i was the kid against the world

AP: "hey how far away r u? i got the message the plane landed ok"

AP: "if ur here i'm @ the bar it's hella awkward and there's too many ppl around and there's rum"

AP: "sos"

KP: "I'll be right there."

Aria Māhealani: ...I've been reading a lot of DC comics lately, okay. It's research. Ish. Sorta.

Aria Māhealani: Top secret Genius Squad stuff.

Aria Māhealani: All the better. No extra babies, no babies yanking them down, no getting pantsed in the street because you don't have a backyard anymore. And you can wear pants with pockets in Turkeyyyyyy.

Aria Māhealani: Please say you'll come.

Dr. Ankita Patil: Okay, Aria.

Dr. Ankita Patil: I miss you, and that dorky beanpole that stole your heart, and those scruffy mercenaries.

Aria Māhealani: ...That would mean Toadie = Bizarro. And Jax = Lobo. Which does fit. But Superman isn't blond.

Aria Māhealani: Besides, he can't be Supes, I already picked someone else.

Aria Māhealani: And it's a good thing, too, or they would just be another handle for keiki to grab onto, seriously.

Aria Māhealani: You're going to run out of garden that way. Why not just build up at that point? Patil Tower. The Vespasian Justice League could meet there.

Dr. Ankita Patil: I feel like you've actually put a fair bit of thought into this, so I won't pry.

Dr. Ankita Patil: Deepali is walking now, she's three times the trouble. I'd wind up getting my pants pulled down every time she felt like getting support.

Aria Māhealani: I am going to tell him you said that, and he is going to laugh.

Aria Māhealani: (Does that make Fish Aquaman?)

Aria Māhealani: ...Kitty. Do you ever just check your pockets in case you, like, find ANOTHER baby in there? Like is there a Dr. Patil Bat-Signal or something?

Aria Māhealani: You are absolutely forbidden from adopting any children in Istanbul, there is far too much paperwork involved.

Dr. Ankita Patil: No, Fish is Superman for reasons I don't feel I have to explain.

Dr. Ankita Patil: Salwar kameez don't have pockets, Aria.

Aria Māhealani: Hey, it's not the Starks' fault their parents gave them weird names. I wouldn't have picked "Fish" or "Toadie," personally, but it's less of a mouthful, at least.

Aria Māhealani: OH, yeah there's plenty of room, you could bring four kids with you easy. There's even enough room for if I have to pick up Jax, too, the kids could avoid getting in his way.

Aria Māhealani: ...As long as there's only four. Any more and someone will have to sit next to him. I thought you were fostering a fifth and a sixth right now, though?

Dr. Ankita Patil: Yeah, but THE TOAD? He is not the hero we deserve, but the one we need rn. He's a noise in the pond, the shadow in the scum.

Dr. Ankita Patil: HE IS THE TOAD.

Dr. Ankita Patil: Paperwork is going through, they'll be moving in next month.

Dr. Ankita Patil: Unless you mean Navdeep and Jaspreet

Aria Māhealani: That's what he told people to call him! Like I said, there IS free childcare...

Aria Māhealani: The plane takes just as much gas for one person as it does for-- how many kids do you have right now?!

Aria Māhealani: But I mean, she could handle the kids IN the Marmara, you know.

Dr Ankita Patil: And people listened to him?

Aria Māhealani: That might be best with this group, actually.

Aria Māhealani: Dr. Lee, Uncle Jax, Prince Fish and the Toad. I'm kind of scared to tap Robin, but I still want to see her. Is that weird?

Aria Māhealani: ...and I'm getting close on Sterling.

Dr. Ankita Patil: jfc, the Toad

Dr. Ankita Patil: I'm almost tempted to drag Priya along

Aria Māhealani: I have a plane, you know, I can send it your way so you can bring all the kids with you without having to wrestle with all of them.

Aria Māhealani: There's even a minibar in it. Would you prefer I clear all the alcohol out or leave it in there in case you need a drink?

Aria Māhealani: ...Actually, it might be easier to leave them at home.

Dr. Ankita Patil: I'll have Priya stay over