Cassandra Cain | Day 51 | 002 | Video

[hellofist]

[When the feed comes on, it's... probably an accident, really. The only thing in view is murky water and a lot of bubbles, occasional flashes of silver, and every now and then, a pair of feet. The sound is muffled because of the water, but there's a lot of obvious splashing going on.

There's a split second image of a fish and then the comm is out of the water. Cass is catching fish in the forest, no big deal. She tosses her prize toward the pile of them on the shore, then notices her comm is on. Must have been hit by the fish. Or a rock. Hmm.]

Um. Hi! [She waves, then uses her thumb to wipe off some of the water.] Catching food. Have a lot, now. If you... need some, can come take. Lots of fish in river.

Can show... how to catch, too. How to clean, cook.

[She turns to show her catch and there's... kind of a lot of fish. She's been at this for awhile, there's enough for everyone.]

Might... need pillowcases, to carry home.

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I definitely didn't oops

[hellofist]

Must be... part bear too, then.

[She hops out of the river and once he's close enough, Cass hugs Ghoul. He's always looking like he needs these, it's hard not to want to hug people who always have such a big desire to protect her. She wants to show that kind of affection back and hugging is usually the best way.]

Hi, Fun Ghoul.

[tooghoulforschool]

[The hug is a surprise, and a little soggy, but not unwelcome. He wraps his arms around her almost reflexively and chuckles. There's definitely a height difference between Cassandra and his Girl, but it's not that unfamiliar. Actually, it's pretty close. He really did need this.]

Hi, Batghoul. Wanna tell me where the hell you learned to pull this off?

[hellofist]

[She went seventeen years with nothing even close to resembling hugs and even after that, it wasn't like Bruce was a very physically affectionate person. She can count the number of people who have hugged her on one hand, even counting Fun Ghoul.

So maybe she just kind of stays there, stays right where she is with her arms around him. He's not pulling away yet so why should she?]

Taught myself. Lived outside... for a long time.

[Outside isn't really the right word, but she doesn't really know how to get across I ran away and lived in the wilderness for nine years.]

[tooghoulforschool]

[If anything, that admission and the fact that she's not going anywhere makes him hold her a bit tighter, lightly rubbing her back. She's just a kid. She's not a kid, but she should be. The things Cass has said, the way she acts, everything is starting to piece itself together and it's shaping up to be everything he was afraid would happen to their Motorbaby.

Cass is strong, independent, and tough as nails, which is admirable as fuck... but at what cost? He won't ask about it, he won't pry. But he'll worry. When he finally lets go, he's smiling.]

Looks like we have a lot more in common than just our names and a a bear mutation, huh? Me and the boys live outside most of the time, too. None of us can do this, though, look at you. That's fuckin' special, Cass.

[hellofist]

[She ducks her head at the praise, it's not something she's used to so it's easier to just move past it.]

Anyone can learn. It's... not hard, really.