First Unused Utility Belt | Video

[hellofist]

[When the video feed comes on, it looks like everything is upside down. Only Cassandra's neck and chin are visible at first, showing a lopsided frown as she fumbles with the communicator, nearly drops it, and then finally turns it upside down. Now the view is her face right side up, and she grins into the camera before a paning shot shows she is hanging upside down from a tree in the CES.]

Crunches. Upside down. 500. Bored.

[She could have done this in the gym, yes, but there are less people here usually. Besides-]

Climbed the tree. Always wanted... to try. Bats are upside down. Funny, because [She puts her hand on her chest here.] Batgirl. Warden.

[And then she waves.] Hi.

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[onceandfutureprat]

[People are not bats in Camelot :|] Hello.

You don't look like a bat.

[hellofist]

No cowl. Just Cassandra right now.

[What don't you have masked vigilantes there or anything?]

[onceandfutureprat]

[No, we have knights and useless manservants]

So you... turn into a bat?

[hellofist]

[That sounds a lot less fun.]

Yes. [Wait-] No, not real. Dress like one. Fight crime.

[onceandfutureprat]

[Being king isn't about fun :c]

Just to be clear, you dress up like a bat. Purposely. And then fight crime. As a bat.

[hellofist]

[That's not what King Henry VIII says. Look at all his wives.]

Sometimes with Robin. Or Batman. But yes. [This is a completely normal thing you know.]

[onceandfutureprat]

[Why would you have 8 wives D:]

... right.

Why the costume?

[hellofist]

[Insanity? And lack of sons.]

Protection, when fighting. Like... armor.

[onceandfutureprat]

[Ffft Arthur's new wife is probably barren]

I still don't understand the bat thing.

[hellofist]

[Hmm. Behead and get a new one?

No don't do that, bad idea.]

It's... a symbol. Means protection, used to scare bad guys.

[onceandfutureprat]

[D: No he likes Guinevere too much :c]

It doesn't actually seem as crazy when you put it like that.

[hellofist]

[That's a dumb way to handle your problems anyway. And so messy.]

Well... it's not. So good. Who are you?

[onceandfutureprat]

[It's still crazy :|]

Arthur Pendragon.

[hellofist]

[Yes it is. Don't be that kind of king, Arthur.]

Pen dragon?

[That's conjuring up some very interesting mental images.]

[onceandfutureprat]

[Nope, he'll just burn people c:]

It's my family's sigil.

[hellofist]

[Is that better? That might not actually be an improvement.]

Is it... on a pen?

[She's seen those pens that have all kinds of things attached to the tops on springs. That has to be what it is.]

[onceandfutureprat]

[If they're witches it is :|]

A what?

[They don't have pens in Camelot :c]

[hellofist]

[Is that a common problem?]

A pen. Write with. Like pencil, but ink.

[Personally she likes pencils better. You can't erase your mistakes if you make them in ink.]

[onceandfutureprat]

[When magic is outlawed yes :c]

What does that have to do with my name?

[hellofist]

[You could just put them in jail :(]

Pen Dragon. [Suddenly, she gets it.] Do you... draw dragons? With pens?

[onceandfutureprat]

[But what if they escape :c]

What? No, it's--[This is a video and he's been here long enough to grasp how to use it and he's just going to show her the golden dragon sewed onto his red cloak.]

This. It's this. There's no drawing involved.

[hellofist]

[Then you hire a Batman or Batgirl to chase them down for you and put them back in jail. This is the logic of the Batpeople, learn well young king!]

But... there's no pen. Just dragon.

[onceandfutureprat]

[I don't want to pay to feed all of those people :c]

That's its name. Obviously not meant to be literal.

[hellofist]

[Killing them isn't the answer :|]

... Obviously. [Says you.] So. Arthur Pendragon. No pens, just dragon.

[And yet somehow Batgirl is a weird name. At least hers is to the point.]

[onceandfutureprat]

So... Batgirl.

[He's the king, that's the point :|]