<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/64/Young_Batman.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong>Name:</strong> Batman (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=294841.msg14455706#msg14455706)<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong> Present<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Earth, if Fate can be believed<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Open. Terra <br/><strong>Wearing:</strong> Black jumpsuit that has seen better days, and a knife on his leg<br/><strong>Note:</strong> Not a promising start </span><br/><hr/><em>'THAT is your problem?' </em>Bruce thought. They had just been told about aliens, planets being destroyed, and some mysterious threat to earth, and the part Hal was focusing on was was not being allowed to drink?  In retrospect, Bruce really shouldn't have been surprised, but he was. Nor was he surprised at Fate's refusal to assist him, but the blatant lie (There was no place on earth Wayne Enterprises couldn't ship to, as Bruce knew from experience. And certainly with Fate's powers he could have arranged a shipment to arrive as easily as he had the others. But Bruce wasn't willing to violate that rule...not yet, in any case. Even though he wondered why Fate had brought him here if not to use the resources at his disposal. The only advantage Bruce had over the others, at least as far as he could tell at this point.)  Nor was he surprised at Kara's lack of reaction to his statement. She might have been to distraught to notice, or just not ready for the truth yet. In any case, she appeared to need a friend more than anything else, and that was a role Bruce could not fulfill. Fortunately, Kory seemed to have that well in hand.<br/><br/>But as usual, Bruce didn't display any of his thoughts outwardly, though it was anyone's guess what the empath still in the room might have picked up. "I'll put together a list." Bruce stated, though he was unable to keep a bit of challenge out of his voice. Said list was going to include a supercomputer,  (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batcomputer)satelite surveillance system,  (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Brother_Eye_(New_Earth))several vehicles, all unavailable on the open market as they were still Waynetech protypes,  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batmobile)and which even included a spacecraft (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bat-Rocket). After hearing about the threat from beyond the planet, Bruce mentally added a satellite (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_Satellite_I) to his list, and then there were the various weapons he'd need to properly test his equipment, as well as the poison's he'd need to partake of to continue to build up his immunity. Yes, Bruce was aware it was an extraordinary list, and most reading it would probably consider it a joke, but there was nothing on it that Bruce wouldn't be able to obtain without Fate's assistance, and he was curious how far the man would go to assist in Bruce's training, training Fate had insisted the fate of the world depended on...right before sending everyone off to lunch, instead of actually training them.<br/><br/><em>'I hope she gets better answers than I did.' </em>Bruce thought as Raven remained behind, clearly wanting to talk to their host in private, and while Bruce had one question he REALLY wanted the answer to...namely who had killed his parents...Fate wouldn't even tell him who was living in the senior students floor, so he didn't see the point of asking. Instead, Bruce knew he had to find his own answers, and his investigation of the forbidden sub basement would have to wait until nightfall, the customary time for such clandestine activities. But there was still plenty to explore otherwise, and Bruce decided to begin with the staircase to the upper floor, and while it was unlikely that any of the rooms would be different from the others, save for the obvious construction differences, Bruce had learned long ago not to overlook anything, and in this case it proved to be the correct instinct, as he found something, or rather someone, out of the ordinary.<br/><br/>The first thing Bruce noticed as he opened the door was the considerable amount of mud on the bed, mud that did not appear to match the location they had been given by Fate. But under the circumstances, Bruce reached the obvious conclusion that the mud had been brought here by Fate, probably via a similar method to Bruce's arrival, rather than another lie of Fate. His eye was then drawn to the form standing in front of the mirror, and between the two angles Bruce could easily see the cause of her concern, though fortunately he couldn't see anything else.<br/><br/>"Sorry...I thought the room was vacant." Bruce apologized, though he couldn't help staring at her back and the unmistakable signs of road rash. An accident, or something worse? In any case, none of his business so he wouldn't pry. However, being no stranger to injuries in hard to reach places, he would offer to help. "My name is John Williams." He claimed, keeping with his alias, and feeling no need to leave as she wasn't really exposed. "And I'm assuming we are both her for similar reasons, namely the training. I haven't found the medical facility yet, but I do have medical training if you need assistance." Her injuries did not appear life threatening, so he would simply leave if she asked or demanded he do so, but he was also quite sincere in his desire to help, and even if they couldn't find the medical suplies, Bruce knew enough about botany to make up some antiseptic and painkillers from the supplies available.<br/>