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<smiles at Arrow, whispers to Dev> That's Zardi? Are you sure?

Red Arrow was a bit nervous by this development. She hid the emotion with a smile, "My ancestors defeated a whole army of Skrulls."

Skrulls are...shapeshifters, right? Don't worry, Dev is 100% trustworthy, Arrow.

<whispers to CT>

If it's not than I'm not makin the newbie nervous.

<to Red Arrow>

You have no reason to trust me, but I will not let you come to harm. My friend Furball is around somewhere, and he is trusted by even Candle.

<to Dev> So you're not sure it's Zardi? Why do you think it might be him?

I might see if I can find Hot Chick. Her telepathy might be helpful with this. You see her around, Dev?

<to the Chief>

I'm pretty sure it is. He's definately not who he says he is, and I'm getting the energy impression I get from Zardi.

I think Hot Chick is...holy cow...yep, she in the sauna.

<looks> Whoa! She's topless!

I'll, uh, go talk to her about this.

<goes to sauna>

Red Arrow decided to trust them for now. She wondered what their motives were. The Thunderbolts were currently the children of villains or reformed villains (some like Citizen V were "hybrid"-one villain parent, one hero parent). She was adopted at age thirteen into the Osborn family after defeating all current members of the Thunderbolts. That was the first event she could remember...the rest was a blur of colors and faces.

Red Arrow decided to leave these men and work on her tan.

<glances over shoulder on the way to sauna>

Nah, don't even know if she's interested, being an inter-dimensional refugee and all. Not sure how old she is either...

<sighs>

Red Arrow noticed the glances from the men. Mother always said never to date people that you can't kill...or that you don't know. She grew bored and decided to jump of the diving board.

Huh?

<looks around sauna>

Hot Chick's left? Where's she go?

<sees her flying away on her unicorn>

Hm. If that's Zardi, he's in scheming mode as usual. I'll keep an eye on him and have HC get a read on him later. May as well take a swim for now.

<dives into pool>

<swims over to Red Arrow>

Have you tried the ribs? Gladys is incredibly good at barbecuing! <shrugs> Not sure how she does it with no arms! If you're a vegetarian, she's also cooking up some veggie-kabobs!

"Come to think of it I am hungry," Red Arrow repied. "And I am not a vegetarian. My ex was and that's part of the reason we broke up."

If you'd like, we could share a table. I know what it's like to be a stranger in a strage place...I was a monk once, after all. (Long story) I was also a superhero before I lost my powers. So we have a lot in common.

We could talk. Get to know each other a little. No strings!

Red Arrow appreciated his hospitality. She accepted the offer. The girl said, "I would like that. I don't have any powers and a half-remembered past so we will get along."

<they get out, get some grub and settle in a table>

Memory problems, eh? You'll have to tell me more about that.

<takes some bites off his ribs, wipes his mouth>

You may have heard people call me "Lardy". Aside from having a bit of a *ahem* weight problem, I was a hero known as "Lard Lad" with a super-group based here on LW known as the LMB. I had mad energy manipulation powers: blasts, teleportation...almost as limitless as my imagination.

I've had a loooong checkered past. Done lots of things I'm not proud of. I'm a recovering alcoholic, hence the virgin drinks. I even died once.

But recently, I lost my powers during an assassination attempt. People kinda walked on eggshells around me after it happened. My lover even dumped me because of it.

Part of me thinks they made me Chief out of pity. But I'm determined to be the best I can be at the job, even if that's true.

So, as you can see, I've got a lot of baggage. You can flee now if you like! <smiles>

"That is not strange compared to me!" Red Arrow replied. "My name is Emily Osborn and my life is a soap opera. I don't remember anything before the age of 13 except for the name Red Arrow and a few other things. I was adopted by Senator Harry Osborn and his wife Victoria. My adoptive family is filled with super-villains."

She continued, "I was interested in a few boys before I met my ex-boyfriend. He was a telepath and we broke before he moved to Titan. We broke up because of politics and lifestyles." Red Arrow thought aloud, "He could have forced me to fall in love with him."

Oh, man. I've had a few bad relationships in my time. A few good ones too. Kind of a laundry list, really. I was even married once. She was murdered, and I really lost myself for a while after that. Truthfully, I didn't have very good runs before that, either. A lot of people keep me at arms length because of it, really.

So...have you ever tried to find out what happened during all of those missing years? Have you learned anything about them?

<suddenly the door opens and a host of people rush in: beautiful women and men showing off their great bodies, a few goofballs jumping into the pool and at the center arm in arm with the Winathian Ambassador's twin daughters, Cobalt Kid>

Lardy! Nice set-up! The Franzz girls wanted to come see the Security Office and I thought it would be a nice political gesture to take them here. A few other..."stranglers"...decided to join us.

<eyes Red Arrow, Dev and the others>

Looks like things are coming along quite nicely! I'll get comfortable...

<throws aside shirt to the ground revealing sculpted physique>

...and grab a beverage.

Uh oh... Thunder Girl looks hungry...!

Red Arrow replied, "One of my parents had to have been an archer or else I wouldn't have that ability. One of my birth parents was a hero and one was a villain according to Marvel Girl, my team's telepath."

<waves to Cobalt> Show-off!

Lash, where are those new Security Office uniform designs I asked for, huh?

<back to Arrow>

Emily, it's funny you should have parental questions. I have those, too! My parents may be avatars (Gods?) of Chaos and Order, and I have a twin brother who's somehow six years younger than me!

It actually sounds like you'd fit right in here, should you choose to stick around! Say...wouldn't it be weird if it turns out you're actually from this dimension?

In the works... they have to be PERfect! Look for my first=draft idea soon!

I expect a bad random windows paint fandango, Lash!

Emily, I don't know if you've met those two: Lash is one of my Elite Guard with a flair for the fabulous! Cobie's my predecessor as Chief of Security and a bit of an attention hound!

Oh! And my first name's Anthony by the way.

<splash>

No sign of Abin, chief ... hey, what the sprock!?! You guys had a pool party while I was gone?