Notes: Part three of Cyber Punk. Takes place the night of part 2.
Cyber Punk 3
Raven Roth sat across from her best friend, wondering what had prompted their dinner together. It wasn't as if they hadn't eaten together before, but she was still angry with Richard over his fight with his twin brother.
"Relax, Rae; it's just dinner," Dick Grayson chided from across the table.
"Why are you bothering to look at the menu, Richard?" she asked. "You already know what you're going to get."
"Because maybe I'll see something new that I want to try," the black-haired young man replied.
"Getting bored of Kitten already?" the violet-eyed young woman retorted, knowing full well that he wasn't thinking of the menu.
Dick shrugged, expression rueful. "You caught me out on that one, Rae," he admitted. "It's just… I don't know, she's just not right. She's not who or what I'm looking for."
"Is anyone up to your exacting standards?" Raven demanded, exasperated.
"I'm sure someone is. I just—"
"—haven't found her yet. I know," she finished for him, flicking her menu closed. "I'm ready to order," she added, pointedly.
"I guess I am, too," Richard sighed, also shutting his menu.
"Is my advice on your next girlfriend the only reason we're doing this?" she queried, deftly changing the subject.
"Of course not!" Richard protested. "You know I enjoy your company, Rae." She raised an eyebrow at him, and he muttered, "and I also had ulterior motives."
"Aside from my help with your soon-to-be bachelorhood?" Raven countered, scanning for the waiter.
"I absolutely love making my brother jealous of our friendship," Richard told her, seriously, all while watching the table where he knew Jason was hiding.