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Marissa Wayne ([info]batdaughter) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-30 08:50:00


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Entry tags:inactive - marissa wayne, npc - jai west, npc - tim drake

A personal mission (Jai).
Keith wasn't dead.

This knowledge pounded through Marissa's head every second of her waking days, most significantly when she was dealing with Keith's family.  Dinah had made the gesture of inviting Marissa to come out to be with the family for the funeral preparations which meant that she was surrounded at any given moment by someone who should know that Keith was alive.  Dinah was easy to fool; the woman's grief was palpable and she voluntarily kept herself distracted by alternately working on Mia's wedding and the funeral.  Oliver never acknowledged her, which was fine.  Men have their own ways of grieving.  She hadn't had much contact with Mia, either, but that was by design.  Marissa still hadn't forgiven herself for letting Mia die so it was already awkward.  Sin, however, had been harder to shake.  The small woman seemed to be looking right through Marissa at every turn.  Keith was right; she was creepy. Marissa was fairly certain she knew something was wrong, which made Marissa faintly paranoid.  Keith wasn't dead.  She knew it and she really couldn't sit around and do nothing about it.

Left alone in Keith's room, Marissa found one of his old cellphones.  A few moments later she had his contact list and there was a particular number she was looking for.

I need to talk to someone about Keith. Star Tower Hotel restaurant 4pm. -MW

She had been generous with the time, but she knew Jai West was fast so Marissa was already there waiting when she sent the text.



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[info]batdaughter
2011-05-30 05:03 pm UTC (link)
"Peace?" She shook her head and then her voice lowered. "Look, Jai. Keith's not dead. He called me. I have no idea what the hell is going on, but he asked me to play along. I'm not about to do that when I have no idea what in the hell is actually going on. I get the feeling he's trying to protect me from something but I've got news for him...Robin doesn't need protecting.

So. What do you know?"

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[info]dareyoutorun
2011-05-30 07:10 pm UTC (link)
Marissa's admission that Keith isn't dead rocks Jai to his core. He saw the apartment explode and Keith didn't have super-speed. There was no way he could have rigged all of that up ahead of time.

"When did he call you? How long ago? Are you /sure/ it was him?" Jai asks.

The part about her being Robin also catches him off-guard.

"Did Keith know about...you?" Jai asks, unsure how much she knew about Keith in return. He couldn't assume anything and he didn't want to accidentally give away any of Keith's secrets, either, whether he was dead or alive.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-05-30 07:31 pm UTC (link)
"If it's not him it's someone playing one sick joke and that makes me want to figure out what is going on even more. I got the call a few days ago. Unfortunately I wasn't in a good enough shape to think fast enough to run a trace at the time, but what I have been able to find out is that it's a disposable cell."

Marissa watches Jai carefully for a moment to see what his body language told her about what he knew about Keith. It only took a moment before she was fairly confident that Jai was all in.

"Keith knew. He and I masked up for each other at one point. I'm pretty sure the universe is going to explode at some point because a Bat and an Arrow hooked up, but it is what it is. I can't change who I am and I wasn't going to lie to him. Outside of him I'm not keen on revealing myself, but the truth is that the Artist already knows. And if he knows, I'm already at risk so might as well let a few allies in on the secret."

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[info]dareyoutorun
2011-05-30 11:52 pm UTC (link)
"So you know about him, too? Keith didn't want to talk about it, but there's history between him and the Artist. How did you get involved with him?" Jai asks.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-05-31 12:09 am UTC (link)
"Keith got involved with the Artist because of me, Jai. The Artist targeted me as his next victim. I stupidly asked Mia for help and got her killed. Keith went after him from that point. This is all ultimately my fault."

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[info]dareyoutorun
2011-05-31 01:24 am UTC (link)
"Then all three of us need to come up with a plan to stop him. Call Keith back and let's get him to talk to us instead of doing whatever he's planning." Jai says.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-05-31 01:27 am UTC (link)
"The phone he called me on is now shut off. I have no idea how to contact him. Which means that I go this alone unless you're willing to help me."

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[info]dareyoutorun
2011-05-31 01:46 am UTC (link)
"No, not happening. I'll help you out because I want to put this guy behind bars once and for all." Jai says.

"You plan on asking help from Batman or anyone else on this? And we need to find Keith one way or the other. His family is going through hell right now. I can't believe he'd do this." Jai says, looking around.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-05-31 01:51 am UTC (link)
"I'm still not certain he is doing this; there are a million variables here. We don't have any way of knowing what Keith has truly been threatened with. I'm not going to get angry with him. He has his motivations."

Marissa took a deep breath.

"I'm not asking anyone else for help. It's either you or it's no one so I'm glad that you're in on this. If this is in fact the Artist, he's dangerous and he's been gunning for my family for awhile." She thinks briefly about Tim. She knows she should call him, but she wants to solve this without his aid. To give him peace.

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[info]dareyoutorun
2011-05-31 02:05 am UTC (link)
"Okay, then we need to take this conversation elsewhere after all. We need to compile what we know and go from there." Jai says.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-05-31 02:06 am UTC (link)
"I know a secure location a few miles from here."

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[info]dareyoutorun
2011-05-31 02:10 am UTC (link)
"All right. Set me up with the location and we'll set up a time to meet." Jai says. "I don't live here in Star City and I've got to keep up appearances back home." he says.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-06-01 02:13 am UTC (link)
"I completely understand. I'll send you a text within the hour with the information. I want to double check things. Right now, we can't be too careful."

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[info]dareyoutorun
2011-06-01 02:15 am UTC (link)
"All right. I'm going to get out of here for right now, but as soon as you've got something, call me and I'll be there." Jai says.

He looks around to make sure no one is watching, and then is gone before Marissa can blink.

Just then, her cell phone rings.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-06-01 02:16 am UTC (link)
That was unexpected. Startled, Marissa answers.

"Marissa speaking."

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[info]bloodred_robin
2011-06-01 11:35 pm UTC (link)
"How's the room at Star Tower?" Tim asks over the line.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-06-01 11:43 pm UTC (link)
It was vaguely disconcerting how he always managed to do that.

"I'm actually staying at the Gardens," she said casually. "How are you?"

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[info]bloodred_robin
2011-06-01 11:53 pm UTC (link)
"I know." Tim says. "Do you /always/ leave your room so messy?" he asks, looking around her room at the Gardens.

"I'm all right. Turns out I need to go to Gotham for a case and I could use some help. You interested?" he asks.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-06-01 11:57 pm UTC (link)
"Do you always break into my room just to point out that I'm a slob?"

She stepped back against the wall of the Towers to attempt some privacy.

"I actually need to go back to Gotham for some information. I could help."

Maybe if she was helping him with something it would serve as a sufficient distraction to keep him from figuring out what she was working on.

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[info]bloodred_robin
2011-06-02 12:37 am UTC (link)
Tim wasn't stupid. He knew Marissa would need the distraction, especially after the news about Keith broke. Granted, Tim was aware there was more to things than met the eye, but he didn't know how much.

"My plane is leaving in two hours. Come get your things so we can go." Tim says.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-06-02 12:41 am UTC (link)
"Be there in ten. Have to do my usual ditch the press routine."

She hung up with Tim then quickly sent Jai a text to let him know she was returning to Gotham to get more information and would be in contact again soon.

Nine minutes later, she was walking into her hotel room.

"You packed me."

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[info]bloodred_robin
2011-06-02 01:00 am UTC (link)
"It helps that you really didn't unpack anything at all." Tim says.

"How's Keith?" Tim asks, testing the waters.

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[info]batdaughter
2011-06-02 10:23 am UTC (link)
Tim's question wasn't "testing the waters;" it was flat out cannonballing right on in. Marissa pretended to do a sweep of the room for missed items and didn't say anything for moment. She had options here. They involved lying or telling Tim what she knew so far. And Tim had a great radar for a lie. He was better than Bruce, really.

"I don't know, short of him having a pulse and being very evasive about telling me what the hell is going on." She turned and looked at her brother. "Keith called me from a pre-paid cell phone a few days ago. He refused to tell me what was going on, but called mostly to tell me he was alive and taking care of something and that he had to do it alone. I caught up with his best friend today and found out that right before his so-called death, Keith received something from the Artist.

"I'm going to be going after the Artist, Tim."

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[info]bloodred_robin
2011-06-03 01:25 am UTC (link)
Tim doesn't say anything for a bit, letting her speak. At her final words, however, Tim takes a deep breath.

"No, Marissa. You aren't." he says calmly.

"He's out of your league. I'm not saying that to be cruel. I'm saying that because I've got toe-to-toe with him and come up short. Twice. He nearly got you a few months ago and he /did/ get Mia.

You and Jai West are going to get yourselves killed if you try this."

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[info]batdaughter
2011-06-03 12:42 pm UTC (link)
"And we may well get killed if we don't try this. Tim, I get that this is personal for you because he killed Giselle, wrecked your life, and has been more or less hunting down the rest of the women you care about. What you don't get is that this is personal for me, too. The shot that killed Mia was meant for me. He stalked me. He killed several young women in my city, on my watch because they resembled me. Now he's taunting my boyfriend. This isn't going to stop, Tim. Not until he's stopped and while I understand and respect that you would like to protect me, truth is I'm not afraid to die and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to stop this maniac."

She looks up at him, her voice calm and her demeanor even.

"You can either help me do this or you can step aside. Stopping me is not an option. This is something that I have to do."

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