Video; ID is Bruce Wayne

[chiroptophobic]

[ Bruce Wayne is...wearing a Santa hat. And a crisp black and white suit, obviously. He's well lit, but then he is at a publicity shoot, taking time off with a glass of water. There just might be make up dusted under his eyes to keep his skin from shining too much in the photographs. ]

This Christmas the Wayne Foundation, along with a significant donation of gifts from the new action figure line of Wayne Toys, is going to be visiting kids in the orphanages and hospitals in De Chima and Heropa, spreading holiday cheer. This time of year is difficult for children without a family, or those who can't come home to them, so we're going to do our part--or at the very least, I am. The Wayne Foundation is looking for volunteers, people who wouldn't mind dropping in on kids, maybe showing them their powers or their costumes, if they're child suitable. It shouldn't take much of your time.

Alternatively, if you don't have any time to give, donations are also welcome. The more help we get, the more work the Foundation can do to help, not only with the kids, but with its primary mission of assisting those families who have lost a loved one, or experienced collateral damage as a result of imPort actions.

So. That brings me back to the toys... [ How Bruce has managed to restrain himself to do the business talk for this long is probably down to his simple, ninja trained self control, because a moment later he turns his comm on the little figures in their plastic boxes: Superman, Robin, Major Kusanagi, d'Artagnan, Iron Man and Blue Beetle all feature. They're simple 6" figures, and they don't have light or sound, but they do have articulating joints! ]

They're not too bad, I think. Maybe not all your favorites, but it's a good start. By the by, if anyone wants one, they're..a bit niche, but they're in all decent toy retailers now. Merry Christmas.

[ One last dashing smile at the camera, and Bruce reaches out to switch off the comm device. Bruce is honestly bigging a lot of this up; for example action figures are presently the only thing Wayne Toys makes, there may be only one of each figure in each toy shop, and 'The Foundation' is basically just Bruce. But, business is all about first impressions, right? ]

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[performance]

Aww, Bruce. They're adorable.

[chiroptophobic]

They're not bad, are they? Adorable isn't exactly what I was going for, but I guess I'll take it.

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[sidecars]

[ What? What is this?! A Robin action figure? Oh son, he must have it! Maybe it'll end up destroyed or used to take his arch rival Kaneda down with, but either way he must have it.

And psh! he's already got the qualifications, right? Time to put the big brown orphan eyes to work! ]

Gosh, Mr. Wayne, that's pretty generous of you! I got a question, though... These orphans. What about the ones, say, too old to be in the system anymore, but are still so young at heart... Can they get a generously donated action figure?

[chiroptophobic]

[ Those are some seriously big brown orphan eyes. Bruce isn't going to fall for them so easily, but... Well, may as well play it out. ]

I'm guessing that these orphans must be pretty badly off, if they can't afford to purchase one for themselves. Maybe it would be kinder to give them a job...

[ He could just leave it there, but-- ]

Christmas is coming up, though.

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[hands4healing]

I'd be happy to help distribute toys, Mr. Wayne! I can do some magic - Sabriel taught me. And I can manipulate metal.

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[chiroptophobic]

[ So that really worked? Bruce wasn't sure how he felt about people learning magic, it sounded dangerous to go spreading that knowledge around. But then powers in general were dangerous--a fact of life here. At least it was Winry and not Crane. ]

Is it safe? The magic, I mean. I mean I'm sure you wouldn't suggest it if you weren't sure it was, but I'd love to know what you can do.

[incogneto]

[ Whoops, you got him at orphans ]

Do you still need volunteers?

[chiroptophobic]

[ Orphans unite! ]

Of course. The more volunteers we have, the more ground we can cover.

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[tactile_telekinesis]

Nice!

I wouldn't mind volunteering and helping out in any way I can.

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[chiroptophobic]

Sure. They're not too bad, are they? I worried that they might be a bit tacky.

[ A smile. ] I know for sure the kids love meeting imPorts. Any volunteers are welcome.

[orions_shadow]

Be cool if everyone had a toy.

Think you'll ever get it to that point?

And good to see you got an inner child after all. [He was mildly impressed with you at Halloween, but this will get you a curt nod of respect.]

[chiroptophobic]

Well, I'm going to do my best. There's a lot of us, and more almost every month, but it'd definitely be nice, wouldn't it?

Hey. I was a kid, once. Maybe not by everyone's definition of the word, but... I had toys. I scraped my knees a couple of times.

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[liverletdie]

I'm going to get a cut of that, right?

[ A pause, a laugh in his voice. It at least looks like him, so he doesn't care much. ]

But if you'd like someone to drop by for the kids...

I think I'd be willing. [ He could use good press. ]

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[chiroptophobic]

If there's a cut to give. Tooling up to mold the flippable visor was expensive, just for the record.

[ It actually was. But there's a light sound of eyes rolling in his voice, a demonstration of amusement. For all the playing at bickering, Bruce doesn't actually dislike the guy. Thinks he's a genius, actually...

He's just never saying that out loud. ]

I don't know... Are you allowed within a hundred feet of an MRI?

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[deadkord]

Hey, nice work. I'm gonna have to pick up a couple of those.

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[chiroptophobic]

Well, you know, they also make great gifts...

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[insatiableinappetite]

Charity and self-advertising, a neat two-in-one if I can say.

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[chiroptophobic]

Is it more charitable to be anonymous? I don't know... So long as it's inspiring others to do the same, I don't see the harm, do you?

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[prostheticbody]

[The Major looks more amused than anything about her figure.]

Interchangeable hair. Nice.

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[chiroptophobic]

For when you need that windblown, ragged look. It meets your approval?

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[mousquetaire]

[ This is a good message. Positive, kind - exactly what these people need.

And then the dolls come out, and he stares with a kind of concentrated disbelief. ]

Do those -- actually move?

Dear God. What do you mean it's a good start, how many are you making?

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[chiroptophobic]

They do, in fact, actually move. They wouldn't be much in the way of action figures if they didn't, would they?

As for how many we make, I think it'd depend on how popular these ones are.

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[112ounces]

Those look really good.

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[chiroptophobic]

Now that is definitely approval I appreciate, thank you.

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[alcheregis]

Oh they're precious! Just look at them! And what a noble thing, visiting the children.

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[chiroptophobic]

It's what anyone would do, I hope. This time of year really is about what you can do for others.