001. un: damian wayne. audio. ourpowers.

[batricide]

I'll keep this short and simple.

My name is Damian Wayne. If this has any meaning to you, I suggest you contact me before I feel the need contact you.

As for the rest of you, how many of you know how to fight? I don't mean a tussle in the school yard, I mean a fight for your life. If you don't, I suggest you learn. Fast.

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[batricide]

[ ... ah. yes. the main reason he'd been avoiding a physical check-in back at home base. damian takes in a deep breath through his nose. ]

I suppose I'll see you later tonight.

[hackingyoursensors]

you know where to find me.

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[batricide]

[ he does. and he puts off coming home for just that reason. damian isn't sure how to handle dick grayson when he's properly aged, he absolutely has no idea how to handle one this young, green, and vulnerable.

he just needs to not think of him as dick.

eventually, damian arrives home. the months snooping around trying to figure out who knew what were an ultimate dead end, but not a total waste of time. the cult of the willow maiden ensured that he's fairly well rested. he throws his bag on his bed, dismantles the traps (mostly mean to make jason's life hard) and finally steps out into the kitchen to make tea.

damian wayne looks like bruce wayne. his hair is significantly longer, reaching to his shoulder blades. his skin darker, face marred by a few nasty scars from a fight he should've known better than to pick. his build is slighter, more along the lines of what dick would one day grow into - and his eyes a cooler shade of blue. but he's bruce. he's talia. there's absolutely no mistaking who he is.

setting out two cups. and waits. ]

[hackingyoursensors]

[ Dick has been spending his time being restless. He's researching Fantastic's meteoric rise, particularly with the recent info dropped on the network about The Fixer. He's been helping Bruce with his new 'Batcave' (sadly sans bats at the moment). He's been working on figuring out his power. He is, in essence, sitting still as little as he can.

He returns in the early evening, having spent the afternoon scrubbing through old videos of Fantastic (not the most fun way to spend the day, frankly). He spots Damian right away and seems a little surprised for a second. He's heard about Damian from Jason, but he didn't expect Damian to be here already and with tea set out.

Jason also wasn't joking when he said Damian looks like Bruce. Jason also told him not to say that, ever, so he just files that under "things Jason actually didn't exaggerate."

After his brief moment of surprise, he smiles. ]

Oh, hey. Welcome back.

[ #nailedit ]

[batricide]

[ yeah.

yeah, this might kill him a little. Seeing Dick Grayosn as Dick Grayson was before he became the kind of man saints aspire to be. Damian pillows his chin in his hand, tries not to stare, fails and just leans into it.

He's Bruce's son. But his expression, unlike his father's, is readable. Curious with a deliberate attempt to appear... friendly.

He's not great at friendly, forgive him. ]

Sorry for the lackluster welcome. [ it sounds sarcastic, but he means it to be genuine. there's a flash of apology in his eyes. ] I was undercover.

[hackingyoursensors]

[ Dick can work with "trying but bad at being friendly." He notices the staring, but it doesn't particularly bother him. He knows next to nothing about Damian, but he does know that meeting a teenaged version of your older brother would be jarring.

So he shrugs, still smiling. ]

Don't worry about it. Jason told me you were busy. Besides, I don't need the red carpet rolled out. Tea's more than fine.