Well, I don't know... I mean, my social calendar is pretty full...
[Lies, all lies. Though she did sneakily sneak off and do motorcycle things with Annie in Nonah. It's just a little bit leaving town, so it doesn't count.]
[ And in 20 minutes on the dot, Robin's outside her house on his little red moped, in a too-fitted black t-shirt and man-capris that show off his impressively scrawny legs. Honk honk. ]
[ He wasn't expecting the dress. It's surprising, but it works on her, and that's somehow even more surprising. Robin smiles a little sheepishly — wait, this isn't a date, right? — before he just laughs it off. ]
Ha! Total babe magnet, right?
[ Not even close, and he knows it. It's really dorky, actually, but it'll get them from point A to point B. ]
[ Robin takes his place behind her, and even with the back of the seat slightly raised like it is, he's still shorter than she is. He settles his hands politely at her shoulders. ]
[ Robin just laughs and holds on tight as they hit the road, trying not to think about the fact that this is somehow way less weird when he's clinging to Wally at superspeed. Trying not to think about Wally at all, really, even though— isn't this all, in a roundabout way, for him? Them? ... Kind of?
This whole fake-but-actually-a-little-less-fake-than-he'd-thought date plan had made more sense when he wasn't in the middle of it, but it's too late to focus on that now. ]
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Sooo, when are you free?
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[Lies, all lies. Though she did sneakily sneak off and do motorcycle things with Annie in Nonah. It's just a little bit leaving town, so it doesn't count.]
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[Except she doesn't know that Wally lives there too, so....]
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... Uh, you could, but— why don't I pick you up instead? I can show you the awesome moped they gave me for the hero stuff I did.
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They gave you a moped?! You don't even have a license!
[Not that this has stopped her from borrowing military motorcycles.]
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Kinda lame compared to my motorcycle back home, but I'll take it.
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[Yep, that's what happens when you don't have billionaire mentors to fund your teenage super heroics.]
Okay, give me a minute to get ready.
[And by "get ready" she means "put on something that I haven't been wearing for more than 48 hours" don't get excited.]
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[ And in 20 minutes on the dot, Robin's outside her house on his little red moped, in a too-fitted black t-shirt and man-capris that show off his impressively scrawny legs. Honk honk. ]
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Her head jerks up at the sound of the horn.]
Alright, alright, I'm here!
[She gets up and takes in the vision that is Robin in manpris on a moped.]
Wow. I just... wow. Nice bike.
[Actually, Artemis is kind of jealous. Though of course she would have preferred something in green.]
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Ha! Total babe magnet, right?
[ Not even close, and he knows it. It's really dorky, actually, but it'll get them from point A to point B. ]
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Careful, you're starting to sound like--
{Aaaaaand, we're just going to skip that punchline.]
So... Robin... how fast does this thing go?
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I got it up to 60 once! Blazing speed. Exciting, I know. You wanna drive?
[ He's not sure who clinging to who is gonna be more awkward, so he figures he'll let her pick. ]
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[That answers the "who is gonna be more awkward" question. Looks like you're stuck in the sidecar, Robin.
Or, y'know, the back of your own bike.]
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Then she's allll yours.
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She pats the back of the seat.]
Hop on.
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Ready when you are.
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[Artemis pops her helmet on her head (yeah, she brought her own) and opens up the throttle. The moped roars to life. Okay, sort of... whines to life.
Mopeds are handy, but somewhat lacking in poetry.]
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This whole fake-but-actually-a-little-less-fake-than-he'd-thought date plan had made more sense when he wasn't in the middle of it, but it's too late to focus on that now. ]
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