4696/Return of the Rose

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Return of the Rose
Date of Scene: 12 January 2021
Location: Swanky Outsiders HQ
Synopsis: Rose returns to the Outsider's secret HQ and find Conner/Phoebe
Cast of Characters: Rose Wilson, Conner Kent, Phoebe Beacon




Rose Wilson has posed:
Pulling up in a busted-ass blue car that's no longer blue, Rose Wilson makes it in on fumes and looks annoyed as she parks on the street near the Outsider's secret lair. She slams the door a few times because it won't close and then shakes her head when it finally locks, looking annoyed as she takes a trek around to the to the back to find the stupid hidden exit the whiney Outsiders always remind her about. She carries her duffel and tries the secret door a few times, forgets the secret, and finally jimmies it after a few minutes, "Damn door," she mutters. It could be broken.

She comes in through the secret hallway and emerges from the dark, throwing down her duffel with a thump on the floor. She sighs, maybe a little pleased (just a little) that she's finally somewhere comfortable, "You assholes home?!" she lets out loudly, and snickers, "I'm back," she states and ducks her head around the corner to spy on the living room where the stupid plush couches are.

Conner Kent has posed:
It is a Monday and Conner usually isn't at the Outsider's place on Mondays. But it was also the first day of classes at the ESU and he wanted a break. Sophomore year looks tough, and the planned trip to Krypton is going to make it tougher.

The young man was lurking in his room at the fourth floor. But super-senses allow him to hear Rose's voice all the way up there. She sounds in a poor mood? Weird, since she was so mellow lately.

It takes him a few seconds to find his boots, put them on and fly down all the way to the second floor. "Hey, Rosie. Did you bring souvenirs?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    That is a whole lot of negativity coming from one place. Luckily, for most of it Phoebe is moderately asleep, a college level diseases text on her head, hiding most of her face as the younger Outsider takes a power-nap, wearing comfortable and hand-repaired jeans and an overly large chunky knit sweater.

    The first one to react was Scout, an elderly dalmatian that has joined the Outsiders (he's Phoebe's dog from home) in Rose's absence. Her legs had been up on the couch, socks against the back, and her back on the floor when Scout gave a bark, which startles the healer to a moderate form of wakefulness.

    "Hrmmn. Rose?" comes a muttered sound from beneath the book.

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson actually smiles as she hears and then sees the Conner and the Phoebe, "Hey guys," she tells them, "Yeah, I'm back. What? Yeah I knew you'd be whining about that so got you a sweetass coconut bowl," she tells them, sliding the cereal bowl out of her duffel. She hands it to Conner, "Here, check it out," she tells him, pointing to it, "I got it from Siem Reap. Not the cheapass part. Look at the colors. Hand painted," she tells him. She takes another one out and walks over to Phoebe, putting hers on top of her book. "You can eat your dried snake or...you know, your wheaties."

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner chuckles, picking the bowl, "thanks, I always dreamed of having a hand-painted cereal bowl," then he gives the white-haired girl a cautious one-armed hug. "We missed you, Christmas was kind of boring without Tim and you."

Well, at least he missed her. It is perhaps not so clear if the rest of the Outsiders missed their man mischief-maker. "You hungry? We could have some dinner now you are here," he offers.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "... preeetty sure I'm still a vegitarian." Phoebe states to Rose as she holds the bowl and book, and then eases her legs around so that she can sit up.

    Scout is meanwhile investigating Rose, giving short little huffs of breath before satisfied that she belongs here, and he goes to flop down in front of the couch again.

    "Glad to see you're still mostly in one piece." the Team Healer states with a wry smile to Rose as she examines the bowl, turning it over. "I'll have to find a good place to put this where Scout's not going to run into it."

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson shrugs a little nonchalantly, "Yeah, I had to find something my Mom left behind---long time ago," she tells Conner, "Christmas? Yeah, my bad," she says casually though doesn't make a big deal about it because they'll probably do that for her. She looks down at Scout with a smirk.

Looking up, Rose answers Phoebe, "Yeah mostly, I didn't really run into trouble. I mean, not much anyway. Not a lot," she tells them, glossing over the facts, "I could eat, Conner."

Conner Kent has posed:
"Not much trouble," Conner smirks. "Must be the first time," he teases, inviting Rose to the elevator to the fourth floor. "Things have been quiet here. I mean, no big missions or anything. The old Bat has been quiet, maybe because Tim was also away. Laura was chasing some weapon traffickers, and Phoebe here... well, she better explains herself. And, uh... Hope left for some mutant stuff or mission."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe levels a 'yeah-huh' look at the 'not much trouble', and she frowns a moment, rubbing the back of her head as she taps her thigh, and Scout huffs again to a stand to follow her.

    "... ah. Stuff happened. I'm sure it's not as exciting as Cambodia."

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson follows Conner because he's off to find food and then glances back down at Phoebe, "Yeah, there were these Kmeng Gang guys---you know, they sorta pissed me off. I ran em off the road, stole their car, you know---no biggie," she explains her encounter in a vague way. She shrugs.

"You guys are always busy. No, I'm chilling out right here. No prob. I'm not going anywhere for at least a few months," she promises, though that seems more of a hope than a real guarantee.

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner leads the young women to the kitchen area and pokes the robochef Ahab for some dinner. While the robot works, he heats up a couple bowls of soup. It is freezing cold outside and he figures Rose will appreciate something hot while she waits for the main dish.

"Kmeng Gang?" He asks curious. He will check the computer late. "Wait, you 'ran' into them the second you got to Gotham? That sounds a little too coincidental. What did they want?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe just gives a flat expression to Rose, looking over at her as her eyebrows rise up. Her arms cross over her chest as she makes her way into the kitchen as well, adn ducking around Ahab, she puts on a kettle of water.

    "I'm sure they were the welcome wagon." she observes, dryly.

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson walks into the kitchen and then shrugs again to Phoebe and Conner, "Yeah I dunno, I guess they wanted to get me back for being a bitch to them before---you know. They're not following me or anything, don't worry," She assures them.

She sits down and points to a little spot in front of her, "Hey, you serving, Conner?" she says obnoxiously but smiles afterward, so it's okay.

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner gives the microwave oven two minutes and then indeed serves Rose and Phoebe twin bowls of vegetable soup. "Only because you just got back," he replies the one-eyed girl.

"Which by the way, I didn't know," he muses, grabbing a chair to join the table. "So how did they manage to intercept you? It seems too much of a lucky coincidence. Did you use your real name for the trip?"

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "The only thing that finds you, more assuredly than a Bat, is violence and trouble." Phoebe sits down on a chair at the counter, eyeballing Rose. "This /is/ Gotham."

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson looks down into the bowl of mysterious vegetable soup, "Thanks," she mutters and takes her spoon, "I don't really understand it either, Conner. These guys are not that bright," she explains.

"My real name? No I was Phoebe. Phoebe Bacon," she tells them, and has some soup, "Don't worry guys, I'll kick their ass if they show up."

Conner Kent has posed:
"It is Gotham," confirms Conner. "Yesterday the local football team won a match and there was a riot. And the Joker was around too," he learned about it a few hours too late. Not that he is supposed to get involved in Gotham troubles. But... "They won and still there was a riot, Gotham is nuts."

He is smirking at Phoebe, because teasing Gothamites about how crazy is Gotham is half the fun.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe's expression gets even more flat from the both of them, and she just stirs her soup sullenly at the ribbing. Typically she's one of the first to agree, but Gotham was her city!

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson thumbs back toward the door, "Yeah, I still got my swords and my clubs and my guns, so I think we can stop a riot easy," she notes as she slurps her soup.

She looks up at Phoebe and then at Conner, "Where'd you say everybody else went? Traveling? Why aren't you guys traveling?" she wonders.

Conner Kent has posed:
"It is Monday, this place is almost empty on Mondays," comments Conner. "Well, Laura and Cass might be lurking around, we never know." Even with super-senses, they are too sneaky for him. "Bart probably has classes already, but I could text him, he can get here in a minute. I don't know about Cassie. I think Tim is also back from his bat-business, but I have not seen him. I honestly though you two would be travelling together."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Tim popped into my training session last night, so he's back in town." Phoebe states quietly, stirring her soup again.

    "I'm spending more time around the Roost. Studying, training, re-organizing the medbay for optimization." she states with a shrug, looking up. "Just so busy with studying. Hardly ever get out of the place."

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson nods to what Conner says, "Yeah Monday, right," she comments and then shrugs, "I haven't seen Tim in a while. He's doing his own thing," she explains, and finishes her soup quietly, "Well that's okay, I'll just crash and see everybody later."

"Still studying, Phebes?" she wonders, although has no follow-up comment, just stretches her arms out and yawns.

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner uhs at Rose's comment about Tim. Last he knew they were joined by the hip. "Ahab is still making food," he notes. The soup was just something Conner tossed up quickly. "I guess I can tell him to take it to your room if you are jetlagged or something," he offers.

He glances at Phoebe. Sooner or later, she is going to have to explain to Rose. But... not his business, really.

Rose Wilson has posed:
Rose Wilson stretches her arms again, "Don't worry, Conner. I'm gonna go be boring and lay down," she explains to him, "Catch ya later."
She looks strangely at the robot cook and frowns, "We always had a robot cook?" she wonders, "Hmm, okay nevermind."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Well, as I can't absorb knowledge through osmosis *yet*, I'm afraid I'll still have to work up anatomy and physiology of the superhero physique. That and biological chemistry. And it really does fill in the hours now that I'm considered a missing, at-risk teen and there's apparent bounty on both me as Phoebe *and* on Balm, so y'know."

    She gets up to get the kettle and a mug.

    "Gotta keep busy."

Conner Kent has posed:
Conner nods to Rose. "Sleep good," then he arches an eyebrow at Phoebe's statement. "Okay, then please let us know when you leave the Roost. One of us can go with you and make sure the bounty hunters don't bother you. If you are leaving tonight, I will go with you. Otherwise, I am going back to New York."