Static worms his way around a hallway corner inside Titan's Tower.

"Mmmm… …where in Heaven did she go… …?" He whispers to himself. He tilts his head up. He sniffs the air. "Follow the faint scent of lavender—AH! Hey! Star!" He jogs over.

Starfire is seated lonesomely inside the cranny of a circular reading window built into the Western Wing of the Tower. The sight exposes the sun-glitter'd lengths of Pacifica before and beyond the iconographic Suspension Bridge of Jump City.

The Tamaranian girl's expression—however—is far from 'glittery'. She sighs a ho-hum alien sigh and resumes her lonely brooding at the window.

Static pleasantly strolls up. "Hey girl, s'up?"

"Mmmm… …Dearest friend," Starfire murmurs. "There is only one thing that is commonly up in this terrestrial abode of ours. And that is the cosmos…. …" Her amber face hardens ever so slightly. "… …which is sincerely a much more committed and sensible domain than that within which I am presently suspended."

"Awwww.. ….Don't sound so down!" Static squats down besides her on the floor and looks up. "Talk to me. I know I'm still a rookie at this place and all, but that means I can't be a good listening buddy, huh?"

"… … …. …"

Static smiles gently. Warmly. "Didja finally talk to Robin?"

She slowly nods. "Affirmative. I most certainly did."

"Heh, well that's nice—"

"And he was most certainly limited in providing me the gracious assistance required in tracking down the elusive, Tamaranian spirit we so recently encountered."

"…. ….," Static blinks. "Oh." He bites his lip and scratches the back of his neck. "I… ..erhm….Well," he smiles hopefully. "R-Robin is a busy dude, Star---"

"It is not his business nor his superheroic ethics that I am in disagreement with, dearest Virgil."

"My name is Sta---ahem," the electrokinetick clears his throat and simply smiles. "Wh-What I mean to say is, go on."

"Rather, I am disappointed in… …much more ambiguous things concerning our team leader."

"Well now, Star," Static shrugs. "When it comes to Robin—a former member of the Dynamic Duo—how 'ambiguous' can you be or not be? Eh heh heh heh…."

Starfire does not so much as giggle.

"… …. ….'Eesus, you really ARE down, aren't you?" Static leans in. "Care to share?"

"I do not know if you would understand even if I attempted such."

"I'm used to a shock or two," Static winks. "Try me, girl."

"With Robin.. …. …things have always been of a confusing nature," Starfire sits up a bit and gestures. "But in.. ….In th-the last few Earth-Months, I was almost certain I knew the exact nature of his feelings! It was no longer a mystery! He and I were… ….were….." She sighs with a touch of distant dreaminess in her sad eyes. "… … …we were more than just friends."

Static leans his head forward and gradually nods. "You… …werrrrrrrrre---girlfriend and boy—"

"—friend, yes," she nods. "But.. …I sincerely doubt if that pair earthling colloquialisms still holds true to our relationship any further." She sighs and slowly lets her eyelids lower like flower petals as she adds: "Only 'yesterday', he would gladly have given his all to help me in this most urgent matter. And I do not think it a selfish thing for me to expect such from him in my regard. But now, it is not the case. He has returned to the metaphorical embodiment of machina that he once so regimentally suited in personality. And I fear that there is nothing to salvage the brief yet heavenly warm soul that I was once privy to."

"Well, yeah, Star, Robin is a workaholic but—"

"He has abandoned me to my own devices in my search," Starfire utters with a slight frown. "With the exception of sparse data from his own interrogative searches and a limit of one enlisted Titan in assisting my investigation." She glances helplessly at Static. "The Robin I knew---The Robin I thought I knew would go much further than that."

Static takes a deep breath. After a while, he summons a smile for her and softly manages: "Well, I think you need to give yourself more credit than this, Starfire. From the looks of things, you're probably the only Titan here best suited for tracking this 'Flaar' down. That's what you wanna do, right?"

She nods in melancholy fashion.

"Then let that situation be your one and only concern. Looks like you know Robin enough to tell when he's---well—unapproachable. And from little I know about you, Starfire, I can guess that you're nothing but a badass warrior inside. And you're more than capable of doing this search. Even without him! What's more, you know that deep down inside that moping around and feeling sorry about Robin's—erm—stubborn ambiguity is no way of finding out just what's happened to this 'Flaar' person. Maybe in the future, Robin will come around. Maybe he won't. But there's one thing that certainly won't change…."

She leans her cute head to the side. Emerald eyes fluttering. "And what is that, Virgil?"

He winks. "That you're one swell gal, Star. Nobody in a cape can change that. Eyemasks may be blinding every now and then, but just remember that it's the universe and the universe that holds true."

"….. … …. …." Starfire looks at Static.

"… … …. ….." Static looks at Starfire.

"…. … … …." Starfire smiles.

"There's that grin!" Static winks. "Now are you going to get into action, girl?"

"I most emphatically agree…," she kicks up and off the window sill and hovers in place.

(Hovering. A sign of joy.)

"And….," she lifts a finger and pleasantly states. "Since I am apparently a warrior who is appropriately wicked-of-the-proverbial-donkey, liked you stated, I shall see to it that the information regarding this poor young boy's whereabouts are related to me. Even if I were to covertly give the Jump City Penitentiary a visit and interrogate them myself!"

"Eh heh heh heh….," Static sweatdrops. "Let's not get t-too carried away, Star. After all, I worry about you too—"

Starfire suddenly gasps, two hands girlishly cupped underneath her chin. "Oh! OH! I just have encountered the most glorious of epiphanies!"

Static leans his head to the side. "Oh? You have?"

She floats toward him. "Virgil, I would be most wondrously honored if you were to travail upon being my partner of singular allowance for this mission."

"…. … …." Static blinks. "…. …. ….m-me?"

"Hehehe—Yes! You are intelligent, heartwarming, AND versatile in the field! I am certain you would be of great assistance in this investigation as you have been assisting as a friend!"

"Yeah heh heh heh…," Static scratches the back of his head. "Well.. …I-I—"

"Ohhhh DO please say you will help me, dearest Virgil! We would make ever the functional pair!"

"P-P-Pair?" Static wheezes.

"Affirmative! In accumulating information, yes?"

"Well… …erm….wh-why don't we—eheheh—bounce this idea off of Robin first?"

"But you yourself said that caped superheroes hold no judgment over my better planning. And this is a beautifully perfect plan, is it not?"

"I…erm…eheh…erm….I-I…."

"Pleeeeease, Virgil?" Starfire's eyes brim with pinpricks of magical sparkly princess goodness.

"… ….. ….," Static gulps. "Y-Yeah. Sure. My weekly planner is clear!"

"GLORIOUS!" She hugs him crushingly. "This will be an adventure to remember!"

"Snkkkt---Y-Yeah….," Static wheezes and rolls his eyes back in a faint manner. "… ….R-Ritchie…. ….what are you doing right now?

-T-T-T-T-T-T-

"EEEEK! DADDY LONG LEGS! DADDY LONG LEGS! GET OUT OF MY BATHTUB!"

FWOMP!

"GET OUT!"

FWOMP!

"SKAT!… …. …. …Oh spectacular…EGGS."