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Who: Bruce Wayne/Batman

the_caped_crusader & OPEN
What: Bruce and Batman's comings and goings during early June
When: June 1st through June 15th
Where: Central City, mostly
Content Warnings: Violence, possibly. Will add as needed.

BRUCE; DETECTIVE COMICS 🦇

[ now with a routine going, bruce has started to make his-- and batman's-- presence known; sooner or later he was going to find out if that was a good thing or not. but in the daytime as bruce, he wakes up and buys breakfast: usually fresh fruit from stalls in the old chinatown around peterboro and some kind of rice and egg from one of the random hole in the wall restaurants along the road. after breakfast, he'll grab a coffee from a café as he heads further into the city. after his first big brush with the d'amico's, he notes the streets are cleaner, but not because he's put a dent in their operation, but because they were being more cautious than before. either way, it's a win-- he's made an impression. for now, that was good enough for him. and then there was logan, but he wasn't quite sure what to make of that variable yet. do you join him for coffee? catch him eavesdropping? catch him catching you catching him eavesdrop??? but if you don't decide to creep, you might also find him helping out at soup kitchens and clothes donations around the city. helping cats out of trees. you know, batman stuff. ]

BATMAN; SHADOW OF THE BAT 🦇

[ ...then night time comes, and the real work begins. he uses it to take the opportunity to test out the new batcycle he's spent the last few months working on. the batmobile was coming along, but wasn't quite up for the road yet. regardless, the bike was working great, and made ti's presence known by the sheer noise it made cutting through the streets at night. the thin eye slits of the headlights cut through the night shadows like the smaller ones on his cowls, and people begin to notice him more, going after chases, expanding his area of operation, the myth of the batman. when he wanted to keep it more personal when it got really late, when everything was quiet, you might find him on the rooftops. in gotham, he was fortunate enough to know who to expect, but this wasn't gotham, and he knew he could really run into anyone up here. join him as he broods, beats up criminals, or maybe decides to break up another one of d'amico's illicit drug rackets. ]

WILDCARD 🦇

[ nothing do it for you? that's cool! write me absolutely anything and i'll be thrilled. new cr is always welcome. if you would like to plan anything specific or have a closed prompt, feel free to friend and/or message me on discord @ batderp#3666! i'm also in the game discord. or message me on the-caped-crusader and i'd be happy to plan something with you! ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Doreen doesn't usually do her crimefighting rounds at night (squirrels are diurnal, natch), but... well, lately her days have been spent moving into a shoebox of an apartment, and trying to get enough freelance coding and web design work to pay the rent on said shoebox. Besides, she can't sleep, and parkouring across the rooftops is always a good way to burn off some energy and stress.

She does not expect the next roof she lands on to be occupied, and when Doreen sees the pointy-eared silhouette, her tail sticks straight up in surprise. ]

Oh, hi! Wow, you don't see many other people up here this time of night.

[ he looks back once. really? ]

I'm out here every night.

[ ...and then he turns back around. ]

[ Yes, really. This is happening! ]

Yeah, I don't usually do the night shift, I'm more of a daywalker. Want a donut?

[ Sorry, she couldn't resist a vampire reference! But hey, she actually does have donuts. Her tail uncurls a bit, it's holding a plastic bag with a small box of donuts inside. ]

There's a place a few blocks away that sells 'em at a discount when they're about to close up.

[ batman's eyes narrow. his face is a frown set in stone. he reaches into his cape and pulls out... a thermos. a bat-thermos. see? it has a little bat logo on it. he would love a donut. ]

Coffee?

Oh my god your thermos has a tiny bat on it.

[ There goes any chance he had of being intimidating! ]

Sure, thanks! One sec... [ She doesn't have a thermos, but she does have a small, mostly empty cup of coffee that she got from the donut shop. It takes a bit of juggling to hold the coffee cup and open the box of donuts at the same time, but she gets it done in the end, and offers up the box of donuts with her free hand. ]

Here.

[ he takes the box in one of his hands and balances it easily. The coffee smells fresh and steams from the thermos' opening, smelling perfectly brewed. not by him, of course. by the barista who served him when he went in, in costume, and handed them the thermos. it's a bold roast. ]

Sorry, no cream or sugar. I prefer black.

[ ...was he just letting her know? why the emphasis? was this part of him keeping the aesthetic? both? ]

[ Man, this guy is really committed to his whole vibe, isn't he? Doreen happily pours herself some coffee, takes a sip... and immediately tries really hard not to grimace, because she doesn't drink coffee very often (she had tea in her cup before this!) and oh god this is some of the darkest stuff she has ever tasted, she is going to be awake for an entire week! ]

Th-thanks...!

[ OK, she made it through that sip, composure regained! ]

I bet if you stopped in at the donut place next time, they could do custom ones for you with little bats on 'em. Match the thermos.

Not really looking to merchandise. I have enough problems with social media already.

[ that stupid batdab thing... ]

You know, you don't have to drink that if you don't like it. I have water, too.

That would actually be awesome, if it's cool? Sorry, I'm not much of a coffee person.

[ At least, not unless there's enough milk and hazelnut syrup and other stuff to overpower the bitterness! ]

I'm Squirrel Girl, by the way, and... and ohmygosh wait you're the bat-dabber!

[ Sorry buddy, she has Twitter and you went viral! ]

i chose this life, i know what i'm doing; open

Batman!

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