"I got an invite and said 'what the heck?'" Barbara replied, with an easy shrug. "But if you're asking who I know, I really know the group through Dinah. Our families were close growing up. And...she has a lot of friends." She gestured around to the group.
She was masking the whole truth with partial truths, but she didn't feel bad about the deceit. When Linda came over, she pushed a smile onto her face. "Definitely. Thank you for arranging this...it's great to be enjoying summer weather for a change, right?"
She always felt like a tool when making small-talk, especially with people involved in or related to the superhero community. Still, the fact remained that they were all safer if not many people knew who Oracle was--good people, bad people or otherwise.