multiversallogs | I went out into the night

Who: Stephanie Brown. Anyone who wants to meet Batgirl (Open).
What: Patrol.
Where: Starting in Mog Hill and heading towards the Spatters, passing through Bonetown and other neighborhoods.
When: Misdi/Coardi. Any time between sunset and sunrise.
Notes: Characters can run into her if they're on the rooftops as well, or if they're down on street level getting into, or up to, trouble. Rather than setting up a thread for each neighborhood, just LMK which area you're in.
Warnings: Violence/death/gore in the thread with Snape.

She had planned to wait longer until breaking out the Batgirl suit, not wanting it to be completely obvious that 'Batgirl' and 'Steph' were one and the same, but recent events have made her realize patrolling is more important than secret identities right now. And it's not like it matters if people know, they can't exactly go after her family or anything.

Even so, she was sticking to the rooftops, her aim for the night mainly reconnaissance. She's heading to the Spatters purely because the pamphlet warned against it, but she'll be making stops along the way to check things out. The city is big, and considering the distance she needs to travel, she expects to spend most of the night out. Having her grapple gun makes things easier; swinging across rooftops is quicker than running across them and she might get a lift from the El train by riding on top. She briefly wishes she had her car here, before reminding herself that she wouldn't get to see as much driving through streets as she does watching from above.

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"Modesty is overrated."

"Yeah, I have people from my world here too. It wasn't much of a secret when I started out, but it sort of ended up having to be, mostly to keep my mom safe." Stephanie Brown isn't anyone important, and Tim used to call her by name when they were in costume. She nods solemnly at Kate's comment, "It really does. I love the adrenalin rush, and I'm glad I can protect people, but it's not always easy."

"Which is why I don't bother with it." The boys call Kate by name while in costume sometimes, but the benefit of her first name being so common is that she can be any of the millions of Kates in New York.

Before answering to Steph's statement, Kate goes quiet for a long while, reminiscing about the moment she decided to take up the bow and arrow and this non-monetary paying job. "Somebody has to help those who can't help themselves. Why not us?" She used to be one of them; not anymore. She swore to herself to never be that scared and helpless again.

Steph waits for Kate to speak, letting her think over whatever she needs to. She smiles faintly at the reply and nods, "That's pretty much how I feel about it. I'm not like a lot of the other vigilantes in my world, I only handle the little stuff, but I think there are people that need to do that."

Although she has actually been handling more big stuff lately, but none of the saving-the-world business that Tim, Bruce, etc get up to.

"We started with the little stuff too. Muggers, purse snatchers, bank robbers. Then we got sucked into the bigger things." Civil Wars, alien invasions, and the list goes on and on.

Kate crumples the now empty wrapper in her hand and sticks it into her pants pocket, making a mental note to find a trashcan later. "Why'd you start?"

"I think that tends to happen when you join a team," the Teen Titans always have to deal with a lot bigger things that Steph is used to. It's part of why she hasn't tried to join one.

"My dad was a supervillain," It's a simple explanation, and she figures Kate will be able to guess the rest, "What about you?"

Kate smirks and looks down at her hands before looking back at Steph. "Remember when I mentioned that story about my sister's wedding? Then."

After that night, the rest is downhill history.

"That's some story," Steph is both amused and impressed, "But you knew how to fight before that."

It's not really a question; most people can't just pick up a throwing star and use it effectively unless they've had some sort of training.

"I did." She isn't about to tell Steph about that day in the park. Nobody here knows about it. Kate had told Billy about it long ago in that other place, but here, she's sure he either forgot or just doesn't know. It'll stay that way for a while longer, until she is good and ready to bring it up.

Kate falls quiet again, fiddling with the wrapper in her pocket so it's the only noise piercing the now quiet night. "We should get going." If they're going to patrol together.

Edited 2012-01-21 18:44 (UTC)

Steph is smart enough to know there's me going on there, and that it's the sort of thing she shouldn't push.

"Alright," She stands up, stretching to limber up, "Do you have a regular patrol route?"

Kate smiles, grateful that Steph knows when to back off. She follows Steph's lead, hoisting her bow onto her shoulders and begins climbing over the edge of the rooftop. And just before she dips over the edge, Kate throws smirk at Steph. "I just go where the action is."

If Steph wants some, she better hurry up before Kate takes it all.

"A girl after my own heart."

Steph takes a running leap and throws herself off the edge of the roof after Kate, flipping in mid air before shooting off her grapple to hook into the next building and using it to stop herself going splat. She swings around the corner, disconnects the line and lands neatly before taking off in a run.

What was that about hurrying?

I went out into the night

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