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( A sleepy Steph starts up the video, yawning a little before she takes her thumb off the camera to reveal herself. She's not messy or sloppy or anything like that, just yawning. Her voice is very matter-of-fact and she nods occasionally as she speaks to confirm how right her point is. )

Y'know I think this place needs to give newbies a warmer welcome. Hotels give you like coffee and maybe a fruit basket? We need that, waiting in our suite for us. Maybe with a cute message card saying something like, "Welcome to our city, and oh, remember you're stuck here! Have a mocha on us!" It's common courtesy to give folks some kind of compensation.

( She pauses. She's forgetting something, isn't she... Oh, right! )

Oh yeah, I'm Stephanie. Or Steph. Probably not Stephie. ( Bad memories associated with that one. ) Aaaand I really want a mocha. That actually sounds really good right now. Nice to meet you and especially nice to meet you if you know about a Turtlebucks close to the Wood Sector.

( Confirm her secret identity in this place as an ordinary and hilarious college student? Check. She honestly is seriously thinking about her situation, but for now she doesn't want that to show through as Stephanie Brown. Gotta be safe and all. )

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At that, she finally cracks her serious joking face and laughs, shrugging.

I don't know! I think these imaginary mermaids can be whatever you want them to be.

( Steph raises her eyebrows questioningly. )

Do you have that many socks with holes in them?

[Score! He got her to laugh! Which is what he was going for. They haven't talked much during his time point, so this is good.]

Good, I'll keep that in mind, now, for whenever I think about imaginary mermaids.

[He gives a nod.]

At least two so far? I was going to toss them, though. [He pauses and smiles.] Enough about my sock problem. How are you? Doing okay? This place is a lot to take in.

( Exaggerated SIIIIIIGH. )

Fiiine. I'll fix 'em for you. Just drop them off at my suite and I'll see what I can do. But you'll totally owe me a coffee afterwards.

( She shrugs again, smiling. )

Don't worry, I'm fine. I've got lots of friends from back home to look after me, after all. Plus, all these new buddies I've got apparently. Not to mention the fact that I can you know handle myself?

You're the best, Steph, I knew I could count on you! [Biggest cheeky grin right now.] I have a lot of coffee. That was the first thing I bought when I got here. Clothes after, coffee first.

Yeah, you and me both. The welcoming committee is insane here.

[AND BOOM Batcryption]

I know you can handle yourself. I don't know when you're from, but apparently you're Batgirl now? And if you aren't, I spoiled it for you, so I'm sorry. Have you gotten any window buddies yet? You know us and window buddies. We're like moths drawn to the flame, except the moths are bats and the flame is an opened window.

But if it's okay with you, when you get a chance to settle down, I'd like to come and knock on your door, and see you.

You can't spoil me, Dick. But yep, Batgirl. Trained by O and all.

( She'd say something about how he was often her Batman back home, but... spoilers, right? )

Both Bruce and Tim have stopped by. I'll probably be settled in in a few days, so if any time in the next week or so works for you, I'm good.

Right, right, I should have learned from the purple. Eggplant! I meant eggplant, I meant that at the start.

[He pauses.] Okay, sometime next week, I'll come see you. And I'll knock on the door and everything. Maybe bring some coffee. Or a tribble, they make great housewarming gifts.

[Another pause.] ...How is she? In your time? The big O? Is she. I mean, is she doing okay?

( His questions make her smile. She misses O a lot, but at the same time the thought of her is very comforting. )

She's fine, don't worry. I don't know every detail of her life since she spends a lot of time with the Birds of Prey, so sorry if you wanted a rundown of every waking moment, lover boy. But... she and I work together, or worked together. And she helped me become Batgirl. I don't think I'd be who I am today without her. She was also teaching at Gotham University before I left. Oh, and- ( Her smile turns more devious and teasing as she adds in ) She and this new cop had some major chemistry on both sides.

[Well. That's okay. So long as she was okay, he didn't need to know everything that went on with her every moment of her life. He wasn't Bruce, he didn't keep tabs like that.

So long as she was okay...] In my time, you weren't Batgirl. But Damian told me about it, so... makes more sense, and everything.

[Wait, what.] They did? Do? What's his name? Is he Gotham PD? How'd she meet him?

( Okay, sure, you don't need to know everything, Dick. Steph cracks up at his questioning, but answers him nonetheless. )

Yep. Nick Gage. Yes. Through the commissioner, I think? I met him through our work, but she didn't. Anything else you need to know? His star sign maybe?

[It's only a select few that he needs to know everything for. Except he won't admit that. Because yeah, that is all totally a joke! Except for the part that he's not happy with that one.]

...Do you know his star sign?

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