Tenth Unused Utility Belt | Video

[hellofist]

People keep showing up, with memories... that don't match up. Happening a lot, lately. Guess it happens... all the time, but... seems like more, now.

[Cass stops a second, not looking into the feed but at something past the comm, jaw clenching and relaxing as she thinks.]

Know I did... something. Or... something happened, to me. Made me... someone people don't like? Or are scared of. Don't know.

[It's a little terrifying, to talk to Tim and see him be relieved she's not whatever she becomes in his future.]

I guess, want advice. Want to know... if you did something... bad, or wrong, would you... want to know? Want someone... to tell you, so you could stop? Or just... let it happen, hope you... do right things?

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[hellofist]

[The smile that finds its way onto her face is weak, tremulous at first, but it builds and sticks while she watches his hope starting to shine through him too. She touches her fingertips to the image of his face on her comm and when he praises her, the smile breaks out completely and she ducks her head because she's pleased this time.

She's worked so hard to see that kind of pride in her, from the Bruce in her world and the one here, from her father when she was little and wanted him to think she was good enough. She's starting to learn that that isn't something that should be earned, it should be given because you're loved. Dean is proud of her because she's her, not because she's a weapon or Batgirl.

He's proud because she's Cassandra.]

Thank you.