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( hm. )

Who?

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Her name is Laura. She's roughly around my age.

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I didn't know you were looking to make friends here.

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She broke into the manor to raid the pantry.

I wasn't looking for friends.

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Guess that means we need better security.

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I'm working on security updates. Given our limited supplies, it may be wise to request better resources when we have excess points.

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Probably.

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( it's--a little bit of a delay, a good half hour later, when damian sends another message, )

We need to have a conversation.

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About?

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My mother.

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( ... )

What about her?

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In person.

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When?

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Whenever you're ready.

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( he's never ready. but he doesn't have time to not be. )

Where?

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( it's better to use space where bruce is comfortable, so, )

The Tower?

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I'm already here.

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Do you want me to come over now?

( or does bruce want some time to prepare first. )

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Now works.

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( right.

damian doesn't bother with a response, because there's no real point to it. instead, he leaves the manor with titus following just a few steps behind him and heads across the few rivers it takes to get to the tower. it would be faster if he asked goliath for a ride, but damian isn't wearing his mask right now, and he would prefer to avoid being spotted with goliath as damian, to keep his identities separate.

it takes him some time, but he does make it to the tower. lets himself into the elevator alongside titus to get them up to bruce's penthouse floor.

the black turtle neck and jeans look like something one would expect out of bruce's closet, but. like father, like son. it doesn't stain as easily as lighter colors, and considering the amount of blood damian tends to get over him, avoiding stains is an excellent idea. )

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( the chalk map is still there on the floor. the table still pushed to the side. bruce is there, dressed a little similarly to damian — black t-shirt and black slacks — and can be found coming down the stairs from the top floor the moment he hears the elevator. he looks tired. possibly having been napping prior to their conversation. short bat naps as they tend to do. )

What did you want to talk about?

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I spoke with Kent, in the Labyrinth.

( bruce looks tired. he would prefer to wait until he wasn't to have this conversation, but they're both here already, and it's not going to be a fun topic to touch on regardless. so damian opts to push forward. damian lets himself out of the elevator and gestures titus over towards the living area. he'll make himself comfortable, titus is good at that. )

He made a decent point--that we may not get to choose when things arise here, so it's best to speak of it before something happens that reveals it regardless of what we want.

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( there's a face he makes when damian mentions clark. one that's almost filled with disdain before he's making his way over to the study. )

Something you think can be used against you. Used as a means to hurt me.

( is his guess, basically. )

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You don't handle loss well.

( it may be a direct comparison to the bruce wayne that damian is familiar with, but it's obvious it's true with this one, too. damian doesn't think he needs to clarify that point any.

he follows after bruce towards the study. starts talking on his way, just to get it over with. )

My mother's name is Talia al Ghul. She is the daughter of Ra's al Ghul, the Demon's Head.

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( heading to the study — watch out for all the cords on the floor, damian — he lets damian say what he means to. what he wants to. listens. makes his way over to the small table there to pluck a carton of whatever he'd been eating hours ago off it to snack on. still listening. then turns his head some towards him. staring. quiet. waiting. )