paradisa | 3rd. Dictated.

If this place has an award for Klutz of the week, then I think I just won it. Probably stubbornness too. I need to wear glasses, but I don't like wearing them, so...given the chance to not have anyone to nag me to wear them, I took advantage of it. The stairwell and my balance gave me a painful reminder of why not wearing them is a bad idea. I dislocated my shoulder and sprained my wrist. [And by all of this Tim means he wanted to clear his mind, focus, and push himself by scaling one of the castle walls without any equipment.]

Lesson learned. I'll be wearing them from here on out. In the meantime, anyone want to play some board games or card games? Video games are kind of a pain when you can only use one hand. Plus, I've been meaning to try some of these out for awhile. I have Descent, Munchkin, Dominion, and Risk.

[Steph]

Are we still doing the awkward-avoidance thing?

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[Oncler]

Hey, how are you holding up?

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[Kara]
Please tell me you're all done with experimenting with food and candy during the holidays.

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Right, but don't you think you should assemble some sort of task force to make the job go faster?

Once I have a decent lay of the land, I plan on going out there with Steph and you. If you feel comfortable enough exploring without your powers.

Sure, of course... but it's still a lot of ground to cover.

I'm not expecting this to be an overnight thing. I'm prepared to stay out there for weeks or longer if I have to.

Or I can ferry us back and forth so no one has to camp out there?

The problem with that is it will limit how far we can go. At most, we would only be able to explore a few hours.

True...

I wish we had some kind of transportation, though. I just hate camping.

[Tim knows this isn't going to go over well with her, but he has to ask it anyway. He can't knowingly put her in harms way if she's not prepared for it.]

Kara, have you had any kind of combat training that doesn't rely on your powers or survival training?

[Deadpan, you're-on-thin-ice tone.]

Uh, yes. And you know, even if I didn't have my powers, I could still fight like an Amazon. I trained under them, remember?

Right. [But the Amazons also have superhuman strength and other abilities that they implement in their fighting style.]

Kara, I'm not trying to insult you or belittle you in any way, I just want to make sure you'll be safe.

How about that time where Kal and I went camping on a horrible backwater red-sun planet and I had to fight off gross creatures over and over again?

I'm fine, Tim.

You're right. [Sighs.] Finding out here that Conner died...I want to be sure that no one's going into something they can't handle.

[She softens her tone a bit.]

I know you're worried about that stuff but... c'mon, Tim. I've been in this superhero thing for a long time.

[So had Cass, Steph, Conner, and Bart. In they end they all died or almost died. Some of them bounced back, others--Cass--she was just starting to resemble the person she once was.]

All it takes is one wrong move and things can change in an instant.

I know. I remember how bad it can get.

I'd be up for sparring sometime, if you're at all interested. I could use the practice.

That'd be fine by me.

Let's do it out by the Deadzone. We can check out the area and get feel for it. [It will also allow him to see how she fights without her powers.]

Sure. When do you want to head out?

I'll probably need another week or two for my arm to properly heal up. I don't want to take any chances out there.

Works for me.