Nina Stenet
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Post by Nina Stenet on Sept 1, 2012 21:03:43 GMT -5
"Oh, the 'do as I say, not as I do' routine?" Shawty asks with a smirk, unable to resist. Though really, she hardly has any plans to find a man. It would... not fit into her life very well right now. Then again, sometimes these things just happen. And she can't say that she'd fully object to it either...
Nina smiles slightly to the thought of Selina outplaying the 'boy's club'. She can't say that she fully supports what Selina does, but on the other hand she can't help but cheer her on in a way. At least she doesn't going around hurting or killing everyone. But you hardly have to agree with everything a person does to be their friend.
When they're led down to Selina's place, Shawty can't help but admire it even as she obsessively checks for any hints of danger - the place has way more of a 'woman with good taste who happens to like cats' feel than a 'crazy cat lady' feel and she definitely approves. Nina, on the other hand, couldn't care less about the decor - she considers any place that is reasonably clean to be a 'nice place'.
They interpret 'make yourselves at home' to mean 'don't stand in the entryway' and therefore they wait in the front room as Selina grabs the perfume sample. Nina finds herself idly glancing over the room when the woman returns with the small bottle. Taking it from her, Nina's brow furrows slightly as she idly looks it over with her power - not really intending to analyze it here and now, but just to give herself an idea of what she's dealing with here.
Though what she senses from it causes her eyes to widen a little in surprise. "Wow, that's a... lot of pheromones," she comments, almost as a reflex. One that she would have suppressed in other company to hide her gift, though Selina was subconsciously moved to the 'safe people' category some time ago in spite of the fact that she's never actually told her.
Shawty is distracted from her surveillance by the comment, "Pheromones?"
"Yes, very concentrated..." Nina adds, her eyes distant as she's concentrating on something not visible - in fact, this sense tends to operate for her more like touch than eyesight, "Three kinds. And I believe these would link to gender specific receptors. Though it might take me a bit to figure out exactly what they do - their shape is very unusual and specific. I might need to take it to the lab to be sure." Her lips purse slightly in concentration, trying to remember the particular function of the olfactory receptors involved.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2012 21:24:14 GMT -5
"Shannon, I do run my own security company, you know," Selina teases the blonde. "But no, more of a colloquial term. If it happens, it happens." Shrugging, she turns back to Nina, and the small vial. As Nina peers at it, she glances to what Shawty is looking for as well, and not seeing.
"What do you mean, Pheromones? ...Don't you need equiptment to test for that?" Thorogoughly confused, she peers at the two women. "Unless...there is something you're not telling me, Nina?" Beaming brightly, Selina wonders what her friend has been keeping from her. At this point, little would shock her.
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Nina Stenet
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Post by Nina Stenet on Sept 1, 2012 22:36:20 GMT -5
Shawty smirks at Selina's comment, but that doesn't stop her observations. She's just takes her job very, very seriously - to the point that she likes to verify just how safe or not Nina is personally no matter how competent someone else supposedly is.
When Selina starts asking questions, Nina's concentration shifts from the perfume and her eyes refocus. "Oh, that's right - you don't know," she says as she hands the bottle over to Shawty, who will be sure to make it reappear once they're back at the lab. Nina purses her lips slightly as she tries to decide how to explain it, not used to doing so and kind of feeling like she's put herself on the spot now, though she doesn't mind Selina knowing.
But the direct method is probably the best, so she says, "I call it microtelekinesis - I can sense and move very small objects. So, no, I don't need equipment for that." She watches Selina closely to see how the other woman is taking that bit of information, but she suspects that given the kind of people Selina already knows a little thing like a metahuman ability won't seem so weird to her as it would be to a lot of people. But then, you never know.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2012 22:58:07 GMT -5
Selina tenses for the briefest of seconds, wondering what sort of bullshit she's going to hear. But she quickly corrects herself..because bullshit, and Nina in the same sentence alone doesn't make a lick of sense. Narrowed eyes open wider, and she nods.
"So...it's not some alleged super intellect. You really can manipulate things...on a cellular level?" She lets out a low breath, quite relieved she's not hearing some...themed explanation, or super-smart intelligence gimmick.
"Nina, thank you. I ...never knew that, nor thought to ask. I just..Hm. But, I'm going to make it clear. On two things. Firstly, if you everneed anything to help you...do your thing, let me know. Secondly, steer clear of Pam, or Jonathan. They'd want you as partners in a heartbeat." Letting out a bit of a laugh, she motions to Shawty, who know has the bottle. "So, what do you think Ivy was trying to do with that? Something..malicious?"
Feeling a familiar push against her leg, she reaches down to collect Jasper; the purring bundle he is. As much as she adores the feline form, her home only has hints of it here and there, other than the obvious, glaring creature in her arms.
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Post by Nina Stenet on Sept 1, 2012 23:52:31 GMT -5
"Cellular and molecular. Atomic is too small. The biggest is something like a grain of sand, but I feel like an ant picking up a mountain," Nina answers, with a slight smile, glad that Selina's taking this well.
"And yes, I know I've got to be careful - only you, Shawty, and Edward know. And Batman, maybe - he knows I can do something, but I don't know how much he's guessed. But I definitely plan on keeping it from people like Crane and Isley - I'd rather die than be used," she says very seriously. She frowns and shakes her head, adding, "Honestly, it disgusts me when people use organic chemistry their way." It literally goes against everything that Nina believes in. "But I do have some ability to protect myself. Not enough to get cocky, but some," she comments.
But then her attention shifts back to what she sensed from the bottle and her expression grows thoughtful. "Hmm, molecules are like three dimensional puzzle pieces to me, and I don't know exactly where those ones fit in off the top of my head. But can you think of any use for pheromones that wouldn't be malicious?" she asks, before adding, "I ought to be able to tell you exactly what she was doing with it once I know where the pieces fit."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 15:53:30 GMT -5
Nodding and petting Jasper, Selina's mind is churning as she takes in what Nina is saying. On one hand, no, it's not shocking. She's been around Jesters and Scarecrows and other such outrageously themed things that someone who can actually do something...and there is no gimmick, no malicious intent...is amazing. Even though Edward is brilliant..he has his mad streak. And where she, herself falls on the spectrum...she likes cats, and she can steal well. Even Batman is tame. Bat theme, brilliance. And a superb athlete..but that is getting away from the task at hand.
"I utterly agree. There are...ways to use our gifts for the benefit, or against humanity. Yes...I steal...but I have a choice in what I do take..." Selina adds just as quietly. "But pheromones. There really is no good use for them, synthesized, or not."
"Nina, I have a feeling Pamela wasn't going to be using these for good. She said she wanted to get the sample out to as many people as possible. And now after hearing about her other escapade....It sounds like she had something up her sleeve. I may have to visit her. Maybe ...see what she was trying to do. But." She pauses, letting Jasper down.
"I'm not exactly kicking you out of here, but I'd prefer you find out sooner, rather than later what's in that vial." Breaking into a rather large smile, she moves to envelope Nina in a hug, before stepping back, and smiling at both women.
"It's good to be back." Especially amongst friends. Looking to Nina again, she grows a bit somber. "Remember...if there is anything you need, that I could possibly obtain for you, let me know. And hopefully, if I am in ...need of your services, you might be able to treat me, as well." It's that one word, treat, instead of help, that clearly shows Selina is of clear understanding of a sample of what Nina can, or even could do.
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Post by Nina Stenet on Sept 5, 2012 22:58:01 GMT -5
Nina nods quickly to that, commenting, "Oh, I'm rather curious myself. If she's using pheromones to manipulate people... well, someone ought to know about it. I'll let you know as soon as I'm done analyzing it - hopefully it doesn't take too long. It greatly depends, though." If she's lucky it will tap into a body system she's familiar with. If she's unlucky... well, she'll learn something new from this. A good thing, but also time-consuming.
The hug Selina offers catches her by surprise for a moment, but the moment her mind registers what's happening she returns the hug very strongly - honestly, she's probably been needing one for awhile. There's a slight smile on her face when she steps back, and Nina nods quickly about Selina being back. Honestly, she's realizing that she's been longing for someone to talk to. Besides Shawty, anyway - she has enough opportunity to chat with her assistant that they easily run out of things to say to eachother.
There's a slight pause in her features at Selina's wording, however, but finally Nina nods and comments, "Well, I don't do paper cuts, and I'm not a surgeon. And for basic things at best I can help someone heal a bit faster. But... Well, I think that the only thing that I can't fix is death. So by all means, if you need me..." There's a pause and she frowns slightly before she adds, "That's my life's work, you know - there's only one of me, and I can't help everyone who only I can help, so instead I use what I can learn because of my power to advance medical science as much as I can. It will do more good than I could alone that way." She'd honestly like to be able to just help everyone, though.
Shawty suddenly clears her throat and asks, "Ms. Kyle... Could I talk to you alone for a moment?" Nina glances at Shawty with a mildly surprised look, but doesn't protest. She trusts the girl with her life, after all.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2012 18:23:24 GMT -5
Selina can only laugh at the thought of herself going to Nina with a papercut. If only that were all she had for injuries. "Oh Nina, I doubt it would be a papercut...but believe me, I won't bring you any near death." Smiling big, Selina is about to turn, and grab a cup of tea before Shawty snags her attention.
Raising a brow, she nods. "Why don't you follow me..." She motions over down to the hall, toward her own ..quarters, they could be called. It's a short walk before Selina opens the door into a rather spacious room, two walls composed entirely of windows with a fantastic view of Gotham. "This should be a bit more private...but what can I help you with?" Motioning to the loveseat, with another spacious chair next to it to their left, Selina invites her in.
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Post by Nina Stenet on Sept 8, 2012 10:54:07 GMT -5
Giving Dr. Stenet a slight smile to indicate that she need not worry about why she wanted to talk to Ms. Kyle alone, Shawty follows the woman down the hallway. She gives the room a glance, but sits easily on the loveseat when invited in. "I don't want to take too much of your time, so I'll be quick. Dr. Stenet is a very... unique individual. And it's my job to keep her alive. And I'm good, but... she has more than one Rogue paying attention to her now. I'm in over my head, though with her help we might be enough to stop them. But the word 'might' is a huge problem here," she says with a serious frown.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2012 13:52:21 GMT -5
"Time is something I do have, so no worries," Nodding as she listens, she has to agree. One woman cannot protect the Doctor. Pursing her lips before she responds, Selina sighs. "I have to agree with you. She's one woman I would consider a friend, and that is extended to you, as well, Shannon. I know I don't talk about it much, but I have..an assistant. Olivia. She's...close to me. It's an acquired skill, where to learn boundaries, when to know where to push, when to abstain." She continues, leaning against the chair instead of sitting in it.
"And I know while it is...a comfort knowing that I'm on your side, it's difficult, because the not so good guys are going to want her skills, use her as a pawn, and so forth. It's hard." Selina steps further into her room, still in view of her guest. She positions herself beneath the bar in her room, and springs vertically, and grasps it. It's one smooth motion, and her legs are hooked to the bar, and she's now conversing with the blonde upside down.
"And, as you know, sadly, I've been in the same place as Nina. It's not a fun one at times, but she has the skill set to get out. She's smart. She has...an upper hand, you could say..with her own gifts." Selina sighs, raising her hands, which is an odd look whilst upside down.
"The one thing I can say though...is you're not going to be able to stop them. There are only so many times you can lock them up in Arkham. They're stubborn. You can only really..be ready for what they dish out. Especially the more..unhinged ones. Joker, Jon, Edward, even. Nina knows quite a bit about that....." She quiets as she thnks about what Nina has told her...about the shootings, and how far she personally knows Edward will push.
"Oswald, and a few of the others...more use people as pawns. Not to kill. But...more to see, to experiment, to see how someone reacts. Death is usually not an option, because there is no way for observation after that." Letting go of the bar, Selina falls rather quick, and lands just as softly before walking over to the chair and finally sitting.
"Sorry about that. Easier to think sometimes that way. But trust me. I'll have a talk with a friend or two, and we'll see what we can do about beefing up the security at your place. My day job is for a private security firm, and I can vouch that I'm pretty damn good, considering my night work." Reaching to a small table to her left, she pulls out a small card with a black cat on it.
"Call, we'll set up a consult, get things rolling. Tell Liv it's for the Doctor." Selina winks, brandishing a keen smile.
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Post by Nina Stenet on Sept 10, 2012 4:42:43 GMT -5
Her lips twitch in a slight smile when Ms. Kyle calls her a friend, and she quietly comments, "Friends call me Shawty." She's really only Shannon on official paperwork anymore. But after that she's silent and thoughtful as the woman continues to talk, and seems to be completely unphased by how the woman chooses to do much of that talking while hanging upside down. Really, she's seen weirder...
Nodding slowly, she doesn't have much to say since Selina's words indicate that she understands the situation that they're in. At least until the woman starts offering her help with the security system - her lips purse slightly, though she smirks slightly at the end. "Hmm, we'd appreciate a look at our security system - we're probably good at the apartment though... Mr. Nigma apparently helped her find the building and it would be extremely difficult for someone to get to her there, even with people and equipment. Much less find the place to begin with..." she shakes her head slightly, as if unable to adequately describe the place, "It's the lab that's the tough case - we've got a decent system already, but it's mostly for burglars. It'd be hard to beef it up much more without giving up function - we have business partners that visit, deliveries arriving - so many security holes. But whatever can be done... well, Dr. Stenet can afford it." She shrugs at that, but she knows that it's a delicate balancing act between letting Dr. Stenet work and keeping her safe.
Which is why she goes on to say, "There are probably better ways that you can help, though; it's people that will keep her alive, not things. Like... I'm good against 'normal' people. Idiot thugs three times my size - no problem. I grew up in east Gotham - that's what I know. But now the Scarecrow is after her, and he thinks so far outside of the box that I doubt he was ever in the box to begin with. I don't know how to be ready for that - I don't have that kind of creativity. Dr. Stenet does, but she doesn't get how these people think and she's... not been herself. So I, especially, could use some pointers."
"And Dr. Stenet..." she pauses to frown, trying hard to figure out how to say this, "Honestly, I don't think that she's taking any of this seriously enough. She says that she's worried, but she's not really doing anything about any of it. If it's not her lab or Mr. Nigma she's not really been paying that much attention. I don't think that she's really trying to get out of this, whether she's able to do it or not. Someone needs to wake her up, and she's not really 'getting it' coming from me."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 0:45:56 GMT -5
Selina nods. “That's because you're the one handling it all for her, Shawty.” Selina uses the girl's preferred moniker intentionally. “Either you step back and let her see all that you are doing, and she realizes that it needs to happen, or...you have someone else help. Maybe me actually pointing things out may get her to wake up a little. Sometimes...well, especially with her work, she focuses on the little details, not the grand scheme of things." Tapping a finger against her lower lip, Selina ponders the rest of what Shawty is saying.
“Well, I can talk to Batman. Other than myself..and I walk the fence at that, I don't know who else we can speak with. I'll personally go and look over her apartment, even though Edward suggested it. Also...there are some loopholes, knowing who we're dealing with, that might be overlooked by a normal contractor.” Selina holds up a hand, just in case Shawty wants to balk at any of what she's saying.
“And I have no doubt with what...you grew up with. I'm a born and bred Gothamite as well. It just...maybe it would help if I went through..how each of these players work. And sadly, if Jon is already trying to go after Nina...there is probably a bigger picture that we're not seeing. He...as much as I stay away from him..he even creeps me out. He lives for fear. Either manipulate that, or don't give in. He...is a doctor as well, so is more prone to observation, not...injury or death. Then again..it depends on what he's looking to ..observe.” Selina sighs. She had forgotten how..intense each of her fellow....coworkers were. She..just liked to steal and had a cat motif. The others? She barely wanted to get into it.
“We're going to have to meet, all of us. Or if you think Nina would do better...possibly a meeting with Batman, with me there as well. You know her a bit better than I do...so you tell me what would be the best route to get her to realize...her safety is linked to how much she knows, and fast.”
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Post by Nina Stenet on Sept 16, 2012 4:48:23 GMT -5
Shawty gives the slightest of smiles to Selina using her nickname - that's so much better than Shannon - but the rest of it causes her to frown deeply in thought. "Well, I'm not stepping back - trust me, Dr. Stenet would sink like a stone if I did. But yes, she needs to see the big picture - that doesn't seem to come naturally to her," she comments.
But she doesn't seem ready to protest about either Batman getting involved or Selina looking over the apartment, instead she simply nods once to each. The former would actually be helpful, assuming that the dark knight can remember that Dr. Stenet if a victim here and not a criminal, and the latter she still thinks is probably going to be minimally helpful at best, but why not let Catwoman look for security problems?
Yet she nods immediately when Selina starts talking about the other rogues. "It would help me a lot to hear what you know - everything I know about them is what the news tells me, and that's... not good enough. But I think that we handled our little meeting with the Scarecrow nicely, except that we didn't convince him to leave her alone. And I'm not sure how we're going to do that - Dr. Stenet is definitely not the manipulative type, and we definitely don't want him finding out what she can do so getting into a confrontation is not a good option," she adds, speaking her thoughts carefully.
"But what Dr. Stenet needs is... well, hard for even me to figure out. I don't think that I can say it any better than to say that someone needs to show her that bigger picture somehow," she says, pausing for a thoughtful moment before she adds, "If it helps... she has a costume... Only been used once..."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 1:40:26 GMT -5
All Selina really can do is stare at that comment. Nina? Doctor Nina, well mannered Nina...has a costume? While trying to compose herself, Selina shifts a bit in her seat, letting Jasper down.
"What you're telling me is that Nina has a costume, and that you're not going to leave her side, yet you'd like more than the news-worthy tidbits of information on my...fellow criminal friends," Selina casually muses to the blonde.
Shaking her head slightly, Selina takes a breath.
"Sadly, Shawty, I don't know if that is going to be better idea for her to wear a costume. It's either going to open up a whole new can of worms...or help. If she introduces a new...persona to the game, she's going to be drawn even more into all of it's...well," Selina pauses heavily. "It's going to be a lot. She's going to need to manage herself, as Nina, and then whomever her masked self is, and is going to need to be highly vigilant to not cross those lines, ever, or she's going to be a higher liability to the likes of Crane, Joker, and the whole lot of them than she already is. And trust me, they look for the new kids out there, and run them through the ringer."
There really is no other better way to put it, especially to the more grounded half of this duo. Her mind briefly flits to what would, or could even happen if certain people knew who she really was, and how it would devastate her life across the board; and everything she'd worked for.
"I think this is a topic Nina should listen in on, whether or not she's as focused as you'd like her to be. And as for the dossiers on the other villains, if you'd like to think of them like that, ...that is going to take a bit of time. Sadly, I know more than I should about them, and most of them know me on a first name basis as well. But, as you could say, there is a certain...understanding. While most know who Dent, Crane, even Edward are beneath their more flimsy aliases...my own is rather..held close to the chest. And while you'd never think it; there is a bit of honor and courtesy in who we reveal what details to. Otherwise there are dire consequences." She wouldn't need to go in depth on what had happened when Oswald had let a slip of his tongue occur once or twice. He'd gone with a missing shipment more than once, and kept quiet the next time around.
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Post by Nina Stenet on Oct 4, 2012 6:44:55 GMT -5
Shawty looks amused at Selina's initial reaction - yeah, you don't look at her boss and think that she'd have a costume stashed away in the back of her closet. Or just the mask, really - the other pieces of the costume don't matter as much and are easily interchanged and replaced. And after Mr. Nigma left the picture, Dr. Stenet didn't seem to believe it would ever be useful again.
However, given the current situation... "Well, I don't know if it would help or not - all I know is that it could. Putting Dr. Stenet in a costume does one very valuable thing - she doesn't have to hide her little talent while she's wearing it.
"And you'd be amazed at what she can do with it. Like I said, she only used it once: she walked up to a building, took out an armed guard, broke through a heavily secured front door, retrieved a bit of equipment, set the place on fire, and waltzed out of there with all of the evidence on how exactly she did any of those things. And made it back to me in less than three minutes - I timed her, we had a bet. While walking normally on a knee that was shot twice two weeks previously, I might add. It was... cool," Shawty smiles at the memory.
"Of course, it was planned ahead very carefully, but it was her plan and she did it all herself - I was only there in case anything went wrong. She's a quick thinker without a plan too, and not just when it comes to using her power. I have no doubts she'd be able to pull off the costume thing. None. And I'm not saying that it's easy, I'm saying that she's good," she adds very confidently.
"But! Would that be useful? Hell if I know!" she continues, throwing up her hands in defeat at answering that question, "It's an option that can be used a lot, a little, or not at all. All I know is that the woman is not safe. And that if I have to drag her, kicking and screaming, through hell because the only safe place is on the other side, then I'm happy to do it. Whatever it takes to make her safe again - well, the moment I know what it is, you can consider it done." Why, yes, Shawty does take her job very seriously.
"And if you think we should bring Dr. Stenet in here - well, up to you, but she seems to be very easily overwhelmed lately. If we're going to throw ideas like this around, I think for her sake the 'here's what we think we should do' approach would go over a lot better than throwing her into a brainstorming session," she says with a frown, looking a bit concerned, "Though I'm sure that I can speak for the both of us, when I say that anything you tell either of us is absolutely sacred - never repeated, source never revealed, all of that - I know that in a way I'm asking you to stick your neck out for us. And it's totally up to you how far you're willing to go with that - and every little bit is appreciated."
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