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[hellofist]

[Hello there Barge. Cass is in the library, sitting on the floor with a bunch of books spread around her. When she turns the feed on, she's got a copy of A Tale of Two Cities in her hands. She'd recognized it as the book she had tried to read when she had stayed at Tim's apartment, but it was only the spine and the cover she knew. She still has no idea what it's about, or even what it is.]

Um. Don't know lots of things. Trying to learn. Reading, how to... use comm. But...

[Well, staring at words and trying to will them into making sense? It's not very effective.]

Need help. Had offers. Cashing in. [It's possible she got that phrase from Dean.] In library. Anyone can come, need... lots of help.


(ooc: ABSOLUTELY ANYONE is welcome to come and see Cass about reading, even if they haven't previously talked to her about helping out. Come and poke the little bat!)

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[ichoosefight]

I did promise I would teach you. [ Some four or five years ago, heck yes she remembers. ]

[hellofist]

So come teach.

[As long as they don't talk about Bruce anymore, she'll be good.]

[bringsbadnews]

Any kind of book in particular you're interesting in reading? Finding a genre you like helps. Reading detective novels got me hooked.

[hellofist]

Um... should start easier?

[She doesn't even know, she's just guessing here.]

Ones for babies. I think.

[bodilesswarrior]

[There's something a bit tired, in her smile, but it's wide and warm.] You know I'd love to.

[hellofist]

Yes. Can come to you.

[She wants to start right now. Not being able to talk at all during the flood was a little too much, she wants to be fixed now, please.]

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[fuckingvisions]

I might be able ta help you lass. I used to teach kids im a bit out of practise but I wouldn't mind.

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[hellofist]

[Kids? That's perfect, that's exactly Cass' level. She might be looking a little excited.]

When? Now?

[intofireforever]

I can teach you! I taught English as a second language to a woman back home.

[hellofist]

[This is perfect, too. English will be Cass' second language at this rate.]

What was... first language?

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[wemaketheworld]

[He wants to use voice alone, but he gets her a little more now. She needs to see. For anyone else he might not have bothered, but great minds. He doesn't mind so much in this context.

He's still a little on edge from the flood, but he's got it in check. Really.]

Odd choice to start with.

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[hellofist]

[Lucky for both of them, she doesn't want to talk about anything upsetting. Just easy stuff, like trying to learn to read. That's... super easy. Right.]

Don't know... where to start, really. Just picked things.

[Except that's not exactly true. She might just keep this copy of A Tale of Two Cities forever.]

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[trenchcoatedly]

I can help.

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[hellofist]

Would be thankful. In library, if want... to meet.

[love_slave]

I'll help you practice, too. [Because she wants to help distract her new friend from horrible.]

[hellofist]

[Someone looks pretty excited about that idea.]

Would have sent... private message, but don't know how.

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[silvestris]

[Selina isn't out to tutor anyone. She doesn't want a protege, she doesn't want a student, she doesn't even want a friend. She just can't stay away from the Bat family either, and Cass is the most likable one next to Bruce. So, here she is.]

How're the lessons going, kid?

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[hellofist]

[When Selina comes along, Cass has been staring at the same word for at least five minutes and hasn't made a thing out of it yet. Little ones, like it, she can kind of sound out. The rest of them? Not so much.]

Not good.

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[surfaceshine]

[This is beginning to be routine; Dean makes a note of that, and the fact that despite the fact she's not all balled up in a sweater, Cass isn't the only one that can read what isn't being said just by paying attention.

Totally guilty of the vocabulary augmentation, by the way.]

I'll smuggle some snacks in - how'd you feel about coffee?

[Because Dean has been chugging it like oxygen.]

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[hellofist]

[Despite everything, she still manages a smile for Dean.]

Coffee is good. Lots of sugar, please.

[canfindrope]

I can try.

[hellofist]

Would like that. Should know how.

[That's definitely an understatement but hey.]

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[strangehistorian]

Hello.

[Chromie has a way of literally appearing out of nowhere.]

You needed help?

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[hellofist]

[Generally it's hard to sneak up on a Bat since they're the ones coming out of nowhere, so Chromie just gets an impressed eyebrow raise at her entrance.]

Yes. Can't read. Want to learn.

[sharpememory]

You can't read? Seriously?

[hellofist]

No. Never taught.