OOM: Date

[master_bruce]

He's more nervous about this than he'd care to admit. It's not helped by the fact that when the time came to go and meet X, he couldn't find a route to the bar. He'd resorted to opening every door in Wayne Manor and...well. It's a really big house.

Eventually, it was the front door that gave in and put him out of his misery. So he'd taken a breath and gone on through, dressed casually in jeans and a plain, untucked, white shirt and sneakers. It had taken a while to decide on what to wear because he had no way of predicting what she would wear and had guessed, in the end, that she'll opt for casual as well. Especially as they talked about sparring. And...caves. Maybe.

So, here he is. Jeans and combed hair, clean shaved and just a dash of expensive cologne, opening the door from Milliways onto the expanse of entrance hall that welcomes people to Wayne Manor.

There is also an Alfred, which he was not expecting. An enquiring look at his friend receives a silent reply of I know when you're getting ready to meet a young lady, Master Bruce, conveyed neatly with just the lifting of one corner of his mouth.

Bruce looks at X, slightly off-stride already.

'This is Alfred. Alfred, this is...X.'

If the man looks suprised at the name, nothing shows. He's far too professional for that.

'A pleasure to meet you, ma'am. Is there anything you require?'

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[master_bruce]

That does it. He clamps a hand over his mouth and gives in, letting out a giant snort of released air and reduced to helpless, shoulder-shaking laughter.

...

...a minute or so later, he waves a hand without looking at them. I'm OK, sorry, carry on.

Alfred blinks at him.

Right.

And turns to X, offering her his arm with a warm smile, walking her down the length of the dining room and leaving the prince of Gotham to his peculiar turn.

'Come along, ma'am. The kitchen's this way. I'm sure the boy will be along in a moment...hysteria runs in the family you know but don't worry, it's not catching...'

Bruce?

Will apologise for this later.

[cutting_edgex23]

"I know," X says, very seriously. "It is okay."

She will not need that apology.

For a first date (in more ways than one), this has been very --

Comfortable.




And next time Bruce can come to San Francisco for pizza.