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[cowled]

[The image opens on Bruce Wayne at his finest. He's wearing (1) new suit designed by Favrielle, and he's looking pretty swank. Because Bruce Wayne. And Reasons.]

All right, Keeliai, I have a business opportunity to propose. As of right now, I'm relaunching Wayne Enterprises. For those of you who've never heard the name before, it's a multi-national business conglomerate with a focus on humanitarian aid and the like, based out of Gotham City back home.

Anyway. For the duration of my stay here, I'm looking to start in pharmaceuticals - I'm sure you've all noticed the kedan have never even heard of ibuprofen - and work our way up from there. Essentially, I'm looking to better the quality of life for everyone on Tu Vishan, foreigner and local alike.

If anyone's interested in working for me, or if you have experience in a pharmaceutical field, feel free to contact me over the network. We can arrange a meeting in person if you'd prefer. Confidentiality is guaranteed in either case. I'm paying twice the rates the kedan offer, and I've arranged it with the local authorities such that any time you work towards me counts towards your overall work 'obligation' [can you hear the finger quotes falling around that word] here in Keeliai.

Thanks for your time.




[ooc; tags will be sketchy, but I wanted to get this up and get the ball rolling on this plot before I poofed from the internet. <3]

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[controlledvariable]

[She gives an easy shrug, accepting that answer.] Can I make a suggestion, though? [a little bit hesitant, there, but it'd come to mind when she'd realized it was going to be a pharmaceuticals company. She misses the pill.

The question has her looking sheepish] Captain America. [Steve your name] There was a misunderstanding, he's very apologetic about it. But, uh, he knows. Now. [It's not hard to guess what she means by "he knows"]

[cowled]

[He nods to her question, and then--

Hm.

The Captain isn't stupid. He'll be able to work out that a 'Batgirl' is likely affiliated with a 'Batman'. He and Steph haven't had any dealings over the network as Stephanie Brown and Bruce Wayne, but Devin Craig...

There's almost no way around that identity being compromised. Oh, he is frowning.]

I don't think I need to explain to you that with a much smaller pool of potential vigilantes, the risks inherent in exposing our identities are much higher. I don't believe Rogers will pose a threat, but show more discretion in the future.

[controlledvariable]

[The petulant part of her wants to point out that he broke her door down, what exactly was she supposed to do about that?

But there are plenty of things - she should have kept her calm at first, could've gotten changed before she was in her suite, or as soon as she came in, could've disappeared as soon as she first heard the door splinter. There are things she could have done, so she holds her tongue on any snappy remark.]

Sorry, I'll be more careful. [She doesn't think Steve is a threat, either, but she can understand why Bruce is annoyed.]

[cowled]

[He leafs through some paperwork on his table, and then glances up at her. She still has a question to ask.]

[controlledvariable]

[She got distracted, okay?]

Right. [She refuses to feel awkward asking him about this.] Ibuprofen is great and all, but you'd make quite a lot of us "Foreigners" extremely happy if you could develop some form of birth control.

[cowled]

[... and just like her he also refuses to be awkward about it. more out of stubbornness than anything else, though.]

I'll work on it. Creating synthetic estrogen and progestin will be -- interesting with limited resources, but I can probably manage it. I'll need blood and saliva samples.

[Because as if Bruce wouldn't know how to make something like birth control off the top of his head.]

Stop by the lab later, I'll see what I can do. Be discrete, please.

[aka: sneak into the lab.]

[controlledvariable]

[She'd been a little worried he'd dismiss it as unimportant, which is probably not fair to him, since Bruce isn't that sort of man, but still, she smiles.] Thank you.

I will.

[She's pretty sure that's about the extent of things they have to say to each other right now, so she's just going to, head out through a window.] See you. [because unlike Bruce, she has enough manners to say goodbye before disappearing.]

[cowled]

[And before he's even realized he's done it, he has a hand half-lifted in a gesture of farewell.

It doesn't particularly matter, because she's already out the window, but he flexes his fingers slightly in surprise before he picks up his papers once more.]