15762/The Dog Days

The Dog Days
Date of Scene:	05 September 2023
Location:	Midtown - Gotham City
Synopsis:	A Wayne Charity event is interrupted when Killer Moth arrives to kidnap a Wayne kid! There are weirdly at least two official Wayne Kids on site, one who's not an official wayne kid but lives at the Mansion, and Barbara Gordon offers herself since she is OBVIOUSLY better than any of the Wayne Kids. Ant Man kites Moth along with a fear of the Avengers, and Charlie is allowed to take home a pet!
Cast of Characters:	Phoebe Beacon, Barbara Gordon, Scott Lang, Jason Todd, Austin Reese, Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe

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Phoebe Beacon has posed:
GOTHAM CITY SPCA - The Martha Wayne Adoption Center

There is music playing, games of chance for support of the SPCA and other local shelters, dogs with 'ADOPT ME' bandanas being paraded around. Working dog demos. Dog trainer demos. Cats on leashes and open doors at the doption center. Groomers and pet superstores and pet pharmacies are here with goodie bags for new and already-homed dogs. Coming out of her self-imposed isolation now that a certain established contender for Harvy Dent's District Attorney position has cooled down on his attention of her, Phoebe Beacon Wayne had her pink hair tied back in a poof, eyes bright behind a pair of blue acetate glasses as she is holding up her arm, covered in a leather glove, and is holding a screech owl for one of the wildlife rescues in the area.

    The square in front of the SPCA building has been closed down for the event, sponsored by Wayne Charities, as adoption fees are waived for dogs, cats, and small animals in the center -- all carefully vetted to be the most friendly and adoptable of the bunch, even if some of them are tripods or missing eyes.

    All in all it seems to be a good and wholesome time downtown in Gotham City, which of course means that something's going to happen to figuratively screw the pooch.

    THe rooftops seem to be free of any trouble brewing -- FOR NOW.

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Barbara has never been that much of a active pet owner. They had a dog when she was young, but he passed away when she was around 10. She does have a cat right now that lives in the Clocktower apartment with her, but he's a very independent kitty and he's generally just laying in one of the windows soaking up what sun rays he can get, or sleeping on some soft space around the penthouse. It's a very casual roommate setup for the two. All of that aside, Babs still supports good causes as much as she can, and thus she is here tonight.

Dressed in a dark grey sleeveless top, black denim jeans, and a pair of black and yellow sneakers, Babs has her hair tied up in a loose bun on the crown of her head. She's near the middle array of cages and smaller animals, having helped a local Bat expert bring in an assortment of his favorite pet bats. They're not expected to find homes, mostly just to raise awareness for the good sides of having Bats around. There's even a pamphlet with information that one can take beside their cage! Not many people have taken them though..

Babs is speaking to a handful of people who know her father, and through that know her. She's smiling to them, being casually pleasant in the moment.

Scott Lang has posed:
Why is Scott in Gotham? He's a little bored and who doesn't love puppies?! So, he's here just checking it out. "I never pictured Gotham to be so wholesome. Neat!" Gotham has a scary rep sometimes. Bats. Clowns. Waynes. Pygs. On my!

So, Scott is there just browsing because he knows people that might need dogs or they may know others that need dogs. He wouldn't mind a dog, but the Ants would get jealous then it would be a thing. And Scott thinks he might not be around enough for a dog. Maybe Cassie wouldn't mind? He gives this some serious thought because it would get him a lot of Dad Points. And take away a lot of Co-Parent points. Decisions.

Scott's dressed in a dark blue jacket, a simple thing that could be confused for a long sleeve shirt, a light grey t-shirt that teeters a little close to looking like a greyish blue, and a simple pair of jeans. Scott is here as a civilian so there's no need to bust out the suit. Or any suit, if he had one.

His faded green eyes just roam over the place and if he's horribly underdressed, Scott does have a backup plan. A little name tag stuffed inside of his jacket could go a long way, even to a Wayne. A It could go a long Wayne, if you will.

Jason Todd has posed:
Rolling up with the quiet rumble of a great cat, a crimson Mustang Mach 1 rolls into the parking lot. Stepping out is Jason Todd. He's dressed in a black suit with a white dress shirt and black tie and perfectly shined dress shoes. His hair has grown a bit longer, shaggy even, though it has been properly combed and cared for, much as the beard he has chosen to let grow in recent months.

Walking inside, he glances around to take in the gathering. There are a few faces he recognizes, a few he wishes he didn't, and then there are Family members. Phoebe's pink hair is easily picked out - as is the red of Barbara's, even up in a bun as it is.

He wanders through the venue space to look at the various information tables and animals being awww'd and ooooh'd over by young and old alike. He slows his stroll as he nears Barbara and offers a bit of a smile (it's a big one for Jason). Not butting into the conversation, he stands there easily, half listening and half sweeping his gaze around the large room as one does when waiting to speak with someone otherwise currently engaged.

Austin Reese has posed:
This is very important to Phoebe, and that's the main reason why Austin is wearing a Gotham SPCA hoodie with his (now not quite as little) orange cat Dorito hanging out in the hood part, looking lazily around as Austin moves throughout the tables, giving folks pamphlets about ownership and helping people find animals that they'll mesh with. All in all being very helpful, as long as nobody attempts to adopt Dorito.

He swings past where Jason has just shown up and hands him a pamphlet with an adorable terrier on the front of it, "Even you can't say no to those eyes, big guy." He jokes, before dipping off into the crowd again.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe returns the owl to the handler, and wanders around. She shakes hands with some women she knows, and respectuflly declines shaking hands with men, drawing herself through the crowd. Her watch gives a 'beep' as she comes up to the Bat Table (who doesn't love Bats in gotham, after all?) and she looks to Jason with a smile and an upnod, and says between gritted teeth "How much to shoot me in the kneecap so I can get out of handshaking?"

    Someone passes by Lang with some little terrier puppies wearing ADOPT ME bandanas. One has a bowtie. "Slightly used doggos, sir?" they ask -- and then, the dogs begin to howl.

    All of them. The cats begin to hiss, turning in little circles. The small animals begin to burrow, bunnies hiding in shelters, hamsters into corncob bedding.

    Above them a shadow passes over the grouping of heroes in civillian gear. Tails are tucked, ears areb ack, eyes? Are whaled.

    "ALL RIGHT --" a voice calls out, flashing brilliant lights above everyone "THIS IS A WAYNE CHARITY. THERE MUST BE A WAYNE HERE. HAND THEM OVER AND NO ONE GETS TURNED INTO DOGFOOD!"

    It's...

        KILLER MOTH?

Barbara Gordon has posed:
When Scott gets near enough, he gets noticed by Barbara, who offers him a warm smile and a Bat information pamphlet. "Bit of light reading while you wander?" She asks him in a moment of playful interaction with someone she doesn't recognize. A moment there-after and Jason arrives, which draws Babs verdent hued eyes. She regards him, and looks him up and down. "Oh, wow. Nice threads, Jason." She says, her right hand then going over to the side of his left arm to pat his bicep gently through the black jacket. "Glad you made it." She adds with another light smile.

Her eyes are about to return to those she'd been speaking with, who are leaning in toward the bat cages to view the bats as they peacefully hang from their branches inside the cage. She's about to speak to them again when the shadow crosses over the whole of the place.

The dogs howling, the cats reacting... a wave of discomfort washes over the whole place, and then the voice draws Babs eyes up...

Never a moment's peace.

Scott Lang has posed:
Scott looks over all the animals, debating if he wants to be a cool Dad for a few weeks or not. He'll wave if anyone's looking his way.

Then he runs across Barbara. "Lighter than what I'm used to, thanks!" he says with a big smile. And Scott will look over the pamphlet, "This city sure likes its bats. New York loves spiders. Everyone loves something."

He'll continue to wander and just casually skim over the pamphlet while paying attention where he moves. When he's working on the back page of a pamphlet that's when the yelling starts.

"Gotham has a Moth problem?!" and Scott sounds so like a tourist when he speaks. "I saw this big frog once. He called himself a Guard Frog I think," he says just not too intimidated by this. Although, he is reaching into his pocket for something. Scott wonders if New York and Gotham are so different. It doesn't feel like it right now.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd watches the bats in the display. Most people have that 'Oh. It's.. a bat. yay.' sort of reaction, even at the exhibits at zoos. You either get bats or you don't, it seems. Jason? He may not exactly 'get' them but he looks at the little mammals in their enclosures with ease. He's spent most of his life around much larger and much more terrifying Bats than these little dudes.

He nods to Barbara, "Well it's a family event. We're all supposed to show up if we can, right? Mutual aid clause and all that." He smiles a little as she pats his bicep. "Careful. Those guns are loaded" he jokkes.

As Phoebe approaches he arches a brow and murmurs to her, "I mean. I could tase you. I've heard that's effective and has less lingering injury?"

As Austin attempts to flog a pup at him, he regards the pamphelt "Seriously? You know I'm a Cat man" he says with a smirk.

The smirk fades to a frown as the animals start acting out. As Killer Moth crashes the event, the frown turns darker and he tenses though only Barbara, Phoebe or Austin would likely notice it.

He mutters under his breath toward Barbara and Phoebe, "... someone let him out of his cage again? ANyone got a bright light?" Because moths and lights.

Austin Reese has posed:
Austin can't help but smirk at Jason as he mentions being a cat person, "Oh I have one of those too!" He responds, digging into his pocket of the hoodie to pull out another pamphlet. That is until the voice rises up over the crowd, "Oh goddamn."

Killer Moth? Why now? He looks to the others at the Bat Table, frowning, "What's the play? String him along or do we just get him to land and wail on him?" He'd definitely be voting for option B. He also takes a moment to scoop Dorito out of his hoodie and slips him into a carrier under the table, "Keep your head down, buddy." The cat mrowls in annoyance at being in the cage and then slid under the tablecloth. Jason's mention of a bright light gets a grin, "Or a big fireball."

Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe has posed:
    Charlie has been quietly helping out in the background. Which mostly means playing with all of the adoptable animals and asking SPCA staff so very many questions. Enough questions that more than one of the staff asks the vets if they brought any tranqualizers. Maybe tip some into the teens drink when she isn't looking.

    They are only mostly joking.

    She also absolutely hauled at least three seperate very adorable doggos over to meet Barbara before returning them to their handlers. Truly one way to help allievate all of the animals who need a good home would be to let Charlie talk Babs into adopting them all and starting an animal preserve and staff to take care of them all.

    She absolutely is hauling a fluffy border collie up towards Babs in her arms when all the cats and dogs and vairous other animals lose their gord. "I didn't do it" she exclaims with surprising guilt for someone innocent, though after a moment at the announcement she looks up and then just SIGHs... it is a dramatric or is that melodramatic sigh too. "I don't think anyone wants to adopt a mothman... okay I take that back.. I've seen the internet.. someone would totally adopt the mothman but maybe not this mothman..." this is said quietly to Babs, Jason, and the others. Howling doggo still hugged in her arms.

    She is wearing her civvies, jeans, boots, Wonderwoman hoodie which is super well worn and loved.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I mean, I *could* do a fireball," Phoebe counters quietly to Jason, Austin and Babs, and her nose wrinkles. "But that'd be putting a lot of strain on the 'normal teenage girl' bit." she blinks away the lights and mutters out 'Do y'all just want me to go so you can quick change and play hero? Last time Alfred shot this guy down --" she pauses, and looks to Charlie, and gives a smile "How's *your* fireball, shorty?"

    People are running, dogs are abandoned, tethered to posts. Cats screech in their screened-in catios and are trying to escape.

    "WELL?!" Killer Moth yells through his ampliflier : "I'M WAAAAAITING."

    There is a mostly white dog that seems unaffected. It looks around, it sits down, tail slowly wagging as people run away. No one seems to notice Scott take something out of his pocket.

    Killer moth begins to decend, and the high-pitched sound gets stronger, almost painful to younger people as they clear the area.

    Inevitably there are some police members around, sirens wail and people take aim at Killer Moth, and points to -- AUSTIN!

    "YOU!"

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Babs doesn't hesitate to immediately pull out her phone. It might look like a 2023 person who just can't get away from their screen, but in fact she's already thumbing up many different levels of alert systems across the Bat-family monitoring channels. She equally has the GCPD included in this, even if there are members already on site for this event. Lastly, Barbara has her drones deploying from the GGE Blimp, which just so happens to be high up in the sky outside of the event this evening...

Outside, and up beneath the clouds, the drones begin dettaching from the Blimp's gondola, rapidly descending down toward the area below...

When the Moth shouts out for Austin, Babs reacts. Her phone is put away, her hand is put up to her mouth, and the redhead performs one of those super loud (and arguably annoying) two-fingered whistles. It is loud, ear piercing, and with it she raises her other hand, her eyes up on the Moth Man himself.

"Hold up!" She shouts up at him. "Hi. Hey there..." She tries to get his attention on her, and off of anyone else. "Yeah..." Her hand goes to her chest. "Barbara Gordon. You may have heard of me, but maybe not. I'm not a Wayne... Sorry. But I am the daughter of Police Commissioner James Gordon... I don't know if this will qualify for whatever weird crap you're up to here today, but I volunteer myself for it, in lieu of any Waynes..."

Scott Lang has posed:
Scott really hates doing the public thing. Although, he isn't afraid to lean on it. "Well, I'm an Avenger. I'm connected to at least one billionaire, maybe more," he says just trying to make himself a target instead of a Wayne. He'll gesture to himself with the left hand. In reality the right hand is doing the work.

To those in the Bat-Family they may see he's toying with something in the right hand. It's small, but the whole act is clearly a distraction to those that are trained.

He hates that the animals are afraid, in pain and it's jarring to him. Like harming a child. Equally bad and horrific in it's own way. "Why don't we talk away from the people," he says and the plan is simple. Take the small disc in his hand, with one with the red pym particle, and see what kind of costume bits can shrink.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd's jaw clenches at the situation. He's in street clothes. Well, Hugo Boss clothes, but still. It's not Red Hood's armor. Nevermind that his suit is armored.

As Barbara volunteers herself, he frowns toward Phoebe and then rolls with it. If it's to be chaos, then chaos it will be.

Stepping up along side Barbara, then one step forward, "I -am- part of the Wayne family. Jason Todd. Take me. You don't want the Commish gunning for you because you took his daughter."

Any one else want to argue over being taken hostage? Going once? Going twice...

Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe has posed:
    Charlie intones loud enough for the others and no more in the chaos and ruckus. "First off I am not that short." she is though "and second... if I did a fireball I give it a fifty fitty chance of blowing off the roof... fire magic is still waaay too chaotic when I do it. It would totes solve the Moth problem for sure." which honestly should surprise no one. Least of all Phoebe since she is the one who learned that lesson originally with Charlie.

    She looks around worried and then moves to stuff the howling squirming dog into a crate that is empty, doesn't matter whose crate or cat or dog crate she wrangles it deftly into the box so she has her arms free. "Guh that is so high pitched..." she whines having a lot of sympathy for the animals.

    She is distracted enough fishing under her hoodie for a minute before stuffing things in her ears that she misses Austin being called out. "Huh?" as she pops back up and looks about confused "What .. hey no..." as Barbara goes all volunteer for Tribute to the hunger moth games or whatever the score is. "Oh.. ok" she notes when Jason steps up.

     Dangit Charlie.

Austin Reese has posed:
Why is Killer Moth pointing at him? He's not a Wayne. He's not even officially adopted or anything! Sure he lives there, and has been regularly attending Wayne Foundation events, but he'd be super low on the money Wayne would be paying for ransom list.

Of course, as soon as Babs steps in front of him, he takes a few steps back, "Hey wait a minute, man." He moves his hands behind his back, picking up something off the table. He's getting ready to defend himself if and when Killer Moth decides to escalate the situation. Boy what he would give for a suit.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Moth was about to shoot Austin with a grapple line that looks like he stole it from a quater machine -- how in the world was that going to hold Austin?! -- and then he stops as Barbara Gordon offers herself as tribute. He gives a soft 'eh?' sound, and appears to be considering it, in lieu of Waynes.

    And then Jason Todd offers HIMSELF Up for kidnapping, and he turns the grappling gun to HIM. ANd then Charlie questions things, and Austin is asking for a minute. And then that guy off to the side is wanting to go and talk about this.

    "I'M NOT RANSOMING AN AVENGER! WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING IN GOTHAM?!" he asks incredulously, "You think I have the funds to take on *TONY STARK* or the desire to get taken down by *the Hulk* or deal with CAPTAIN MARVEL?! NOOO! I'd rather kidnap a couple of rich bastard's snotty tots and ransom them back and deal with the BATS. Because at least the BATS *do not have a Hulk.*." Killer moth protests.

    And then it gets very, very quiet.

    The dogs and cats have stopped panicking. In fact, there's a couple that are growling at Killer Moth, bristling fur.

    "... late to the party I know, but you already tried to kidnap me once. And you ruined a train doing so. Jerk." Phoebe comments quietly, rubbing the back of her head with a shrug.

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Barbara looks over to Scott first, her green eyes narrowing. An Avenger? He wasn't one she recognized by face alone, which means he must be one of their masked members... right? Either way, her eyes are soon going to Jason then, and she just smirks at him, a heavy sigh escaping between her pink hued lips.

Once more her eyes return to the Moth Man then, as outside her drones begin to circle the venue, their cameras offering live footage of the situation to all within the Bat-family, along with recon data associated to what they can see through the building itself.

Outside the windows, the drones begin to actively emit screaching noises as they zip past, little black blurs shooting past the panes of glass.

"You've attracted the Bats tonight, Sir. Not the Waynes. I think you've already made a mistake..."

Scott Lang has posed:
"This place has dogs. I like dogs. Kind of simple if you think about it," and ignore any logistics involving travel. "And I thought of maybe donating time to the campaign. See if the favorable candidate has family in my neck of the woods," he says just killing a little more time. There's a method to the madness right now.

"Besides, I wanted to see if the Bats are really vampires, y'know. Avengers here the rumors all the time," he continues to just go on. "Maybe try to get some pointers hero to scary hero. And I hear there's some really good pizza here. I love pizza," Scott likes to ramble, apparently.

A moment later he just smirks, confidently. "Well, I might have complicated your night then cause," Scott doesn't reveal what's in the right hand. However, he does reveal that it's holding something tight. "You know, Stark makes these really cool and really small distress signals. Just incase a normal day gets really crazy and you don't have an opportunity to change unforms. Might take y'know, all the Gods, Hulks and metal men time to get here, but if you press it around the start of someone's loud screeching, it cuts down the time. Especially if you really pad out the time and over explain your plans for the day," he bluffs.

It's clear he's holding something small, a small piece of it may shine and it's definitely not a coin. So, to others he might actually be holding some high-tech stark gear. Bats use fear, right? Maybe Ants can, too?

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd glances to Scott and then to Barbara as she warns Moth that he has the attention of the Bats already.

He steps forward again and waits. Right now there are a few things he could do. None of them are things Jason Todd would typically do in public. Like pull a firearm and start shooting. So instead he remains there, offering himself as a hostage or kidnap victim. The distinction between the two is not so great anyway.

Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe has posed:
    Charlie looks over at Scott as the Avenger verbally spars with the Moth. Her head tilts. She is really trying to place which Avenger this would even be. Probably time for another exciting round of team flashcards with the Batcomputer later to get better at this whole part of the business. Sigh.

    She drifts her attention back ot the Moth and starts to slowly try to move towards a hallway out of the situaiton. Maybe there is enough distraction. Maybe not. She isn't one of the resident Ninjas.

    Still she makes a break from the room, thinking she maybe needs to do a bounce out and back so someone can deal with Mr. Moth. If the Avenger doesn't or if the moth doesn't bolt.

Austin Reese has posed:
Austin has no reason to not believe Scott when he talks about Stark having a mini emergency beacon. And since he has no reason not to believe that, then he hopes Killer Moth will also re-consider what he's doing, "Listen to the man." He says, as he motions towards Scott, "Do you really want to tangle with the Bats just to have the big green guy show up and smash you?"

This has definitely not gone the way he had expected it to, but at least Moth might actually be smart enough to try somewhere else. Assuming he DOES bail out, they'd probably best be served by tracking him in order to make sure he doesn't go hit a bank or something.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Killer Moth clearly did not anticipate encountering more than one Wayne-related Brat in a quick smash-and-grab involving puppies and kittens. He didn't anticipate an AVENGER being here, nor the early interruption of bats as the drones come in. And he looks down at whatever Lang is rolling between his fingers. He growls a moment, and then points at Babs and Jason, obviously the oldest ones other than Lang.

    "THIS ISN'T OVER!" he bellows at the height of his squeaking lungs, and then attempts to take to the skies, towards freedom, because you know what? Ants eat Moths that they can catch, and he's /heard things/ about Spider-Man.

    However, there's mysteriously... a leash. Tethered to a deeply embedded steel bench, and it's stopping him from taking off! Oh, how UNFORTUNATE.

    And the police are closing in, yelling at everyone to clear the area.

    "Phoebe just sort of looks around, rubs the back of her head and murmurs "Must have been Ants."

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Being this far in to her 'career' as Batgirl, Barbara has learned how strange it is to end up in these potentially hostile situations when not in her armored suit. She doesn't like it. She doesn't like feeling as though she's been reduced back down to a normal citizen in peril. But she also doesn't like the notion that she relies on that suit to make her feel as though she can actually bring a hostile situation down... Conflicting emotions!

What she is, is thankful to have her friends and family. And the Avenger.

When the Moth takes to the air, and the leash hitches his escape plan, Barbara tilts her head to the side, her arms coming to fold across her stomach covered in her dark grey shirt. She just stands there, watching now as the GCPD men and women in blue rush in to be the proverbial heroes of this one...

"Sometimes, I don't even kno what is happening in this city, and all I do is try and figure it out, yet seem to get... no where on solving any of it."

Outside, the bat drones continue to circle the venue, the screaching continuing to provide an eerie ambience to the environment around the building.

Scott Lang has posed:
Scott knows eyes are on him. He prefers when they're not, but this can't be helped. A wink goes Barbara's way as he knows she's looking at hm a lot. Then Moth starts to take off to be tethered. Seeing an opening, Scott pulls back the right hand and flings the object at the moth's wings. The shrinking disc is gong t make an odd night for the moth. "I lied!" he says as the disc goes flying. To the bats it looks like a small shuriken, or similar, with a little added kick. Scott will take a moment to marvel at his work if it connects.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd watches as Moth changes his mind. "Seriously? The way to stop kidnappings is for everyone to insist on being taken? Who knew."

He looks to Barbara as she wonders about the leash. "I just wrench on cars. Don't look at me to translate what happens in Gotham" he offers dryly to her. Sparing a glance toward Austin and Phoebe he asks, "You two good?"

He steps back closer to the others as GCPD officers rush in to get a handle on the situation.

Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe has posed:
    Charlie aborts the plan to slip away when the Moth gives up, and ends up leashed by thee Law.

    "I hope they give him a flea dip." she notes amusedly to Babs when she gets back to her side. Then she ohs and ducks away to let the pup out of the crate gathering him back up in her arms. "Sorry about that buddy. The bad mothman is going away to Blackgate or Arkham and won't be adopted out like you will be."

    She goes to cart him off towards where he belongs though. "Maybe I should get a sugar glider..."

Austin Reese has posed:
The arrival of the cops means it's time to make a hasty exit. Austin does stop to grab the carrier that he had stashed Dorito in, "C'mon buddy gets get the hell out of here."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    THUMK. The Not-quite-a-shuriken lands on the moth's wing pack!

    It activates!

    the winks shrink down to shrinkie-dink size -- and the cops, and some of the curiosity seekers who had decided it's safe to come out and check out that there are police and bat tech in the sky, taking pictures of the drones and the Killer Moth as his wings shrink down... down... down... to almost nothing.

    There's a buzzing sound as they try to beat, and Killer Moth just goes 'nnnooooooooooo' as he's unmasked, cuffed, unleashed, and carted away.

    Phoebe looks to Charlie "Are you home enough to take care of an exotic animal?" she asks, "Maybe a plushie is more your speed, Charlie?" she offers with a wince, knowing how good her chaos magic is with fireballs.

    Zatanna's lawn will never be the same again.

    And then she smiles, looking to Barabra and Jason "I'm good, I'm good, ah, little shaken from past trauma. Think I'm going to have to call it early after a second kidnapping attempt from Killer Moth. Might need a ride home."

    And then she looks to Scott Lang.

    "Nicely Done man. Glad we were able to have you about. Excellent fake-out." she states, and offers the highest honor that Phoebe, who does not like touching strangers ordinarily can confer: she offers a fist-bump to Ant Man.

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Barbara smirks over at Jason to her right. "If only it were always that simplistic." She says to him before reaching out to tug lightly on his tie. "This is a good look for you though, keep it up." She says to him with another smile before she turns then, her arms uncrossing from her stomach.

Babs ends up near to Scott next, and she nods to him. "Thanks for the help with that. I didn't realize you were an Avenger. Clearly the help is needed though." She offers him her hand. "Barbara Gordon, nice to meet you. Ever thought about owning a bat?" She asks with a small smirk.

A second later and a rotund cop in a trench coat and fedora ends up behind Babs' right shoulder. He clears his throat. "Barb. How do you always end up at this stuff?" He asks her, causing the redhead to look back at him. She grins.

"Bulloch. Don't you know that I'm a beacon of trouble. You should have a squad car just follow me around." She fires back at him, the middle aged man just snorting as he walks off again.

"Charlie! Only one! Pick just one!" Babs calls after the young one.

Scott Lang has posed:
"Hey, I was in the neighborhood," Scott smiles and looks at Barbara. He grins to the woman, "I'm just here helping out colleagues in a different state. That's all, maybe getting some cool Dad points. Maybe. Hopefully," he shrugs a little bit, unsure. Then talk about owning a bat comes up.

"I mean, maybe? Everyone thinks about that after considering a cat and the dog, natural transition," he gives her a smirk of his own. A nod given to her, "Scott Lang, don't be a stranger Miss Gordon," and then he will look toward Jason and give the man a nod.

Scott has the feeling that it's not a question of "if" he's n the room with another hero. He just think it's a question of "How many?" Although, Barbara gets instantly removed from the suspicion list because he thinks she's a cop rather than a caped crusader. Well, someone can be smart without being wise and vice versa.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd looks down, hands moving to his tie after Barbara straightens it. The look of consternation on his brow shows that he was certain it was straight already. Oh well. Looking back to her he smiles a little. "Thanks. I thought the unkempt beard and hair complimented the expensive suit perfectly." It's a joke probably.

Looking to Scott he nods back, "Usually it's Bruce that is rubbing elbows with the famous people. I just wrench cars in a garage usually. Nice to meet you Mr. Lang. Jason Todd. Technically a Wayne just without the name change."

Then he looks to Phoebe, "I can give you a ride home, Pheeb. Just let me know when you want to leave."

Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe has posed:
    Will Charlie end up with a pet.

    Will the clocktower be the same ever again.

    These answers and more next time on Bats and Birds.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe gives a small smile as she looks back to Jason, dropping her fist for the fist bump from Scott.

    "Yeah, ah, let's go ahead Jason." she gives a smile, "Before I adopt all the dogs."

    And as Phoebe moves off, that big, white dog that was totally unpeturbed shakes off, and follows behind her. He's just lacking his leash, it's all good.