So I've seen lots of fan made facebook/text conversations for other shows; but only a few for Teen Titans (like 2 or 3). So I wondered: What would it be like if they used social media like most people nowadays? Of course, I have no idea how to make one of those pictures, so this is the best I can do. I'm in the middle of another Titan's story ('The Odd Couple') but kind of got a bit of writers block on how to continue, so I took a little break to recharge and could only come up with a few for now. First one was inspired by my friend who posted "Jinxed" on her status a few days ago and that's kind of what sparked the idea (Jinx's first two comments were actually mine; the rest of the for that one were made up {except Beast Boy's comment}).
Feel free to suggest any other conversation ideas in the reviews and I might post them (with proper credit, of course). Just try to keep it clean (don't want to have to up the rating) and avoid crossover characters- using other DC comic characters okay (though I'm not quite as familiar with them and their personalities); I just don't want to have to re-categorize as a crossover (but references to or mentioning other shows/movies/books are okay).
REVISED: It's come to my attention that the original version appeared too much to be in a 'script format'. So to try to avoid violating the website guidelines and risk having this deleted, I tried to revise a bit by adding some background information (I want to try to keep the social media part a consistent format; if possible). Hopefully the new information will improve the stories; I tried to avoid being too wordy, but still descriptive.
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, anything pertaining to the DC comics universe, or Facebook/any other social networking site (If I did I would be rich).
About a year ago Robin decided to allow the Titans to have social media accounts to connect with the Titan community in a less urgent manner. The only conditions being that they stayed in 'private mode', didn't disclose any secret identities, and didn't friend fans or civilians. Some how, many of the Titans wound up friending villains. Robin only allowed them to accept the requests just in case the villains shared any incriminating evidence; as social media tends to have that effect on most people. Cyborg added accessible apps to all the Titan's communicators for easy access. Lets see how the Teen Titans take on social networking.
Raven updates her status
Raven was in her room meditating. It's a method she uses to keep her emotions and her powers in check. Meditation is a practice that usually takes Raven hours of reflection. Like cleaning your room, Raven has realized that in meditation you can't successfully get rid of the unwanted clutter without finding it, carefully observing it, accepting it as something you don't need in your life, and properly disposing of it. Unfortunately, after years of trying to suppress her thoughts, Raven realized she was a pack-rat when it came to her emotion and memories; her mind was long overdue for some spring cleaning. Today Raven started to think deeply about her life:
*She's the spawn of a powerful demon, who had tried to kill her and her friends while taking over Earth; which she was destined to be responsible for the demise of said planet since the day she was born.
*She can't truly feel her emotions without the risk of losing control of her powers and damaging something or someone. For Raven, the only feeling worse than the numbness she felt from having to cut off her emotions, was dealing with the guilt from the damage her emotions caused; and guilt is the third most powerful emotion a person can possess (with love and hate being the first two).
*Unlike most children who were raised by their parents or even family members, she was pretty much raised by monks who spent hours every day for years training her to control her powers.
*Even after years of training, she still doesn't seem to have full control over her emotions or powers.
*The only guys who ever showed interest in her were some of the villains she fought. One of them being a dragon that was trapped in a book for about 1,000 years and tricked her into freeing him by telling her she was beautiful (he was the first and only person to this day that had ever told her that she was beautiful). Another being a conceited testosterone-filled adrenaline junky who said he liked her 'feisty' attitude; most likely only because he liked the challenge of making a strong-willed woman submissive to him.
*Though she had friends, many times they saw her as creepy. Especially Beast Boy who, much to Raven's chagrin, was probably her best friend on the team.
Robin told Raven that she needed to share her thoughts and feeling more with the Titan community, so that they can understand her better. And she decided what better way to do that than by posting a status.
Raven's friends saw her status and start thinking about their own unfortunate pasts; most of them being orphans and victims of traumatic events. They understood where Raven was coming from, especially one friend in particular who was considered unlucky.
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Raven's status: Do you ever get the feeling that bad luck just seems to follow you wherever you go?
(Beast Boy, Cyborg, Jinx, Robin, and Starfire liked this)
Jinx commented: Welcome to the club. Unfortunately, there's no membership fruit basket.
Beast Boy: Is there a cookie basket? :-)
Cyborg: What about a muffin basket?
Starfire: How about a bouquet of the dead plants?
Robin: Balloons?
Jinx: Not in the budget, just be glad membership is free.
Raven: I guess there is a bright side.
Jinx: Oops, spoke too soon. Membership is now $30 a month.
Raven: Just my luck.
(Jinx likes this)
Aqualad posts a comment on Speedy's wall
It was the morning after Aqualad's birthday. Most people would still be hyped up on residual birthday bliss after a gathering with all of their close and even distant friends. But not Aqualad. He was still upset by what his supposed best friend, Speedy, had planned for his party. Instead of discussing it with him directly face-to-face, Aqualad decided to go the much easier route: write about it on his friend's account wall. Of course many of the other Titans couldn't help but follow the mini online feud.
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Aqualad ~ Speedy: Really?
Speedy replies: What are you crying about now?
Aqualad: If you must know, I'm upset with you.
Speedy: I figured that, Genius. But why?
Aqualad: My surprise birthday party dinner last night.
Speedy: What about it?
Aqualad: Bumblebee said that all you had to do was pick the restaurant.
Speedy: And I did.
Aqualad: Did you really think that I would enjoy sushi?
Speedy: They had a big fish tank, I thought you would enjoy seeing the fish and talking with them.
(Mas and Menos like this)
Aqualad: Why would I want to communicate with my dinner before I eat it? Besides, you know I don't eat fish.
(Beast Boy and Tramm like this)
Speedy: I thought it was a phase.
Aqualad: My feelings are not a phase. This is a part of who I am!
(Beast Boy, Bumblebee, Jinx, Raven, and Tramm like this)
Speedy: Gees, you water signs are so crabby.
(Cyborg and Kid Flash like this).
Starfire: Pardon me, dearest friend Speedy. I do not wish to be rude, but I do believe the term in which you are looking for is "lobstery".
(Robin likes this)
Cyborg updates his status:
Cyborg had just completed his nightly reboot/ sleep cycle. Since Robin had scheduled training in the afternoon, Cyborg started his reboot earlier than normal the night before so that he could wake up early to work on the T-car (also known as his 'baby') before making breakfast for his teammates; minus Beast Boy who always protested his meat-tastic recipes. When he started working on his car he noticed something seemed off. He looked through the car window and saw that the inside of his car was trashed. He decided to examine the scene, trying to look for evidence of who could do such a thing to his baby. When he opened the car door he noticed an unpleasant yet familiar smell radiating from the inside. He also noticed an unusual color of what appeared to be fur on the upholstery of his seats.
Instead of confronting his suspect head on, he decided to give the culprit a chance to confess, publicly. He stayed silent most of the morning. When his friends asked what was wrong, he just told them to them: "Read my status."
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Cyborg's Status: Okay, who do it?
Raven commented: Who did what?
Starfire: Whatever could be troubling you, friend?
Cyborg: Don't play dumb with me! At least one of you took the T-car out for a joy ride while I was rebooting last night.
Robin: Are you sure, Cy?
Cyborg: I left my baby in perfect condition and now the seats are all torn up and it smells like wet dog! Beast Boy?
Beast Boy: I swear dude, it wasn't me.
Cyborg: And I guess you also didn't get green fur all over my seats?
Beast Boy: Dude, why won't you believe me? It wasn't me!
Soto's Dog: Sorry Cyborg; that was me. Don't worry, I'll pay for the damages.
Beast Boy: Told you!
Beast Boy posted a meme on his timeline:
Beast Boy had some downtime before training began so he was surfing the internet looking at funny and clever memes. The changeling came across one he really liked that reminded him of his team and posted it on his timeline. Unfortunately, someone he friended (who was as obsessed with TV and movies as Beast Boy was) decided to hijack Beast Boy's personally meaningful status.
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Beast Boy posts picture: "Keep calm because when there's trouble, you know who to call."
(Robin likes this)
Control Freak commented: Ghostbusters?
(Blackfire, Mumbo, Slade, and Red X like this)
Starfire posted online quiz results to her wall: 'What are your top two useful superpowers?'
It was the middle of the night. Everyone in Titans Tower was asleep. Everyone except Starfire, who woke up at 2 am and just couldn't get back to sleep. She didn't wish to awaken her slumbering friends from their nightly repose. So, to kill some time before her friends arose, Starfire decided to go on the computer in the ops room. She still didn't understand what Earthlings did for entertainment on the computer, luckily Robin and Cyborg had taught her how to search for information online and Cyborg had set the homepage as a search engine for easy access.
Starfire decided to search: 'Fun things on the internet'. After clicking a few links and accidentally screening through a few websites that made her blush, she found a promising link: 'online quizzes'. One quiz on the site in particular sparked her interest and afterwards she was happy with the results.
Starfire realized that she must share this with not only her housemates, but all of her friends. She clicked the button under the quiz that said 'share'. It opened up a link to the networking site she occasionally used and she logged in. Starfire wanted to make sure that her friends would share their results, so she added a message before she posted it on her wall. She took some other quizzes online to pass the time, but she didn't find them as interesting as the first one.
Later that night, before the Tamaranean went to bed, she decided to check her page. She was glad to see that many of her friends had responded. But it appeared that one of her friends (her best friend) wasn't as thrilled with their results as she was with hers.
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Starfire commented on her results: Please friends, take this quiz and tell me what your results were. I believe the results to be most accurate. The quiz stated that the most special gifts I possess are: shooting bolts of energy and flying.
Cyborg commented: Superhuman strength and a high aptitude for technology.
Raven: Empathetic healing and telekinesis.
Red X: Proficiency in martial arts and teleportation.
Beast Boy: Shape shifting and animalistic powers.
Terra: Affinity for Earth and the ability to cause natural disasters.
Kid Flash: Super speed and the ability to go through solid objects.
Jinx: Sorcery and advanced acrobatics.
Aqualad: Breathing underwater and communicating with sea creatures.
Bumblebee: Size altering and flying.
Speedy: Enhanced agility and marksmanship.
Robin: This quiz is stupid.
Beast Boy: Why, Dude? What were your powers?
Robin: I don't want to talk about it.
Cyborg: C'mon, man!
Starfire: Please share with us, Robin.
Robin: Fine. Proficiency in martial arts and… Hitting things with a stick.
(Beast Boy, Cyborg, Kid Flash, Red X, and Speedy like this).
Red X: Sucks to be you, Kid.
Robin: Shut up!
Red X: Or else what, Chuckles? Seriously, what are you going to do- hit me with a stick?
(Beast Boy, Control Freak, Cyborg, Kid Flash, Mad Mod, Mas, Menos, Mumbo Jumbo, Raven, Slade, and Speedy like this).