Hayley had difficulty learning lessons. It was a way she had always been and not something she much cared to change. The things that truly mattered, she felt, she could work on changing if the need was there. For everything else, it would be a waste of time and energy. And so it was that she was wandering around the dangerous streets of the Metal Sector alone again, taser in the messenger bag at her side, the hood of her red jacket pushed down to ensure her better awareness of her surroundings. She might be reckless, but she wasn't stupid.
She was unaware of the significance of the area she wandered into. It was only the man sitting there that caught her attention, the way the shadows molded around him and seemed to do his bidding. Batman. Malicant. Nico. The names and memories flashed through her mind, trying to place what he was doing and who he might be affiliated with as she froze on the edges of the small and quiet intersection.
Her heart was pounding in her chest as she took a few more steps forward, her fear hidden beneath an almost flawless facade of nonchalance. She lifted a skeptical eyebrow as she approached, donning an insincere grin and raising her voice to ensure that he heard her.
"Do you think maybe you could take your spooky shadow thing somewhere else? I mean, I'm sure you think it's the coolest thing since sliced bread and.. maybe it is? But there are a lot of other people here who can do.. well, sort of what you're doing. You just need to, you know, keep it inside and not freak out the random people walking around by playing Creepy McMagicShadow in the middle of the street."
Location: ambiguous intersection where Tony died; time: pre-Bart thread
She was unaware of the significance of the area she wandered into. It was only the man sitting there that caught her attention, the way the shadows molded around him and seemed to do his bidding. Batman. Malicant. Nico. The names and memories flashed through her mind, trying to place what he was doing and who he might be affiliated with as she froze on the edges of the small and quiet intersection.
Her heart was pounding in her chest as she took a few more steps forward, her fear hidden beneath an almost flawless facade of nonchalance. She lifted a skeptical eyebrow as she approached, donning an insincere grin and raising her voice to ensure that he heard her.
"Do you think maybe you could take your spooky shadow thing somewhere else? I mean, I'm sure you think it's the coolest thing since sliced bread and.. maybe it is? But there are a lot of other people here who can do.. well, sort of what you're doing. You just need to, you know, keep it inside and not freak out the random people walking around by playing Creepy McMagicShadow in the middle of the street."