[IC] Welcome to Gotham (Private)

[LarayiaHunter]

"Oh?" Senna asked, raising an eyebrow. "Sooooooooo....who was that jackass? Care to share, friiiiiiiiiiiend?" She asked, resting her elbow on the edge of the bar, her cheek smooshed against the palm of her hand. Ace was one of those people she decided to not go looking into for background stuff. After Dick and Lacy started to get really serious, Senna stopped stalking the snake-chick, too. Even though sometimes it was really hard not to...

[RedBalloon]

Ace groaned, tilting his to the side while rolling his eyes to back of his head. "Fine," he grumbled. "Romanof Sterling. Some hot shot in the hired gun business that appeared a year before I stopped selling on the blackmarket. He's a gambler that thinks he's good but owes over two million bucks to ten people collectively, including me. He does free jobs to pay off the debts, but...he was yet to fulfill his debt to me, now that I think about it." His eyes slowly narrowed as he spoke and the realization settled in. "Well, f*ck, I just blew my chance to get the money out of him. D*mn it," he muttered under his breath with a frown. He blinked like he realized that Senna was still there. "Anything else you want to know?"

[LarayiaHunter]

"Yes, the cure for-" Senna started before cutting herself off. Wrong person to be using that sarcastic line on. "Sorry." She muttered, awkwarding clearing her throat. She glanced at the water of one of Hawaii's beaches. "Do you think we should go check up on Dick and Lacy? I mean, I'm pretty sure they're...you know...but..." The teen grimaced, not wanting to hear the noises.

[RedBalloon]

((~Magical time skip~))

Two weeks after Lacy and Dick's honeymoon, the Graysons moved in an apartment together close enough to both of their workplaces. Ace, gladly, had been left with Lacy's grand apartment to himself. Which was great because then he could spread his mess of notes and his "functional disorganization". But his mind was not on whatever he was working on then, it was focused on picking a special someone from the airport by himself.

((I got more to put but imma give you a choice of your course of action of what your characters do at this moment.))

[LarayiaHunter]

Sparrow stood on one of Gotham's several gargoyle, looking over the town as the sun peeked over the horizon. "Wow, that is one big yawn." Red Robin commented as he watched Sparrow's lips part into a not-so-flattering sigh. "Shut it." She threw back at him, rubbing at her masked eyes. The younger Robin who stood on his own gargoyle rolled his eyes at his older comrades. "'s morning. I think we should just go back for the 'night'." Robin suggested. The other two groaned in agreement and went back to the cave after a long patrol.

[RedBalloon]

Ace reached the airport right before the passengers, of the plane he was supposed to wait for, landed. The slightly taller girl with short, curly purple hair rushed over to the ginger before he had time to react. The reunion was sweet with them kissing and receiving multiple 'aw's from passers.
He took the dark skinned beauty back to his workshop in the warehouse to show her the gadgets he had created while she had been absent from his life. Z was a brilliant engineer, specializing in anything that had to deal with electricity, so he found her help to be useful. Every now and again, Z would peck his cheek and/or lips as he spoke to her. It would be unfortunate, especially embarrassing for Ace, if someone were to catch them in the act.

[LarayiaHunter]

"Ah, HA! I KNEW IT!" Senna shouted, kicking the door down and pointing at Ace, definitely catching the two of them in the act. She invaded Ace's workplace, her arms crossed as she smirked triumphantly before her face going deadpan. "And before you ask why I'm here, I knew that you were waiting for some "Z" at an airport this morning, so I calculated about what time you'd get back here from the airport so I can come and see who you're bringing into my city."

Another figure peeked in from the doorway, looking disapprovingly at the door that now laid on the ground in front of him. A broken door hinge sat a couple of inches away from Tim's foot. "Senna...you need to chill." Senna just snickered. She wanted to freak Ace out, and hopefully she did or else she was just wasting her time.

[RedBalloon]

Ace was actually surprised by the suddenness of Senna's entrance. His pale cheeks burned bright red with embarrassment as he spun away from the two newcomers. "F*ck you, Senna!" He snapped which prompted Z to snicker. The grey-eyed woman looked towards Tim and Senna, waving and saying 'hi' despite no sound coming from her. Ace suddenly spun around in his chair, once his blush simmered down, to glare at his friend. "Did you really have to break down my door?" He questioned in an annoyed tone. Z had her hand on Ace's shoulder as she smiled down at him while he snapped at the two whom she did not know.

[LarayiaHunter]

"I like her already." Senna commented as she heard Z snicker as Ace's reaction. "At least she has a sense of humor when it comes to my jokes." She said loudly, giving Tim a look. Tim made a face at Senna. "Maybe because, at least so far, she hasn't been a victim of one." he replied cooly. Senna rolled her eyes. "You just have a stick up your ass."

"So, uh, welcome to Gotham." Tim said to the unknown girl. "My name is Tim Drake. This crazy lady is Senna Sacker." He held out his hand politely for a handshake. "Where are you from?" Not that Senna didn't already know. Tim only went snooping when he had the interest, and he wasn't a creeper like Senna could be.

[RedBalloon]

Z politely stepped up to them and shook Tim's hand. Senna probably hadn't had much luck trying to find stuff on her because, firstly, 'Z' wasn't much of a name to off of, and second, there wasn't information on her on the internet. She opened her mouth as if she was going to say something but then looked back at Ace. The ginger groaned, stood up while adjusting his owl-like glasses. "Z is mute, so unless you know how to read sign language, don't bother for an answer," he explained sharply, still a look of annoyance on his face. Z nodded in confirmation with Ace's statement, waiting to see if either of the two confirmed they would be able to read what she said.

[LarayiaHunter]

Tim smiled softly and raising his hands, signing, "yes, I do sign." Bruce made any of his apprentices learn several languages, even languages that were spoken with fingers rather than vocal cords. "I do, too!" Senna chirped, still smirking at Ace. He definitely gave her the reaction she was looking for. She wandered over to the door and began to pick things up as she reached into her pocket for a screw driver.

[RedBalloon]

Z happily clapped her hands with a grin. It wasn't often that she was in a room with more than one person who knew sign language. "In that case, my name is Z, and yes, that is my real name," she signed with quick precision. "I am from New Orleans." She glanced over to what Senna was doing and signed, "Does she need help?"
Ace was thoroughly...agitated that the two had disturbed his and Z's alone time but there was nothing he could do now. So, he quietly watched the purple haired woman and Tim interact, his eyes mostly trained on his guest.

[LarayiaHunter]

Tim glanced over his shoulder at Senna. "No, she's fine. I think this is, like, the second time she's done that to that exact door." He said, rolling his eyes and smirking. "Third time's a charm!" Senna called as she pushed the door back into place and began to screw it back to the doorway.

[RedBalloon]

"Two too many," Ace commented begrudgingly. He stood up to entertain himself with something else before Z reached over, grabbed his arm and stopped him. She held out a small metal canaster with a grin. Ace narrowed his eyes at her then let out a exasperated sigh and snatched the canaster out of her hand. Z turned back to Tim and signed, "How did you meet Ace?"

[LarayiaHunter]

Tim smooshed his lips together, trying to remember exactly how it happened. It felt like he met Lacy and Ace so long ago... "I think Senna and Dick, you know, Lacy's husband, introduced us." He answered plainly. Intruded Trick and Red Robin, not Ace and Tim.

[RedBalloon]

Z was watching Tim precariously, an every so slight smirk on her lips. Her eyebrows raised at the mention of Lacy having a husband. "I knew she was engaged, but when did she get married?" she signed, seemingly surprised. She felt kind of hurt she wasn't invited. Frowning suddenly, she turned her head towards Ace and snapped to get his attention. Her hands signed more quickly now as she narrowed her eyes at the ginger.
Ace opened his mouth to say something then slowly shook his head. "I'll explain later," he responded, shrugging. "The whole wedding was a bit...complicated."

[LarayiaHunter]

"That's an understatement." Senna called, brushing her hands together after she finished fixing the door. Tim shot her a look and she shrugged. "Not long ago. They just came back from their honeymoon, what, last week?" Senna smirked, her eyes looking over Ace's workshop. "But I bet the-" "Senna!" "-didn't stop in Hawaii." Tim was now glaring at Senna and her lack of filter.

[RedBalloon]

Ace snorted a laugh at Senna last sentence. "Have you met Lacy?" He laughed. "She's going to wear him out before they're forty." Z thumped Ace on the back of his head, making him spin around to face her, a grin still on his face. "Inappropriate," she signed with narrowed eyes.

[LarayiaHunter]

"But true." Senna put in her two cents. Tim laughed, shaking his head. "I can't belive you're talking about Dick like this. I should record this very conversation and send it to him!" He joked, chuckling.

[RedBalloon]

"I feel as if he wouldn't be surprised," Ace added, resting his elbow against his workbench. "I mean he did marry an ex-stripper," he murmured under his breath, not caring whether or not anyone heard him. Z couldn't help but silently laugh at the conservation, even if she thought it was inappropriate to talk about other people in such ways. "Is Dick as innocent as you guys make him seem?" She signed, grinning.