The Eighth Night [Action, AU Event]

[cowledcrusader]

[It's been a fairly uneventful week for Bruce Wayne, who has been enjoying himself in Luceti, despite how dull it is in comparison to Gotham City.  He's been spending most of the week wandering around town, and thankfully because Batman's not the most social of creatures, he isn't much confused by a lot of the people he's running into.

So.  For all

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[orchidsandfire]

[Diana leans on his doorway, staring for a moment as Bruce looks through his crimefighting equipment. She still doesn't know how to act around this version of him. As much as it pleases her that they're dating in his world, it's still strange. Does Batman have to cease to exist in order for Bruce to give them a chance? And she's not sure she would have even liked Bruce Wayne if he weren't Batman. So, right now, he'll have a slightly wary Wonder Woman answer his question.]

This is Batman's equipment.

[nocapesorcowls]

[Bruce looks back at Diana for a moment as he pulls the cowl and cape out from the compartment.]

...Batman?

[orchidsandfire]

Yes. [Er. It shouldn't be this awkward. She goes for the blunt approach.] You're Batman.

[nocapesorcowls]

...What? I... don't even know who Batman is.

[orchidsandfire]

[She bites her lip.] You don't remember.

[State the obvious, will you.]

[nocapesorcowls]

I've never seen any of this before in my life.

[He almost stares into the cowl as thought it was a mirror. It was... unsettling to him in many ways.]

[orchidsandfire]

[She walks into the room.]

But you know who I am. Personally, I mean.

[nocapesorcowls]

Of course. We met personally in Paris... at an evening party. You were being questioned by the press, and I asked you to dance. ...Then of course there was the terrorist attack that attempted to abduct Princess Audrey of Kaznia.

[He smiles a bit nostalgically, and chuckles.]

Of course, you took care of that problem in the blink of an eye.

[orchidsandfire]

[Okay, she can't help but smile back.]

And you just stood there and stared, I recall. [It was because he couldn't reveal himself as Batman, but whatever.]

[nocapesorcowls]

[His smile broadens a bit more when she says that.]

You had it under control. I may have a black belt or two, but it won't do much good if they're not close enough for me to fight.

[...Because he wasn't Batman in his world.]

[orchidsandfire]

[Now, she's curious.]

Then what happened after Paris? [Because with Batman? Absolutely nothing happened.]

[nocapesorcowls]

[A smile.]

...I asked you if you would attend the Wayne Enterprises Charity Ball in Gotham a couple of weeks later. We had the rest of our dance there. ...Then there was a nice dinner.

We went from there. Sometimes it's been difficult for us to see each other, given your duties with the League and my responsibilities in Gotham. But I've enjoyed it when we've been able to manage.

[And that's stated with a level of frankness that's rare to see out of Batman.]

[orchidsandfire]

[...sob. This life. It sounds nice.]

We're dating, eh? I'm surprised that you actually showed interest in me.

[nocapesorcowls]

How could I not?

[orchidsandfire]

[Ask Batman.]

Well, I come from a race of immortal warriors, for one.

[nocapesorcowls]

I could see how that might be intimidating, when you put it that way.

[But instead he gives a charming smile, because he's utterly unbothered by it. Maybe the warrior thing was part of why he fell for her in the first place.]