Gotham University's cafeteria was filled with the enticing aroma of food.
Dick squeezed out of the line carrying two trays. He had piled on so much food that the crowd parted wherever he went.
Ririko stared at the plate before her, loaded with enough main dishes, sides, desserts, and drinks to feed three of her...
"Are you a bottomless pit?" she asked coldly.
"I'm still growing," Dick said with complete conviction, as though he didn't know he already had curves in all the right places.
Ririko asked him to tell her about Bruce.
"Bruce-" Dick swallowed a mouthful of mashed potatoes. "He's the heir to Wayne Enterprises. You know that, right?"
"Tell me something I don't know," Ririko urged.
"Wayne Enterprises has a charitable sponsorship program called the Robin Program. After my parents-died in an accident, it paid for me to attend university."
That piqued Ririko's interest. "So that's how you became friends with Bruce?"
Dick took a bite of chicken, chewed twice, and nodded.
"Yeah. He's... really popular with girls, so he hardly ever shares anything personal. But even though he's already very careful, everyone still thinks he's a playboy."
Listening, Ririko felt certain she'd picked the right person.
"Sounds like you know him pretty well... When does he come to campus each week? What are his hobbies?"
Dick looked up at her, wondering why she kept asking about Bruce.
But he soon supplied his own explanation:
She's trying to find something to talk about with me. Bruce is the talk of Gotham, after all. She cares about my friends, which means she cares about my social circle...
"All day Tuesday and Thursday, and he has a lab on Wednesday mornings," Dick rattled off.
"He likes hot Colombian Americanos. At lunch, he eats food packed at home, and it's