Log: You and me... we're in this together now.

[hititwithacrowbar]

who: Jason Todd
what: TD prompt and settling into his new life.
when: Early February
where: The Kent House
warnings: The nightmare thread has illusions of drowning, verbal abuse, victim blaming and claustrophobia...and being buried alive, kind of. More will come clearly.

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[sonofab]

I was a calculated design gone wrong on my mother's side and a mistake father seeks to rectify. [ said factually and clinically. ] I hold no delusions about my birth, I only seek to make it I life I'm not ashamed to look back on. [ Said by a 13 year old but sounds already like someone who's lived a full life of regrets.]

What did she ask?

[ He finishes mixing his tea and takes a polite sip, thinking he had an idea where this was heading, but let Todd run the pace of this conversation. ]

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[ For a moment, Jason almost feel bad for his little brother. He tossed the empty bottle away as he leaned on the counter and offered him an almost sympathetic look. He could never understand how Talia was so good to him, but so terrible to Damian.]

Well, that's the past, no point looking back, I may not mean much, but you've made me nothing but proud... and annoyed. But mostly proud.

[ Returning to the counter he leaned a bit, to wrap both hands around the cup to let the warmth soak into his fingers a moment.]

My thoughts on Shiro and her as a couple. I told her if he makes her happy go for it, so she is. [ he shrugged a bit.] I'm just being a selfish prick right now, I should be happy for her, but, I'm not.

[sonofab]

... Not sure how complimentary that is coming from the family Black sheep.

[ Damian says when he feels Jason's look of sympathy and words way on him in a way that made him feel both warm and uncomfortable. He looks away as he says it, with a dismissive hand wave. ] But your appreciation is noted.

[ You'd be lost without him, you all would be. ]

You're jealous over a girl. [ About where he saw this headed. He feels like he is dealing with his titans and their hormones again. ]

If this is one of the reasons you got yourself punched in the face tonight, I suggest finding a new outlet. [ He said, tipping his tea to his lips. ]

[hititwithacrowbar]

Eat me.

[ Jason gave him a flat look before taking a drink of his tea finally.]

Why are you like this?

[ The answer: Al Ghuls, thats why.

He rolled his eyes some then sighed. ]

I'm not jealous, I'm pissed at myself. Its different, jealousy might be a posiblity if I had even told her how I felt, but I didn't becuase We have jobs to do and women get in the damn way. She's better off with that damn lion guy and his damn prefect everything.

[ Jason quietly zips his hoodie. Shut up.]

[sonofab]

Born this way. [ Damian says dryly at the question.

He met the guy. He was nice but perfect? He supposed compared to Todd. He raises a dark brow at Todd trying to sink into his hoodie. Well now he is no longer dealing with a hormonal teenager but a sulking child. This subject is rapidly deaging the man. ]

Sounds jealous and like you're calling girls icky. [ He leans back in his chair, taking a breath, waving off any insults the man gone toddler tries to throw at him. ]

But I get what you are saying. You lot don't have the best track records in romance.

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[ Jason finished zipping his hoodie and rolled his eyes.] Okay, Lady Gaga.

I do not find girls icky, men are just as frustrating. And she's not the one at fault here, it's fully on me. I fucked up.

[ He grumbled as he slipped his fingers back around his tea and took a sip, what a strange taste tea and beer made mixed. Vodka would be better.]

You don't know shit about my track record unless your old man is even creepier with his record keeping.

[sonofab]

I... think I've heard of her. Was she Knighted? [ Damian says, but from his tone one can't tell if he was being sarcastic or not. ]

So your ick factor believes in gender equality. [ Yes, he is mocking you now. ] How so? She is with someone that makes her happy and you are not lined up to break a girl's heart.

[ Sounds like a win/win to him, but romance was tricky. Hormones and such, chemicals in the brain, he could tell you the levels of someone in love VS someone not, but it still did nothing to answer questions regarding love.

As for questions regarding Todd's track record, he could answer that. You truly underestimate Father's creep factor and Damian of course studied every file he had on his predecessors. He stood up to get a pen and pad, then started making a list. With another sip to his tea, he slid it over to the man in silence. ]

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...I would ask how we are related, but well, were not, so lets just forget you said that.


[ Funny thing was, Jason wasn't even a Lady Gaga fan, he just wanted to be an ass. He gave Damian a flat look at the gender equality line.

Though his look fell as he let go of the tea and raked a hand though his hair, looking more like the big Bat when he stressed and let it show. The light faded from his eyes a moment as he looked deflated.]

Your right, I'm being a child.

[ He spoke his words before the youngest slid the paper over, as his eyes went wide like saucers. At least seeing two people missing but, Jesus. At least that wiped that heart broken look off his face as he, shrugged.]

Your dad is offically a stalker, and he's missing people, but I'm glad for that.\

[ He lofted the paper and started shredding it, it was at least a short list compared to Dick, but Jason's life and Isabel's parting words had left him uncertain about dating again as long as he was Red Hood. Seeing her name there made the pain of Hana more clear, Hana deserved better and she has it. Damian was right.]

Lets not leave my trail of broken hearts here for all to see.

[sonofab]

Mhm. [ Damian hums in agreement when Todd seems to see what he does. ]

It's called being a detective. [ At least that's how he reasoned it, besides, was it so wrong to keep tabs on the family? No. He also glared at Todd when he mentioned people missing, knowing just who you are implying. ]

You hardly have enough on this list to leave a trail. Besides, didn’t most of these women dump you? [ Just a little biting remark for reminding him of his mother. ]

I think you’re just angry you came to this realization so late, but even if you had realized sooner... would you have done anything differently?

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[ Jason glared back when Damian brought up the hard truth that Jason usually got dumped. And he tossed the scraps of paper in the sink.]

You don't know shit, Little D. Besides, Clark name ONE motherfucker who does what we do without it being another hero? We aren't built for civilian life, I learned that when Isabel was nearly killed by the fucking clown.

[ He honestly thinks Damian doesnt know about Talia. Ignorance is bliss.]

...Maybe but, honestly, your right I would have just hurt her or gotten her killed. This Shiro guy will make her happy and not paint a target on her back. Best thing I can do is just cut contact and leave them be.

[ He's an idiot.]

[sonofab]

Father is getting married to Selena Kyle. Cat woman is hardly a hero.

[ Damian makes a displeased face at this, placing down his tea cup and getting up to get more tea. ]

That's idiotic. [ Damian would have agreed, but he was learning the value of friends as of late. ] Just because you can't have her romantically, you want to cut her off as a ally?

She has a mech. That can be useful. She understands the robotics that run that mech. Again, useful. She puts up with your nonsense. Also useful. [ That one is very useful, trust.]