The Park, Wednesday evening

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In all of Bruce's years managing child performers, boy bands, and other people whose adolescences would be horrible, just like HIS was after his parents died, he had never seen a performer as exploitable as his new sensation, Robin. Robin had everything. Youth! Pluck! An accent, but one that wasn't, you know, too foreign! And now he could add 'a stage to perform on' and 'swans to perform with' to that list.

Because that's how Bruce Wayne launched hot new singles. In parks with swans. Deal with it, haters, he was going to laugh all the way to the bank, and then cry all the way to bed because his still missed his mommy and daddy. But that was later. Now he had a show to launch.

"Robin!" Bruce called out. "Your public is ready to meet you! And the swans!"

Gather round, everyone. It was time to watch the start of a Behind the Music in the making.

[OOC: Open to anyone who might want to meet the next Bieber or his manager. Or just get some live music. Or see dancing swans.

AUs can get weird sometimes, you guys.]

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[abitlowkey]

"I don't like zee swans," Loki whined. Yes, his accent was French. Because of his tragic past a street performer in Paris before Mr. Wayne found him to exploit teach.

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"Stop playing around, Robin, you love them," Bruce said. "Because teenage girls love swans and if you want to make it in this business, they'd better love you. So by the transitive property, bang, you love swans."

[abitlowkey]

"Teenage girls love swans? Zee are filthy animals."

And good break your arm with their wings. They were also hella metal.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Teenage girls are stupid and like stupid things," Bruce said. And teenage boys were stupid and let Bruce exploit them for money, and probably coke. He wasn't going to mention that part. "Pretend to be a stupid thing, Robin. For the girls."

[abitlowkey]

Coke meaning Coca-Cola, right? Because this was a family friendly AU, Bruce.

"For zee girls."

His accent was only marginally better than Batroc... ZE LEPAIR.

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Maybe Loki's universe was. Bruce was a MULTIDIMENSIONAL music producer. And his universe was just filled with coke.

"I knew you could do it. Now go dance with the swans. Make me believe that they're your brothers!"

[abitlowkey]

That was a lot of coke, then. An inordinate amount of coke.

Loki sighed because he was so tired of this life of non-stop partying and singing for girls who wanted to sleep with him. So, so tired of it all. He longed for the simpler times when he could just con people in Paris.

And didn't have to dance with swans.

So, his dance was pretty sullen, Bruce.

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"Start dancing like you mean it, or I'll order the swans to bite!" Bruce shouted.

He couldn't command the swans to bite, actually. That was what the animal wrangler was for, and who the hell knew where he was? But maybe the threat would do the job.

[abitlowkey]

"You would not!" Where did his accent go? Did it matter?

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"I've had swans do worse to better dancers!" Bruce warned.

[abitlowkey]

"Why must you make me work so hard? Why can I not be like the normal boys?"

Who were international pop superstars.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Because you're not a normal boy, Robin," Bruce said. "You're Robin. You've sold millions of albums, and that's not counting all the people who've shared the album online like thieves!"

[abitlowkey]

"I was one of the thieves once!"

Wow, this is a dramatic AU.

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"And I rescued you from that. And don't forget it," Bruce warned.

[abitlowkey]

"I've made millions!"

Or did he?

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"You're a child. Who do you think controls your bank accounts? Or your accountants?" Bruce asked. "Do you even know your ATM pin number?"

[abitlowkey]

"...my what?" DAMN HIS SHELTERED UPBRINGING.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," Bruce said. "Do things my way and you'll have plenty of money, plenty of girls, probably some drugs once you're older and I need to keep you on TMZ, and the greatest life you could possibly imagine for a while. Don't, and I will crush you like a swan."

[abitlowkey]

That made no sense, Bruce. "Not a swan!"

But Loki was buying it, it seemed.

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"Their wings are mighty, my friend," Bruce said. "Mighty for crushing."

[abitlowkey]

Loki danced then. Danced and cried for his freedom. But the dance was amazing, so it totally worked in the end.

Just look at the grace.