14199/Sass and Arrows

Sass and Arrows
Date of Scene:	20 February 2023
Location:	The Wick
Synopsis:	Jinx takes Kate out drinking because she got caught, then gets her involved in assault and resisting arrest.. nothing untoward.
Cast of Characters:	Jinx, Kate Bishop

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Jinx has posed:
Jinx eyes the t-comm she's meant to wear. She's not under 'house arrest' per-se but she needs to take that everyone to prove to Donna she's not up to no good. With a huff she grabs it, then heads down the elevator and casually walks out the front doors to freedom.

Pulling a piece of parchment from her pocket she holds it up to the light and can see the silvery writing hidden upon it. A spell - one she's not familiar with but one she wants to learn. Teleportation. The last time she tried it there was blood and guts everywhere.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    The thing about Titans Tower is that some people probably would have gotten a ping about the movement of a certain potentially reforming supervillainess even if she ad left the T-Comm behind. Especially considering that punky sorceress's former associates are pretty darn murderous about it.

    So Kate finds herself taking the a fast elevator ride up from the armory where she was messing around to the lobby not far behind Jinx as she exits the tower.

    Which is why we find ourself with a slight clearing of a feminine throat behind Jinx as Kate in her civvies looks over her shoulder. "What kind of spell is that?" curiousity, and perhaps a hint of teasing.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx murmurs to herself, "Oh so that's why he exploded..." With bare feet in the soil outside the tower, she is connected to the Earth and therefore at her most powerful and most dangerous. With a glow of pink energies swirling around her arm, she begins to motion clockwise.

The sudden appearance and voice of Kate has her jumps, "GHyah!" There's a zap from the magic back up her arm which makes her jerk her hand back - and then the air catches on fire for a moment which makes Jinx take several steps back.

"... Bloody hell Kate," she says catching her breath at the start she got. "It's just.. a hint about how to make teleportation portals work. You know like your glittery friend can do with a blink of an eye. Some of us have to work at this shyte."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Perhaps being around so many ridiculous superheroes and villains has made her entire sense of perspective skewed horribly at this point. But the archer laughs, it's a bit of a gremlin cackle though she wouldn't admit it when she manages to get a GHyah out of Jinx, even if the air does catch fire in the process.

    She does mind you, step back as well just in case there was going to be an explosion with it, she has incredible honed survival insticnts and reflexes.

    She grins, but manages to get the laugh under control as Jinx complains about Vorpal. "Nice. I mean... as the one member on the team without superspeed... flying.. portals.. or anything at all. I can appreciate salt towards Vorp." she nods. "Where we going?"

Jinx has posed:
Jinx pauses a moment. Kate looks young. Too young. By American standards anyway. By British standards she's fine. "*I'm* going to a pub... but you can tag along if you don't tell anyone you're underaged." She smirks a moment. A bit of bending the rules never hurt anybody as far as she's concerned.. - then again she has a dubious grasp on morality as it is.

"That is, if I can make this teleportation work. Yeah. It ain't easy this one. You're meant to have some sort of loci focus ring thing on your finger for it but fuck that I'm not going on some dumb quest to India or whatever to get one."

She lifts up her hand and begins again.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    She is wearing a nice red leather jacket, boots to match, fashionable jeans, and a very expensive but casual seeming blouse. Kate stuffs her hands in her pockets and then steps closer once more to watch the fireworks.

    Hopefully not literal fireworks.

    "I would think there would be magic shops or suppliers of that sort of thing. For those in the know or something." because money does solve an amazing number of problems in her world. She isn't arrogant, she just can't imagine someone not applying capitalism to magic.

    "Also I don't tend to get carded much, I think it comes from being able to staredown rampaging alien horrors in a pinch. Should be fine. Though you could always pub us to England I suppose instead?"

Jinx has posed:
Jinx is starting to get the hang of it as the air burns in circles that swish about and she grimaces a little, "Come on you fucker just open already... wut?" She half glances at Kate as she talks about buying a sling ring from a magic store. The fire whips about in the air like a wild beast and Jinx dances back from it again. It extinguishes once more.

"Hey you know how I juuust asked you not to distract me and then you distracted me. I'm kinda banned from most legit magic stores. The less legit ones aren't safe for me to visit because there's bounties out on me. So I'm being a stubborn and doing it myself. Now.. PLEASE.. let me focus. We're going to the Wick because it has a cool name and is in New York."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    There may be a touch of an impish smile on her face as she holds her hands up palm out in a peace offering gesture. "Hey not my fault you are so easily distracted." she teases and then nods. "Fair fair. I'll be on my best behavior this next attempt."

    She does posit before you can continue to get into the thick of it. "If you want to point me at a store you can't get into, I'd be willing to be the interface for it." light shrug, then she gestures "Especially if you can teach me how to use one of em."

    She falls quiet, not interrupting the next go at it.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx lifts up her hands and then Kate starts talking about. "Oi. Shut it mate." She smirks at Kate and then starts to swirl her hand around in circles again and with concentration, the flames take on a pink hue this time and a portal rips open in a quiet ally of busy New York. The sound of cars honking and the visuals of yellow taxi cabs and people walking by prove the location is rigth.

Jinx looks pleased with herself, "Always wanted to know how to teleport. Harls wants me to learn how to make magic swords too. Dunno what bloody good that'd do me but whatever..." She walks through the portal and asks, "Coming?"

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Don't mind if I do." not like she can't get them in a hyperloop back if this is a oneway trip or something.

    She gingerly steps through after Jinx before the portal can close anmd looks around then up at the sky. "Mmm yeah, definitely New York, can't mistake the sound and smell. Probably the right year even." light touch of sass. "Also.. while I also vote for magic swords or arrows, not sure what good it would do you true."

Jinx has posed:
Jinx releases the magic once they're both through. Right in front of them is the door in to a quiet little pub called The Wick. So named because of the gigantic candle wick they have inside. Jinx shunts the door open and strolls on in.

"Haven't been here in years," she comments to Kate as she finds them a table. Seated, she flops forward a bit and the glamour she was using disappears. Across her face is massively dark bruising like somebody broke her nose - because somebody did break her nose.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Kate strolls into the pub after Jinx and her whole demeanor shifts from the sass to more together. It isn't quite the Hawkeye level of gameface, but it she does a damn good job at pitching her whole vibe ahead a few years worth. Solid.

    She toes a chair out across from Jinx and settles into it, one arm going over the back of it as she idly reaches for the drink menu to see what a place like this calls it's specials. "Okay, so who broke your nose and how did I miss that... I mean yes glamour but still?"

Jinx has posed:
Jinx twists her lips as it becomes clear her magic failed on her. "Hm. Right. Lesson learned. Teleporting and glamours don't mix." She says with a sigh and then motions to the bartender for a round of drinks at their table.

"You might as well know. You'll find out whatever the next binge eating night is in the tower. That big guy? Hank? punched me in the face when some crazy goth chick flew at the tower. Such an arse."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Kate keeps up her definite vibe and posture, bartender likely to pop over and have to make the judgement call shortly.

    Despite that she does frown. Which fits the mood. "Why on earth would Hank break your nose because a goth chick flew at the tower. Was it Raven. I mean seriously there has to be a bit more nuance here even if he is the war one not the peace one..."

    Her questioning is interrupted as she looks at the bartender. "I'll try the Wick Barrel Age Manhattan."

    Then looks back to Jinx still frowning. The girl does have the no questions brokered not worried attitude of someone who isn't use to being carded down stone cold.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx tries not to scrunch up her nose because ooouchie. She looks at the bartender and says, "The Wick o' Ages thanks." She takes out a credit card with the name 'Harriet Handover' on it and hands it to the barman.

Looking back to Kate she says, "So she flies in out of no where. Barrels Hank over. Then starts blathering on about being someone else stuck in this body that she doesn't know how to fly properly. Claims she was just trying to land too."

An eye roll, "So I'm putting my sensible hat on right and I say.. she's probably just making it all up." Eye roll, "Hank decides he believes her, for whatever reason, turns around and clocks me one. So I cursed the bastards with bad luck. I hope it hurts."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Okay I need more than that.. detail wise." yeah she can go back and pull up the logs but she is dead curious for the deets right now. Not giving a second glance at the bartender as he heads off to grab the drinks and open a tab.

    "Who was goth chick... who did she claim to be and whose body and why on earth would Hank punch you for saying the girl was probably full of shit?" mental note, review the tapes regardless and perhaps talk to Hank. That'll go well.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx chuckles as Kate is really in to this story. "Even she didn't know who she was. She was going on about being Dawn. Called herself Dove as well. But, hey, I read the files of the Titans and it was Hawk and Dove - they were brothers so I dunno what that crap is about."

A shrug of her shoulder, "And why punch me? because the man's a fuckin' psycho that's why." She wraps her fingertips on the old wood table top and sighs, "Anyway. Kian helped me down to the infirmary after he was done playing peace keeper between body swap chick and everybody else."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Oooh... yeah... that may actually be Dove." she well she is aware of a bit of what is going on there. She sighs. "Reincarnation I think or some sort of life force stuff." she slumps back in her chair. "That does explain why Hawk was so easily set off though."

    Her tone doesn't make her sound like she is excusing him at all, she probably will still need to watch the tapes and talk to Hank. She has that kind of expression about her.

    "Glad Kian got you patched up. Hopefully the bad luck doesn't impact the rest of us by collateral."

Jinx has posed:
Jinx squints a touch which is an interesting look when your face is super bruised. "You know, it's not the first time I've been on a team with bullies in it." She frowns and then the beer is brought over. She takes a long sip and accepts the card back.

"Not surprised Titans also have some pieces of shit in their lineup. I knew all this goodie goodie stuff was just a front for a bunch of huge egos." She shrugs a moment, "Honestly. Not really my problem if it does. Hank needs anger management councelling or something."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    She just sighs at that statement. "We aren't a team of bullies, but we are a team of people and some of them have issues and baggage." she nods to the server accepting the drink and sips it thoughtfully. "Not bad. Not the best I've had but not bad." then sets it down.

    "I'll talk to Donna and also Hank. Not cool punching guests and people in the tower, even if you are an avatar of chaos and war. If you can't keep your shit together it is a problem. Also yes I think it is fair to say Hank needs anger management counseling. Though not sure how effective that can be."

    She eyes your face. "Sorry." she sighs.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx chuckles and spies Kate across the rim of her glass, "Avatar of chaos and war eh?" She clearly finds that very amusing. "Judging and shit - you're a rich girl yeah. I saw the bling you brought to the ball. Some of us didn't have much growing up."

She takes a long drink of her beer, "We had to survive as best we could and a girl like me with my luck?" She makes a pssshhh noise. "I never had a chance. It's fine. I know how to deal with bullies. Been dealing with them all my life."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Doesn't mean I am cool with bullies on my team. I'll talk to him." she means it to, like he has super strength and all sorts of powers but the way Kate says it, she means it. She will be speaking with him about it. She also knows enough to check the tapes and see what all went down and not just go off half cocked, but she doesn't say that right now.

    "Yeah, rich girl. My dad is Derek Bishop." which is like saying your a Murdock in elseworlds. Rich doesn't do the clout or wealth justice in a normal sense.

    Why on earth is she crime fighting. Also she seems to not be sweating telling a maybe reformed maybe not villain.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx blows bubbles in to her beer as she tries to drink from it and hears the name Derek Bishop." She clears her throat and lowers the glass, "Ya don't say... Derek Bishop." A sly little grin, "So. Does he know what you do for kicks?"

"You've got nerves of steel though don't you Kate." She motions to where they are, "You follow me through a magical portal - could have been a trap. You sit down and casually chat with me - could have been a trap. Heck you went to that ball and sat in a booth with a strange - could have been a trap. Villains do traps and the like ya know."

A couple at a nearby table glance over and speak to each other in hushed tones when the word 'villain' is thrown about. "Why do you think it's so safe to sit here and tell me who you are?"

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "True, but I don't think you're lying Jinx. I could be wrong but I don't think you are." she sips her drink and shrugs her shoulders lightly. "As for why. I don't hide my identity in the tower. You knew I was Kate and purple sunglasses only go so far. Oddly it is the demeanor though. No one suspects a billionaires brat to be one of the most well known heroes on the east coast... it is stupid but somehow.. nope managed it this long. That said ... you could have put it together especially living with us so... it seemed pointless to hide it from a housemate effectively."

    She then chuckles "Though.. yeah the party had me wondering for a minute with Victor fucking Von Doom walked in. Still I had a nice chat with Ms. Frost. That place had an odd guest list." she has no idea. "And it was fun, I'm glad you took me and we got to get out for a bit."

    "And finally... no my dad doesn't know what I do. He would probably have a literal kittens." she sips her drink, bigger sip. "He is bound to find out eventually though.. I'm sure I'll figure it out." she also has no idea there, girl has no idea her dad runs in Hellfire like circles for fun. #EveryBillionaireIsBad

Jinx has posed:
Jinx taptaps a nail against the wooden table top, "Oh shit yeah. Frost. I almost forgot... that goth chick that flew in to the Titan's tower was at the ball. I overheard her saying she is Frost's bodyguard. So, you know, we could probably figure out who's body it is this Dawn person is in."

She smirks, "But actually I don't care that much. I was slightly invested before I took a fist to the face. Now. Eh. Not so much." She waggles a hand and then takes another drink from her beer.

"Victor fucking von blood Doom..." she shakes her head, "Can you believe it? I sat in a booth with the King of Latveria and he had the gaul to ask me if I was there for romance." She laughs loudly, almost maniacally and the couple gather their things and leave.

Jinx raises an eyebrow finding it strange how trusting Kate is. Casually handing her the keys to a social nuclear bomb like that. But she's trying to turn over a new leaf and may be it's working. Or may be Kate's just too naive and trusting.

"s'fair. It's not like my dad knows what I do either," she says with a smirk. She has dark humour sometimes. She does wonder if Kate did research about her. There's not much to find but she was an orphaned baby of a double homicide.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Oh shit, you didn't tell me that you got hit on by Victor Von Doom at that Valentines day ball... " she glances when the other couple leaves then sips her drink again shaking her head. "So what did you tell him about the romance Jinx?"

    Might be that. Might be she is just on some deep level tired of hiding who she is while she tries to juggle helping lead the Titans, routinely saving the world, family expectations, and MetroU. It is a whole lot of shit and she doesn't seem like she would be overly trusting, all said..

    "That was morbid." she notes lightly and then lifts her drink offering to tink her glass to your bear bottle. "To a second chance." she watches you there.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx raises an eyebrow, then her cup, and salutes to a second chance. She drinks and then elaborates on Victor Von Doom. "Yeah, so, he spoke in the third person the whole time. Who does that? Doom does this, Doom doesn't do that, Doom demands honesty."

She chuckles, "I thought about it for a bit, looked in his eyes behind that metal mask and thought, fuck Jinx don't go throwing stones in glass houses. So I said yeah, sure, I could try the romance thing. And THEN, ... Then he tells me that I'd have to share him with his four loves."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    The glass it tinked, she was genuine in the toast, and she listens to the third person. "I saw him do that in a video clip from the UN once.. I .. wow... just wow."

    She moves to sip the drink and nearly chjokes on it when you get the part about sharing him with his four loves. She coughs a little and then sets the drink down. "Oh god... I can't decide if my brain wants to bounce to asking if he is Poly or if he has vampire brides like that dracula movie.. somehow I think I'm being somehow culturally insentivie about eastern Europe but I can't help it." she wipes one eye from tearing up a bit from the drink.

    "Four loves?"

Jinx has posed:
Jinx chuckles along too and sips at her beer. "So.. that's what I thought too. Some harem cult shit or something. But .. oh gosh, can I remember this right. Oh no! wait. The best part was when I asked him if he was for real. And with all sincerity, he looks me in the eye.. and he says."

She tries to mimic his voice, "Doom is for real"

She laughs again and takes a nice long drink from her beer. "Right. The four loves. First one was his country Latveria. Second was the whole bloody planet. Third is the future? I guess? and Fourth was child and god-child. So yeah, the future thing."

She finishes the beer and motions for another from the bartender. "So he goes on about how he is destined to rule the planet and all that crap and I'm like, come on, I've literally been there and tried that and it suuucks. Being a supervillain suuuuucks," she repeats ago. "You're never really in control of shit. No one likes you and everyone just pretends all the time."

"So I put my foot down and told him, no way, I ain't going anywhere near someone who is all about ruling the world. He was saddened by that and then told me I should use my powers for good to make the world a better place."

She stares a moment and then laughs again. "Victor Von Doom told me to use my sorcery to make the world a better place. Kate. Kate... KATE.." she laughs more.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Doom is for real. God. I just got a lecture from Ms. Frost about not going into corporate america if my heart wasn't in it and if I wasn't willing to be ruthless crushing my enemies...." she carefully this time picks her drink up to sip it.

    She listens and manages to not choke on the drink this time, it is a quick sip, that she sets down and practices very active listening. "Athena wept...." she has spent too much time on Themyscira. "Wait. Doom has a kid and a god-kid. Huh."

    Then she focuses back in on the rest of the recounting. She nods a touch at the part about being a villain sucks, subtle positive feedback deployed.

    "That man's hubris is unfanthomable and also his lack of self actualization. Fucks sake." she just stares off a moment in disbelief and a smile as she leans back once more. "Wish you could have got that on tape." she opines.

    When the laughing fades though she does nod to you. "You did make the right call I think." fuck if that didn't have the tone of I'm Proud Of You. She managed to not say it, the salt would probably be too high, but she almost said it.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx shakes her head, "I have no idea what he's on about with kids and god kids. Who knows with Doom. That man is larger than life even when you meet him face to face." She chuckles low a moment and says, "That would have been something to get on tape. I only snuck one thing in to the place though."

She waggles an eyebrow at Kate and metaphorically also the metal detectors. "Soil. You know just in case." It's not like Kate can smuggle a bow in. Or can she? how well does a bow fold up.

She narrows her eyes suddenly. "No." She points, "Don't give me that look. I'm not putting on tights and saving the world from cuddle monster or some ridiculous Titans shit. We're taking down a dangerous mind controlling cult together and then that's that.. I'm outta there."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Well. She does work with Nadia Pym. There is a non-small chance she could use pym particles and smuggle in her gear literally anywhere metal detectors be damned. Not that she mentions that. See she isn't niave to a fault.

    "Smart." she notes about the soil. "Right past any metal detectors too." a nod of acknowledgement.

    "Gods knowing Doom they are some sort of clone mini-me ... I saw a comedy movie once where that was the Doctor super villains thing. Cloning a smol version of him. Mini-Doom."

    She does grin at the finger point and declaration. "Ah come on, maybe I'll grow on you Jinx." sass. So much sass. The drink is polished off. "Also I've fought a lot of monsters, but never a cuddle monster. Did you work with one once or something?"

Jinx has posed:
Jinx is thankful Kate wasn't there when Bart called her 'Lucky'. She smirks at her. "Hey I saw that movie. That was a good one. Ugh there was that awful movie that had me in it. You know, if I were the vengeful type, I'd hunt down that actress and just do...."

She twists her head a little and shrugs, "I don't know. I don't have the vengeful brain enough to think up some suitable torture for such a hack of an actor. And that writing. You know I know how to say more than 'This will not do' ... sheesh."

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "I had no idea they used you in a movie." she blinks at that. "Well chalk up one point for being on the light side and having lawyers and trademarks and shit. No one makes unathorized movies of heroes. At least in any way people will see them. Fan shit on the net sure."

    She has a twinkle in her eye. She is absolutely going to find this movie. "Want to watch it with me later, tell me all the things they got wrong. We can make popcorn or pick up ice cream from this shop down the way from the tower."

Jinx has posed:
Jinx sighs in exasperation, "They made me bald.." She shakes her head and touches her hair, "Hello. Pink hair. Kinda a big part of the image." She accepts the new beer from the bartender and continues, "But to be fair - it's not like many people have actually -seen- me. The Five were a bit too successful until Dr. Light got his cock in a knot over the Titans."

A small shrug, "Yeah sure. Why not. It's an awful movie. In some ways it's right and evil of me to encourage you to torture yourself by watching the bad acting and one dimensional script." After all, how many people can say their likeness is in a movie. Not many.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "The pink hair, much better look than bald." trying to picture it then nodding as if decided. "Why did Doctor Light get his cock in a knot anyhow. I mean. Sure we are pretty talented and determined but why..." she vaguely gestures. "Just stay off the stage and succesful." just doesn't make sense to her.

    "And cool... I'll make sure to not invite the Cat though. We don't need glitter with the trauma too."

Jinx has posed:
Jinx grins and finishes off her beer. "Okay. Here's me being a responsible adult or ... whatever the fuck. You're all sweary now and the bartender keeps lookin' at you wondering so let's cut and run. Card's gunna bounce anyway." A small little smirk.

Jinx stands up and stretches, casually walks to the door and holds it open for Kate. She just got a minor drunk but who is really to blame? The bartender for not asking? the establishment for allowing kids to shoot guns before drinking alcohol? now she's just trying to mentally shift blame.

"Let's see if I can do the whole swirly portal thing after a few beers," she offers and walks back to the alley way.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Okay fine, you are just a bad influence or something. Proud of yourself?" she smiles though and slips back up to her feet, and there is a twenty on the table by the time she is moving after you to the door. Also she isn't terribly drunk, just a little warm and fuzzy, would be more under control if she had anything to eat before this outing.

    She follows her out though and heads down back to the alleyway. "Well if you teleport us somewhere else on accident, make it somewhere fun."

Jinx has posed:
Jinx looks around the alley way. Plenty of garbage. Some broken bottles. Cardboard boxes that people seem to be living out of. But no dirt. "Ahh shit. Use your smart phone Kate and find us the nearest park." She really didn't think this through. Then again she wasn't sure it was going to work to begin with.

And yes, Jinx has the T-comms and they do provide mapping and the like - but those functions are turned off for Jinx. She's not exactly trusted. And as Donna likes to remind her - she ruined her bloody photography showing.

Turning around to leave the alley way with her young definitely drunk friend, she sees two blocky figures approaching. Literal thugs. Ruffians. Naredowells. One has a switch blade out and the other has thick fists. "You know the drill," the guy says. New Yorkers always with the assumed knowledge.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Oh right. Dirt." she eyes the alleyway now and then fishes her phone out of her jacket. She starts to mess around with it. "Pocket Park a couple blocks down and one street over. If they didn't cover it in some sort of kid safe rubber it should be good to go."

    She muses as they turn to leave and glances up from her phone. "Gods.. why men." she shifts her phone to one hand and pulls out .. a quarter... why did she pull out a quarter.

    "One on the right." she notes to Jinx and then snaps the quarter between her fingers and sends it flying.

    Honestly this is the first time Jinx has probably seen her in action, it just hasn't happened before. That damn quarter though is unerring and precise despite her questionable sobriety as it just wings itself right between his eyes painfully and hard.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx stares in wonder as Kate flicks a coin right at the guys face between the eyes. There's blood. "Fuuuck off how did you do that?" She gives Kate the biggest shit eating grin. Truly impressed now at Kate's skills Jinx watches as the other guy starts walking up closer twirling his knife in his hand.

Jinx, naturally, steps back, "Hey. You got this champ. Go get 'em Ray." There's that charitable heroics and the reason Gar doesn't trust Jinx at all. But, really, she isn't going to leave Kate high and dry.

She lifts up her fingers and snaps them. Invisible magic hits the guy without any force, sapping the man of his luck. The first proof of this is when he flicks his knife around and it twirls up and then lands itself perfectly right through the palm of his hand. He lets out a scream of horror at that improbability of it all and that sudden reality of having a knife stabbed through his hand.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    It be true, her aim and skill is ridiculous. "Practice." she quips, and of course a ridiclous amount of natural talent. She doesn't seem to worried when Jinx steps back. She seems confident that she can probably handle it even if she has to take the pain blinded one and his buddy with the knife on her own.

    "Oh man... that sucks." about the guy with the knife in his hand now. She glances down to the side though and taps her foot onto the neck of a beer bottle causing it to bounce into the air and she catches it and then wings the bottle right after the quarter. Causing it to hit him right in the throat when he finally blinks and can start to see it coming. "Honestly I'd run.. but I doubt you'll make it at this rate."

Jinx has posed:
He and his friend can see the writing on the wall. The one with the bloody face turns and runs - the one with the knife through his hand though turns and starts to run and hits the side of a metal trash bin. He spins there times around before he drops on the ground face first unconscious.

Jinx whistles, "Damn. All that from one bottle..." She isn't going to admit to her part in taking out the thug. "Pocket Park you say?" Yes, she's really just going to step over his body and walk out of the alley way as if nothing happened. She turns, a couple of blocks and one street over.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Kate follows Jinx out of the alley also stepping over the thug as she does. There is a bit of a wipe of her hand from the beer bottle on her jeans though as she does. "Ugn." she notes and then looks up.

    "Yeah pocket park, two down and one over." the guy will be okay. Well she figures. With that guys luck rats will chew him up and disfigure him, not that she realizes it though, she hasn't worked with Jinx enough yet.

    They can see his buddy running still down the block though having trouble wheezing from the beer bottle to the throat.

    There is indeed a pocket park where described, thankfully not rubberized.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx is quite happy to see actual plant life and soil in this concrete jungle. "Noice," she says and approaches the park. It's then that a man steps through his own portal. Wearing a black trench coat and a stetson hat he looks like what one might reimagine Merlin to look like in a modern day tv drama.

"Jinx - I'm afraid you're under arrest." He hat tips to Kate and then looks back to Jinx, "Now come quietly dear let's not make a fuss."

Jinx glowers, "Jacob Goodfellow..." as if the name weren't reason enough to hate him. "Sorry. No can do. Firstly, out of your jurisdiction and secondly, busy helping the Titans save the world from an evil cult. Now ta ta ya tight arsed fuck." Two beers is just the right amount of alcohol to bring out the sass.

Jacob Goodfellow frowns, "Very well, the hard way then." He pulls back his trench coat and draws what looks like some ye olde tesla pistol of some sort.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    "Woah now." Kate notes, taking this much more seriously than the couple of thugs in an alleyway. One hand is raised in the universal lets calm down, thoguh the other stayus in her pocket. "No need to get all shooty. As Jinx said, she is under the custody of the Titans and Young Avengers and we do not need to resort to violence. She isn't a flight risk."

    She has no idea who this clown is but she is not happy that he brought a gun out already.

    She is honestly giving a chance for the presumably good guy to talk shop and not do anything rash. The fact he took Jinx's trying to talk shop, thanks ot the cursing, as a reason to escalate is not great. Still. Kate has to try.

    Thing is, if he doesn't take the chance to talk shop, well her hand emerges from her pocket and she repeats the coin trick, snap flick, for his gun hand to try to cause him to get well off target.

Jinx has posed:
Jacob tips his hat to Kate again, "As well as that may be, Jinx is wanted on 27 counts of grande villainy in the United Kingdom alone, not to mention the other 18 countries." Jinx interrupts, "19" Jacob frowns, "19 countries which have outstanding warrants for her arrest - including your United States of America. So it is common for vigilante heroic groups to get in the way of the law?"

Jinx twists her lips and lifts up her hands, "Nah. It's fine. I'll come quietly." That's very uncharacteristic of Jinx as she steps forward and plants her feet on the soil of the playground. He realises this just a little too late and says, "Oh bollo-."

Jinx made a little swish with her hands, then clapped them together. Jacob Goodfellow seems frozen in place for the moment. There's a not so kind laugh that comes from Jinx. "Well.. best not waste time them. Cheerio ol chum." She steps up and pats the man on the cheek.

Jinx turns away from him and begins the swirling magic once more to open a portal back to the Titan's Tower.

Kate Bishop has posed:
    Kate is actually quite happy she didn't have to do the quarter trick. She does keep it in her hand though palmed as she watches the work of magic. It actually gets a low whistle and a nod of respective. "Good play good play." she steps closer though while Jinx works the portal.

    "Seriously though." she notes to the frozen hero. "We aren't Vigilantes. We operate with and under the approval of the Justice League, Themyscira, and the Avengers as well as have Department of Metahuman Affairs laisons amongst other groups. So I would appreciate if you would call or whatever your bounty hunter schtick is before you try to execute another international warrant on my charge. Have a nice night Mr. Goodfellow."

    Once the portal is opened once more she will follow Jinx through.

Jinx has posed:
Jinx starts to twirl her hand in the air once more as it catches fire. People have seen her freeze a guy in place and now she's setting the air on fire so the park is evacuating quick-smart. No one wants to be near villain stuff let along supervillain stuff.

"Damn. That's a lot of group names Kaaaaalamari," she tries to avoid accidentally saying her real name in front of the stuffy British magic police. As the portal rips open she ushers Kate through and passes through herself. "Toodles Goodfellow. Rot in a ditch somewhere for me will you." Then shuts the portal behind her.