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    The first time Cassandra speaks to Batman, it's in the language David Cain taught her. The way bodies speak is simple. Cassandra watches Bruce Wayne go, and thinks that people are not.

    She goes back to Barbara. "I want," she says, and stops. She doesn't know the words for what she wants.

    There's a story Cassandra heard once, about a boy made out of wood. He wanted something like this, too.

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    there are a lot of steps in between being a weapon and being a person.
    Cassandra Cain becomes Batgirl. Batgirl becomes Cass Wayne. Cass isn't sure what it means, to be a person, and Batman isn't very good at teaching that. luckily Bruce has a protege or five to help her figure it out.

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    05 Apr 2026

  2. Rec 10

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    An interlude between Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy. Lieutenant Seivarden accepts her ship's comfort, and joins a loving plot.

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    02 Apr 2026

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    “I just—” the fleet captain’s answer was for all of them— “need a moment to adjust.”

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    02 Apr 2026

  4. Rec 79

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    She trips over a root hidden by the snow and swears loudly.

    “Do you want them to hear us?” Damian grouses.

    She sends him a vicious glare. “You try running in the woods in the dead of winter wearing high heels.”

    Damian wrinkles his nose, but thankfully doesn’t make any further comments. Steph doesn’t move for a few minutes and instead focuses on catching her breath.

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    day 9: sleeping in shifts

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    30 Mar 2026

  5. Rec 38

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    "I'm here, Batman," he says, loud enough to be heard but not quite loud enough to be a shout.

    He can’t see Batman. He's actually curled with his back facing the door. He could shift to meet Batman's gaze.

    He doesn't.

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    day 2: caged

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    30 Mar 2026