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[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Babs is sitting out on the back porch. Her laptop flickers beside her, and every so often she looks over and perhaps taps a few keys. But mostly she stares out over the fields.

Things are quiet here. It's so different from Gotham and from Metropolis and from everywhere else she's lived all her life.

She's not sure whether she likes it or not.

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[not-scully.livejournal.com]

There's a very tall young man heading toward her with an enormous bag slung over one shoulder.

"Hey, Barbara!"

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Old reflexes die hard, and Babs' hand half-twitches toward the sticks under her chair as she looks up. "Hey, Sam! Find your brother alright?"

Like she doesn't know already.

[not-scully.livejournal.com]

Whether she knows or not, the question lights his face up as he nods. "Yeah, I did. He came back with me, and a few of his friends. These are for you."

He drops the bag down, holding one end of it so she can peek inside. It's filled to the top with books.

It's like Christmas for librarians!

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Barbara laughs at his grin, and at the bag.

"Oh, I could almost kiss you, you beautiful man, you."

[not-scully.livejournal.com]

Sam laughs, though it carries a note of sheepishness to it. "I don't think I brought nearly enough books to deserve that," he admits. "It's all pretty random, but there might be something interesting. Mostly English but I included the stuff I found in Austria, too."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"That," she grins impishly, "Is why I said 'almost'."

She sobers. "But seriously... thanks."

[not-scully.livejournal.com]

Sam just grins at her and nods. "It really wasn't a problem, I was already looking for things. I brought some stuff in Braille, too, for Leah," he gestures back as if she's behind him, though she's nowhere in sight, "so if she doesn't want any of them, you're welcome to it."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"You're a real sweetheart," Barbara smiles. "Anyone ever tell you that before?"

[not-scully.livejournal.com]

Sam sighs and shakes his head, vry sad with the memory, absolutely not blushing. "Yeah, but I think they were just trying to get something out of me."

[tobeclosetohim]

Bab's gets a wave from the blonde walking in from the gardens

"Long time no see."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"Jo," Babs dips her head in a slight nod. "It has been a while. What can I do for you?"

[tobeclosetohim]

Jo smirked a little.

She was direct; same as her mother.

"I'm looking for a place."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"Well that's not vague at all," Babs laughs. "I bet I can help you with that one."

[tobeclosetohim]

Jo sticks her hands half in her pockets.

Then actually looks around them, without attempting to hide it.

She has to make sure certain specific people are no where nearby.


"It needs to have thick walls. Preferably buried. Preferably sealed." And not in the cemented door sense.

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Barbara blinks once, then leans forward. All teasing drops from her expression.

"I'll need to know what it's for."

[tobeclosetohim]

"A hold."

Jo raised a hand and rubbed the back of her neck.

"For things you'd rather not have even the people of an apocalypse playing with."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Barbara's tone stays flat and businesslike. "I might have a place, but again: I'll need to know what it's for."

Babs doesn't let other people make decisions about "too dangerous" for her. She's the one who makes those decisions for other people.

[justaplumber.livejournal.com]

Very soon, she has company: the newest resident to the farm.

"Hello."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

Barbara looks up. "Hi," she manages a welcoming smile. "You're new here, right?"

[justaplumber.livejournal.com]

"Yes," he replies, returning the smile. "I'm Mario."

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"Barbara," she adds an extended hand to the smile. "Pleasure to meet you."

[justaplumber.livejournal.com]

"And you. This may sound corny, but -- have you been here long?"

He's not hitting on her. He's got a crush back at home.

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"I have," she laughs. "Longer than I like to think about sometimes. I never really expected to be her over a year."

[justaplumber.livejournal.com]

He frowns. "And you have been looking for a way back ever since?"

[twiceahero.livejournal.com]

"In my spare time," she laughs easily. "Which, I have to admit, there hasn't been much of."