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[... She pauses.] I guess a little bit of both. Barbara... The original Batgirl struck out on her own at first from what I know, but--you don't operate in Gotham without working with Batman or for him one way or another, you know?
[Steph laughs a little bit, not really sounding bitter but maybe a little nostalgic. there's a small shrug.] She's always been special to him, but her work as Batgirl gave the identity its importance. Its right to carry his legacy out.