the most wonderful time of the year

[batmantled.livejournal.com]

WHO: BATFAM and friends!
WHERE: The Bathouse
WHEN: Thanksgiving Day
WARNINGS: batangst, family drama, look who’s in this log
SUMMARY: holy shit Dick invited everyone now what do
FORMAT: words



[ When all is said and done, the place really does clean up pretty nicely. No visible cluttery mess aside from that half-assembled Christmas tree in the corner of the living room, and there’s appropriate mood music on in the background. Make yourself at home and grab some food before it’s gone. ]

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[batmantled.livejournal.com]

[ He grins and gives the hand a firm shake anyway. Just a preamble the main event, since he's diving into that pile whether she likes it or not. ]

Dick. Good to meet you, Maggie. You're a friend of Barbara's, right? [ It's a vague memory from the last time she was here. ]

[origamiguardian.livejournal.com]

Yes. Although she doesn't remember me now. [if he's going to dive into the pile, she deftly sidesteps and picks up a towel to begin drying instead]

But I actually used to live with her for a little while. Have you known her long?

[batmantled.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. We grew up together. [ And easy to forget they're not in a place anymore where everybody's memorized every detail already. It's nice, in a way. ]

Must've lived with her a while before I got here.

[origamiguardian.livejournal.com]

So you're all from the same world. Part of the "family" Cass talks about?

It was... actually around this time last year. I was laying low from the Joker.

[batmantled.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. One big family.

[ In his head he's working through Joker cases from last year, trying to find one that fits just right. The word family pings a little oddly though, and he glances at her sideways. ]

Guess that explains how you know Cass, then.

[origamiguardian.livejournal.com]

[it's the word Cass used (((unless mun is being a dork and misremembering)))] I think I met Cass first, actually. I took her to the hospital because X-23 went crazy and cut her up pretty badly.

But then Barbara hired me for a few odd jobs. [a little too straight faced]

[batmantled.livejournal.com]

...Uh huh. [ ...well, that explains that. ]

Glad you were there to help out.

[origamiguardian.livejournal.com]

Me too.

Thank you very much again for having me. I know I'm not exactly well known around here.

[batmantled.livejournal.com]

[ That... earns a careful little pause. And then a real, genuinely warm smile. ]

Only one way to fix that.

[origamiguardian.livejournal.com]

What do you mean?

[batmantled.livejournal.com]

Now you know me. [ a little blithely. ]

[origamiguardian.livejournal.com]

Oh. Yes. Thank you. [stammers a little. She's not very good at friend-making and doesn't really know what else to say]