the dork knight

“Yeah. Well, you know me, I can’t stand jerks and they were being huge ones so...” She shrugged, not really worried about getting evicted. Not having a place to stay was the least of her worries, probably because she got Bruce Wayne to back her up. Not like she wanted to go that route. She wanted to prove she could stand on her own. “Yes. It’s perfect! We are literally about to live our dream, aren’t we?” She looked at Kara as her eyes scanned below but she had worked with Kara a numerous times to know that she was not only simply scanning the crowd below with her eyes. She was also listening. “Any troubles detected?”

Stephanie laughed because that was probably once of the most accurate description he had of her. “Well, I should write that down under strengths on my resume,” she said. “Maybe, I’m applying for the wrong position. I’m better at bossing people around rather than serving tables. I’m born to be a boss, don’t you think?” Stephanie was not a leader type for sure but she was way too stubborn to actual follow direct order sometimes.

She may not a stranger to magic and powers but she couldn’t help but feel awe every time, especially when used to heat her food or chill her drinks. “Thank you. That’s so amazing, Zee.” She shared her unspoken sentiment. It had immensely annoyed her. “I know. You just wanna help yet you became instant criminal once you get caught.” Stephanie gave her a smile when she sympathized with her. “Jason is already helping me. I might need help with keeping it. People can be so damn rude and annoying I can’t help myself sometimes.” She just laughed as she thought about the incident that made her lose her job.

“Hmm, yeah, at least with fashion choices.” Stephanie laughed as she continued looking at the picture. “Although, we all probably think this is a cool look back then.” She couldn’t imagine Bruce caring about fashion and Barbara was too focused on shaping her up to care about hair. “Look at this chicken.” She commented at the picture before putting it down and picked another photo. This time, it was a stolen shot of Tim. “Not that I can blame you if you did. I was horrible.

“Hey, I’m sticking with the classics because it’s always funny. Besides, I’m not trying to insult you. We are not kids anymore. At least, not me. You’re still being a brat sometimes.” One good impact Damian had on her was her love for animals had grown bigger through the years. “Well, since I’m so considerate, will you let me give Titus or Ace a hair cut? Also, I heard you have a new animal friend? When can I meet them?” 

Stephanie had appreciated Selina and could tell that she really genuinely cared which she was grateful and honest, she felt lucky. “I will.” She said before going for a full hug. “You too.” She gave her a smile when she broke off the hug. “I mean, you always are. I’ll definitely pay you a visit.”

“Well, it takes one to know one, am I right?” He laughter echoed through the kitchen. It’s not just Jason, it was everyone else as well. It was more like unspoken words rather that lies, that’s what usually happens. They had a habit of pretending everything was fine until someone points it out. “Well, I was hoping you would highlight my best qualities but yeah, sure. That will work. I feel like that was more of a threat but hey, whatever it takes to get me the job and keep it for a long time, right?”

“Funny you ask because I have this situation. I’m close to being evicted and I’ve only been there for almost a couple weeks.” She laughed in disbelief because she almost couldn’t believe her luck. “And hey, isn’t this great. You don’t have to sneak in my apartment to hang out with me. Also, unlimited sleepovers.” Stephanie just smiled fondly at Kara. Having hope, that’s like her shtick. It’s her greatest power. “Hope for the best and expect for the worse, am I right? Although, really, this is a disaster waiting to happen.”

“At least, it will go away for a bit.” She pouted and sighed before taking a sip of her already warmed down iced mocha frappe. She cringed at how it was all sweet but no chill. “Just a lot in my mind that’s all.” She said before letting out another heavy sigh. “Come on, Zee. Let’s be real, there’s nothing much to do because of that ban. And well, I just got fired so yeah, life is great.”

Stephanie pursed her lips, trying not to be offended by what he said because she knew he didn’t mean to offend. “I’m not a kid anymore, Jason. You don’t have to look out for me.” She looked around to look for a place where she could situate herself as she looked for any possible trouble. “Well,” she said as she turned her attention back to him. “I’ll run along. Talk to you soon. Or never. Whatever. Bye.” She said before she turned her back on him and walked away.

“Well, I bought it across the street.” Looking at the people crowing their way, she looked at him with a wicked grin. “Do you think you can walk across the street without bumping into someone? Do you even have enough cash for that?”

“I’m anything but a snitch.” Star City was not really different from Gotham, almost have the same vibe. With her friends being here, she didn’t really miss it except when she was thinking about her mom. “Yeah, I know the type of place. Nothing good last in this hellhole, am I right? If this night went by smoothly, then I must be in a wrong place.”

Stephanie being the lover of puns, she couldn’t help but let out a laugh at his statement. She had a feeling that there was no way of stopping him. She recognized that stubbornness, pretty much like her when everyone kept telling her to stop fighting crimes because she was just not good enough. “Yeah, it is but you gotta deal. Anyway, it shouldn’t stop you from fighting the cause you are fighting for, right?” She said, giving him an encouraging smile. “Well, do you need help clearing the area for you until you get to the front?”

“Not like I can bullshit my way through you.” She rolled her eyes but they was a tiny smile on her lips. Sometimes, Stephanie wondered if he missed the life of an Outlaw but whatever he does, she knew Jason was the best at it. “Meaning, still being the baddest bitch, am I right?” She said, before finishing off the bagel and paced towards the coffee machine. “Yeah? Will you put in some good words for me? You know, tell them how good I am with coffee machine and dealing with annoying people.” 

“You know, I don’t have to be a keychain for me to follow you everywhere. I’m just like a call away.” There nothing more she would want to fight crimes with other than one of her best friends. She also missed those nights where she would sneaked into her apartment and hangout. With the ban in works, they could definitely do it more often. “Great minds think alike.” She grinned at her friend before putting her gaze back on the scene below. “This is going to end bad, isn’t it?”

“Sure, you don’t.” She said although she believed him. As far as she knew, he would brag about messing with her. “Okay, just because you are comfortable being a Gremlin, doesn’t mean that Titus has to be one too. And well, I’m bored.” Stephanie also just simply wanted to mess with him but she was not going to admit at especially, she did not exactly got the reaction she needed. “Don’t worry, those are the kind of polish made for animals.”

“That’s what I’m doing. I’m trying to look for danger before it would pounce on them.” Besides, she would be no good if people actually find out the vigilante clad in purple gear was just a college student couldn’t even pick a major. Not like people are actually paying attention to her. “Well, speaking of which, I have to go. See you around? You know, when everything is a little messy and you’re going to treat me some doughnuts?”