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[neverontime]

Hey Rachel,

You asleep?

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[rattle_thecages]

Still at the office.

Long day.

[neverontime]

Rachel ... why is it that you can push yourself and I'm not supposed to say anything, but the moment I do it, you're not speaking to me?

[rattle_thecages]

Bruce. You know very well that it's not the same thing. I know my limits.

I talk to you.

[neverontime]

Because working until 2,3 in the morning, every single night, is healthy. Right. Sorry I said anything.

No you don't. You snark at me. That's not talking.

[rattle_thecages]

I don't work every single night until two in the morning. It's one. And you don't sleep at all and your activities require far more energy than mine.

I snark at 'Bruce Wayne.'

[neverontime]

...who do you think you're talking to right now, Rachel?

Because last I checked, I'm Bruce. Just because I have another side, doesn't mean that stops.

[rattle_thecages]

I don't know. That's the problem. You were gone for seven years.

No, it doesn't stop. But it's always concealed.

Why are you picking a fight with me?

[neverontime]

I'm not picking a fight with you, Rachel.

I just wanted to talk to you. Just because I was gone for seven years, doesn't mean I have to be gone from your life now.

Does it?

[rattle_thecages]

No, that's not what it means. I don't want you gone from my life. You've been a part of it since I'm four.

I'll always be here for you, I mean that.

Just not the way we thought I'd be.

[neverontime]

And what is that?

I'm only asking so things can be clear . I'd hate to make you uncomfortable.

[rattle_thecages]

Haven't we been through this?

I thought they were clear. You don't make me uncomfortable. You make me sad.

[neverontime]

That was months ago.

I want to know where you stand today .

I'm still where I was before.

[rattle_thecages]

Bruce, look around you.

If the city was rotting once, it's worse than ever now.

It needs Batman.

So do you.

[neverontime]

And I need you.

You make me human, Rachel.

[rattle_thecages]

You need me? I needed you. Gotham needed you. My mother died. Did you even know that? You were gone for so long, learning everything you now unleash into the night.

Where is this need, Bruce?

Don't make me your only hope for a normal life.

[neverontime]

I would never put that kind of responsibility on your shoulders, Rachel. I'm sorry I haven't lived up to the expectations you had of me. I'm sorry I wasn't hear when your mother died. I'm sorry I keep pushing you when it's clear we want different things.

But most of, I'm sorry but I really need you now. Can I come over?