been rewatching and now I'm voice testing this always happens

[gravelvoice]

Oh, come on, mun. I know I was sick for a while there, but it doesn't exactly seem fair for you to hold that over my head forever like this, does it?

[Bruce flashes that trademark easy playboy smile. He totally wasn't sick, but you'll never get him to admit that.]

Seems a little... inappropriate as a username.

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[nottheshoe]

Well, at least y'ain't tryin' t'play it off as a way t'get t'th'ladies.

[HEY THERE. MEET YOUR not WORST NIGHTMARE.]

[gravelvoice]

Women don't usually go in for that, at least that I've noticed. Unless that's supposed to be a hint. If it is bravo, you're subtler than I'm used to.

[Bruce. Bruce stahp.]

[nottheshoe]

[Snrrrrt]

C'mon. Men don't need hints, they need slaps in th'face if y'want them t'catch on t'somethin'. And personally I'm a fan of a natural voice. I only like low and gravelly if I make it that way.

[...No nike. No you stop. BOTH OF YOU STOP. WHAT IS HAPPENING.]

[gravelvoice]

[He smiles, charming and just a little suggestive.]

Probably for the best. I hear that sort of thing can be hard on the throat.

[BRUCE]

Of course, if you want to try it....

[nottheshoe]

C'mon, y'don't think I'm th'type t'give it away for free, do yah? Y'gotta work for that privilege. 'Sides, it's much better t'be surprised than expectin' it.

[SHRUG. SHE IS JUST THE PICTURE OF UNCARING RN.]

[gravelvoice]

[He laughs]

Does it help that I was going to at least buy you dinner first? I figured we'd take it from there.

[nottheshoe]

Dinner is a start, but generally y'gotta work harder than that. 'Least with me.

[A thoughtless handwave here because screw thinking deeply about things. Especially things she doesn't want other people thinking about.]

I ain't impressed by champagne and suits and ties.

[gravelvoice]

I'm fairly sure most are more impressed by my wallet then my tie, but it's always nice to find an exception.

[But overanalyzing pointlessly is what Bruce lives for.]

If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears.

[nottheshoe]

[she nearly rolls her eyes at "wallet". Everyone wants to think money could buy them anything-- but his last question catches her a bit off guard. There's a short flicker of surprise across her features before it melts back into her ever present smirk]

Suggestions? I dunno, more partial to comic book stores and amusement parks then fancy restaurants or tropical getaways. [Something almost bashful crosses her features before it's eaten up by her cocky demeanor.] Guess I'm still just an immature kid.

[gravelvoice]

Tropical getaways are definitely a thing you need to be in a mood for.

[a mood which never ever has what do people even see in 'em but shhhh]

Everyone needs interests... hobbies.... I usually go for things that are a little more thrilling than roller coasters, but to each their own.

[nottheshoe]

Trust me, I get much more thrillin' than your average roller coaster most any day of th'week. I can roll with th'punches but I ain't exactly an adrenaline junkie.

[gravelvoice]

Oh, they're a way to relax, then? You don't hear that too often.

[nottheshoe]

Last time I checked people jumped outta airplanes for fun. And some people find th'rush relaxin'.

Better than rush hour, I guess.

[gravelvoice]

[A laugh]

That is something I've never known how people deal with.

[nottheshoe]

I'd rather fly right over. [A grin] But I guess that's th'benefit of living where I work.

[gravelvoice]

Oh, God, I don't think I could ever do that. You'd never get any time to relax.

[Bruce.]

[nottheshoe]

[Pffft.]

Pretty easy t'learn how t'avoid work. Just gotta find all th'right hidin' spots.

[NO NIKE.]

[gravelvoice]

Oh? And what is there to do for fun in there?

[Bruce]

[nottheshoe]

[See that look she's leveling at you. Yeah. Cute.]

Over throwin' governments, beatin' up terrorists, plannin' th'downfall of a centuries old regime of corrupt politicians.

Th'usual.

[See that award winning grin? She wears it like a champ]

[gravelvoice]

See, that sounds like work to me.

[And very interesting work BUT HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THIS VAPID PLAYBOY sooooo.

What he doesn't sound is particularly impressed.]

[nottheshoe]

It ain't work if y'make it fun.

[not to mention the fuckton of guilt that tends to drag her back to it. She can't let her family down after what happened.]

[gravelvoice]

It'll take a little more than just you saying so to convince me of that. Personally, I've never really seen the appeal.

[HE DOES KNOW THAT FEEL.]

[nottheshoe]

Ever had a group of people, especially old dudes, who get on your last nerve 'cause they think they know everythin' and you're just a dumb kid?

[gravelvoice]

I have a board of directors, do they count?

[nottheshoe]

Definitely.

[Just a smarmy grin, she is distinctly remembering a moment here.]

Now just imagine their faces fallin' when they realize you've outsmarted them in some way they weren't expectin' and there is nothin' they can do about it.

That is fun.


[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand slightly diabolically Nike.]