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[bildungsromans]

[ Continued from here. ]

Love you too, Jay.

How's all that takeout coming along?

[red_hoods]

Don't start, dick.

you know i'm only bringing 1% of all that shit you just said. i don't even know why i'm going.
hopefully just to piss you off.

[bildungsromans]

If you really wanna push my buttons, you'll get decaf.

But I'll never know unless you bring the receipt, so the ensuing placebo effect could still keep me going!

[red_hoods]

i'll bring decaf and make it one of those super weird unnecessary pumpkin things.

I'll show you all the receipts. alone with your less than spicy burger.

[bildungsromans]

This your version of coal, then?

Never occurred to me how great a Santa you'd be, actually. 'Red Hood' and all...

[red_hoods]

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I am. I have my cranberry wine and I'm talking to you.

why not? would you rather we did the face thing?

[success_story]

i really am working, you know
that wasn't a ruse to dodge you

so
did you set aside time just to text me or is this just a nice confluence of schedule?

[red_hoods]

are you fighting a militia of men or are you sitting at a computer?

I felt like talking to you so I texted you. Why's this such a bad, ubfun thing? You told me to talk to you about shit.

[success_story]

im keeping the titans in communique, so...computer, dealing with the militia

no I’m glad I just thought you wanted a push out, idk I would want the push out I didn’t realize that we were TALKING

I’m glad, that’s not what I was saying

[red_hoods]

I'm sure if I'm impeding your job in any way you'll let me know.

why would I want to go out? I'm always out. Everything I do is out. I would have gone out if you were here, though.

So now we're talking and I'm not shooting anyone. Feels like an improvement to me.

for @fille_fatale

[red_hoods]

(continued from here)

[ It's true, he's amassed a lot more resources, but he could always use more and he knows that the two of them combined can be more useful than not. Anyway, he's not really looking for a big thing here. Well, not the way he sees it, anyway. ]

Maybe that's a good thing.

[He snorts softly at her insinuation]

No corrupt PD? He's a damn fool if he thinks that's even possible. You're out here eating burgers with me right now because of the corrupt PD. But that's the thing. They're never going to get it right, they don't know how to do their damn jobs. I'm not throwing in with Gordon, no. I'm doing things my way. Taking back Gotham and turning it around. Getting the trash off the streets for good.

[fille_fatale]

[This is starting to feel a lot more like business than hanging out, and not in a bad way; the look Selina gives him is a lot more considering, now.]

So where do you draw the line? Lotta people would say I'm part of that trash.

[Of course, she doesn't see it that way, but she's been stealing to get by her whole life. She knows there's a lot worse out there, and people like Pyg and Penguin doing the job....isn't really doing the job. She's just never seen it as her calling to clean up after anyone.]

[red_hoods]

Who are you hurting? We're just trying to get by.

[That's the way Jason sees it. They grew up in the Narrows. They know what it's like to live on the streets, to take any scrap they can get. It's nothing like what the rest of these criminals doing. Jason can see a very clear line there]

Pretty sure those who see you as part of that trash are the ones who have to go.

[fille_fatale]

[A smirk crawls onto her face.]

You're starting to sound very 'eat the rich,' you know.

[And she doesn't hate it.]

[red_hoods]

[ Jason considers that, then shrugs. ]

Yeah, well. Preferably not in meat pies, but you know.

[And he can still stomach this burger, so he picks it up and keeps eating]

This city is the way it is because gangs and thugs and criminals are allowed to run it. You know, if someone just put a bullet through Penguins head, we'd be in a much better place, don't you think?

@bloodson

[red_hoods]

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Robin! Just answer the damn question.

I'm not picking up any unusual signals or frequencies in the area. No unusual toxins or poisons. Whatever caused your memory loss was probably localized to whatever you came in contact with. Were you shot or stabbed?

[bloodson]

( guess who is 100% petty enough to consider not responding at all just because jason isn't doing exactly what he wants. guess. )

Stabbed, but I'm still walking. ( hobbling. )

Whatever or whoever.

[red_hoods]

[What a little shit. He'd be happy to know that Jason is doing what he wants, speeding past the address Damian gave him and heads for the landfill, trying to contact Bruce. The urge to check on Damian is great,
but in this case, he's trusting Damian to hold his own, even if he's being a little shit about it. ]

I'm assuming you didn't stab yourself, so that's obvious. I'll try not to get stabbed.

Spoiler is in the area, she's going to get you back to the cave.

[bloodson]

I don't need her help, I can get back on my own.

Both of you should be at the landfill, you can track down Batman and Spoiler can follow any leads on the unidentified threat. Just

Please.

( x10 more worried about his awol dad than the fact the bleeding hasn't stopped and he's beginning to feel a tiny bit woozy? you bet. )

[red_hoods]

[ The thing is, as much as Jason trusts Damian to stop his own bleeding, that's about as far as it goes. He knows how this works. he's been in that position many times and if Damian bleeds out on his watch, well... that's just not going to happen. ]

Believe it or not, I can handle both. She's already on her way. Red Hood out.

[He doesn't cut off communications of course, but he won't be replying to anything else until he finds Bruce and takes down whoever did this, hopefully with his memory intact, and a way to counteract whatever has happened to those lost memories.]

captcha dodge

[flyingtrapeze]

[bloop]

I know you're more than the sum of your actions, at least.

I couldn't do things your way if I wanted to. If you feel justfied making decisions about who does and doesn't get to live, that's you. Even if I have to live the rest of my life knowing I couldn't ever do enough, I wouldn't sleep any better if I killed criminals instead.

[red_hoods]

It doesn't always feel that way.

No you couldn't. You don't have the guts. You don't have what it takes, But you know what? That's fine. That's what I'm here for and if I get shit for it, so be it. Praising me for doing the responsible thing in this case is a goddamn tragedy.

[flyingtrapeze]

None of us are just that, even if that's what you think.

You're right, I don't have what it takes. I don't want to have it. One day maybe I'll figure out how to talk to you without you lashing out at me.

[red_hoods]

Maybe it doesn't bother me that much because I'm fine with my actions.So if that's what you want to boil me down to, that's fine.

maybe i just don't need this shit shoved down my throat even when I'm trying to do things your way. don't you think?

[flyingtrapeze]

I told you, I think you're more than that. You're the one who wants to boil the rest of us down.

Then what should I do instead? What reaction are you hoping for so I can just do that in the future?