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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[futurebatwoman]

When you look at it like that, I guess it is. [Optimism is catching. Max is grinning now.]

So what do you do here? Go to school, or do you have a job or something?

[foreverbouncing]

I go to Xavier's, that's where most of the import kids go I think, I'm a senior. [Man that still felt weird to say.] And I've got ...kind of a job, I think, I'm not sure.

Plus I do, uh...some other stuff...

[Superheroing was such a hard job to explain. She paused, looking a bit distant for a second, and then fixed the other with a 'look.']

Do you know?

[futurebatwoman]

They set up a school for the import kids? Sweet. That's pretty great.

[Max smiles a little mischievously.]

Yeah. I do 'other stuff' sometimes myself.

[foreverbouncing]

[Charlie huffs, but it's not a very serious huff.]

That is the most not helpful answer ever.

[futurebatwoman]

Well then. [She looks around, just to make sure nobody's nearby she isn't positive is a Batfamily member.] You work a night shift, yeah? Me too.

[foreverbouncing]

Okay, cool. Just checking, 'cause...

[She sort of waves her hand around vaguely.]

I think like...most people here know? Kinda? ...Not sure about the girl with the wings...

[futurebatwoman]

Yeah, the majority of people here seem to be people I know know about that sort of stuff.

Though there's a few I don't really recognize. Girl with the wings would be one of them.

[foreverbouncing]

Her name is...Nill. I think. She's Damian's friend.

[The more Charlie thought about it, the more she was sure it was right.]

And yeah. This is usually a family thing. Well, I say usually, but I mean...usually 'here', in the City. It's actually kind of strange to have guests...

[futurebatwoman]

[Damian has friends? She totally didn't just think that, oops.]

Yeah, I never really saw this family as the public, invite-all-the-guests sort. But I'm glad that you're making an exception this time. It's nice to get to meet you all.

[foreverbouncing]

I think it's because Dick is doing it and not-

[She paused. Just because the girl seemed to be in the know didn't mean charlie could go around spouting names.]

...Former, stricter people.

[futurebatwoman]

Ah. Yeah, well, if you're thinking of the guy I'm thinking of, that seems like a pretty accurate assessment. [She's trying to think of Bruce having Thanksgiving. All she's getting is an error message.]

[foreverbouncing]

Yeah...

But we did Christmas last year! I mean, I kinda had to organize like...everything...but we did it! Everybody came!

We had hats.

[futurebatwoman]

You managed to organize an entire Christmas for them? I'm really impressed right now, that has got to be pretty difficult.

Nice work.

[foreverbouncing]

It was! It actually went kinda awesomely though. It was great.

...I'm gonna try again this year but stuff seems like...tenser.

[futurebatwoman]

You'll have my full support, though I'm not sure how much that'll go for. Still. If you need any help all you have to do is give me a call.