[ Not dignifying the fear thing; he has work to do, he doesn't want to be stuck somewhere. Gotham can't afford it. But he's sitting still and poking Clark with a question instead of shutting up sullenly, so surely that's something akin to progress. ]
.. Generally. [ A deliberate echo. If Clark really squints he might catch something like approval lurking around in his tone; it's a notion Bruce has used before himself - but certainly not for himself. People are good, if you give them the chance.
He just doesn't expect anyone to not be frightened of him personally, so. ]
[Bruce, you are just a very rich man in a very expensive suit that creeps in the shadows. Like a creeper. Though even Kal would think that sort of outfit would just look .. silly, out in the daylight.
But his smile of approval is there, brimming on the outskirts of his lips. He agrees, at the very least.]
You're from .. Gotham. Right? [Changing subjects gracefully? Sure.]
no worries! i haven't even seen man of steel yet lol
[ He's either a mentally unstable socialite orphan with violent tendencies and a seven-year gap in his life not even the nosiest tabloids have been able to make sense of, or a madman in black armor who spends his nights beating the shit out of people. Anybody with sense tends to inch away once they look closely. ]
... Yes.
[ Well, alright, guy. ]
oh gosh, good thing ive been keeping spoilery things as not-here as possible weh
[ Mild. Bruce is a very staunch supporter of Gotham, but he rarely has the motivation to argue about it with anyone who isn't.. trying to murder several thousand people. ]
oh dear oh dear, must get better ): it's quite worth a watch though c:
[Bruce do you need a life alert badge? Cause Clark is fairly sure he could hear it from anywhere in the world- or out of it, if need be.]
[Oh wait, we're being serious here.]
Just about everywhere remote or scarcely populated you can think of. It was usually fine until something turned up and I let too much of myself into the open.
[Which uh, kind of not a problem anymore, since the whole bloody world knows, but whatever.]
[ Back to the topic they've been picking at, vaguely. He knows how it is, how making an impact makes you a target. Bruce isn't too broken up about it; he's an acceptable sacrifice.
(It's everyone else, the people who get close..) ]
[Perhaps being a target isn't Clark's biggest worry. It's making everyone else one, for any number of reasons. Or it had been, with his uncertainty in how to let the world accept him.]
I think it was working alright for a while. [He pauses briefly, as if in thought. An amusing thought, evidenced by the smile tugging onto his face.] Until I helped a reporter out of danger. Maybe not the best type of person to reveal myself to... But it worked out- [Not fine, not alright] in the end.
[...Why is he sharing this, anyway? He has no reason. It's even surprising himself; he doesn't talk about this sort of thing. Perhaps it's the sense of a kindred spirit (in a darker sense)... Or perhaps there are drugs in the air. Or something.]
[ 'Target' doesn't necessarily mean of violence. ]
Well I.. guess you won't be lonely with the press on you.
[ You weirdo. And - oddly enough, Bruce isn't surprised. It seems normal to want to grasp at empathy for something so impossibly unique and isolating.
Not that Bruce himself feels like he's Clark's kindred. Superman is out there being an all-American hero (from space) and Batman is up to his neck in blood and gunfire and the mob and sewer-dwelling cults...
Like most things who thrive in the light, Clark is, ultimately, too good for Bruce. In his opinion. That he will probably never voice.
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It's not so bad going your own way.
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[Going his own way has lead to a lot of loneliness. He'd rather do without, tbh.]
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[ Meanwhile Bruce will be over here in his belfry. ]
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Generally.
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[ Not dignifying the fear thing; he has work to do, he doesn't want to be stuck somewhere. Gotham can't afford it. But he's sitting still and poking Clark with a question instead of shutting up sullenly, so surely that's something akin to progress. ]
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[For various reasons. And yes, good on you Bruce, stick around and keep him company. You're quite interesting.]
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[ So speaketh the voice of experience. ]
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But not always. Sometimes if you trust in them a little, they'll come around.
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He just doesn't expect anyone to not be frightened of him personally, so. ]
Please excuse my failtabular lack of icons. /weep
But his smile of approval is there, brimming on the outskirts of his lips. He agrees, at the very least.]
You're from .. Gotham. Right? [Changing subjects gracefully? Sure.]
no worries! i haven't even seen man of steel yet lol
... Yes.
[ Well, alright, guy. ]
oh gosh, good thing ive been keeping spoilery things as not-here as possible weh
[Not ... that his own ordeals weren't full of that. Actually no, his was more military than dignitaries.]
i appreciate it lmao. i meant to go this week but i was ill :(
[ Mild. Bruce is a very staunch supporter of Gotham, but he rarely has the motivation to argue about it with anyone who isn't.. trying to murder several thousand people. ]
oh dear oh dear, must get better ): it's quite worth a watch though c:
Ever visited Metropolis?
yeah i'm gonna go soon, i love superbats too much not to lol
[ No elaboration, because he wasn't asked, simply. But in general, Metropolis feels too polished for him to be comfortable.
Which doesn't say anything great about his comfort levels, honestly. ]
im so very new to DC things.. i never expected to get a kal muse. farthest from my normal types ahh
Not your favourite, I guess? Tends to get it's fair share of trouble, lately. [Which may or may not be his fault, being forcibly revealed and such.]
Gotham tends to have it's trouble too, doesn't it? [He should come visit some day. And totally not encroach on territory or anything.]
he's fun! you can pm me if you want to chat about dc stuff any time
[ Yes. 'Trouble'. ]
I just might! Do you have plurk, tho? I tend to frequent that more, but pm works!
I'd like to hope it will. Have you always lived there?
i do! i'll pm it to you.
I've wandered. But I've always returned.
hurrah!
Good to know I'm not the only one. [To have wandered so far, for so long... And still end up back where he feels safest.]
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[ Bruce is in no way safe in Gotham - neither is Batman - but it's a part of him. That city is his heart. ]
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[Oh wait, we're being serious here.]
Just about everywhere remote or scarcely populated you can think of. It was usually fine until something turned up and I let too much of myself into the open.
[Which uh, kind of not a problem anymore, since the whole bloody world knows, but whatever.]
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[ Back to the topic they've been picking at, vaguely. He knows how it is, how making an impact makes you a target. Bruce isn't too broken up about it; he's an acceptable sacrifice.
(It's everyone else, the people who get close..) ]
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I think it was working alright for a while. [He pauses briefly, as if in thought. An amusing thought, evidenced by the smile tugging onto his face.] Until I helped a reporter out of danger. Maybe not the best type of person to reveal myself to... But it worked out- [Not fine, not alright] in the end.
[...Why is he sharing this, anyway? He has no reason. It's even surprising himself; he doesn't talk about this sort of thing. Perhaps it's the sense of a kindred spirit (in a darker sense)... Or perhaps there are drugs in the air. Or something.]
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Well I.. guess you won't be lonely with the press on you.
[ You weirdo. And - oddly enough, Bruce isn't surprised. It seems normal to want to grasp at empathy for something so impossibly unique and isolating.
Not that Bruce himself feels like he's Clark's kindred. Superman is out there being an all-American hero (from space) and Batman is up to his neck in blood and gunfire and the mob and sewer-dwelling cults...
Like most things who thrive in the light, Clark is, ultimately, too good for Bruce. In his opinion. That he will probably never voice.
Ever. ]
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