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Definitely glad that I remember you. But you know what? Even if I came from a month or so earlier, I'd still end up crushing on you all over again.

[In the back of her mind, she sort of doubted that--she had known him from the "past" before, and they'd never really gotten past that initial flirty reintroduction. But it didn't really matter anymore. The past was past, and the now was now.]

Is that so.

[Smiling, she leaned in so that her forehead was partially resting against his]

I think we distracted ourselves again.

[Dick picks up on some of her doubt and he has a good idea of where it's coming from, given what she had told him before. When he returned to the ship she'd be pretty upset with him.]

Maybe a better way to say it is that now that I'm really getting to know who you are, as long as I got that chance I'd crush on you all over again.

[Tilts his head and lightly presses his lips against hers for another kiss. It's still chaste but it lingers a little longer than their previous kiss. Murmurs a "uh huh" in his response]

[She just barely manages to mutter out a 'likewise' when their lips meet. That same rush of warmth and delight from before washes over her, and it's hard not to melt completely into his hold.]

[Even though the different was only a few seconds from the previous time, she still found herself out of breath when they parted, lips still hovering only inches apart.]

Hmm.

Then there's...this. This definitely helps with the whole crushing thing.

[It's funny how a few hours of giving someone a sincere chance and taking a couple of risks can change how one feels about a lot of things.]

I'm glad we waited.

But I'm even more glad we didn't wait too long.

Me too. I'm glad we're taking things slow but we're also giving things a chance too. Especially in a place like this, you never know what will happen next.

[At this, she frowns slightly]

You mean, like the wormholes? Or another brainwashing Drive event?

More like the wormholes. I'm just thinking about a recent entry that was made about someone like someone who has left twice and how hard that's been.

[A nod, and a sigh]

Have you met anyone who knew you before-before? As in, just from the ship?

The only one I can think of offhand right now is Rapunzel.

And how's that go?

Good. [He's technically met her twice, once as Robin and once as himself. Sort of.]

I've met other new people here as well. I wish we could take some of the memories here back with us whenever we leave.

I almost wish I could take Rapunzel back with me. She's one of the best friends I've made on this ship outside the Team.

I wish I could go with someone for a bit, to make sure they are okay. Not to stay there permanently, but to go do that hero thing we do. [Not that she really needed a hero to come swooping along, but he'd sure feel better knowing she was okay. He still feels uneasy when he thinks back to his conversation Rose and how she told him he can't go where she's going.]

Always gotta be the hero, Robin, don't you?

[She couldn't even bring herself to feel jealous. Not when his arms were still wrapped around her waist the way they were.]

It's what I do or at least like to think I do, even when it's not always needed or wanted.

Why?

[It wasn't a question meant to be taken negatively. She was genuinely curious; what made Robin so...Robin?]

[Has a small feeling of de ja vu though he suspects his conversation will go in a different direction than the last one he had, that was in the same ball park as this question.]

There's a lot of answers but I guess you could say I've seen what happens when someone does something too late. I'd rather try too hard than not at all.

[She nods in understanding, giving him a small peck on the nose in thanks for at least sharing that much.]

You don't have to talk about it right now if you don't want to.

[Robin is grateful for the kiss on the nose, it helps distract him from darker thoughts that were beginning to brood inside of his head. Some thoughts still flicker there but he's able to pull himself out before he delves too deep into them.]

It must be hard for you to be here without your father.

[Her fingers absently play with the back of his hair a little as she gives him a sad smile]

Kind of.

I mean, I know I don't always listen to him...you know, ever...but he's still my dad. And I really do miss him.

[Even if Bruce does need to tweak his people skills, he's been like a father to him and comforts him in his own way. Like when he was jealous over Kaldur, he knew the "hand-eye-coordination" basketball was Bruce's way of comforting him. It worked too. He hasn't been gone as long as the others and he already misses Bruce and Alfred.

Not to mention his entire family, so he definitely gets where she's coming from. He steps in to give her a hug.]

Family's family. [He would say no matter what but then he thinks about Artemis and yeaah...complicated.]

I know.

[All things considered, she had been handling her lack of father on the ship pretty well. Mainly because she didn't believe the whole "Earth was destroyed" story. He was still alive and well, and given the absurdities of the wormholes, probably wouldn't even miss her long enough to realize she'd been gone. If she returns. When she returns.]

[Still...it was nice to be comforted once in a while. She returned the hug tightly, burying her face into his shoulder for a moment. Sighing deeply.]

...too bad we won't remember any of this when we go back either.

[Keeps one of his arms around her waist and he slides the other around her shoulders.]

Yeah, these are the memories I'd like to take with me. I'm sure we'll make plenty back home, but these are...nice.

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