There aren't many people who have the number that flashes on Barbara's screen when her earpiece chimes an incoming call. And only one of them is currently in eastern Africa, much less rural Kenya.
She's been keeping pretty close tabs, after all. Because just saving the Steph in her world was never the whole plan, and Barbara's beginning to worry that the rest of that plan is going to fall apart. So: a more careful eye than usual. Even for Oracle.
But she hasn't called because... she's been there. And sometimes the last thing you want is someone with good intentions butting into your recovery.
All of that flashes through her mind in the half-second it takes to hit the key to open the line. "Hey, you."
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She's been keeping pretty close tabs, after all. Because just saving the Steph in her world was never the whole plan, and Barbara's beginning to worry that the rest of that plan is going to fall apart. So: a more careful eye than usual. Even for Oracle.
But she hasn't called because... she's been there. And sometimes the last thing you want is someone with good intentions butting into your recovery.
All of that flashes through her mind in the half-second it takes to hit the key to open the line. "Hey, you."