journal change & considering future plans

[forwardcompatible]

Look, all I'm saying is that you burned out on me pretty hard. Nothing against you, it happens. There is just too much schway here to handle. 

But you need to think pretty hard about your options and what you're going to end up doing and if you make a snap choice I'm going to be pretty disappointed, you need to be a little smarter than that to play me. Superficial changes - as nice as they may be, I like superficial change plenty - don't change any of the important stuff really.

So yeah, experiment, see how it goes. Check out the other lady. Just don't do anything stupid. 

And if you do go through with this I expect you to put real thought into the skillset, not just the haphazard jumping about you've been doing.

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[mirai_batman]

Having problems, Alfred?

[forwardcompatible]

Nothing I can't handle. [ Confident, but pretty pleased to see him. ] Indecision, uncertainty, the usual problems from the outside.

[mirai_batman]

I know what you mean. Been trying to find myself a good niche, and haven't done well doing so.

[forwardcompatible]

I guess it depends a lot on what you want out of a place, in the end. Or what they want, more accurately, but hey.

I'd be happy to see you.

[mirai_batman]

What would it take to join up with you?

[forwardcompatible]

Same as it's ever taken. You've just got to keep up. [ Grinning wide and cheerful. ]

[waiting]

Can't say I wouldn't be glad to see your face around here again.

[forwardcompatible]

It would be pretty nice to see you again. What are you up to these days? Staying out of trouble? [ Said with the air of someone who thinks exactly the opposite is likely true. ]

/I almost tagged with Mel...then I got a better idea.... >_>

[unetrustworthy]

Does this mean she's going to leave you alone for a while?

midii! yesss

[forwardcompatible]

She's been leaving me alone for a while. Now she's trying to decide if she's going to keep on with that or pick me back up.

<3 hi mama <3

[unetrustworthy]

I hope not.

Don't get me wrong. I miss you. A lot. But that place was horrible.

8'D hey there bb

[forwardcompatible]

It's not bad all the time. You don't need to worry about me, I can take care of it.

I miss you too.

[unetrustworthy]

[She considers this for a moment.]

...no. I guess not.

Some of the people were nice. You. Pink. Sometimes, even Robin. Among others. [A faint smile at the memory of her friends there. People she could actually trust.] But there were so many better places you could go.

[forwardcompatible]

[ Pink. Right, Midii had left before all of ... that... had happened. ]

Home's pretty nice, true. But I always land on my feet. [ A beat. ] Are you doing okay?

[unetrustworthy]

[And she's so much better off not knowing.]

It's quiet.

I don't live in Outer Space anymore, either. [Meaning she was dropped from her other game as well. Which was okay, because most of her friends and boyfriend were gone too] Aside from occasionally getting to see familiar faces, I get left alone.

[forwardcompatible]

[ Yeah no kidding. ]

Do you like it like that? You're happy?

[unetrustworthy]

Happy enough.

[The closest thing to a 'yes' you're probably going to get.]

[forwardcompatible]

Oh, good, because otherwise I'd have to go have stern words with people.

It's not quite the same without you, you know.

[unetrustworthy]

[This results in one of her more genuine smiles. Of everything that had happened to her in the City, Max was--by a landslide--the best. It still took a bit of convincing for her to even suspect the sentiment was returned, though.]

You'll manage, I'm sure.

Besides...without me there, you won't have to spend so much time worrying. You can focus on more important things.

[forwardcompatible]

[ She never quite believed she was doing well enough, so at least they shared matching inabilities to believe in being good enough. ]

Oh, I always manage. It's just more fun with you. When you're having fun, I mean. [ A quiet shrug, because yeah, there are things that happened afterwards that made her happy Midii hadn't been there to see them, but she still did miss her. ] I never minded.

[unetrustworthy]

Fun. I think I remember how to do that.

[A true testament to how much Max had gotten through to her: she just cracked a small joke.]

You always told me that. I still couldn't help feeling like I was a burden sometimes, though. And I never got to do much for you in return.

[forwardcompatible]

If you've forgotten, I'm sure I can remind you.

[ Grinning, quite pleased with both Midii and herself. ]

I don't know about that. You were always good company, and good company's a pretty great thing to give people.

[unetrustworthy]

Did you find anyone else to stay with after I left?

[Because Max was right; an empty apartment was very lonely, even for an introvert like her.]

[forwardcompatible]

I moved in with April and Kate, eventually. The apartment was too big for just one person, and they had a room.

[unetrustworthy]

Good.

[That she found others to keep her company.]

Did you like living with them?

[aggressiveapathy]

So. You're into women now.

[forwardcompatible]

Okay, so, first off I'm not sure why that's what you got out of that, and secondly where have you been? I like people's brains.

[aggressiveapathy]

You're telling people to check out other ladies. Sounds like someone went to college or something.

[forwardcompatible]

In a 'see who's a better fit' sort of way, not a -

Okay, no, I'm starting that sentence over again, shut up.

meta knowledge it up, you can't stop me

[aggressiveapathy]

It's okay. It's the Bat-lady legacy.

why would i ever even try

[forwardcompatible]

Wow, yeah, keep saying that in public why don't you.

[aggressiveapathy]

It wouldn't be in public if we were at home. With nachos cooking. That you made.

[forwardcompatible]

Is this supposed to be a not very veiled criticism of my absence, because I feel like there could be more 'I miss you' somewhere in it.

[aggressiveapathy]

Fine. I do. I miss your nachos. They were tasty yet lacking in subtle racism.

[forwardcompatible]

Thank you, I appreciate it. I take a lot of pride in my nachos.

[aggressiveapathy]

Okay. The hard part's over. Now come pay my re- be the best roommate ever again.

[wow how can so much fake sweetness be thrown on so few words.]

[forwardcompatible]

Wow, that was the most convincing invitation I have ever heard.

Besides, it's not entirely up to me.

[aggressiveapathy]

How? If they say no just steal the car. Better to find bail latter than be bored now.

[forwardcompatible]

Have you been stealing cars while I'm gone, is that what you've done with your life without me?

[aggressiveapathy]

Crime is a fun date night. That's not my fault.

[futurebatwoman]

You have come to the realization that you live in a city full of superheroes, right?