10274/Wayne's World

Wayne's World
Date of Scene:	24 February 2022
Location:	Gymnasium and Pool - Wayne Manor
Synopsis:	Damian and Stephane run into each other at the manor, and catch up.
Cast of Characters:	Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne

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Stephanie Brown has posed:
After having accomplished what she came to the Manor for tonight, Stephanie heads up from the Batcave. Once in the manor proper, she heads for Dick's room where she still has a few clothes. She changes into a bathing suit then and heads over towards the pool that has become one of her favorite places there.

She dips the toes of one foot in the water as she walks along the pool. Just as warm as she would expect. A towel is tossed over onto a chair and then she leaps into the air, gracefully diving into the water with nary a splash. She comes back to the surface a few seconds later after having coasted all the way to the bottom, then pushed off back up to the surface.

Damian Wayne has posed:
     Although Damian hardly uses the gym at the manor for its intended purpose, he does manage to take a stroll around the mansion every now and again.

  Business having settled in Metropolis and New York for the time being, he's managed to stay around the manor more than he used to in these times. He'd heard of new arrivals, but he was nonplussed to meet anyone new, as was his custom. No, he'd much rather close his door and be alone with Ace, or working out. This time though, he had managed to indulge himself a trip to the jacuzzi, a hot bath, reminiscent of the hot spring on Infinity Island, one of the few places he could actually relax himself and unwind. The teen doesn't say anything to greet Stephanie, not really unusual for him, he does it with almost everyone...except Alfred. That man doesn't take any guff.

  He had outgrown his old swim trunks that Supergirl had sewn for him, so now he was simply dressed in black board shorts, because if there is something that a Wayne is almost never without, is the color black. Slipping himself into the hot waters, he sank until his chin was just touching the water, letting the steam dance up onto his face while he closed his eyes and relaxed.

Stephanie Brown has posed:
Stephanie observes Damian's entrance, giving a nod his way before kicking over onto her back to stroke down the length of the pool to the far end. She does a kick turn and then swims back, this time doing a breast stroke as she emerges from the water. Down to the other end of the pool, her head above water this time as she makes the turn and then just glides, enjoying the water.

"How have you been, Damian?" she asks as Stephanie lets herself just float in the water, using the smallest of motions to tread water now she's back out where her feet don't touch, but near to where the heated water of Damian's jacuzzi is at. "And how's your dog doing? I haven't seen him in for ever, bet he's huge by now."

Damian Wayne has posed:
     Damian's closed eyes might make someone think that he is not paying attention, but like Stephanie knows, there is always a sense of consciousness around one of the Bat clan, even while asleep.

  Damian remains still, breathing silently as Stephanie continues to ask questions. "Marginal." He comments, before continuing on. "Ace is thriving, he's close to his full grown size now, like myself." Though for Damian, he had hoped he would still continue to grow until his early twenties, he must gain every inch of height he can get, after all. There was a considerable pause before he adds on. "You?" A social gesture that was not his forte, nor one he extended often.

Stephanie Brown has posed:
Stephanie lets out a sigh that has such a level of contentment it might raise an eyebrow. "I'm doing very well," she replies to Damian. "Might be around here a little bit more than I have," she tells him. For awhile she was at the manor quite a bit, but then Dick bought a brownstone near campus and the pair have spent most of their time there. Apart from trips to the manor when duty calls, or the regular family visits for Dick.

The young woman kicks her feet up into the air so their weight, and the movements of her hands, pull her underwater. Flutter-kicking she goes down to the bottom of the pool, and then swims several laps around the exterior, ten feet down. She's down long enough that a normal person might start to worry. But after several minutes she returns to the surface, only breathing lightly despite how long she was down. Barbara's training, primarily though with others helping, especially Dick of late, showing in just how much Stephanie's skills and fitness improved over the last year and a half.

Damian Wayne has posed:
     The black haired young man opens one eye momentarily, specifically after Stephanie had mentioned that she may be around more than she had before. "It would be better for these new people to see you, rather than myself." It was the air of a different life outside these walls, of course, he wasn't the boy that tabloids had reported on. That was a public face, that didn't reflect the true one underneath.

  Though once she starts to dive down, Damian closes that eye again, enjoying the long moment of silence. "Respectable. You'll have to train at depths though to multiply it well."

Stephanie Brown has posed:
"Thank you," Stephanie offers, leaning back to dunk her head backwards into the water, so when she straightens it her hair lies neatly back atop her head. "I don't get as much time for aquatic training. Truth be told, keeping up with a full patrol schedule, and classes, doesn't leave much training time anymore," she says. "Especially now that I'm getting into the science classes for becoming a forensic examiner. Though it's kind of frustrating to me how much of them doesn't really relate, to get the 10% that does."

Or that she's already learned a lot of it from Barbara and Dick, but in a more practical manner than the college courses call for. "I'll hopefully be able to take advantage of the pool more," she says.

Damian Wayne has posed:
     "Forensics. You'd be surprised what all can be relevant for that field." He comments, though he did know that as members of the Bats, they had a leg up in terms of laymen. It was very rarely that the Bats got their hands on a cadaver to examine, and relied on the GCPD report. But even Damian has had to do preliminary evaluations before someone else saw the body.

  "My time at Happy Harbor is going to be at an end soon. After then, it's...wherever I want, I suppose."