"Yes, sir?" questioned Robin, pausing in the doorway of the office. It was a bright place, in blue and green and purple, with a feel unlike most offices of high ranking politicians.
From behind his desk, the mayor looked up from the papers that she was leafing through. Her blonde hair was pulled into a tight bun, matching sharp blue eyes and high cheekbones. Phillipa Ryans was not someone to mess with, and her appearance served as a warning.
Even the Titans, in the past, had their share of issues with her. Back at the beginning where they were struggling to be a team and figure things out, with those hawk eyes unrelentingly watching them, those boney hands demanded money for repairs to the city caused during their fight.
Phillipa was not a fan of vigilantes.
Robin had worked hard to change her mind.
Which is why he was almost nervous standing there, waiting to be motioned in. Dark blue eyes looked him over and took him in, and Robin was suddenly reminded of the feeling of being sized up.
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"How old are you, Robin?" asked the mayor, eventually.
Unsure of why that had to do with anything, Robin took a small step into the room. "I'm seventeen, ma'am. Has there been an issue?"
Phillipa pursed her thin lips together and shook her head, then waved him the rest of the way in. "No, just curious. I want to speak with you about a recent news report though. I'm sure you've seen it?"
Robin nodded, taking a seat in one of the high-backed chairs across from the mayor's desk. the report in question had been brought to his attention by Beast Boy, just several hours ago. Had held it fast, because the thought of a bomb aimed at his city was frightening, the lack of support given to his team by the state even more so.
The Teen Titans had been protecting Jump City for three years. Fighting and training and living nothing but their work, just to keep the citizens of their humble city safe and well. Something that evidently didn't matter in the eyes of their Governor, who was so quick to throw them under the bus.
Something in Phillipa's eyes changed, soft in a way they weren't usually, and then she gave a small nod. "Yes, I knew that you would. I just wanted to let you and your team know that, desptie the Governor's claim, the City of Jump is behind you. I have turned down the offer of military support. We are in your hands, Robin."
And it should have been an honor. Really though, Robin just found it rather unsettling. To know that this threat, which had already garnered so much attention, it was all on him. The thought had his chest tightening and churning and breath catching, but the boy wonder just nodded again.
When he spoke, none of that worry showed through. Instead, Robin just sounded proud and sure of himself, as though there was no doubt in his mind that he would be able to handle this threat. "Thank you, mayor. You know that we'll do all that we can to keep you and the city safe."
Something small in the back of Robin's mind couldn't help point out that help may have been needed.