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I'll show you.

( later. when they get out that way. in the meantime, he'll just - glare at the "fruit salad" and continue shoving around a cherry with his spoon. )

Not that I am... much better. Alfred has managed my nutrition for the last few years.

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Alfred usually takes care of this sort of stuff.

( meals, he means. groceries. bruce is... still trying to get the hang of it. of being without the other man. being left on his own. )

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Grayson can't manage it, either.

( if it... makes him feel any better. )

He would eat nothing but empty carbs and sugary cereals if left to his own devices. Pennyworth has spoiled him.

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( hm.

a glance down to the cans, he looks back over to damian and the fruit salad in the bowl. )

You don't have to eat it if you don't want to. We can... go get something. If you want.

( that involves bruce leaving the tower, but. )

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( damian's head tips down, looking at his uniform. looks over to bruce's lack of, and pulls himself up to his feet. )

I'll change.

( give him a minute, he's got spare clothes in here.. somewhere. )

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( oh, he... wants to then. alright. )

Yeah. Sure. I'll just... put these away.

( while he wonders why he made the offer and doesn't have better things here in case damian stops by. )

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( it's important to properly socialize one's father.

which is why damian heads off into one of the spare rooms, takes off his tunic and boots, replaces the boots with sneakers, and shoves a hoodie on over his head in place of the tunic.

this is close enough to normal clothing.

at least close enough to go out in. just don't comment on the nightwing emblem across the chest of the hoodie. )

We'll walk to the convenience store.

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( the cans are all put away and the abandoned fruit salad set in the sink. he stares to it, wonders what alfred would think. he misses him.

when damian reappears, he looks over his shoulder to him. confused, just a touch. )

Taking the car is faster. There's more space for things, too.

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Are we taking the Batmobile as Bruce and Damian Wayne?

( bruce is out of uniform, damian is out of uniform, and the car isn't - subtle. )

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( a long stare to the other. )

Fine. We’ll walk.

( with that, he makes his way out of the kitchen to grab his sunglasses from the coffee table. it’s bright outside after all. )

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( right.

bruce grabs onto his sunglasses, and damian - grabs onto a matching pair, shoving them down over his eyes as he follows after bruce. )

We should invest in another car.

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They're not exactly in abundance around here.

( from what he's seen, but. sunglasses on, hands in his pockets, he starts to make his way out of the tower after grabbing his duffel bag which he slings over his shoulder. )

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I fail to see how that's relevant to the amount of cars we have.

( bruce wayne can have a car. batman can have a car. robin can have a car. )

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Well in that case, we might as well stop at the car dealership around here.

( yes. that is one hundred percent sarcasm. )

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( at least he's sounding more like bruce. )

I want a Ferrari.

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We're getting food. That's it.

( so then he can go back to his tower and stay there. honestly. who goes out like this? )

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»Tt«.

( that's damian for, 'i heard what you said, yet i am choosing to ignore it'. he shoves his hands into his pockets, and - takes a few quick steps to catch up, so he's walking beside bruce. )

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( he's relatively quiet as they go, as to be expected from him maybe. his own hands in his pockets, duffel bag there at his side, eyes staring ahead through the dark sunglasses framing his face. it's not an incredibly long venture from the tower to kwik trip, but it's still one that takes him from the comfort of his tower to be out in the open like this. something he hasn't done much of since seeing that twisted version of his mother. )

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( bruce is quiet, and so is damian. he keeps up well enough, and after a few moments of silence, reaches into the pocket of his pants, the pocket that's generally covered by the extended tunic of his robin gear - a perfect hiding place for the game boy he's taken to carrying around. the screen flicks on, and while he keeps pace with bruce easily enough, he begins taking his pokemon trainer through one of the rock tunnels in game.

don't mind him. )

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( for a long moment, it's just the two of them and their steps that he really hears and focuses on. until damian goes and turns on his game and bruce glances out of the corner of his eye to see what he's up to. looking ahead again, he readjusts the strap of his duffel bag there on his shoulder. )

Where'd you get that?

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I found it in the consignment store.

( a little while ago. bruce asks about it, and damian holds it out so he can get a look at it. it's ancient by his standards - an older gameboy color, far before damian's time. but it's kept him entertained. )

The cartridge in it is Pokémon, Yellow version. You begin the game in Pallet Town and are given a Pikachu to travel with as you begin your adventure to become the best Pokémon trainer. On your way to defeat all eight Gym Leaders, you must battle a criminal organization called Team Rocket, as they attempt to steal rare Pokémon.

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( hm. )

How many badges do you have?

( as if bruce wouldn't know about it. he was still a kid once. regardless of how short-lived it was. )

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Three.

( the usual scowl on his face - fades. damian even manages to sound a little excited. )

We defeated Lieutenant Surge and his Raichu, and are now headed to the next city.

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( the smile bruce wears — yes there is one — is faint and fleeting, gaze drifting downwards as his thoughts trail off towards somewhere else. licking over his lips, he looks ahead. )

There's something I wanted to talk to you about.

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( the lead-in is worrisome, but damian doesn't let it show aside from his smile fading. he turns off the gameboy and repocks it. doesn't bother saving it. )

Yes?