i am bullet-proof
for gen_drabble thing 3: armor
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If asked, Rodney will admit that the Nomex survival-suit makes sense (and the memory cloth is a brilliant excuse for having a cape). It makes sense and looks pretty cool, and Rodney’s maybe just a little bit in love with Lucius Fox (not that he’d ever admit that to anyone, ever, John), and Batman’s all about being smart and thinking twelve steps ahead, but-
But the whole point of Batman, some part of him wants to protest, is that he’s only human, so very fragile, and yet he runs around in spandex anyway and dares the odds to touch him.
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If asked, Rodney will admit that the Nomex survival-suit makes sense (and the memory cloth is a brilliant excuse for having a cape). It makes sense and looks pretty cool, and Rodney’s maybe just a little bit in love with Lucius Fox (not that he’d ever admit that to anyone, ever, John), and Batman’s all about being smart and thinking twelve steps ahead, but-
But the whole point of Batman, some part of him wants to protest, is that he’s only human, so very fragile, and yet he runs around in spandex anyway and dares the odds to touch him.