Okay. So. Look. Steph doesn't always make the... best decisions. Alright? She can acknowledge that. Impulsive, kinda reckless, not exactly the greatest at 'thinking things through'. This is all true.

And that last break-up? Yeah. Probably wasn't the best decision.

It was a stupid fight anyway, wasn't it? Like, couples fight sometimes. Over stupid stuff. People get mad at each other. This is life. And maybe she made it into too big a thing. And maybe she's regretting that now. Okay, definitely. 'Cause we're doing honesty here, that is what we're doing. And honestly? She misses them. A lot.

And... look. One cannot be close with Oracle without, you know, giving up some expectation of... well. Privacy? ...Oracle had been keeping tabs on her ex, it seems. And normally, yeah, Steph might have words to say about that sort of thing, but in this case? Well, in this case, it turns out, she's gotta eat those words, 'cause she's actually feeling a little grateful.

'Cause word is, they're not doing so hot. And Steph's not exactly okay with that. Frankly, she's a little hurt that she found out they were sick through Babs, but... well, yeah, okay, she's not exactly calling up her exes to tell them all her life events either, is she? ...Even potentially really significant ones. Because Babs kinda made it sound like they're... sick, sick.

Which is how things got here. 'Cause Steph might not always make the best decisions, but she definitely commits when she makes one? And right now she's made a decision, and dangit, she's committing. She's come prepared! She's got a big ol' thermos of Alfred's chicken soup, and she's got blankets, and cough medicine, and probably too many movies in the Netflix queue, and... look, she's doing this thing.

...Right? Steph stares at the door, chewing nervously on her lower lip. What if this is a mistake? What if they don't want her here? What if her showing up makes things worse? What if...

What's worse than being sick and alone and thinking nobody gives a crap?

...For once? Inner Steph makes a damn good point. So she lifts a hand, and knocks firmly on the door.