DC Series Book One
"No don't..." But her arms go up and the mesmerizing portals appear. Through the portal closest to them, the boys can see grass and park benches where concrete and pavement should be. She jumps through and as she does, the portal...
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"Again." Bruce called out making Ria grind her teeth. She was learning how to camouflage herself against some unique backgrounds, almost like that scene from Monsters Inc., only Dabria wasn't doing as well as Randall. She had mainly used her powers in the dead of night, camouflaging herself against dark colors and shadows, she wasn't used to hiding in front of yellows and reds and blues. She was a creature of the night, much like the BatFamily. So when Bruce suggested she try hiding in plain sight instead of the shadowed corners of the Batcave, Ria knew it wouldn't be an easy task. "I can still see you."
Dabria wished he hadn't seen what she did that day at the pool.
"Well of course you can still see me." Dabria snapped back at him as she tried to get her legs to disappear along with her body. She was better at camouflaging certain sections of herself. So she could make her whole head disappear or just her body or just her arms. But every time she tried to camouflage her whole body, it never really worked. "I told you, I'm only good at hiding portions." Dabria muttered, stepping away from the projected background and becoming whole again. "This is stupid. It's not working. We've been doing this for four hours."
"Only three hours actually." Bruce said as if that made it any less frustrating for her. "You'll get better with time."
"What do I need to camouflage my whole body for anyways? I already said I don't want to do this hero business you guys are all so into."
"Don't you want to get stronger? Not be afraid of yourself and what you can do?" Bruce said. Dabria hated arguing with Bruce. He usually made a lot of good points.
"I want to get stronger but why do I need to camouflage against yellow wallpaper." Dabria demanded, gesturing to the screen behind her.
"You need to camouflage against all colors and patterns because you won't always be in the dark. There won't always be shadows for you to hide in."
"Okay but I've only seen yellow wallpaper like this in my grandmothers house. What am I going to be doing sneaking around some old lady's house?" Bruce smirked a little.
