Barbara strapped herself into her snowboard standing up and looking down the mountain. She grinned and took off weaving back and forth whenever she got to fast, whipping past other skiiers and snowboarders on her way down.
Seeing all of the Snowboarders and Skiers, and just that many people in general made Bruce slightly uncomfortable. He didn't feel all that in place, it wasn't like he was hosting a party, or attending one. He was exposed. He didn't like that. Not. One. Bit.
Still, he had promised Barbara he would at least try so, why not attempt it?
With that in mind, he strapped his feet in, and with a long sigh, edged himself forward and down the large snow slope. As he was gliding down, he couldn't help but smile, perhaps this promise wouldn't be so hard to keep after all.
Still, he had promised Barbara he would at least try so, why not attempt it?
With that in mind, he strapped his feet in, and with a long sigh, edged himself forward and down the large snow slope. As he was gliding down, he couldn't help but smile, perhaps this promise wouldn't be so hard to keep after all.
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barbara grinned as The flew down the slope. suddenly something slammed into her and she tumbled face planting into the snow, her still bruised jaw flaring up with pain. she flipped over and sat up to see a guy standing up. "Watch were your going idiot" she growled. he stared at her angrily before growling "you watch it" and taking off. she stood up, shook her head and brushed herself off continuing down the slope and waiting for Bruce at the bottom
Ray was waiting in the bludhaven home to be picked up by Dick, today was the day, a surprise for him, something big he hoped. He sat patiently by the door on a sofa, intent on a deck of cards that had a royal blue back, with all sorts of intricate designs. He shuffled it in all different ways, just buying time until Dick came to pick him up. He had grown slightly taller and picked up some muscle. Mostly good things had happened, but he missed the Gotham crew.
As he was approaching the bottom of the slope, Bruce noticed the sudden absence of Barbara. Where was she?
He tilted his head back and immediately saw her. Her red hair stuck out of the white background like a flame in water. He also noticed the man next to her, he had a tense body, angry no doubt. And judging by how Barbara stormed away, she too was angry. When the man had confronted Barbara, Bruce did everything he could to keep in the distance, but his parental instincts were really tugging at him. With the absence of any child in his house, he felt strangely off. He wasn't used to the lack of responsibility.
Sure, he wasn't the best dad ever, but he tried, and he tried hard. Putting his gloved hands in his coat pockets, he continued his descent.
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Before the trip to Blüdhaven, Dick had been lively to say the least. Now, he looked as if he hadn't slept in days; dark circles under his almost dull blue eyes. With his car keys hanging by his fingertips, Dick entered the complex that he and Ray had been staying in, though lately, Dick had been staying out at night, doing whatever he could as Nightwing to help out the people in Blüdhaven. It had taken a toll on him. Though he was too stubborn to admit it, and too him, to stop helping the people in order for him to recover.
Dick shuffled into the room, leaning against the wall when he was near Ray, secretly using it as a support. "We're leaving." he said, his tone of voice strangely dull, his face almost agitated. "C'mon, let's get packing" That said, Dick left Ray to absorb the sudden desicion to go. Dick could only think smugly to himself that Bruce had been right....
Blüdhaven was a corrupted city. Whatever good entered, never came back out the same way. The same would be true for him as well.
He tilted his head back and immediately saw her. Her red hair stuck out of the white background like a flame in water. He also noticed the man next to her, he had a tense body, angry no doubt. And judging by how Barbara stormed away, she too was angry. When the man had confronted Barbara, Bruce did everything he could to keep in the distance, but his parental instincts were really tugging at him. With the absence of any child in his house, he felt strangely off. He wasn't used to the lack of responsibility.
Sure, he wasn't the best dad ever, but he tried, and he tried hard. Putting his gloved hands in his coat pockets, he continued his descent.
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Before the trip to Blüdhaven, Dick had been lively to say the least. Now, he looked as if he hadn't slept in days; dark circles under his almost dull blue eyes. With his car keys hanging by his fingertips, Dick entered the complex that he and Ray had been staying in, though lately, Dick had been staying out at night, doing whatever he could as Nightwing to help out the people in Blüdhaven. It had taken a toll on him. Though he was too stubborn to admit it, and too him, to stop helping the people in order for him to recover.
Dick shuffled into the room, leaning against the wall when he was near Ray, secretly using it as a support. "We're leaving." he said, his tone of voice strangely dull, his face almost agitated. "C'mon, let's get packing" That said, Dick left Ray to absorb the sudden desicion to go. Dick could only think smugly to himself that Bruce had been right....
Blüdhaven was a corrupted city. Whatever good entered, never came back out the same way. The same would be true for him as well.
Ray nodded, to surprised to speak, Dick left making questions hard to ask. So he turned and walked towards his room, Mulling over how he was going to compress his room into a few simple bags. He chuckled to himself, Gotham would be good for Dick, he needed rest. Alfred, nor Bruce would let Dick's condition deteriorate any further. He got working, throwing everything he didn't need into a trash can into the corner.
As he continued to mull through his room, putting his clothes and other such in the bags he had brought, Dick suddenly stopped. His chest tightening, and his heart racing. What he had done here, he wouldn't come back from. He'd never found out if he had killed the boy or not when he had been chasing down Zucco. He hadn't even thought to look back to see if he had been alright!
He hoped that Gotham would change him, straighten him out, but now that he thought it over...Perhaps he was too far gone. Hell, he'd been taken to drinking his problems away. Even that didn't work anymore. He hadn't told Ray, hadn't told him anything other than he would be out on another patrol. But, knowing how smart he was, he had to leave it all before he would think to find out.
Maybe that made him a coward, but he couldn't risk it. Dick had been so close...So close to ending Zucco. Yet, Dick didn't spare him as a mercy. He knew that Zucco had nothing left to live for, that his family had disowned him. He was begging for death. That, was why Dick had left him in the rain that night, left him to possibly bleed to death. But, knowing Zucco, he fled.
Biting his bottom lip to keep from shouting, Dick brought his fist up and spun around, faster than someone as tired as he should have been able to do. The connection with his fist to the wall sounded off like an alarm. Echoing through the building's very bone structure. After removing his now red knuckles from the dented wall, Dick slid down to his knees. He had to keep strong, but he knew...He wouldn't be the same, not after what he'd done.
He hoped that Gotham would change him, straighten him out, but now that he thought it over...Perhaps he was too far gone. Hell, he'd been taken to drinking his problems away. Even that didn't work anymore. He hadn't told Ray, hadn't told him anything other than he would be out on another patrol. But, knowing how smart he was, he had to leave it all before he would think to find out.
Maybe that made him a coward, but he couldn't risk it. Dick had been so close...So close to ending Zucco. Yet, Dick didn't spare him as a mercy. He knew that Zucco had nothing left to live for, that his family had disowned him. He was begging for death. That, was why Dick had left him in the rain that night, left him to possibly bleed to death. But, knowing Zucco, he fled.
Biting his bottom lip to keep from shouting, Dick brought his fist up and spun around, faster than someone as tired as he should have been able to do. The connection with his fist to the wall sounded off like an alarm. Echoing through the building's very bone structure. After removing his now red knuckles from the dented wall, Dick slid down to his knees. He had to keep strong, but he knew...He wouldn't be the same, not after what he'd done.
Ray dropped the clothes he was packing and ran out of the room, grabbing the door sill to turn tighter and keep momentum. He didn't stop to knock on Dick's door, as he had been told, but instead shoved the flimsy door open. Drawing a knife that he hadn't told Dick he had, holding it facing towards the ground and slightly shielding it behind his frame. "What's wrong?" He hadn't expected Dick to be able to make a sound of such force, especially with the lack of sleep he knew he had been getting. He looked the man's body up and down, and stopping on the knuckle he had hit the wall with.
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OC: sorry I kept trying to log in for like 4 days straight and it wouldn't let me but I finnally figured out the problem I had disabled cookies in the settings. Took me four days to figure that out. *facepalm*
IC: barbara waved as she she caught him coming down the slope, choosing to ignore the jerk behind her. She shook it off and greeted Bruce as he came down. " you know you almost look like your having fun!" She teased faking surprise the laughing. " so how was it? I almost got run over and had to avoid just shoving the jerk down the mountain. "
IC: barbara waved as she she caught him coming down the slope, choosing to ignore the jerk behind her. She shook it off and greeted Bruce as he came down. " you know you almost look like your having fun!" She teased faking surprise the laughing. " so how was it? I almost got run over and had to avoid just shoving the jerk down the mountain. "
As the searing pain enveloped his hand, making him start to question whether he had broken it, Dick felt like screaming in rage. At the sound of Ray's concerned voice, he snapped out of his stupor. "Nothing.. I just had a bit of an accident. Y'know how clumsy I am." He turned to face Ray, a forced smile creeping its way into his face.
Following Ray's gaze, he tracked it back to his now bleeding hand. Dick snatched his hand quickly away, tucking it under his arm. "I'll go clean mysf off, I'm done packing, afterwords, we'll head back home" His weary smile faded, and he pushed himself onto his feet, carefully covering his wound as he passed Ray.
Bruce gave a smug smile, "I noticed.." He nodded off to the man. He crossed his arms with one last glance to man, then looking over to Barbara. "As a matter of fact, I am enjoying myself. But..I have to admit, I hurt." He pursed his lips, unfolding his arms. "I hate getting old" He muttered, brushing off some snow from his jacket.
Following Ray's gaze, he tracked it back to his now bleeding hand. Dick snatched his hand quickly away, tucking it under his arm. "I'll go clean mysf off, I'm done packing, afterwords, we'll head back home" His weary smile faded, and he pushed himself onto his feet, carefully covering his wound as he passed Ray.
Bruce gave a smug smile, "I noticed.." He nodded off to the man. He crossed his arms with one last glance to man, then looking over to Barbara. "As a matter of fact, I am enjoying myself. But..I have to admit, I hurt." He pursed his lips, unfolding his arms. "I hate getting old" He muttered, brushing off some snow from his jacket.
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"atleast your not all gray haired with a cane" she gave a small laugh "that would suck. Anyway do you want to sit here and talk the rest of the time or do you actually want to skii{ he's skiing right?}" she asked pushing off towards the nearest skii lift.
Ray turned and followed Dick "Sure you don't need any help?", he asked wanting to check out the wound for himself. "Youll need two hands.". He reasoned, in a helpful voice.
[Yeah, he's skiing]
Bruce shook his head, "Okay, okay.. You're going a bit too far there Gordon." He pursed his lips, watching as she rode off again. Dang, he was still a bit exhausted. Sure, he could leap from rooftop to rooftop, but that was different. It was something he was used to, this, this wasn't anything he had ever really done often. "Yeah, I'm coming Gordon." He muttered, pushing himself forward and following suit, hopping into the next lift.
Yeah, this would take getting used to.
Dick looked back at Ray, his hand shaking slightly. "Erm... Alright, just.. Just be careful alright." He sighed before continuing to the bathroom, sucking in a deep breath when he ran his hand under the hot water. So far, it didn't look as if he broke anything but skin. But, his vision was still a bit blurry, so what did he know?
Bruce shook his head, "Okay, okay.. You're going a bit too far there Gordon." He pursed his lips, watching as she rode off again. Dang, he was still a bit exhausted. Sure, he could leap from rooftop to rooftop, but that was different. It was something he was used to, this, this wasn't anything he had ever really done often. "Yeah, I'm coming Gordon." He muttered, pushing himself forward and following suit, hopping into the next lift.
Yeah, this would take getting used to.
Dick looked back at Ray, his hand shaking slightly. "Erm... Alright, just.. Just be careful alright." He sighed before continuing to the bathroom, sucking in a deep breath when he ran his hand under the hot water. So far, it didn't look as if he broke anything but skin. But, his vision was still a bit blurry, so what did he know?
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Barbara was glad she had gooten bruce to come. It wouldn't have been as fun without somebody. But at the same time she couldn't help but think of all the innocent lives she had put on the line due to her stupid actions regarding reflex.
Leaning over the ski lift, preparing to make his drop, Bruce looked over to see Barbara staring off. No doubt deep in thought. He leaned back a little, tilting his head. "What's wrong? You seem a bit...Out of it" He sighed, before nodding when he thought back to earlier. "It's about Reflex isn't it?"
Ray smiled, with one hand he grabbed Dicks wrist, and held it tight. With the other he started feeling the knuckles, first from below, then he moved to a quick touch from above. "Nothings broken, sadly.". Maybe with broken knuckles you mightve taken it easier. He thought to himself, leavin the bathrooom to let Dick clean the rest himself.
Trying his best not wince at the small touches that Ray gave to examine him, Dick pursed his lips. When Ray confirmed that his fist hadn't shattered, Dick was slightly relieved, but he had been hoping to break his hand. Ah well. He nodded as his friend and 'brother' left, leaving him to clean off his hand, swear a bit at the pain, and curse his stupidity for a bit.
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"Yes. i cant help it. every second, i think about the people i put in harm by doing what i did." she sighed. She prepared herself and slid off, strapping her other foot in. "But dont worry about it." she said and took off. She took her anger out on the slope, going fast, pulling tight turns etc
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"Yes. i cant help it. every second, i think about the people i put in harm by doing what i did." she sighed. She prepared herself and slid off, strapping her other foot in. "But dont worry about it." she said and took off. She took her anger out on the slope, going fast, pulling tight turns etc
Bruce stayed on the lift a bit longer, even after Barbara had left. He couldn't help but feel helpless, he felt that he should know what to do in this situation, how to help her, but he didn't. That's what bugged him the most. It continued to nag at him as he flew through the air toward the hill, sliding down the snowy slopes, ignoring the air attacking his face. She was upset, and he had no idea how to handle it. The only thing he knew how to do when he was upset was to tune everything our and spar. He didn't want that for Barbara, but he couldn't deny that their situation was very different. She killed Reflex. She'd crossed that line that you just couldn't come back from. In his mind, once that boundary was crossed there was never any going back, and it only opened a pathway that led you further down into the darkness you created. If only he could help bring her out of that path, if he could, he would.
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