15159/Roosttop Garden

Roosttop Garden
Date of Scene:	16 June 2023
Location:	Roof - Renovated Theatre - The Roost
Synopsis:	Bart and Phoebe catch up on the rooftop of Roost. Phoebe is feeling anxious that she's currently not in a crisis. Bart reassures her that SHE DESERVES TO REST DANGIT
Cast of Characters:	Phoebe Beacon, Bart Allen

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Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    It's been a while since Phoebe has been spending a noticably large chunk of time at the Roost. While ordinarily she could be found in The Curio, or out on Gotham's streets, much of her waking hours have been spent on the rooftop garden of the Roost.

    Today, with the threat of rain in Gotham only a middling forty someodd percent, she was wearing a short sleeve, V-neck T-shirt, her hair wrapped to keep it back and hidden, and was on a kneel pad setting some seedlings in the Herb Spiral she's built up. Her phone is set to the side, playing cheery music, her knees are covered with dirt, and Idu was chilling on a cooling mat, his belly up, definitely awake and alert to all the dangers that could surround....

    ... no he's not. He's asleep and snoring.

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen has been a bit scarce himself what with helping his cousin getting used to this time and stuff. So he finds himself coming about the roost to check on things, feed the snails, give Murder Mittens his belly rubs, check to see if the shark creatures are still about and doing ok. He notices the different action figures about and makes mental note of who all is missing, making a plan to correct this. He makes his way up to the roof to check on things up here and spotting Phoebe, he offers her a wave and smile "Hey there."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe tilts her head back a moment, feeling the residual wind as Bart shows up on the roof. He, of course, gets a smile.

    "Bart! Good to see you, man." she gives a small grin, hopping up to her feet and offering a fist-dap to the speedster. "How's it going? Heard another Cousin fell out of the Time Stream?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods his head and returns the dab and says "Yea XS, she is my first cousin her mom and my dad were twins." He tells Phoebe. He smiles and says "Not sure if she is staying but good to see her again, been a few years since she visited the last time." He admits. "She is staying at the curio with me right now, how you been doing?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "XS. Yep, sounds properly futuristic." Phoebe jokes, and she leans back against one of the raised beds.

    "Glad to hear. I think the building was starting to get lonely without people in it. I know the ghost cat really bothered some of the people who used to live there."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks over and says "Well with Huginn and Muninn about not sure if I would notice another cat getting into things ghost or not." He jokes a bit. He does notice she does not answer how she is doing, but for now won't push. "Yea, gotta have Tim set her up ID and all, least her english is back to normal mostly, so that is a plus."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Idu definitely notices when the ghost's on the floor. Though I'd wager Huginn and Muninn would if they were let out of the apartment." Phoebe pauses. "Don't let them out of the apartment. I have to get the third floor hall's vent looked at. It's beginning to smell like rotten eggs." she comments quietly in thought, and gives a soft hum, peeling off her gloves.

    "Does your languages get scrabmbled when you fall through time, oooor... is that just a Flash Fam thing?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen shakes his head and says "Na, she speaks intergalactic as her native language, English is not spoken much in the 31st century, and since it had been a while since she had spoken English took her a few hours to get comfortable with it again." He explains. "Wil have to bring her by for you to meet her."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I'd be happy to meet XS... Excess. /I GET IT NOW!/" Phoebe laughs, and she tilts her head back, and slowly reaches up to her hair wrap and pulls it down.

    Her hair is now PINK, and seem s to be that way right down to the roots.

    "What's it like in the thirty-first century? Is magic still around or... did... Science win 'The Great Debate'?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen smiles and says "Well Science is more prominent, but there is still magic. Sometimes it seems to be more what world your on as well, as Earth is more part of the bigger picture than it is today. The Legion, the heros XS is part of, has heroes from over a dozen different worlds.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "That's good. I dunno what prompted the question... I guess I've just been..." Phoebe frowns.

    "... I think this is the longest I haven't been directly involved with managing a crisis in *years* and this is *weird* Bart."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen smiles a bit at her and says "I van start giving you a daily report on what I am doing, I am sure that has got to be close tot he same thing." He jokes "Or at least Max thought so." He lightly puts a hand on her shoulder if she does not back away "You got a bit or time to do things you want to do, what would ya like to do right now?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "You mean you don't submit daily reports to Tim?" Phoebe asks, and straightens up a little bit, the hand on her shoulder "... no wonder he looks at me weird every time I write up a report about biological function--" she cuts off a moment, and she smiels, and -- with some hesitation -- puts her hand on Bart's.

    "Right now? I mean, I would be..." she trails off, and her shoulder sag. "I don't even know anymore. Maybe I should pick up some summer classes."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods and offers her a smile and says "If I did that he would have switched to something harder than coffee years ago." He adds to the joke "I have heard some stuff about Happy Harbor maybe offering some college classes soon. They have other students in the hero gig, so might be able to work more around our weird schedules. I could even show ya around a bit, and Irie would probably love to show ya around even more, if they do it."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I don't know if I could handle Happy Harbor. Changes in environment tend to put me on edge." Phoebe admits, leaning back again against the raied bed as she shifts her weight. "And Irie is... quite excited. Did she tell you about meeting Archeron?" she inquires.

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen shakes his head and says "No, she was sorta psyched about meeting XS the last time she and I talked." He thinks a bit and tries to remember for sure if Irie mentioned anything

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Oh, don't worry about it -- I know you guys experience everything at super-fast levels. Might have slipped her memory." she replies, and Phoebe gives a dismissing wave of her hand. "It's cool. Archeron thinks she's funny." she states softly, her eyes closing as she takes a deep breath, and lets it out slowly. "But I think she might be stuck on 'pretty unicorn' and not 'this is an ancient fire spirit who is stuck in this form who the failure of a magician hides in the woods'."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen ahs and nods a bit "I think she did mention it, I did not put 2 and 2 together on who was Archeron." He admits. "I think she might be but either way I think she will be showing him all kinds of respect and admiration. I mean She may have it in here head, he is a fire unicorn, but I think she will be ok." He offers with a smile "So, how is sleepy boy here doing, he doing everything a normal dog should be and more as he is growing?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "He's more than a fire unicorn -- he was held captive so long that he doesn't remember what his original form was like. It was probably something equine in shape but... I can't even fathom being held captive so long that you forget what you look like." Phoebe mutters, and then looks over to Idu, who yaawns and lazily wags his tail.

    "He's done growing, I think. He's a decently sized dog, not as big as my uncle's was from what I read, but... he's fast. And smart. And ah..." she looks to Bart.

    "You know you can ask him, right? He understands English."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks over and says "Na, did not realize it plus thought he was still asleep. Hey Idu, how you doing boy?" He reaches into a pocket and yup has some jerky snacks to offer him. "Next question is can I understand him." He grins.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Idu's nose twitches, and he opens one eye, his tail beginning to lazily wag a but further as he stretches, and gives a yodeling sort of complaint of a sound, wriggling on his back as if he hasn't been fed in DAYS. Don't you know Alfred never feeds him and Phoebe leaves him ALL ALONE all the TIME

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen chuckles and will reach over and says "Ok I will give ya the first one but if you want more your going to have to come over here." He tells the dog and tosses the treat to him. "I think he maybe a little spoiled." He frins

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "He's exceptionally spoiled. And now that he has all my free time back he's even more spoiled. Something about not liking a Ghost Rider's hitchhiker." she states distractedly, turning to put a couple more seedlings in.

    "This basil already smells *so good*..."

    Idu gives another yodeling grumble.

    <I'm not spoiled.> he protests.

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen 's brow raises a bit at the free time and ghost rider, considering last time he heard he thought Phoebe and Cass were seeing one another. Then Idu speaks up, and says "Ok, well thats new, but should make it easier when I am examining you since you can tell me if something hurts." He tells Idu distracted from Phoebe's love life at least for a moment.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe's love life is as much as a mess as her Child Protective Services file. Who lets illegal British nationals adopt a kid? Only in Gotham...

    <Not new! Just didn't have much reason to talk much before.> Idu replies, and scratches at his ear a moment before he rolls over onto his stomach. <Also people get weirded out by talking dogs! Do you know how HARD IT IS to not tell Tim Robin that HE GIVES THE BETTER BACKSCRITCHES?! SO HARD. So. Hard.> the canine replies, and then sneezes. <Also that he's being haunted by a sheepdog that keeps speaking Dutch.>

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen 's brow raises a bit higher, and says "A sheepdog that speaks dutch?" He seems a bit confused at that one. That might be something he needs to know mighten it? I mean either to help Tim or to help the sheepdog." He looks over to Phoebe at this one.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    <A sheepdog that speaks Dutch.>

    "It's from a time-slip. There were some sheep ghosts but they herded themselves out. The dog hangs around though, and haunts Tim. He's protective, so I just let him hang around. I think he's quasi-aware of it but keep in mind to him, ghosts and angels and monsters made of darkness aren't a 'thing'. He needs to keep his mind."

    Phoebe gives a small smile.

    "And the dog's not drawing any energy off him. It's not like it's a bargeist or a Shuck. He's just a very good boy who was lonesome for a couple hundred years guarding his sheep. And when the sheep left, he took up guarding Tim."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen makes a shrugging motion "Hey it's Gotham, someone else looking out after my friends, thats a good thing, and maybe a fun surprise if Deadman ever shows up." He, then thinks for a moment "I aint got any ghosts or anything around me do I? I mean I know I have a can of magic beans, but ghosts?" HE turns around a few times as if to catch a ghost looking at him.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe considers a moment, and she gets comfortable.

    "Would you want to know if you were haunted, all the time, and by whom? My ancestors used to say that the dead return to the world of the living sometimes, to check on us. Gabby, Jason and Tim have seen Chuck Beacon when the veil gets kinda funky. I've seen my mother when I go to the village, but it's not the same as being haunted."

    She holds up her hands, forming some sparkling energy between them.

    "... and most of the time, people don't want to know what's going on around them. Either because they don't want to see the unseen... or get kinda mad that nothing's staring at them from the aether."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen hmms and thinks about it and says "I think I would want to know, but to be honest, I sorta doubt I have ghosts ghosts haunting me, now if there was someone who was part of the speedforce watching over me, or cussing at me, depending on who it was that would not surprise me as much.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe gives a big grin.

    "I don't think I can sense the Speedforce in the same way Speedsters do; I'm kinda just focused on The Astral and the magic... but I know the Pull of it's strong. The closer I get to using the shard's full potential I can feel /it/ too."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen says, "Feel the speed force or the astral plane?" He asks for clarification"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "The Speed Force." Phoebe clarifies, and gives a small smile. "I can feel the Astral. All around me. All around everyone. Sometimes I can even feel non-magical people. Like, if I close my eyes, and think real hard on what I'm sensing, I know that there are three beings up here on the rooftop. And if I know you real well, and I'm concentrating, I could probably even pick you out."

    She opens one eye then, and grins.

    "But you pretty much announce yourself right away anyway."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks over and says "Are you saying I am not the most stealthy outsider in the roost?" He grins and says "Well Jokes on you, I am on the roost not in it." He smiles a bit more and says "Well if you ever feel it pulling you towards it, don't go towards it. At speeds it can be bad, not sure at notmal speed but better to not find out."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Semantics!" she laughs, and she smiles.

    "I don't think I'll ever feel The Call of the Speedforce, Bart. The only time I go faster than normal is when you're driving." she smiles, and she breathes out, and rolls her hand.

    "All right, I see it in your eyes, you've got like eight burning questions in your mind."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks to her, and says "Well, you did not say anything at first when I asked how you are, want to tell me whats wrong?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "... well. I mean. Round about answer is... no? Not really anything wrong. Other than assembling stuff to scry on Cass's past which to me seems a gross violation of trust, but... she needs the help." she states quietly, and then her eyes draw up to Bart.

    "... and I was dating someone else. The relationship's kinda on hold. He's teh primary caregiver for his brother, so... that's more important."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen hmms and nods a bit listening to this and says "Yea that can be hard, but it does not mean it is the end, I thought so when Emiko had to leave for a while, be we are doing good, and she didn't even try to shoot XS when she walked into the apartment and XS was on the couch in my robe.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I'd hate to break it to you Bart," PHoebe looks up with a mild look of amusement on her face "... but you are literally one of the most generous and innocent people I know, I don't think anyone would leap to the conclusion 'oh no Bart did something horrible', it's more like 'Bart literally gave this person the clothes off his back or at least out of the dryer'!" she gives a bright smile to the Speedster.

    "But... yeah. He was someone really special. He makes me feel..." Phoeb takes a deep breath, then up to the cloudy GOtham sky.

    "Normal. Like, when it was just us, I didn't have to think about every movement I made. Or if something could be dangerous for him. BUt I told him before... I was willing to be patient. He was with me. And the whole touch sensitive thing." Phoebe gives a small grin.

    "So, you and Emiko back together?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods his head and says "Yea, she got back and had finished up things. we took it slow to make sure nothing had changed, but we are good. Still keeping our own places, but we are good. " He zooms off for a moment and back with pen and paper, and says as he write "Ok work on sneaky and bad boy rep." He looks up and says "Anything else I should work on?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Your sneaky and bad boy rep that is... noooon-existant?" Phoebe replies, and she laughs.

    "You just keep being you, Bart. You've got one of the biggest hearts that I know of. You keep that up. You don't have to worry about the bad boy rep."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen says, "Well yea, I guess I don't want to be to everything I mean if I go all bad boy Jason would not have anything going for him and such."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Jason has a lot going for him. He's smart, tough, incredibly well-read... you know he gave me a first edition book from the late 1800's and I'm all--" Phoebe holds her hands up "'Omigod no I can't accept this I can't even read this if I look at this wrong it's gonna explode!' and he's all" and Phoebe sets her mouth in a thin line. She straightens herself up a bit and states in as close an approximation to Jason's voice as she can muster: "'Deal with it, Phoebe.'"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen smirks a bit for some reason and adds "And he has a magic pineapple." HE does chuckle a bit at her impression and says "Ok, now lets here your Damian?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Are you going to have me imitate all of my adopted brothers?" Phoebe asks, and then crosses her arms, attempts to put on as haughty air as she can, and makes a >tt< sound.

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen chuckles a bit and says "Na, I think those two are good enough, besides we don't have any coffee, and don't want you jumping off the roof to swing on flag poles." He jokes back at her.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I would never, ever, ever attempt to physically imitate Dick. That way lays madness. And backsprain." Phoebe gives a small smile, and she looks up at the sky.

    "And Tim's sometimes too much like me in order to give a good imitation. It's like 'is that Tim, or is that Quiet Mode Pheeb'?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen chuckles a bit and says "Oh I can tell the difference, but then again, I have known Tim and Conner pretty much since I got to this time. They were my first friends"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "And you've been my friend almost as long as I've known Tim. And I'm incredibly thankful for it." Phoebe gives a small grin.

    "Man I remember the panic and then confusion on his face when he met me for the first time. Tried to talk me out of being a superhero. Threatened to tell my mo -- to tell Caroline."

    she frowns again.

    "Bart, do you ever worry if you did the right thing?"

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen 's brow raises a bit and says "The right thing how?" He asks, he does resist the urge to step in and hug her giving her space but keeping in arms reach.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe motions for Bart to sit next to her so that he's not awkwardly standing over her.

    "Just... that your decision was the wrong one. And a lot of people died because of it."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen sits down and looks to her, and says "Ok, this is going to sound a bit odd coming from me, but you don't want to dwell on those things. If there is something you don't think you did right and can make it right in the now, sure try, but if there is nothing you can do about it in the now don't dwell on it. As someone who can literally go back and try to fix something I regret trying that way lays bad things. It is part of why I make this time my home. I have been back to the future a few times, but I am not sure if I go back it would be where I left. Living in the now and being there for it, is the important things. So yes, there are times when we may have done something wrong, or think we could have done better, but other than a drive for the now dwelling on it is not good.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "It doesn't sound odd to come from you, Bart." Phoebe replies, looking over to the Speedster, and she draws one leg up, and pulls at one of her pink coils, looking at it with crossed eyes as she examines the color.

    "I know I've kind of drifted in and out for a long time, but you, Con, Tim, Cass, Gabby, you guys are my Outsiders. When everything else goes wrong, when everything else in my life is awful... I know I can count on you guys. And I know, I know," she holds up her hands again "Gifting you guys all pots of golden pothos with fake Bat Burger toys made to look like Nightwing with the ridiculous 1970's-like disco costume is just not enough to pay you all back for the faith you've all had in me... but..." she gives a small, sidelong smile to Bart.

    "It's a start."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen 's brow raises a bit and says "Golden Pothos, those are the plants you have around the roost? I was not sure which one of those were." He admits and then he is off for a moment, and comes back with a potted fern plant in a hanging basket, and in it there is a Ashoka figure who has been modified, her head tentacles replaced with pink hair, and little symbols painted on her that are close to Phoebes. The paint is still wet as he says "Turn about is fair play." He grins

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe gives a pause as Bart speeds off, and she smiles, rubbing the back of her head a moment as she looks back up at the sky -- and then with the breaking of the sonic barrier Bart returns, with a fern plant and... Ashoka Tanno. With her headtails replaced with pink hair like Phoebe's now is, and the symbols matching her own tattoos and marks.

    "... I... I have an action figure..." Phoebe trails off, and she brings her hand to her mouth and gives a little squeak.

    "Okay. That is seriously one of the coolest gifts I've ever gotten."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen smiles a bit and says "It took me a few to find the right figure to base her off, but I think this one is one that fits you pretty well. I hope you like it. Now to make ones of the rest of the team." He says with a smile.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Sounds like it'd make an awesome Christmas gift. I'll paint some backgrounds. We'll set up some card backs. We'll make 'em cool." Phoebe smiles, carefully handling her action figure "... this is living in my Fred plant with my Red Robin figure, you realize."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen grins a bit at that and says "I am glad you like it, I painted a couple that did not turn out like I wanted them to, I may strip the paint off one of them and make it into XS." He says thinking.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Sounds good. I'll still give you some backgrounds. Don't know if you can at least describe the thirty-first century for me, so I can draw something like it for the backgrounds?" she jokes, and then tilts her head back.

    "And thank you for not making fun of my hair. It suffered a terrible accident."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks over and says "I just figured you wanted something different.." He tells her, seeming making fun of it never dawned on him at all. "I will have to introduce you to her sometime soon as well. Since she is living there probably a good thing she meets you anyways.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "... ah... I don't think it was what I wanted. This is a prank that went horribly wrong... and I don't even get to have a laugh at it." Phoebe gives a small smile, and then tilts her head back.

    "I'll be by. Maybe taker her to 3A. We'll have dinner or something. It'll be nice to have some company."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen nods his head a bit to her and says "Well if you want me to do different hair on your action figure when you get it how you want I will. Maybe I can figure out a way to change out hair so ya can have multiple hair.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I think I have that covered, Bart. As long as they're nautral fibers, anyway." Phoebe states, and she brings up her action figure, and whispers a couple of words to it, turning it so that the hair turns blue, and comes down in tiny braids.

    "I'm just... thank you. Bart. For everything." Phoebe states in earnest.

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen smiles and says "Hey it is what friends do for friends." He offers her a true grin and says "Cool, that would be much easier than making other hair."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Well, I mean, it's my hair. It's the one part of me I can change the easiest." PHoebe gives a wry smile. "Either on the doll or on me... but even my roots are coming in pink now... just... do me a favor. I've hid it from just about everyone."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen looks over and says "None of us are going to judge you for your hair Phoebe, I tried the whole bald thing one time, it did not look good on me, but no one made fun of me."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "It's different." Phoebe replies quickly, and then seems to close up a little bit, and then she purses her lips.

    "Look, when you're Black, and you grow up around white people, in a white neighborhood, and you have 'Black Hair'" Phoebe finger-quotes "You stand out. Caroline hated my hair because it was so hard to manage. My childhood reeked of chemical straighteners to make my hair look quote-unquote 'normal'." She tilts her head back again, feeling the weight of her coif change.

    "My first act of teenage rebellion was to have hair that I didn't have to treat with chemicals. And I was proud of my hair, because that was part of my identity." Phoebe gives a wry smile.

    "I look badass with a shaved head though."

Bart Allen has posed:
Bart Allen grins and says "See thats something I don't really see, I know it is a problem here, but skin tone aint no thing to me. XS has the same skin ton as you do, she is my family. I have the eyes like no body else, but honestly people wanting to say your different cause your brown, white, yellow, red. It don't make sense, heck look how it turned out for the martians. People still find things to argue about in the 31st century but it has become more what planet your from than your skin tone.