bird_on_a_wire

[redarrowqueen]

Damien Darkh was done but there was a bigger fish to fry in Gotham.

So Thea had taken off, mostly to lend Dick a badly needed hand but in reality she was taking time off from Team Arrow and Star City. Spending time away as Dick reminded her not too long ago in a hotel room shower (while washing the remains of hot wings and dessert away) would only help in the healing process. So after parking her bike and greeting Alfred Thea was out cold on a sofa in Wayne Manor, not knowing someone had covered her up. That was how exhausted Thea was: everything had simply come to a breaking point and she had slammed it.

But as far as Oliver and the team were concerned she was helping a friend out and getting a few weeks away, just to deal with Laurel's death and sort out everything related to Malcolm.

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[bird_on_a_wire]

Dick arrived at the Manor about an hour after Thea did, feeling pretty drained himself. Tracking the WMDs that were getting shuttled around Gotham in a bid to keep them hidden until the sale went through was not going nearly as well as he'd hoped. All that was clear was that Blockbuster was somehow involved, and if he wasn't at the top of this particular food chain, then things were only going to get worse.

Alfred let him know about their guest, looking pleased that Dick had a friend outside the family at the same time the butler's tone made the of course it's a young lady strongly implied.

Finding Thea's impromptu nap spot, he sat down on the edge of the couch and put a hand on her shoulder. "Hey there."

[redarrowqueen]

"Hey there, we toasted Darkh and my brother is now mayor." Thea was roused awake when she heard Dick's arrival (plus she knew the bike since they drove the same make). "Was on the train after getting your text about Blockbuster so its two fold: me getting away from Star City and you getting some extra help."

[bird_on_a_wire]

"Mayor Oliver Queen, huh? Good for him."

He leaned back and spread his arms across the back of the sofa. "Believe me, I'm glad to have it. But the trail's gone cold for the night, unfortunately, so if you really need some more crash time, you're welcome to it."

[redarrowqueen]

"Total holy cow right? But after Darkh's wife who was mayor was killed he somehow had enough votes to take over even with dropping off." since Thea had related the short version of things via email. "And since I'm awake now how about a proper catch up session?" making room on the sofa for Dick as she spoke.

[bird_on_a_wire]

Dick shook his head. And he thought Gotham City had weird politics.

Pulling off his shoes, he sat on the sofa and pivoted, setting his legs on it to relax. "Oracle picked up chatter on the undernet that someone was bringing a WMD into Gotham to sell it. I've been trying to track it down, but Blockbuster's a newer player in town, so most of the usual sources are turning up empty."

[redarrowqueen]

"Nothing for Star City on Blockbuster either, did some digging before I left too." Thea added. "But then given all the chaos with Darkh most of the small time players slipped under the radar too." she mused as her hand slipped into Dick's. "And now the odd part: usually after something big goes down Star City goes problem free for a few months. But this time a good odd since it lets me slip out of town. And yes Oliver and the team knows where I am."

[bird_on_a_wire]

Dick smiles. "Good. I'm fine with this being a break or a vacation, but not so much with it being a hideout." Separation good, isolation bad. Dick's done both and he believes in his heart that when a person is at their worst, that's when they need people more than ever. He nods at her intel, which confirms what he's expecting. "Okay, so follow up happens tomorrow. What do you want to do tonight?"

[redarrowqueen]

"I'm totally open to ideas but you know I did bring the bike up." Thea could smile a little more. She knew Dick had a point, a few days to a couple of weeks away was one thing but she could not hide out for too long. "Mostly since for once I'm not going to be at the mercy of the trains." she joked. But her eyes seemed to regain some sparkle, getting out was helping.

[bird_on_a_wire]

His eyebrow rose, a little surprised, figuring Thea might want to rest up, but he wasn't the type to do much lazing around, either. "You want to go for a ride?"

[redarrowqueen]

"Maybe later tonight once the bar crowd goes home?" Thea offered to Dick. She was also smiling at the memory of a midnight ride through Star City when he was up a few weeks prior.

[bird_on_a_wire]

"Sounds like a plan." A wee hours cruise through the city seemed like just the thing. "You hungry? We can try to raid the kitchen and see if Alfred kicks us out."