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I said I was glad, not that I was flattered!
[He is though. Especially since Bruce went out of his way to point it out. From Batman? That feels effusive]
[He is though. Especially since Bruce went out of his way to point it out. From Batman? That feels effusive]
Are you particularly concerned I'm going to turn into an arrogant dick?
Point out the next time you're being particularly arrogant. I haven't noticed a lot of it so far. My bar for it might be too high, though.
That means you'll have to stay around to see it.
I'm not going anywhere any time soon; we've got a date with a nightclub.
I'm looking forward to seeing you navigate it. I'm going to trust you on the rest.
If there's one thing Bruce Wayne knows how to do it's go on a date.
Just keep Batman in your pocket. He's probably holding most of the overwhelmed super soldier handling skills.
Bruce appreciates the humor. If asked, any of his kids would tell Steve Bruce didn't have a sense of humor himself. And to some degree, he agrees. But he isn't completely devoid of humor. It's just easier to smile when the company is good.
"Alfred isn't that bad. Just overprotective."
Not that Bruce could fault him. There'd been a lot of tragedy to touch their family and Alfred only wanted to keep it together as much as he could. Jason's loss still casts an impossibly long shadow over them. And no amount of sunlight could cast it out. Bruce would never want it to.
"He likes you. So I don't think you'll have that much to worry about."
"Alfred isn't that bad. Just overprotective."
Not that Bruce could fault him. There'd been a lot of tragedy to touch their family and Alfred only wanted to keep it together as much as he could. Jason's loss still casts an impossibly long shadow over them. And no amount of sunlight could cast it out. Bruce would never want it to.
"He likes you. So I don't think you'll have that much to worry about."
"Over protective would imply it was an unreasonable degree of protective. I am probably on Alfred's side on that one." He is starting to feel less like an imposition in being here. He has shit he needs to get done, yeah, but... maybe he can circle back to this. Not like he's got any other place to be. And a lot of his 'to do list' involves trying to move those people in jail away from him and to more stable positions.
Not out of some savior complex, but because he's starting to feel, to his own surprise, like Bruce wants him here and maybe even benefits from his company. Not in some huge way, but just overall.
Everyone's had a rough time lately. Some less complicated company might do all parties some good. Including Steve. "I'm glad he likes me. Being here would get awkward if he didn't."
Not out of some savior complex, but because he's starting to feel, to his own surprise, like Bruce wants him here and maybe even benefits from his company. Not in some huge way, but just overall.
Everyone's had a rough time lately. Some less complicated company might do all parties some good. Including Steve. "I'm glad he likes me. Being here would get awkward if he didn't."
I'm glad to hear it.
I'm going to Germany with Lucius for a tech expo in a few days. You're welcome to come along if you're interested. I know of a few places.
Why not. It's been... a while since I've seen Germany.
Great. Now I have someone to bring with me to the expo.
I feel like I'm a strange choice to attend a tech expo, but I'm willing.
Don't worry, I'll do most of the talking. I just want to have someone around I don't mind spending time with.
I could end up on the front page of a newspaper with you and I wouldn't be worried about it.
Is that a plan, or acceptance of potential?
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