( bruce just leaves it at that, but. when kyle drops himself down from the sky [because of course he will], he's going to find a rather abandoned looking place that bruce has absolutely decided to claim for himself, yes. bruce himself already waiting outside. with sunglasses on. because he's tired. )
( eyeing the other, he turns some, hands shoved in his jacket pockets. )
Comes with a price.
( the price of manual labor needed to fix her up and, at that, he starts to make his way inside, which. doesn't look too bad, at least stepping into the entrance there.
standing there, hands still in pockets, he gives it another look around. )
( with the costume gone and green lantern being left as... kyle rayner, he glances over to him and, after a moment of staring at his hand, he finally slips his own out of his pocket and takes it. soft yet firm at the same time. the grip and shake, that is. )
( how much longer did you want to shake his hand, kyle?
the hum he gives in regard to kyle's agreement is bruce lingo for hearing him and keeping kyle to his word there. if one's been around bruce enough, they tend to get an idea of what his sounds and expressions and lack of saying mean in terms of conversation. )
I need to have the water and electricity checked. Make sure everything's safe. There's some damage done throughout it, but. Nothing too bad. Nothing that can't be fixed up.
( letting himself take a few steps forward, he looks around as he goes. )
There's a number of rooms. I figured I could just leave them empty — bare minimum in each in case they're ever needed.
( bruce is alone here, but. maybe, one day... who knows. )
( words he softly offers as he leads them through one of the doors, taking kyle up the stairs and to one of the hallways where a few rooms are, bruce standing there with hands in his pockets as well as he watches a couple of those construct maids tidy things up. there's definitely some repair work needing to be done, but. he figures it'll take about a month before everything's "up to code" and finished here. not too bad. )
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I'll be there in a moment.
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You sure know how to pick them.
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Comes with a price.
( the price of manual labor needed to fix her up and, at that, he starts to make his way inside, which. doesn't look too bad, at least stepping into the entrance there.
standing there, hands still in pockets, he gives it another look around. )
College dorm. Or was, at least.
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[ oh. that reminds him. kyle lets the green lantern costume fade so that bruce can see him in his civvies. he holds his hand out. ]
The name's Kyle. Kyle Rayner.
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No point in saying who I am.
( since kyle already knew that and all. )
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Yes, there is. So we start off fair. Like equals.
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( in a manner of speaking. a number of people here knowing who he is while he hadn't a damn clue who any of them were. )
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Bruce, nothing we do in this life is ever going to be fair. That's just how it is.
But we can be fair to each other. Isn't that good enough?
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sigh on his lips, he looks back to the space before them, imagining how it might look once it's not... like this. )
Then we'll be fair. ( a beat. ) You know I'm going to ask you to keep this between us.
( this place, he means. )
At least for now.
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Fine by me. It stays between us.
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the hum he gives in regard to kyle's agreement is bruce lingo for hearing him and keeping kyle to his word there. if one's been around bruce enough, they tend to get an idea of what his sounds and expressions and lack of saying mean in terms of conversation. )
I need to have the water and electricity checked. Make sure everything's safe. There's some damage done throughout it, but. Nothing too bad. Nothing that can't be fixed up.
( letting himself take a few steps forward, he looks around as he goes. )
There's a number of rooms. I figured I could just leave them empty — bare minimum in each in case they're ever needed.
( bruce is alone here, but. maybe, one day... who knows. )
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[ pretty easy to send up a few constructs up there and do the work. ]
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( to which he looks over to kyle then. )
You draw, don't you?
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Commercial artist. I've had a few big breaks, but nothing that keeps food on the table on a regular basis.
[ he conjures a few french maids out of habit and they head off into the rooms. ]
I can do heavy lifting too, if you want.
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Here? Or in general?
( the art, he means. in regards to the heavy lifting, he nods and starts to walk ahead, figuring kyle will follow along. )
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In general. I do some commission work, some logo design. It depends on what people want.
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( words he softly offers as he leads them through one of the doors, taking kyle up the stairs and to one of the hallways where a few rooms are, bruce standing there with hands in his pockets as well as he watches a couple of those construct maids tidy things up. there's definitely some repair work needing to be done, but. he figures it'll take about a month before everything's "up to code" and finished here. not too bad. )
Maybe you could do some for here. If you wanted.
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You want my art in your — [ not quite a batcave. kyle pauses. ] — place?
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gaze drifting away from kyle, it lands on the walls instead. )
This place will need something when it comes to interior design. Why not?
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[ kyle ponders this for a moment before nodding. ]
I'll sketch up some plans, but I'll need to know more about what you want to get out of the, uh, place.
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A place to live.
( he looks around, index finger rubbing against the pad of his thumb in his pocket. )
It's not Wayne Tower — it'll never be. But if Alfred ever shows up, he'll need some place that feels like home.
( maybe he does, too. )
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Okay. So what would Alfred like in a home?
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Thought you were just going to do some pictures to be hung on the walls here.
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