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Kaia was at her favourite diner (well, technically, it was the only one she could afford on her own, but that kind of made it her favourite). She was drawing nothing in particular, but it was her nothing. The diner was barely occupied this late, only people on road trips, drunk dads (Kaia could relate to that) and the staff remained. That was, until an unfamiliar face sat across from her in the booth.
Kaia tilted her head. “Sorry, I’m sitting here.”
“I know,” The kid had a cocky grin. He looked to be about her age. “You look bored, I am bored. So, why not kill two birds with one stone?”
“...Thank you?”
“I’m Jason. Jason Todd.”
Well, now Kaia had a name to put to the face. Progress, she told herself. “Kaia Grace.”
“Is that Japanese?”
“Hell if I know.” Kaia grinned.
“Whatcha drawing?”
“I don’t even know. some… bird.”
“You sure that bird isn’t just an angry pigeon?” Jason laughed, before he got a good look at the drawing, and then scrunched up his nose. “Looks like the Bat.”
“The what?”
“Oh my god, do you not know who Batman is?”
“...He’s real???”
“Yeah. Seen ‘im with my own two eyes,” Jason gestured to his eyes, as if that was any help. “More than once, actually.”
And their conversation spiralled from there. First it was about how Gotham is way too rainy (small talk, she knows, blah blah blah), and then they just kept going until it was utter nonsense. Finally, it was 11PM, and the diner was closing.
“See ya t’morrow, Kaia,” The chef waved her off. Kaia waved back.
Once they were standing outside of the diner, Kaia put her hands in her pockets. “Guess I better head home.”
“It’s dangerous this late. Let me walk you back.”
Kaia’s eyes narrowed. “You better not be trying to kill me, Todd. Or worse-” She gasped dramatically. “-flirting.”
“Ew, no. To both of those.” He laughed.
Kaia nodded her head. “Good.”
When they got to Kaia’s lousy one-bedroom apartment (her parents were never even there, so they didn’t bother spending money for an extra room), Jason opened the door for her.
Kaia rolled her eyes. “You’re too nice. I don’t like it.”
“You’ll have to get used to me,” Jason elbowed her.
“Well. I’ll see y-”
And he was gone.
Hm. He reminded her of a Bat.