Batgirl of Burnside

Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) RP blog affiliated with Citta Alveare. Playlist song list Rank: Citizen Housing: M-1 Weapon: Wooden Staff

[burnsidebat-blog]

@respectingfear continued from here

       She listened while he spoke but didn't necessarily like most of the words that came out. She was starting to wonder why she even came to him with this. She knew why, but still. Maybe she should have kept her mouth shut. It was different here than in Burnside or even Gotham. She'd met people that let her down here more than anyone back home. But she still wanted to fight. She would always fight.

       “You expect me to, what, be content with just writing my thesis and going to class every day knowing there are bad people out there that I could be doing something about? Go to parties? Spend my time, what, getting wasted instead of actually helping?! You think that would be me finding happiness? My happiness has always been in being Batgirl. I had my break from that life already, against my will.”

       “I'm Twenty-One. I'm all grown up now, Bruce. And I'm going to spend the rest of my long life left doing what I do best. And that's helping where I can. And I will save everyone that I can. And I'd blame me for quitting. You can't imagine the itch you get when you can't do anything, when you can't save anyone, when you can't even try. When you're useless. Stuck. Stuck in a chair you can't get out of. Watching everything happen while you're just there doing nothing. So, no. I won't ever be stopping. Not again.” She paused. “I don't...I don't know why I even came to you...I'm sorry...” The redhead turned from him, readying to run off.

[feelwhxle]

@burnsidebat

When Olive had first entered the city, she’d assumed that the lack of a Bat Signal had meant no Batman. While she hadn’t actually seen Batman yet, she had seen someone dressed up as Robin and now there was a woman dressed up as Batgirl. Only… There’d never been a We Are Batgirl movement, had there? Which meant… She was actually Batgirl. Great. And right after Olive had started to think that she could be away from every Bat and the prying eyes of the Headmaster and professors. But no, she’d never get a break from them.

“What do you want? Watching me for Batman?” She hoped Batgirl said that Batman wasn’t here. She prayed that Batgirl would say that.

If the entire staff of Gotham Academy had been watching her so she didn’t end up like her mom, then it could have only been Batman’s orders. The other Bats probably knew about her too then or at least knew of her mother and would be able to recognize her. White hair, red eyes, and an obvious distaste for Gotham’s heroes wasn’t hard to match to her and her mom.

[burnsidebat-blog]

       Well, this was certainly someone she hadn't expected to arrive in the city. And while she didn't know her all too well, she still remembered the two girl's she'd run into on one of her missions. Her words caught her off guard, however, and she frowned in confusion.

       “Olive? Why would I be watching you for Batman? I do work on my own, you know. I'm pretty capable of doing my own detective work and protecting my own section of Gotham. Not all of us are working for him. And even if I was, which I'm not and I take offence, why would I be watching you?”

       Something else bothered her, though it was more of a worry. “And where's Maps, is she here with you or did you get pulled here alone?”

[bloodiedbat]

@burnsidebat

     ❝Well, I didn’t expect to see BATGIRL in this place.❞ Despite the generally unemotive tone of voice, Batwoman’s lips curled upward to affirm her joy. It was more than just pleasant seeing another bat in the city, even if it provided more questions than answers.

[burnsidebat-blog]

        “Batwoman?” To say the least, she was surprised but not in a bad way. “I can’t believe they got you too. I’ve been here for a few months and at first I thought I was alone but now it seems like they’re just pulling in all of the bats. Did you just arrive?”

[burnsidebat-blog]

@magpiewhispers

      It’d been an easier time tracking crime now that she’d been able to just hack the local police stations through her phone. It was good having this kind of access again, even if it had nothing to do with her father or his position. She still missed it back home.

      There wasn’t much action that night until a reported robbery of a jewellery store in progress. Off she went in hopes of stopping the crime, and yet when she arrived it was seemingly over. That was, until she saw what appeared to be the suspect holding a bag of what she could only assume was jewellery. 

      “Hey! Viking!” One leg slid backwards and her fists raised in front of her. “Put down the jewels and we’ll make sure you get a nice comfy jail cell. I can dance all night, but it’d be in your best interest to just give yourself up now.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

【 OK LMAO my soul has officially been obliterated by my inbox thanks ur all satan (but rly these are so great thank you!!) i’m not sure why I decided it would be a good idea to answer all these angsty things in one go but i’m gonna take a break maybe eat some dinner

I still have a few left in my inbox so I’ll answer those later if I can!! if I don’t get to them I’ll do them tomorrow   】

[burnsidebat-blog]

“I hate feeling this way, I don’t know how you handle it.”

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       “It’s hard. Sometimes I don’t handle it. But seeing the faces of the people I help keeps me going. Mothers happy to have found their children alive. Innocent people being held on gunpoint for money of all petty things yet coming out alive because of us. An entire city saved from the brink of danger. And while there are always casualties, and there always are, you have to think back on the people you did save. You have to keep them in your memories because it helps. It helps to drive you forward to keep saving people. Because without us, without the people who are like us, those people wouldn’t have been saved in time. And I guess that’s how I handle it. Because no matter how dark it gets. No matter how hard and how hurt I get. I will always fight for the people who can’t.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

“They say everyone’s born a hero. But if you let it, life will push you over the line until you’re the villain.”

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       “Yeah, I’ve heard that so many times. There’s just one problem with it.  You can’t let it and you have the ability to not let it push you around. You have to stay above it even when it’s hard. Even when you think someone deserves to be hurt the way they hurt you. You have to be the better person. You have to let them live. And you know, no one’s truly irredeemable. Every villain is just as capable of becoming a hero, they just need someone to give them that chance.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

“They say that talking about a trauma… that it helps.”

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       “Yeah, but it’s...harder than it sounds. Thinking about it never helps either. I feel sick, I shake...it hurts. I can’t feel my legs in some cases. And then I just feel anger. Anger you couldn’t even imagine. It’s the anger only people wronged by him would really understand. But in the end there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it. I don’t...I don’t kill.” She repeats it again quietly, as though she’s telling herself, “I don’t kill.”

       “So, I don’t think it helps. I think it reminds me more and more and reminds me there’s nothing I can do about it other than take one step at a time and deal with what I can, even if it means an endless fight of criminals that will just break out over and over. Maybe I’m just stubborn or maybe in a way it just fuels me. Because no matter how many times I get hurt I’ll still believe there’s justice out there. I have to.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

“Don’t apologize. I don’t want that from you.”

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       “If I do something wrong, I have to apologise. It doesn’t matter if you want it from me or not. That...might sound aggressive and uncaring of your feelings... But I want to at least make it up to you. Would that be better?”

[burnsidebat-blog]

“If this is a booty call, I like your chances.”

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       “Oh my god, Deadpool! I was just calling to see if you’d want to go on patrol with me tonight. But...thanks? I guess I’m flattered? Just...meet me in Sector Three on top of that big spooky abandoned warehouse. You know the one.” A pause. “And no it’s not for a booty call. It’s patrol. There’s massive gang activity.” She felt the need to clarify, tapping her phone quickly after to end the conversation before she embarrassed herself.

Anon or not I'd like to hear your thoughts on how I play my character! Critiques as well as good points welcome!

Who do you ship my muse with?

[cittainvestigations-blog]

Name: You can call me Batgirl; if it’s needed I’ll be willing to tell the owner my secret identity, but if it’s all right I’ll be sticking to my vigilante persona otherwise.

Residence: Sector 001

Desired Position: Detective

Experience: My father’s the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department back home and has been in police work all my life. I’ve grown up alongside him doing cases and knew my way around the GCPD like the back of my hand. I’m quick on my feet and an even quicker learner. I’ve also had years of my own leg work as a vigilante and detective and was taught by a very skilled detective.

Abilities (if any): No abilities but I have skills. Expert agility and fighting skills. Versed in the use of several weapons. I can hack into just about anything and I have a genius level intelligence.

Reason for Joining: Detective work is my passion and if I can manage to do any sort of good here then I will. Just because I’m not at home, doesn’t mean I’m ever going to stop fighting for justice.

“If you don’t want to give your real name, I won’t press. It’ll be a pleasure to work with you, Batgirl. I’m sure you’ll fit right in.”

[respectingfear]

“I hate feeling this way, I don’t know how you handle it.”

“This life isn’t easy, Barbara. We can’t always save everyone, no matter how hard we try. It’s never too late to stop doing what we do. Nobody would blame you, especially not me. In fact, I would encourage it. You have a lot of your life ahead of you when you could be spending it like a normal girl your age… But it’s your choice. It’s not too late to find happiness. I’ll support your decision, regardless. You know I’m here for you.”

There had been times when he felt like he couldn’t go on. When Alfred had almost convinced him to hang up his cowl. But that was at the beginning. When he felt like he couldn’t possibly make a dent. When he’d been trying desperately to gain some kind of foothold. Back when he’d been wearing equipment that barely protected him and had little to no gear that helped him beyond his own martial arts training.

This life was hard, unforgiving, and hardly ever rewarding. One simply had to grit their teeth and bare it. If they couldn’t, they could stop at any time. Bruce would be the Batman until the day he died.

That much he was certain of.

Tell me a little thing my muse does that your muse loves about them.

[ironarchived]

MARVEL’S JESSICA JONES sentence meme. or, send  ╳  for a random sentence that my muse will say to yours. 

“I usually like a little more romancing.”

“Would you put day drinking under ‘Experience’ or ‘Special Skills’?”

“I’m scared for you.”

“I’ve been asking the impossible of you, I see that now.”

“Now, that sounded like flirting to me.”

“Don’t… have feelings, okay?”

“Hey, last night was fun, but that doesn’t mean I want your opinion.”

“Again, I don’t flirt, I just say what I want.”

“Yes, you are a paragon of mental health.”

“I’m tired of missing you.”

“You think you can take your shit and dump it one me? You don’t get to do that. So you take your goddamned pain, and you live with it, asshole!”

“Knowing it’s real means you’ve got to make a decision. One, keep denying it. Or two, do something about it.”

“We get it, you’re a real gift to humanity.”

“You still get points for doing good.”

“I want you to know, I forgive you for everything. I’ll say it every day. For as long as you need to hear it.”

“If this is a booty call, I like your chances.”

“God damn you. Just had to be a hero, didn’t you?”

“You are a hard-drinking, short-fused, mess of a person. But you are not a piece of shit.”

“When you wake up, I won’t be around to screw up your life anymore.”

“I don’t get asked on a lot of second dates.”

“I can’t risk you.”

“You’ve been keeping tabs on me?”

“You shoot at me, I’ll pull the bullet out of my ruined jacket and shove it up your ass with my pinky finger, and who do you think that’s going to hurt more?”

“Don’t apologize. I don’t want that from you.”

“I was never the hero that you wanted me to be.”

“You’re exactly the hero I wanted you to be.”

“I don’t give a bag of dicks about what kinky shit you’re into, just be into it quietly.”

“It’s people like you that give people like you a bad name.”

“I let you fight my battles for too long.”

“The way I see it, most people go both good and bad going on. Just depends on which part wins that day.”

“They say that talking about a trauma… that it helps.”

“You help people. That’s who you are.”

“I thought about you. I knew it wouldn’t happen. I couldn’t help it. Picturing us.”

“You’re the first person I ever pictured a future with.”

“They say everyone’s born a hero. But if you let it, life will push you over the line until you’re the villain.”

“I’m life threatening. Steer clear of me. Please.”

“You’ve never loved anyone. You’re not even capable of it.”

“I hate feeling this way, I don’t know how you handle it.”

“Do what you’ve got to do.”

[swallowcutter-blog]

     ‘Cool’, huh? Even if it wasn’t his true name, hearing that still was somewhat humoring to the man, so he accepted it silently. Modern vernacular was still amusing, even now.

“Babs then,” he starts, replying in a pleasant tone. “And that all depends on you, really. There’s plenty of places to work… plenty of people to meet that way, as well. Or you can indulge in the city’s sights and attractions…”

“… As for myself, some drinks and a clear, night sky is enough to cleanse me of my troubles. I suppose I’m rather easy to appease, that way.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

        “Wow, I didn’t even actually think of getting a job. That’d...definitely help. I mean, being penniless isn’t exactly a good look.” She joked, letting out a small laugh. It was good advice though, and she was grateful he was being so kind to her.

        “You know, that actually sounds relaxing. I haven’t taken the time yet to just have a drink and relax. I’ve just been slow burning since I got here. So, how about it? Show me your methods, Kojiro. If you’re up for it, anyway.”