Gotham TV welcomed a group of student visitors today, ranging from lowerclassmen to upperclassmen.
Alexis Kaye was one of the upperclassmen. She was taller than most people her age, making her look like a girls' basketball player.
Her long, straight black hair and thick-framed glasses made her look rather old-fashioned.
Especially since she was dressed in casual athletic clothes, some of the TV station staff mistook her for one of the accompanying teachers.
However, Alexis Kaye did not explain herself. She liked it this way, since it allowed her to move around freely. The station's equipment and studios held no appeal for her.
She had no desire to be like those classmates who constantly dreamed of becoming huge stars or hosts, crazily performing for the cameras. Their coy, affected manner made her sick.
What interested her was a boy. Not because she liked him, but out of curiosity. He was two grades below her.
At the back of the group, Alexis pretended to be an accompanying teacher. No one paid attention anyway, especially after she put on a baseball cap.
The boy was leaning against the wall of the studio hall, holding a book on ancient writing research and reading it with great interest. Every so often, he used a pen to jot something down.
Alexis watched him curiously. On his very first day of school, the entire campus had learned about him after several upperclassman bullies who provoked him got their heads smashed with a chair.
His name was Jason Todd, the son of a sheriff from Arkham District. He had even saved her once, though the guy had already forgotten it. To him, fighting was as essential as eating and drinking.
Yet Jason's grades had not slipped like those of other troublemakers. Instead, he had made astonishing progress