"Are you guys hungry?" Wally asked, wandering over to pantry, "I'm hungry."
"You are always hungry," Artemis muttered from the couch. She was flipping through channels on the TV.
"Is this right?" E asked Nightwing, curled up on the couch across from her. She motioned with the batarang in hand, "It doesn't feel right."
"It's all in the wrist," He said, not even looking up to her, "You'll get it, I'll have Robin show you when he gets back."
"But Kylie, you said it would be done yesterday! You promi-" Artemis flipped the channel again. The wisp flew and perched itself on her shoulder.
"During a family trip to Ethiopia. We have been told Mr. Wayne will be holding the funer-" Nightwing stood up as Artemis changed the channel again. The wisp hesitated before hovering away from her and staring squarely at the television.
"Turn it back!" He grabbed the remote from her hand.
"Jeez, don't be so grabby," She complained as he turned the channel back to the news.
"This is Cat Grant reporting from New York City, we are being told there is a body, and Mr. Wayne has positively identified it to be his late ward, Jason Todd."
Wally walked over and Nightwing put a hand over his mouth. The wisp stayed still, watching the news. E didn't really understand the fuss, the air suddenly changed, it was very still. Artemis looked over at Nightwing, with a concerned look on her face. Did everyone know what was happening besides E?
"The family has decided to have a private funeral back here in Gotham as soon as they return. Mr. Todd was found inside an exploded warehouse, and his remains will be transported back to Gotham for an autopsy. Please call this number on your screen if you have any information regarding this open investigation. Now, to the weather." Artemis shut off the TV and stood up.
"You need to go," She put a hand on Nightwing's back. He still stood transfixed by the blank screen. The wisp hovered down to the carpet right in front of the television set. E just watched, she didn't understand.
"I am sorry," E said, cutting through the silence, "Do you know him?
She looked quizzically over to Nightwing, hand still over his mouth. Wally looked over to her, biting the inside of his lip, debating to tell her or not. He looked back to Dick, it wasn't his secret to tell. Nightwing looked to Wally quickly. Wally nodded, "Go, he needs you."
Nightwing nodded and calmly walked out. The wisp stayed sitting under the television screen, looking a little depressed. They usually were pretty active. E called it back to her and tucked her legs under her. She absorbed the wisp back and looked over to Wally and Artemis, who were now sitting down on the couch. Artemis was whispering softly into Wally's ear as she pushed a piece of hair from his face. Suddenly E felt very invisible.
"Who was he?" She asked after a minute and Wally put his face in his hands before suddenly standing up, not acknowledging her question. Artemis pressed her lips together.
"Go comfort him, he needs a friend right now," Artemis said, Wally nodded and walked out. She sighed and looked over to E.
"Nightwing is going to be AWAL for a while," She muttered to no one in particular.
"I do not understand," E said as Artemis finally looked up to her. Her expression was unreadable.
"He is…" She paused, "Was…He was… a friend."
E nodded, looking back at the blank TV, "Should we do something for Nightwing? Send a card? M'gann says that's how people express condolence. Send a card."
Artemis shot her an annoyed look and shook her head quickly, "Look, it's not…there's nothing you can do for him."
She got up and walked out of the room and suddenly E was all alone. She ejected another wisp into the air and it floated above her hand, hardly moving. She tossed a braid over her shoulder before the wisp showed her what it had seen.