RESTART
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— Master Bruce, better take off your uniform and listen to me! — the butler asked for the fifth time while following the bat hero through the halls of the mansion.
— After I talk to my son, Alfred...
Bruce was not ignoring all of Pennyworth's warnings and requests for evil, he was just letting his father's side speak louder — even screaming. They had spent days with Damian waiting for him to wake up or at least improve his condition.
— You need to understand that he is not totally...!
— Alfred, I need to hear my son's voice! — Batman replied, already with his hand on the door handle. However, before he could open and enter, it was Richard Grayson who opened the door and left, closing it behind him.
— It is better to take off that uniform before entering, B... — the boy said without even trying to hide all the discouragement he was feeling.
Finally accepting that something was wrong, Batman turned and went to the bedroom to change clothes. Alfred even took a few steps towards him, but it was Dick who followed him to try to explain what was going on.
— Alfred thinks it's Dissociative Amnesia. When he woke up, I thought it was just a bad joke... damn it! — He looked out the bedroom window, blaming himself for making Damian even more nervous in the beginning — He doesn't remember anything.
— He better not remember what happened...
— Bruce, he doesn't remember anything.
The older man stared at him, finishing removing the accessories. He was silent for a few moments and even seemed to ignore what he heard, but finally asked:
— How much is nothing?
— Absolutely nothing. — Dick ran a hand through his hair — We tried to explain who he was, but it only made it worse! I thought it would be easy, but just listening to "Robin", he had a panic attack and...!
— And how is he now? — Bruce interrupted him with the question, after wearing a bulky overcoat hiding his uniform underneath.
— He doesn't remember anything, not even that he had woken up before... — the boy sighed again — Alfred said it is wiser to let him remember alone and gradually.
Batman, or rather, Bruce Wayne didn't say anything else. He left the room and walked as quietly as he could with his polished shoes, he was dressed like a businessman who had just come home.
Once again he had his hand on the doorknob, this time opening it and entering his son's room. Damian was sitting on the bed, leaning against the headboard and surrounded by pillows — including one where his fractured leg rested. He was flipping through the Wayne Family photo album.
— Son... — Bruce called him in a low timbre, wondering why he wasn't noticed as soon as he entered — Son, how are you feeling?
— Master Bruce, you will have to speak a little closer... — Alfred informed without taking his eyes off the child, was standing by the door — The hearing was very impaired, he complains constantly.
The man approached the bed, but was not really noticed by Damian until he sat on the nearest edge. The first reaction he had was fear, which was soon replaced by strangeness and even shyness.
— Son, how are you feeling? — Bruce asked again, a little louder than the first time.
— I-I? — The boy stared at him for a few seconds trying to understand what they were talking about and, as soon as he realized, looked down feeling even more out of place — I'm better...
— That's great, son — Zealous, he ruffled the youngest boy's hair — I really wanted to be here when you woke up, but I had a meeting.
— They already explained to me about it. Thanks anyway... — still shy, Damian replied staring at the photo album again.
— Alfred, is Damian being understanding and polite at the same time?
— Yes, Master Bruce.
— And he wants nothing in return?
— I don't think so, Master Bruce.
— How long will we have this kind of my son? — Again, he ruffled Damian's hair with the utmost care. The youngest stared at him, still shy, but smiling.
— Aren't you angry with me? — the boy asked.
— I should be?
— ... I thought it would stay, because I don't remember you, sir.
— I'm not going to be irritated by something like that, Damian — Bruce smiled, getting a little closer to his son — How about calling me "father" instead of "sir"?
— As you wish, sir... father! As you wish, father! — hastily retracted.
— It's a good restart — It was impossible to prevent a laughter principle from escaping, even Damian found himself amused — How about leaving the old photos aside and listening to his antics? — Receiving a positive and very enthusiastic nod, he got even closer to his son and placed the album between the two, showing one of the first photos of Damian in the mansion — Here: that day you ran away from home and went to meet me at the company. When I entered my office you were there, sitting in my chair, saying that someone was embezzling money in the Argentine sector...
Alfred stayed by the door, watching them with a simple smile. The butler could hardly believe that Bruce was doing so well in maintaining that aura of "calm and composure" due to the situation, he was really trying hard to be a good father.
Damian listened carefully to the stories, whose "details" were hidden. It only took three until sleep overcame curiosity by itself, after all, it still had some active effects from sedatives.
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NOTAS
Yes, Alfred is the only employee of the Wayne mansion, so there is no problem with Batman walking through the corridors. Are you having trouble accepting this? Believe with all your heart, just like I do, kkks. Well, Batman and Catwoman usually date on other people's roofs and have never been caught by a security camera...
Note: Batman at the end refers to what Damian did in the animation "The Son of Batman". In fact, he also says that he only has Alfred as an employee, or rather, a friend.
Note of note: it is also in this animation in which Alfred says he is rooting for the bushes, when Damian is slaughtering them in training in the morning (I do not remember whether or not there is something similar in the comics).
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COMMENTS!
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Thanks for all the comments (as much as it all seems to be from the same person, or maybe two people argue ... Sorry, I'm not good at English)
I tried to answer them all properly, sorry for anything that sounds out of order.
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Review Chapter #1 - May 13: "The biggest flaw in Batman's philosophy is that by him refusing to kill off the criminals, many innocent die at the hands of these villains [...]"
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Hello!
All right? Hope so!
I'm very happy that you are the first person to comment on my fanfiction!
Now, commenting on the comment:
Yes!
His code of "if you kill a murderer, you are also one" is somewhat pointless, but I believe that the great drama behind his stories is exactly that: you follow the whole saga, you shiver with sick things and in the end he dies of anger because he only threw a madman behind bars who in a few days will be outside again! It is something on an exaggerated scale that makes us wonder if we should really follow our wills instead of reaching out and trying again, you know? It's like letting go instead of running over a person who crossed over the track (taking a lot of the weight out of it).
However, I don't think the stories would be so interesting if I didn't have this point. Imagine what would become of Gotham if the Joker had died in the fifth or sixth fight between the two? The same thing with all the other villains, if they existed (after all, I think what they are saying is that they don't really fear death).
I think Batman's code is flawed in the comics too, no matter how motivated he is. Still, I love it!
I will be very sincere: I was not able to understand the rest of the comment well after "Devilslayer". I think you're talking about comic book plots, your super cool characters, sets and so on.
Unfortunately, I am not fluent in English. I tried to translate / research some things, but I believe that the names vary according to the translation. I recognized some, like Deadpool 2099; Samurai Jack; Wakanda, home of the Black Panther; etc. Most I only know by name, because I don't have the habit of reading many comics (I like the suspense stories more than the fight stories).
About "Gotham City Impostors": I haven't had a chance to play yet, but it looks cool!
About "Devilslayer": the only one that came to my mind was Gray from FairyTail.
Samurai Jack: I watched on TV when I was a little girl, but I don't remember many things, I suck at keeping names.
Mojo Jojo: this one I had a little work, but I recognized it! Here in Brazil his name is "Crazy Monkey".
Tom Strong: the name seemed familiar, but I was unable to associate it or seeing some images of it. I think I remember the gorilla ...
League of Assassins: this one I recognized, the name is similar to the one in Portuguese!
Zatanna: I like her story, I thought it was a really cool idea for her spells to be said backwards!
Poizon Ivy: one of the villains I find most beautiful! It is also super interesting, especially with the amount of power it has (although it is not always used with dignity ...)
Well, these were the ones I managed to recognize. Unfortunately, the others I don't remember or even know (I confess that I didn't have time to look for each of them correctly).
Thanks for the comment and for sharing so many references!
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Review Chapter #2 - May 13: "Super plants of Poison Ivy [...]"
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I have the impression that you are the same person who made the comment above. Anyway, thanks for the review!
Talking about insecticides, one of my teachers was doing a postdoctoral study on the harms of this type of chemical, mainly for the production of flowers (like flowers for Valentine's Day bouquets). I believe that both here and in other parts of the world, many people die from poisoning while working on flower plantations ...
Returning to the topic: I love Poison Ivy, she is a very powerful villain, but one that is not always used to its full potential.
About Luthor throwing his money at Gotham: you made me draw a picture of it at 2:55 am on a Monday. Thank you, I needed this! Haha xD
I don't like Wonder Woman very much, just because I don't like it. However, I admit that she is an incredible heroine with her sense of justice and especially her ability to deal with wars (except in Injustice, in Injustice I found her somewhat submissive to what the "majority" wanted instead of following her instinct ).
As for the various names: I believe that they are all legal characters, but unfortunately I am not fluent in English and due to the translation, I do not recognize many names on this list (Deathstroke and
Black Manta only, which in Portuguese are respectively "Exterminador / Slade" and "Arraia Negra").
About Bruce being the greatest human detective, Luthor also ends up admitting that in DCeased. But I also put my files on Tim, he managed to deduce who Batman and Robin were when he was just a child!
I don't know Cass so well, I'm not much of a fan of comics, but I intend to read some with her so I can write some chapters of the fanfic ...
Richard is one of my favorites!
Damian and Jason together are the most like brothers, at least to me.
Well, I think the heroes of the stories take their code of conduct so seriously because the stories need to continue ...
I don't have much to say other than: wow.
You seem to be a human encyclopedia, remembering and knowing so many things!
I keep a little of my memory for physics formulas and things like that, but I really like sociology, philosophy and things like that (when facing less critical and serious analysis of humanity itself, I prefer the "less serious" approach)
Thanks for the review again!
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Review Chapter #1 - May 13: "Kthanid
Time Clocks- transcend time and space Goldeneye (pocket)watch hyperspace weapons and gadgets flying castle tank (jet/submarine/spacecraft)/suit (symbioid- Avengers One Million BC-Panther(fauna/chimera/kaiju), Thor, Sorcerer Supreme, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist (Cap America), Phoenix (Cap Marvel), Starbrand, Hulk, Iron Man [...]"
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Sorry, but I didn't understand anything. In order not to sound like "absolutely nothing", I recognized some hero names like Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, etc.
Still, thank you for taking the time to write a comment for my fanfic!
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Review Chapter #2 - May 13: "When they swear by the Styx even the gods must keep their word
Like humans the Olympians were capable of good and bad deeds [...]"
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Hello! Thanks for the comment!
I'm not the biggest fan of Greek / Roman mythology, but I found all the points you made about this culture very interesting!
"Rights are for all regardless of color, creed including none, and gender because otherwise they aren't rights just privilege respect the rights of everyone else or you don't have any" - I totally agree!
I believe that every kind of belief is a kind of walking stick (as a support). It's okay to use one, as long as you don't hit people over the head.
Your comment was a little difficult to translate, I believe I understood 89.99% of it all. He really made me think a lot, thanks!
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Review Chapter #1 - May 13: " ' I have told this to few people, gentlemen, and I suspect I never will again, but one day when I was a young boy on holiday in Uberwald I was walking along the bank of a stream when I saw a mother otter with her cubs ' [...] ".
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thanks for the comment
On the otters they feed: it is something natural. It is neither cruelty nor malice, they do this kind of thing to survive. I am not saying that it is wrong to think that way, but I prefer to see evil as a bad act done without plausible justification.
This comment was very long and a little complicated to translate, but I believe I understand the quotes you used in full. Thank you, this comment made me think a lot about some different perspectives!
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Are you reading the fanfic? Accompanying her?
How about leaving a comment on the fanfiction, as a critic or an idea, maybe just talking about which part you are enjoying and what you expect to see in the next chapters!
Thank you! Beijokas!
