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Tweak says, "Bake 'im away, toys!"

stephanie nashton does it all (forthem) wrote in doors,
@ 2014-03-19 02:16:00

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riddler, stephanie brown

eddie n.
[comm to eddie n.]

[While patrolling as Spoiler to get a feel for this Gotham again. Beeep beep beep.]

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	Re: comm: eddie/steph riddlethem 2014-03-19 07:13 am UTC (link)
	[Listed off like he is now a lawyer.] The short skirts, the shared bathrooms, the strong independent women and karaoke. Tell me I'm wrong. [Ack!] No, god no. Just the thought. [Audible shivering.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph forthem 2014-03-19 07:19 am UTC (link)
	I just think you want to be the Harrison Ford to my Calista Flockhart. But you never looked that good with a fedora and a whip. [Needling.] I thought you loved me. What if I had to get braces while we were dating? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph riddlethem 2014-03-19 07:22 am UTC (link)
	One time I tried to use a whip and needed eight stitches. True story. [Chuckle.] I love you so much baby, but I don't think I'd ever try to get with you if you still had braces back then. What's next? Streamers on your bike handles? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph forthem 2014-03-19 07:30 am UTC (link)
	Good thing I don't have a kink, huh? [Eyeroll for the ages.] No, I never had streamers. My scooter had light-up wheels though. Get it right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph riddlethem 2014-03-19 07:37 am UTC (link)
	I still think you've got one buried somewhere. Especially after being with me for so long. [Hmph.] When I was a kid I was lucky if my bicycle had wheels. And, when the 30's hit, we had to sell it to pay for dinner which consisted of hard boiled eggs every since day. [Smirk.] Sorry, I've been missing my old man quota. I told you I'd get it in! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph forthem 2014-03-19 07:44 am UTC (link)
	[Smirk.] You've got years and years and years to figure it out, don't you? [An exaggerated UGGGHHH and a slap to her forehead.] I thought I was done with this. Don't be jealous that I got a scooter and you didn't. I'll buy you a scooter, okay? I'll get you a Razor. [Teasing.] Though it's no wonder you have a stomach of steel! It all makes sense now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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riddlethem
2014-03-19 07:55 am UTC (link)

[Pleased noise.] We've got all the time in the world, baby. You're stuck with me. [Smirk.] I could make a Razor look cool. Me and my tattoos. [Brighter smile.] My spirit animal is a raccoon. [A pause as someone tries to get his attention. His voice changes to something polite and informative.] Yes, doctor. I know there's going to be a congestion of trouble at the bridge, but honestly it's more important to have police there. Non violent, strong guys who can pull people back up and higher ranking, soft spoken officers to calm people down. [...] One clinic sounds perfect. [...] I'll head over there now and see what they need. I've got an expert on the line who can tell me where the police are, thank you. Your help means the world. [He starts walking. Things go quiet. A moment passes.] It's weird, Steph. The transition back brings back so many memories of Earth-3. Making sure the city doesn't crumble feels like breathing. Here though, it's not even on the same scale. You know?

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forthem
2014-03-19 08:05 am UTC (link)

[So happy.] And I wouldn't have it any other way. [Eyeroll.] In your dreams, Nashton. But, maybe I'll let you take a ride on the Batcycle some time this week? That fits all your tattoos and manliness. [She goes quiet as he speaks, finally moving from one rooftop to the next. She's hovering near the police station and watching the coordination efforts there.] I understand completely, baby. It's just second nature, but here? It feels like we're actually fighting towards something, right?

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riddlethem
2014-03-19 08:11 am UTC (link)

[Pause, he looks up at the buildings, listens to the faint sirens.] It's a puzzle we can solve. In a week this will be cleared up. I'm sure Crane won't be too hard to track down as he's still in larva stages. Death count will be low. Gotham will pick itself back up. All of this? I missed it. [Another small pause as he tries to take it in, craning his neck a little to see Wonder Tower in the distance.] How are you feeling?

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	Re: comm: eddie/steph forthem 2014-03-19 08:19 am UTC (link)
	It's simple. Did you ever think we'd think of Gotham as simple, Eddie? [Sitting on the ledge, chin in her hands as she watches the police gathering in groups and hammering out tacticals.] Honestly? After everything's settled, I'm pretty overwhelmed. But, in a good way? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph riddlethem 2014-03-19 08:23 am UTC (link)
	[Warmly.] No, everything was a complicated twisted turn. [He thinks about it.] I know what you mean. Can you see Wonder Tower from where you are? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph forthem 2014-03-19 08:28 am UTC (link)
	Nothing's a complicated twisted turn now. Or well. The important stuff isn't, and that's all that matters. [She smiles, then looks up towards the Gotham skyline.] Yep, I can. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph riddlethem 2014-03-19 08:39 am UTC (link)
	[Smile.] There wasn't one on Earth-3. I used to look up at the skyline and imagine it there. One time I even drew it on a dirty window of a building we were occupying. I honestly can barely believe it's there. Like seeing a giant in the distance. And, the history we have with it feels just as distant. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph forthem 2014-03-19 08:44 am UTC (link)
	Almost like a fairytale. [She falls quiet for a second.] That's what so much of this feels like. Like a fairytale we told each other before we went to sleep so we could feel safe while bombs going off above us. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph riddlethem 2014-03-19 08:50 am UTC (link)
	[She can practically hear the sad kind of smile from his side.] It's so hard to make it feel real. [Then a little brighter.] You feel real, though and that's what matters. [Walking.] I don't know who we should tell. Bruce, obviously. [Dryly.] Do you think Hallmark has a card for this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comm: eddie/steph forthem 2014-03-19 08:56 am UTC (link)
	I'm just waiting to wake up. To go to sleep in our bed tonight and wake up back there. [She sounds sad for a moment, but then smiles easily.] You're the only thing keeping me grounded, baby. Like usual. [A splutter.] We could mock up a family Christmas card and write surprise! underneath. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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riddlethem
2014-03-19 09:01 am UTC (link)

[Teasing.] You can't say stuff like that around me. You know how superstitious I am. Now you gave the universe an idea. [He's still smiling, though.] We got this. We'll punch destiny in the balls if it tries to take us back there. [Laugh.] They'd be so confused. I really [pphttll sound.] I really just want them to find out on their own. I skimmed through that conversation we had [air quotes] "last night" and it was unnecessarily ugly on all sides.

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forthem
2014-03-19 09:12 am UTC (link)

Don't worry. I'm knocking on wood right now. [Hear it, Eddie? Knock, knock, knock on her forehead.] I know how to use a gun and a bow and arrow. Destiny don't got shit on us. [Smirk.] I, for one, kind of like the idea of surprising the shit out of them. Like, "Look, guys! We're dystopian bad-asses now! [A thoughtful sound.] There was a lot of tension all the way back then. My family falling apart. [A long, long pause.] I feel really, really awful for not having the energy to try to patch them up anymore.

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riddlethem
2014-03-19 09:25 am UTC (link)

[He knows that sound too well. Smirk.] Watch it, Blockhead. I need those brains. [Laugh.] They wouldn't know what to say. If it wasn't for all the tattoos, they'd think we lost it. [Pause, more seriously.] Your family was perpetually falling apart, knitting back together and falling apart again. [A quiet moment.] You shouldn't feel bad. Their bitching would get them killed on Earth-3 in a hot second. They have the luxury of bitching.

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Re: comm: eddie/steph

forthem
2014-03-19 09:35 am UTC (link)

[Smirk.] And here I thought we'd go back to me just being the T and A. [Teasing.] I'm gonna say that the aging and scars and badassery might factor in, too. [A noise. She hasn't really thought about the family seriously and it shows in that second of doubt. But, she shrugs.] Yeah, I know. But I just remember Bruce being so defeated. And Tim just wishing that things were easy. [A little bemused.] They have a lot of luxuries we haven't had in a long, long time.

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riddlethem
2014-03-19 09:40 am UTC (link)

I'm not letting you off that easy. [Eyebrow waggle.] I've always looked like this and been this bad ass. [Similar shrug.] Trying to untangle it will bring you right back to where you were before. It's like with Selina. I was mad at her. But, I also fucked up. And, I wasn't smart enough to admit it. I don't gain anything from trying to figure that mess out. If she wants to work it out with me now, fine. If not? I'll survive, somehow with my warm apartment, my pets and my beautiful blonde girlfriend.

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Re: comm: eddie/steph

forthem
2014-03-19 09:51 am UTC (link)

I was supposed to relax here. [A splutter, teasing.] You were always a dorky bad ass to me, baby. Now the rest of the world can see it, too. [An understanding sound.] Yeah, I got a little brutally defensive there, too, if I remember correctly. [A sigh.] I don't think that there's a point to unraveling that puzzle for ourselves, y'know? We're so removed at this point. [...] I think I'm going to wait. Except for Bruce. We need to tell Bruce. [Rolling her lips.] I might tell Dick, too. [A smirk and pleased sound.] That all doesn't sound too bad.

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riddlethem
2014-03-19 09:59 am UTC (link)

[Eddie can't stop smiling. Even when they're talking about serious stuff. It's a problem. She can hear it in his voice, even when he's being serious and thinky.] Standing up for your man, when was the last time you had to do that? [Affirmative noise.] We have to let them figure it out while we get settled back in. We deserve some R&R, I don't give a damn what anyone says. [Slow exhale.] We'll tell Bruce together. I might tell Harley, too. [His mind drifts, but eventually he comes back.] I think we'll manage, right? Hell, you shouldn't even be out in your Eggplant right now.

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Re: comm: eddie/steph

forthem
2014-03-19 10:07 am UTC (link)

[It's contagious. He can hear the smile crawling up her mouth, too.] Oh, you mean beside every single time I saved your ass? [A nod and a noise in the back of her throat.] We deserve a vacation from the world. Lots and lots of R&R. Like breakfast in bed. Walks in the park. Finally moving into your apartment. [Agreement. Five years ago, Steph wouldn't have been happy with Harley at all. Now? She's just glad that Harley exists.] Sure. I might hug him, baby. Don't get jealous. [Swinging her legs back and forth over the edge of the building. He can hear the knock of her heels on brick.] I didn't feel like hiding tonight, and I'm not Batgirl anymore.

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riddlethem
2014-03-19 10:14 am UTC (link)

Saving me from Owlman and getting in internet fights with people who think I'm still a bad guy are two completely different things. [He agrees with the first two and then ssiigghhs at the second.] Unpacking is so dull. Besides, I've still got remodeling to do! I got ideas while we were gone. Great ideas. Ones I need to implement before its too late. [Eyebrow up.] Do you want me to act jealous? I think I can dust off that emotion with enough research. [Beat.] See, this is taking me back. Waaay far back. Six years ago back. Do you want to be Batgirl?