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 Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 1:57 am
Crystal moved her hand and sweat dropped. "Sorry." She wiggled and squirmed between the others. It was starting to get a little crowded but fun at the same time.
Artemis helped Kai down the stairs and stared at the pile-up in the middle of the floor. He sighed but his aggravation ended when Kai spoke up. And then came back with Damian's comment.
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:03 am
Bruce noticed Brenda's presence and got the memories of 'his' parents death.
He then pushed these thoughts away and looked at Kai as best he could through the pile of people on top of him and opened his mouth to respond to her when Damian opened his mouth. "Ok. Everyone off. Now." His voice had turned stern.
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:07 am
Tim (being basically on the top of the pile) was able to push away first. Woah, now that was the voice he remembered. His happiness at the moment was far outweighing his skeptical thoughts, even though they were still present.
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:09 am
"But Father--!" Damian complained, before he was wrested out of the dogpile by d**k, who was the second to get out of the dogpile.
"Something wrong, Bruce?" d**k asked. When Bruce suddenly got stern like that... Something was up. And then he heard the back door open and close again.
Brenda had put her shoes back on and was outside the Manor, looking down at the pool. Everything she had seen of the Manor thus far was the same as it was in her universe... and yet now she had a feeling of not belonging. Perhaps she should just leave, she thought.
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 8:46 am
Crystal Jumped up when Bruce's voice turned stern. She knew that he wasn't playing around anymore and whistled as she played with her claws. She looked back in the direction of the back door when she heard it open and close. "I'll be right back..."
She quickly and quietly made her way out the back door as well and walked over by Brenda. "Are you alright?"
Artemis looked over at Kai to make sure that she was alright standing on her own.
((Sorry about not being on yesterday. After my trip to the hospital the meds they gave me knocked me out. I'm still really tired))
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:23 pm
Bruce stood up and brushed himself off. "No but's Damian."
He straightened his suit and tie and walked over to RC. "Is there something you wanted to talk to me about, Kai? You seem worried about something." He placed a hand on her shoulder.
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:57 pm
d**k followed Crystal out toward the back; when he saw Brenda, he was initially rather wary.... Or at least, he was until he got a better view of Brenda's figure. He got a rather... well, a "d**k's checking someone out" look on his face, and it appeared that Brenda knew this was going on, as she stood up straighter and became more tense... and she had to choke back a sob, as his presence made her think of her husband...
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 2:59 pm
Kai blushed and hid back a smile before embracing Bruce in a hug from Artemis's assistance. "It was him." She let the silence and her smile which now shown as she looked down show Bruce how she felt now. The hug may not be for long, but it was something that she looked forward to for awhile. The only thing on Kai's mind now was, what would make her even more happy. Herself, Batman, Robin and Nightwing out on Gotham fighting side by side, like the old times, when she first began training and Nightwing was starting to become friends with Bruce again for Tim's sake since they were very brotherly.
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 8:58 am
Arell acknowledged both Brenda and Bruce as he leaned up against the wall. "Nice t' finally meetcha, Bruce. I'm Arell." he said, sticking out his hand to the new Bat. Of course, on the inside he was freaking the hell out so hard that he was meeting Bruce. Oddly enough, he didn't look like many of the people he saw on the big drive-in screen.
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 11:54 pm
Crystal sighed and hugged Brenda. "Look I might not know you from my world, but if you're a part of the Bat-family you're family of mine. And I don't let my family be all mopey. Now, what's wrong?" Anyone could hear it in the last part of that speech, that she had spent some time around Batman and picked up some of his underlying characteristics, but then again she did that with anyone she spent enough time with.
Crystal was truly a caring soul, even though she still didn't know, or care at the moment, of Brenda's origins.
Artemis smiled when Kai did. It was pleasing to see her happy. She was too sweet a girl to be miserable.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 12:08 am
Bruce patted Kai on the head and smiled slightly at her. "How have you been doing?" He had noticed the others leave, but he knew they would be alright. He then looked over to Damian and went to say something when the clock to the Batcave was opened.
((Enter Jack from the Batcave))
Jack walked out and stopped, looking around and his eyes landed right on Bruce. "Woh... The Batcave is under Wayne Manor?" He thought upon this of a moment before snapping out of the initial shock.
"Umm... Miss Abby?!" He went to walk off to look for the girl from earlier.
Bruce grabbed Jack's shoulder and turned the other man around to face him. "Who are you? And what were you doing in the Batcave?" He said with that 'Batman' voice.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 12:29 am
When Bruce drew his attention to the new face Kai stepped back towards Artemis, best to let Bruce handle this. She had a feeling that Bruce might not like this, this world and just about everyone finding out his secret, and his cave. It was a wonder that people like IO, Cadmus, Stonewall, the Joker or any other notorious or dangerous criminal hasn't found the place yet. Luckily, seemed luck was the only thing determining anything in this world. Stupid luck.
"Bruce. If it makes you feel any better. A lot of these people finding your cave are good people..."
She said in almost a "Trying to reassure Bruce that it's okay, but not working so I should probably close my mouth now" tone.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 1:21 am
Tim watched as a few left the room....... but his eyes widened and quickly focused back on Bruce once Jack entered the room. Oh- .... Kai definitely wasn't the only one in the room who was expecting Bruce's reaction to the Batcave traffic to be less than 'pleasant'.... in fact, d**k and Tim had just been discussing this. How did they word it... "he'd have our heads for this"? Tim stood next to Kai and glanced a nervous look her way as she spoke, since her words were indirectly telling the Bat that his cave was indeed not much a 'top secret' any more.
(don't forget Arell, Bruce. ^^)
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 4:18 am
Abby was about to answer Jack when he approached her, but Bruce stopped that. She still didn't say anything, but all this traffic in the Manor was putting her on edge... and honestly, she was finding Bruce to be rather... intimidating. She scooted back over to Tim and hid behind him with her hands on his shoulders and her knees bent slightly, trying not to be noticed; and her good luck powers would likely keep Bruce from rounding on her, at least for now.
Damian grinned at Bruce interrogating Jack. "Ha! That's nothing, Father. Before I set out this morning, a robotic cyclops calling itself 'Brigade' was in the Manor. I think it's still here, probably in the cave."
Brenda tensed up further as Crystal hugged her. Catgirl didn't exist in her home universe, and so she didn't know the girl, but... Crystal's words comforted her just the same, and she relaxed. Though she wasn't sure how the girl would react when she revealed herself... and she sure as Hell wasn't going to do it in front of d**k unless cornered by the others. She started to think: How could she fool these people? Maybe she could pass herself off as being from an alternate universe where she was Bruce Wayne's twin sister or something... Yeah, that could work, she supposed.
"Thanks," she said, and she moved back into the Manor, her heels clacking on the floor as she moved. She still wasn't entirely keen on introducing herself, especially by telling the truth, but Brenda figured that it was better than the alternative: Hiding and making herself useless in this chaotic world. Besides, even if she were to lie... she'd be lying to someone who was, essentially, an alternate version of herself (and thus she guessed he'd have all the same abilities as herself), plus the people he had trained... so even if she lied, she might be seen through. Plus, even though when she had been Bruce she would not have thought twice about lying to keep a secret, now... something kept her from doing so without guilt. Perhaps it was best to just be truthful. What did she have to lose, she figured as she cautiously approached the group, seeming rather timid. She looked toward Tim, the first person she'd met in this merged universe, to see if it was okay for her to come closer.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 3:58 pm
Jinx carefully snuck into the manor from the grandfather clock, staying to whatever shadows she could. The ghostly pale white Indian sorceress currently with auburn dyed tresses easily heard the conversation. Pink catlike eyes widened when she heard that Bruce Wayne returned home and all of the adopted kids were hugging him.
Jinx snuck up to the rafters viewing the scene from the shadows, Wow, that's ... nice. I never had a family myself. Better wait until I can pull either Tim or Kai aside to make sure I'm not going to be clobbered by Batman himself. That - would - suck.
Jinx really wasn't sure how Batman would react when he finds out that she had been masquerading as Batgirl during the crisis. Butterflies seemed to bounce around inside Jinx's stomach, as her dread began to build....
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