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Cass smiled at the thought. She moved her hand and turned to look over the street, shrugging. "Not the family that's weird. Just me. It's okay though." She watched him, then dropped her voice and leaned in. "I like you. You are nice. Not mean like I said." 

She glanced over at him, then quickly covered her eyes. “You don’t have to.” Then, tilting her head (but not removing her hand) she said, “What if my hobby… is Batgirl? You cook. I punch.” She reached out a hand, groping around for his shoulder to pat it. “You’re nice mostly. Underneath. Like Batman.”

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She glanced over at him, then quickly covered her eyes. "You don't have to." Then, tilting her head (but not removing her hand) she said, "What if my hobby... is Batgirl? You cook. I punch." She reached out a hand, groping around for his shoulder to pat it. "You're nice mostly. Underneath. Like Batman."

And then she flopped down on the edge of the roof, looking despondent. Cass, of all people, was looking SAD. She was always smiling. What the fuck did you do, Spider-man? “Oracle… was the first person… I really met. She’s… She’s like… my mom, and also friend. I like her. I like Spoiler. She was my first friend. I try to make.. another friend… but you are being mean.” Glancing up at him, she tilted her head. “What do you do? Other than save people? For fun?”

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And then she flopped down on the edge of the roof, looking despondent. Cass, of all people, was looking SAD. She was always smiling. What the fuck did you do, Spider-man? "Oracle... was the first person... I really met. She's... She's like... my mom, and also friend. I like her. I like Spoiler. She was my first friend. I try to make.. another friend... but you are being mean." Glancing up at him, she tilted her head. "What do you do? Other than save people? For fun?"

"…Superboy?" She withered more and more as he spoke. There was a clear sense of… gentleness about him that hadn’t been there before. He was pitying her. She stood straight and gave him a stern look. As if to emphasize it, she put her hands on her hips. "I like them! They— they are cool! You don’t like… people you save the world with?" 

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"...Superboy?" She withered more and more as he spoke. There was a clear sense of... gentleness about him that hadn't been there before. He was pitying her. She stood straight and gave him a stern look. As if to emphasize it, she put her hands on her hips. "I like them! They-- they are cool! You don't like... people you save the world with?" 

"I eat. I have friends. Batman. Oracle. Robin. Spoiler." The more he spoke, the more she seemed to deflate. Wasn’t catching bad guys fun? Wasn’t saving people fun? "Before… Before Batman, before Batgirl… I had nothing."

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"I eat. I have friends. Batman. Oracle. Robin. Spoiler." The more he spoke, the more she seemed to deflate. Wasn't catching bad guys fun? Wasn't saving people fun? "Before... Before Batman, before Batgirl... I had nothing."

She frowned, her mask shifting, and shrugged. “Train? What else… is there?” Too seriously was right. Like, more than he knew.

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She frowned, her mask shifting, and shrugged. "Train? What else... is there?" Too seriously was right. Like, more than he knew.

She tilted her head further, almost parallel to the ground. “My loved ones?” … “Batman?” Yeah, she clearly did not give any fucks. “No records. I’m um…” What was the phrase? “Off the grid.” She was a ghost. She had no identity but Batgirl.

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She tilted her head further, almost parallel to the ground. "My loved ones?" ... "Batman?" Yeah, she clearly did not give any fucks. "No records. I'm um..." What was the phrase? "Off the grid." She was a ghost. She had no identity but Batgirl.

She tilted her head, watching him. He seemed really convinced of this, and the others had been, too. “…Then they have a picture of me?” Cass tilted her head. Sure, it was the way they did things. But that didn’t mean she understood it. “Why dangers? It’s… just a face.”

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As quickly as she could, Cass slid back down the fire escape, then pulled off the gloves and shoved them into the bag over her shoulder. She pulled her hair up, her eyes bright with excitement.

"Pizza now?" she asked, still pulling her shirt down to cover her belly. Pink Floyd. She didn't even know what Pink Floyd was. Clearly it was stolen from Babs's closet. "I want, um... olives? Black kind." 

"I don’t know. Pizza?" She glanced down at herself, at the symbol on her chest and the belt at her waist, her mask tucked under the strap of the belt, and it took a few beats before she realized why he’d asked. "Oh. I, um. I can… wear jeans." 

Turning on her heel, Cass pulled herself up onto a roof, holding up one hand. “Wait, Jason!” See, this was why it was a good idea to put changes of clothes in plastic bags throughout the city. Tucked away on the rooftops, available for a quick change whenever she needed it. Of course, there was the issue that there was now a silhouette on top of a laundromat hopping around on one foot while she tried to pull on her jeans. But hey. It’s Gotham.

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She tilted her head, watching him. He seemed really convinced of this, and the others had been, too. "...Then they have a picture of me?" Cass tilted her head. Sure, it was the way they did things. But that didn't mean she understood it. "Why dangers? It's... just a face."

Cass tilted her head, but complied and pulled her mask back on. “Did you… recognize me?” She wasn’t famous. People barely saw her out of costume. She still didn’t get the deal. Batgirl was her. She would do the job without the costume or with. It didn’t change the nature of what she did. “You are a hero. You won’t tell.”

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Cass tilted her head, but complied and pulled her mask back on. "Did you... recognize me?" She wasn't famous. People barely saw her out of costume. She still didn't get the deal. Batgirl was her. She would do the job without the costume or with. It didn't change the nature of what she did. "You are a hero. You won't tell."

Confused owl was her thing. As evidenced by the head tilt at his words. She dropped her hand to her side. “It’s not leather.” To demonstrate as such, she straight up rolled her mask off and handed it to him. “See? Not leather.” 

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     "Not very, um, different from yours. No cape. Capes are... fashionable."

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ok so if anyone who's new-52-only wants to start a new thread now that I've figured out wtf to do with cass in those situations lemme know, 'cause I'm gonna abandon the other threads 'cause it's too confusing ok ilu bye

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Say something, I’m giving up on you I’ll be the one, if you want me to Anywhere I would’ve followed you Say something, I’m giving up on you

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DOFP TIME LATER NERDS

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nah, heck it. too much hassle. I'm gonna just go with 'alternate dimension' for new52 ppl

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...Thank you.

    Sweet costume.

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ok i'm gonna just use the black bat name for new 52 verse because it's easier that way. the question is how to connect her to babs. 

I'm thinking, at this point, that I'll probably just do it in a very similar manner to how she was in No Man's Land. Babs meets her, maybe defending some mugging victims or something in crime alley, and starts teaching her English. Cain's hired to take out Jim, Cass takes him down first, gains Barbara's trust and, by extension, batman's, earns her wings as it were, becomes black bat. but with the batgirl costume because it's way cooler and creepier.