First Unused Utility Belt | Video

[hellofist]

[When the video feed comes on, it looks like everything is upside down. Only Cassandra's neck and chin are visible at first, showing a lopsided frown as she fumbles with the communicator, nearly drops it, and then finally turns it upside down. Now the view is her face right side up, and she grins into the camera before a paning shot shows she is hanging upside down from a tree in the CES.]

Crunches. Upside down. 500. Bored.

[She could have done this in the gym, yes, but there are less people here usually. Besides-]

Climbed the tree. Always wanted... to try. Bats are upside down. Funny, because [She puts her hand on her chest here.] Batgirl. Warden.

[And then she waves.] Hi.

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[takeyouapart]

[Laugh. Forever.]

I could never get along with a cloak, personally, kept getting tangled up. Cape might be tidier.

'Prat' is a word for someone who thinks they're incredibly clever and the best at everything and never wrong, but actually isn't any of those things at all.

[hellofist]

Good for... staying warm. Scares people.

[That's a very important part to being a Batperson, actually. If they're not scared of you you're probably doing something wrong.]

... Most Robins, then.

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[takeyouapart]

[He's laughing quite a bit, and has the sense to switch filters because he knows Tim's maybe a bit touchy about this sort of thing.]

I don't know. I live next door to one and he's always seemed only minimally prattish to me.

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[hellofist]

[Dick is Nightwing and Steph is... she doesn't even know, anymore. So the only option is-]

Tim? You're his friend?

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[takeyouapart]

Yeah, I'd say so. He can be a bit...distant? But we've been neighbours for ages and we help each other and we talk, so. I'd call us friends.

[You barely need to be preternaturally skilled at reading body language to tell that Merlin used to have a huge crush on him.]

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[hellofist]

Neighbors are good.

[It's hard not to like Tim, so Cass understands. She's still smiling, happy to know her friends come with new friends.]

My friend too?

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[takeyouapart]

[He smiles and nods.]

Your friend too, definitely.

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[hellofist]

Are you... warden or inmate?

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[takeyouapart]

Warden. I've been here for....two years now, a bit longer? On and off. Oh, and I help run the Infirmary, so if you get hurt or ill you'll probably see me.

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[hellofist]

Two years? [That's a long time to be in one place, which either means the Barge is a very good place, or a very bad place that doesn't let people get out easily.] You like it?

Do people... get shot here? Otherwise, will be fine. Don't get sick.

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[takeyouapart]

I do. I wouldn't have been here as long, but my first two Inmates vanished before I could really help them. And the one I have now is...complicated.

[A pause.]

Yeah. Not often, but...people can hurt each other here, quite badly sometimes.

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[hellofist]

Complicated how?

[She's still not the best with knowing what she should or shouldn't be asking about, but they're both Wardens. They should share, shouldn't they?]

I could help. Can sew up people. Have had practice.

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[takeyouapart]

He's very old. Hundreds of years 'old'. It's made him very set in his ways.

[Which is barely even scratching the surface of why Reaver is the way he is, but. Moving on.]

If you've got that sort of training, we're always happy to have support staff in the Infirmary. We screen people first, but we can put you on a list of Wardens we call in emergencies.

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[hellofist]

Oh... You can help, though.

[Cass is all about second chances, after all.]

Yes, want to help. You can screen.