Whoa Wonder Girl, ease back some, this is just a test run.

[shes_a_wonder]

Gosh! Do you really mean it mun? Do I get to come out and see everything? Do I get to travel? Do I get to hang out with my friends?

This is the coolest thing ever!!!

What?

No, I don't think I am too enthusiastic. I'm always like this.

Oh, that's what you mean?

Well....I'm sure you'll get used to it! This is going to be great!

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[pixieboots]

Aw, come on. Don't they say enthusiasm's a virtue, or something?

[shes_a_wonder]

Robin!

[All wide eyes and smiles and elbows as she grins and waggles fingers in a wave.]

Hi Robin!

Yes, I think it is, the lady behind me doesn't seem to think so as much though.

[pixieboots]

I bet she'll come around. They usually do.

[ How can he not smile at that she gets a grin as he waves back. ]

I was starting to wonder if I was ever going to see any of you guys around here.

[shes_a_wonder]

I hope so, she's seems nice for a grown up.

[Don't even try to fight it, Dick. She's just that kinda girl.]

So you haven't seen the others?

[greatguppies]

Eeeeh! Donna!

[Just... Spastic waving forever.]

[shotup]

I feel like I've just stepped into a time warp.

[pixieboots]

Grownups. Who needs them? [ It's meant to be teasing rather than mean. ]

...Well, I haven't yet. But they've gotta be around somewhere, right?

[shes_a_wonder]

Well not us! Most of the time anyway.

I'm sure we can find them, Boy Wonder and Wonder Girl, we're an unstoppable team!

[shes_a_wonder]

Garth!

[Mister you are getting a hug! Forgive the Amazon excitement, let her know if she cracks ribs.]

[shes_a_wonder]

No... I don't think so anyway. Mad Mod did do some pretty funky stuff last week though.

[Hello Mr Grownup, you're kinda...cute. Nervous smile and tiny wave.]

[shotup]

Last week? [What was he doing last week? Probably something questionable, no need to dwell.] That was almost forever ago, Donna.

[Also how on earth were they ever that young? He feels like such an old man next to the Teensy Titans up in here.]

[shes_a_wonder]

Well, sure it seems like there's something crazy every week, but that's not really forever ago.

[Then she pawed at her pony tail when he called her by name, cheeks flushed and she look down as the toe of her sandal ground into the floor.]

You know my name?

[shotup]

Of course I know your name.

[He remembers that ponytail-pawing move alright, nostalgia hitting him heavy like a brick to the gut. She's so cute and sweet and perfect, no wonder they were all crazy for her.]

Don't tell me you don't recognize me. That'd positively break my heart.

[shes_a_wonder]

Oh, ummm...

[She chewed her lip and forced herself to look up at him really carefully. Tall, really tall. Broad shoulders, and..wow...muscles! And red hair and the prettiest eyes, they looked just like-]

Speedy?

[She practically squeaked the name in disbelief.]

[shotup]

Got it in one, though between you and me, nobody's called me that in years.

[He can't help it, he has to grin. At least she's not telling him he looks awful and old.]

[shes_a_wonder]

You look different, I guess you grew up and changed.

[Uhhh changed a lot! She had trouble not staring at him now, he was so cute! Well Speedy was always cute but he grew up to look like that? Wow!]

What do people usually call you?

[shotup]

We all did.

[It's hard not to stare at her staring. It makes him think of everything they've all been through, the turns their paths have taken, makes him think about the beautiful woman she's on the cusp of becoming. And honestly, it's a little bit awkward. But he's a trooper, he'll manage, and try not to feel like a weirdo.]

It's Arsenal now. But you can call me Roy.

[shes_a_wonder]

I guess we have to sometime.

[She wonders what she looks like, what the Titans are doing when they aren't teens any more, well he had to be...like...twenty five or something by now.]

Ok, Roy. Arsenal is cool, but...it doesn't sound very arrowish. Not that Speedy did either, so I guess that's ok. You're really..[Hot? Handsome? Making her knees go weak?] different.

[shotup]

I made it a point to broaden my horizons. Truth be told, I don't use the arrows nearly as often as I used to.

[He shakes his head, momentarily lost in his own thoughts. This trip down memory lane is starting to get at him a bit.]

I'm really not that different, Donna. I'm still the same kid inside. You know, that obnoxious punk who drives like a maniac.

From a DC/Marvel AU game where he was an original Teen Titan. And is best friends with Donna

[arach_nerd]

...man, were we all this hyper?

[shes_a_wonder]

That's a good idea, well rounded skills make the best fighter. Wonder Woman always says that. I'm supposed to be learning more than I do.

[Because you know Donna, she's all about slacking off. Her smile reached higher and practically gleamed.]

I'm glad to hear that, because I like Speedy, a lot. And growing up is good as long as you still remember who you are. Because you can't replace Speedy, not matter how cute..big. Big you grow up.

[Oh gods! Can she find a rock to crawl under please?]

[shes_a_wonder]

You think I'm hyper?

[shotup]

I'll let you in on a little secret, Don: you're one of the best fighters I know. You could kick my sorry butt any day of the week.

[D'oh ho ho but she's so precious and isn't this just the little ego boost he needed. He can't help it. he has to laugh and preen a bit, though it's not malicious. How could he be malicious to bb!Wonder Chick?]

No matter what I do or how old I get, there's always gonna be somebody reminding me that I'll always be Speedy. [Usually it's Dick. Sometimes it's Ollie.] Somethings never change, I guess.

[arach_nerd]

More hyper than you in your late 20's, yeah.

Not that I can talk about anyone's hyperactivity, considering my massive caffiene addiction, but still...

[shes_a_wonder]

Really? Gosh..

[Speedy had never told her that, sure he was always saying nice stuff but he wanted to be tuff and she let him. It helped ease a bit of her humiliation for calling him cute to his face.]

Speedy is a good guy, I bet Arsenal is too, and Roy always will be.