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What: July Catch-all, Bruce assimilating to things, Batman being Batman
When: Throughout July, some August things too
Where: Primarily Central City, will mention otherwise
Content Warnings: TBD but let's just say Bruce being Bruce and Batman being Batman.
BRUCE or BATMAN
batsymbol What: July Catch-all, Bruce assimilating to things, Batman being Batman
When: Throughout July, some August things too
Where: Primarily Central City, will mention otherwise
Content Warnings: TBD but let's just say Bruce being Bruce and Batman being Batman.
BRUCE or BATMAN
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( since he needs to clarify that, it seems.
although, to hear this place tracks minors a lot more closely. hm. more things to keep in mind. more things to add to what he already knows and what else he wants to know.
slow moving, he goes back to looking around, seeming unsure of what to do with himself here. )
Dick's not with either of the Guilds?
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No. Most of us are unaligned. They keep tabs on Dick because of me, though.
[Which he also feels guilty about.]
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( because he doesn't need to be told that tim probably feels guilty about that.
when tim takes a seat for himself, bruce continues to linger around. hands in his pockets, gaze trailing around the room. tim there on the couch... he's so young. bruce really sees it in that moment.
a duck of his head then. )
Keeping you with the people who care about you.
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[Someone told him recently that the right move, sometimes, is to just accept it when people insist you belong somewhere and they like you. He's still iffy on that, but he's keeping it in mind now.]
Still sucks.
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They only want to make sure you're safe.
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[They might both have heard a sound from the bedroom, just the softest sound of tread on apartment floorboards. The bedroom is the easiest way to get into the apartment, after all. At least, if you don't want to go directly into the living room.]
[His hair is a bit windswept from the trip home and, of course, he's still in uniform. So Bruce gets his first proper introduction to Nightwing. In black and turquoise, eyes hidden behind those lenses they all keep going on about.]
We know you're able to take care of yourself. We'd all just rather you didn't HAVE to go it alone.
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I guess.
[Haley perks up at the entrance of The Other Main Human and hops off the couch to go greet him in person.]
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when dick makes his entrance, bruce takes a second to just stare at the getup he has on. he's already clocked it in as his nightwing suit, taking guesses at what it's made of, it's capabilities and all that. typical bruce things. typical bat things.
watching as haley totters off to greet dick, bruce stands there with his hands in his pockets, just barely giving a tilt of his head while wearing the faintest look of amusement there on his face. )
Nice suit.
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[He crouches down, picking up Haley and giving her a scratch behind the ears as he straightens and heads toward the couch.]
Thanks. It's the work of... [A pause.] Honestly, probably somebody you don't know yet. Mr. Terrific. And yes, he lives up to the name. Made to protect from gunshots, though there's some limited protection from blades as well. But if they're close enough for knives, they're close enough for me to smack them around, too.
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[He's not really sure who Mr. Terrific is? Unless it's Harold's name in another world. He's never seemed interested in coming up with a secret identity of his own.]
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a glance to tim, he recalls the suit he'd been in, before he looks back over to dick, hands in those pockets of his. )
Nitinol?
( he's asking what the suit's made of or has in it, naturally. )
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You have him in your world, too? That's great! He does really good work.
[He's distracted by Bruce's question, giving Haley another scratch before handing her back to Tim.]
Need to get the mask off, at least. [Which means spirit gum remover. Something puppies should stay away from.] Anyway, that sounds right. It's thin enough to wear under my regular clothing, though it means I'm wearing a lot more light jackets and such back home.
[Blockbuster'd had a hit out on him, after all.]
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That's the tradition of vigilantism, though.
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and that's when he falls silent, as if unsure what else to say in the moment. tim had invited him over and he'd gone along with it, sure. but now he doesn't know if he's overstayed his welcome or if tim and dick have things they need to tend to around the place β schedules and whatever else.
so he stands there. quiet. and it's maybe in that moment where he truly does come off as a much younger bruce wayne. one who doesn't yet have the persona down when around others. )
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[He makes a tsk sound at the back of his throat, something he definitely picked up from Alfred.]
Sit. Have you had anything to drink? I can make coffee if Tim hasn't already started some. Or tea. Or we have water and juice and...probably some sort of soda. [Probably whatever was on sale when one of them went to the store.] How're you handling the changes here? I assume you're getting tech set up as much as you can.
[He does note how awkward Bruce is coming off. It's almost adorable, honestly. Brucie wasn't as well-formed when he was a kid, but he doesn't remember Bruce being this uncertain about anything other than taking in a child.]
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( a hand lifted to accompany the slight shake of his head in regards to both the sitting and offer of a drink.
the question regarding being here suddenly β the getting as much tech set up as he can has him look rather pensive as he pockets that hand again. he's no interest in affiliating himself with either of the guilds here nor does he intend to hang around the hotel for however long he's supposedly welcome to.
the changes are certainly changes. especially when it comes to suddenly being able to do things he hadn't been capable of back in gotham; still getting used to that. )
Can't say I'm pleased with having to start from scratch again.
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[Tim's able to get his own drink, certainly, but Dick asks because he's at the fridge. And getting out a refillable water bottle of his own that he put in there before going on patrol.]
[The look he casts Bruce is sympathetic as he takes a drink.]
You're not wrong. I've had to do it a couple of times. Not quite this much, no, but similar. It's incredibly annoying, though at least we aren't on our own here.
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[He's happy to keep Haley occupied with scritches while Dick and Bruce talk Adult Things(TM).]
Like people keep telling me, you have a support network.
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a glance to tim, he looks down. )
Yeah.
( though it doesn't sound very convincing, in all honesty. )
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[Dick ducks back into the fridge for a can of soda, walking over to hand it to Tim. Because he COULD throw it, but that's rude. Even if he knows Tim could catch it.]
[He steps over to Bruce, reaching out to squeeze the man's shoulder. It's not a long touch, because he knows Bruce doesn't always do with that. But it's comfort in a way he might allow.]
I know it doesn't seem like it now. Especially if, as I suspect, your world doesn't have much in the way of heroes as yet. But you don't have to go it alone. You never have had to. Alfred's always been there to back you up. There will be others, even if you never find your world's versions of us. But, here and now, you DO have us.
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And we're annoying and unlikely to leave you alone.
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Apparently.
( the not being or leaving him alone part, he means. )
I should get going.
( the man is still largely nocturnal and tired. )
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All right. You look like you could use some rest as it is. If you need anything, though, think about giving one of us a call, all right? We're not going to get anywhere here without each other.