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[batsymbol]

Who: Bruce Wayne/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

open to both [brackets] and prose, i'll follow your lead if you have a preference. if you want something else with bruce or bats, shoot me a PM or PP at telekinetics to discuss. otherwise things we've planned/discussed can be dropped in here as well. starters in comments.

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[thwikt]

[ he lets out a small laugh. ]

Yea, you're right. [ he in fact isn't going to be using the gum for food, so it all works out. ]

A diner sounds great. [ he jerks his thumb towards the front of the shop. ] You wanna come with? If you haven't eaten yet. [ and since he realizes how weird it is for a stranger you met at a hardware store to ask invite you to eat with him, he adds: ] I don't mean anything by it. I could just use some company right now. [ —which is the truth because, well, he knows himself and he knows what he'll get up to if he's left to his own devices for too long. besides, the guy looks like he could use some too. ] It's fine if you don't want to.

[batsymbol]

( now there's something he's been hearing from a few people here: how company is something he needs — batman needs robin.

for the first time in a long time, it really does just feel like him. alfred isn't here to fall back on, despite the way in which he purposefully distances himself from the other man at times. point is, he's without someone familiar here, let alone without his resources he'd worked so hard to create over the past two years. add to that the number of unexpected relationships to others he has here that haven't even happened for him and there's no telling if they will, he could really use some of that right now.

coffee.

still, bruce has to be bruce about it and consider it for a moment before he glances back off to the television for a second or two; they're really hammering those fantastic speeches out.

looking over to roy, he shrugs. )

Sure. Not like I'm carrying frozen goods.

[thwikt]

[ he gets it, but kinda like in reverse.

roy had every intention of working out his issues alone, away from all of the people he knows; yet now it doesn't seem like a real option, not in the way that he had expected it to go. but then again, when has life ever gone the way he expected it to? there are enough people from back home here to make it hard for him to avoid them forever, especially since jaybird is already aware that he's here and his best friend has a Limit to how much bullshit he'll take from him.

he can't even fully commit to going no holds barred with his recklessness right now because arcadia's bigger than whatever stupid issue roy harper has going on and he can't risk flamebird drawing unnecessary attention from the guards by sporting too many bruises and injuries.

so like, he gets that conflicting notion that he needs company when he doesn't think he actually wants it at all. but it's what he's got to do right now to keep himself on the straight and narrow. the stupid can wait until later. he needs to be a hero first because that's really what it always comes down to. ]

Awesome. [ a wide grin to complement the sheer lack of one. ] Is there anything else you need to grab or are you good to go?

[batsymbol]

( he's been spreading out his purchases with things he needs. partly to not draw so much attention to what he's doing and also in part due to his knowing he's being followed and watched by more than just the guards when he's spotted. apparently, those he has parental and mentor relationships with are nosy when a younger version of the man they know pops up.

so with a glance down to his basket, he looks back up to roy here, still lacking the brightness that he seems to have. )

Ready when you are.

( fellow hobbyist and all. )

[thwikt]

Great. Let's go then.

[ he leads them towards checkout, where aside from a bit of a slow line, purchasing the items was as uneventful as one would expect it to go. by the time they've stepped out onto the streets, roy has dumped all of his goods into his backpack. ]

So, which way to the diner? [ is it within walking distance? do they need to take transport? ]

[batsymbol]

( bruce also has his backpack with him, though he'll opt to carry his own stuff in the bag provided since he has, well, other things currently taking up space in there.

when they're out of the shop, his other hand free of purchases holds to a strap of his backpack, bruce looking over to roy before he gives a glance down the street. )

Just a block or two. Not that far.

[thwikt]

Lead the way.

[ roy motions for him to go first. ]

Oh, yea. [ once they're on the move, he quickly falls into a relaxed pace beside him. ] I'm Orchard. [ he extends his hand out towards him. ] What's your name?

[batsymbol]

( doing just that, when the pleasantries start, he stares down to the extended and gently takes it within his own. despite the gentle motion, the grip is rather firm. )

Paul.

( he eyes him and then there's a huff of just the faintest bit of laughter as he looks ahead. )

Orchard, huh? First name, Apple?

[thwikt]

[ he respects someone who's socially awkward, yet can deliver a firm handshake. it's got character to it.

roy lets out a genuine laugh. ] No. [ he shakes his head with a smile. ] First name, Orchard. Last name, Greenwood.

[batsymbol]

( typically keeping his gaze ahead, he throws a glance roy's way when he goes to clarify that. )

Middle name, Woodland, then. Right.

[thwikt]

Man, Orchard Woodland Greenwood. I don't know how I would've survived for this long if I had that as my middle name too.

[ that's a no to woodland, but it's evident the suggestion amuses him. ]

So, have you lived here for long?

[batsymbol]

( hm. small talk. he'll try his best here. )

Long enough.

( keeping it vague. very bruce of him. )

You just get in?

[thwikt]

I'm passing through.

[ he doesn't plan to stay in central city for long. ]

Bit of a wanderer. I go wherever these take me. [ he slaps the side of his leg indicatively. ]