[She hears you out on the porch, Charlie. She opens the door to peer outside, dressed as warmly as possible. There's a fire going in the fireplace inside]
I know. Totally makes me sound like a creep, but there wasn't really a better way to say it.
I've been a long time fan. I liked capes from the start, but Batgirl. There was something special about Batgirl. That sounds creepy too, I know, but to a poor girl in Metropolis who got picked on for having red hair? Batgirl was everything. I wanted to be batgirl.
When mom died, I was scared. I didn't know what to do. Bad things happen to meta kids on the streets. And then this crazy though popped in my head. "Hey, Batgirl would help me!"
[Well, that's weird to hear. Considering back home she was on the brink of giving up on being Batgirl and just going back to a normal life, that she didn't think Batgirl was needed or even making a difference...]
I'm nothing special. There are so many other people out there who made a bigger difference than I ever did. Batman, Superman...the list goes on and on. I've always just been excess. I'm not needed.
Charlie? Are you here on purpose or on accident?
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That's a little disturbing.
Actually, there is one thing. Why me? Of all the people you could have decided to admire, why would you pick me?
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I've been a long time fan. I liked capes from the start, but Batgirl. There was something special about Batgirl. That sounds creepy too, I know, but to a poor girl in Metropolis who got picked on for having red hair? Batgirl was everything. I wanted to be batgirl.
When mom died, I was scared. I didn't know what to do. Bad things happen to meta kids on the streets. And then this crazy though popped in my head. "Hey, Batgirl would help me!"
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[Well, that's weird to hear. Considering back home she was on the brink of giving up on being Batgirl and just going back to a normal life, that she didn't think Batgirl was needed or even making a difference...]
I'm nothing special. There are so many other people out there who made a bigger difference than I ever did. Batman, Superman...the list goes on and on. I've always just been excess. I'm not needed.
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But if it wasn't for you, I'd be out there on the streets dead, or worse, in one of those awful meta slave rings.
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I can't tell you how annoying it is to have everyone know more about the future than you do. You've probably told me more so far than Dick has.
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