Dick just stares at her blankly for a moment before catching himself and reigning in his anger, he reaches over to ruffle her hair.
"That's pretty cool of you, but they really shouldn't leave you to do that."
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So sorry, it's been a really busy couple of weeks!
Dick just stares at her blankly for a moment before catching himself and reigning in his anger, he reaches over to ruffle her hair.
"That's pretty cool of you, but they really shouldn't leave you to do that."