Owner	Pose
Phoebe Beacon	Phoebe had mentioned before, jokingly, that she had rooftop privilages for when she was living with Chas (the nice one). John (the mean one) did not live in the building, but held court in hte bar below.     And during daylight, who wanted to hang out in a dark and musty bar smelling like silk cuts? Especially when there was training she could be doing?     So Phoebe Beacon was up on the rooftops, wearing an atheltic top, her braids pulled back. She was in bare feet on the flat top of the roof, and was wearing a pair of worn hakama as she worked through kata. She moves smoothly through forms, tracing the comfort of muscle memory.
Bart Allen	Bart Allen decided to check in on Phoebe. The young man does not like her living here, he worries about his friend. So he decided to come check in on her. Checking out the area, he sees Phoebe working on her Kata. He hmms a bit and decides a bare rooftop is not the best for her doing this. So, she will feel a wind whip around the rooftop as Bart makes his presence known. What he was doing to make the wind? He set up a couple of roof top planters complete with soil, and a flat of different herbs, mostly ones with medical uses.
Phoebe Beacon	The wind picks up. Bart's presence ticks against the wards on the place == not that she'd feel them, but someone, somewhere might. There are now rooftop planters, soil, and flats of plants in the late summer afternoon, and Phoebe opens one eye, her lips ticking in a little smile.     "And hello to you too." she greets the speedster as she pauses in her kata, and looks over the planters.     "I thought you were against this being more homey to me?"
Bart Allen	Bart Allen looks over and says "No, I am against you being here, but if I can't change it, I do want you to be happy." He offers with a bit of a smile on her. "If your going to stay here, you should have some of you here, and you always liked the plant and such." He offers her "Still gotta come to Gotham to see Geoffry, and the Cheetah cubs though."
Phoebe Beacon	"I know. You, Red, M'Gann -- Conner doesn't even seem to care for the idea." Phoebe points out with a small smile, looking over to Bart, her eyebrows rising up a moment as she looks over the plants. A button press to the staff, and it drops down to its compact size and she tucks it into her belt.     "I do have a couple house plants inside, but I do miss having an actual garden -- rooftops are nice, but nothing like having the ground under you. Connection to the Earth, you know?"
Bart Allen	Bart Allen nods his head a bit and says "I could bring a really really lot of dirt." He offers as a joke right? He looks over to her and says "We just worry about you, your family Phoebe, I got cousins around here and one in the future, and actually got to spend a bit of time with my Grandpa, but the outsiders they are the family we choose, and your part of that family. Heck you even look a little like my cousin XS, but she has shorter hair."
Phoebe Beacon	"Maybe we're related, in the future." she jokes, and Phoebe sits to the side a moment. "... John would be pretty angry to have the rooftop covered with soil, let's noooot do that one." Phoebe gives a smile, drawing one leg up and setting her chin on the rough fabric of the hakama leg.     "And the Outsiders are my family too, Bart. More than you know. But at the same time..." she trails off a moment, and rubs the back of her neck.     "John and Chas? They understand about the magic stuff. The part of me that can't be explained by medical tests and Tim's scans." she smiles, and she picks up an echinecia plant, curling her fingers around it a moment, and making its faded blossoms bright pink again.     "The fact that John can track down where Julia is with blood is also super useful."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen looks over to her, and moves to sit on the edge of the roof, where he can see and chat with her "Yea, but does he have to be as big a jerk as he is? I could probably find Julia if you want me to, I will start looking, I did not realize you wanted to find her again, thought you were just glad she was gone." He admits. "I don't know much about magic, Grandpa's magic villain is just a guy using future tech to make it look like magic."
Phoebe Beacon	"She's the one sending those dogs. Laura and Tim already both got hurt by them -- Laura by acid spitting and Tim... " she trails off, and she frowns.     "I don't want to find her again, but I need answers. I'm at the point where I need to know who -- and what -- I am." she gives a small smile to Bart. "I didn't have the benefit of having a family that could help me give meaning to my powers. In that way, I guess I've always been kind of envious. Everyone else on the team seems to have a parent that understands. Or at least a Mentor. And though Tim tries..." she trails off again, and she gives a soft grunt of dissatisfaction.     "Tim especially hates that I'm here."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen looks over, and says "Well as you said maybe we are related somewhere in the future you maybe my great great great great aunt or cousin. " He offers her with a smile "I could study the whole magic thing but does not make a lot of sense to me. I thought magic you had to say some words, and make funny hand motions." He waves his hands around, someone who speaks ASL may blush by what he accidently says.
Phoebe Beacon	Phoebe looks over to Bart, and she leans against him a moment. "That would mean that somehow my kids end up with your grandpa's kids. That's a ways off." she jokes, and straightens up. She tilts her left hand over, and shows the white circle on her wrist. It's tattooed in, healed over, but vibrant white.     "Magic can be a lot of things. Speaking backwards and enacting Will for effects, learning circles and learning how to scry. Sometimes it's messy. So far? Some of it *hurts*. But see, this circle here?" she asks, wiggling her hand.     "That circle tells John and Chas where I am. If I'm okay. And it hides me from Julia's scrying, even if she's using our shared blood." she states. "It also dims my aura."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen hmms and says "So, does it limit mundane ways of finding you too?" He will ask, he does hesitantly touch the circle if she seems ok with it. Oh and don't worry about scout, am making sure he gets all the best vitamins and supplements. I am looking after him as best I can for you." He tells her "I was wondering I know he is a bit much for ya mom, with size and all, she doing ok? Think she would want a smaller dog or something to keep her company?
Phoebe Beacon	"No, no, you can still track me via my domino, through any of Tim's plants. I haven't found any issue with technology yet." she states, and she gives a grin to Bart.     "Scout's pretty much moved into the Roost again; he's..." she frowns. "He's slowing up much faster than I would have thought. The Vet says that he's just.. you know. Old. She remarked actually how well he's doing for such an old dog." Phoebe states softly, and leans back.     "Scout was my dad's dog. My mom takes care of him when she has to, but it's not the same. Having him at the Roost, he's protected and gets tons of attention."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen nods, and says "Yea, I just thought ya mom might want company, I do try to check on her once a week or so. " He tells her. "If Scout starts showing signs of needing you I will come get you asap. Mr. Murder Mittens has taken to sleeping on top of him, I think thats how he is telling Scout he is boss, and Scout could really care less."
Phoebe Beacon	"Scout's probably just happy to have a friend." Phoebe gives a small smile, rubbing the back of her neck before she gives a bit of a laugh.     "My mom's teaching, remote. History classes through Gotham U for underclassmen. She does *not* miss modern middleschoolers." Phoebe reveals, and she gives a smile to Bart. "Thanks for keeping an eye on him for me. He really does like having all of the Roost to ramble through, even if he's just sleeping in the common room most of the time."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen nods his head a bit to this and says "You know me, I will look after him, and do all I can to help out." He grins a bit and says "I am still doing most of my schooling in person at ESU. It can be so slow to take the time to be there in class he admits." He hmms and says "So, this Cass, and John the only folks around here? What about the lady who was interested in the cheetah cubs.
Phoebe Beacon	"I just returned all my books back to Gotham U that I borrowed for research. Chas gave me the hook up with a real book to start from, but I'm not supposed to cast unless he or John are about. In case something goes awry." she admits, and gives a small smile. "And that's Meggan. She is... ah... was... look that's a very complicated question and not my business to discuss..." she trails off a moment "... but if she ever starts getting really anxious... Run."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen hmms and nods his head a bit to this and says "Will keep that in mind, so, if she seems about to go off, clear folks out got it. Is there anything you need me to bring you, something they might not think of or don't want them to know about?
Phoebe Beacon	"No, most everything I need is about six feet beneath us. I have my journal, I have some books and clothes... I mean, Bart, I'm really not that complicated a person." she states wryly. "When I help out down in the bar, Chas is thankful for the hand. I helped keep John going." she gives a smile. "Don't worry about bringing me stuff. I know who to call if I need something."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen says, "Well I just worry about you, and miss having someone to talk to. I had to explain what farts were to Kian the other day. He did not know what they were, when I told him cow farts might be why the air smelt funny."
Phoebe Beacon	". . . what a wasted opportunity to explain pollution and the differences of atmospheric make-up..." Phoebe pauses a moment, and then just... busts into giggling.     "Seriously. Cow farts. Poor Kian! Did he believe it?"
Bart Allen	Bart Allen says, "Well I told him it might be cause people did not treat the environment right as well, but I think he was a bit weirded out by being told what farts were. We actually talked for a while discussing the difference between his home planet and here. There is a lot about Earth he still does not know about it seems."
Phoebe Beacon	"So wait, his people can't pass gas? Do they belch? What's their physiology like in which this occurs? Wouldn't it be horribly comfortable considering it's a sign of ill gut flora?" Phoebe asks, looking oddly fascinated, and she steeples her fingers a moment. "Admittedly, I've only met Kian like, once."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen says, "I think it is more no one had ever named what a fart was. He did not say if his people did or not, but seemed more like a subject he was a bit uncomfortable with so I am guessing he does, well at least the guys, his race is probably like humans, where girl's don't fart." He nods smiling a bit."
Phoebe Beacon	"... girls most certainly *do* fart, and I'm not just saying that because I won a competition with some classmates when I was twelve." Phoebe states incredulously.     "Aikido is weird when you're a pre-teen." she adds on, and looks with a smile to Bart.     "Poor Kian. Uncomfortable for bodily functions."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen says, "I know I mean with Garth and his appetite nearing a speedsters, you think he would be use to it now." He grins a bit and says "Kian seems a nice guy but there is a bit of sadness to him. I am not sure he would be happier here or on his home planet if either."
Phoebe Beacon	"Well... sometimes, Bart, we all need a little traveling and change of scenery to find where we best belong. I remember living in the Narrows, before my dad got a job with the department and we were able to afford a house. And then I've lived in the Roost, and now here. Who knows where I might end up next?" she asks with a smile, looking up at the blue afternoon sky.     "The future isn't here yet."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen smirks a bit and says "Well it sorta is." He zooms off and is back with some snacks and sodas for them "Well at least a piece of it." He tells her. "But it seems the future is not for sure, even for me."
Phoebe Beacon	Phoebe turns and gives a wry look to Bart before he disappears, and then returns with drinks and snacks. She gives a smile, and accepts a strawberry soda.     "True, you're here. But now you've been joined to ur timeline." she gives a smile. "So Nyeeh."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen smirks a bit and says "I have been back to my future once or twice since I came, but like Hope's future is different, it is a bit confusing." He looks about and says "If I tell ya something here, would those downstairs hear it?
Phoebe Beacon	"There's always a chance John might, but I don't think Chas does?" Phoebe admits, and she rubs the back of her nec kagain "But John's pretty busy and probably isn't paying attention." she explains, leaning back over the planter to stretch her back.     "And you know you can always tell me anything, Bart."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen looks over to her, and says "Your not the only person who has a bad guy in your family. You know who one of my Grandpas is, I aint told anyone else, but the other Grampa, I had to fight recently. He does not know he is my grandpa though. Seems he is from your future but my past."
Phoebe Beacon	Phoebe sits up then, looking in concern to Bart.     "Is this... is this a recent discovery? Did you know for a while?" she asks, and she rubs the back of her neck "Does that mean if we come across him that we shouldn't take him out?" she asks, trying to connect dots.
Bart Allen	Bart Allen says, "I have known for a while, my mom stayed in the future, so that point of time, he is staying there and not trying to kill my other grandpa. He is the .. reverse of the one you know." He takes a sip from his soda, and says "I aint told anyone that not even Rob or SB.""
Phoebe Beacon	"Well, I'll keep that one to myself, Bart, but... it's nice to not feel alone in this." she gives an embarrassed smile, looking to the speedster. "I'm sure that when the time comes -- if it comes -- you'll make that decision on whether or not to share it. Me?" she frowns a moment.     "I hid the possibility. And Tim got hurt because of it."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen looks over to her, and says "I don't really see how it makes much difference as long as he does not know either. It is not like he can use it against me or anything, since he does not know it. I have had to face him twice now.
Phoebe Beacon	"... John could have found her faster. She wouldn't have been alerted that I had sought his help. This could have been over much, much sooner if I had been honest. And now, I am honest. Not to compromise anyone on our team, but I had to acknowledge on the occasion I work with other groups. Like when I healed Vorpal, Nightwing, and Diana." she gives a small smile.     "I can still be called up. I'm just otherwise grounded until things are safer."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen nods, and says "Well you know me, I help the Titans, as well as the Outsiders, and there was another teen group but I aint heard much from them, so I don't think they formed up as well as had planned.
Phoebe Beacon	Phoebe gives a small smile, and she reaches up to pat Bart on the shoulder. When she does, there's just the lightest tingling there.     "You have the speed to help out everyone. And, if I need to, I know you can get me where I need to be to help. I don't think you and Tim know how much I rely on the team when we're in the thick of it."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen looks to her, and says "Thats what a team is for Phoebe, we got each other's backs. We are friends, family and a team all in one, we will be there for one another in everyway we can. I am glad you got exposed to the outsiders before here, least you know you have friends who will do anything for you..... Is that his problem? Does he not have friends?"
Phoebe Beacon	"... when I first joined the outsiders, Red Robin asked me if this was the path I wanted, knowing how often I'll be hurt, how often others are hurt. I'd encountered him a couple times before we got close." she states quietly.     "I'd already distanced myself from a lot of my friends. I couldn't trust them, because if it got out I had powers, how long until someone's parent thought I was a mutant, or I was captured by a lab? Or that some government thought my powers were useful and tried to use me to treat soldiers?" she states, "So I made friends where I didn't have to worry about that," she levels a look to Bart, and then dryly states: "but still worried that you all only liked me because I had magic powers and made people feel good. That I only had a place on the team because I could be used." she frowns a moment, and she looks to the side of the building, where some of the regulars are beginning to gather and smoke, waiting for the doors to open up for the night.     "John didn't have to pull me out of the Underworld. He could have said it was a lesson. He didn't have to help me, or provide me a safe place to stay, but he did. I can't speak to why he pushes everyone away, 'cause that's not really my business, but the first time he taught me how to take control of my power, the first time that I was able to do anything beside what came to me by instinct?"     She leans back, and she looks up to the sky again.     "He smiled."
Bart Allen	Bart Allen looks to her, and says "Well I hope you know now, we have you around because of who you are and not what you can do." He then says "and when were you in the underworld and what happened? I have not heard about this." He looks over to her with concern.
Phoebe Beacon	"I know, Bart. And I knew before... just... had to take some time for it to get through the fog, you know?" Phoebe replies, and then he asks about the underworld.     She freezes a moment, and looks to her wrist. "Would you look at the *time* I should clean up and chop some fruit --" she begins to stand up... and then sits back down.     "Oh. Well. Ah. A gate opened up to Duat and I partook in a ceremony of Ma'at and then gave up a hope to travel through the underworld train, and then I got attacked and John pulled me out." she states, giving the Short Short version. Not including why her armor had to be redone due to giant gaping holes in the side.
Bart Allen	Bart Allen 's brow raises a bit and says "Gave up a hope? And would you have been able to get out if you had not been attacked?" The young man is concerned and curious. He hmms a bit to this "Can you get magic armor, maybe a magic staff?"
Phoebe Beacon	Phoebe gives a nod. "Yeah, I had to take a look at some things and decide what I was prepared to give up on." she states, and she gives a soft sound of confusion at the question of having been able to get out. COULD she have? Yes. WOULD she have? ... well...     And then he asks about the magic staff.     And she holds out her hand, and summons her light staff to it.     "Like this one?"
Bart Allen	Bart Allen says, "Well I always just thought of that as part of you never thought about it as magic, guess I am still wrapping my head around it a bit." He offers her with a smile."
Phoebe Beacon	The younger Outsider gives a smile, and she shrugs her shoulders, dismissing the staff. "Well, it is part of me, but it's also magical, because I am also magical. It's... weird to explain. Apparently I've just always been this way." Phoebe states, and she takes a deep breath. "I should go get cleaned up and change. Can't be walking around behind the bar in hakama, I'll get stuck on all sorts of things." she gives a wry smile.
Bart Allen	Bart Allen nods and will stand offering her a hand up and a hug. "Well it is good to know your ok and hope you come visit us more often, I know Scout likes seeing you maybe even as much as the rest of us do." He offers her
Phoebe Beacon	Phoebe gives a smile, and very carefully hugs Bart. Still not big on all the physical affection with her powers.     "I'm okay. I will let you guys know if I'm not OK. I have my emergency beacon in my bag." she promises.
Bart Allen	Bart Allen nods, and says "Ok, well as long as your safe and at least trying to be happy." He will step back, and takes off down the side of the building to let gravity aid to his speed, and her to attend to the things she needs to