<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=294996.msg14519700#msg14519700">Quote from: Franklin on 20-11-2018, 08:19:22</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/64/Young_Batman.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong>Name:</strong> Batman (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=294841.msg14455706#msg14455706)<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong> Present<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Earth probably<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Open<br/><strong>Note:</strong>Questions...but should they be asked?.</span><br/><hr/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_alternate_quote"> You can leave, but if you do so, I cannot protect you or your loved ones from the Emissaries of Chaos who will eventually come to either destroy or consume you.”</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Was that a threat? Actually there was no 'was' about it...it was definitely a threat. The only question was...was the threat coming from Fate, or was Fate, in a roundabout way, offering protection from a threat Bruce didn't understand. And there was much Bruce didn't understand about the current situation, and Fate wasn't clearing things up with his so-called answers. And when Fate mentioned saving families...Bruce kept his face impassive, but the empath Raven would have not doubt picked up on the hate and anger that comment generated. As powerful as Fate clearly was...why didn't he DO anything? Why was there still so much death and destruction in the world? Why were there little boys who lost their parents just because the family wanted to see a movie?<br/><br/> "What...incidents...do you deem worthy of your attention, then? If not saving planets and families?" Bruce asked. Fate had all but dared him to ask a question, and that was the most burning one on Bruce's mind. "And why do you need us?" Not that Bruce expected a real answer to either of those questions, but any information Fate would provide would be beneficial. "And do you teach the classes yourself, or is there a staff of instructors?" Bruce had ALOT of questions (though Fate had answered one when he used Bruce's alias, rather than his real name...apparently Fate was going to keep his promise to mask Bruce's identity) , but he decided to limit himself to those for now. Unlike the red head (who seemed to irritate Raven much the same way he irritated Bruce) Bruce didn't see the point of talking just to hear his own voice. <br/><br/> He bit back a bit of a smirk at the orange aliens response to the red heads ramblings (though if what the man said was true, he had some sort of special connection with Fate, which meant they were allies and would bear extra caution) though Bruce chose not to comment on that. Or the fact that the alien floated (that was going to take some getting used to) over to his side and poked his cheek, though if she got any special information from the brief contact she gave no sign. Raven, however, was not so forgiving, and Bruce could understand where she was coming from, even if he chose not to make an issue of it. Raven likewise seemed distrustful of the group and unwilling to ask every question she had in a public setting, something else Bruce quite understood. <br/><br/> Bruce found the red heads question about the difference between powers and abilities a little obvious, though he found Raven's response far more enlightening. Raven essentially confirmed what Bruce would have said if asked to define the difference, except Bruce would have used the term 'metahuman' or 'superhuman' Maybe even 'otherworldly' to encompass the aliens in the room. But Raven had used the term 'supernatural' which suggested a mystical quality, which gave an interesting insight into the possible source of Raven's powers. Once again...that was something that would bear further study, even if there wasn't likely to be a class on it. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>