"No, absolutely not. I'll say it again, she's not joining the Society."
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"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 👀]
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
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 ).
@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. ❞
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.
❝ 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
@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. ❞
@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?❞