7806/The Huntress: Follow-up on an Amateur

The Huntress: Follow-up on an Amateur
Date of Scene:	12 September 2021
Location:	The Narrows - Harper Row's apartment
Synopsis:	Having tracked Harper to her home, the Huntress sneaks in and talks to the blue haired girl; ends up unsure of her value as an ally
Cast of Characters:	Harper Row, Helena Bertinelli

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Harper Row has posed:
Action the night before lead to a good night's sleep for Harper. The next day she went out early and got back with the bag of cereal she failed to acquire the night before, returning with it before Cullen awoke.

The rest of the day was spent gaming with her brother on their refurbished (i.e. cheap) PS4. Don't Starve Together is their game of choice for the morning and then Harper switched to Horizon Zero Dawn after lunch before giving the console over to Cullen to let him play Mass Effect while she went back to her room, settling down in the workshop corner fater having grapped a light dinner and she's started working on plans for her gun with the prototype rail-gun innards still on the table beside her.

All though the day she is completely unaware of the tracker placed on her jacket the night before which has been in the same room since she disrobed for bed the night before.

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress jimmies Harper's hallway window and slips in with her teen partner, "And then we'll ask her a few questions. Maybe we can find out if she's in on this whole thing, or if she's nobody at all," she explains to him. The teen is dressed in black and masked like she is.

"Here it is, this room," Huntress reports while looking at some readings on her wrist, "Okay, don't talk, just place those bugs like we talked about," she explains, "We'll find out what she knows either way."

The teen nods to what Huntress says as she walks up to the door politely and knocks.

Harper Row has posed:
Cullen, engrossed in which ever game he's playing, doesn't notice the costumed vigilante and her protoge enter the apartment.

In her room, when there's a knock at the door, Harper calls out, "One moment Cullen," as she grabs a sheet and sweeps it over the prototype to conceal it.

If Helena waits, Harper calls out, "Come in," after laying on her bed and grabbing a book to 'have been reading'.
If Helena opens the door without waiting she'll catch Harper hopping onto the bed and in mid-reach for the book.

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress politely enters quietly and lets the teen come in after her, "Knock knock," she calls out, surveying the apartment as she walks in slowly. She takes the hallway to Harper's room while she non-verbally points out a couple things to her partner. She leans her head into Harper's room and says, "Evening," she smiles, "I believe we know each other," she tells her. She thumbs to her partner, "Sorry, he's with me. Are we interrupting?"

Harper Row has posed:
Harper hoesn't manage to hide her look of surprise when she sees who it is at her door. She hisses, "Get in here or my brother might see you!" after a muttered curse at herself. She's dressed, she's not under the sheet on her bed so its not like she's indecent or anything like that.

Sitting up more alertly and clearly wishing she had her kit in arm's reach, Harper says, "You have me at a severe disadvantage here I'd think... even if you didn't do any research before coming here," with the barest hint of anger and a more clearly discerned trace of fear in her voice.

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress motions her friend inside the room and closes the door behind her, "Yeah well, don't get excited," she tells her. She leans her back against the door and crosses her arms, "Just doing a little follow up," she adds.

The masked teen surveys Harper's room in more detail as Huntress says, "I'm just trying to figure out why robberies have doubled in Coventry in the last month," she explains, "Nice room."

Harper Row has posed:
Despite being in the Narrows. Despite the small size of the apartment. The youth isn't wrong. Having a City Electrical Engineer's income allows her to bring in nice things home in addition to saving up to be able to pay for Cullen's college education.

"Follow up, naturally," Harper says a bit grimly. "Of course you're following up," she adds before asking, "How did you find me, or should I not ask?"

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress hmms and shrugs a little, "I didn't have time to ask for your card," she explains. The masked teen casually leans against the opposite wall and looks back at Harper now as Huntress says, "Sounds like you don't have much security. Maybe I can help," she comments.

"Just wanted to know if you can you tell me anything about robberies in this area? I mean, do you know anything about them?" she wonders.

Harper Row has posed:
Harper shrugs and shakes her head. "Its the Narrows. If there /isn't/ crime occurring here any given hour then Hell's likely about to freeze." She snorts slightly at her 'oh so witty' comment and then says, "That's why Wayne was trying to refurbish it after all, right?" (Her voice drops to a whisper as she says to herself, "Like that's going to ever really happen.")

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress nods her head to what Harper says, "Yeah well, the crime is jumping to nearby neighborhoods. Even after I put them in the hospital," she tells Harper and purses her lips, "Don't know anything huh?" she asks disappoitedly.

"Yeah well, not sure there's any refurbishing it with some new paint," she comments.

Harper Row has posed:
"Pretty much only what's on the news and what I see personally," Harper says to clarify her previous question. "So... you're... I guess I need to be more protective of my identity," she adds before asking, "What's to do about that? Nothing now I guess."

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Helena Bertinelli hmms and looks curious, "Your identity is a state secret, huh? Why do you say that?" she wonders, "You with the Teen Titans or the Justice League?" she adds.

"I wouldn't worry, I'm not the media. I can keep a secret," she explains, and shrugs a little about what she knows, "Just trying to figure out what's going on with these crimes."

Harper Row has posed:
When the Teen Titans and Justice League are mentioned, Harper chuckles in a playful blending of grim and insanely amused.

"Um... I work for the city as an electrical engineer," she says sincerly before explaining further with, "The other... it more a hobby... a bit of an obsession I guess."

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress hmms, "Some hobby. I bet you're a regular enthusist," she comments amusedly. She leans forward to try to take the book from Harper, "Whatcha reading?" she wonders. The teen near the wall opens Harper's closet and looks inside.

Harper Row has posed:
Harper answers the Huntress' question by tossing the book in her direction: Frank Herbert's Dune. She also hops off the bed and slams the closet out of the teen's hand. "Hey, this is my /bedroom/," she snaps at the boy after which she asks Huntress, "Where'd you pick him up? Jocks'R'Us?"

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress glances at the book and tosses it back on the bed. She frowns a little and motions to the teen, "He's in training," she comments. The teen puts his hands up defensively and backs off from the closet.

"Guess I was wrong, you don't know anything, and I guess you can't help. Sorry about that. We'll be going then," she tells Harper.

Harper Row has posed:
"Help... maybe. Help with information... not very likely, no," is Harper's pointed response. "But if I'm not good enough for you either fine, just don't tell me to stop like the big guy did," she adds as she takes a seat on her bed again. At this point an observant person will have noticed she's pointedly not looking in the direction of the sheet covering her work table.

Helena Bertinelli has posed:
Huntress motions to the teen, who walks to the door, but she decides not to look at Harper's work table, "Well, maybe I will be in touch then, Miss Hobby. When I figure out what to do next," she explains.

"Some people don't care or even notice the stuff I notice but it still matters to me. Maybe it's nothing really. But anyway, I figure it out. Take care, now."

Harper Row has posed:
"Yeah, you too, Huntress and 'Spaniel'," Harper says to the pair as she departs, referencing a common solution to a crossword puzzel clue for a hunter's companion in the nickname for the teen.