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[theknightshift]

[ For now the tension feels dissipated. And maybe they can get back to some sort of normal now. As normal as Etraya will allow them to be.

He'll have to get the hair taken care of now. It won't spare him any teasing once the other kids get a look at him, but it's better than what he's got now. And he can't stay holed up in the safehouse forever. They'll come looking for him, just like Damian had. ]

Maybe I should. You're resetting the security on your way out, right?

[brat]

I -

( he takes a moment to consider it. the very obvious answer of of course i will versus what he actually wants to do. damian cuts himself off, presses his lips together for a moment before he asks, almost hesitantly - )

Can I stay?

[theknightshift]

[ Bruce doesn't expect the ask. Eventually, yes. But not right now. He won't say no. He'd never say no to that. ]

You can stay.

[brat]

Then I will stay.

( even if he - feels a little awkward about it and it's obvious from how he steps back from the window and takes a moment to look around the room itself.

then back to bruce. )

Why are you staying here?

[theknightshift]

[ The easiest answer is convenience. The location is strategic enough that he's able to slip in and out virtually undetected. And the windows on the far side of the room line up perfectly with Arkham and the Tower of Justice. Places of interest he wants to keep tabs on.

But Bruce knows Damian and is well aware he'd likely want something a little closer to the truth. There's just no tactful way to say he wanted to be alone. ]

I'm keeping an eye on the Tower and Arkham.

[ So easy answer it is. ]

[brat]

( the manor is not that far away. bruce doesn't need to stay here to keep an eye on the tower and arkham, he has other ways of making sure he knows what's going on within both facilities without staying this close to them. but bruce is well-aware of that, too.

which is why damian's face scrunches up, brows furrowed while he tries to pick apart the reasoning for the mistruths. )

The manor is getting dusty.

[theknightshift]

[ He does not have to question it; Bruce knows where this conversation is going. He sits down, quiet while he gets back to what he was doing before Damian arrived. Giving Langstrom's formula another pass. ]

I'll come back when I'm ready to.