[b][u]January 7th, 11:48 AM
Clio’s Apartment, New York City[/u][/b]

Starfire was doing a one handed handstand in the middle of Clio’s apartment when she remembered something. [color=c4df9b]”Oh! Clio!”[/color] She flipped easily onto her feet and burst into Clio’s room.

[color=c4df9b]”Karen wanted to speak with us about something. She wanted people to guard her body while she travels across the land. I think that would be an excellent thing for me to do. She gave me a number.”[/color] There was a moment of hesitation. 

[color=c4df9b]”What do I do with the numbers? Can I use them to find Karen and Jones?”[/color] She asked. Starfire didn’t have cell phones on her home world. People just Star-Jumped from place to place. So when Karen gave her a number, Starfire didn’t quite understand its purpose but assumed it was important, so she stuck it in her memory. Now seemed a good a time as any to learn more and to get back into contact with Karen.

Clio jumped as Starfire burst into the room, slamming her laptop closed and pushing it to the side. She hadn't been watching anything explicit, but she felt like she had been caught red handed. Probably because she hadn't been able to sleep last night. She had gone out in costume, and when she got back, she had stayed up late watching YouTube videos. She thought she was able to make sleep deprivation look good, but in all honesty she must've been a wreck. She hadn't changed out of her Makaya costume, nor had she wiped the blood off her mouth and forehead from the fist fight she had gotten into. 

[color=EF1956]"Star!"[/color] She exclaimed, shortly after the woman had stopped speaking. [color=EF1956]"You've got to [I]warn[/i] me before busting into my room. I could've been...cursing someone or something."[/color] She sighed, sitting up and grabbing a large satin hair tie from the nightstand beside her. She flipped her braids up, and tied them on top of her head. 

[color=c4df9b]”Sorry, Clio. I’ll be sure to do that.”[/color] She nodded solemnly. She furrowed her eyebrows at the sight of blood but chose to say nothing of it.

[color=EF1956]"If you wanna call Karen, her number's in my phone."[/color] She grabbed the device, standing and walking it over to Starfire. [color=EF1956]"Here, I should've shown you how to use this before."[/color]

She turned the phone on, giving Star a quick tutorial on how to get to the dial screen. [color=EF1956]""...Now put in the number, and press that button. Tell her we're both coming...after I shower."[/color]

[color=c4df9b]”Very well.”[/color] Remembering the symbols Karen marked out, Starfire assumed the English language read left to right like her own, and got lucky. There was really only two options, anyway.

Following Clio’s instructions, she pressed the call button and held it up to her ear like she had seen many others do.

[color=orchid]“Hello?”[/color] said a voice from the phone’s speakers, crisp and clear. It sounded slightly different than when Star and Karen had spoken in person, but it was clearly still the song artist that had offered the two a job.

Starfire had a guess as to what would happen, but the technology was still miraculous. The only thing that came close to it was the star charts.

[color=c4df9b]”Hello?”[/color] Starfire shouted, moving the phone in front of her face. [color=c4df9b]”Karen? Can you hear me?”[/color]

[color=orchid]”Ow!”[/color] the voice on the other side yelped, briefly growing distant afterwards. [color=orchid]”Yeah, I’ll say I can! How are you, Starfire?”[/color]

Starfire smiled. She continued, voice still far too loud. [color=c4df9b]”I am wanting to ask you a question. About guarding your body. I want to do that. As a...job, yes? Clio and I are going to show up to you.”[/color] She looked at the black void in front of her and hesitated, trying to find the right words after fumbling her speech.

[color=c4df9b]”Did you want to have a meeting about this?”[/color] Is what she decided on. 

[color=orchid]”I was hoping your question’d be how to turn down the volume, but I’m happy to hear you’re both on your way!”[/color] said Karen, laughing. [color=orchid]”You can both come to my room at the Conrad Hotel at 102 North End Avenue! I’ll make sure that they know you’re coming.”[/color]

Starfire nodded, excited. [color=c4df9b]”Conrad Hotel and 102 North End Avenue. Clio and I will be there after she takes a shower.”[/color] Starfire was hoping this could go well. If this was like she was imagining, this would help her learn more about this planet. New York great, but there had to be more cities out there. There so much she still had left to learn, and how could she help people if she didn’t even know what one of the most common devices was, or who was right and who was wrong? The only way to know more was to get out there, and Karen’s musical campaign was probably the best way to do it. 

During this internal monologue, Starfire left the conversation on the phone hanging.

[color=orchid]”...Hello? Are you still there?”[/color] Karen called out.