The bird and the cat (conversation)

Chapter 5:evolution

Artemis doesn't hate to admit it. She loves video games. Her favorite are usually ones on her phone, or the Wayne station (Not because she knows Bruce Wayne is Batman and finds it funny that he makes games.) And she especially loves gory ones like Skyrim or Fallout. So obviously, a couple weeks ago, when Dick had gotten her Goode goggles she wasn't entirely sure she'd be into them. Until now. She's totally addicted to this stupid monkey game that makes the most annoying noises ever heard. She tried to get Halo girl to try wearing it, but no luck. Recently has actually been kinda hard on the girl. She's feeling more and more excluded the more she finds out about the world and Artemis genuinely tries her best, but Dick Just isn't helping by being out all the time.Anyways, Artemis might've been using the goggles sense of amusement to distract herself from her problems. By that, I mean she's sitting at her desk in her room clapping around in the air and laughing. Slightly disturbing sight without context. "Oh this game is way too stupid to be this much fun." She let out a laugh, as somebody came up behind her and... BAM! Dick was now on the floor in front of her on his back. "That was pathetic." She smiled, taking off the goggles. "Please I'm a professional Acrobat. I meant to do that." He gave that innocent face he always gives her whenever he does something wrong. There's just something about it that she can't quite place. But honestly, does she want too? He had now gotten in a crouch before her and they both suddenly heard the monkeys very annoying laugh and it made Dick chuckle. "So how do you like the Goode goggles?" He asked. It's very important to keep in mind that when he gave them to her, he had specifically said they were to help her forget that he'd been gone so long. Not that they actually did that, of course. "The graphics are pretty amazing. But who needs augmented reality when you've got reality reality?" Artemis said. She may be a fan of video games, but in the end her hearts in the real world. Or Atleast, that's what she likes to think. Suddenly, Dick got a notification from his phone. It was from Oracle, information. Good. Now they gotta go back to happy harbor to talk to the team. Also, it should be noted that Artemis SAID she had to go to wait for Dick but it was totally obvious it was just her obsession with the goggles that M'gann totally hasn't talked to her about.

Once they got to the happy harbor zeta tube, Helga had mentioned that Brion and Delamb both have sets of Geoforce, so it stands to reason that Tara would as well. "That's what we were thinking too." Dick said as he and Artemis began advancing toward the team. "A man named Jaqqar Maro was killed this morning that dropped a massive rock on his head. Black spider, an assassin from the league of shadows was also spotted in the area... Boulder dropping isn't his style." Dick had explained. After they went back and fourth over this information it was assumed that a control device was being used on Tara, which of course made a lot of sense. Of course, Dick was stupid enough to tell Brion exactly where the league of shadows was. Not something Artemis necessarily admired, but it works. Actually no it didn't, but we don't know that yet.Connor scolded Dick about how he wouldn't be able to put Brion off for long, and then Dick got some information from who Artemis is like 99.9% sure was Oracle. "Halos real name is Gabrielle Daou." Dick informed them. "Oh that's great! We should go tell her, it might summon some memories." Artemis excitedly planned. But when the two had gone to tell her... they were gone. Like, all 3. Brion, Forager, and Halo. Gone.

Gabrielle claimed to be "Violet" on multiple occasions and was heavily annoyed by her parental figures. For example, the second they got home, it was really late. So Violet was told to take a shower and go to bed. Violet had told Artemis she'd needed a towel, so obviously she gave it to her. "Here, Gabrielle" Artemis said. Violet proceeded to ignore her for the rest of the night, even if it wasn't long. In the morning, Violet came downstairs. As per usual Artemis was watching Rick and Morty with Brucely curled in her lap and Dick on the computer. "Oh! Hey, Gabrielle! Did you want scrambled—" He began until she huffed away back upstairs. Artemis mostly just looked concerned and followed. "Gabrielle?" Artemis said, opening the door and noticing a lump under some covers. Wow. Reversal roles much? Except instead of Zatanna it's Violet... anyway, Artemis put a hand on the covers and it pulled away."My name is Violet." She had reminded her mentor. "But—" Artemis realizes arguing probably wasn't the best idea. "Okay." She said, hugging the lump. It had been for awhile cause next thing they knew they needed to be headed to the beach to meet with Connor.

Obviously when they'd been getting dressed it was usually the same thing. Far past awkward teenage years they didn't kind seeing each other naked. I mean, obviously they didn't INTENTIONALLY strip if they knew the other would be coming down but if it happened it happened. As Artemis was trying to straighten her hair after getting out of the shower, Dick had been thinking about what pants to wear in which Artemis told him not to call Violet anything but that. Obviously when they had gotten home they had tried extra hard to call her Violet. Artemis had immediately gone up to her room to start a conversation with the girl just to have opportunities to say her name, and Dick had been using brucely as an example to teach violet more about animals (Just adding her name in a bit too much)

Obviously Dick had gone out to talk with Batman Inc. they had just gotten back from a mission and he had left. Leaving poor, bruised, scratched Artemis to fend for herself! If actually wasn't that hard. Nothing a band aid and some self massaging can't fix. Anyways, Halo has been a bit... Off since she found her new white color. It made no sense to her, or to Artemis who had only heard about it. This wasn't just a bright light though. THIS was literally a light to counter the darkness. It freed Brion's from Shade's meta prison. Artemis (And very much Dick as well) we're intrigued by Halo and could not wait to discover more about this teenager-but-mentally-child they had managed to take care of.