i am the night

"I'm Batman." Rank: Citizen District Gamma Batsuit + Batgadgets aka Battoys [Affiliated with Citta Alveare ]

[girlwondered-blog]

shows up 15 minutes late with starbucks

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A part of her replied on instinct, simply continuing the conversation as if it was nothing.

"That is definitely true, unless I-"

Until the signal reached her brain that something was up. Just one word here. What. Really. What?

He was here too then. If her communicator hadn’t been replaced with a toy, maybe she would have been able to communicate with Oracle and learn that. Or maybe he was sent in here after her. … God, that was an embarrassing thought. Did he really think after all this time she still couldn’t handle herself? Okay, maybe she hadn’t found a way out, but she was working on it! Starting with breakfast! The most important meal of the day!

Either way, he wasn’t Batman right now and she wasn’t Batgirl. As much as she wanted to question him, as much as she wanted to know what was going on, she couldn’t outright ask it. At least until they went somewhere more private.

Still even then, like this she could properly talk to him and address him. Unless he was being even stricter on the secret identity thing than usual. Buuuut she was Stephanie Brown! Ex-girlfriend of Tim Drake, who was adopted by Bruce Wayne! So publicly, she should know him more than say, the average person.

"Have you even tried the local brew, Bruce? Seems a little outside of your price range. Like, way below."

[chiropteranknight]

Gotham City had its fair share of celebrities but none more famous than Bruce Wayne. In fact, his whole family was known throughout the city, and even outside it. He infamously disappeared for a time, with Gotham officials even announcing him dead. Then he returned, and instantly gained widespread fame. 

In other words, he was pretty well known. So when she name dropped him, albeit without the formality(a refreshing change, actually), Bruce just had to smile. It was rare for someone to know him, let alone someone who could possibly from the same city he came from. 

Pleased with her familiarity, Bruce shrugged with a sheepish smile on him. "Let's just say that... I've had to cut back on a couple of things so yes, I have tried the local brew."

"Several times, in fact."

Unknown to this girl, this Bruce Wayne's company went down a sink hole, thanks to a certain masked mercenary. All the once rich Bruce could afford right now were the little things. It was nothing fancy, but he could get by. He'd been in a rougher patch before. Much, much rougher. Like say a pit of a prison, with a broken back? He had to get out of that one, and he did.

"So, I noticed you know who I am," Bruce began, curiously, addressing the fact that this young woman knew him. "...Are you by any chance from Gotham City? I rarely come by people from the same city here." 

[chiropteranknight]

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FUCK THAT WASNT SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLISHED

[girlwondered-blog]

shows up 15 minutes late with starbucks

While she had only arrived recently, Steph knew immediately that there was business to be done in this city. It couldn’t wait, no. She couldn’t wait. This was something she needed to do, no matter what. With the Batsuit she’d arrived in still on, she proceeded to- find her apartment and change into some civvies so she could walk outside like a normal person.

Yes, now she was ready to handle this very important matter. After some general walking around the city and taking in the sights, the blonde found herself standing in front of two adjacent breakfast spots. The look on her face was contemplative, as if she was wondering whether to cut the red wire or the green wire.

"This place says they’ve got the ‘best coffee in the city,’ but this other one’s apparently the ‘world’s best cup of coffee,’ she mused aloud to herself. "The world’s a bigger range, so a bigger pool of voters, so it should be better… But you can’t beat that local taste, right? Hm…"

[chiropteranknight]

Day job. He needed a day job.

Back in Gotham, Bruce had the luxury of literally swimming in money as he had owned a large portion of Wayne Enterprises. He was regarded as a famous eccentric billionaire. Although, he never really did much in the company itself. Lucius Fox did most of the work as well as the senior board members. Bruce just sorta signed papers and attended public parties hosted by the company. That and well... a certain masked mercenary drove the company to bankruptcy.

Well, either way, being in a new city, that being the Hive, meant that no matter what, Bruce would have ended up being broke anyway.

"'--dresses up like a giant bat, jumps from rooftop to rooftop, beating up criminals to a pulp every night'...? Yeah right, like I'd put that up in a job description," he told himself, rather amusedly, as he walked down the sidewalk. "...Maybe I'll just put in whatever I did back in Wayne Enterprises. Keep the other guy on the down low for now. ...Hm?"

While walking, Bruce curiously spots a girl, or rather, a young woman, seemingly undecided about two breakfast cafes. Casually, Bruce strode up to her, maintaining a respectable distance of course, and offers his opinion with a smile..

"Why not try the local brew first? And if you don't happen to like it, there's always tomorrow to try out the other one."

[chiropteranknight]

"You know me...I don't like to disappoint."

**pretends to know kasumi for the sake of the ask**

"The best thief in the galaxy, huh? Funny. You remind me of someone I know. A master burglar, like yourself."

[jeunechasseur-deactivated201404]

     Abigail analysed the stranger carefully.

          “—What kinds of animals did you hunt? Deer?”

[chiropteranknight]

"That would be one of many. Gamefowl too, at times." Bruce smiled, slightly amused by her curiosity. "You seem really fond of the topic miss... uh, I didn't quite catch your name yet."

[jeunechasseur-deactivated201404]

"Gotcha."

"——You know how to hunt?

[chiropteranknight]

"Well, yes," Criminals, mostly. "For a time I had to live in a remote mountain and I was taught how to survive on my own. I learned how to track, read clues, how to trap and hunt down your prey... all that good stuff."

[jeunechasseur-deactivated201404]

          “—Whoa. Uh— Thanks. Who’re you?”

[chiropteranknight]

"Ah, where are my manners. I'm Bruce. Bruce Wayne. I overheard you talking about hunting and I couldn't help but offer a couple of suggestions."

[sr2masterthief-deactivated20140]

Mass Effect themed prompts!

Send me one of these for my character’s reaction!

"It’s good to see you again."

"Can it wait for a bit? I’m in the middle of some calibrations."

"You can never be too careful…"

"I should go."

"I should get going."

"I have to get going."

"I’ve got a long list of people I don’t want to see, and your name is right at the top."

"Have you got a minute to talk?"

"Have you got a minute?"

"It’ll be better than the old days."

"You’ve had members of other species make a pass at you?"

"I’ve had enough of your disingenuous assertions."

"Heavy risk…but the prize…"

"I’m sorry; having trouble hearing you. Getting a lot of bullshit on this line."

"I got better."

"You know me. I don’t like to disappoint."

"I thought you were stronger than that. And smarter."

"You can either fight at my side or get crushed under my heel. You will not stand in my way.”

"I am a biotic god! I think things…and they happen! Fear me lesser creatures, for I am biotics made flesh!"

"Can we go home now?"

"I’m a Spectre. Start talking."

"You did exactly what I begged you not to do, because you thought you knew better!"

"We are building a consensus. Please try again later."

[jeunechasseur-deactivated201404]

          ➶ "I wanna go hunting— not much I can do with a wooden knife though.”

[chiropteranknight]

"...You could sharpen the point enough that it could pierce flesh. But... you'll need range if you want to hunt effectively. Tying the knife to... say a pole or the end shaft of a mop with duck tape could make for a crude but effective spear."

[chiropteranknight]

Gamboge

gamboge

As it stands, Bruce would rather leave the city and return to Gotham since his work isn't done yet. But also, he feels conflicted because he sees how much this city has fallen and knows he can't leave it as it is.

So until Bruce finds a way out, the Batman will just have to continue his crime-busting job here in citta.

[chiropteranknight]

vermilion!

vermilion

GETTING ALL HIS BATSTUFF BACK and finding allies he could actually trust in the city, as well as combating the super-powered antagonists.

[chiropteranknight]

Cerise lilac

Answered cerise!

lilac

Somewhat at home at Sector 1, since it reminds him of Gotham. It's kind of a bittersweet relationship he has with that certain sector, honestly. He also does most of his crime-fighting in that sector.

[chiropteranknight]

cerise + sable ;;

cerise 

Bruce has yet to find someone that he would actually admire on the same level as he does Alfred or Jim Gordon. Few have caught his interest however, namely a Charles Xavier and two of the most active Avengers in the city.

sable

closes eyes...

Not fear but more like... dread, perhaps? He knows of super powered beings in the city and he knows he won't be a match for those guys should he confront any of them in the future.

[cittamemes]

Citta-Specific Memes

Sable ═ Is there anyone in Citta your character has cause to fear? Cerise ═ Anyone they admire? Saffron ═ What is their greatest accomplishment since joining the city? Vermilion ═ Their biggest challenge? Periwinkle ═ Some priceless friends they would be sorry to leave? Lilac ═ Their favorite Sector/District? Plum ═ Their least favorite Sector/District? Gamboge ═ Would they rather leave Hive City or stay? Optionally: Why? Ivory ═ What a normal day looks like for them in the city.

[cittamemes]

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

[chiropteranknight]

The Fall | ca mini closed

[lambetter]

It was from a dark humor that Khan’s expression derived itself, slow paces bringing him to face the masked vigilante opposite with no trace of the familiar caution which marked the other. Fearless was how he was accustomed to presenting himself, for it was in his superiority that he found such a comfort. He may wound him…rail in vain against a man— an augment fashioned to be overall…better than the race at hand…

And Khan would permit it.

"But that is where you are mistaken." Frigid eyes flashed in meeting the other’s opposition, a pensive amusement nevertheless the primary emotion to grace his features. "We are but animals surging in a raw feud for power— for control. Here you think yourself above such an primitive struggle, because you imagine yourself "superior"… How little you know.”

"…Must I prove it to you?" The inquiry came in a low hiss, the challenge this man presented nothing if not another stepping stone in this race for power; a determined do-good-er bound to set himself in Khan’s path at every turn. Roadblocks such as this were better off removed early on, an unfortunate precursor to the rule Khan so hoped to establish.

A rule to which even heroes would undoubtedly fall.

[chiropteranknight]

Beneath the mask did the caped crusader scowl, the caution that presided his expression gone in favor of a radical disapproval of the other's Darwinian view of the world. Such men existed, Alfred, his friend and butler, had warned. Men that did away with the weak and useless, men that cast their humanity away for power. Therein lay the Batman's mistake; assuming Khan human like any other.

"I'm no such thing. I'm not superior nor lesser than these men." Louder now did he deliver his voice, contrasting the chilling calm and soulless serenity in which the other presented himself. "I am symbol. The line that lets criminals know when enough is enough. The line that knows when to intervene when those with authority cannot. When a thug in the night hesitates to raise his gun at an innocent man, that, is who I am!"

The dark vigilante then composed himself, chest expanding and deflating as a rush of cold air filled his lungs. The inevitable will happen. Rarely did such individuals of radically different views come to agree. Perhaps not verbally, no. 

To echo the other's challenge, the Batman delivered his line with unrivaled resolve. "...And that, I will prove to you."