The bridge of the Aerie One

[galwonder]

Sparrow doesn't like this plane. It's too big and too comfy and not at all what Heroes like Dick says Barbara is should be flying in. Also, she doesn't really like the fact that she slept here, and not on her own plane. Sure, the sofas are more comfy then in her cape on the floor, but her cape and costume are on the other plane and she feels undressed.

BUT. These computers she's found are awesome. So because no one's told her what she is and isn't allowed to touch, she's having a nosy.

And she still hasn't taken her shades off.

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[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Babs shoots him a smile with a teasing edge, "I'm going to put you to work. Don't worry about that."

[greatestofease.livejournal.com]

"I never doubted it."

He leans over to tug her hair, smiling.

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"Quit that," Babs grins as she reaches up to bat at his hand. Then, instead, she gently wraps her fingers around his wrist and squeezes gently, "I really have missed you."

[greatestofease.livejournal.com]

Dick's smile becomes softer, warmer.

"Yeah... me, too."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

For just a moment her smile turns a bit awkward.

Then it slips back into her usual businesslike one as she changes the subject (she hates being awkward), "So, what do you think of Sparrow?"

[greatestofease.livejournal.com]

"I think she's great."

Dick thinks she's a new little sister, really.

"Good kid. Sharp, angry. Reminds me of Jason a little. More of myself."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"Now that's a terrifying combination," Barbara teases. "I don't think she likes me much," she says matter-of-factly.

[greatestofease.livejournal.com]

"You picked up on that, huh."

Dick isn't suprised. Babs picks up on everything.

"In her world, I exist. And apparently, I kill people." Grimace, shrug. "You, too, I'd guess."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Barbara frowns, "I'm not sure I'd like me either, then." Of course she can't frown for too long because, hello, there's Dick!

"So, how are you holding up, anyway?"

[greatestofease.livejournal.com]

"Much better now that I've met you."

He says it without meaning to be charming, merely stating an obvious sort of fact.

"Gotham's a mess -- have you seen? Of course you have -- that's where I headed first, and that's where I met Sparrow. She'd heard there was something in Metropolis, and some sort of window god told me to head for Kansas. -- By the way, Metropolis is in Kansas."

WEIRD.

"Some sort of farm, apparently."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Babs grins despite herself at the compliment, intended or not.

"Yeah. Metropolis is, somehow, much the same despite being in the middle of nowhere. The farm, as far as I can tell, is ground zero for whatever protective bubble keeps portals from appearing in Kansas. It's... a very odd place."