@dick.grayson

[dickism]

i'm dick grayson, but not either of the two that have been here before.
multiverse headaches, right? nice to meet some of you again, but i'll cut to the chase.

a lot of people need help, and the infrastructure is a wreck. i've been trying to catch up as much as i can on how things usually go around here. it sounds like you've helped during disasters before, so i'm looking to see who wants to help again.

things are chaotic, and i know most of you are probably still trying to recover after what happened. i can take point if it's needed, with organizing if nothing else. i know i'm new, so i don't blame anyone who might not trust me. i'm just trying to take some of the load off. i'm a former cop, and i have experience working in disasters like this.

well, as close to this as you can get, anyway.

[Which is only partially the truth but, hey! Oh well!]

so, let's get organized. start with a headcount of who's back, who can help, what areas are in the worst shape and what needs aren't being met, whether that means natives or displaced.

Comments

[strove]

I might not be the best source because we feuded a lot, but he always wanted to do right by us (the Displaced) and this world.

When you come by to rest, I'll fill you in on it.

And when he gets back and he's had some time to rest, Stephen Strange can tell you the rest.

[She won't ping him because that would be a thing he'd come back to after being Mr. Evil. Stephen is going to have a Hard Time.]

[dickism]

thanks. i appreciate it.
who's stephen strange? were they close?

[strove]

Very. I don't know all the details, but Stephen put himself in danger for Damian. Others, too, but I don't resent that, just so it's clear.

[dickism]

why would i think you resent that?

[strove]

Eggshells, Jason, etc.

[dickism]

don't worry, clarke. i can form my own opinions.

[strove]

Fair enough.

Stephen will help you either way.

[dickism]

thanks.
if you want to discuss something and you don't think jason will listen, you can always come to me instead.

[strove]

Don't worry. I don't make the mistake of going to Jason before I make a call on things.

Not to say that I won't ask for your opinion, but we can work toward that.

[It's just that Jason is front and center right now. Clarke remembers how he pushed off his big explosion plans on other people.

Yeah, it's probably something he hates. And she helped aggravate it.

Whoops.]

[dickism]

something tells me you're not the type to live and die by other people's opinions.

[strove]

I don't. I just don't like when people's opinions get in the way of getting done what needs to be done.

[Which is ... the core of what she told Jason, so hey. At least she's consistent.]

[dickism]

we definitely agree on that one. is that usually an issue here?

[strove]

Yes. As much as it might be nice for us to all have agreed-upon approaches to everything, it's not actually feasible. It causes some problems.

[dickism]

something tells me "problems" is putting it lightly.

[strove]

Obviously.

But we're all from different worlds. Like it or not, all of us probably have the experience and qualifications to say we can do whatever it is we claim we can do. We're in a situation where we have to prove that to strangers. It causes these issues over and over again. If there was a way to get people to understand that when I'm talking out a problem with them, it's because I'm trying to hear what they have to say, I would. But we're always on edge because of the discomfort of our situation.