[open] I am wrecked. I am overblown.

[shadeofviolent]

Who: Helena Bertinelli and Stephanie Brown
What: Chatting about stuff
Where: Helena's home in Bonetown
When: Tonight
Notes: None
Warnings: None thus far

After that debacle with the Militia several months ago, Helena had stuffed her costume into the very back of her closet and hasn't taken it out since. They'd struck too hard, too fast, and her identity had been much too close to being revealed... and she wouldn't have minded, except that if she's threatened, so is her son. And that's unacceptable.

So she's been lying low, building up her reputation as miss Helena Bertinelli, tutor to a small horde of the neighbourhood's children, and mother to a darling baby boy. Why, that delicate little lady couldn't possibly defend herself if someone took it upon themselves to attack her, much less throw the first punch in a fight.

It's necessary.

It's a drag.

She'd never recognized how much she depended on Huntress to be her stress relief. It's a lot easier to be sweet tempered during the day when you can take your anger out on thugs at night with your fists. It's not so easy when you have to bottle it up for days and weeks on end.

One of her only outlets nowadays are the visits she gets from Batgirl. Stephanie. It's awkward, because Helena has never gotten along well with Bats, but at least she has one person to talk to who she doesn't have to lie to. Without that, she'd probably have exploded by now.

Speaking of visits -- currently, Helena is sipping tea at her kitchen table and glancing at the clock. They'd arranged to meet up tonight, and Steph generally drops in around this time...

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[controlledvariable]

Indeed she does. But tonight she's running a little late, thanks to the fact she's coming by a different route tonight and had walked past a toy store and - well. Helena's kid is cute, and Steph can't resist spoiling cute kids. She's also got a box of fudge, but that's for Helena, since Steph feels a little guilty coming over to a friend's house without bringing something for them (she has no idea where she picked that up from; probably Alfred).

Even with the slight detour, she still makes good time from work to Bonetown, and ten minutes after she was due, Steph is knocking on Helena's door.