· CALL ME OUT (SPRING) ·

[hobbitholmes]

call me out
· spring 2020 ·

They say it's the darkest before the dawn.
We've been in thie town for far too long, we're moving on.


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[speedyarcher]

[ mia snorts. she hasn't gone to school since she ran away from home, it had been years. but what she lacked in academics she made up for in street smarts. but she has no interest in leaving gotham as horrible as it was it was also her home. ]

What she can't teach in Gotham?

[ now this was unexpected. but she wasn't sure what she was expecting exactly when she approached him. it had been impulse mostly. the need to talk to him, especially after last night. she hadn't really planned on asking for help. and the last thing she expected for him to do what he did. ]

Pineapple on pizza. Yes or no?

[menarebrave]

The point is to get you out of Gotham. I thought you could keep up.

[ he knows she's just testing his resolve. it is only annoying because he's trying to get her in a better position and she just outright refuses to even play along. ]

Depends on everything else on it.

[speedyarcher]

Oh, I can keep up. You're trying to get rid of me. But listen, Gotham is my home. Even if it's shitty and I had a lot of bad things happen to me here it's still my home. And I want to see the good it has too.

[ she crosses her arms over her chest. deep down she knows she's being stubborn and stupid. a chance to go to paris? she would be an idiot to pass that up, which obviously she was. but she was tired of other people dictating her life. whatever she did she wanted to make her own decisions. ]

Ham and cheese.

[menarebrave]

No, I'm trying to put you somewhere safe. Sometimes, you need to be away from home for awhile before you can tackle fixing it.

[ after all, bruce wayne disappeared for a few years. then came back. then suddenly wayne enterprise's was more robust than ever. he also may or may not have received ninja training. ]

Then usually pineapple goes on it.

[speedyarcher]

You don't even know my name how do you know what's safe for me? You're just assuming because of who you are and what you do that you know what I need.

[ she scrunches up her face in annoyance and then sighs. taking out how she's feeling on him isn't fair. but she's heard things like this before. people who have the best intentions without fully realizing what they were doing. ]

Sorry, I haven't had a Snickers today. [ it's a joke. honestly, something she tells her that he probably does have a better idea of what she needs. but she doesn't want charity, not really. ]

Good. Hawaiian doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

[menarebrave]

Underage people don't s lip into a Wayne Enterprise's gathering unless they've been smuggled in.

[ he says it flat out and pointed. though he cracks something of a smirk at her joke. ]

So, do you need some help excusing yourself? Or do you want to take your chances?

[speedyarcher]

Duh. This isn't my first rodeo.

[ it was sad because it was true. while most of her clients were dirty old men who stuck to hotel room enough of them took her out to show her off. the men bruce had kicked out weren't her only clients here. ]

I've been taking chances my entire life, bring it on.

[menarebrave]

Obviously.

[ given how he had found her... that part wasn't surprising at all. what was surprising was how much she was fighting him on i t. ]

Then, follow the waiting staff out the back. That's probably your best shot for now. I've got a friend there that can help for now.

[ aka alfred. ]

[speedyarcher]

[ in mia's mind she wasn't fighting, she just wasn't going quietly. she had been pushed around enough, she didn't want him to think he could do the same. that he could just ship her off somewhere - like paris, or anywhere. that wasn't why she approached him. deep down mia knows she could have got help from one of those organizations. for all the good it would do. it would only be a matter of time before richard tracked her down. besides, mia knew that her history would always follow her and people would always judge her. it wouldn't matter she had done those things to survive, they would just see the fact she was a recovering addict and a child prostitute and that would be that.

besides, she doesn't want bruce wayne of all people to send her away, especially knowing what she knew about him. she wanted to know more about him. how he did what he did. what his secret hideout looked liked (because he obviously had a secret hideout). ]

I've heard that one before.

[menarebrave]

It's my butler. Alfred. He's family.

[ he sighs and gives her a hard stare. ]

I trust him more than anyone else in the world. Would that be enough?

[speedyarcher]

[ mia matches his stare. she knows he should probably be intimidated by him, especially since she knows who he is and had told him as such. but she wants him to know she isn't intimidated. she's seen scarier things than him before. ]

Fine. But I'm asking him to take me for pizza and a milkshake. And later you're going to answer my questions.

[menarebrave]

I might answer your questions.

[ He isn't beholden to her questions. He doesn't owe her anything. Bruce simply wants her safe and out of the life she's in. Although, if it were that simple, then everyone would have moved out of Gotham ages ago. ]

[speedyarcher]

Uh, how many people have figured it out. C'mon buddy.

[ she smiles then, a genuine one. because she's a little bit proud of herself, but also he's batman and that's cooler than she'll ever admit. she takes a few steps backwards towards the door. ]

See you later Batboy. [ she plucks a champagne flute off a tray off a passing server (who doesn't even blink), guzzles it and then flashes bruce a peace sign before she turns around and heads towards the door. ]

[menarebrave]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[ Bruce lets out a deep aggravated sigh before shaking his head. He runs his hand down his face and sends Alfred a quick text. Then, its time to turn his attention back to the event and start shutting it down. ]