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Who: Jay Nagai, Stephanie Brown
What: A date
Where: El Train, then off to work on Stephanie's bike
When: 5 p.m.
Notes: None
Warnings: N/A

The date promised to be interesting, Jay thought. The fact that he'd be working on a motorcycle definitely would help the date go smoothly, since that was something he'd actually know something about, and Stephanie seemed nice when he'd met her. For this reason, he was definitely looking forward to the date when he clocked out, making sure he left on time today instead of getting wrapped up in work and staying over.

He was wearing his usual work attire, which for this particular date would work well since it was made to get messy and work on trains, and would fill all the basic requirements for working on a bike as well. Once he went out into the main part of the train station, Jay began scanning the crowd for a familiar blonde head.

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"Computers are relatively new," at least in compared to a lot of other things, "Engineering goes back pretty much.... as far as people go back. It's good you've got marketable skills."

She notices that he seems to be planning to say more, so she waits for that as they walk. She has to pay a bit of attention to her surroundings, as well, just to make sure she doesn't get lost, but they're approaching her place.

What he says makes her frown, though, "I don't know... I mean, sure, you'd have to start again in terms of recognizable experience, but you'd still actually have the skills. And I'd rather deal with that, than have to be stuck here without my friends and family."

He nodded, following alongside her. "The hard part about getting a job back in the real world isn't having those skills, though, it's having the ability to convince anyone that you do have those skills when all you have to explain yourself are a cover letter and resume. I don't know, I think losing my career would be worse."

That might be because back home he was too socially awkward to have friends, and he hadn't expected to check back with his family too much after he moved out, anyway.

That gets a sad look from Steph, she can't imagine choosing a career over the people she cares about and it makes her wonder what Jay's situation is like at home if he would.

"My mom would kill me," if she picked a career in Baedal over going home, "I'd just have to start in shitty jobs until I got up the recognized real world experience."

"Really? She'd manage to do that while your in Baedal and she's...I'm guessing in Jersey? Impressive." His tone was teasing, before he continued, more seriously. "I don't think I could stand going back to shitty jobs after working my way up one time around."

"She would. Physics isn't gonna stop her from kicking my ass for disappearing on her," Again. But she won't say that last bit out loud because it's a hard situation to explain.

"I guess I can understand that... But I've worked by up from the bottom plenty of times and it hasn't killed me yet."

"Yeah, it it would be so much effort, so much wasted energy. I definitely wouldn't like it." As they walked, they headed out of the train station, hitting a cool, stiff breeze once they stepped outside. Jay hissed under his breath, pulling his coat tighter. He never did like the cold.

"Maybe that's part of their plan. Get us working to build up experience and skills, so we're reluctant to leave and lose that." She frowns a little at that, wondering if she's just being paranoid.

The cold doesn't bother her that much, running around in Gotham winters in naught but spandex will do that to a girl, but she notices Jay pulling his coat tigther, "We haven't go too far to go and my place is heated."

"Maybe." He nodded in response to the comment that they were close to her place and picked up speed. "I don't take the cold well."

Steph raises an eyebrow, wondering if the susceptibilty to the cold is part of the whole snake, "You should invest in thermals or something, Baedal seems to get pretty cold."

One day she's probably gonna have to confront Jay abou the snake thing.

He nodded, deciding the wait to say anymore until they got inside.

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