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[hellofist]

Uh... Hello?

[There's a young girl aiming her phone... well, relatively at herself. Her face is in frame, that's what counts.]

My name's Cassandra. I guess... this is home, now. Which is weird, but I guess... fake people need homes, too? So... Hi.

[A pause, like she isn't quite sure she wants to ask this next question, but then she just goes for it.]

If there's anyone... named Barbara, here? Barbara Gordon? Or, uh... Bruce Wayne? Would really... like to talk.

[Because it's kind of weird being somewhere new with no mission and no Barbara or Bruce telling her what the next step is. A quick smile, and then the video dips as she goes to turn it off. Is that an outline of a bat on her chest? Surely not...]

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[peckish4action]

Still Robin.

[He didn't see her question to Wally... but he did see Wally's answer to the age thing, so.]

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[hellofist]

[She can't help looking surprised, but... well, it's Dick. She has to smile when she sees him.]

You... look the same, kind of. Just smaller.

[No offense.]

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[peckish4action]

[It's the smile that does it. His family... here doesn't seem to smile all that much, do they? His Bruce smiles almost more than Tim, Damian, and Jason put together.]

Yeah, kinda the same. He was here for a little bit when I showed up. The older me, I mean.

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[hellofist]

That... must have been weird.

[Understatement? Probably.]

You were... kind of like brother, to me. Told me stories. I hope... we can be friends, here.

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[peckish4action]

[Dick is silent for a moment (confused by the halting speech, too). Then, quietly, and he's pretty sure that anyone who listens in on this anyway will just not be surprised.]

It wasn't nearly as weird as finding out about the rest of the family.

[After a moment.]

But not necessarily bad weird. Or... unwanted.

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[hellofist]

Yeah, it's... weird for me, too. One of them... is supposed to be dead. Other one, never knew about.

Very weird.

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[peckish4action]

Yeah, well. I never knew about any of - of you. Or thought it possible.

[And Cass being Cass, she can probably see both joy and guilt in him. Because how many of them have died, again?]

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[hellofist]

Well, that makes sense. Don't meet me... til you're older. You'll get there.

[Maybe. Hopefully.]

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[peckish4action]

You, or anyone other than B. and Alfred, I guess.

Anyway. I'm guessing Tim'll bring you up to speed, but there seem to be strange things happening around here every couple of weeks, lasting for about three to four days. Don't get too weirded out?

[Right. Like any Bat would.]

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[hellofist]

[She grins because that's funny, a Robin warning a Bat not to find something weird, but she appreciates it. It's sweet, that he'd even bother. And she gives a resolute nod, just to be sure he knows she's taking him seriously.]

Will be ready. If you... ever need help? Tell me, okay? We can help each other.

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[peckish4action]

[... it's Dick Grayson. Probably not even the first time it's happened. In any universe.]

[Bright, sunny Robin smile.]

We can always help each other. And we will!