Home sweet home [[open]]

[starfire]

Takes place during and after Adding to the Noise.


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It had been a very long and boring journey home. While the Titans based in Europe had offered her a ride home on one of the jets they had, she had denied their offer in favor of some alone time. The really only good thing about this was that she was finally able to fly on her own for a bit. But now, right before her very eyes, she spotted the lights of home. Putting on that last burst of speed, she flew over the waters of the bay to land on the roof of the Tower as gently as any natural born flier could. Listening intently, she heard the slight beeps of the alarm system about to go off.

Rushing over, she pushed the code in to disable it, then walked through the door into the tower. Down the long hallway, Starfire walked until she was almost to the common room.

"Friends? I am back from the mission!" She almost prances the last few feet, she is so happy to finally be able to see her friends once again.

"Friends?" She utters once more, as she walks through the doorway to find the room empty. Pouting slightly, she turns to go into the girls corridor and knocking on each door, finds either no response or nobody there at all. It was the same for the boys corridor.

"Well, they must be out fighting. I will wait for them, and eat some of the yellow mustard!" She speaks out loud to alleviate the silence a little as she makes her way over to the refrigerator in the kitchen and grabs an entire container of the yellow condiment. Now back in the common room, she sprawls over one end of the couch and squirts a little mustard into her mouth.

[Tim Drake]

Trudging up the hallway from the elevator, Robin rubbed at his neck, with an un-gloved hand, as the doors to the common room opened and he walked to the kitchen, and grabbed a bottle of water.

Running mostly on auto-pilot, the boy wonder let a sigh out, as he recapped the last mission in his head, the bank robbery being thwarted but also being a slight mess thanks to Jetta's over zealousness, and of course there was the matter of her pounding a normal person to a toothless pulp...

"Ugghh... Sometimes I wish things where a tad more cut and dry around here..." Tim mused aloud to no one in particular as he waited for another of his teammates to filter into the common room, the complications of the not yet future Titan's arrival starting to pile up ever higher in his mind, as the details of the pending mission to New York stacked opposite the newer headache's Beast Boy's distant born daughter had brought down on them in the hear and now...

Hmm, he could use Starfire's input on this, as she had traveled time before, and had seen how much things could change in in such a span of time as twenty years, and from what little they Titans ha gathered, Jetta was an easy twenty-five years before her own rising prime as the... Leader?

It didn't seem possible to Tim at this point, she was likely just one of the primary members under the leadership of some other young teen-aged hero in some other latter version of the Titans, she was rash, brash, and rather bratty, and that wasn't very conducive to a team, and in many ways, she reminded Robin of a slightly younger Beast Boy...

Geez all of this made his head hurt, but then, he WAS the defacto Leader of the Teen Titans, so he was expected to deal, but dang of this all wouldn't be easier if one of his closer friends was here to aid him...

[starfire]

For almost an hour, Starfire had lain on the couch, taking a slight nap with her head hanging off the edge. She barely stirred as the doors slid open, but at the noise of the fridge opening and closing, her eyes slowly open. Finally, the sound of Robin's voice snaps her fully up.

She rockets off the couch, sending a cushion across the room as she flies over the edge of it and tackles Robin in a hug. "Friend Robin!! I am back from my mission! Oh, how I have missed being home." The force of her hug has lifted Robin off the ground, and gently she releases him back down the few inches to the ground.

Beaming at him, she touches back down on to the ground. "I have been gone for so long. I have much to tell you, but first, have the others gotten back yet? What have I missed? I heard that we have new members- who are they? Where are they? Oh! I must meet them!"

Hitting him with this bombardment of questions, she steps back a foot as she turns to view the room, peering into the corners as if the new members were hiding in the shadows.

[Tim Drake]

"Ooof! St-ar-fire! Hhh-ii!"

Robin barely had time to take a breath of air and brace himself for the mammoth hug Starfire hit him with, the sleek and trim girl was but a bare inch taller than him now, but she could still bench press a bus without too much effort, and she sometimes forgot that, but thankfully she didn't crack any ribs, this time, and she set him down and bombarded him with questions, some of which he was guessing she had heard on the radio or in the news papers...

Brushing the wrinkles and dust from his tunic and the shoulders of his cape, Robin took another breath and smiled at his friend, indeed, she was a friend to all the Titans, but she was also and most importantly, his friend, and one he trusted with his life, and in some cases, with his problems, but for now, he knew he should start answering questions and fast: "Slow down Korry, please!" He said as she started to float about the room looking for the newest Titans, which caused him to shake his head and walk after her, then take her hand and pull her to the couch for a moment, and hope she would calm herself, which was rather likely, if he was calm as well; "Okay, to answer your questions, No not all of the others are back yet, Beast Boy returned, but he's been running all over the west coast, so we've not seen or heard much of him lately, other than that the others are still gone, and yes we do have new members, and yes you will meet them, but firstly; how did things in Europe go? Are Argent and the others doing okay? Are there any problems they might need help with?"


If Argent, Red Star and the others where having any problems, then he himself would end up going overseas almost directly after the mission to New York, and while the change in scenery would be nice, he was wary of leaving Starfire alone in the tower with the new Titans, not because of anything Korry might do, but mostly because of the pending conflict between Jetta and Darkbrand he could see forming...

[starfire]

Sweetly she smiled as she followed him to the couch and took a seat beside him. "Europe is somewhat calm. Argent and her team will have their hands full. I stayed for so long in order to make sure everyone worked well with one another. The team was picked out very well, Robin."

Starfire ran a hand through her hair, once again looking around the room. So little had changed since she had left... The only difference being that none of Beast Boys games of the video littered the floor in front of the TV. None of Cyborgs stuff was on the table... The Tower itself was painfully haunted with silence.

"Tell me Robin... What has happened in my absence? What has been going on?"

She peers at the Boy Wonder, "I have missed so much... You, the other Titans."

"And the new members, what are they like?"

[Tim Drake]

A smile tugged slightly at the corner of Robin's mouth, as he listened to her simple and straightforward, yet also informative oral report of how Titans Europe was now faring, his head bobbing lightly, to his other worldly friend, her smile seemingly bathing him in sunlight.


It was times like this, where he could see why his forerunner, and part time mentor Nightwing (who was also the first Robin) had fallen so hard for the slightly older, golden skinned, fiery headed alien girl, her fully gem green eyes glowed brightly when her emotions peeked, which as all the Titans now knew was what drove her powers to their fullest, and even then, the almost matching two-tone green of her eyes was not the biggest standout feature she possessed, other physical attributes aside, her smile was the big thing, it was like a feel good drug without a down side, bright as an atom-bomb, and totally genuine, Starfire could light up a room with her infectious joy and boundless hope like no other person, and her loyalty was second to none, her friendship forever and more solid and strong than any force of nature, so under the mask, Tim felt lucky to have gained her trust after "the transition" had happened, and Dick Grayson had left the Titans with a letter, and a new mission...


Letting his smile fully bloom on his face, Robin shook his head as he looked out the massive windows that over looked the ocean, his thoughts racing right back to where he was now, and who he was with, more in the relational sense way back in his mind, rather than the spatial sense, which was hard to ignore, as even a blind and deaf mute could feel happy around Korry.

He tilted his head back to her and replied; "I've missed having you here too Starfire, and I know the others have missed being here with us, but Cyborg is leading Titans East until Bumblebee is fully recovered from injuries she got on a mission fighting some new guy, Raven's totally gone off the grid as of..."
He furrowed his brow for a moment as he recounted the time back to when he had sent all of the others out, then went on;
"Well, almost six months ago, in the last five months, I've found a new member, and then she found a new member, and then he found a person from his missing past, and she and her daughter are now living in the safe house on the east-side of the city..."

He paused and looked at her fully, and realized that he wasn't giving enough detail to the girl, and that she would become fully lost in another few words.
"Let me explain things a bit better than that... Okay, so Raven went quiet about a month after you guys all left to help the Titans build up and recruit, about two weeks after that, I started investigating that new corporate conglomerate that moved in last year, Pax-Que industries and trading, and I found a secret lab at the old Macklin Manufacturing plant on the south side, and in it I found Darkbrand, in a stasis pod, well they where using her for her DNA to experiment on, so I broke her out of there, and offered her a chance to try out for the Titans..."

Robin shifted more and faced Starfire more fully as he paused for a moment, then spoke more; "Darkbrand, she's a kind of missing person, officially dead in her home country, she's lived on the streets in a lot of major cities, but Starfire... She's a good fighter, and she has a good heart, she just needed a chance, so I gave it to her..."

There was so much more, but Tim knew that Kory would have questions and comments, and that the Tamrannian would tell him when she was ready for more information...

[Violet Schultz]

Packing was short and simple for someone who had as few personal items as she did. Just a change of clothes and a few toiletries and she was ready to go to New York. Seeing the glass enclosed iris on her chest of drawers, she paused and pocketed it. It was something she wanted to give Will to hold onto while she was gone. He was going to be staying home to protect the city and babysit the new girl while she and Robin attempted to infiltrate the lab in New York and free the children Ferus had asked them to free. She couldn't have him on her mind the entire time, even if he was spending one on one time with that stupid harpy.

Shouldering the bag, she headed for the Titan common room, where she was pretty sure she would find Robin. It was time to get moving, and it was a matter of some urgency. According to Ferus, more of the kids died every day. She knew that there were matters of urgency which had prevented them from going, but there was nothing preventing them now. She froze as she saw a person next to Robin as she entered the room. Orange skin, red hair, green eyes? This must be Starfire. Wasn't she supposed to be in Europe?

Her eyes were softer than usual, which for her was a preliminary smile. Starfire was bubbly and happy all of the time, apparently, and Violet could see why she was held in such high esteem as a person. Violet hadn't seen Starfire fight, but she had been told that she was extremely physically powerful.

[starfire]

Kori tilted her head to the side, thick red hair pooling over her shoulder as she does so. Her green eyes are glowing a bit- they usually do when she is extremely happy. "Is that not what we are for? The Titans are a way to give somebody a second chance, or even their first chance. If you feel that she deserves it, then I am happy to have her on the team." She smiles, straight white teeth an amazing contrast to her orange skin.

Folding her longs leg up underneath her body, the nearly six foot alien leans forward, hands on her knee's, she leans forward, curiosity obvious in her glowing green eyes, "It sounds as if it has not been too terribly bad since we all split up, but at least you had help, which I am sure made kicking the butt much easier."

"Tell me about the others, please." She looks up as somebody else enters the common room. It is a girl that vaguely reminds Kori of Raven. Eagerly, Starfire rises from her seat and in true Starfire fashion rushes to the other girl and gives her a hug, speaking quickly as she does so, "You must be one of the new members, welcome! I am sorry I was not here before. It is so very nice to meet you!"

Kori releases her and steps back a foot, "I apologize if I have made you uncomfortable. My people, we are a very emotionally fueled race and sometimes, I forget that humans are not as much the same." She smiles faintly, "I hope that we can be friends. It is hard, sometimes to be one of few females."

[Tim Drake]

Robin kept his smile on and nodded to his friend, "Of course Star, well, Darkbrand found and helped Blaze, who also controls fire, but also light and seems to be part werewolf as well, and he's had many problems, mostly with his memories..."


Pausing for a moment, Tim frowned slightly at his friends latter comments before he groused lightly; "It wasn't as easy as I would have liked it, there are some new villains running about, and Slade has resurfaced, he sent a whole army of his Slade-bots to attack us at the mall, where we found a crude explosive device, as well as one of Slade's larger bombs, as you might have guessed, they where not related, we just lucked out on finding some unknown's terror weapon." after another moment, he then took in a breath as Darkbrand came in, but before he could utter a warning or reminder, Korry all but tackled Violet with a rib cracking hug before she remembered herself...

Walking up to where the girls where, Tim barely hid a smile as he gestured between them; "Heh, Darkbrand, meet Starfire, Star, this is DB, I'll let you two decide if and when first names are exchanged..." Robin noted the duffel bag slung under Darkbrand's arm and he tilted his head slightly at it, was she ready to go now? So it seemed, but then he had been planning on a full on briefing for the assembled members this evening, with him and Darkbrand leaving early the next morning, before sunrise if possible, but then he guessed that Violet was just getting her bag down to the garage so it was one less thing to think of before they left.

Smiling at the newest of the Titans present, Tim hooked his thumb over his shoulder back to the couch as he spoke; "Anyway, why don't you two have a seat, I'll find the others and get them up here, we have a quick briefing I need to give everyone..." and with that, Robin walked for the door, his COM-unit in hand, the locator finding all the Titan signals in the city, or in this case, the Tower...

{{{Exit Robin to return w/ Blaze & Jetta soon}}}

[Violet Schultz]

Violet gasped as Starfire locked her in a bruising hug, and she was astonished at the strength in those slender arms. She rubbed her bicep as the exuberant Titan replaced her on the floor. Reserve was a hallmark of French culture among strangers, which seemed to be the polar opposite of whatever culture Starfire came from. It was probably for the best though, concerning their powers. If Violet were to be as exuberant with her emotions as Starfire, things would be spontaneously combusting constantly throughout the day.

"I'd like to be your friend," she said with a Mona Lisa smile. "You can call me 'Violet', by the way. Everyone does."

She put her bag by the couch as Robin left, then turned to sit against it so that she could talk to Starfire. She was glad that Starfire had returned, especially considering the timing. Violet didn't trust Jetta as far as she could throw her, and it made her feel a little better that there would be another Titan around while she and Robin were gone. From what she had heard, Starfire was in a relationship with Nightwing, and Violet was pretty sure that despite her overflow of emotion, Starfire wasn't going to be a problem in the way that Jetta was making herself a problem. In fact, Starfire seemed positively friendly, and was a trustred member of the Titans.

"So, you were on assignment in Europe, weren't you?" she inquired.

[kitten]

"I'm finally back."Her monotone voice ranged through the quiet outside world. Sighing Rachel stepped forward the Titan Tower doors opening. Things were quiet for a moment as she looked at the kitchen. Her eyes scanned the area as she saw two people standing in the common room. "Starfire?"Rachel stood for a moment her feet stuck to the ground. Her mind silent and her feet still not moving.

"Good to see you again Star."

Rachel's face was still the same stoic manner as she walked over to the girl and looked at the other one. She seemed new and had never been here before. Sighing Rachel looked about the tower. "Where are the others Star?" Her mouth opened for that split second and then closed as she listened for words. Rachel's day was just going to begin she could feel it. Though something bad was maybe about to happen only Rachel didn't know what it was. "Always be on guard...." Those words went through her mind as her ears kept on listening.

[OOC: Hope ya don't mind that I join in.]

[Tim Drake]

Tim walked up the stairs from the top floor to the little access building on the roof, where Blaze and Jetta's communicator's where located, and he pushed on the door that led to outside on the wide expanse of rooftop...

But the door was stuck.

Shoving again, Robin grunted with effort and felt the door give slightly, then bounce back on him, shoving against his arms, as if someone or something was leaning on the door to hold it shut.

After a moment of looking at it, Tim braced his feet, and then shoved as hard as he could, the door opening all of a few inches before his forward progress was halted, and he slowly was shoved back, his armored foot jamming in place to wedge the door open just in the nick of time...

What on earth was that noise?
After a moment of listening, he knew it was then he heard soft moaning, slurping, as well as the movement of polycarbon-morph mesh fabric on poly morph fabric, and giggling...


"Blaze, Jetta, what are you two doing up here?!?"

[Grace Logan]

YES! Jetta thought, her lips against Wills, delicately and playfully nipping at him. The golden haired beauty was in his lap, her hands on his face, shoulders and arms, as well as his chest. She had finally gotten him right where she had wanted him, no better of a place then this. She WANTED Blaze, she NEEDED for the pesky little brunette who claimed she had feelings for him, to go away, and die, or something. Jetta sighed angrily as she heard the ruckus at the door. Making sure it kept closed. Her head whipping around as she heard Tim, her ‘fearless’ leader’s voice, Fearless leader my yoga toned ass. More like a Ken doll in tights…She rolled her eyes, and cleared her throat to answer.

“We’re busy! Go Bother your Baby Factory” Honestly, Jetta already knew what was going to happen to everyone… Why not just tell them? Tim and Olivia were going to reproduce like Rabbits, They were going to have their own farm of children… gross…Biting her lip again, she looked to Will, running her left hand up and down his chest, her head slowly and seductively turning back to him, her glowing green eyes locking with his. Leaning in slowly she pushed her lips back on his, trying to reignite the flame between them.

[William Talbot]

Will panted under Gracie's kissing, his heart hammering in his chest as she moved her hands over him, her oh so sweet raspberry lips drawing a naturally urged response from him, his hands having found her tightly curved hips and waist, and his own mouth now burning with hunger for hers as she sat in his lap and he let her ravish his lips with hers...

"Blaze, Jetta, what are you two doing up here?!?"

Will's mind suddenly started to crash back to earth, as she bit at his lower lip and the door behind him moved some then shut again, his lungs at last kicking in and sucking in a big breath before he laughed softly and replied to Tim; "I don't know, but I'm enjoying it!" his answer preceding Grace's by a few drumming heartbeats, his eyebrow arching at her before their lips smashed into each other again, his hands gripping her hips a bit before his good sense kicked in and he gently pushed her up off of him a bit as the door wedged open.

Shifting some, William looked at Grace as he lifted her clear and stood up, smirking slightly; "Uhh... We should go, there's more people here, I mean, downstairs... but uh, could we meet up later and ya' know... Talk?" he asked, his mind a fuzzy mess of hormones and feral urges, the full moon having only been a night ago...