First case.

[dorkwonder]

[As soon as Tim found himself suddenly transported to a strange new place, he scurried over to a shadow and began to gather intel. Wherever he went, a journal appeared at the area he was inspecting. After awhile he realized it was the same journal appearing over and over. So, he finally picked it up and began to read through it. The entries gave him a decent idea of what was going on. Combing the entries with the view of the sky made it obvious he was no longer on Earth. Tim was no stranger to the multiverse. He knew that the name “Wayne” was recognized in some of the alternative Earths.

When Tim finally dictates an entry of his own, his voice comes out sounding nervous and awkward. Instead of introducing himself as Tim Drake, the ward of multi-billionaire Bruce Wayne, he's Alvin Draper; confused high-school student.]

Okay, so I know there's the whole “be careful what you wish for”, but this is kind of overkill. And by “kind of”, I mean completely. I just wanted to get out of my Calculus test! A fire alarm or sneeze attack would have worked.

[His voice sounds increasingly nervous as he speaks.]

So, uh, my name is Alvin Draper and I'm not from around here. I don't even know if I'm from the same world as this place. This is what I get for wishing I was in all of those sci-fi novels I've read, huh? Ahaha. Seriously, I never going to wish for anything again. Anyway, um, if anyone could let me know what's going on here and how I get back home, that would be great. Thanks.

[ooc: Just as a side note, since Tim's father is in a coma and not dead in his memories, he currently thinks he's the ward of Bruce Wayne and not his adopted son.]

Comments

[dorkwonder]

Good plan. [Trudging along after her, which is taking more effort than he'd like to admit. The snow is thick and high, almost up to his knees.

It's too risky to hitch another ride from her, so he pushes on wards and manages to keep pace.]

[kryptonian]

[She goes slow, so she doesn't leave him in the dirt, passing time by scanning the skies for any -- ANY sign of life.]

I still wonder what would happen if I just flew straight up. The only reason I haven't tried is that Kal obviously didn't make it work.

[dorkwonder]

[Tilts his head backwards and studies the sky.]

There's probably some sort of barrier up there. Whenever you hit it, I'm willing to bet it zaps away your powers.

[kryptonian]

Maybe, but I assume I'd have them back fast enough to catch myself.

[dorkwonder]

Unless it stuns you. If you get literally zapped by it, it could temporarily disrupt your powers all together.

[Continues to stare up at the sky.]

I recently redesigned my cape so I could use it as a glider. If you carried me into the sky and gave me a push, I could possibly hit the ceiling. Then you could catch me as I started to fall, if I get knocked unconscious, or I could just glide back down to the ground.

[kryptonian]

That's a long way to fall without regaining my powers.

[She hovers for a moment, waiting for him to catch up in his trudging.]

Might be worth trying.

[dorkwonder]

We can try it later on in the week. I want to make some modifications to my cape and suit first.

[Okay, falling behind her is getting really old, really fast.]

Do you think I could hitch another ride from you? You could hover a few feet off of the ground. The snow is thick enough that whenever we hit the dead zone, the drop won't hurt much.

[kryptonian]

[She laughs and walks across the snowtop to him, offering her hands. It might as well be a sunny summer afternoon, for all the winter cold's done to her skin.]

Supergirl, part superheroine, part hovercraft.

[dorkwonder]

My hero. [A small smirk appears on his face before he takes a hold of her hands.]

[kryptonian]

[She lifts him up.]

That's what I'm here for.

[dorkwonder]

[Draws his legs towards his chest, so he doesn't have to be held too high off the ground.]

I'd rather hitch a ride with you than Conner any day. He'd probably drop me into the snow face first on purpose, and be like "Sorry, dude. I thought we hit the Dead Zone already".

[kryptonian]

[Amused]

That's because he's a guy.

[dorkwonder]

Are you telling me that only guys think about playing jokes like that? My answer would be "because it's Conner. "

[kryptonian]

I don't think I know any girl who would do that as a joke.

[dorkwonder]

I don't know, I think Steph could be tempted to do that to me.

[kryptonian]

If she had the ability, which she does not.

[dorkwonder]

Let's hope it stays that way or I'll be in trouble. From what I gathered in your entry, it sounds like a lot of weird things happen here.

[kryptonian]

Yeah.

[She pauses. Lana doesn't want other people to know about her, she's sure, and she knows it isn't her place to tell Tim. So instead, she settles on another topic:]

There are those temporary loss things. For a week or so, the castle gives you a different personality, or something...

[dorkwonder]

[Notices the pause and red flags it for a later date. Whatever the reason for her pause is, there's likely some significance behind it.]

Has something like that happened to you?

[kryptonian]

No, no way. Not this time around, anyway, I don't know about last time I was here.

Steph did, though, last week. It could have been worse.

[dorkwonder]

Oh yeah? What was she like?

[kryptonian]

Very, very rude.

[dorkwonder]

Which I'm guessing made you very, very upset?

[kryptonian]

I may have... reacted. It wasn't that bad.

[dorkwonder]

Define "not that bad".