Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-12-16 23:14:00

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Working out (Open to Thomas)
Maria was in the gym at Wayne Manor taking her frustrations out on the heavy bag. Fists pounded the bag, each strike harder than the last. Anger fueled her punches. Her hands were hurting, even though they were taped up, but she didn't seem to notice. She would pay for it later, but right now the bag would pay.

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	crossbow_bat 2013-01-04 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"Fine. I will." She laughed and kissed his cheek. "I don't think Bruce will object to you wearing the cowl." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-04 08:39 am UTC (link)
	There's a huff and what is very much not a pout in response to her laughing. Then a long pause. "It's not that. I just...want to be good enough." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-04 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Look at it this way. If Bruce is fine with it, then you know you're good enough. If he isn't, then you have some work to do. We both know that in the end it's his opinion that matters." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-04 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Well, she could certainly put it concisely. "Yeah...it is." He can't help the self-deprecating chuckle that escapes. "It's always his opinion that matters the most for all of us huh?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-04 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Yep. Just suck it up, Buttercup. It's how life is for us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-04 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	"If misery loves company I guess suckers do too. It's the Bat life." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-05 12:48 am UTC (link)
	"We should make it our motto," Maria joked. "Honestly, I think Bruce will be okay with you being the Bats. Call it a gut feeling." A pause. "Or it's indigestion. It's a toss up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-05 01:05 am UTC (link)
	"I didn't choose the Bat life. The Bat life chose me." "The confidence you inspire in me in your instincts is truly remarkable some days," he deadpans back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-05 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"Does anyone actually choose the Bat Life?" A pause. "That sounds like the title to some really bad reality show. Maria did the only thing she could. She stuck her tongue out at him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-05 01:49 am UTC (link)
	"Oh I'm sure someone out there could make a bad reality show about us. Seems like something you'd be ideal for," he teases in response to the sticking out of tongues. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-05 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"I'm made for the camera," Maria said flashing him a smile. "It'll love me. Besides, I would love to have a bunch of fanboys to play with." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-05 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"You are, I'm sure if you asked nicely they'd even let you in front of it as opposed to behind it sometimes. I mean, not every shot has to look nice, I'm sure they could sacrifice a few for you," he smirked devilishly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-05 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Maria elbowed him in the side. "Har har. Don't quit your night job because you'd make a lousy comedian." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-05 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"Oh but I was serious," he says earnestly before breaking into a mischievous grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-05 02:58 am UTC (link)
	"Sure you were. And I'm the Pope." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-05 03:09 am UTC (link)
	"Only for a short time. Your excommunication was inevitable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-05 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Har har." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-06 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Well he had gotten her not brooding and her mind off Bruce-interference. "Want to get out of the house?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-07 12:17 am UTC (link)
	A brow rose. "What do you have in mind?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-07 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"Well, not karaoke." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-07 12:59 am UTC (link)
	"What's wrong with karaoke? It was fun. You had fun. Admit it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-07 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"So much is wrong with it," he shoots back as he tugs her arm to get her moving to go outside. "I did have fun. Racking up your bar tab. And that's pretty much the extent of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-07 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"You don't know how to have fun. Can I shower and change first before you drag me off somewhere?" she asked. "If you haven't noticed I'm kind of a little sweaty and gross." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2013-01-07 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"Our definitions of fun don't always coincide. Of course I noticed. But I figured it might keep you from dragging us to karaoke or having fun messing with some guy who can't handle you. If you insist I supposed I can wait for five minutes for you to get less gross," he sighs dramatically. "Five minutes and timing you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)