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[So, being rained on in the woods makes it pretty clear she's not on the Watchtower anymore. There's a few possibilities: she remembers flying back with the force of Fate rejecting her spell, so maybe she hit her head. Or maybe it's some illusion caused by the rebound. A very real illusion, as she can feel her whole body ache as she sits up. But there's no way she's not hallucinating this.]

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in outer space anymore. [She mumbles the words to herself, unaware that anyone might be listening. The journal has gone beyond notice, though it's been silently broadcasting the scene since a minute or so before Zatana woke. Thankfully she's close enough to a tree that the rain falling on her is light enough to not be too much of a concern. Instead her eyes have wandered downward, taking in her change of clothing with a frown.]

Oh you've got to be kidding me. [Zatanna tugs at the collar of the dress she wears, clearly displeased by the slip.] Yeah, this has to go. Emit ot egnahc sehtolc!

[She lifts her hands over her head as she speaks the words, and seconds later a cloud of smoke flows up the same path to cover Zatanna completely. It doesn't last long, vanishing within moments to reveal the girl now wearing an outfit better suited for a magician. For some reason though, it makes the pain in her back worse, and her jacket feels far too tight. She shifts where she sits for a moment before shrugging off the outermost layer to reveal a pair of grey wings.]

What in the--?! [Zatanna gasps, eyes wide as she takes in the sight of the appendages now attached to her. Actually attached; they move when she thinks of moving them, and she feels it when she touches them.] Great. A fake world with bad taste in clothing and accessories. Just what I needed.

[She takes another look at the jacket, slowly shaking her head.] At least I've still got my magic. Dda seloh rof sgniw! [After another cloud puff, this only only around the jacket, she slides the coat back on--gingerly, since the wings still hurt.

She makes her way to her feet then, determined to find out what's going on. Hopefully exploring will give her the answers she needs to get back. If she's lucky, maybe she'd wake up and find out there could still be a chance to thwart Fate.

The only place she ends up, however, is in Luceti proper. With the advice of a few good samaritans in mind, Zatanna changes into something a little less battling-bad-guys ready using the same method as before. Not that the rain makes exploring easy, but there's not really much avoiding it. Luckily summoning an umbrella is easy enough to do, and gives her adequate cover as she wanders pretty much everywhere public, just trying to get some idea for where she is.]

{ooc: open action or voice to any; Zatanna will be looking around randomly, so feel free to catch her anywhere.}

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Zatara. [She hesitates, then lets out a quiet sigh.] Although these days, he's going by Doctor Fate.

[And Zatanna is clearly not at all happy about that fact.]

For real? [He recognizes the names, but there's still something odd about—

...wait a second. After a pause, he asks:] Are you supposed to be Zatanna?

Not just supposed to be. [Although most people haven't really heard of her, so now she's getting curious too.] Who are you?

I, uh... Sorry. I always thought you'd be older.

[He'd never actually met her, but who didn't know of Zatanna? Still, though. He's pretty sure she's older.]

Me? Just a kid from Gotham. [He'd be more specific, but there's something he wants to be sure of first.] You wouldn't happen to know someone named Artemis, would you?

[He's pretty sure the answer is yes. All of this would make a lot more sense that way.]

Wait…have you heard of me? [That’s a little bizarre. Most people only know of her because of her dad, and the way he talked about her? They expect Zatanna to be a helpless kid.

And speaking of? That little remark about Gotham doesn’t slip past her, especially given the conversation they’re having.] Yeah, because there are no superhero-connected kids in Gotham at all. [Not that she thinks this guy is Robin; he sounds completely different, and he didn’t recognize her. But he also seems to know too much for someone who’s “just a kid.”

He’s got a pretty good way of distracting her from that train of thought, however.] Artemis? Yeah, I know her. We’re teammates. Is she here?

Pretty hard not to. I mean, we've never met—I've never even seen you on stage before—but I definitely know who you are.

[Or, well. Who she is where he's from. He's got a much better understanding of the situation now, though, so he doesn't have much trouble deciding where to go from here.]

Hey, it's a big city. But yeah, she's here. She mentioned something about a team, too.

Yeah? Maybe because I've never been on stage. My dad's the performer, not me.

[At least not yet. Sure, Zatanna's planning on taking up the family business, so to speak, but she hasn't even finished her first year of high school yet.]

Really? Do you know where she is now?

Well, maybe not yet. That's another thing about this place. People can come here from different worlds, but they can come here from different time periods, too.

[Big maybe, though. If different worlds were a thing, who's to say different futures weren't a thing, either? Her question makes him think for a second, though.]

Uh... Good question. I haven't seen her around much lately. [He makes it a point to filter the next part of his message, since he figures she might not want to make it everyone's business.] We live on the same floor, though. Community housing building five, fourth floor. Maybe after you've had a chance to look around, you could stop by.

…So wait. Does that mean you’re from my future? [And suddenly this just got interesting in a whole new way.] So what, I become a famous stage magician when I grow up?

[Good to know her plans work out well. But there’s something else pressing too, so much more important than her career or even finding out where Artemis lives.] If you’re from the future…do you know what happens to my father? Doctor Fate. Do I—does he ever get free from the Helmet?

[Maybe he can even tell her how he gets freed. Maybe this could be the key to saving him.]

Yes to the famous stage magician part, not sure about your dad. Sorry about that.

[He's not sure if it's something he'd ever even hear about, to be honest. Bruce did have a habit of not telling him everything, though that isn't the only reason he doesn't know. He explains:]

See, I think it's more a combination of the two. The future of a similar world, I mean. See, Artemis told me about your team, but it's pretty different where I'm from.

It’s okay. [He can’t help it if he doesn’t know—pretty much the same way Zatanna can’t help her disappointment at the renewed uncertainty. It would’ve been great to hear that her dad would be okay, but it’s also probably too much to hope for.]

Different how? [At least there’s something to focus on other than the lingering sense of helplessness, and she’s more than a little curious to hear about the differences.]

The teenage superhero part's still the same, but the rest of the team? Almost entirely different. No Superboy or Miss Martian. No Zatanna or Artemis, either. I know because I've met everyone on that team.

But Robin hasn't been on any other teams. Not yet, anyway.

…Whereas in my universe, it’s the only team he’s been on other than his partnership with Batman. [And Connor and M’gann had been there from the start. Not to mention that Zatanna is apparently older there…

She presses her lips together in a tight line, turning over what Jason’s said in his head.] You realize this all sounds insane, right? Especially coming from someone who’s “just a kid.”

Well, to tell the truth, I think it sounds insane either way. And that's probably because it is insane, but it's still true.

But the reason I know this stuff? It's like you said, no superhero-connected kids in Gotham whatsoever. [He says it that way because hey, she's right. They were three for three in Luceti right now.] I'm Robin—not your Robin, or the one I mentioned, either. I'm the second where I'm from.

[Okay, so he has a point. But actually saying that out loud goes pretty far from her mind when the kid tells her who he is, and how he’s connected to all of this.

She’s definitely not saying whelmed here.]

But…I can see your face. [Which okay, sounds a little dumb. But among members of the team, Robin’s the only one who hasn’t shared his secret identity, and who always wears something covering his eyes.]

Hey, why should I bother hiding my face from a pretty girl? [There's a smirk in his voice, but he gets where she's coming from. He's not sure how Bruce would feel about him doing things this way, but... He also doesn't care. He can do what he wants as long as the boss isn't here.] It's a small town. Unless I wore my mask all the time, it's kinda pointless pretending I'm not who I am. You guys would figure it out eventually.

Besides, those things get itchy, you know?

[Okay, so the flirting gets him a grin. Even if it’s weird seeing this guy and trying to think “Robin,” Zatanna doesn’t mind the compliment. The rest of what he says makes sense too; even reasoning he’s from Gotham and probably connected to some superhero out there, she wouldn’t have thought Batman’s sidekick just based on that. But the crowd in Luceti is pretty small, only four of them that she’s heard so far. There’s only going to be so many people with that knowledge out there.]

Actually, I don’t have to deal with the whole mask thing. I don’t even go by an alias. [Zatanna shrugs a shoulder, despite being aware that makes her the odd crime-fighter out.] But if I get to see your face, does that mean I get to know your name too? Your real name.

I guess your name's cool enough that you don't have to. [He's just kidding, mostly. Goodness knows the whole secret identity thing doesn't have everything to do with the coolness of your own name.] But the name's Jason. Jason Todd. We might not be from the same Earth, but we're kind of like teammates.

[So he definitely didn't have any issues with her or anyone else knowing his name.]

It is pretty unique. [In truth, however, secret identities just don't run in her family. Despite being the kid of a performer and a superhero, Zatanna's gone pretty much below the radar.]

But your name isn't bad either, Jason Todd. Nice to meet you.

[Kind of being the operative word. Zatanna's still not sure how she feels about the whole Robin-but-not-your-Robin bit. That isn't Jason's fault though.]

You, too. And good luck settling in and all that, you know? If you need anything, all you've gotta do is call.

Yeah. And thanks. The same goes for you.

[Since they are sort of teammates.]

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