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redrobin-detective · 2 years

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a bird in the hand

“Hey uh, can I speak to Commissioner Gordon?” Officer Patricia Nolan looked up from what she’d been doing and stared. “It’s important,” the teen leaned forward conspiratorially, “Bat business, y’know?” The bullpen was always loud but right now it was silent, everyone stopping to watch their visitor. Just her luck Pat’s desk was the first one when you entered.

“Yes, I can see if he’s available,” she said faintly, glancing quickly over at what the boy was carrying in his arm but not sure how to broach the subject. She wasn’t as familiar with the capes as some of the others. “I’ll see if he’s available,” she continued as she picked up the phone on her desk. Her hands did not shake, her voice did not quiver. She was a Gotham City girl through and through, not much rattled her these days. But that’s not to say that the situation in itself wasn’t strange. Matt from from Vice speed walked by and was staring so hard he walked straight into the wall.

“Gordon,” the Commissioner answered with a sigh.

“Hey, It’s Pat Nolan,” Pat began. “You’re needed down in the bullpen, there’s a uh hero who wants to talk to you.” She glanced at the teen who was looking around the bullpen curiously. “It’s not a Bat.”

“Christ,” Gordon groaned. “Well who is it? Nevermind, I’m on my way. Too damn late for this; I thought Batman told all the other capes to stay out of the city?”

“He did, sir but I don’t exactly take orders from Batman,” the boy grinned. Pat gripped the phone a little tighter realizing he could hear Gordon through the phone. “And you probably guessed from the symbol that I’m Superboy,” he lowered his colored sunglasses with one hand. “The Suberboy.”

“Superboy will be waiting for you,” She said dutifully before replacing the phone. “The Commissioner will be down in a moment, do you want to sit?” Pat wasn’t entirely sure how to handle the situation so she just automatically defaulted to polite. It’s the reason her desk was so close to the front.

“Nah, I’m good plus I gotta hold onto my precious cargo,” Superboy said, giving ‘his cargo’ a light bounce in his arm. Being able to hold that kind of weight singlehandedly without any sort of strain, that kind of alien power you only saw once you crossed the river to Metropolis.

“Alright, I’m here, what do you- Christ on a Bike is that Robin?” Gordon jolted as he rounded the corner in his rumpled trench coat. “Is he alright?” He said but his tone was calm. Because while it was worrisome that the Boy Wonder was in the station at all, much less being held at Superboy’s hip like a toddler, the kid looked okay. His tights were a bit scuffed and he smelled vaguely of smoke but he looked entirely at ease in the other’s arm. His cheek was resting comfortably in the crook of Superboy’s neck looking, for all intents and purposes, deeply asleep.

“Oh yeah, he’s fine,” Superboy shrugged. “Rob’s just been working this arms dealing case for like, a week straight. No one is exactly sure when’s the last time he slept so once he got everything sorted, he just crashed. So anyway,” he reached into his jacket and didn’t seem phased by half of the bullpen reaching for their weapons.

He pulled out a USB and dangled it in front of Gordon. “Before he was forcibly put on the Dreamland Express, Robin wanted you to have this. It’s all his notes on the guns, who’s supplying them and evidence leading back to the guys in charge. We got some of the small fish tonight but you need a badge to get the the bigger ones.”

“Thanks,” Gordon mumbled, grabbing the USB hesitantly, like it was going to explode. “If I may ask, how did you get involved with this? Did the arms dealing originate in Metropolis?” Detective Mac groaned quietly in the back. They hated intercity especially investigations but it was worst with Metropolis, all ‘Superman this’ or ‘Superman that’. Pat kind of gets it now, the Supers have such a strong presence to them.

“Oh no, I think Robbie said these guys came from the south like Florida or something,” Superboy frowned. “I’m here because this one-” another light shake of Robin who still did not stir. “Got so wrapped up in this case he forgot our date night,” he rubbed at his eyes. “Found him making one of those string evidence charts on the fridge because he ran out of room on the counter.”

“And Batman?” Gordon questioned, like he didn’t want to know the answer.

“I think he’s in Japan on League business,” Superboy tilted his head in thought, “or was it Norway? Anyway not here. Rob always goes a little overboard when Bats isn’t around to spray bottle him into taking a break like hello, you’ve got nothing to prove, we already know you’re super sexy and way smarter than Batman.”

No one quite knew what to say to that so they just stayed quiet. Superboy glanced at the clock and groaned.

“Shit, I didn’t realize it was so late. I’m gonna be in so much trouble when I get home once I drop this idiot off,” he ended his sentence with a soft kiss to the top of Robin’s hair. “Hey, did anyone catch the end to the Knights/Meteors baseball game? I caught some of the eighth inning when Rob and I raided the warehouse where they were storing some of the guns, I think the Meteors were up.”

“They were,” Detective Driver said with a smug grin. “it was 8-9 Meteors but Matheson hit a triple at the bottom of the ninth and it ended 9-12 for the Knights.”

“Hell, we keep crumping at the last minute,” Superboy huffed. “I’m telling you that new pitcher they brought in from St. Louis ain’t cutting it; hope they trade him back at the end of the season.”

“Might as well trade the whole team while you’re at it,” Driver goaded. “Metropolis hasn’t put up a good showing since the miracle season of ‘93. If I were you, kid, I’d fly to a city with a better team.”

“Man, get off my back,” Superboy grinned. A couple people gasped quietly when he lifted himself up off the floor. “And be careful what you say; I doubt Robin will move to me if we decide to move in together which means y’all,” he clicked his tongue and did a one armed finger gun, “will have to deal with me on a more long term basis. Anyway, thanks for the help and uh the service you do. See ya.”

He turned and flew out the way he’d came, down the stairs to the main lobby and presumably out the front doors. And the whole time, Robin hadn’t moved from his slumber as if there were nowhere safer than his friend’s -boyfriend’s?- arms.

“Well that sure was something,” Montoya grumbled from the back.

“Bad enough we got Batman and his little kid freaks running around but now he have Supers too?” Chandler groaned, resting her forehead on the desk.

“Did you guys see-,” Stacy, the secretary and unofficial Batsignal operator said, poking her head in. She winced, “I guess you did.” She smiled and held her hands over her heart. “Well I think they’re cute, SuperWonder is so two years ago, SuperRobin is the only true ship.”

“I have no idea what you’re saying and I don’t want to know,” Gordon sighed, shoving the USB into his coat pocket and shuffling out of the bullpen. “If you need me, I’ll be going over this evidence and wondering why I’m still in the game if lovesick teenagers are doing my job for me.”

#literally could not get the image of Kon just like casually talking to the GCPD while holding Tim on his hip whos just zonked #Kon: I'm helping :DDD #Tim 10.5 hours later when he wakes up: I can never show my face in that building ever again #I'm very proud of remembering the officer's names from Gotham Central #idk about personalities I did my best haha #Stacy ships it as she should #the GCPD finds they like Superboy #esp as he stops by more and more with Robin #yeah he's terrifying powerful but he can talk the talk while having that sarcastic bitchy attitude you need to survive in gotham #Robin shows up with evidence #GCPD: hey where's ur man???#anyway Kon is a good boyfriend while also being so stupid but he's very punk rock and I love him so fucking much

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ener-chi · 4 years

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Hello! I'd like to ask how did you meet your spirit companions? And do you have any advice to beginners like me on how to communicate with them? I tried talking with them telepathically and I was wondering if they heard me? I had fun reading your logs with your spirit friends 😊. I wish Ill be able to communicate with them like how you are able to right now. Thank you!

Hi!

Oh boy! Let me give you the run down on the spirits that I'm working with currently! Also, I’m going to say up froNT THAT I'M REALLY BAD AT GIVING NICKNAMES TO MY COMPANIONS DON'T JUDGE ME OKAY

So first off, 3 of my "companions" are actually spirit guides. They are:

Sn - Those are his initials, I'm not giving out his actual, full name for safety reasons. But he is a koi fish! Kind of, as my clarity has improved I've found that he's longer and thinner, kind of looking like the dragon from of Haku in Spirited Away. He's an older spirit, and I think he does some weird kind of politicking in the spirit world. ANYWAYS when I successfully astral traveled for the first time, he was waiting for me! I walked into his sanctum, which was kind of like a lovely zen garden. He came and introduced himself, and the rest is history.

Crush - Crush is a sea turtle. Yes, again, aptly named, I know. His personality is kindd of like a surfer dude; and he actually does like to surf! He's very fun, but also very strict and is fucking terrifying if I'm doing something that I shouldn't be. I actually was told in a reading that I should go to the coast, and that I had a guide waiting for me there. So I did, and as I was walking on the beach, I opened up my intuition and he swam up to me! We spent the afternoon walking the beach, and we sang and danced to music the whole drive back. Very memorable!

Gentle Giant (I call him GG) - He's my most recent guide. I… was having a really, really bad night. I kind of had an emotional breakdown, and during that he appeared to me. I wasn't expecting it at all. He is a hulking man, maybe like 10 feet tall? Large in size and stature. He kind of reminds me of Wreck-It-Ralph. He has more of a lumberjack appearance, and his entire energy just seeeps of Autumn, and beautiful orange leaves. Literally, anytime I interact with him there is just crazy imagery of it, it kind of defies explanation lol. ANYWAYS I'm still learning more about him as I work with him more. What is certain is that even though he is huge, he is the BIGGEST sweetheart that I've ever met. Seriously, he is just filled with love and gives me a giant bear-hug anytime he sees me.

Alright, so those are my guides. Now for the rest of my companions:

The Green Man - He is an ancient forest spirit of a local forest that I work with. He has the appearance of an old man, except that his skin is entirely made of bark, and he has various branches poking out at different points. He's bald, but sometimes he has some hair/a beard made of leaves. He also walks with a cane. He is lovely; very kind, very wise, and VERY powerful. I was doing a hike through this forest for the first time, maybe a couple of months after I started being able to talk to spirits; I was very much a beginner, and I was practicing by talking to trees. As I was walking, I came across this like, little sanctum in the forest, with a very large tree in it. I felt drawn to it, and I went and spoke to the tree. We had good conversation, and I left. I didn't find out until the next time that I went that he was actually the spirit of the forest. He decided to work with me, and I'm very grateful and very fortunate. He has taught me so much.

Prince - Prince is a Seelie fae, who is a king of a lesser Fae court; yes, that makes him a prince I'm tIRED OF THE JUDGEMENT I'M BAD AT NAMES OKAY. Lol anywayss yes. He's tall and slender. He has shimmering, almost white skin, extremely fair, youthful features, and white hair that falls down above his shoulders. We met because part of the territory of his Court actually overlaps in the forest that I work in. I had crossed into his territory many times. I discovered him watching me with curiosity one day, just kind of floating around and observing from a distance.

I was EXTREMELY hesitant to talk to him, let alone work with him once we did actually talk. He wanted to form a kind of alliance, and I kind of didn't want anything to do with him lolol. I was feeling more comfortable with spirit work, but I knew next to nothing about the fae, except that they were very tricky and that you had to be extremely careful with them. But. With some coaxing from him and some gentle encouragement from my other companions, I reluctantly agreed to work with him.

Now I'm actually really glad that I did. He attuned me to Fae energy so it wouldn't be so dangerous for me, and he's brought me to his Court many times - though to this day I'm still kind of scared shitless every time I go. But yeah, that's Prince.

Strix and Trixie - These 2 are my pixies! By "my" I mean that they were more assigned to me by Prince, kind of as bodyguards. It's to make sure that other Fae don't give me any trouble; I've gotten a very mixed reception among the Fae nobility. They're both very small, maybe 9 inches tall. They both appear more female - although gender for spirits is kind of complicated. Anyways, Strix kind of glows purple, and she is really peppy and energetic! She's very excitable and passionate about whatever it is that she is talking about/doing. Trixie kind of glows green, and she is - Trixie forgive me - kind of bitchy lmaooo. She is more just like sarcastic and kind of annoyed?? But that's just her personality! It's not bad at all I think it's soo endearing and I love her.

So yeah! That's pretty much it for all of my spirit companions, at the moment anyways. Now for the rest of your ask.

It seems that among spirit workers, telepathic communication is the golden standard. As such, it is very frustrating to beginners when they can't do it, and they feel that they can't do spirit work. Telepathic communication with spirits is very difficult to do. It takes some time and a lot of practice and meditation to be able to do it.

So while you can and should most certainly work towards it, there are other ways to communicate with your spirits in the meantime! Various forms of divination works well, whatever you have on hand. I haven't tried it, but using a pendulum looks very promising and an excellent method of communication. If you can astral travel/lucid dream, it will make it much easier. Also… something I don't see mentioned ever is automatic writing! This is kind of how I do my readings. Basically, you take out a pen and paper (or your laptop if you can type faster) and just write down literally anything and everything that comes to your mind. Write out your questions and with some practice, hopefully you'll start to be able to discern the differences and maybe be able to communicate that way!

I know that everyone says it, but if you want to try and communicate telepathically, you have to meditate regularly. I know, I know, everyone says it. BUT. Let me put it in a way that will be much more helpful. The reason that you need to practice meditation is so that you become familiar with how your own mental voice sounds; so familiar, that you will be able to tell when a voice in your head doesn't sound like your own mental voice. There is no point in trying to communicate telepathically if you aren't able to filter out what your companion is saying from the rest of your thoughts.

So meditate! Just sit and let your thoughts run, you don't have to try and quiet your mind; as a matter of fact, don't do that. Just meditate with the purpose of letting your mind run, and watch your thoughts come and go, paying attention to them, and how your mental voice sounds. That should definitely help.

Thanks for the ask! So sorry for the long post; but I had a lot to say! I hope that this helps. Have patience, and keep practicing!

Blessings!

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