its not the suit that makes me a hero [ SEMI HIATUS ]

"Look, you may be used to dealing with F R E A K S and M O N S T E R S, but I'm a little new at this." {Independent Terry Mcginnis/ Batman Beyond roleplay blog. Multi-verse/ship.}

[frostandleather-blog]

There was a scuffle. Batboy had clearly dodged her attack. Cables whipped past her.  All at once, he was visible with his hands wrapped around her wrists. My name is B A T M A N. She recoiled back against the wall slightly. He wasn’t old, certainly wasn’t as physically threatening as some people she had worked with, and yet there was something intimidating about him.

However, he seemed to have some sort of pride problem - the prototype lay forgotten a little further down the corridor. She refrained from glancing over to it - she could still win this yet.

“Grabbing hold of my wrists might not have been the best idea, sweetie,” She smirked, as ice slowly worked it’s way along her hands. As it touched his gloves, frosting the fingertips, she jerked her hands away, hoping the shock would loosen his grip. And if it didn’t - he’d better hope the bat-suit had anti-freeze.

[itsnotthesuit]

Although he was still incredibly frustrated by her need to talk to him as if he was a child; the way she recoiled against the wall at his presence made him feel superior somehow. If he could inspire fear like that then he was the GODDAMN BATMAN and there was nothing anyone could say about it. 

As he held her against the wall, he took the chance to look into her eyes. Honestly, he couldn’t make anything out from them. They were wild and icy like a snowstorm and it wasn’t as if Terry was an expert at reading eyes. 

At her comment, he looked down at his hands and saw the ice slowly make its way up. The momentary distraction left him UNPREPARED when she jerked her hands away from him. The sudden action had him reeling backwards. “Lady, you really have no idea who you’re messing with do you?” He asked, pulling out two batarangs. 

[darkmartyra]

“ You know —– keeping your cool about what’s a SECRET and what isn’t plays a large part in your role of BATMAN; I need to speak with Bruce. ” And definitely not some amateur.

[itsnotthesuit]

“Oh yeah? Thanks, I appreciate all the advice from the N O N - B A T M A N. Bruce doesn’t S P E A K to visitors. I’d be happy to take a message.”

[ellia22]

“I would be offended but that’s probably a good idea. Thanking me is good so I can take that. I am very sorry that you stole your daddy’s car and wrecked it- maybe stick to your night job.”

[itsnotthesuit]

“I’m full of great ideas. Can you not sound so condescending when you’re being sympathetic? I’m a rich kid, we go on joyrides, this is completely unrelated to my night job.” 

[titanandwonder]

“The one and only. I am assuming that you know who I am then? I bet you think I’m lying, but I’m not.” Donna was a little more relieved that she knew who she was. “Gods, this future is so confusing and Gotham looks more run down than usual. And the League isn’t the same from the time period I came from.”

[itsnotthesuit]

“You’re not lying huh? Am I just supposed to take your word for it?” Terry asked, raising his eyebrow. He was taught to be skeptical until there was a reason to believe. “Oh, you’re in the shitty part of Gotham. There are nicer places... Nothing as nice as Metropolis though. ----Time period...?”

[darkmartyra]

       “ Well, you’re certainly not BRUCE —- and I’m not in my correct timeline. ”

[itsnotthesuit]

“Does a secret identity mean nothing to you? We call them S E C R E T for a reason. ----Why do I always have to deal with time-displaced slash dimension displaced people?”

[icallhimlex--moved-blog]

“Just good hearing? Seemed more like bat sonar or something.” she shook her head. “Really? So how was it more rough than usual?”

“Yeah, and I can’t wait to get back. No offense, but this city is a real downer.” she said, as if Metropolis was constantly sunny and pleasant. “Yeah, I hear you there. Although I’m not in college, but I definitely was surrounded by many more meetings that I would have loved to skip out on.”

[itsnotthesuit]

“I guess I’m just naturally talented. Or maybe I’m the Batman,” he offered with a chuckle. “Well my boss is a real hardass who expects nothing but perfection. That’s not always easy to live up to.” 

“None taken. Unless you’ve lived your whole life in this place, its hard to like. Even if you lived your whole life in this place, its still hard to like,” he admitted with a sigh. ‘I can’t say I envy you. Although, Gotham is known for its nightlife. Maybe you’ll find a way to unwind before heading back to Metropolis.” 

[feralenchantress]

June ran her tongue along the inside of her cheek before she spoke. “Well, I don’t know about you but I am not an expert at being a host to an ancient witch or kicking her out.” She snapped lightly out of frustration. “Fine. If this is a set up though, she isn’t going to exactly be happy about things.” June warned, not as a threat, but more so if the Enchantress tipped the scales then she would go on a mystical rampage.

[itsnotthesuit]

Terry sighed at the woman’s comment. She was frustrated, that was easy to tell. Now he just needed to figure out a way to actually get her on his side and maybe use that frustration to aid him. “Don’t worry, its not a set up. I don’t like to lie to pretty women,” he assured her with a smile. He might have been in business mode but he couldn’t help but let out that last line.

[bornfrcmhope-archive-deactivate]

                                                          ☀ CASSIDY KENT

“It’s not meant in offence, I was called kid by the majority of the league until I turned thirty.” it had become more h a b i t than anything else,  calling those younger & inexperienced ‘kid’     as those in the league ( & even other heroes ) had once sometimes affectionately called her.

“but if you’ve got a problem with it,  then I won’t call y’ that.” cue the slight roll of her eyes,  because he takes it as seriously as BRUCE WOULD.

“Good for you     my father started letting me help when I was about ten; small things of course, and I’m almost fourty now.” not that he ( or anyone ) could tell though, she barely looked a day over twenty-five.

[itsnotthesuit]

When he learned that she was over thirty, Terry raised an eyebrow. No way could she be that old. She looked young enough to be S L I G H T L Y older than him. He chose not to bring it up though. If his mother taught him anything, it was not to bring up age when dealing with a woman. 

“Whoa, whoa, whoa---F O U R T Y ?” He mentally apologized to his mother but this was something that he couldn’t let go. “No way in hell are you forty. You don’t look much older than me,” he insisted.

With all the news being thrown his way, Terry decided to take his mask off so he could breathe properly. If she knew Bruce all that well then there was no reason to hide his secret identity from her anyway. Besides, Superman knew. 

“I hope you don’t mind. I needed some air.”

[frostandleather-blog]

Killer Frost tried to hold in her nerves as the echoes of his voice bounced around her. It was unnerving, and she couldn’t help but feel like the theatrics were just there to induce fear and to set her on edge. “This is Gotham, you’re some kind of bat-kid: I think your parents would be right to send you to the loony bin.” There was a shift in his movement and she could hear as he approached her directly this time. Her back tensed.

Show him? Oh, she’d show him. “I’ll take a lot of pleasure in teaching you exactly what I’m capable of, Batboy.” Placing the prototype on the floor, and sliding it away from them with her foot - it was too valuable to damage or lose - she felt her powers move through her hands, encasing them in ice. With a flick of her wrist a long spear of ice left her fingers, towards the area she had heard him last.

Even if it didn’t hit him (it was dark and he was clearly camoflagued so she wouldn’t be surprised), it should at least shock him, returning some of the fear he had dealt to her. And sometimes that’s just more fun.

[itsnotthesuit]

Terry went silent when she called him Batboy. If there was one thing he hated, it was not being acknowledged as Batman. He got Bruce’s blessing so as far as he was concerned, he was the O N L Y Batman. His frustration was momentarily forgotten when he saw an ice blew spear headed towards him. 

He quickly flipped away to avoid the spear while pointing his fist towards the wall behind the woman. Almost immediately, his wrist cables sprung out and Terry was pulled forward so he was face to face with the woman. He took the chance to drop his camo and grab her wrists. “My name is B A T M A N. Get it right,” he growled. 

Now that he had a hold on the woman, Terry had completely neglected the machine she had stolen. Bruce had told Terry to get his pride in check but sometimes, that just wasn’t an option. 

[perspiicaci-archive-blog]

          ‘i do a lot for gotham, but dying my hair is not one of them.’

[itsnotthesuit]

“Oh, I’m not suggesting you dye it. I’m just saying that maybe you shouldn’t show it off.”

[ofhxrley]

“YEAH, yeah, yeah …” 

A smirk played across her features, and she shook her head.

“Whatever ya say, Batman.”

[itsnotthesuit]

“What’s the smile for?” He asked uncertainly. 

“Thank you. Hearing you call me that fills me with a deep sense of joy and self-fulfillment.”

[titanandwonder]

“It’s a pleasure to meet you Terry and I am sorry for acting so weird. I just have been having a really off day. Oh, I’m Donna. Donna Troy.” She had a puzzled look on her face when he spoke about the League. “Why? What happened? I thought they were all about reaching out to the public.”

[itsnotthesuit]

“Wait. Donna Troy? Like the Donna Troy?” Terry asked uncertainly. She was either deluded or lying. “They’re all about big world altering threats. They don’t like to waste their time talking to the public when they could be out saving lives.” 

[ellia22]

“If we dumped it he would find it and you would be in even more trouble but there are plenty of places that will fix it no questions asked and one of them owes me a favour. Hey i’m minorly offended, I am a great friend just not a great influence.”

[itsnotthesuit]

“I’m just gonna go ahead and not ask about why this person owes you a favour. I’ll just skip to thanking you instead. ---Yeah, you’re a great friend. Just y’know, some sympathy and empathy would nice sometimes.”

[agentfarlow]

“Oh, y’know just relaxing and enjoying my time - as well as working?” She smiled sheepishly, knowing that she was practically married to her job at the Gazette and those who knew her chided her for it.

[itsnotthesuit]

“Working? You know we’re at a party right? Unless you’re an errand boy like me, this probably isn’t the best place to work,” Terry offered up with a shrug. She didn’t look like staff, she was dressed too nicely. 

[kyra-silverwing-rp-archived]

“I can tell. the atmosphere around him is just… off. It’s slightly scary.” Kyra couldn’t help but admit it. She wasn’t the bravest person around, but she wasn’t a wimp either. Sometimes she just needed a push. “Hell no. Parent’s just jump from one extreme to the next. if we’re out with a friend one day we’re in a relationship, on another day we’re committing crimes. You can’t win.” Kyra shook her head dismissively, her own father was always jumping to conclusions about what she did in her spare time. Usually she was just hanging out in her shifted form, learning the lay of the land… and where the best places to cause trouble were. “I want to work with winged creatures, mainly birds of prey, although bats are pretty cool too. I’ve always been pretty good with animals, but I just tend to click with birds. I understand them better than lions or bears or penguins.” Kyra couldn’t help but shiver when she said penguins. They really didn’t like her.

“Perhaps, But they could have served something that doesn’t taste like it came out of a sewer."  Kyra shifted in her seat, crossing her arms and ankles in front of her. "They usually last for a few hours. The longest event I went to once was about five hours long, I got to sleep on the way too the event and back from it, so that was cool. This one though? Seems to be all canapés and dancing, I doubt there will be dinner service, so it might be around three hours, maybe more if people start doing speeches… I don’t actually know what this event is about.” Kyra thought for a minute, her head tilted slightly. A finger twirled a strand of hair around as she considered her next words. “Then again Terry, It depends on how much Mr. Wayne needs you around. My father tends to let me go after an hour or two depending on the event, and on how badly I want to get out of it. Then it’s either sleep time, or exploring time for me.” Once she was allowed to leave an event she tended to change clothes and go for a walk, or fly, around the city.

[itsnotthesuit]

“Well if you ever end up getting to know him, I’m sure it’ll feel less slight,” Terry assured her. It wasn’t as if Terry wasn’t thankful for all that Bruce did for him, he just liked busting his chops. Also, Terry had to admit that Bruce really was kind of crazy. ---Terry laughed lightly at her comment about parents. “Yeah, I know the feeling. Although when it comes to my mom, its less about crimes and more about relationships. I think she just really wants grandchildren.” His mother’s sudden need for grandchildren was slightly unnerving and annoying but he supposed it wasn’t too bad. “Well if you like bats then you’re in the right place. Gotham has too many bats. Honestly, I don’t know where they all come from,” he admitted. “Hold on a sec, aren’t penguins birds?” 

“If you think that this is bad, you should try the cheap beer that I have to deal with when hanging out with friends.” Terry grumbled loudly when she went on about how long this event was going to be. He couldn’t stay here for three hours. He had a life to live. And before that, he had a city to protect. He couldn’t go wasting his time mingling with socialites. “Unfortunately, I’m Mr. Wayne’s ride home. He doesn’t really like anyone other than me going near the manner so I doubt that I can duck out of here and pawn off that responsibility to someone else.”

[vhyrel]

This was probably after Jason died.

[itsnotthesuit]

@perspiicaci

“You know the red hair thing is kind of a dead give away right?”