling.<br><br><<It's safe. Don't be sorry, just be here. There's something I have to tell you.>><br><br>He looks up as another person walks in, and smiles, "Good morning, welcome back to the world of the living and not demonically possessed."<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:348|Kian (348)}} has posed:'''<br> "/Kérhys'yw/," the birdman says softly, and the translation comes across as 'demons'. {/They didn't look like the ones from our legends. I don't know what it was, they just made me angry to even *see* them, like they were air pollution, an infestation, I, I, I don't know what. I've never, *never* struck out in anger at anyone before. Even if they weren't properly alive, I've still never *tried* to hurt something before./}<br> He slumps forward a little. {/I don't need to sleep. I tried to and all I could hear was that scream when I tried reaching Raven's mind and I got out of my room as fast as I could and and and and have been up here ever since./}<br> He looks over inquisitively. {/What's a 'Ma-do-na'... and for that matter, what's a 'mu-vi'?/}<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:552|Caitlin Fairchild (552)}} has posed:'''<br> And then yet another person shows up-- but this one has a little carry caddy full of sports bottles in it, and she's also got a few years on the rest of the crowd there. Caitlin makes a slow, unhurried path towards the little congregation. <br><br> "I see you guys found the roof. Pro tip: don't leave lounge chairs up here. They'll end up blown all the way to the coast if a strong wind comes in." <br><br> Cait's dressed like she's just come from church, wearing a modest knee-length blue dress with pastel tones and white vertical lacing. Despite her frame and stature, it manages to look cute. <br><br> "If anyone's hungry, I've got snacky shakes," she offers. "They work pretty well for hero hangovers." <br><br> And she digs around in her purse, and offers a bottle of aspirin/ibuprofen mix to whomever wishes it, like a merciful angel of medicine.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:325|Gar Logan (325)}} has posed:'''<br>Gar Logan checks his phone. Oh, he's not too far away. Only twenty miles or so.<br><br><<Give me like 10 minutes. I'm near a place called Selbyville, close to the border.>> comes Gar's text.<br><br>Now, it's time for the Garcyclopedia. What is the bird with the fastest flight known to mankind? The peregrine falcon, pushing 250 MPH, but that is primarily due to its amazing dive speed. Others exist that are faster at flying horizontally, such as the gyrfalcon or the golden eagle.<br><br>Faster than both of them is the white-throated needletail, said to be capable of reaching 100 MPH. With a combination of that, along with the peregrine's dive speed, the green birds fly toward Titans Tower like a stockmarket going through peaks, valleys, and steady holding patterns. It will only be minutes.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:996|Naomi McDuffie (996)}} has posed:'''<br>Looking over at ian, she smiles as he seems to be figuring it out and not dead. She then looks over Terry briefly, not seeming to be so sure of who he is but then again, she doesn't precisely look the same when she's not glowing, wearing armor and is instead in loose fitting clothes and glasses. She shifts them on her face and looks over with a blink at Caitlin before nodding, "Wow! You are a life saver." She walks ove r to get one of those drinks, "I hope it is full of something more than just sugar." She nods her head, "I'm killer hungry."<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:339|Terry O'Neil (339)}} has posed:'''<br>/{/Don't worry about it. I'll give you a crash course on all of Earth's most important philosophers later./} Terry looks down at his phone, and puts it away after reading the last message. {/They *were* spiritual pollution, if that helps. As for the... memories, give it time, they'll slowly lose their edge. Cait is here, why don't we get something to munch on?/}<br><br>Terry lets go of Kian and walks over towards Naomi and Cait. He looks at the statuesque woman up and down, and suddenly remembers which day it was. "Oh, er, happy Easter, right?" he says, and thanks Cait for one of the shakes. <br><br>His grandmother was a steady church-goer, but his mother was the black sheep of the family- she skipped out on church regularly, and Keith didn't grow up with much of a religious upbringing. But, whatever his grandmother might say about his mother, he was not in fact raised in a cave. "That's a lovely dress, by the way. And I just got a text from Gar. He's on his way..."<br><br>He looks at Naomi, and suddenly smiles, "You have no clue who I am, eh?" He grins widely, and says "Meow."<br><br>And then he takes a sip from his shake.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:348|Kian (348)}} has posed:'''<br> It helps... maybe a little? Too soon to tell. Kían smiles very slightly, and nods once, and drops off the corner of the building... only to reappear scant seconds later over the edge, executing an elegant but perfectly unnecessary forward roll, and touching down on the rooftop.<br> "Oh! /Kié/!" He was genuinely unaware of the presence of anyone else on the roof, until just that moment, and of course greets En and Kéit with a bow, then wanders over to examine the goodies. "Iss... well?"<br><br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:552|Caitlin Fairchild (552)}} has posed:'''<br> "There'll always be food in the fridge while I'm around," Caitlin promises Naomi. "Gar's the one who started calling 'em snacky shakes, come to think of it. It's a fruit smoothy, calorie dense and packed with various proteins. It's technically a vitamin complete meal," she says. "We came up with the recipe for something easy to replicate, shelf-stable, and not horrible tasting. It works best if you have it chilled and add a little fresh honey right before you eat it," she advises. "Each one is 1200 calories, so definitely don't feel like you have to finish it off in one go," she warns folks. "Not everyone's got my metabolism." <br><br> Her admonition delivered, Caitlin turns finally to Terry and beams a smile at his compliment. "Isn't it great? It's hard to find things in my size that are cute," she admits, and twirls once to look down at the hem. "I like getting something for Easter Sunday. Happy Easter to you too. I guess we're too late for the egg hunt," she says, and giggles once.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:996|Naomi McDuffie (996)}} has posed:'''<br>Caitlin missed the part where Naomi put away a brisket on the way up. All the same, she blinks at Terry and then stares for a moment before nodding, "oh...the pink stripey guy with the claws." She nods her head and then she looks back to Cait with the explanation. She then takes a sip and makes a small mmm sound as she drinks...and drinks...and drinks...and basically chugs the whole thing in one shot and lets out a slow breath before nodding.<br><br>"Wow, that was good." She then puts the thing back in the caddy and looks to Cait and then at the caddy, "Can...I perhaps have another by chance?" She tilts her head, glancing to Kian and Terry before looking back to Cait with a genuine smile.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:339|Terry O'Neil (339)}} has posed:'''<br>"It probably is a little too late for the eggs..." he chuckles, "Clothes are always an issue when you're not the standard, isn't it? I just got my... other body, and I am now on the market for clothes with a hole for the tail." He pauses, "That being said... when Gar arrives, could you let me be the one to let the cat out of the bag? He doesn't know yet." He nods at Naomi- that's him, alright.<br><br>He casts a glance around the rooftop, "So have any of you seen Troi---Donn---Troidonna? What should I call her? I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that she's from Themyscira. And wonder if she'll smack me if I ask her if she could get Wonder Woman to sign something for me," he grins. He pats Kian's shoulder, "Go ahead, recharge." Pause. He may not know that word yeat. "Eat. Consume. Omnomnom."<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:552|Caitlin Fairchild (552)}} has posed:'''<br> Caitlin's already passing a bottle to Naomi the second the girl finishes the first one. It doesn't seem to surprise her; Naomi put quite an effort forth, after all. "As much as you need," she reassures the Jr. Amazon. "And there is a lot more in the fridge downstairs. I make it by the gallon. You'll want to learn how to prep it yourself," she promises. <br><br> Caitlin reaches for her cell phone, tucked into a convenient little pocket on her dress, and fires a text to Donna. <u up? we r on roof>.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:339|Terry O'Neil (339)}} has posed:'''<br>Terry's eyes widen just a little bit. Then, he decides that honesty is the best policy.<br><br>{/WELL... technically speaking, yes, but non-sapient bird species. So... not like you at all. It's like humans here cooking monkeys./} He pauses. {/ Which doesn't happen *here* here, but in some countries they are a delicacy... but this does not have any bird in it. /}<br><br>"Kian just asked me if they... um, cook birds here." He explains, in case the bird-man starts turning green. <br><br>Quick, think of a distraction. "So- you were in the team previously with Gar! I bet you have all sorts of stories. He and I-"<br><br><br>He is interrupted by the new arrivals, and smiles. "Tro--Donn... I am sorry, I don't know what to call you, but it's nice to see you." He looks down at the sitting Raven and gives her the same smile, "Hi, Rachel."<br><br>He gestures to Kian and Naomi, "These are Kian and Naomi. Kian is a bird-man from outer space and doesn't speak English fluently yet, but if you touch him he can read your thoughts."<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:368|Rachel Roth (368)}} has posed:'''<br> Raven looks so much worse than she did the night before. Mostly because the group had been inundated with Ravens of varying degrees of elation. Hell, the last any of them had really seen of a Raven was Happiness' AGGRESSIVE CONGRATULATION ENGINE.<br><br> Some of them had probably spied Raven's just barely conscious form being carried off by Troia, but that looked only cursorily like it does now. Raven is cradled in the woman's arms, and her expression is altogether nonplussed, somewhere between Neutral and Furious, and Neutral is in the rear view, getting smaller. Her arms are folded. She's like someone's angry child, except that the scale isn't right.<br><br> "Okay. We're on the roof. Can we let me use my legs now? That'd be nice."<br><br> Thud. Right on the parapet.<br><br> "Of course not."<br><br> She exhales, slowly, as the other woman's hand rests on her shoulder. Raven's hands press to either side of her rump, and then Donna's arm tenses momentarily. Real Raven doesn't have super strength. She remains seated.<br><br> "Raven. I do not go by Rachel. I haven't in years."<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:348|Kian (348)}} has posed:'''<br> For a moment, Kían looks faintly horrified, but once assured that this particular spread of food is safe, he relaxes, and chooses one of the shakes. That looks like it has the most sugar.<br> He can guess that Terry was introducing him -- there really wasn't much time for proper introductions last night, was there? He bows to both. "/Kían takh/," he confirms, then shakes his head. "Iss... I iss... nnh! I am Kían, yis... ai, Gar /tavár'h/!" he adds as green bird touches down to become green teen.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:996|Naomi McDuffie (996)}} has posed:'''<br>Swallowing another portion of that shake, Naomi smiles and she looks to the new arrivals only to blink as she is asked her name and then introduced. She considers this and hmms. How many people know her name now? Secret identity thing really isn't working. She sighs and nods before she settles back and sips some more, "Glad to see you both alive and...well, alive." She nods her head as she looks over at Raven before looking to Donna briefly before saying, "So." She looks to Rachel more directly, "I mean." She looks to the others and hten back to Raven before nodding, "I don't mean to be rude by saying this. Don't take it the wrong way." She sips her shake swallows before nodding and looking down a moment. Then up.<br><br>"What the fuck did I see last night?"<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:1140|Donna Troy (1140)}} has posed:'''<br> Donna is fast. People will have noticed that during the battle. One moment she's standing next to Raven, the next moment there's a distinct breeze and she's standing where Gar was standing. Gar is no longer standing there, because Donna has picked him up in a positively Amazonian hug. She laughs, swings him around, puts him down again, scruffs up his hair and says "Hello Gar! It is so good to see you." She beams brightly at him. "When there is time we must sit down and talk. I have so much to tell you."<br><br> Donna stands back, looking at Garfield. She's doing the horrible big-sister 'my how you've grown' look. She gives a tiny shake of her head and adds, "And I need to tell you how proud I am of you."<br><br> Then it's over to fetch a couple of Caitlin's shakes, giving the taller woman a rather less exuberant hug on the way, and she's back Raven's side, offering her one of the shakes. <br><br> "Naomi and Kian. I am honored to know you both. Your courage is extraordinary. As for what happened - I think it is best if Rae explains that, as much as she feels is right to explain. But you should both know that you did all of us a great service. And Terry O'Neil, you can call me either, I do not mind. "<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:339|Terry O'Neil (339)}} has posed:'''<br>As soon as Gar announces his presence, the redhead says "Excuse me guys," to Kian, Naomi and Cait, and beelines straight for the green Titan. Troia does the service of capturing him, in case he decides to be skittish, and when the Amazon puts Gar down, it's Terry's turn, though he is by no means as strong as an Amazon.<br><br>"Hey, there," he says, giving Gar an affectionate hug, "I'm sorry about last night. I was just... crashing on my feet."<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:325|Gar Logan (325)}} has posed:'''<br>Gar Logan's feathers get ruffled thanks to Donna's hand up there, and his arms are briefly pinned to his side as Donna moves on him. "Ooof! I, ah..I'm glad..to see you too..!" he stammers, eyes passing over the snacky shakes just a moment before. A few of those could hit the spot.<br><br>He is left a little wobbly on his feet, looking around at a mix of familiar faces, whether recent or not, and newer ones. Then, Terry's invading his personal space for a hug of his own, Gar's hands pausing at his hips. "I feel like, uh, I'm the one who should be apologizing," he says without going further. Raven's the one that apologetic look is directed toward the most.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:348|Kian (348)}} has posed:'''<br> Kían sips his shake, finds it tasty, and takes a deeper drink of it. Of course, upwards of eighty percent of the conversation is eluding him since he hasn't a 'translator' at the moment, but collegiality is in the air, and it helps.<br> He does watch Raven a little, curiously. She doesn't seem as scary as she did yesterday.<br> Of course, few things he can conceive of seem as scary as yesterday.<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:996|Naomi McDuffie (996)}} has posed:'''<br>A smile is given to the interactions with Gar before she looks over to Kian to smile at him, too. Naomi though, is mostly focused on Rachel and Donna. She hears Donna and then listens to Raven with a nod before she pushes up from the spot she was leaning on, taking one last swallow her drink before putting it down, "Be that as it may be. Last time some big bad dude who destroyed an entire world tried to come through a portal in front of me, I punched him so hard he flew back through that portal and hasn't been back since."<br><br>Sure, that was like three weeks ago but hey. He has had time. Surely if he wanted another punch he would have come back by now.<br><br>"So, if this comes up again or something. Count me in. Understanding or responsibility be damned. Trust me. I've lost a lot mroe than even I know and I'm not up for any more losses."<br> <br>
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| − | :'''{{#var:325|Gar Logan (325)}} has posed:'''<br>Gar Logan lowers his arms, one of them coming after rubbing the back of his neck when Raven leaves him hanging. Yes, that is very much normal. "Yeah.." he answers. It still wounds, even if it's just a little, even if he's used to it. "I'll have one later, thanks," he tells Naomi, still deep in his feelings right now. A lot of awkwardness, lingering in his answer to Donna. "Probably. I..haven't checked, really. But if you want to be here..you should."<br><br>Still, he's looking as if the events of the night before and today's aftermath have him itching to be off somewhere more quiet, even if others have taken no issue with him 'missing' all the 'fun' that took place. "I'm kind of tired, so.." he starts to say.<br> <br>
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