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riverviewlogs2017-06-15 07:48 pm
pixieboots) wrote in riverviewlogs2017-06-15 07:48 pm
With a thousand lies and a good disguise, hit 'em right between the eyes
who: pint-sized Dick Grayson + YOU
what: Dick is 12 years old and confused
when: June 13 - 24
where: everywhere
warnings: child endangerment, bat angst, possible minor injury
"See 'em running for their lives"
[ Crime waits for no unresolved personal crisis, as it turns out, which is actually more of a relief today than it probably should be. It's luck that Robin spots the thief in action just ahead of the victim's yell, but it's that luck that gives him an advantage. An objective. Finally something to chase down that isn't the ghost of the man he's supposed to be someday.
He gives chase across the roof, bridging gaps between buildings with a dazzling array of acrobatics, all restless, over the top flair as he closes the distance.
He's set up for a dramatic entrance at the end of a blind alley, a confrontation to end all petty thievery for all time, but in the split second that he's mid-showy quad flip the thief below plows into someone crossing the street and abruptly changes direction, and Dick's lost him by the time he hits the street below. ]
Hey. [ And he'll snag the hapless bystander by the sleeve. ] You see where they went?
[ Whether you're a hapless bystander, the unlucky victim, or even the thief, Robin doesn't seem to be prepared to let the issue slide anytime soon. His gaze narrows, roving to one street, then another. ]
"Show me how to lie, you're getting better all the time"
[ If you happen to be acquainted with the grownup-sized version of Dick Grayson (or even if you're not, I'll just handwave a reason tbh) your home or place of work has potentially made Robin's list of hotspots. Breaking and entering isn't right of course, especially not without probable cause, so he's careful to case the area first, waiting for the moment when he's pretty sure whoever he's following is going to be away for a while.
He needs information. He needs to know about this place, about what it all means to the people stuck here, and he doesn't believe in his heart that any adult will give it to him straight. He has to know. He has to.
Catch him just ahead of the act - perched precariously at a window or crouching by a door, lockpick in hand - or catch him already inside, picking his way through belongings with a set of evidence gloves on over Robin's green ones. When people don't know can't hurt them, after all. ]
"Now someone is gonna pay"
[ By the end of the week you'll be able to catch him in civvies, attempting to blend with other groups of tween-age children near schools and parks, walking on his hands in high spots where no sane person should feel comfortable balancing, or eating copious amounts of ice cream and candy as he wanders the city.
As Robin he's a little flutter of yellow cape on the roof, a batarang tucked into a bird's nest, an obnoxious burst of laughter if you happen to make a pratfall somewhere in public. He's incredibly easy to find lurking nearby if you happen to stand out in some obvious way. ]
what: Dick is 12 years old and confused
when: June 13 - 24
where: everywhere
warnings: child endangerment, bat angst, possible minor injury
"See 'em running for their lives"
[ Crime waits for no unresolved personal crisis, as it turns out, which is actually more of a relief today than it probably should be. It's luck that Robin spots the thief in action just ahead of the victim's yell, but it's that luck that gives him an advantage. An objective. Finally something to chase down that isn't the ghost of the man he's supposed to be someday.
He gives chase across the roof, bridging gaps between buildings with a dazzling array of acrobatics, all restless, over the top flair as he closes the distance.
He's set up for a dramatic entrance at the end of a blind alley, a confrontation to end all petty thievery for all time, but in the split second that he's mid-showy quad flip the thief below plows into someone crossing the street and abruptly changes direction, and Dick's lost him by the time he hits the street below. ]
Hey. [ And he'll snag the hapless bystander by the sleeve. ] You see where they went?
[ Whether you're a hapless bystander, the unlucky victim, or even the thief, Robin doesn't seem to be prepared to let the issue slide anytime soon. His gaze narrows, roving to one street, then another. ]
"Show me how to lie, you're getting better all the time"
[ If you happen to be acquainted with the grownup-sized version of Dick Grayson (or even if you're not, I'll just handwave a reason tbh) your home or place of work has potentially made Robin's list of hotspots. Breaking and entering isn't right of course, especially not without probable cause, so he's careful to case the area first, waiting for the moment when he's pretty sure whoever he's following is going to be away for a while.
He needs information. He needs to know about this place, about what it all means to the people stuck here, and he doesn't believe in his heart that any adult will give it to him straight. He has to know. He has to.
Catch him just ahead of the act - perched precariously at a window or crouching by a door, lockpick in hand - or catch him already inside, picking his way through belongings with a set of evidence gloves on over Robin's green ones. When people don't know can't hurt them, after all. ]
"Now someone is gonna pay"
[ By the end of the week you'll be able to catch him in civvies, attempting to blend with other groups of tween-age children near schools and parks, walking on his hands in high spots where no sane person should feel comfortable balancing, or eating copious amounts of ice cream and candy as he wanders the city.
As Robin he's a little flutter of yellow cape on the roof, a batarang tucked into a bird's nest, an obnoxious burst of laughter if you happen to make a pratfall somewhere in public. He's incredibly easy to find lurking nearby if you happen to stand out in some obvious way. ]
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He darts forward with every bit of Red Robin's speed and scoops Dick into his arms. He's never been taller than Dick like this. It's so strange, but kind of nice, too. It was no wonder Dick liked being the older brother.}
You haven't ever forgotten. You still make me happy. Still make lots of people happy. Every time I see that photo, but every time I see you move as Nightwing, too. {Tim doesn't know if he's about to cross a line or not, but it's least likely to happen with Dick than anyone else, so he tries his best and hopes it doesn't backfire.} They'd be proud of you, now as Robin, and as Nightwing when you're older. I know they would be.
{He doesn't have any right to tell Dick these sorts of things. They should come from Bruce, but Bruce isn't here and it would be like pulling teeth to get him to say stuff like this anyway.}
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He misses his mother. He misses his father. He misses Bruce and Alfred.
And somehow Tim Drake had known that. He'd kept the photo because it meant something to him. Because Officer Grayson meant something to him. He wants to believe it's true. He wants to believe they'd be proud. He sniffles and clings. ]
He wrote about you. [ Muffled, after a few moments, into Tim's shoulder. ]
The file said- [ That Tim was the one to call, that Tim would help. That Tim would know what to do if he was compromised. He hadn't listened. He'd been too angry, too scared to listen. ]
He said that he trusted you.
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Jack had done it once when Tim was sick and it hadn't helped, not really, but it had still done something inside Tim's chest. He hopes it helps Dick just a little, even the smallest amount.}
We're brothers. I trust you, too, Dick.
{Trusting Dick was never the problem. It was Dick trusting him, but this one still did. The older Dick here hadn't seen Tim break, didn't think he'd needed psychiatric help over believing in him. It had never happened for him. He trusted Tim. And now his younger self might, too.
Tim could feel the weight of that responsibility on his shoulders just like the cape. It was a warm and comforting weight, the trust Dick placed in him. One he hadn't let himself feel just how much he'd missed.}
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It's why there can't ever be more than one.
But Tim is his brother. He has a brother. Dick holds onto him a moment longer, reluctant to let go which he knows is stupid and childish. When he finally does, it's so he can peel his mask off with hesitant hands, wiping at his eyes underneath. ]
...You really think that?
About him?
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I know it. You're my brother. Young or old.
{Carefully, he wipes a tear off Dick's cheek.}
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[ But it's wonderful. The best news about the future he could have ever received. ]
I thought he sent me away. I thought-
I thought that's what the suit meant.
[ Red Robin. Nightwing. All of them. ]