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[barbara_gordon]

Who: Barbara
What: Getting up
When: Mid morning
Where: Gotham
Interactions: Open
Warnings: None



Barbara groaned as she turned her head, seeing that she'd slept in for the nth time. She still felt groggy and as the red haired woman pulled herself out of bed she had to wonder if she wasn't spending too much time on the Carrier monitoring missions and mission data. Slipping into a pair of comfortable pants and pulling a t-shirt over her head. Barbara made her way over to the bathroom, brushing her teeth and taking care of her morning rituals before finally turning her mind to the thoughts of the day. Which mainly consisted of wondering what she wanted to have for breakfast and planning to head to the Carrier and scan for more leftover effects from the battle with Dr. Strangefate.

Halfway down the stairs the realization hit her and she froze in her tracks. Body shaking, Barbara collapsed in the stairwell, tears streaming down her face as she cupped her hand over her mouth. Unable to move from that spot the woman stayed where she was, staring down at herself.

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[barbara_gordon]

Before she knew what was what Barbara was whisked into the air for the second time as Tony got caught up in her excitement. Being whirled around left her a little wobbly but she kept her feet. "It feels...I don't know great? Yeah it feels great!" She responded excitedly. "I didn't even realize until I was coming down the stairs this morning and-" She cut herself off, glancing down at the arms at her sides and the closeness of their bodies. Her cheeks flushing red as Barbara became suddenly, acutely aware of her surroundings.

[golden_avenger]

Tony realized that was standing not even inches away from her and noticed she was looking just as sheepish as he was feeling. “And I brought breakfast.” He awkwardly announced again before he sat on the floor in front of the coffee table where the food was slowly getting colder. Leaning his back onto the couch he looked up at Barbara.

“So that’s how it felt.” He said before realizing that it wasn’t the best thing to say. “Come on, I’m famished. Haven’t had anything since my midnight snack.” Quickly he opened boxes of pancakes, waffles, hashbrowns, and eggs with bacon. “You know we’re going to have to look into it to see what caused this.” He said before shoveling half a pancake into his mouth. For the first time in Tony's life he was looking at a woman’s legs in a non-suggestive manner.

Mostly non-suggestive.

[barbara_gordon]

Hastily Barbara scooted herself back over to the sofa and sat down. Though really she felt like doing back flips all over her living room before heading to the training room to see how much of her muscle memory she'd retained. Within seconds she'd grabbed a box and a spork and was starting to dig in. If for no other reason than to avoid saying something uncharacteristically stupid. Those kinds of things tended to happen when Barbara tried to interact with men.

Hearing him talking about her legs though brought the red haired woman back into focus. She nodded her agreement as she swallowed an awkwardly large mouthful of food. "mm. I'm fairly sure I already know what happened." She stopped for a moment before adding "Well mostly."

[golden_avenger]

He washed down his pancake with a bottle of orange juice. As he was drinking he gave Barbara a questioning look as one of his eyebrows raised. "What do you mean? This just happened, you haven't even had time to analyze any of your tissue or make any x-rays." he said before cutting off a large portion of scrambled egg with his spork. "You didn't have any bouts with cosmic rays or made any infernal pacts with Mephisto right before I got here, did you?" he asked with amusement before his mouth was full yet again with food. "Those damned pacts never turn out good." he managed to say through the one cheek that wasn't stuff with food.

[barbara_gordon]

"No cosmic rays." She laughed in between chunks of food and gulps of juice. "I don't know if you remember" She commented. Some people had apparently had memory resets recently as well "But a while back we had the carnival and Giganta attacked?" Barbara set her fork down for a moment, placing her hand lightly over her chin. "While that was happening Angie put together a team that went and dealt with the reality-warping entity Dr. Strangefate. Around the time where I wasn't entirely myself." She could almost feel the need for a detailed digital mind-exchange coming on.

"He did a lot of damage to reality in general and things have been sort of self-correcting since then." Barbara let the statement hang in the air. He'd probably have questions but for now she wanted to avoid the possibility that this particular aspect of the 'self correction' may be only temporary.

[golden_avenger]

Tony's chewing slowed to almost a stop and he stared hard at Barbara for a long moment. Finally he swallowed his food and said "I don't remember any of that." he said finally. "I remember the carnival night, at least the early evening. I went to go fight her, but I don't remember it to well. I just remember sleeping so deep. That fight must have been a big one because it felt like I slept for week." then he quietly added. "I think I'm eating like it too." Opening the french toast box, Tony began eating again.

"So your paralysis was one of those self-corrections?"

[barbara_gordon]

"Ah well- about that" Barbara kept searching her brain for a good way to frame what she wanted to tell him. Then she remembered she might not have to explain all of it. Of course she wanted to finish eating first so instead of finishing her thought she merely crammed a bit more food in her mouth and nodded a bit until he got to the question about her paralysis. She swallowed hard then and wiped her mouth quickly with a nearby napkin.

"Yes I think so. Kind of a going away present from my former self." She chuckled a little at the vague description. "So do you just want to...finish all this?" The woman waved her hand toward the rest of the food; she'd already eaten all she could and he'd brought quite a lot.

[golden_avenger]

"No, save it for lunch." said Tony as he closed the half empty box. Tony shifted so he was sitting cross legged and facing Barbara. "So what about my former self? What exactly am I missing? Why is this happening to me?" Squeezing his knee with his hands involuntarily, Tony took a deep breath. "Please tell me nothing did and it's all just in my head."

[barbara_gordon]

"Well you didn't turn evil if that's what you're worried about" Barbara explained with a slight chuckle. Today had been strange right from the get-go. She'd never seen him look this concerned for anything before. Relishing the opportunity to use her new found ability Barbara closed the rest of the boxes and carted them off to the kitchen. Even the impending explanation about what happened to Tony during the mess with Strangefate couldn't manage to keep away the feeling of elation that filled her when she moved around on her own two feet for the first time in so many years.

"I've got the full report stored on the Carrier. We can take a look right now if you're that concerned about it." She told him with a smile.

[golden_avenger]

Relief rushed from Tony’s brain down his spine. One of the things that might have happened, one of the things he dreaded turned out not to be the case. He doubted he could handle finding out that he had done unspeakable things. The sight of Barbara walking snapped him back to the present. Not only because she was walking for the first time; well the first time since they met, but also so his eyes could enjoy the sight her body in motion. Particularly where her legs met her waist among other things.

When she came back, he had the same look about it him that he did when they had their first date. “I like to look.” He said hinting at a much deeper meaning in his words than what was simply stated, his smile wide and his eyes dubious.

[barbara_gordon]

"I'm sure you do" Babs flirted with a shake of her head. With the food put away she made a little nod to the right and said "Door. Carrier Bridge". Before turning her attention back to Tony with a hand placed comfortably on one hip. "Let's look at some video footage for now okay?" She left his options on the table regardless. Because she liked him of course. But also because he'd been very good to her and she owed much of her current state of being to having his assistance when needed.

[golden_avenger]

Being incredibly flirtatious was in Tony's nature, but it was also something he retreated to when difficult situations arose, situations where he wasn't sure exactly what to do or how to feel. Not knowing what happened to him was enough to cause it, but now that he could be finding out about didn’t help with that anxiety. He gave Barbara a questionable smirk and strode through the portal to the Carrier. Despite having been there before it was still quite a sight to behold. "So what did I miss?" he asked nonchalantly, doing his best to mask his trepidation.

[barbara_gordon]

Babs had to smile. Joking even in a situation like this was one of the qualities that actually made Tony endearing. Not that there weren't plenty of flaws mixed in there. After Tony strode through the door (and here she thought he was a gentleman) Babs followed suit. Once inside she headed over to the computer terminals. On her way though she stopped when a somewhat tall man wandered onto the bridge holding a bowl of cereal in one hand and a spoon in the other, a loose fitting bathrobe hanging down around a tanktop and a pair of boxers. His skin was dark and he seemed groggy and possibly perpetually displeased.

Shaking her head Barbara sighed as she exchanged a look with him and said "Door. Angies room". The portal opened in front of him and the apparently greatful man mumbled something that sounded like "good job" and shuffled on through. Then the woman finished walking over to the computers and cast a look over at Tony.

"Sometimes her guests get lost".

[golden_avenger]

All Tony gave Barbara was an amused raised eyebrow. The last thing he was expecting to see was a stranger, or at least to him. Apparently Angie had been entertaining this guest in her off hours? Clearing his throat with a strong cough to bring the reason they were there back into focus, Tony headed over to the display monitors for the computers. "Always fun here on the Carrier, is it?" he asked jovially as he leaned his backside onto the large desk. "And me without popcorn." half of it was a joke, the other half was actually still hungry.

"Astound me." he challenged Barbara with a snide smirk. The look he gave her was nothing short of composed immaturity, especially with his now crossed arms.