16507/Guard Dog Repair!

Guard Dog Repair!
Date of Scene:	24 August 2024
Location:	Backstage (Robin's Roost), Monarch Theatre
Synopsis:	Superman comes to visit where Nikki's been working on his device. Only to find she lives with one Tim Drake aka Red Robin.
Cast of Characters:	Nikki Hawkins, Superman, Red Robin

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Nikki Hawkins has posed:
So. Nikki dropped the ball. Sorry Supes, but 'tism got hold of her before the request to simply say 'hero' and so...one hero knows she's working on another hero's tech. It doesn't matter to Nikki that she just happened to make a small error when telling Tim about what she was working on. Explaining to him that she was given this piece of alien-human tech to try and figure out how to make it understand the difference between 'Friend' and 'Enemy'. In the most simplest of terms. Nikki figures that Tim - as Red Robin - might know a bit more about the alien tech side that Superman mentioned anyway. So all in all, she's just trying to give herself a safety net.

For the moment, Nikki is in the Roost working on tinkering with her new toy. Yes. Superman's tech is Nikki's toy. She's got it plugged up into a computer that only she really uses now (because she said so. Maybe.) And is working on the internal coding. That she can read at least. But hyperfocusing is a thing. She's got caffeine and snacks...and not much else while she's working her way through figuring out what the tech can and cannot do currently.

Superman has posed:
And this is something Superman doesn't want. It's a very specific thing he mentioned. Still, he will go to where they expect. However, the speed he gets here may be alarming. To him this is a big deal, and maybe a small violation of trust. However, he's unaware of how many sensors may go off. It's something he has respected iwth the Bat-famiy. Don't go searching fo rtheir sensors. All of them are tripped with his arrival.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake is upstairs working on some food for later. One of Alfred's recipes. Tim is not the best cook, but he reminds himself it is just science you can eat. He is putting something in the oven when the alarm goes off, telling him something is coming in. He brings up his phone, seeing it is Superman. Then he remembers Nikki us working in the roost today. He moves to rush over to the fishtank pushing the secret button to open the package. "Hurry Hurry" He tells the inanimate objects, grabbing a mask as he heads down the stairs a flight at a time.

Superman has posed:
Superman will float down to the entrance and he waits for a moment. Even thugh he has access to it, lairs still feel like homes. A place he wants permission or approval to go on further. Waiting like a gentelman, he will stand there, much like someone waiting for wait staff to seat them. You can take the farm boy out of Kansas, but you cannot take Kansas out of the farm boy. Sky blue eyes just drink in the details, it's been a bit.

Nikki Hawkins has posed:
Nikki is so tuned into her work she has no idea that the alarms are going off and Superman has entered the Roost. She also doesn't know that Tim is on his way down half cocked in his Red Robin masked to come play damage control. Either way, she's typing, looking through code and eying two monitors. A hand moves from keyboard to can to take a drink of her caffeine beverage before it goes back to work. Almost without missing a beat.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake comes skidding into the room, he is wearing an apron with two crossed forks with lightsaber handles that says "May the Forks be with you." He has normal clothes on under it but his mask on "Um, Hey, Superman, is all ok?" He asks as he tries to hide the fact he was running full tilts, but his pulse would give him away to the man of steel.

Superman has posed:
"Yeah. I haven't been in the lair before," those sky blue eyes slip up to Nikki. "What are you working on?" he's curious what brought them here. Although he has some guesses "To what do I owe the pleasure?" he asks and is all smile looking between the pair. "Nice apron."

Nikki Hawkins has posed:
There are only a small handful of things that will pull Nikki out of her current focus. Even hearing voices doesn't tear her from what she's doing. Tim knows a few ways to gently pull her out of her current state. Until then, she's zoned out.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks over and sees Niki does not hear them, and will reach up to his mask, and softly says "Kiki, looks like you got some company." this will come over one of the speakers near her, so she hears it as if he was standing next to her. "Thanks, Ah was cooking something, if your still here in about an hour your welcome to join us." Looking over to Niki he will add "When she is working on something she gets a bit focused."

Superman has posed:
"What's on the menu?" Superman asks and he's curious. It's not a "No." Superman. Then he will look at Nikki focusing. Superman will float over to her, "What are you working on?" he asks remembering how Nikki can get during video game competitions. He doesn't know if she's working on his tech or something that goes with it. Sky blue eyes try to look at the progress so far.

Nikki Hawkins has posed:
The voices don't usually get her, but the one in hear ear that's her nickname and not her real name pulls her out of her focus. She blinks, looks around a bit and then finally registers other voices. Or at least, a voice that is not talking to her. Turning in her chair, she smiles at Tim but then eyes Superman and blinks. Then considers. Then suddenly flushes with color. "Heya Mister Superman! Nikki's been hard at work. She didn't know he was coming to visit..." Thinking she still had at least one more day to work on this stuff - unless she seriously lost that much time since they saw each other. Her gaze shifts to Tim and then back as Superman asks her a question. "N-Nikki's working on the thing that Mister Superman gave her... She's almost cracked it she thinks!" Though she doesn't say much more, a little intimidated by the Man of Steel looming over her.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks over and says "Alfred sent me a meat loaf recipe, and I am trying it, bacon on top of it, to give it a bit of extra flavor, still deciding on masked potatoes or tater wedges." He admits.

Superman has posed:
Superman sees that excitemnet when Nikki's brain tunes into the commotion rather than the device itself. Seeing that flush, he knows she's not expecting the visit, or Nikki hates being pulled from a trance. The kryptonain looks over the device. "How did you solve it?" Well, not officially yet, but he figures this is just a matter of crossing the finish line. With a little more time, he has no doubt that Nikki will solve this.

Nikki Hawkins has posed:
"Oh. Meatloaf sounds nice. Oooh... did he also send you his special mashed potatoes recipe? That man can mash a potato better than anyone Nikki's ever met!" Nikki says this and then looks over to Clark before actually blushing a little. "Well the human coding was easy to translate, but it was missing some key components. Nikki thinks someone tried to compensate that with the alien coding, but the two didn't talk to each other correctly. When coding can't communicate, things break or don't work right. Nikki's trying to translate the alien code so she can fit in the missing blocks and also let each separate code string know to understand programming like friend, enemy, and caution.... that way whatever Mister Superman is using it for, Nikki can teach him how to easily get the programming to understand the parameters."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks over and nods his head and says "He sent some left overs of it, so we have some he made." He explains, and looks over to Superman listening as she obviously has not told Tim much if anything about this other than she was working on something.

Superman has posed:
"Meatloaf is always a very good thing." Sky blue eyes. He nods to the sound of those special potatos. Then goes silent as Nikki begins to speak about coding.

He's all ears about it. "What progress have you made?" he asks looking over the mixed coding. To him it makes snese, but he knows program wise those might be two different languages. That's the issue.

"How long have you tried a hand in the kitchen, Tim?" he looks back toward Tim.

Nikki Hawkins has posed:
"Nikki's almost done translating the alien code... then she can find the link to help the codes actually talk to each other. Once that's done, she can put in the code that will allow the programming needed for training of friend, foe, and whatever else.." Nikki says this much, a bit of pride on her face as she explains. "It might take Nikki a couple more days... cause Tim won't let her sit at the computer for twenty four hours straight..."

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake nods, and says "Yea, I make her eat, sleep, and actually touch grass occasionally, I had to have some imported since it is Gotham, but hey." He jokes a bit and then to Clark he says "I used to cook spaghetti for my dad, but Alfred has been giving me some lessons since I have been out on my own. Still think I might do better just making a chef bot."

Superman has posed:
"How are you able to translate?" that's a part that makes him curious about it. He doesn't don't Nikki's ability. He just wants to know what she used to crack the code. IT's impressive.

"Good. She could use it," and Superman cracks a small smile at the joke. He looks between the pair. "Make sure she touches that imported gass soon," he gives a small smile.

"How does it feel to be on your own?" he asks Robin.

Nikki Hawkins has posed:
Nikki gives a little smirk and then giggles. "Pattern elimination progression. Though Nikki also tapped into a database that has varietal alien transmission languages since Earth is a hot spot for alien visits these days." She explains this and then shrugs. "Took about ten hours, but once the pattern emerged, processing the further progressional translations was easy..."

There's a bit of a face made at the other bit exchanged between the two men. "Nikki hasn't even been at it for that long today!" Which... may be a lie... considering all the snacks and empty cans scattered around that she hadn't cleaned up yet.

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake nods, and says "If you had told me you were working with alien language, I could have called a friend of mine. Got a guy whose powers are to understand languages who has been on the outsiders more reserve, but still" He looks over to Clark, and says "It is decent, buy I will be honest, I like it better now that Nikki is here on a regular bases. Did not intent to show her this side of things as soon as she found it but glad she did."

Superman has posed:
A quizzical look comes from Superman. He doesn't realize that such an algorithim could be so easy. It alsmost surprises him. Also, it makes him question Nikki's intelligence. She's smarter than many.

"Who is this friend?" Superman asks because knowing someone like that is useful. Older languages, dead languages and magical ones can be illusive for everything. Those eyes flick from Tim to Nikki's algorithim and her work. "It's impressive."

Nikki Hawkins has posed:
Nikki continues to beam with a bit of pride. "Uhm. Tim. If Tim is making food... maybe we should go check on the food? Cause... we don't wanna burn the food. Right?" Then she looks over to Superman and smiles. "Is Mister Superman staying for dinner? Maybe after, Nikki can actually show you what she's done and how, and then next time Mister Superman will know himself how it can be done?"

Red Robin has posed:
Tim Drake looks to his watch and says "I got a few minutes, before I have to check on it, but we can all go upstairs if we want. " He turns to Clark, and says "His name is Cypher, he is in my wow guild, but has also been a part of the outsiders, like I said. His powers are translation based."

Superman has posed:
Superman gives a nod about the food. "I am staying," he figures it would be rude to leave, to say the least. The sky blue ey es look back to Tim. "I'm happy to be company," and he nods about Cypher, noting that name for later.