[ she'd been unfair to barbara when she had been watching her transformation and even in the aftermath. the years following 1984 had seen her remember the other woman sometimes unkindly. barbara had only hoped to be seen, and in order to do that, she felt the need to change her spots. it's only in the last decade that she's begun to understand the importance of changing. her own markings have altered slightly, the rough walls she'd erected around her slowly chipping down. when those walls refused to budge, a bat chose to scale them.
diana takes a sip of her warm coffee as a distraction and as a way to warm her up. ]
Now… I think it's good to want to have something that you would risk everything for. It means you have a reason to fight, and make sure that you never lose it again.
[ if she had the chance to make a wish once more, she knows she would consider it. after all, she may be a princess and a half-god, but she's still a woman. ]
[ it takes time. not all of them have the time that diana has either. still, they all learn their lessons - or they dont. he knows his own lessons would have led to an early grave if it hadn't been for clark and diana. a reason to feel like he's eternally indebted to clark -- even if clark is no longer there.
he takes a few more bites and listens to what she says. ]
If we're going to keep talking hypothetically, Diana... what if you had the choice between your past or your present? What would be more important to you?
[ bruce lives in the past. yet, he still moves in the present. he focuses on the present because of how his past defines him. maybe that's why he wouldn't feel the need to wish for his parents or jason. ]
[ not much stumps diana, but that question does. she craves the past, the warmth embrace of home. she misses her mother and she misses the amazons. she sometimes misses being doe-eyed and overwhelmed and excited by everything in this world. after seeing so much and experiencing too much, diana sometimes wishes for that naivety that perhaps bruce wouldn't believe she once donned like a cloak.
she does wonder if he's asking something deeper. sometimes bruce does mince his words. all of them are culprits of it.
licking her bottom lip thoughtfully, she glances down at her cup before looking at him once more. ]
Where I'm going is more important. You can't change the past, and even if you could, there could be horrible consequences for the future.
[ she learned that from barry, but it still doesn't stop her from thinking of wishing for something different to have happened. ]
If you don't learn from a mistake then you'll keep repeating it. Take it from someone who knows.
[ booze, pain killers. anxiety medicine. he's certain diana has seen the hidden things in the nightstand. the not so hidden ones in the batcave sometimes. he presumes she sees and doesn't say anything on it.
[ she sighs a little wistfully, and it's then she lifts the cup to her lips to warm herself with his coffee. ]
I'm just thinking. Around this time many years ago, a man turned himself into a genie in the bottle. I saw his name in the newspaper yesterday and it got me thinking.
[ that was all that noise was, in case he didn't clue in.
maxwell lord was a man who deserved so much more, but he deserved consequences for taking what wasn't his. she wonders if he's learned his lesson. do any of them learn their lessons and keep them?
despite her years, diana's still not used to the past coming back to tap her on the shoulder every now and then. ]
[ he knows it's prying. generally, bruce tries to not ask questions about her long lived life. there's pain in there. it's easy to see for those who can tell it. he folds his hands in front of himself and the plate. ]
Given situations like the kind we encounter aren't always public knowledge.
[ of course, diana wonders briefly if she should tell him or change the topic of conversation to something a little less buried in her past. she has kept a tight hold on all of her cards, no matter who she happens to be sharing them with.
she can't see him doing anything damaging to himself or her if he knows of maxell's name.
noting how he's folded his hands, she feels a little less like he's opening them up to try and solve one of her many unsolvable problems. ]
His name was Maxwell Lord. [ maybe bruce knows of him, perhaps he doesn't. he's young, no matter how he may try to convince her otherwise. ] He owned Black Gold, an oil company in the 1980s that was not doing very well. [ pursing her lips, she corrects, ] I don't believe it was ever going to do well.
My parents had an interest in dealing with him in the 80s. Not that I knew about it at the time. Wayne Enterprises was in a bit of financial ruin and they thought maybe they could enter a business deal with his company. It seems like it mysteriously fell apart in the infant stages though.
[ he has no idea why. it was more or less off the record. things he found in the journals his father left behind. a lot of the ideas and backdoors of wayne enterprises was off the record. the power struggle in the company meant there wasn't much trust. ]
[ she takes a sip of her coffee, using it as her way to think of her answer. she can't help it; she has always thought of her answers, never wanting to give anyone any reason to think she's not as normal as they are.
nodding, ] Yes. [ with an upward quirk to her lips, she can't help but be a little amused that he immediately suspects her of doing good. or perhaps she'd done wrong against maxwell. she isn't quite sure, even years later. ]
A very long story cut very, very short, he had a monkey's paw and it was destroying the world. I had to make him stop it or there would be no world for him to live in. I guess the rest of the world slowly forgot what had happened after.
yoooo ages later, but here is the bat as you requested
[ namely because he had looked into the mysterious sightings of 'the wonder woman' over the years. call him curious after seeing her in that picture from world war i. he doesn't know all of it, but, he's seen pieces of her life. ]
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[ she'd been unfair to barbara when she had been watching her transformation and even in the aftermath. the years following 1984 had seen her remember the other woman sometimes unkindly. barbara had only hoped to be seen, and in order to do that, she felt the need to change her spots. it's only in the last decade that she's begun to understand the importance of changing. her own markings have altered slightly, the rough walls she'd erected around her slowly chipping down. when those walls refused to budge, a bat chose to scale them.
diana takes a sip of her warm coffee as a distraction and as a way to warm her up. ]
Now… I think it's good to want to have something that you would risk everything for. It means you have a reason to fight, and make sure that you never lose it again.
[ if she had the chance to make a wish once more, she knows she would consider it. after all, she may be a princess and a half-god, but she's still a woman. ]
scuse, wouldnt it be prince-wayne
he takes a few more bites and listens to what she says. ]
If we're going to keep talking hypothetically, Diana... what if you had the choice between your past or your present? What would be more important to you?
[ bruce lives in the past. yet, he still moves in the present. he focuses on the present because of how his past defines him. maybe that's why he wouldn't feel the need to wish for his parents or jason. ]
oh yes, prince-of themyscira-wayne
she does wonder if he's asking something deeper. sometimes bruce does mince his words. all of them are culprits of it.
licking her bottom lip thoughtfully, she glances down at her cup before looking at him once more. ]
Where I'm going is more important. You can't change the past, and even if you could, there could be horrible consequences for the future.
[ she learned that from barry, but it still doesn't stop her from thinking of wishing for something different to have happened. ]
You have to learn from it, don't you?
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If you don't learn from a mistake then you'll keep repeating it. Take it from someone who knows.
[ booze, pain killers. anxiety medicine. he's certain diana has seen the hidden things in the nightstand. the not so hidden ones in the batcave sometimes. he presumes she sees and doesn't say anything on it.
not until she feels it's time to say something. ]
What makes you wonder about wishes?
no subject
I'm just thinking. Around this time many years ago, a man turned himself into a genie in the bottle. I saw his name in the newspaper yesterday and it got me thinking.
[ that was all that noise was, in case he didn't clue in.
maxwell lord was a man who deserved so much more, but he deserved consequences for taking what wasn't his. she wonders if he's learned his lesson. do any of them learn their lessons and keep them?
despite her years, diana's still not used to the past coming back to tap her on the shoulder every now and then. ]
no subject
[ he knows it's prying. generally, bruce tries to not ask questions about her long lived life. there's pain in there. it's easy to see for those who can tell it. he folds his hands in front of himself and the plate. ]
Given situations like the kind we encounter aren't always public knowledge.
no subject
she can't see him doing anything damaging to himself or her if he knows of maxell's name.
noting how he's folded his hands, she feels a little less like he's opening them up to try and solve one of her many unsolvable problems. ]
His name was Maxwell Lord. [ maybe bruce knows of him, perhaps he doesn't. he's young, no matter how he may try to convince her otherwise. ] He owned Black Gold, an oil company in the 1980s that was not doing very well. [ pursing her lips, she corrects, ] I don't believe it was ever going to do well.
no subject
[ he has no idea why. it was more or less off the record. things he found in the journals his father left behind. a lot of the ideas and backdoors of wayne enterprises was off the record. the power struggle in the company meant there wasn't much trust. ]
I take it you had a hand in stopping his company?
no subject
nodding, ] Yes. [ with an upward quirk to her lips, she can't help but be a little amused that he immediately suspects her of doing good. or perhaps she'd done wrong against maxwell. she isn't quite sure, even years later. ]
A very long story cut very, very short, he had a monkey's paw and it was destroying the world. I had to make him stop it or there would be no world for him to live in. I guess the rest of the world slowly forgot what had happened after.
yoooo ages later, but here is the bat as you requested
[ namely because he had looked into the mysterious sightings of 'the wonder woman' over the years. call him curious after seeing her in that picture from world war i. he doesn't know all of it, but, he's seen pieces of her life. ]
And the memories of that are bothering you now.