[Open] And live while we're young

[mrsarcastic003]

Who: Tim Drake and YOU
Where: The Labs
When: the event
Rating: PG
Summary: Tim is having fun exploring. And trying not to let on that he's having so much fun.
The Story:

It's not that Tim isn't aware that this is a Serious Situation for some people, but the problem is that he hasn't had this much fun in ages. There are puzzles to be solved, and spooky labs to be explored, and even if he weren't Robin in another life, this would be fantastic. He's just trying to keep his glee to himself while he explores. And works on puzzles. And explores some more.

[Tim can be found all over the labs, solving puzzles and looking for clues. He's trying not to let on that he's enjoying himself so much, but. He kind of is.]

Comments

[cisskabob]

Cissie is glad she found Tim, but it does not take long for her to be reminded that Tim was always the brains of the operation. It doesn't do much for her ego that even being older than him does not mean she's anywhere near as smart as he is, but it's also a little comforting.

Comforting, and boring. She can't really help him with the puzzle he's currently working on, mostly because every time she makes a suggestion, he's about ten steps ahead of her and by the time she catches up to him, he's even further ahead.

So instead, Cissie lies back on the floor of the lab next to him and looks up at the ceiling.

"You are enjoying this way too much, you know."

[mrsarcastic003]

He glances over at her and gives her a quick--if slightly apologetic--grin. "How many times in your life do you get to solve puzzles and find clues in a spooky lab while trying not to aggro the monsters lurking around? It's like being in a real live tabletop game, or video game. I'm... kind of geeking out a bit."

[cisskabob]

Cissie rolls her eyes, smiling fondly, and kicks out at his foot with hers. "First, you're geeking out a lot. Second, how many times in your life? Let me ask you--how many times in your life? I'd say it's more than most people's."

[mrsarcastic003]

He snickers a little at that. "I do live kind of a charmed life, don't I? All of the mental exercise I can stand, and then some."

[cisskabob]

Cissie bites back a smile, shaking her head at the ceiling. "Who trained you again? I can't remember."

Call it nostalgia, but she couldn't stop herself.

[mrsarcastic003]

He gives her the most innocent look he can manage. "Gosh. I think it might have been the World's Greatest Detective."

[cisskabob]

She giggles, and kicks at him again. "I never would have thought I'd miss hearing you say that. Like Kon talking about his tactile telekenesis."

[mrsarcastic003]

"You're saying that like you've heard it one or two hundred times, and that can't be right. Are you saying Kon and I say that a lot?"

[cisskabob]

"Just once or twice. A day." Cissie laughs, and sits up to look over at the puzzle Tim's working on, if only to keep herself from thinking about the fact that she hasn't heard them say those things in a long time. "How's it coming? Failing miserably without my help?"

[mrsarcastic003]

He grins over at her. "I dwell in darkness without you, obviously."