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The first couple of days after La Hoya weren't great for Daphne. She spent a lot of time by herself, keeping busy with her plant diary or training with the Martian Manhunter, most of all she was trying to avoid the Team. It was a noticeable change in her behavior which she tried to cover up with thoughtful gestures. Every day she would leave some kind of baked good in the kitchen, with a note reading something along the lines of 
[color=Lightgreen][i]"Eat me xxx Daphne"[/i].[/color] 

She would clean parts of the HQ even when she wasn't on duty for chores. Every kind of activity which required the least amount of interaction with others became her go to. Avoiding the Team made her paranoia worse and when she did interact with them she was overthinking the interaction. Questioning if they were being nice out of pity and if they would rather see her leave. 

Viktor she avoided even more than usual, it wasn´t just the odd bunch of nerves she felt around him, it had turned into a sort of panicky fight or flight response. If she happened to cross paths with him she stayed polite. She knew they had to talk, but for now she was avoiding confrontation and she could live with that. With Aleen´a Daphne had hoped on a friend to share the bulk of the mistakes made. The fact that she wasn´t the only one who messed up made her feel better. They never talked though. Daphne saw Aleen´a around HQ but neither of them approached the other for their own reasons. 

The feelings of uncertainty lingered and kept her awake at night. When she stared at the dark ceiling at 3 am she thought about Casper and Felix. One day they were there and the next half of the Justice League was looking for them. The fact that their mentors hadn´t managed to find them was not a good sign. It felt strange to miss people she met just a few weeks ago. 

Daphne never used to have insomnia, only experiencing it shortly after the robbery. It died down after a while and she hoped the same would happen this time around. Unexpectedly though it lead her to a 3am heart to heart with Alisa. Daphne went up to her dorm room on a particular rough night and they had tea, braided each other's hair and learned about their respective backstories. 

The therapy sessions with Black Canary gave her some relief. No longer the stern combat instructor Dinah allowed her earlier motherly instincts to take the reins during their sessions. Daphne experienced for the first time in her life what it was like to have a strong female figure guiding her, giving her advice and support. It made her feel a lot better about her situation. 

By the end of the week things were looking up and Daphne regained a bit of her confidence. 

[hr][color=Lightgreen][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Sanctuary, Base level, Teleporter room
[color=Lightgreen][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] The Team
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Daphne smoothed out the wrinkles of her [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a2/5d/95/a25d95ed1064aedeb3b702b71c15977f.jpg]dress[/url]. It was one she made weeks ago, not having the confidence to wear it out, until today. She had a good feeling about this mission. Daphne knew Haly's circus. Her favorite thing about it was the fair. She really hoped they had time to visit it before going into hero mode. 

Two potential new team members entered the HQ through the Zeta tubes. Daphne's eyes followed each girl, looking them up and down. There were a whole bunch of thoughts running through her mind. Maya so far seemed to have the best attitude between them. Daphne felt ashamed at what the blonde girl was saying to Batman. She brushed her hair off of her shoulders, a vaguely green flush on her face. Batman barely reacted and introduced the girl as Bex a.k.a She-Devil as she hadn't bothered to introduce herself. 

Undeterred by her bad attitude Daphne walked over to Bex, holding out her hand with a friendly smile. 
[color=Lightgreen]"Hi, welcome to the Team, I'm Daphne..."[/color] Her look was definitely intimidating. Her brown eyes turned down and she spotted Bex's pink dr Martin boots. 
[color=Lightgreen]"Cute boots..."[/color]