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Tweak says, "It wasn't love."

Bruce Wainright has (onerule) wrote in rooms,
@ 2014-10-02 13:22:00

Entry tags:

*journal, bruce wayne, dick grayson, dinah lance, donna troy, eddie nigma, helena wayne, iris morgenstern, selina kyle

batfam+/allies, dick g., iris m.
[locked to batfam+ & jl+: dinah lance, hal jordan, donna troy, cassie sandsmark]

This is more of a [...] heads up than anything else. Steve Rogers from Marvel has informed me that Rebecca Lyons, the girl who assisted Crane in the spread of his virus, has disappeared from custody. It seems to be the work of the hotel. She might return, but she might not. [Blink.] That's all.

[locked to dick g.]

Do you have a minute?

[locked to iris m.]

[Blink. Blink.] How are you?

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	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-04 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	I'm working on that. [Blink.] No. [...] I don't remember a Holly. Someone else from my world is here, though. John Blake. He says he met you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-04 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	Me too, but I'm not having much luck this go round. It worked better when we were both drunk. She would've been staying with your version of me, I think. Messy blonde hair, teenage prostitute with a propensity for stealing wallets. He did. I was nice. I didn't claw him even a little. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-04 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	Most things probably do. [Blink.] That sounds familiar. I think she might have tried to steal my wallet. I'm impressed. [...] He's a good man. Young. Disillusioned with law enforcement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-05 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Stephanie and Eddie are torn apart because they can't have a baby, and Dickie and Babs are torn apart because they are having one. Is that irony, or just the world being cruel? Well, she's crazy about your son. Are you going to work with him? Isn't that what you did in your world? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-05 03:09 am UTC (link)
	A bit of both, maybe. [...] How is the baby tearing Dick and Barbara apart? [Blink.] Is that your way of suggesting I speak to her? We haven't discussed it. I think he's still getting used to this Gotham. It's [...] very different from ours. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-05 04:20 am UTC (link)
	Dickie feels he has to give up his life to be a father, and he isn't ready and doesn't want to. But he thinks he has to. And he and Babs? Aren't doing well. [Smile.] No. I was just being informative, Mr. Wayne, since she's apparently spending a lot of time with the zebras that currently inhabit your property. [Cursor.] Yours is nicer. Better. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-06 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Do you think he has to? [Blink. Blink.] I didn't know. I have no idea what's going on with Dick. I should have asked. [Sigh.] I see. [Endless blinking.] It is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 01:30 am UTC (link)
	I don't, but he does. I told him that Helena said it worked just fine in her world to have two parents in suits. [Cursor.] Do you think he's really back? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-06 01:32 am UTC (link)
	[...] I can understand why he feels that way. [Pause.] I wouldn't be surprised. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 01:34 am UTC (link)
	I don't think giving up who you are is a good idea, regardless of why. [Cursor.] Would you? [Just cursor, cursor, cursor.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Bruce W/Selina K

onerule
2014-10-06 01:39 am UTC (link)

I know, but [...] it's not exactly a child-friendly life. Maybe he worries that he can't balance both. [Blink. Blink. Blink.] I don't know. Having adult children from another universe appear is one thing. But a baby, raising it [...] is something different.

If it is him, he's not here yet. And if he tries to come back, I'll make sure we're equipped to know. [Blink.] I should inform Mr. Rogers, but I'm not sure it'll go over well.

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	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 01:43 am UTC (link)
	Maybe it's my upbringing, but I think having loving parents, even if they swing on rooftops, would be great. [Cursor.] Not conventional, maybe, but not necessarily bad. If he and Helena got along, I would tell him to talk to her. Have you ever discussed it with her? Her childhood? It sounds nice. [Cursor.] You're worried he'll want to be involved? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Bruce W/Selina K

onerule
2014-10-06 01:48 am UTC (link)

[More blinking.] No, I haven't. Not in depth. [...] Having loving parents is important. And maybe, in this Gotham, it isn't as strange to raise a family and do what we do at the same time. There can be a balance between the two.

[...] Worried isn't quite the right word, but yes. We discussed the possibility of Crane returning and [...] we don't see eye to eye on the matter.

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	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 01:57 am UTC (link)
	She talked about it a lot when I was younger. [...] I think we might as well accept it. It's different here. People get married, go on dates, have relationships. Eddie and Steph? They'll have some version of a family eventually. It's just going to be part of life. No one had children where I came from. What didn't you see eye to eye on? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Bruce W/Selina K

onerule
2014-10-06 02:52 am UTC (link)

[...] What was it like? I know bits and pieces. She's talked about her father with me more than anything. [Blink.] I know. Life is different here. There is no later. Eddie and Stephanie deserve a family, and they'll find a way to have one.

I mentioned that, if Crane came back, he might not be the same. He was very concerned with not holding him accountable for his predecessor's crimes.

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Re: Bruce W/Selina K

spacecowboys
2014-10-06 03:01 am UTC (link)

Apparently, they argued a lot about whether or not she should follow in daddy's footsteps? He wanted her to stay home and be safe. Her mother thought she should learn what Gotham was really like, as long as she had supervision. Obviously, mom won, because Helena became Robin. But she talked a lot about bickering and playful things, like it was a good home, a good place to grow up.

[Cursor.] Whatever version of Crane it is, we're locking him away. [...] Aren't we?

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	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-06 03:12 am UTC (link)
	[...] I suppose she was lucky to have that, for as long as she did. Yes. But Steve won't like it. [Blink.] He doesn't understand. He hasn't lived through version after version of Crane returning only to follow the same path. I've run out of patience and Crane has run out of chances. [...] We handle our world, and they handle theirs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 03:19 am UTC (link)
	I can't imagine having it at all. [Cursor.] Do you want any? Children? [Cursor.] He won't understand it. He might insist Crane face charges there, instead of here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-06 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Every child should. [Looooong blink.] I don't know. Do you? [Sigh.] We'll see what he says and go from there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 03:32 am UTC (link)
	I don't think I ever thought about it until Robert started talking about how he couldn't. Not that [...] I didn't want to, with him, but it made me think about it. [Cursor.] Do you want me to do it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-06 03:45 am UTC (link)
	About how he couldn't have children? [Cursor blink.] And? [...] No. I don't think his reaction will be different, unless you do? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 03:54 am UTC (link)
	Something about the radiation. I guess whatever made me sick, the same thing. But everyone was pushing for us to, I don't know, get married or something, and it got me thinking. [Cursor.] I always thought no, but now I [...] I don't know. I [...] maybe. I don't think so, no. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-06 04:00 am UTC (link)
	Everyone thought he was better suited for you. [Blink. Blink.] I think you'd be a good mother. Better than you'd give yourself credit for. I'll let him know. At the very least, he should be made aware. As a precaution. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K spacecowboys 2014-10-06 04:07 am UTC (link)
	No. They just didn't want us to be miserable, and they thought we would be happier if I just stopped chasing you. Their intentions weren't bad. [Cursor.] No pressure, Mr. Wayne. Just words. Let me know how it goes? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Bruce W/Selina K onerule 2014-10-06 04:10 am UTC (link)
	[...] I didn't say they were. But it stands to reason that, if they wanted you to stop chasing me, they thought he was better for you. Hence him making you happier. [Blink.] I know. I will. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)