video: un; apparition (characters 18+ please for the first portion)

[unphase]

[Tinya lounges back wearing a little black dress in her sunroom with her batkitten, her kittens, and her Omen, Moonlight sitting at attention on the armrest of her chair]

So! This may seem like an unusual request, but I'm looking for friends. Friends with benefits, actually. I know that may sound strange, but I miss being close to someone. All are invited to apply, if that makes sense. I want to know whom I'm dealing with before I say yes to anything.

[and a Mona Lisa smile] And is it strange to spend more than five years bouncing between worlds? Who else has been through this? [a teasing smile] You don't necessarily have to be auditioning for the first role to answer, I promise.

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[unphase]

Still. Not my thing. The other world was nothing but a meat market. I'd rather avoid that here.

Because she can see your moves, your tactics before you even figure out what they are. And she'll have a defense in place, even if it means invading your own mind without caring what she unearthed. She's very much a the ends justify the means sort of person. So am I, but at least I have some mercy and can't read minds.

[fogsong]

[ Sharon nods firmly in understanding. She gets it. ]

Oh, that's... fun. [ Heavy on the sarcasm. ] Is that all she's got, though? Just a stupid powerful telepath? Because I'm pretty sure my guardian is unreadable. [ No thoughts in his metal head, just drive. And unkillable. ]

[unphase]

She's entirely dependent on her telepathy. She never bothered with combat techniques because I think she assumed that whatever anyone threw at her, she'd be able to see it coming.

[fogsong]

...sounds like we'll have a way to handle her then. [ There's a distinct note of approval in Sharon's tone. She likes this version of Tinya. She hasn't gotten to see much of it. ]

[unphase]

Yes. And she'll be expecting me to not go on the offensive because I don't think she'll make the connection between me and abilities other than phasing, which is almost always defensive. Thankfully Coldblood is perfect for offensive tactics. [Tinya has learned the had way that when it's time to be vicious, it's time. she just hasn't really had to here, amazingly enough. but the other world? yeah]

[fogsong]

I think you'll give her a surprise or two, that's for sure.

[unphase]

That's the plan. And I'm glad that you'll have my back. And you know that I'll always have yours, right?

[fogsong]

I know, Tinya, and I'm forever grateful.