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baedalites ([personal profile] baedalites) wrote in [community profile] multiversallogs2012-04-14 06:15 pm

Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.

Who: EVERYONE.
What: Swap meet.
Where: The Apache and surrounding environs.
When: Sukkardi the 14th of Haneden
Notes:
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Warnings: None yet. Please put warnings up on individual threads.


The Apache is much the same as it always is: dimly lit, with the jukebox playing in the background, and the bartender serving whatever's on tap.
controlledvariable: (PB >> I know you tried so hard)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-15 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
That gets a raised eyebrow, "Do you?" But she smiles in greeting and pulls the bag to sit in front of her, carefully peeking inside to see what it is. She almost pulls it out before she realizes it's a costume and then decides it's better if only her and Angela know what it is.

It takes another few seconds of investigation before she finds the Bat symbol, and then the boots and - Oh. Her expression shifts dramatically, looking something that could be described as heartbroken; she knows she's going to have to give this to Babs.

"No," Her voice is quiet, reverent, "This isn't mine." She should explain more, but she doesn't know how.
Edited (spelllling) 2012-04-15 04:05 (UTC)
thenormalsquint: (❥ i am confuse)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-15 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
That look on Steph's face is not the look Angela was expecting. She was looking for excitement or something close to it, thinking it's an old version of Steph's costume. This is far out of left field and Angela's left wanting an explanation of what she did wrong this time.

"It's not?" she asks, clearly confused. "Whose is it then?"
controlledvariable: (Batgirl -- why can't I do things right?)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-15 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
It takes her a while to find her voice, but before that she carefully neatens up the costume in the bag and pushes it slightly away from herself. It doesn't feel right to look at it, like it's something private.

"I shouldn't..." It's not her secret to tell, especially when she knows Babsand Angela are close. Instead, she gives a look around to make sure no one's eavesdropping.

"I'm the third Batgirl. This costume belonged to the first, before she quit."
thenormalsquint: (❥ caught in a moment)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-15 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
Steph's behavior is weird, to say the least, and all it does is leave Angela more confused until the short explanation comes.

"Oh, well, then. Who is she?" she queries, pulling the bag back to her side. Angela could do the smart thing and just look at the damn tag but where's the fun in that? It has to be somebody in Baedal because who's just going to get an item that's not a resident's. Maybe they haven't showed up yet. Maybe they've decided parties weren't their scene. There's a lot of maybes, but until Steph says who the first Batgirl is, then none of them will come to certainties.
controlledvariable: (PB >> but I know)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-15 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
There's more silence, for a long time as Steph weighs up whether or not to tell Angela. She could just offer to take the bag to it's owner, but she has a feeling Ange won't let that fly.

She hopes Babs doesn't kill for this.

"Barbara," her tone quiet, her gaze focused on her drink in front of her, "Babs was the first Batgirl."
thenormalsquint: (❥ beauty in the world)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-15 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
This doesn't help quell Angela's curiosity about what the hell goes on in Gotham at all. It adds whether or not Babs quit because of what landed her in the wheelchair or if she quit before that and who is the second Batgirl and why did she quit and why, why, why.

"What happened?" She asks this quietly, both for a measure of privacy and because it seems like such a sensitive topic that clearly Angela is too nosy to just let go.
controlledvariable: (Civvies -- I've made some mistakes)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
"She quit," repeating what she said earlier, but more firmly, "I'm not - entirely sure why, but I think she was just ready to move on to different things in her life."

More silence, but the kind that means something more is coming, "Has she told you about what happened to her?" Referring to the fact Babs uses a wheelchair now. Angela's answer will affect what else Steph says, because telling her about Batgirl is one thing, telling her about something so - intense and private as what the Joker did to Babs is something different.

Something like showing pictures of Steph's injuries to Misfit. But she won't think about that.
Edited 2012-04-16 06:22 (UTC)
thenormalsquint: (❥ go softly)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Crimefighting the way Batgirl does (or Batgirls do) could be emotionally draining to the point where one wants to give up. That much Angela can think about. She doesn't know how Booth does it when her part of the work stomps on her emotions daily.

Angela nods, just before adding, "She told me she was shot." Of course the finer details of who, how, and when wasn't told to Angela, but the little she does know explains the why Babs is in a wheelchair now. The bag sits on the table between them and Angela reaches out to finger the string handles. If what Steph says is true about Babs just wanting to move on with her life, would the uniform be an unwelcome gift?

"You think she'd want this?"
controlledvariable: (PB >> and just say it as i saw)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
She wonders how much Angela knows, but what she says is enough for now. Babs can tell her the rest when she's ready to trust Angela with that knowledge. It's something Steph and Babs have in common here, that no one they meet will know about their past trauma (everyone knew about the commissioner's daughter getting shot).

"It wasn't because of Batgirl," She thinks that's at least a decent partial explanation for some of the questions Angela might have. She's not sure, though, whether Babs would want it, "I think she should have the choice to keep it or not."

There, a compromise. Although she isn't looking forward to the possibility of making Babs sad by showing her the costume, "Do you want to give it to her?" Obviously the gods thought she should, but - well.
thenormalsquint: (❥ lockdown)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
It's an explanation that works. Even if it's not detailed, it's one that works coming from somebody that isn't the subject of the conversations. If Babs chooses to tell Angela such a painful secret, Angela will appreciate it. If she doesn't, it doesn't matter. She'll still appreciate Babs for being Babs.

Angela shakes her head in reply. "Not if it'll upset her." She's never seen the bad side of Babs, but maybe Steph has. "I'm not sure how she'll react to something from her past."
controlledvariable: (PB >> show me what you're made of)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
"I think--"

She remembers Babs looking at her costume in a case, in the Cave and how sad she looked. But it was an old kind of sadness, the type that never really goes away but isn't neccesarily bad, just a reminder of a life lived.

"She should have it. It belongs to her." Decision made, Steph feels better about the situation and she manages to look back at Angela, "I can take it to her, if you don't want to."
thenormalsquint: (❥ from my lips to god's ear)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Can you?" Angela isn't the type to shy away from things like this, but maybe it'll go down smoother coming from another Batgirl, especially one that knows Babs well. Her face brightens at the idea of Steph doing it, not brighten as if this is an exciting subject, but at Steph probably being a better person to handle this. "I'd appreciate it."
controlledvariable: (Civvies -- I can relate)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, of course," She gives Angela a smile, gentle and understanding because she knows she wouldn't really want to do this either. She doesn't really want to do it, honestly, but like Angela, she realizes it might be better coming from her.

"Are you upset at her for not telling you about this?" It might seem to come a bit out of left field, but it's something that comes up a lot in the vigilante business.
thenormalsquint: (❥ reaction)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
"No, why would I be?" The notion that anybody would be mad over something like this boggles Angela's mind. Babs did what she had to do, for the good her city. That she didn't tell Angela, even if Angela's curious, was her right.

"Everybody has their secrets. This was just hers, I think," she continues thoughtfully, still fiddling with the bag. "Also, she was doing what was right. How could I be mad at that?"
controlledvariable: (civvies -- this isn't going as planned)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Steph gives a one shouldered shrug, her expression wry, "Some people get annoyed when we keep secrets like this."

Her own experience was kind of the opposite - in the fact that she knew Robin but not the boy behind that, and the stress in their relationship often came from that. Steph's never been close enough to anyone who wasn't a vigilante to worry about, and her mom was only angry because she was worried Steph would get hurt.

"I'm glad you aren't. You should talk to her about this, though. I don't have to tell her who this was initially given to, but she should know that you know."

That sentence got away from her a little.
thenormalsquint: (❥ let's talk about it)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Some people are idiots," Angela says with a comforting smile and without a bit of sarcasm. "And I think I'll wait for her to come to me about it." It's not lying or like she's pretending to not know. It's just her sitting on the large elephant in the room until Babs is ready to tell her to get off it. She's going to leave the bat-shaped ball in Babs' court and if Babs feels like telling her about it, Angela will be right there listening.

Angela falls back into her chair and begins people watching. "You're a sweetheart. Has anybody told you that?"
controlledvariable: (PB >> you gotta try a little harder)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"She will," Babs might like to keep secrets (Oracle has to) but Steph knows her well enough to know she'll want to talk to Angela about this. It might even be good for Babs to talk about it without someone on the outside of it all.

That comment gets a smile out of Steph, "I don't think if anyone's ever put it like that, but it's been implied." There's an easy edge of joking in her tone, but it's - nice to hear.
thenormalsquint: (❥ she's got moxie)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"I stink at implications." Which is true of Angela, she of the no mouth filter. "And let me be the first to put it that way."
controlledvariable: (civvies -- things are actually going wel)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can sympathize with that," Steph isn't exactly great at it either. She's getting better at being gentle with her words, "But thanks."

"Have you got your gift yet?" She hasn't had a chance to go loking for hers yet, but Angela might have.

thenormalsquint: (❥ he answers to bacon)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Angela shakes her head before checking her watch to see how much time is left on this party. A few more hours. The night's still young. "I checked the table earlier and I didn't see anything. I guess whoever has it hasn't shown up yet. What about yours?"
controlledvariable: (civvies -- this isn't going as planned)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nothing on the table looked like it could belong to me, but a few people are holding on to things. I just can't really haul this around," With a gesture at the wooden box on the table.
thenormalsquint: (❥ do tell me more)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 01:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Peering at the box, Angela leans into Steph looking mischievous as ever. "What's in it?"
controlledvariable: (Civvies -- this is awkward)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-16 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd tell you if I knew. I tried to pick the lock and I think I heard it mkde a weird noise at me," And she'd promptly put her lock picking kit away.
thenormalsquint: (❥ whoever smelt it dealt it)

[personal profile] thenormalsquint 2012-04-16 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"A what?" And suddenly Angela scoots a little farther away from the Steph and the box. Boxes that make noise when poked have never ended well for Angela. "Growly? Angry? If you open me I will bite your hand off-y?"
controlledvariable: (civvies -- this isn't going as planned)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2012-04-21 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Something like that," Steph is a little amused by the whole ordeal, but there's an edge of worry, too - she has to give this to someone, after all.

"I just think it doesn't want me to open it."