( open ) and what's the worst you take

[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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[overlyprecocious]

Harold helps us with ours. A lot of the integrated tech, anyway.

[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.]

[batsymbol]

( mr. terrific. harold. no. the names are ones which don't exactly ring a bell for him, but that's not to say he won't make a mental note of them. as he does with everything else.

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. )

[forceforlight]

[Dick brightens at Tim's mention of Herold.]

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.]

[overlyprecocious]

[He accepts Haley easily and sets her in his lap where she can't distract Dick while he's de-masking. No one needs a wiggly puppy trying to hop back into their arms while they're using chemicals around their eyes.]

That's the tradition of vigilantism, though.

[batsymbol]

( while dick goes about doing what he needs to do to unmask, bruce gently looks over to tim with the pup, watching the way he handles her and how comfortable she seems to be with him.

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 — 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. )

[forceforlight]

[It takes a couple of minutes for Dick to come out of the bathroom, now with the mask off and wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Did he take them in there? No. But it's more comfortable than his uniform.]

[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.]

[batsymbol]

I'm fine.

( 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 — 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.

[forceforlight]

Tim?

[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.

[overlyprecocious]

Soda?

[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.

[batsymbol]

( they're not on their own, no. it's good, he figures. for them to have each other to fall back on — rely on when in a pinch. at least there seems to be that having come from everything with [some version of] him: they have each other.

a glance to tim, he looks down. )

Yeah.

( though it doesn't sound very convincing, in all honesty. )

[forceforlight]

[Definitely doesn't sound convinced.]

[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.

[overlyprecocious]

[It's true, Tim would catch it - but then he'd have a soda bomb, which would be sad. Or funny, depending on how he decided to handle it.]

And we're annoying and unlikely to leave you alone.

[batsymbol]

( he doesn't shrug off the touch from dick when it's given, nor does he dismiss the words from either of them when given. what he does do, however, is glance over to haley there and how content she seems to be. right here. with her family. )

Apparently.

( the not being or leaving him alone part, he means. )

I should get going.

( the man is still largely nocturnal and tired. )

[forceforlight]

[Which is something that Dick can see. Which is why he steps back, giving Bruce a clear path.]

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.