Avoiding Past And Future

(74) Misplaced 7

(late bc i got stuck playing the luna 3 AQ in genshin until 4 in the morning iykyk)

no warnings (i think)

November 5

Recognized

Recognized Cujo A 0 4

Robin walked off the Zeta platform, still holding Cujo. He wasn't sure it would work but clearly they did manage to get him into the system when they were trying to get Phantom into it. Another positive to note, proving they're one step closer to getting it to work right. If only his own code could be functional enough to actually use again.

Letting go of the pup, Cujo ran straight to Wolf. While he was scared the mutant hound would react, all Cujo got in reply was an annoyed huff and a tail swat.

That was...unexpected but not unwanted. Maybe Wolf knew how stressful the situation was and let his frustrations with Cujo be for the moment. Either way, it was a worry less for him.

Walking up to the center of the room, he half heartedly greeted Kaldur with a nod. The Atlantean had been eying him since the moment they materialized. Not even caring to look if he got anything in reply, Robin immediately pulled open a new tab and started the Mount Justice reboot and diagnostics as well.

With the main network having been down, it was best to just do a precautionary reboot before trying anything more. Once they got Bruce back, he'll leave the Watchtower mess to him. Partially because Robin wasn't supposed to have access to it but mostly because he just didn't want to be near any of the adults until they apologize for how they're acting.

Actions, meet consequences.

The lights flickered softly, shutting off for just a few seconds before everything turned on again. He could feel the intense stare on his person. Not just Kal but Wolf was also keeping an eye on them. Cujo had wandered over and curled up around his feet, head leaning onto his shoe. The soft warmth permeating from his body was quite nice but it did nothing to ease the growing tension of being watched so closely.

As if the guy was reading his mind, he tried to clear his throat but coughed halfway through. Maybe Atlantean throats weren't the best for clearing the human way. But at this very moment, Robin couldn't care less about the intriguing scientific study material. Not looking up from his work, he ignored Kal while making notes.

There were a few issues with the inner workings of the Mound Justice side of the system. Could it have been from all the times he haphazardly had to hack into the security system and whatnot? Probably, but it were mainly issues with the still somewhat outdated models they used. Nothing too bad that it would cause a critical failure but enough to raise awareness with Bruce. Chances were that they were just a temporary install anyway and just hadn't gotten to updating them since giving the Team the base to work from.

Considering what their past month has looked like. Yeah it was pretty valid to say they were quite busy.

"So," Kaldur drawled out, walking over until he was directly behind Robin. "Everything works again?" Robin could feel the presence behind him, feel the towering sensation try to push him down.

Biting the inside of his cheek, he let out a neutral yes before continuing his work. He knew if he kept switching between the tabs, Kaldur wouldn't know what he was doing. Was he intentionally making it harder for the Atlantean to understand his work? Sure, but it wasn't like he would understand much of it anyway. Tech was his thing, was the Bat thing, to handle.

"What is it that you're doing?"

As if a guy can't work in peace and quiet, Kal just had to open his mouth again and question his actions. Was he really that untrustworthy that one of the most tech illiterate heroes he had ever met tried to ask him what he's working on? Was he really not capable of just having faith that he was doing what was necessary.