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Bruce Wainright has ([info]onerule) wrote in [info]rooms,
@ 2014-07-28 21:00:00

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Entry tags:!dc comics, *journal, *log, bruce wayne, clark kent, damian wayne, diana prince, hal jordan, iris morgenstern, jim gordon, selina kyle, stephanie brown

damian w., steph n., justice league, jim g., iris m., selina k.
[After cleaning up + crashing in Italy.]

[locked to damian w.]

I heard that the suit worked. How are you?

[locked to steph n.]

I'm sorry I didn't check in sooner, how've you been?

[locked to the JL.]

I hope you all haven't missed me too much.

[locked to jim g.]

Hello, Gordon. I [...] wanted to let you know I'm coming back.

[locked to iris m.]

Iris?

[locked to selina k.]

[...] How does it feel to be back in the land of the living?


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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-07-29 03:13 am UTC (link)
Much of the same. I don't know about small, though. It feels too big. Overwhelming. For every moment I feel prepared. there's another where I wonder what I'm doing.

[...] You're not back in Gotham yet.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-07-29 03:18 am UTC (link)
I'm hoping it'll be better once I'm home. Maybe. Are you there, or did you go to Italy?

No, I wanted to sell the penthouse in Marvel, and to see if I could convince Harley to come home. I think things are going to get a little touchy between doors, and I don't want her over there if it can be helped, but she's dragging her feet. I want to sign over the house in pirates too. Just [...] tying some things up.

[...] Tomorrow. Regardless of whether or not I can get her to follow.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-07-29 03:22 am UTC (link)
I went to Italy first. No modern showers, but it was enough. I slept for what feels like an eternity.

They probably are. Why doesn't she want to come back? [...] I don't know what I'm going to do with the villa. Find someone to take care of it, I suppose. Part of me wants to keep it as a backup plan but maybe that's cowardice talking.

[...] Are you afraid?

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-07-29 03:28 am UTC (link)
I didn't get much sleep. JARVIS woke me because an unknown alien ship came into orbit, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Gotham's no place for rogues. We're a dying breed. She's lonely. She was intimate with someone, and I don't think anything came of it. She misses being loved, and things with Eddie have gone sour and it made her feel more alone. [Cursor.] It's okay to hold onto it until you're ready. I held onto the penthouse for over a year. Now? It's a crutch. I need to lose the crutches, or I'll run away every time something goes wrong.

[...] Terrified. You?

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-07-29 03:46 am UTC (link)
False alarm? [...] You should get more sleep.

Loneliness is difficult, and if she feels as though she doesn't belong it's understandable that she wouldn't want to go back. [Pause.] She's more intelligent than most of us give her credit for, sometimes. But don't tell her I said that. [...] I don't want to run anymore, but I'm worried that I will if the option is there. Things are going to be hard. It'll be tempting to leave again.

[...] Yes. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-07-29 03:51 am UTC (link)
Don't ask. It's ridiculous. [...] Worried, Mr. Wayne? I'll sleep once I'm home.

I would never tell her that. But I feel for her. It's hard when no one cares. Oh, we all care, but it's an afterthought. And when your best friend is Eddie? Which hers is, it's even harder. [Cursor.] So, if they get hard, come see me. I'll expect you to return the favor.

What scares you most?

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-07-29 08:53 am UTC (link)
Alright. [...] Only a little, Ms. Kyle.

What happens if she doesn't come back with you? [Pause.] I will. And it would expect nothing less.

Not being wanted. After all this time, after finally wanting to come back, being faced with a general attitude of we don't want you here. I have to be strong enough to overcome that. [...] What scares you most?

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-07-29 08:58 am UTC (link)
[There's a small delay here.]

I had a horrible run-in with Robert. Trust me, I'll sleep once I'm home. I need it.

Nothing. I can't make her come with me, but I'll try. [Cursor.] Was that a good pause? Or was it a bad pause?

I think there might be a few of those, but I think the majority of them will surprise you, Bruce. And some of them are angry about everything, and it really isn't you. [...] Losing it all. I'm on good terms with nearly everyone right now, with the exception of Damian and Helena. I'll mess it up. I know I will. I always do.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-07-29 09:05 am UTC (link)
[Cursor blink, blink, blink.] I'm sorry. Do you [...] want to talk about it?

No, I know. In the end it's her choice. [...] A good pause. What exactly is a bad pause? I want to see you, when we're not trapped in a life or death situation.

I hope so. And that's what Dick said, about misplaced anger. [...] I haven't spoken to Damian yet. I'm not sure if he's purposely avoiding me or not. You might not, Selina. And maybe you put too much blame on yourself. Other people can make an effort too, including me.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-07-29 09:15 am UTC (link)
Not today. Trust me, you'll just get a lot of information you don't want today.

[Cursor.] A bad pause? Is how do I tell her I changed my mind about everything? That's a bad pause. [Cursor.] With or without a rooftop being involved?

Don't let them run you off, not if you don't want to. They'll come around, Bruce. You told me once that I had as much right to be in Gotham as anyone else. The same goes for you. [...] Damian's angry at everything. He told me today that he wished Jason had died. I told Dickie, and Dick says Damian figured out it came from me. I doubt he's in a very good mood, but you might be able to use that to your advantage. [...] I'm difficult, remember?

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-07-29 09:33 am UTC (link)
[...] Alright. If you're sure.

Ah. [...] No, it wasn't a bad pause. I haven't [blink, blink] changed my mind. Have you? [Pause.] Either. I don't know if I'm ready for the cowl yet.

I'm trying to remember that, that I belong here as much as anyone. [...] He said that? [...] Maybe. If he talks to me. I should have seen him sooner. [...] Yes, but so am I. Everyone is.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-07-29 05:21 pm UTC (link)
He just didn't take you well.

No. I haven't changed my mind. [...] I'm near Robinson Park these days. A visit, I think. And, yes, that's an invitation. No cowl required.

Some would say you belong here more than most, but let's not let things go to your head. [...] He did. He thinks he's responsible for fixing Jason. He's staying on the Manor grounds, in the cottage near the edge of the property - Damian. [...] Alright. That's a fair point.

[...] Will you be staying at the Manor?

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-08-01 01:37 am UTC (link)
[...] Ah.

I think I'll try life without the cowl for a while. [...] I'll come.

No, we can't have that. [...] Why does he think that? None of us are responsible for fixing Jason. We're his family, yes, but helping him isn't an obligation.

[Cursor blink.] I don't know. It would make sense. I have warehouses, I could sleep there. Alfred isn't here to lecture me.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-08-01 01:46 am UTC (link)
Damian thinks everything is his job, Bruce. He hasn't handled being back very well, as far as I can tell.

You're not sleeping in a warehouse. I'd offer, but somehow I doubt you want to slum it in a efficiency? I put all my money into the shelter on the East End. I need to rebuild my nest egg.

[Cursor.] Do you have things you need to do first? Before coming, I mean.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-08-02 02:42 am UTC (link)
[Sigh.] I know. I should have gone back to see him sooner.

[Cursor bliiiiink.] I don't want to [...] intrude. Or cross any boundaries.

I should stop by work, let them know I'm back. Taking a break from the cowl means that I'll have more time to focus on whatever it is CEOs are supposed to do. But that shouldn't take long.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-08-02 02:45 am UTC (link)
Bruce, don't be an idiot. I'm in the old industrial across from Robinson. Stay as long as you want. I wouldn't mind the company for a little while either. Being back hasn't been easy, and it's only been a few days.

There's a very nice couch. No expectations.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]onerule
2014-08-02 02:54 am UTC (link)
I'm not being an [...] Alright. If you don't mind.

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Re: Selina K/Bruce W
[info]spacecowboys
2014-08-02 03:36 am UTC (link)
I don't mind.

[Loft: Bruce/Selina]

[The industrial building was, literally, across from Robinson Park. Four stories, and each one had been converted to a large loft and, by Gotham standards, it wasn't too bad. Crowded, messy, old and no paint on the walls, but most of the windows were intact. It had stuff in it from three places - the Marvel penthouse, the East End apartment, and the little she'd salvaged a year earlier from the Gotham penthouse. Furniture was thrift-store pick-ups, all hauled in by Jason's boys, who she'd been feeding since she walked back through the door.

The door? Oh, that was very locked.]

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[loft: bruce/selina]
[info]onerule
2014-08-02 03:47 am UTC (link)
[The building was his second stop. Before the Manor, which he felt he needed another night's sleep (or just another night, whether he slept or not) to visit. Second, because Wayne Enterprises was first, to announce his 'return' from a business trip abroad and, subsequently, his return as CEO of the company. This time, thing a would be different. He'd run the company as his father would have wanted; more priority on what would benefit Gotham and its citizens, less importance on the love of money. A challenge, perhaps, but an easier one than facing a family who resented him or taking up the mantle of Batman again.

It felt strange, though, not to sneak in a window while wearing the suit. Instead he stood outside the door in modern-day appropriate clothing, and he had to steel himself to knock.] Selina? [He paused.] It's Bruce.

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Re: [loft: bruce/selina]
[info]spacecowboys
2014-08-02 07:21 am UTC (link)
[The locks were old and numerous, and she'd been sitting in a chair reading, a tumbler of bourbon on the long window's ledge. It wasn't that she didn't trust Gotham but, well, she didn't trust Gotham.

Dressed in black leggings and a grey tunic, hair loose and wavy, still too thin and she wasn't exactly shiny black and cat's ears as she opened the door. She smiled when she saw him, familiar and lush, and she tugged the door wide and motioned in past the messy kitchen and to the space beyond. Honestly? She wasn't sure he'd be able to live with this mess; it wasn't exactly Wayne Manor. But she was fond of it, oddly enough, after a year of much better places.]

[A sway of hips as she moved away from the door.] Want a drink? [Nervous? Her? Never.]

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Re: [loft: bruce/selina]
[info]onerule
2014-08-03 03:02 am UTC (link)
[He stood there for a moment when the door opened, a glimmer of uncertainty visible before he returned her smile with one of his own and it was gone. Vanished, beneath the grey suit he wore that hung a little too loosely on his frame, tie askew, hair just a touch too long (he hadn't had a chance to get it cut yet) and he hadn't done the best job at shaving either. But after weeks spent with zombies he thought he was owed a little leeway, a chance to readjust to the real world-- and to Gotham, too.

When she motioned past herself he stepped inside, gaze curious as he looked around. Messy was a word for it, nothing like the echoing halls of Wayne Manor or the opulence of Wayne Towers, but he thought a chance from both might be nice. And it was better than a warehouse, which would have been his eventual choice.] Alright. [A drink couldn't hurt, he supposed.] Thank you again, for... letting me stay.

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Re: [loft: bruce/selina]
[info]spacecowboys
2014-08-03 03:08 am UTC (link)
[She waited until she was past the beams of the kitchen, walls never completed anywhere in the loft and beams and curtains serving in place of walls and doors, to look him over. And then she poured him a tumbler of the bourbon, glasses beneath the end table and a long stretch of arm as she held out the glass half-filled with amber.]

You don't need to thank me. [It was said when he came close enough to take the glass, and she reached for her own and finished the fingerful that was left in the bottom before refilling.] I'm glad you're here. You can stay as long as you need to. [She smiled, fingers to his jaw where he was sloppy with a razor, and it was good she had some booze in her; she wouldn't have risked that touch otherwise.] Did you go by the office? [She motioned with her glass to the suit he wore.]

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Re: [loft: bruce/selina]
[info]onerule
2014-08-03 03:48 am UTC (link)
Maybe not, but it's habit. [Said wryly, because he could acknowledge his own stubbornness. Change was slow in coming but he tried, most of the time. He accepted the glass of amber and took a sip, relishing the taste as he swallowed, but her admission that she was glad he was here caught his attention. It would take time, he knew, to accustom himself to the fact that some people did want to be in his presence. What he believed of himself and what was true were often entirely different, and he knew that was something he had to work on.

He didn't mind the touch to his jaw, not in the slightest.] Be careful. You might never be able to get rid of me. [He nodded when she asked if he'd been by the office, and took another sip.] I think they stopped taking me seriously a while ago, but that's fine. I can change their minds.

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Re: [loft: bruce/selina]
[info]spacecowboys
2014-08-04 04:56 pm UTC (link)
Some habits need to be broken. [She took another sip of the smooth bourbon, and she set it aside before it went to her head. She was still running low on sleep and decent food, and buzzes came quick these days.] How about if I rephrase? [Asked when he said she might not be able to get rid of him.] Stay as long as you want. [Want, in place of need, and she understood that Wayne Manor had stopped being his, to a certain view, a long time ago.] But you're making coffee in the mornings.

Do you want to go back there? [It was honest and curious, that question about the company. They didn't normally talk about things that didn't have to do with capes or cowls, and she realized she had no idea whatsoever.

She shook her head.] No, don't answer that. You don't need to answer that. Rest first. [She'd promised no expectations, after all. Prying, she was fairly sure, counted. She motioned to the couch, blankets and pillows there, and to the curtained bathroom way in the back of the loft. And while she wanted to close the gap, to kiss him, she didn't. No expectations, remember?] Make yourself at home, Bruce.

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Re: [loft: bruce/selina]
[info]onerule
2014-08-04 05:21 pm UTC (link)
I'm learning that. Slowly. [The bourbon was warm, and though it only served to make him feel sleepy, limbs heavy and tired, he downed the rest in one deep gulp. It burned along his throat but, just this once, he liked it. He blinked at her when she rephrased, working out the difference between want and need in his head.] If you think that's going to get rid of me quicker, you might be mistaken. [He managed a smile, an attempt at the humor he so very often failed at, and he shook his head when she said that he was making coffee in the mornings.] A small price to pay, I suppose.

[It was a loaded question, whether or not he wanted to go back; it was a broad one, too, even if she was only referring to the company. Bruce had begun to answer when she shook her head, and he thought about pushing before he relented and sighed.] Alright. I'll get back to you on that. [He was tired, and he considered the bathroom before he realized he really just wanted some rest. He was clean, and shaving and hair-cutting could wait. He tugged off his tie, shrugged off his jacket, and hesitated. He felt like he should do something, say something, and he made an aborted move forward before clearing his throat.] Thank you. I'll just... [He gestured to the couch.]

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Re: [loft: bruce/selina] - [info]spacecowboys, 2014-08-04 05:33 pm UTC
Re: [loft: bruce/selina] - [info]onerule, 2014-08-04 08:57 pm UTC

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