#batscain

[iobartach]

"No, absolutely not. I'll say it again, she's not joining the Society."

[@batscain @no1rwebs can we get a third voice to chime in 👀]

[snkts]

jay, i need you to know that you make me want to rewatch the entire x-men cinematic universe just to experience even more logan in my life

please do but also let me yell at you about how bad all of the stand alone wolverine movies are until our lord and saviours logan (2017) and deadpool and wolverine (2024)

and watch evolution for the peak grouchy dad content

[xoline]

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓  𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒  𝐀  𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐑  𝐃𝐎  𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑  𝐇𝐄  𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒?  ────   he  lies  still.  Kelly  Ness  learned  that  the  hard  way.  Public  perception  is  everything:  How  you  dress,  stand,  eat,  walk  &  talk;  The  stupid  are  the  ones  who  run.  They  get  afraid  &  sloppy.  They  have  a  rap  sheet.  They  are  unreliable  witnesses  whose  testimonies  are  disregarded  as  trash  not  worth  considering  as  evidence,  but  that's  not  really  the  joke,  was  it?  Biting  her  lip,  Punchline  stared  across  the  street  from  the  rooftop  where  she  stood.  Lazy  puffs  of  smoke  escaped  her  lips,  &  through  the  whisps  of  her  vape,  her  own  face  stared  back  at  her  ──  THEY'D  MOUNTED  HER  ON  A  FUCKING  BILLBOARD  !  It  was  hilarious.

'  FREE  PUNCHLINE  '  ,  '  NO  CRIME  ,  NO  TIME  '  ,  '  WE  LOVE  YOU  !  '  ─  The  crowd  outside  the  courthouse  earlier  that  morning  had  all  sorts  of  signs;  masks  &  dolls,  too.  The  rush  of  escaping  death  had  been  exhilarating...  but  expected.  With  a  stacked  deck,  a  rigged  jury,  &  no  witnesses  alive  enough  to  testify  ─  she  was  bound  to  be  declared  free.  The  rush  made  the  next  part  all  the  more  exciting.

❝ What?  Is  vaping  illegal  too  now?  ❞

❝ You  did  see  the  verdict,  didn’t  you?  Kinda  hard  to  miss,  but  I’m  a  free  woman  now.  ❞  She  grinned,  not  turning  around  yet;  the  view  forward  was  much  more  beautiful  anyway.  ❝ Between  the  two  of  us,  Gotham  thinks  you're  more  of  a  criminal  than  me.  ❞

STARTER  CALL  ///   (  @batscain ).

[frogcase]

@batscain; i'm still trying to find my identity.

hm.   that's   *one   way   to   earn   their   sympathy.   pocket   pauses,   eyes   darting   over   towards   cass   with   a   *glimmer   of   understanding   ⸺   they   get   it,   really.   it   was   hard   enough   to   find   oneself   in   *general,   but   having   to   find   oneself   in   the   midst   of   the   second   maelstrom   sounded   unattainable   ⸺   and   pocket   knew   from   *experience.   they   shrug   a   little,   sitting   down   as   they   let   their   feet   dangle   off   the   rooftop.

❝ anyone   who   says   they   *aren't   trying   to   is   a   liar   ⸺   at   least   in   *my   opinion.   don't   trust   'em   one   bit. ❞

[cowled]

cass is curious if bruce has contingency plans for his children.

The most obvious answer is yes, of course he does. There's not a single iota in this man that wouldn't make plans for them. In a weird way, it's how Bruce shows he cares, because his planning all stems from—what is the worst thing that can happen? How can we plan to stop it? How can we plan to minimize any causalities, injuries, etc. ?

The kids are a part of those scenarios in his head. He's still very much a paranoid man, and constantly going over the worst things that could happen and it obviously takes a toll on him, but he does it because he is a scared of losing them. ANY OF THEM.

These plans very much are based on the rest of the kids helping or jumping in to bring the others back to the cave safely (and yes he has mini cells somewhere for that specific reason)

If the kids ever find them, of course, they'll question him, but they're not going anywhere, because it reassures him. It's a fucked comfort blanket for sure, but hey, never say never when it comes to the bat family.

[nightbins]

❝ hey cass, it's been a minute since we last hung out. ❞

this life they led didn't often give them time to spare, and when they did, they often spent time with their friends or partners rather then their family. not that they never saw their brothers ( and in dick's case, his sister ), but family matters made hanging out even more difficult than it needed to be. but he's been missing cassandra quite a lot recently, and it's made him realize he probably spent the least amount of time with her. hopefully, that would be changing.

❝ wanna go do something ? 's not like i had anything in mind, but i'm kinda bored and have the whole day free, so i'd like to hang out with you if you're up for it. ❞

@batscain ♡'d for a starter

[hitsharder]

@batscain asked: "i surrender. take me to your leader." cass, queen of sass.

🦻 ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ: ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ ​🇫​​🇺​​🇱​​🇱​ ​🇧​​🇦​​🇹​​🇹​​🇪​​🇷​​🇾​     — ❝ Please, not even I can get a meeting with my leader these days. You're going to have to settle for me, Kiddo.❞

❝ Kid, you are on the grounds one of the most secure prison facilities that exists, and you haven't set off any alarms. ❞ Well, the most secure that wasn't a pocket dimension or other Blacksites Tony has made. The thought makes his skin crawl. This wasn't a nice place. He was just here for a routine check.

Clint's more amazed than anything at the kid in front of him. He is still sipping his coffee for the morning. Body langaue tired but open. ❝ We can chop it up to a mistake and tell everybody you had no idea this was a prison, but you gotta scram, kid. ❞

[frogcase]

@batscain; shooting star. sender and receiver are lying in a bed of grass watching the stars together.

❝i'm   really   glad   the   stars   didn't   change   when   i   wasn't   …   around,❞   their   confession   is   *quiet,   almost   as   if   they   hadn't   realized   it   until   it   was   spoken   into   the   quiet   silence   between   the   two   of   them.   arin's   coat   is   long   since   discarded,   wadded   up   and   presented   to   cass   as   a   pillow   for   her   to   use.   they   suppose   it's   a   bit   old   fashioned,   but   arin   wouldn't   *budge   on   it   ⸺   cass   deserved   *all   that   they   could   supply.   their   head   turns   to   focus   on   her,   silent   for   but   another   moment   or   two   before   continuing   on.   ❝what's   your   *favorite   star?❞