#dispatch platonic

Robert gives the team a heads up on Friday that he’s gonna be gone Monday

Prism: “Oh what? Little bitch boy too good for us?”

“Guys I have jury duty”

Flambe: “What the fuck is that?”

…

Sonar: “So are they hot or..?”

Visi: “Perv”

Z-Team is fully prepared to be on their worst behavior

Until they actually have their first shift with you

“Hey guys, I’m gonna be your dispatcher this week while Robert’s gone”

Visi: “You’re the dispatcher for THIS shift”

Mal: “I’ll bet they lasts the day, too panicked to put in a resignation till the end of the day”

That is- until the shift actually starts and they get to see you in action

It begins to make sense why you were asked to fill in

Cuz holy shit

“Visi I’m sending you to the break in at the factory, but if you have issues Golem is around the corner finishing a smaller job and is ready to help out if needed”

“Coupe, I’m sending you over to the helicopter crashing, but if you’re gonna try to land it in the river then say something when you know so I can send Waterboy for support”

You be making backup plans and support on top of that

At first it was met with some apprehension-

Punch Up: “the fuck you mean I’m MAY BE being sent am I going or not?”

But once they see the reassurance and support in action, about half (Mal, Golem, Punch Up and Water Boy) are fully on board by the end of the first shift

Visi is SO against the difference in methods

You have a Z-Team intro meeting between the first two shifts where she very publicly says this talk

It kinda stuns her (and the rest of the team) that you understand where she’s coming from

Major difference in her not following your orders versus Robert’s

“I get it, my methods are different than yours or Robert’s. I’m not trying to adjust or change the good you have, I just want to make it better.”

What hits her is the

“I trust you guys, you have a better understanding of the situation on the field. But a priority of mine is also your safety. I only make the call to send someone else if you need it. A big of this is me trusting you and you being aware of your own capabilities.”

“It’s fine if you don’t want to do it this way. Just let me know and I won’t include you as a secondary if someone needs it, but that also means you won’t get help if you something happens halfway into a mission.”

By the second shift everyone is on board, except for Visi who opted out (but changed her mind on the second day)

Z-Team loves that you aren’t trying to flatter them or coddle them.

Giving them feedback on what they can do better but also letting they know that they are doing a good job (when they ACTUALLY do a good job)

By the third day (MINIMUM) they love you

Because even tho they love Robert, you’ve treated them just as people/superheroes from day 1!

And not looking at them as villains (and definitely not because you hop in on their teasing)

100% at least one member of the Z-team had a crush on you, whether you know it or not

They’re all INCREDIBLY disappointed when Robert comes back a day early

“Aw come on man!”

“What happened to the new guy huh?”

“BOOO!”

“Damn I thought you guys would be happy to have me back”

“Nah bitch we were having a great time”

This gives him a chance to actually talk to you

“What did you do to them?”

“Man I did nothing, I was just enjoying being your sub while you were away”

Z-team 100% invites you to future outings whenever they got them

You become permanent sub for Robert