Room 210 [Sunday, Afternoon]

[withasword]

So. That was the year over. Now that it was done, it felt a little anticlimactic, possibly because other people were planning moving on, or taking trips home and Kate wasn't going anywhere. No, her routine had carried on almost exactly as usual, she'd still gone for a run, still done some drills, got a large mug of coffee and was now back in her

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[willbethenight]

After a busy day yesterday, Bruce was actually taking it a little easy today. A slightly shorter run, no trip to the gym, no time hidden away in a cave, and a visit downstairs just to say hi.

"Admit it. You're jealous you didn't get to fight any vicious death koalas," Bruce said from the doorway. It was nearly a 'hi.'

[withasword]

Nearly.

"And have been too busy avoiding those teeth to see you electrocute one?" That would've been a shame. Sorry Bruce, it would seem no one missed that.

[willbethenight]

Oh well. At least he made it all the way to graduation before the whole school saw what he could really do. That was no small feat here in Fandom.

"And here I thought punching one out would be more impressive. I guess people just like the flashy gadgets," Bruce joked.

[withasword]

"I've seen you punch things before," Kate reminded him. "Maybe it's the variety does it for me?" He had apparently left the taser gadgets at home for their last date.

"You can come on in, if you want." Or he could keep hanging out in the doorway. Whatever.

[willbethenight]

"Next time I'll break out the explosives," Bruce promised as he stepped inside. "Unless you've seen too many explosions. I'd hate to bore you with that."

[withasword]

"Where would you store those in a graduation robe?" she joked.

No, she hadn't seen too many of those. At least, not outside of movies.

[willbethenight]

"I had some in my utility belt," Bruce admitted. "They could have come in handy with some other invasion."

[withasword]

"If I did that, I'd probably blow myself up." Tech things (like guns and explosives) and Kate had never really worked out together.

"It's like that every year?" she guessed. Not that she didn't already know Bruce was the sort to carry concealed weapons anyway, but explosives seemed a little over the top for a regular old graduation ceremony.

[willbethenight]

"Last year there were Vikings. The year before, a witch turned people into animals and made them fight a chimera," Bruce said. "I didn't expect drop bears this year, though."

As for the explosives, that was just part of his standard arsenal. He rarely used them, but he didn't want to find himself in a situation where he needed to blow something up but couldn't.

[withasword]

Where Bruce had explosives, Kate probably had herbs.

"Yeah, I remember the vikings. They were pretty special." They'd also stuck around for a bit. "And I don't think anyone 'expects' mutant koala's... Which is probably a tactic or something." The element of surprise helped in many ways. "Any war wounds, or did you get off free?"

[willbethenight]

"A couple scrapes, a few bruises. No good scars I can show off," Bruce said. " I don't think I saw anyone hurt more than that. I guess that's proof that everyone deserved their diplomas."

[withasword]

"If any senior at this school couldn't best a rabid ball of fuzz, I'd be seriously disappointed." Things that cute weren't notoriously tough to squash. "Maybe it is some kind of bizarre test."

[willbethenight]

"A test for the grads and a show for everyone else," Bruce said. "I'm glad I lived up to expectations for both."

[withasword]

"Suitably badass," she assured him, smirking her amusement. "Congratulations." Apparently she'd forgotten to offer the usual sentiment until now. "Are you running off into the sunset now?"

Staying would make poor use of his koala-maiming exit show, now wouldn't it?

[willbethenight]

The way Bruce normally played it, if he was going out after the drop bears, it would have been immediately after, the instant nobody was looking. He missed that chance, so it was time for Plan B.

"Thank you. But you're not getting rid of me just yet," Bruce said. "I'm sticking around until Wednesday. Try not to be too disappointed."

[withasword]

"Disappointed that you missed your exit cue, or that you are actually leaving already?" Or both. It was worth seeing which one he'd prefer she suppressed.