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damned_institute2008-12-08 11:42 am
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Night 37: M81-90 Hallway
A part of Ken couldn’t deny wanting to stay in for the night, as opposed to traversing outside and keeping his obligations. Between the arrival of the seniors and the revelation at lunch, the day had completely overwhelmed and undermined any desire to mobilize. Sleep sounded very good at the moment.
Maybe he could ask to be dismissed, perhaps after the S.E.E.S. had their meeting. No one would mind a half-night’s rest.
The boy quickly gathered up the container of juice and cans of corn in one hand and the spear in the other. His first stop was close enough to warrant a bag-less transport. Plus, he didn’t want to explain a random pillowcase if he could help it. With everything in place, Ken moved.
[To here.]
Maybe he could ask to be dismissed, perhaps after the S.E.E.S. had their meeting. No one would mind a half-night’s rest.
The boy quickly gathered up the container of juice and cans of corn in one hand and the spear in the other. His first stop was close enough to warrant a bag-less transport. Plus, he didn’t want to explain a random pillowcase if he could help it. With everything in place, Ken moved.
[To here.]
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No recognition of the name from either of them. Bruce allowed himself some small relief at the same knowledge—at the very least, it didn’t seem like he’d have to concentrate too much on maintaining a persona around the two of them. From the way Logan spoke and how Statesman was watching, Bruce could sense how reluctant they were to trust him. Similar to how Bruce was analyzing their reactions and attitudes, Bruce Wayne was being judged as well—what he did now could very well determine how and if they were ever going to be able to work with each other in the future. While Bruce had yet to make a decision as to whether he wanted to try this “working with other people” thing—it still didn’t sit well with him, but from Wally’d told him about their future it could very well be inevitable—but in case he needed to...
Sorry kid.
...somehow, Bruce doubted the “rich, dumb socialite” reaction would be appropriate.
Logan’s caution didn’t offend Bruce—quite the opposite. Although the two men didn’t seem overly concerned with keeping their identities or powers secret, they didn’t go flaunting it in other people’s faces, or trust just anybody not to take advantage of them. If they were careful about who to trust, chances are, they could be careful about how they used their powers—maybe. Unless, of course, they were people like Lex or Ra’s, in which case, they simply had things to hide.
"No offense taken. I’m a pretty hard person to live with myself, but I hope that if we’ve any differences we’ll work them out."
He was a bit surprised to hear Logan offer to walk together; in truth, he’d half-expected to be dismissed and sent along his way. But if the other man was offering...
"Thanks for the offer, but if I’m interrupting something or if you two were going somewhere...well. I doubt I’d be much help, but if you’re willing to try it, I’d be glad to come along."
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Logan's habit of calling everyone a kid was a little bit amusing, now that Marcus had gotten used to it. Bruce had certainly taken it well, though Marcus suspected the other man was trying not to get into an argument with his new room mate.
He was certainly very diplomatic in his responses, and seemed to be well-practiced at social interaction.
"No, you can come along, it isn't safe to wander around alone, and I'll be able to handle anything we come across on my own," They weren't heading anywhere that was known to have strong monsters or brainwashed patients, just from one block to another.
"We should get moving though, morning has a habit of sneaking up on us when we least expect it," Marcus took the lead and started moving forward, more slowly than his usual determined pace, both for Wolverine's sake and Bruce's.
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