[Steph can't help the wince that crosses her face, but she smooths out her expression quickly enough, not wanting Ellie to feel bad.]
There are other Gothamites here. [Dick is the main one that comes to mind, because he's the one she feels like she needs to protect.] And if what the Initiative says is right, about our own worlds being in danger... [It's hard to shrug when she's lying down, but she manages an approximation of the gesture.] There are still things that need protecting.
[She frowns though, thoughtful, like there's more she wants to say, and there is, as soon as she can figure out how. She can see what Ellie is thinking, about Steph's opinions of herself, and she doesn't want her to worry.]
Look. [a sigh, as she taps an absent rhythm against Ellie's back.] I don't know if I want to be a vigilante forever, maybe I'll find another way to help people, when I'm older. But - when I was younger, doing this was the only option I felt like I had, and that's hard to let go of.
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There are other Gothamites here. [Dick is the main one that comes to mind, because he's the one she feels like she needs to protect.] And if what the Initiative says is right, about our own worlds being in danger... [It's hard to shrug when she's lying down, but she manages an approximation of the gesture.] There are still things that need protecting.
[She frowns though, thoughtful, like there's more she wants to say, and there is, as soon as she can figure out how. She can see what Ellie is thinking, about Steph's opinions of herself, and she doesn't want her to worry.]
Look. [a sigh, as she taps an absent rhythm against Ellie's back.] I don't know if I want to be a vigilante forever, maybe I'll find another way to help people, when I'm older. But - when I was younger, doing this was the only option I felt like I had, and that's hard to let go of.