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mostdangerousbird ([personal profile] mostdangerousbird) wrote in [community profile] metalogs 2023-07-03 12:30 am (UTC)

[ The teenager in the aisle picks his head up just enough to roll his eyes at the mention of Fantastic.

Tim’s basket is full of components. A couple of RAID cards, miscellaneous cables, a sound card - there’s easily a few hundred bucks in there, but no tools or casings. Whatever he’s building, it’s going to be custom.

He knows it’s an interesting person, so Tim’s leaning hard into nerd to fit the purchase. His hair is wild and fluffy without product, and he’s drowning in an oversized polo shirt in from the trendy brand of 2017. Khaki shots with no cargo pockets. Plain all white sneakers.

It’s Bruce. Tim adjusts his glasses, ostensibly tucking them more tidily into place, and tries to survey his purchases.
]

The quality of his speeches don’t merit the amount of air time he’s getting.

[ Tim’s real voice is a low tenor with a light Jersey accent. Robin keeps to his lower register and Network English. Right now, he’s stripping out the lower tones like he’s a 1930s radio announcer and imitating the local accent.

It’s not that he wants to hide. Tim isn’t sure he wants to have the conversation needed to have Bruce understand who he is.
]

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