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I never thought I'd miss having Damian around, but that just goes to show you that life is full of surprises. Magical castles, violent Robins becoming constants in your life... guess I should stop sticking my toes in that river in Egypt. It's not a loss or something involving said magical castle. He's gone. No more babysitting, no more high speed chases through the castle, no more fighting or pranks.

[What a relief. Sorta. But now what?]

... I understand a lot better now, so if he ever comes back, I'll be prepared. Less road bumps. Less yelling and anger, more trying to work together and having fun. I promise. I messed up, but I'll always try, not because of Bruce or anyone else, but because he deserves a chance. Maybe normal isn't a possibility, but happy is. No mistakes next time. If there's a next time.

Yeah. This is way more depressing than I thought it'd be. C'mon, Steph. Don't lose it now.

[A pause, and a heavy sigh.]

I just have to believe that he made it home, to Bruce and Dick. He's better off with his family, and in Gotham where he can do good. It's for the best.

Still gonna miss him. He'd never believe me if I told him that.

[Now that she's gotten that out of her system for the moment... time to be nosy.]

[Lucrezia]

Ready for another modern day lesson?

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What does that mean?

It means you're spending the night at my place, and we're going to stay up late and and talk and stuff. There may or may not be a sort of food called junk food, which tastes awesome.

Men of your time have a taste for sarcasm.

I will be there as soon as my feet can take me!

You're tellin' me.

See you soon, Lucrezia.

[ And she will be there knocking in due time, sneaking about in her nightgown with a golden robe over it, and a bottle of Italian wine to be paired with this junk food. This is just among girls, right? ]

[Steph opens the door with a smile, and in her purple plaid PJs. They're fashionable and comfortable, okay.]

You brought the party with you, I see. Come on in.

[There are lots of pillows on the bed and floor for optimum sleepover fun. There might be a dog mixed in with them somewhere, but he's mostly harmless. And the junk food. That treasure is shoved on Steph's desk and dresser.

Steph knows how to do sleepovers, despite only really having them in Paradisa.]

[ Purple! She giggles knowingly before stepping in.

The set up does seem like a party, with ~~three~~ two people. She doesn't understand why Stephanie would share her room with the dog, but it seems friendlier than her husband's hound dogs, so it's all good. ]

Is that your new friend, Stephanie?

That's Ace. Ace, Lucrezia. Lucrezia, Ace. He's a little scary looking, but he won't hurt you.

[She's used to taking care of him by now.]

Ace. [ She crouches and sets the bottle of wine on the floor so she can offer the dog a hand, glancing at Steph. ] A friend of Stephanie's is a friend of mine.

[Steph picks up the bottle of wine while Ace sniffs and licks Lucrezia's hand. Nice to meet you, other girl!]

You're not trying to get me drunk, are you?

[ Awh doggie. She pats it on the head before standing up. ]

And if I did? We have nothing to hide among friends.

Nothing to hide, huh? [Steph sets the wine down on her desk, next to bottles of soda.]

[ She follows closer to the desk to inspect the, yay, soda. ]

Am I wrong in my assumption?

Depends.

What was this Narcissus talk earlier?

[ Hey, where are the bushes. She takes one can of soda and runs her finger around the rim, avoiding Stephanie's eyes. ]

What would you know about Narcissus?

I'm just curious about the story behind yours, I guess. [AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT EZIO GETS THE GIRL TALK AND SHE DOESN'T.]

[ HAHA OKAY, but she still only steals glances at Steph, smiling to herself. ]

His name is Paolo. A stable boy in my husband's household.

[Steph grabs a bag of chips and goes to plop down on a pillow.]

This has the makings of a romance novel already.

[ She laughs, wryly, and sits down across from Steph still with her soda. ]

It will not last. He should know as well.

Why, because you're married and he's a stable boy?

[She opens the bag of chips and offers it to Lucrezia.]

[ That bag looks too pretty to contain food. She reaches to take one piece of chip and examine it. ]

Yes. Because he's a stable boy.

What's he like?

[Girl, you need to stop falling for people that you can't have. Steph's good at keeping her tone light, at least.]

[ And stop gathering dangerous(?) friends. ]

All I will tell you is that he is the most beautiful.

That's not fair! You can't just tell me that.

Is that the price for the junk food? [ She curls her lips in mischief. ]

He is also the sweetest, with the softest hands.