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Anthony replies tersely, "That's better." He continues with a slightly more jovial tone,"Yes, I'll send someone to pick you up, but we must make this quick. If you keep coming over at night, people will begin to talk." He hangs up the phone, then calls out, seemingly to no one, "I need you to pick up Ms. Rayne. Quickly please." A small hole opens in the hill that houses Anthony's lab, and something emerges quickly before streaking off through the sky.

John shrugs, "It depends on how serious you are about this. If you're willing to train late at night, some of the Bat Family train in the courtyard at about 11. I'm sure you could convince them to train you."
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Kijani packed a book in her jacket pocket and continued to make herself ready. A small reporter's notepad was tucked away as well. After slinging her sword around her back, she headed to the school parking lot to wait. As she stood there, she folded up tiny paper cranes from the notepad paper, using nothing but her mind and subtle twitches of her fingers. A low laugh escaped from her lips, one that would have been a giddy giggle if it had been louder. It felt so good to be herself again.

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Devika raised her eyebrows. "Honestly? I really don't want to be useless. There's plenty of crime where my parents live, and... well, the heroes sort of leave it alone. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's too hot for super-spandex." She chuckled softly. "There's a window of opportunity there, and... if no one else is going to take it, well, it may as well be me." A smile appeared on her face, displaying her dimples. "Hey John?" She stepped forward and hugged him very tight. Her face went rather red, because John was warm and quite solid in a rather appealing way. Hurriedly she pulled away, hoping her emotions hadn't rubbed off too strongly from the contact. "Sorry. I just... thanks for being encouraging."