>>5463479> “He had a partner that kept Cassie busy while Gunsmoke focused on me. He seemed to almost enjoy the fighting, like every movement and reaction was all a part of a wider game.”Cassie grits her teeth but plays along.
“Yeah, I remember that guy. As soon as I gave him a love tap, Gunsmoke went completely off-the-rails. Back me up, M’gann; he’s obviously got a screw loose.”
> “He seemed…erratic?” You offer, not knowing how to describe the true feeling properly in words.The best you can do is that he felt like a sinkhole filled with tar. An endless void spiraling around a fathomless sense of loss and rage. But at its core, the tiniest fragment of hope and joy still remains.”
Oblivious to your internal turmoil, Wally continues on.
“That only leaves their infiltrator. Did any of you get a good luck at him.
> “I was more concentrated with Gunsmoke at the time.”A sentiment that Cassie wholeheartedly agrees with.
“That might’ve been their goal, to keep the pair of you tied up while their burglar ransacked the place.” Jamie theorizes.
“It’s a distinct possibility.” Kaldur agrees.
“Alright, enough poring over boring old mission reports. I demand wild and unsubstantiated theories, stat!” Wally demands.
Jaime instantly chimes in with his favorite pet theory.
“Maybe he’s some kind of bionic super-soldier? Half-man, half-machine, all business.”
Connor’s theory is much less sensational.
“Sounds like just another dirtbag coward to me. Rolls in, snatches a quick payday and moves on before anyone can corner him. He’ll fall apart if we can corner him. Mercs always get greedy, that could be our angle.”
Wally claps his hands like a magician about to present a trick.
“I like what I’m hearing, but let’s kick it up a notch. Since nobody else seems willing to say it, I guess I’m your huckleberry.
What are the going odds that Gunsmoke is a metahuman?”
“Slim to none, given his reliance on conventional tactics and equipment.” Kaldur cuts in, deflating Wally just a tad.
“Then what’s his secret? You think he has any of your mojo, Cassie? It might explain how he was able to push through your lasso.”
She shakes her head.
“Impossible. There’s no way that somebody like him could ever be blessed by Olympus.”
Wally turns to the rest of the team, faux-pleading for their input.
“Kaldur? Penny for your thoughts?”
“I tend to believe that Batman is correct to avoid speculating needlessly until hard evidence can be acquired.”
Connor yawns and stretches, seemingly bored of all the bickering.
“Are we done here?”
