7666/Coffee At The Wayne's

Coffee At The Wayne's
Date of Scene:	29 May 2019
Location:	Wayne Manor - Gotham
Synopsis:	Carrie, Barbara and Stephanie stop at Wayne Manor for coffee with Bruce. Barbara plans to patrol alongside Stephanie
Cast of Characters:	Batman, Carrie Kelley, Spoiler, Oracle

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Batman has posed:
     Business hours have concluded for the day, and of course, the night was about to start. Bruce arrived at Stately Wayne Manor, tugging at his red tie, removing it and placing his blazer on the coatrack. Immediately Alfred retrieves it to be dry cleaned and pressed anew. "Any news, Alfred?" He asks, still in his higher and kinder Bruce Wayne voice. "Lucius Fox called and wanted to speak to you about something he wants you to try, Master Bruce."

  The coffee urn was set out with an assortment of pastries and such, more than one cup and saucer was set out. "And are we expecting company?" Bruce asks, to which Alfred shrugs with a smug smirk before whisking himself away to tend to Bruce's suit. The elder Wayne simply gives a small sigh before he served himself a cup.

Carrie Kelley has posed:
There were times Carrie often visited so she could get some studying done away from the distractions of campus, or even her apartment. Having a music major roommate sometimes made studying there a bit difficult. Which is why she had been tucked away in the library for several hours but now comes drifting out to explore where the smell of coffee was eminating from.

It's a surprise to see Bruce there.

"Oh, hey Boss. I didn't realize it was so late," she adds glancing down at the watch on her wrist with a little frown of consternation. Hadn't she set the alarm on this thing? She wiggles her wrist a few times, taps the screen, then rolls her eyes. "Time for a new battery. Is that coffee?" Of course it was.

Spoiler has posed:
Having recently finished her second year in college, Stephanie brown has been at the vigilante game for about five years now. Though involved with Batman and Robin early on during that, it has only been the latter part of her time as costumed hero that she was brought in on the identities of the dynamic duo and their allies. Of late she has even been allowed to train with them a few times, and been down in the Batcave. It still amazes her a little bit though as she pulls up to the manor on her bike. Stopping, she sit and looks at the expansive manor for a few moments before climbing off the bike. She removes her helmet and gets her hair back to a semblance of normal before heading inside.

She rings the bell and smiles at Alfred when he answers. "You said to stop by?" she asks. The butler's smile and motioning her towards the room where Bruce and Carrie are leads Stephanie Brown in there. She steps into the room, holding her helmet in one hand against her hip. "Hey there," she says, the blond smiling. "Am I ok to come in?" she asks.

Oracle has posed:
Barbaara is not far behind Stephanie, she'd seen the bike on the road on her way here. Arriving via the use of a black sports car, her headlines turn off and she parks off to the side of the main drive. The woman steps out, wearing a black dress and her red hair done up in a bun on the crown of her head, she starts to walk toward the front of the home around the time that Alfred opens up and allows Stephanie to enter.

"I would think so." Barbara says as she ascends the steps behind Stephanie and offers a smile, before one is given to that of Alfred. "There's no social event happening here tonight is there?" Barbara asks. "I hadn't actually checked before I decided to come out."

Batman has posed:
     Bruce turns around as Carrie enters and the tall man gestures to the urn. "Hello Carrie. Help yourself." He answers. "Studying late again?"

  Stephanie and Barbara soon enter and Bruce takes a seat. "Yes, come in." He beckons to the two.

  Bruce takes a sip from his cup, thinking of all that needs doing tonight. "What are the status reports?" He asks, knowing everyone had their side projects they needed to do, with all the Sentinel business and more going on, it was good to regroup.

Carrie Kelley has posed:
Carrie Kelley reaches out to pour herself a cup of coffee while the others file in earning a nod of greeting to them along with a grin. "Hey," she offers in greeting only to take a long swig of the hot coffee black as her soul. ... Okay she puts cream and sugar in there first. Stephanie is given a nod as well having at least seen her before if not really having had the chance to talk. It was during a busy time in the Batcave. She moves to take a seat perching on the armrest of a chair lightly.

"Quiet with the underworld currently. I haven't made any further headway into the 'coins' that are being bandied around other than to know that they act like favors to mark turf. If you hand one out that place is off limits for others to encroach on. Just need to find the source of this deal."

Spoiler has posed:
Stephanie turns and sees Barbara coming in behind her. The blonde's face immediately lights up. "Hello Barbara," she says to the redhead that is a few years older than her, flashing the other woman a smile. At Alfred's motion towards the room, Stephanie enters the rest of the way. "Thank you for having me over," she says to Bruce. Carrie is given a friendly smile when they meet eyes.

Stephanie wanders over nearer to the urn and gets herself a cup. She adds plenty of cream and sugar to it. "Pretty quiet," Stephanie says. "I've been watching the beaches and the the park," Stephanie says, having been assigned to the least dangerous areas. "There are some dealers that tried moving into the park. I ran them off for now, though am hoping to tail one back and see who they are working for," she says.

Oracle has posed:
Barbara strides into the room and finds herself a seat to lower down into. She glances around at the others and at Bruce specifically, as he goes straight to business as he ever does.

Babs allows the other two to speak first before she shakes her head gently. "And I... have mostly been tending to SHIELD's needs within the city, and beyond it." She relates then. "They're a needing bunch, those secret agents and their secret agent games."

"To be quite honest, I'd like to narrow my focus again and get back to my roots here within Gotham for a spell. If anyone is willing to have me along for a night's patrol, I would enjoy it. I think it could let me feel... grounded again, and less connected with the world's problems as a whole. Of which there are many, many of."

Batman has posed:
     Bruce nods while drinking his coffee. "That's an interesting mechanic. Though the coin makes me think someone we know. Two-Face. Question is, why would everyone else follow suit?" His voice grew more gravelly, more like when he is down in the cave. "Do some more digging, and if you need backup, one of us will be available to you." He comments.

  As Barbara comments on SHIELD, he rolls his eyes. "Flotsam. They use old Cold War traditions as scripture there. Have you been in touch with Agent May? She and I see eye to eye on how intelligence should be shared. She respects that this city is ours."

Spoiler has posed:
Stephanie Brown sits up a little bit straighter as Barabara mentions wanting to go back out in the field. And looking for someone to patrol with her. "Oh me," she says quickly. Then looks a little sheepish at blurting that out. "I mean, if you'd like to patrol together, I'd be happy to. We could add some extra areas too then? It's kind of quite down around the beaches. Not a lot besides bonfires and kids stealing a few drinks who are underage." She's underage, for that matter.

Stephanie takes a sip of her coffee, glancing between Barbara and Bruce to see what they think. Still a bit new to this teamwork thing, and never quite sure what to expect.

Oracle has posed:
Barbara's eyes gaze over to Bruce and she has a sly smirk appear across her red hued lips. She glances away though, down to her lap where she's seated, leaned back in her chair now with her legs crossed at the knees. "Not directly to Agent May, not for some time. But in the past, yes. She's a stern woman, I can see why you'd approve of her, Bruce." She says then, looking back to him before Stephanie draws her attention.

Now, stare upon Steph, a grin appears across Barbara's face. "Yeah?" She says to the younger girl. "I'd be up for that. I'd like to get a reality tour in your route and patterns, as it were. How about we look into that this week? Stop by the Clocktower?" Babs asks of Steph.

Batman has posed:
     "I think it's a good idea. Stephanie is ready for more." He says to Barbara. "And as for Agent May, I agree. At least it seems to be the only SHIELD agent Damian had a modicum of respect for."

  Bruce empties his cup and stands. "Alright, I'll go out on patrol tonight, you all have your assignments. If I'm needed, I will be on comm." He was already making his way to go down into the cave. "Unless there is more at the moment?" He asks, one last opportunity to ask the B-man some questions.

Spoiler has posed:
Stephanie Brown's blue eyes light up at Barbara's willingness to join her on patrols. She looks over to Bruce, the older man's assent resulting in Stephanie giving a little fist pump. "Oh yeah. Gotham's criminal element won't know what hit them," she says, flashing a smile over to Barbara.

Stephanie nods as Bruce indicates he's going to head out. "Thank you for having me over," she says, picking up her coffee cup and draining it down in a couple of swallows. Someone's going to be on a caffeine buzz. Stephanie looks over to Barbara says, "I'll be by tomorrow then, and we can head out from there."

She rises smiling to them both. "Good luck tonight, Bruce," she tells him, and gives Barbara a nod. And a smile that suggests how happy she is by tonight's development. She heads out of the room with a spring in her step, leaving the two of them there.

Oracle has posed:
Barbara remains where she is in the chair as Stephanie makes to depart. She places her elbows on either of the chairs of the arm beside her and folds her hands together overtop of her lap. She offers a smile to Steph as she goes. "I look forward to it." She adds to the other before her eyes go back to Bruce. She seems to stare at him with a bit of judgemental demeanor before she simply speaks out. "Be safe tonight." She says to him. "If you run into anything too wild, make sure to reach out to me. I'm headed home, so by the time you get 'out there' I probably will be readily available to help." She, Oracle, is of course there to help the Batman.

Batman has posed:
     Bruce gives a stern nod. "Alright."

  Though that look certainly went noticed. Bruce has no time for it. "What is on your mind, Barbara." Figuring to play nice before anything else.

Oracle has posed:
Barbara shakes her head from side to side then as she moves to raise up from her chair. "I just want to make sure that you know you have help if you need it." She further elaborates as she adjusts the light jacket she has on overtop of her dress. "You're prone to... placing that information off to the side from time to time. I'm here to remind you that you don't need to do that." She pauses then, staring at him. "Thats all! I promise!" A small smile is shown then as she turns then toward the way out. "I'm going now!" She says before punctuating that with a light wave of her right hand.

Batman has posed:
     A hand reaches to the grandfather clock and turns the hands, revealing the entrance to the batcave beneath. "Yes, I do have help." He comments, before giving another nod to Barbara. "I will not forget it so soon." Time would tell how long, however.