[ at first he was doing just that, the trailing, but then he felt weird just following an unconscious guy being dragged around and he catches up to try and walk beside her. which is probably how she can see when he looks away for a second before answering with a shrug: ]
Oh, yeah. I got tired of hanging around the rest of them. You know how it is. Time wasting shenanigans as usual. I figured I'd rather do those with someone I actually like.
[ hmmm. she does notice the movement, but does not say anything. there are a lot of reasons why varian might get tired of staying in corona and need a scenery change. the most worrying thing is still that he didn't just go to her place; at this point he probably still doesn't know the whole city yet, it'd be easy for him to get lost. ]
Aww. So Hikage, right?
[ it's a joke.
eventually, they will come across a convenience store with... about three other guys tied up in front of it, also knocked out. steph just adds the one they have to the pile. ]
The police should be on their way to collect them.
[ she was actually joking, she doesn't actually care if she orders pancakes at 1am in her costume. she is more concerned about any possible stares that varian might get. ]
[ and off they go! it's okay, if anyone tries to mug them she can protect him and he can say he helped.
thankfully, their destination is pretty close by-- mostly since she picked what she knew was close. it's your average 24/7 diner. not that... varian would know what average is. ]
[ he definitely does not know, which is why he's looking around in wide eyed interest and looking like a fucking tourist ]
They must be good, to get a personal recommendation from the great Stephie. [ he's teasing. maybe. he fiddles with a napkin once they're sitting ] So, what have you been up to? Besides the, uh, night job.
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Oh, yeah, I haven't been here that long.
[ however long it takes to have a mild panic attack. not that he had one! ha ha!!! ]
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[ she's going to start walking. it's fine, no one will blink at batgirl dragging an unconscious dude with her while a child trails behind her.
i mean, they might, but they've probably seen weirder. ]
Just wanted to visit?
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Oh, yeah. I got tired of hanging around the rest of them. You know how it is. Time wasting shenanigans as usual. I figured I'd rather do those with someone I actually like.
[ which isn't strictly speaking a lie ]
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Aww. So Hikage, right?
[ it's a joke.
eventually, they will come across a convenience store with... about three other guys tied up in front of it, also knocked out. steph just adds the one they have to the pile. ]
The police should be on their way to collect them.
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[ he can do jokes. jokes are nice. and then there's a pile of knocked out guys and Varian can't hide a grin ]
What, only four? It's like they don't know they're messing with your city.
[ Steph is so cool..... always...... ]
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[ well, once she's sure that they're not going to get away somehow, that means she can fully pay attention to the fourteen year old here. ]
What do you want to do?
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Anything's fine? I just wanted to see you, so. Sorry for interrupting your night shift.
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[ sort of. she hadn't been almost killed or attacked by someone with superpowers, so it's slow. ]
Are you hungry?
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Um. Sure? But is anything open at this hour?
[ he's never hung out Gotham at night before and doesn't understand the pain of big city restaurants ]
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[ she pauses. ]
I should potentially change first.
[ unless he wants to go into a diner with batgirl. ]
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[ it's. both a joke and a legit question. he doesn't know ]
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[ like, batman doesn't eat? probably? has anyone seen batman and food together in the same room. ]
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Oh. Then I guess you should change?
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I'll be right back.
[ she's. going to a roof. ]
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Also implying Varian isn't getting stared at for being a steampunk cosplayer anyway tbh ]
I'll... wait down here?
[ at least he is not in an alley ]
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but it doesn't take long for her to join him in civilian clothes. ]
Varian!
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Stephie! Hey.
[ he doesn't say again because clearly. This is subtle ]
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Thanks for meeting me. [ at. the middle of the night. ] Shall we?
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Oh, yeah, sure, um, lead the way?
[ he has no idea where they are ]
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thankfully, their destination is pretty close by-- mostly since she picked what she knew was close. it's your average 24/7 diner. not that... varian would know what average is. ]
I personally recommend their pancakes.
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They must be good, to get a personal recommendation from the great Stephie. [ he's teasing. maybe. he fiddles with a napkin once they're sitting ] So, what have you been up to? Besides the, uh, night job.
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[ granted that's more of a concern for hikage than it is for belph. ]
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[ like misbehaving children ]
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[ it's a joke. ]
I once tried suggesting that they should join my night job, but I started laughing and couldn't finish the sentence.
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Ha, come on, it's a good idea... if you want a quick and easy way to burn Gotham to the ground.
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