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[andthethrill]

[Lightning-fast, how he calculates his options. Run. Deny. Make excuses. The first options is discarded almost immediately, as he takes in her costume. He doesn't know what she's supposed to be, but she seems like she might be able to make his life difficult if he tried running. Option two, three on backup.]

Excuse me?

[Feigned indignance, and tired confusion. Very well feigned.]

[futurebatwoman]

[ No no no she studied Bruce's earlier years extensively back home after she realized he was Batman, that is definitely him. Is that actually confusion at the Bat? ... Oh man he's young. Just in case he's undercover, she brings a batarang to her fingertips for the look of it and whispers the next bit. ]

Please tell me this is some elaborate undercover thing, Bruce.

[andthethrill]

[His eyes go down to the batarang -- some kind of throwing knife, Christ -- and he steps back, raising his hands.]

Hey. Whoever you think I am, I'm not. You can just -- I don't have anything you want. I'm just some guy...

[He doesn't even have to fake the panic, not really. How does she know his name? What is this?]

[futurebatwoman]

[ Sooo not an undercover thing then probably. She sighs, folds the batarang back away, and pinches the bridge of her nose. This is such a headache. ]

Okay, going with this whole weird thing just for a second here - does the bat on my chest seriously not mean anything to you?

[andthethrill]

[Another step back. Still going with the act, confused and terrified...]

It's nice? [Like even the question is crazy. He can't resist plumbing for more info, though.] I mean, I -- should it? Does your Bruce guy know it?

[futurebatwoman]

It's nice. [ so. flat. where's Dick when you need him? ]

How old are you?

[andthethrill]

Why?

[futurebatwoman]

It's important for timeline reasons, okay?

As in I'm from your future and I'd like to know just how far in my past you are.

[andthethrill]

[Still edgy. Not quite breaking the innocent act, but slipping real skepticism in there.]

...twenty-two. [He's been doing this, wandering, learning, running, for a bit over a year, now.]

[futurebatwoman]

[ no yeah, she's actually just... facepalming. her voice muffled. ]

Ohhhhhh slag it.

You're not even Batman yet, are you.

[andthethrill]

[Just. A look. Does anything about this situation make you think he even knows what that means?]

[futurebatwoman]

[ no, but she just can't help voicing her complete and total dismay out loud. this. sucks. ]

Okay. Look. [ how do you even crash course in what he needs to know to survive here? all earnest and expressive hands and looking as sincere as she possibly can. ] There's a lot of people who're going to know you, and as Bruce Wayne. Um, there's going to be one called Dick Grayson, it's really important that you stick with him. He's a good guy.

[andthethrill]

[Yeah, he looks just about as willing to trust Max straight off as you'd probably expect.]

And if I don't?

[futurebatwoman]

[ do any of the villains here know Bruce is Batman? she's not positive, but it is possible. either way, it's just a bad idea to let him run around not knowing important stuff. it's Bruce. he could get into huge amounts of trouble. ]

There's other people here who know you as Bruce who won't be so friendly. Your future is - uh, complicated. And quite a few people here are from it.