capeandcowl | o1; every me and every you // video

[ The video blinks on suddenly, catching the corner of the chin. There's a shift of it left, right, before it settles on a pair of ice blue eyes, far too close. Familiar eyes, and an even more familiar face when he pulls the screen back.

Bruce Wayne. ]

You know. [ He clears his voice quietly. ] It's a really surreal experience to be snoozing next to a beautiful lady - and let me tell you, her breasts are fantastic - and then suddenly landing back-first into a strange city. It's terribly rude.

And to make it worse, I switch on this thing, and the first thing I see is my own face. [ Pause. Dramatic pause. He's letting that sink in, City. ] I think there's a word for it - deja vu? But words don't seem very adequate right now, no.

[ There's a scuffling as he sets down the camera on a nice surface. Rocky, though. But it steadies after a while, and he clears his throat. ]

Unfortunately, as handsome as my own face is, I don't remember making any of those posts. Or talking to any of you surely fascinating people [ Bright smile. ]

Care to enlighten me?

[ ... Shush, you're not supposed to realise he has been here for days. ]

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[ You suddenly get threadjacked by someone else.

'Someone else'. ]

I was wondering when you were going to admit it.

--Sir.

Is that all you can say for yourself, Reilly Tyne?

What do you want me to say, sir? I suppose I could beg for forgiveness, subject you to long and pathetic pleas, but it's a bit late to turn back the clock. Wouldn't you agree?

[ A sharp hrrmph. ]

Please. If you did so you would have failed already.

Never hurts to ask.

But, for clarification's sake: Which part do I have to defend? My relationship with Cassandra or not revealing it you sooner? Because-- Because quite frankly, half of that isn't up to you.

For clarification's sake [ mock mock mock ] why do you think you have to defend anything?

To be fair, sir, defending is what I do. Trained by some of the best, in fact.

And you did ask me what I had to say for myself, after all.

Edited 2011-09-20 05:43 (UTC)

The definition of defense, in law, is done only when the defendant have been accused of a wrong. I have done no such thing.

What do you think you have done wrong?

[ I am so sorry for this man. ]

Don't lecture me on my own profession.

I mean-- nothing! I haven't done anything wrong!

You seem to need a reminder.

What are you defending, then?

I do not need a reminder, thank you very much.

Since you asked... well, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you're trying to make me defend my relationship with your daughter.

Assumptions are dangerous things.

[ He's not. He's testing you.

Doing pretty... decently so far. ]

Yes, they are. That doesn't quite answer my question, though.

How do you know what I actually want?

I'm inferring based on the questions you're asking me.

Of course, you could just ask me directly what you want to know but heaven forbid we do things the easy way.

Your inferences are wrong.

But keep going. You're digging yourself a good-sized hole.

Yeah, I... kind of a feeling. Sir.

Why are you using that?

Because...

It's polite.

I'll answer it for you.

You think that it'll make me like you more. That it will somehow impress me, and that's what I want.

Right?

No, that's--

Yes.

That's not the best way.

You were doing better then you weren't trying to make me like you.

Is that so?

I'll keep that in mind, then.

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