thefolder | Darling you've got to let me know, should I stay or should I go?

Who: Jinx and you
What: Preparing for the journey ahead. (Three prompts open)
Where: Hospitown
When: Before Sakuyamon leaves.

There was plenty of free space around Hospitown, which made things a little less fun but Jinx would make do with what she had.

The journey from Terminal to Hospitown had been dull, and Jinx had no one to blame but herself on that. She knew it, but ultimately she'd just felt listless and uneasy.

What am I even doing here?

She wasn't a hero, she was barely a villain. Sure she had accomplished some things since arriving but on the whole she was just another face in the crowd around here.

So there was this new group forming, would it pay for her to be on the ground level?

Could she leave if she didn't like it?

"What do you guys think?"

Noir and Charm glanced up from their breakfast of muffins and juice.

"About the group Sakuyamon is putting together."

The Digimon exchanged thoughtful glances, they did this alot and Jinx was starting to get irritated by it.

"Well the way I see it she's a real goody goody on the outside, but she probably can't be trusted." Charm reasoned casually throwing a muffin into her maw. She chomped down on it happily.

"You think so?" Noir tilted his head and flapped his wings once. "She seems on the level to me. But maybe not a good fit for us. I mean do you really take orders from others that easily?"

Jinx sipped her juice considering the options.

"Well let's poke around a little, see what we can dig up. Beats hanging around here."

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Kaldur nods, "Speedy was the name he used before he changed it to Red Arrow. He wanted to distance himself from his side-kick persona." Although how changing the name to Red Arrow, which was even CLOSER to the name Green Arrow, was going to do that was beyond Kaldur. He had left that up to Roy though and wasn't about to have THAT discussion with Roy. "Of course, after Speedy parted ways with Green Arrow, he took on a new protegee named Artemis." He looks at Jinx and seems to be thinking of something, "You two probably would have gotten along."

Moving to the topic of their first mission however, "Cadmus was founded by Lex Luthor and was conducting secret genetic experiments. Superboy was one such project, a clone of Superman and was originally designed to be used as a weapon against him. We rescued him before they could completely turned into a puppet. I don't think they were quite at the level your indicating." He doesn't say that he and the team believe that Cadmus is merely one part of the bigger picture that is the organization: The Light. That would be revealing a little too much.

Jinx was amused to find herself smiling at the possibility of having a female team mate like her. The HIVE had always been largely overpopulated with boys.

"Huh...well it wouldn't surprise me to know Luthor had something like that in mind." Already her mind was racing "A mind controlled clone of Superman would be the perfect tool to keep the big blue boyscout in check wouldn't it?"

Supervillain studies. She can't help herself.

Kaldur decides not to add that Lex had more in mind for Superboy than just that, especially with him having some of Lex's DNA. "I suppose that's why he implemented it," is all Kaldur says. Lex wouldn't have wasted the time and money otherwise. "Although, in the end it did not work this time." Thanks in no small part to himself and his team.

That earned a smile, a sort of knowing smirk.

"That's really the big question that we never did answer at HIVE." She shifted as their food arrived and was set down in front of them.

"How is it with all the brilliance and power of some villains, and the nature of humanity being as corruptible as it is, how is it the heroes always come out on top?"

"That is a difficult question," Kaldur replies, leaning back in his chair. He had seen evidence of it enough himself. He thinks on his experiences and tries to figure out how best to answer. "Perhaps because there will always be new heroes to step up and help the world. And I believe there is a fundamental philosophical belief there about human nature. You say it is corruptible, but I think if you spoke to most heroes they would tell you there is goodness in humanity. That is what we fight for and that gives us the ability to triumph in the end."

Sedna, from her spot, rolled her eyes, "Sounds like pretty weak reasons to me."

Scipio butted in as well, "I think it is noble. We are not much different Sedna. We evolve based on our partner's feelings and belief in us. That is what allows us to overpower enemies as well."

"I guess it's a numbers game after all then." Jinx lamented. "After all there is potential for good and evil in all humans...and Digimon I suppose." She glanced at her partners causing Charm to cackle in a particularly wicked fashion while Noir rolled his eyes and continued with his sandwich.

"Experience is what decides which side will win out most times...at least in the case of humans." She once again made note. "But sometimes even then with all the right factors to create a hero or a villain suddenly they'll surprise you and do exactly the opposite of what logic says they should do. A hero goes a step too far, a villain regrets their actions and makes amends."

Or in her case, lashes out against her idol and lets a hero run free.

Kaldur nodded. He could tell it was probably not what Jinx wanted to hear, but human beings and other sentient creatures could just not be predicted sometimes. The limit of human compassion, cruelty, imagination, and ingenuity was limitless. "We all make decisions based on a number of factors and those decisions in turn affect others and their decisions. It can make predicting just about anything impossible. With strategy, you just have to go with the most likely scenario based on the given information and hopefully plan for variables if you can."

"It can be quite confusing if you really start to think about all of the what ifs."

Listening to him drew out a long warm smile from Jinx. One that surprised even her.

"I'm going to miss these little talks of ours. Thank goodness we have the network to keep in touch."

It was even more surprising to her that she was being honest. She couldn't think of the last time she enjoyed such deep conversations about the technical aspects of life and metahumans.

"So you've made up your mind to go with Sakuyamon then?" Kaldur asked, sitting back and raising an eyebrow. While some part of his had suspected it, this was the first time it had actually come up in the conversation.

"But, you're right, we can always continue this over the network. I'll be curious to hear your thoughts about Sakuyamon's set up."

"I suppose I have." She took a breath and let it out. "I was still rolling it around but seeing you made me think about our first mission together. That mess of a stealth mission inside the castle and how we got chased out. I've gotten better at some things without my powers, and I've got these two mon. But I've hardly seen this world. Might as well follow the loudest Digimon and see if that leads to something more interesting then Hospitown." She reasoned.

"Who knows, maybe there's an underwater Digimon city you can find if you go off exploring too."

He can relate. Honestly he would rather spend a little more time in HospiTown, but he has a feeling his need to see the Digital World will trump that at some point. He simply nods, listening to her full explanation with a level of interest that is surprisingly sincere. Kaldur is one of those few people that actually listens and doesn't just smile and nod.

"That was not one of our best outcomes...but I suppose it still worked out for the best. We've certainly come a long way since then and I think you are right to go out and see the world. If we are supposed to save it as everyone continues to claim then it would be a good idea to actually see more of it and perhaps even find out more about what the bigger picture is." There's a slight smile there now, "I can think of few better for the task of gathering such information than you. And perhaps you're right...there certainly are enough ocean-based digimon to warrant such a place."

It was enough to make her blush, it was rare she got such honest praise and respect.

"Thanks." She mumbled soaking in the praise and trying to roll past it before she let herself become too sappy over it. "I just wish there was a more obvious path. Something we could work towards. Collecting components or building something. But instead we're grasping at rumors."

Darling you've got to let me know, should I stay or should I go?

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