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Because all our characters are the modern reincarnates of the characters we know and love, you need a modern mundane AU! Post your character with a couple details about who they are now. Use a prompt to set the scene! And tag around.

->Stranding Shower Inclement weather has suddenly forced you to take shelter. There's someone else under this overhang or bus stop - this might take a while, so you might as well get to know them.

->Mafia Menace Armed thugs with catlike mutations are attacking someone to tell them to stay out of the metaplot! This will end well!

->Cliffside Calamity Vegas has turned into a city atop a mountain. Things are somehow intact, but now the front door to something you have to get in or out of overlooks a sheer drop.

->Superhuman Sighting You have an interest in seeing one of the numbered - is that one there?

->Superhuman Surprise You felt hollow for a moment, and now you're numbered! Suddenly you're that much closer to canon and manifesting a mutation, a power, or a strange memory! Probably in public!

->Wild Card Combine prompts or pick something less alliterative! Monsters! Cultists! Boring days at the mall!

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[He'd heard people talk about thoughts coming at a mile a minute but never really experienced it himself, until right now. She'd changed clothes somewhere along the line. Those weren't her clothes at all. She looked tired, and hungry. She'd been crying. Somebody had made that happen. Find out who.

But all of that can wait until later. The distance is crossed quickly and he reaches down to grab Robyn and hug her like there's no tomorrow. Because for a little while there was almost worried there wasn't going to be.]

It's okay. You're okay. I've got you...

[It's hard to tell if he's talking to her or himself.]

[Robyn makes a slightly muffled noise as she's pressed against her dad tight in the hug. She wraps her arms around him as tightly as she can and buries her face into his chest. She feels tears coming on again, but these are different than the ones she had cried over the last couple days.

She was just so happy to see him again.]

I-I-Ididn'tthinkIwasgoingtoseeyouagain!

[He's not letting go any time soon. Even if he can't see them, he knows when the tears start and he hugs her a little tighter, shaking his head. He blinks rapidly, managing to keep it together mostly for her sake.]

It was never gonna go down like that. [He pulls back a little bit, just enough to look at her.] Not ever, you hear me? No matter what it took.

[She's fine with him not letting go, she's not looking to do that either right now. When he pulls back she looks up at him with tear filled eyes.]

I know... I just- I was just...

[She sniffs and moves to wipe her cheeks and nose against her shoulder. So much for clean clothes, but she really doesn't want to let go right now.]

So scared... it was awful...

I know, but everything's okay now. We're going home.

[So much for clean clothes indeed. He makes a mental note to look into who she got those from. It was clear that somebody had helped her out and he owes whoever that somebody is big time. That's the first big question he needs answered right after finding out who took her in the first place and why.]

Here. [He reaches into his coat pocket and comes back up with some tissues he'd brought along just in case and uses them to wipe the tears off of her cheeks. Then he goes and sticks the whole wad of them over her nose.] Blow.

Y-you have no idea how good that sounds right now.

[Robyn normally would put up a fuss whenever he tried to do anything like that. She's give him a hard time and say that she was big girl and could do it herself. Today was different, today she let him dry her tears and tried her best to smile. It was a lot harder to do than it normally was.

When he stuffs the tissues right in her nose however she'll shake her head and pull away a little.]

Daaaaaaad!

[She'll huff just a little, then she'll move in to blow her nose on the tissue. She'd give it to him this time.]

[He knows she'd normally give him hell for it, and despite appearances, he's also aware that she can take care of it herself, but this is far from normal circumstances. Besides, he can't change the past two days, can't unmake what happened. All he can do now is whatever he can to make Robyn feel safe and happy again.

The big questions could wait. Right now, dad has to make things okay. That's his job.]

Robyyyyyyyn.

[He returns the smile, dealing with the whole nose situation and then brings her in for one last hug before straightening up and keeping his arm around her to help with her wobbly legs.]

Come on, let's go.

[She wanted the last two days to be as far from her mind as possible, so... she could put up with his shenanigans for today. They didn't take all the fear and uncertainty she felt away, but it didn't feel as all consuming as it did earlier.

She'll give him the biggest squeeze she can muster when he hugs her one last time and gladly accepts help to the car.]

Y-yeah let's go.

[Once she's seated she'll look out her window in thought until he gets into the driver seat.]

Dad. I-uh...

[She stops and fumbles to find the words she wants to say, eventually she just just hangs her head, her eyes focused on nothing in specific.]

[It's only when they're actually in the car and moving again that a little bit of the stress and adrenaline of the ordeal fades. He'd been prepared for much, much worse than popping out and giving her a lift home. The gun in the armrest compartment was evidence enough of how far he'd been willing to go.

He'd take that out in the morning. Robyn didn't need to know that little tidbit.]

Yeah?

[It takes a second but when she doesn't continue he looks over at her, frowning a bit.]

Hey, what is it?

[She let's out a sigh as the car starts moving. It's feels... well nice, normal. Something she hadn't felt much over the last two days. She glances back up, only to see that slight frown on Harry's face. Her eyes will shift down and focus on her feet at floor of the car. She takes a deep breath, okay Robyn, let's get this over with.]

There's some things I haven't really told you about.

...A lot of things.

Sounds serious.

[And considering everything that just happened, it probably is. He doesn't start driving yet, noting her... very unRobyn-like demeanor right now and shifts and shifts slightly in his seat.]

... I want to hear it, but are you sure you don't want to get some food and maybe some sleep before we sit down for any serious talks? You look like you need both.

I-it is. Well... a lot of it is.

[She looked up at him a little surprised when he asked if she wanted to food and sleep first. She was sure he'd be gung-ho for some explanation when she offered them. He was a reporter after all.

She'll consider it for a moment but he stomach rumbles and that pretty much makes the decision for her.]

Okay... Let's do that first.

[She'll wait and look out the window before she tosses in.]

Dad... You know about the people out there with the powers, right?

[Of course he did, but this was the easiest way for her to get on point. She wanted to at least tell him something.]

[Except this isn't an interview and he isn't speaking with an interviewee. She's his daughter adn she's just had a terrible scare and she's hungry and tired and needs to be back home yesterday. In this situation, answers can wait. No matter how gung-ho he typically is about getting them.

That said, the Numbered was something he'd consider giving his eyeteeth to get an insight into. They're already underway when he glances over at Robyn again, sighing a little bit.]

Yeah, of course I do. What about them?

[She doesn't look at him at first. she had never planned on telling him about it, she thought he'd just get mad or not understand what was happening. There were a lot of bits about her he didn't know, this was just another one of those things.

Eventually she'll glance back over and meet his eyes just briefly, she'll glance away again after.]

I'm uh... Well I-I-I'm kind sorta one of them... More than kind of sorta actually.

...I've been one for awhile now.

[At first, it's almost like he didn't hear the words that came from Robyn at all. He heard what she said but his brain seems to want to take a minute or two to catch up. Then it does, and pieces click together.

The Locke City superhumans. The ones that had thrown down with a monster from a Godzilla movie.

The ones with some kind of weird grudge against a multinational weapons manufacturer.

Robyn is one of them.

She has been for awhile.

He didn't even know.

It's about then that he realizes that the car had begun drifting dangerously close to the side of a building. Snapping back to reality in a flash he swerves away from the sudden impact and the vehicle lurches to a stop as he hits the brakes. Shaking off the near impact, he turns to Robyn again, staring at her.]

... What?

[Maybe food can wait after all. Shit, that was louder than he'd hoped, he didn't yell, did he?]

[Maybe this was a terrible time to get this off her chest. ...In fact she was sure when the car started drifting toward that building that it was a terrible idea. She'll fling her arms over her face to try and brace herself.]

Dad? DAD!?

[It's about then that he swerves away and she's left breathing heavily. She's had a few two many close calls at the moment and she's right back into panic mode from those.

It takes her a little after the car is stopped to lower her arms, only to see her dad staring at her. She flinches, then curls up and tries to make herself as small as possible when he asks the question. She chews on her lower lip in absolute dread of his reaction.

He may not of yelled but it didn't take a whole lot to put her into a total freak out right now.]

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[It takes a few more moments of sorting before Harry's ready to talk again. Suddenly, everything seems a lot clearer now. Missing curfew, extra secrecy and the mob of kids that had invaded their place on her birthday. Christ, he'd heard a good amount of the super-people were children but... how many of them had had powers like that? What could Robyn do? Even this cause of this whole kidnapping thing had suddenly snapped into place. That had been eating at him, what on Earth could his daughter have been involved in that would lead to something like this? Now he knew.

So, the question is... what does he do with this? How does a parent react to finding out his kid is mixed up in superbeings and goddamned aliens and the mob. Looking at her now, curled up in fear, there's only one answer that comes to mind.]

Hey. [He puts the car in park and reaches across the space between them... and wraps an arm around her to tug her close again.] Sorry I scared you.

[Robyn just watched him the entire time. She couldn't tell what was going on in his head but her mind was already running through a huge list of worst case scenarios. She knew there were other kids who's parents had freaked out about finding out about this, was that about to happen to her?

Her heart starts to race and she thinks about bolting out of the car and down the street. ...Which causes a sudden burst of rose petals to appear and flutter about in the car.

It's about then that she feels his arm around her pulling her closer to him.

Her eyes go wide and she just lets herself get pulled along in stunned surprise. H-he was sorry?.]

[Okay, that sure was a cloud of rose petals poofing into existence in his car and flying into his face. He shakes his head, blowing a few of them away from his face before picking one up and blinking at it. He's still got Robyn and gives her a look.]

I'm guessing The Fantastic Flower Girl?

[This... Is a little awkward, but awkward is a whole lot better than terrifying. She'll look up at him sheepishly.]

...I-I thought Red Rose had a better ring to it.

[Yes dad, she named her superhero alter-ego after a tea brand.]

[Okay, you know what? After all this crap getting bombarded with rose petals and then hearing that superhero name? That gets a little laugh out of him and he gives Robyn's shoulders and extra squeeze.]

Yeah, you're probably right on that one.

[His laugh is a short one though and he lets the petal go.]

... Why didn't you tell me before?

[Is he laughing? He's laughing! That's a good thing, right? It looks like a good thing. He doesn't seem to suddenly hate her or anything. She let's out a breath of relief. Though the relief is short lived and she feels like she just got shot in the gut with a canon when that next question pops up.]

I- Well-

...

[She didn't really have a good reason for this. Well she had tons of reasons why she felt she couldn't but a lot of them she wasn't sure she wanted to say to him, she wasn't sure how many of she honestly believed anymore either. She's had a few months to actually get to know her dad better, she that initial awkwardness of feeling like he was a stranger to her had sort of passed.]

I just I-

I didn't know what you'd say.

[He sighs, scrubbing his free hand over his face. He hadn't even shaved these past two days, he realizes, hadn't even crossed his mind. Kids have secrets, especially when they get to around her age, he knows that and he knew that getting used to that change was going to be a learning curve that she wasn't going to be coming to him at the age where she would come to her dad with anything. This, though, this was big. Way too big. And it stings a little bit that she wouldn't trust him with something like this, but at the same time, none of this is about him, is it? His voice is a little quiet when he speaks up after a moment of thought.]

Fair enough, I guess.

[Now what was he going to say.]

Well... something tells me that I'm going to have a lot more to say when I get the rest of the story [and he will, believe you him] but all I've got to say right now is that I'm your dad, you're stuck with me and nothing's gonna change that. Not even aliens from outer space and superpowers.

[The sigh makes her tilt her head downward. She felt awful for not telling, but how do you tell someone this when more people seem to be against the numbered than for them? She didn't want her dad to be upset with or hate her for something she couldn't control. She was so glad he didn't. She leans in closer to him.]

I-I'm so sorry...

[She feels another shot to the gut when he mentions getting the full story. She planned to tell him that too, but it was still hard for her to think about that right now... It was just too soon.

That pain is relieved a little at the next comment, she'll reach over and wrap her arms around him again.]

...Thank you. Thank you so much.

[That's a factor too. Every day somebody else had something to say about the Numbered, and less and less of it is good. It had to be hard, with so many avenues for help and support being closed off and Harry has a sinking feeling that it's only going to get harder if the climate around the whole thing stays the same.

But that's not important. A long time ago, he'd been handed his daughter and at that moment he'd made a promise. A promise that she'd never have to face anything alone, that she would always, always, have someone to turn to for anything. Sixteen years of growing, and time apart hadn't changed a line of that.]

No, no, I don't want you to be sorry.

[The whole story could wait. He still wanted it but it could wait until she's ready to share it. For now, he's just going to hug her until she's okay to let go.]

Look, I know I haven't always been there for you like I should have been but I am now. There's nothing you can come to me with that's going to change that.

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