( 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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[batsymbol]

( the lack of information or anything useful on the thugs might not have his attention, but the fact that his assist here had been the one to build and program such tech does.

rising, he lets his gaze linger on the other for a moment. )

Built and programmed here?

[purplexing]

[Donnie didn't have much interest in thugs himself, but as the cloaked man turns his way, he has to wonder how scary this guy is when he's genuinely out to get you. Yikes.]

Err, no, I've had this a while now.

[batsymbol]

( there's a sound he makes at that. one soft — fleeting. )

That's a shame.

( boots are heavy as he goes, definitely not anything one wants to be kicked in the face with. )

[purplexing]

[The turtle teen snorts at that, folding his arms as the guy turns to leave.]

You make it sound like that makes it impossible to do here.

[batsymbol]

( though he still goes, he gives a subtle glance over his shoulder back to the other. he sounds young, he notes. )

Not impossible. Just need to find the right person for it.

[purplexing]

[He tries not to scowl at this slight to his ability, but it does help him find his backbone.]

I've been putting together my own tech for years from salvage. I just haven't been here long enough to properly establish a new lab and workshop but I'm still working on it. It's a pain working from scratch. But that doesn't keep me from building things.

[batsymbol]

( he knows all too well how much of a pain it is to start from scratch. he's lucky some of his things came with him here, but. he's without everything he had in his batcave and trying to start from the beginning with all of that again while remaining inconspicuous about it is... a time.

regardless, that gets him to stop — to just barely look back over to the kid. )

What do you build?

[purplexing]

[Same boat, bat-bud.

Donnie opens his mouth and then shuts it again, looking suddenly suspicious. Perhaps belatedly so, but he was always quick to try proving himself.]

...who wants to know?

[batsymbol]

Someone who might be interested in seeing what you're capable of.

( not every day you come across someone building their own tech that looks relatively hi-tech at that. )

[purplexing]

[He folds his arms, brow arching.]

You're not with any of the guilds, are you?

[batsymbol]

( turning slightly some to better face the kid. )

Are you?

[purplexing]

[Donnie rolls his eyes.]

I can see this conversation is going to be like pulling teeth.

But no, I am not. I haven't really seen any reason to trust them.

[So far as he knows, he shouldn't be on anyone's formal lists either but he's not going to tell some guy in a cape that.]

[batsymbol]

( sorry, donnie. both bruce and batman are a little on the quiet side. or, you know. answering what they want to. )

Guess we're on the same page there.

( because bats don't exactly trust law or government. not when it comes to so much about themselves. )

How long you been here?

[purplexing]

[Good to know, not that Donnie's run into anyone whose ever said they were trusting of them.

He nods.]

A little over three months now.

[batsymbol]

( three months. not as long as some, but long enough to have an idea of this place. that'll do. )

Off the grid?

[purplexing]

So far as I'm aware. Completely missed the whole registration requirement by accident but the more I've been learning about the place, the better I figure it's been.

[Not without its difficulties but he's been fortunate enough to have his brother there.]

[batsymbol]

( starting from scratch is never easy. especially when you're without the usual support or the support of others. though he can't blame him for not trusting any of this here — for not trusting either of the guilds. no matter how tempting they make their offers. )

Won't be easy but probably for the best.

[purplexing]

Especially with all the Alliance crap going on. It's gotten a lot worse since I first go there. Now they're really pushing for new "Starfallen" to be on a list, and they're peddling the Alliance hard these days to any Starfallen they find. I'm not sure what the ultimate objective is but it can't be good.

[batsymbol]

( hm. )

No. I doubt it is.

( he's already dealt with keeping himself from being unmasked the past two years in gotham. here? might be a little easier with this not being gotham where the name wayne doesn't have much meaning or power, but. still. it's not something he'd be interested in finding out or having happen. )

Something's probably about to go down.

[purplexing]

Yeah, sure looks that way.

[He sighs.]

You know, I thought for a while maybe despite the whole not being in the world I'm supposed to be in, not having to hide was a small upside to it but now it's just back to the habit.