6678/Operation Cat out of Hell

Operation Cat out of Hell
Date of Scene:	24 June 2021
Location:	Main Room - Titan's Tower
Synopsis:	Regroup and Rescue Planning. Also all the wings anyone can eat.
Cast of Characters:	Kate Bishop, Kara Danvers, Damian Wayne

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Kate Bishop has posed:
Kate dropped a note in the T-Comm about a brainstorming session.

Several Missing Titans.

Again.

This time even more of the OG ones even.

Sigh. Fucking Tuesdays.

The main room smells like Buffalo Wings. There is a small array of bone in, bone out, hot, mild, spicy, rootbeer bbq, and more.

What she hasn't had as damn piece of chicken in the Tower ever. May as well take advantage of it right?

She pops a boneless rootbeer bbq chicken bite in her mouth and stares at the large monitor screens. Just about every angle of the survielence feeds are playing there from the ill-fated auction.

Gar's moment of 'I got it. I got it. I don't go...' is playing on a loop.

Then the roll roll roll zap zap zap of Titans.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl arrives. She is mostly her confident self but it's hard not to miss the concern in her face. It's not something that she likes to show most people, especially not the people she rescues, but here it's alright to be more open. She believes that everyone is scared. No pressure right?

Kara watches the screen for a moment and then finally speaks, "I just.. I just can't believe that this happened.. I know it happened before and they got out but.."

For once even -she- isn't in the mood to eat.. "I know we can do it.. do we have any idea where to start yet?" She isn't going to give in to despair. It's not who she is.

Damian Wayne has posed:
     Robin came in as soon as possible. The trip to Malta resulted in a success, though he was still reeling from the shock of meeting a childhood hero and being severely disappointed.

  He took several bone in, spicy and lemon pepper wings and indulged, it was good protein. "I am just going to go out and say it. Why the fuck do these people go out and get lost in space or dimensions or...where the fuck are they now?" Munch munch munch.

  "They've made it out before. This should not prove much of a difference. But if we can go in where they are and bring them out, let's do it. I'm tired of sitting on the sidelines doing paperwork while they get to go off galavanting around in the cosmos." Robin tosses a bone into an empty paper bowl, and reaches for the next one. "Good choice on the food, Hawkeye."

Kate Bishop has posed:
"Honestly I think we need to lowjack them. Like implant interdimensional trackers ." she tries one of the thai spiced wings next.

"Maybe we can have a remote.. beep beep... yank the tether back pulling them back to the point of origin. There has to be some sort of mystical equivilant for this sort of thing." she just sighs and with her non-sauced hand flicks a pad to bring up a lot of close-ups on the box in question.

"Thanks Robin, I figured with Ki'an lost in space time we could finally have chicken without alien guilt trips or talk about how we are not caring about his religious sensibilities."

Kate surprisingly doesn't seem too worried or scared to be honest.

"Rae said they are alive and not lost like last time, she has some work to do on spooky box in question. So not nearly as bad as the singularility collapse into microspace."

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl can't help but smile at Robin's enthusiasm. She's supposed to be the optimistic one! Kara finally walks over to the array of chicken and fixes a plate, "Alright.. no more worrying. Let's focus on getting them out."

It's one of her weaknesses, friends in danger, family in danger. But a chicken dinner IS a rarity around here.

She bites into a chicken wing, "This is.. really good. I mean.. this is -really- good.." She takes another bite, "Tell me there's more than this..?"

The plan! "Right.. not exactly lost. So we know where they are? Or at least an idea?"

Damian Wayne has posed:
     "You all have problems eating poultry around him." CRUNCH, mmm, Lemon pepper. "I have no such qualms, he's on OUR planet, not the other way around." Charming.

  Robin wipes off his saucy hand on a napkin before taking a better look at the screencap. "Good, if she has a stronger read on their location, we should have an easier time finding them. Nightwing had notes on this op, I'm sure there's more info there we can use." He continues to eat at the chicken wings, cause dang they were delicious. "By the way, the Titans Foundation reported a ROI of twenty percent this quarter. Thanks to me." YUUP, who's a business whiz? Damian and a number of boffins that's who.

  "The op was an underground auction for antiquities...could it be...they actually had a legitimate ancient relic?"

Kate Bishop has posed:
"I got many wings. Bone. Boneless. Lots of flavors."

There is a pause as she tries one of the parmesian boneless wings.

"I mean you never know when one of our resident speedsters may blur through and wipe out all the best laid delivery or catering plans..." she eyes Damian "Also I know you don't care about the birbs feelings Robin. The rest of us just are ... well view it as a practice of mindfulness and empathy." yeah she is giving Damian a wee hard time, her eyes playful.

She looks back to the box on the screen though. "Definitely ancient relic and mystic. It is easily able to be mistaken for the stupid Pandora jar.. but it aint it." she touches her tablet.

The Screen comes up with some Greek Depictions of Tartarus. "So yeah they are stuck in Greek Titan Hell... which is .. ridiculously ironic. Tartarus. Donna has been there though so .... not entirely dire... the guys way more danger than Donna is in."

Pause.

"Rae is hopeful that Terry will be trapped there forever TBH.."

Kate tries a diablo wing and falls quiet while she is coping with it.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl can't help but keep eating, and when she hears there's more? "Yessss.." There will be a to-go box. Definitely.

"Right.. So this ancient relic wasn't exactly Pandora's Box then. But it was something.."

"Titan Hell.. yeah. It's hard to think it wasn't a coincidence but.. who would have known that things would play out like this?"

She munches another piece of chicken.. tries not to feel guilty.. but it's so good!

Damian Wayne has posed:
Damian attempts a Diablo wing as well, but even though he talks through it, his skin starts to redden. "Ehh. Fuck it. I have plenty of times people around here didn't do the same with me."

  Diablo wing taken care of, the Boy Wonder looks a bit more closely. "Construction looks...around four hundred BC. And it was purported to be...Pandora's Box?" a small snicker turns into a laugh. "Well, rubes exist everywhere. Good to see even the bad guys will fleece another bad guy if given the chance." Damian's mouth was on fire, but he only showed some sweat right now, with flushed skin. "Tartarus? Dammit, that is awesome." Though he does raise a thumb where Terry being stuck there forever is concerned. "Think she can open it again? If they can get out then it is a done deal."

  Robin nods to Kara as she comments there. "And we need to make sure whoever set this up is dealt with...with impunity."

Kate Bishop has posed:
Kate picks up a small tumbler of milk she prep'd just for this occasion and takes a deep drink and swishes it around slowly there. "Gah... hah.. uh right no more Diablo wings for me." sweating a bit.

"I'm always practicing mindfulness and empathy Robin, much as I can, even with you." she points out a touch amused. "Also sass." there it is.

She does look back to the screen. "The ROI on the Foundation is really sharp, better than I could do. It should help cover the next time we get the roof blown off in an alien invasion.. or hell invasion at this rate." she smiles though. "Anyhow.. Rae is going to maybe go in after them. She is tinkering with the box. If you want maybe you could go after them with her Robin. Chance of a lifetime to battle in hell."

"I figure when she is done I'll take it to Diana and let her know what the score is."

Tablet is tapped. "While they are gone though I actually called the meeting to make sure peeps were filled in and talk about being extra vigilant. A lot of people saw half the team spirited away by a box... a lot of criminals."

"That means we need to be on high fucking alert. Especially if this was a setup.... which we need to figure out."

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl's eyes widen when Kate says she's had enough, "I'll take the rest with me! It won't go to waste!" It certainly will not! She takes another bite as the briefing continues.

"A Hell invasion wouldn't surprise me.. at all. By Rao I hope this isn't the start of something like that but.. yeah we should be ready." Another bite.

"And yeah.. crime is going to skyrocket potentially. Spider-Man has actually set up an expansion of his Spider Comm system in Metropolis. Superman agreed to let us give it a shot. If villains in Metropolis or New York City decide to spill over into either of our areas, and one of us hears about it, we have a better way of getting ahold of each other. So it looks like he decided to do this at the right time."

"I think we are as ready as we can be for whatever the fallout is."

Damian Wayne has posed:
     "Spider-Man is a goddamn flake." Damian decrees, ire in his voice. "If this spills into New York, I am going to the League." A second. "The Justice League." At least, he knew he could trust Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. "With the remaining Titans, we are ready. I want to take a team of volunteers into Tartarus with Raven and I. Simply put: Who wants to go to hell?" Damian smirks, widening into an almost sadistic smile. The thrill of combat to him was intoxicating. "I will investigate Nightwing's files, not sure what else could be in there. But if I find anything of import, I will apprise everyone."

Kate Bishop has posed:
"I mean.. I suppose we could setup a connection to the T-Comms so we can ping the Webslingers when we need to or they could fire an alert to us. Sort of an intra-superhero telephone tree if we want to get old timey about it." she is considering the possibilities. "I'll talk to Vic if you can get me the deets Supergirl."

Not Kara. Heck she isn't sure for certain if Damian knows. All these secret identities within the team.

"Robin is right though, if it turns out to be a big hell thing or the like.. we should inform Diana immediately and the League."

Next up Bourbon Chicken Wing.

"Good idea on going through the data we have on the auction. Nightwing might have miissed something...." though unlikely. "As for hell... I can go if need be, but once you guys go I should probably stay and take the box to Diana. I really am not comfortable leaving a relic like this unguarded and the Themyscirans are probably best suited to deal with it."

She ain't wrong.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl laughs awkwardly at Damian's comment, "Come on.. Spider-Man does a lot of good in New York City! Spider-Woman was with him too! I like them! Their hearts are definitely in the right place in all of this!"

She looks at Kate next, "I will let Spider-Man know that we'll be cooperating with him and ask him to give you and Cyborg access to the app for the comm system. I really think this can work!" She is clearly excited!

"As for Hell? I'll go. Definitely. I would do anything for our family. I'll face anything.."

Damian Wayne has posed:
     Robin's expression to Kara regarding Spider-Man doesn't change. "He was at the party last year. I remain less than impressed with how he carried himself." Definitely no love lost with the supposed 'friendly neighborhood' Spider-Man. "Count me out regarding him and his ilk. Scarlet Spider excluded. That one is worth his weight."

  "Very well. I will update you two as soon as I have anything of note. As for hell: I'll pack my sword. And anything I can find on Grecian Titan weaknesses. Even with our considerable power, a Greek 'god' could even prove a hard fight if we have to fight to escape Tartarus." Failing to prepare...it was like Batman was saying if right in Damian's ear. It was both comforting and annoying.

Kate Bishop has posed:
"Well I am not going to be letting the whole Spider Swarm have access to all our stuff. More thinking we can make sure we can communicate a bit easier and alert each other."

She selects an Orange Chicken wing.

Yes she got a ridicilous sampling for everyone to try.

"At least the Tartarus weaknesses and all of that are pretty well documented. Also the Greek Gods." she sighs a bit and then points "If you liked the atomic, try that one. Blazing Carolina Reaper Wings."

"As for the gods. I don't believe they are divine. They are just ridiculously powerful beings who have taken to acting like gods. Look at Thor."

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl nods at Damian, "I won't try to change your mind. I know it won't work." She can't help but smile then. She samples the Carolina Reaper Wings and Kryptonian pain tolerance wins again! "Wow.. where did you get this chicken from again? I -really- need to pay them a visit.."

At Kate's other clarification, "Right.. that was Spider-Man's main point! It will allow us to communicate faster and I don't think he just gives out his personal cell phone number." She grins.

"I've learned that gods are as vulnerable as anyone of us. They all have their weaknesses. I've never met Rao but.. if he's physically real? I'm sure that he has a story too. Since coming to Earth I realize how easy it is to be mistaken for something you aren't. I'm not divine.. Superman isn't divine."

She smiles and takes another bite of chicken, her voice much less serious now, "I think Thor would appreciate that point of view.." She could be very wrong!

Damian Wayne has posed:
     "I will have my T-Comm on me at all times. Alert me if you need." Damian comments, taking some wings for the road. The hotter the better. "Wherever you got these from, Hawkeye...we need an account with them. Pizza needs competition other than Fairchild." Very high praise from the ever-grumpy Robin.

  As soon as he had the wings, he takes off, bringing his gloves with him.

Kate Bishop has posed:
"I'll drop you both the ordering info for the place, it is nearby in Metro so pretty doable. I'll setup an account under the Titans too."

She will too. She just hopes no one tortures Ki'an with it when he is home.

"Thanks Robin." about the keeping the T-Comm on, it is a thing sometimes after all.

"Thor seems like he is pretty... acknowledging that Asgardians are just beings. I imagine Tartarus is just another Dimension like Asgard TBH."

She slips up to her feet, snagging her tablet and flicking away all the intel into the folder she setup for this briefing.

Operation: Cat Out Of Hell.

Terry would be proud probably.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Kara makes sure to take as much of the leftovers as she can with her when the meeting ends, "This might be the last time we get a chicken dinner together for a while! I'm not taking this for granted.."

She smiles at Kate as Damian leaves, "We got this!"