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It's an odd question, I know, but you are from Frederick Chilton's world, aren't you?

[ Going off her tone, it doesn't sound like she's suspicious or anything, but who knows what she's after. ]

I am, yes. Same Baltimore, we've been calling it.

[Easier than expected, but this always has the potential to go to horrible places when Chilton is involved.]

He's offered his services to me.

[ A beat. ]

After everything that's happened with the Hornets, attacks on the Swear-Ins, Crane... I've been debating operating a team here. Psychiatric evaluations are obviously an aspect of team building I can't do. I'm not qualified.

[Give him a second to absorb that. Okay. Like, he sees there may be some agenda to this, securing Power Girl as an ally. She'd be good to have around in case of emergency. Hannibal Lecter coming back, for instance. But Will's seen some of Chilton's emergencies firsthand. He's the one who cleans those up, and would Chilton really want to out his more insidious projects to someone like Power Girl? Risk his appearances?]

Why not? Demented people slip through even the best, most vigilant evaluations. If you're building a team, I agree, mentality is important. But so is following your gut. Is your gut telling you legitimate psychiatric evaluations are absolutely necessary?

[Will sounds like someone who isn't convinced they are a necessity. He's got an agenda here, too. Perhaps a more selfish one than usual, but oh well. Bite him.]

I know. It's happened to my team before back home and we paid a price for it.

[ And then the team fell apart because they couldn't agree on their tactics. ]

Not that those that are sick or are dealing with some personal issues can't be an asset. [ Obsidian, Atom Smasher... they had plenty of them. They all do, it's kind of a package deal being a superhero. ] But with the proper evaluations, I don't have to worry too much about the government worrying about my vetting process.

[Sounds like the FBI.]

You're not concerned about potential members refusing to join because of it?

[ Well, the JSA does have a lot of old white guys. ]

I am, so I'd hope if this takes off that those I want on the team could put aside that discomfort.

There's only so much I can say, you know?

[ If she has to push, she's not afraid to do that. It's pushing too hard. ]

[Hrm.]

Yeah. [Yeah, he knows. He knows about screaming until he's blue in the face and it not meaning shit. So that leaves the next trail...] What did you want to know? About him. Since you called to ask, I assume you must have something on your mind.

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He was upfront about the fact this is purely an opportunistic offer.

[ She just wants to know if she's going to regret saying yes. Chilton cares about his patients' well-being, yes?

... yes?? ]

[(it is a mystery)]

And...that's left a bad taste in your mouth?

[He needs more to work with, okay. Was she blinded by honesty? Was she blinded by not-nice honesty? Was his not-nice honesty taken as a flashing sign? He has to know which angle to go down before he dives in.]

In some ways.

If I'm to build a team, the decisions I make need to reflect well on me, too. I need people to trust me. [ She sighs. ] Not to mention, Chilton did wrongly paint someone as a suspect in Freddie Lounds's case.

[ "Wrongly". ]

[U mean he LIED???????????????? He would never, fight for Chilton's honor ensues.

He doesn't hesitate, just bluntly asks:]

So you're left feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place. Is that about right?

Little bit.

However, I'm assuming since I've never heard anything negative about his practice that he's not a bad guy. Just blunt, if anything.

[ A snort follows. ]

Anyone that isn't Crane is a major step up.

[THAT'S LIKE SAYING AT LEAST HE ISN'T HANNIBAL LECTER which Will totally said to himself in his head a few times, look at that]

I wouldn't say that to him, if I were you. Unless you're intending to give him a heavy backhanded compliment.

I could, but I'm not an idiot; the last thing I need to be doing is pissing off our resident imPort shrink.

He's built quite the niche for himself, yes.

[Will sounds approving of that, go figure.]

Did he tell you what was opportunistic about his offer? Or do you...was it obvious?

[Secure superhero as buddy seems like...well, an obvious and a good idea, can't fault the guy who gets blood and shit on his shoes more often than not.]

Not in detail. I could figure that out for myself.

Better imPorts look as a whole, the better he looks for work.

Only if the looks aren't a bluff. Last thing we need's another seemingly well-adjusted imPort with a few eccentricities revealing themselves as a calculating, cruel, crazy son of a bitch. [Pardon his French, ma'am.] Doctor Chilton doesn't have anything to lose if that happens again. Not unless he's involved. If it happens within your team after he's done an evaluation, story's different. Your name's on it, sure. So's his. Opportunistic or not, there's a heavy risk to him should he make a mistake.

[It's all in such a dull voice that when he lets out what's basically a vote of confidence (much to his internal displeasure), it may smack as abrupt simply because everything before has been so bleak.]

I'd say he fits your needs perfectly.

[ She wouldn't be shocked if Chilton were a calculating son of a bitch, but that's all she gets out of him. He hasn't harmed his patients, as far as she knows ]

Seems like it.

Thanks for the input, then.

[Frederick Chilton Did Nothing Wrong.]

You're welcome. [uwu] Anything else?

[ Frederick Chilton Did A Lot Of Things Wrong. ]

Not at all. I appreciate your honesty, Will.

[SLANDER]

No problem. Hope your team pans out.

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