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[ in spite of paradisa returning to normal (or as normal as it was going to get), uru hadn't taken a chance leaving the castle perimeter since the vampires attacked. instead, she didn't want to scare anyone and stuck close to the castle, keeping busy there instead. she actually found herself more focused than when she was living in the city. kara's departure had been upsetting but reminded her how she wanted to learn to knit as well as the super heroine, and so she had been doing that outside in the courtyard. not that... she had gotten very far with what she had been trying to put together. she still had that horrifying excuse for a scarf she had tried to sew for damian last christmas.

she really needed to improve. :(

but she kept hearing something in the tree above her and put down all her things, glancing up at it. she didn't see anything in there. it sounded a lot like... after a minute, she had hopped up onto the lowest branch and began to pull herself up into the tree. ]

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[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ she pauses. ]

I hope everyone's okay after the vampires.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

Surely we'll get a break now.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ nods. this year has really sucked so far. :| ]

I'm sure it'll be good things, too.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

It'd be nice to see some of those.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

I learned a long time ago we also can't sit around and wait for things to come to us. [ that isn't how life works, anyway. ] So, we have to do things that would make us happy in the meantime.

[ she reaches up to pull her hair back into a ponytail while searching her skirt pocket for an elastic. she had been meaning to ask charlie for a hair cut but the longer her hair got, the more she grew quite fond of it. ]

And it feels good to accomplish something like that.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

[He pauses, looking at her, before shaking his head fondly and glancing ahead again.]

Don't ever lose that optimistic attitude.

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[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ she stops in her tracks for a second, looking back at him. ]

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ akjfhse walking right up to him for a second to gently clap both of her hands on his cheeks.

STARING QUIETLY... ]

[toughest.livejournal.com]

[Staring back, surprised. After an uncomfortable moment of silence:]

... Uru?

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ tugs his cheeks a little into a smile. ]

There. Better.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

Wha— [The forced smile looks rather awkward with the frown he's wearing.

BUT it does make him snort and grab her hands to remove them from his face with a genuine grin.]

Weirdo.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ grinning back herself. ]

If you frown all the time your face will get stuck like that.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

You should tell Bruce that.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ instantly pulling her hands back. ]

No, that's okay.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

[he laughs.]

He won't bite.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want to bother him anymore!

[toughest.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he could use some bothering.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ stepping into one of the halls now. ]

It'd be better if it was someone he was close to.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

Hearing it from someone outside might be good too.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ hrm... she's still pretty intimidated by this bruce. also inadvertently angered him the last time they talked and tried to convince him to talk to jay. eep. ]

He is kinda different than the other Bruce who was here. Maybe it'd work. He's more talkative.

[toughest.livejournal.com]

[He gently nudges her with his elbow.]

You never know until you try.

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ she pauses, then laughs. ohgodjasonwhathaveyoudone. SHE'LL NEVER LEAVE BRUCE ALONE... ]

Yeah! It would be great to see him smile, wouldn't it?

[toughest.livejournal.com]

[He has unleashed a monster, clearly! He's grinning.]

You know what's even better?

[wornbright.livejournal.com]

[ curious tilt of her head, glancing back at him as they make their way to the kitchen. ]

What is it?

[toughest.livejournal.com]

Making him laugh!