tentative voice test, maybe looking?

[alight]

Wow, so.

You do know the phrase 'curiosity killed the cat', right?

[He eases his hands into the air in a gesture of (faintly amused) surrender. Like he's one to talk.]

Just checking. Never thought I'd see the day you'd pass over you-know-who [He makes little Bat-ears just to drive the point home. And no, he doesn't mean Voldemort, because that is entirely too terrifying to contemplate.] to take me out for a spin.

Can't say I mind. You know how I like working up a good sweat.

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[doesthemath]

They're just full of surprises, aren't they? Never a dull moment and all of that.

[She waves a hand slightly, dismissively.]

[alight]

[Never let it be said that Dick won't play up the charm for a pretty lady, so this grin? Totally the epitome of devil-may-care.]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[doesthemath]

[Wanda is minded to return the grin with a smile of her own, amused and light.]

It is when she has no qualms separating me from family or removing me from my own universe entirely. You wouldn't have the same objections?

[plains_hunter]

You're cooler than he is, anyway. Marginally.

[alight]

[Yikes. Yikes is a good word for how he's feeling at the moment.]

I'm pretty sure you should never let him hear that.

[Which is a redundant point. It's Batman. He's probably got the whole place bugged anyway. Somehow.]

[plains_hunter]

What's he gonna' do, beat my face in? There's a change of pace. I'm not afraid of him, like most of those nuts who keep getting shuffled in and out of Arkham. We're guys in animal suits. That's it.

[greenteengenius]

You're probably the one they're attracted to. Isn't that generally how this works?

[alight]

[-- that is definitely a Brainiac look-alike. If Brainiac had foregone all the plastic surgery and cybernetic implants weren't en vogue.]

It's more like, I think she figures we're [wherein 'we' equals 'the Bat-clan'] more like Pokémon. There was some maniacal giggling about 'gotta play 'em all'.

[Okay, he's exaggerating. But only a little.]

[greenteengenius]

[Yup, definitely young, jungle-boy version Brainiac here.]

So you exist for completion's sake? I would be insulted.

[brentwood]

Between you and me, I don't think B would appreciate Pi Day as much as us two.

[alight]

[Feigning total ignorance over here--]

There's an entire day dedicated to pie?

[can you hear that 'e' on the end there, Timmy, and the faint note of incredulity there at the question itself. Bro-teasing (trolling?) at its finest. But it doesn't last. Tim knows better than to buy into him playing dumb for long.]

We could always ambush him and recite it to the millionth decimal.

[This sounds dangerous. Which explains why he's grinning.]

[brentwood]

[NO DON'T DO THAT Tim starts to think that maybe, just maybe, there's a chance Dick's hit his head harder than usual and that. . . He knows it's a joke but c'mon. C'mon.] It's more like, pies molded into pi. [But why he's humoring the guy anyway.]

You don't even know it to the millionth decimal.

[damaged]

Hasn't everyone taken you out for a spin.

[ Deadpan as heck. Take that however you want. (The meanest possible interpretation is probably safe, not that Jason really thinks it's that mean.) ]

[alight]

[... so wry,]

Walked right into that one, huh.

[hey, little wing. Dick's expression is... careful. A little resigned, maybe more than a little sad, even though he's still smiling.]

[damaged]

That, or some other verb.

[ It could be construed as playful, if there were any play in his voice. There's not much of anything. But he showed up, so that's something. Maybe. ]

[dorkwonder]

I think most muns are afraid being the one responsible for sending you-know-who to half of the places out there.

[Is convinced half of the places out there would drive him crazy. And as they all know, a over-the-top crazy Bruce is not a good thing.]

[alight]

Well, she's already got that whole-- [HANDWAVE] thing under control.

[And boy is Tim right about that.]

[dorkwonder]

That's good. You can never tell what muns will get up to. I thought I was going to be limited to this place, then my mun had a change of heart.

[demon_brat]

>Tt.< You are not a car, Grayson.

[alight]

No, but I play one on tee-vee.

[Hey, kiddo.]

[demon_brat]

... what?

[Hey, big brother. Watch this one fly over Damian's head...]

[secondchances]

I could spoil you, but I won't. No pun intended.

[alight]

Well, I already know Dumbledore dies, what else've you got for me?

[Bring it on, Girl Wonder Mark III.]

[deciphering]

Exactly what is there to work towards? You've never had to expend much effort at being second best.

[batcostume]

[ cue face crinkling, a smile, and a snort of laughter in 3… 2… ]

Nice impression. All that's missing is the trademark glare and scary voice.