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[bodilesswarrior]

[ Barbara doesn't truly, completely accept that Bruce is gone until she finds out that she's in charge of Wayne Enterprises.

In a way, that makes it easier. She looks calm and professional, in this announcement; she's even wearing a suit, and some of her hair is pulled back into a bun. ]

Bruce Wayne has gone home.

[ She's already vented her feelings about what he's going back to, mostly to her punching bag, so her voice is steady. ]

He's left me control of Wayne Enterprises. I've decided to quit my current job as a teacher to focus on that, because - they do important work.

Speaking of which, the mental health clinic is still going ahead. Any questions or concerns can now be directed at me.

[ She takes a breath, tucks a stray strand of hair behind her ear. ]

In fact, anything you were working on with him, anything you needed - please don't hesitate to come to me. I'm not Bruce, but I'll do my best. If I can't help you, I'll find someone who can.

[Private to Jonathan Crane]

That means you, too.

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[divaricate]

[ She makes a slight Face that lasts just a second. Even if they weren't always in frequent communication, her level of admiration and respect for him had been there. Sure, filthy rich Americans weren't her favorite kinds of people (Tony Stark), but she first met him as Batman, had been on his Justice League here for a while, he always liked her baked goods and helped her dig herself out of her own grave once. ]

He's starting to make a habit of this.

[ Not hat he can help it. This is what, his second — third, maybe? — time being ported out in the four years she's been here. ]

The porter needs to chill.

[bodilesswarrior]

[ That pulls a smile out of her, wearily rueful. ]

Hard to contain, I guess. [ Exasperated, and admiring, and it actively annoys her how much she already misses him. ]

I really would like to give the porter a good smack, though. [ Hahah, it's funny because she literally plans to do this. ]

[divaricate]

That I can believe. [ She nods slightly. ]

Too bad it doesn't take too kindly to smacks. Well, at least it didn't before...everything went to extra shit a few months ago.

permavid!

[mortalweapon]

I have resources here at the ImPort-founded psychiatric facility in Maurtia Falls.
If you require assistance, you need only ask.

[bodilesswarrior]

[ Her expression, set with determination, softens a little with relief as she nods. It would be so easy to get overwhelmed, and she can't afford to do that, for so many reasons. ]

Thank you, Danger.

[ Her brow furrows, for a second. ]

That's been running for...four years, now?

[mortalweapon]

Approximately.

It was left in my care by its founder.
I maintain the facility on his behalf.

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[helpdesk_hero]

If you're looking for mental health professionals, I was talking to Bruce about it. If you're not looking then I don't intend to bother you about it.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[ With a faint smile - ] I remember. We're not quite there yet, but you're still on the list of potentials.

Obviously the vetting process is still in place, but on a personal level? I'd be very happy to have you on board.

[helpdesk_hero]

Thank you for letting me know. And I'd be happy to be on board as well. Doing something valuable. The only note I have, I can't touch clients. It's too invasive.

[callmesuperboy]

Well hell.

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How are you doing?

We seem to keep bleeding people.

[bodilesswarrior]

Yeah.

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I'm. [ She sighs, tugging at her hair. ] It's nice to have something to focus on. Something he - trusted me with.

But he was in a bad situation back home, and there's nothing I can do about it. [ Just like Cass. ]

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[callmesuperboy]

Damn it.

I was afraid of that. I wish he would just ask for help sometimes. Some of us give a damn.

I hate how helpless I feel when people are sent away.

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[drivesadesk]

You don't know how relieved I am. Last big CEO that got ported out left me without a job and a bunch of technology sold off to the OTO.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[ She grimaces, shaking her head. ] Sounds like a nightmare.

You're in aerospace engineering, right? [ She's trying very hard to focus on the personnel files she's been memorising, and not another world where he was one more ally who was taken and tortured and twisted. ]

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[drivesadesk]

I am, yeah. Read the files already, I take it?

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[notafraidofyou]

Oh.

[He's not really sure how to react. He hadn't seen him around for a while, but Bruce here hasn't exactly been all about Being Available, so he'd sort of thought he was just doing his own thing for a while and didn't want to be bothered.

He pulls on a smile by sheer force of will.]

So are you gonna spend a lot of time in the big office? I haven't bothered anyone at WE since I was home.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[ One feat of will deserves another, so she smiles back, striving for reassurance. ]

I haven't been in there much yet. It feels... [ Like she's trespassing. Which is stupid, so she shakes her head. ] I'll have to get used to it. A little hooligan climbing into my window wouldn't hurt.

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[notafraidofyou]

Climbing through your window, sitting in your chair, bothering your secretary...

[He smirks a little into the camera.]

Are you sure you know what you're getting yourself into? I bug my Bruce all the time.

[His smile falters slightly as he trips over some missing Bruce feelings. They're are mostly centered on the guy he knows from home. He didn't have enough chance to get to know this one.]

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[mysterioisthetruth]

Is my funding going to continue? I was working on a project for the mental health clinic.

[That wasn't necessarily meant to be ongoing but Beck is going to assume it was, as it benefits him.]

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[bodilesswarrior]

[ Her brow furrows, and there's some typing off screen. She only glances away for a moment. ]

You were adapting your tech to therapeutic use. [ There's a note of wariness in her voice, but mostly she sounds intrigued. ] I don't see any reason why it shouldn't. How's your progress?

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[mysterioisthetruth]

That was one of it's primary uses already. It just needs adapting to the needs of this particular clinic. Mr Wayne wanted it simplified for staff to use with ease.

It's well on it's way and I hope you're more available than he was for further demonstrations. He was a very busy man...

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[photografist]

[ Ah, hell. This feels weird. ]

... I'm sorry to hear.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[ Donna. Well, this isn't how she wanted their first conversation to go. ]

Thanks. [ She hesitates, because no matter how often you deal with multiversal nonsense it never quite stops feeling awkward. ] ...Do you know me?

[choosetruth]

You know, people have gone to some extremes to avoid me interviewing them, but I don['t think anyone can beat "left the dimension entirely."

[She's not being fair. Bruce had actually been pretty accommodating, even after she very strongly implied she knew his secret identity. If this world wasn't disaster after disaster, they probably would have had that interview after all. It was just bad luck.]

[bodilesswarrior]

[ That pulls a soft, bleak laugh out of her. ] Well, no one ever claimed he wasn't an extreme kind of person.

...Do you still want to interview the CEO?