Tim Drake/Red Robin (bloodred_robin) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-20 21:36:00

Entry tags:

inactive - marissa wayne, npc - tim drake

Goodbye, Grasshopper
Tim calls Marissa into the living room and indicates that she needs to take a seat on the couch. He's wearing his workout gear, and he doesn't look happy about whatever he's about to say, but he knows it needs to be said.

"Hey, kid. We need to talk about you and Gotham." Tim says, sitting down with her.

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bloodred_robin
2010-08-21 04:42 am UTC (link)

"You still have a chance, Marissa. Have you ever even thought about what you want to do with the rest of your life? You've got all the resources needed to be whoever and whatever you want. Don't let that go lightly." Tim says.

"When my parents died, I was your age, and I threw myself into revenge without considering all my options. Learn from my mistakes, if nothing else." he says.

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	batdaughter 2010-08-21 04:48 am UTC (link)
	"So when am I being taken back? Sooner we do this, sooner you get off babysitting duty and you get your house and city back to yourself." There was one thing Marissa was very much like Bruce in; she was good at burying things within herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bloodred_robin
2010-08-21 04:35 pm UTC (link)

"Marissa, will you stop? I'm not kicking you out or throwing you away. You aren't an adult yet. When you are, you can choose where you want to live, but for now, you need to go home and be Bruce Wayne's daughter, and keep up appearances." Tim says.

"The tabloid rumor mill is already going nuts about you, me and Keith Queen, and we need to dispel that as soon as possible." he says.

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	batdaughter 2010-08-21 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Dude. You're my brother. The stuff I do to Keith is pretty much illegal to do to you even if I wanted to. And I don't, for the record. I'm messed up not disgusting," she sighed. "I was perfectly fine being Vicki Vale's daughter. Why the hell did Bruce Wayne have to get involved?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2010-08-21 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	"The tabloids don't know that, Marissa. And Bruce is involved because your mother involved him. She wanted you safe, and she wouldn't have done that if she didn't believe he could make that happen." Tim says. "I get that it's hard for you to trust people, but someday, you have to. Or you'll end up just like Bruce." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2010-08-21 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I am nothing like Bruce!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2010-08-22 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"Not yet, but there are lots of similarities, Marissa." Tim says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

batdaughter
2010-08-22 01:04 am UTC (link)

"I'm nothing like Bruce. Nothing. Not even a little." She was adamant about this. It was less that she was insulted and more a lack of knowing the man. He hadn't exactly made much time to meet her halfway. Or even a quarter of the way. She wouldn't admit it, but that hurt.

"When I take down the assholes who murdered my mother, I'm out and done. I'll take my newly-minted little trust fund and go somewhere far the fuck away from all this. But until then, this is who I am."

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	bloodred_robin 2010-08-22 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Tim didn't press the issue, but he could already see it. Marissa had an anger that couldn't, wouldn't, easily quenched. He knew what that was like and where it led. "All right, I'll drop it. In the meantime, I want us to get another patrol in together, so that we can make sure you're on the right track." Tim says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2010-08-22 02:02 am UTC (link)
	"Okay. I guess I can go pack up my crap in the meantime. That way we can leave whenever you're wanting to. Does the old man know I'm coming?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2010-08-22 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"My people are calling his people. He'll know pretty soon that you're on your way." Tim says. "Marissa, please don't look at this as me throwing you out. I'm not. I just...I can't keep you from your family. You and Bruce need each other, even if you're both too stiff-necked to admit it." Tim finishes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2010-08-22 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"I'm already with my family. Bruce is just a stranger who shares my last name." Marissa got up. "I'll meet you at the usual. Gotta go pack. I have lots of shoes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2010-08-22 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Tim watches Marissa go, feeling badly about all of this. He remembers how Bruce could make even the most unpalatable suggestions go smoothly, or at least brook no argument. He understood how Marissa felt, but he couldn't just keep her here. "All right, partner. I'll let you know when we're leaving. It'll be a day or two before we do." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2010-08-22 05:16 pm UTC (link)
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