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who: Jason Todd
what: More days around the city
when: 10-27/11-5
where: Floor Six, Perimeter Guard, Book Store, Rooftops and Riverview High.
warnings: None yet, will update.

Floor Six + Perimeter Guard
Jason had woken up in one of his moods, that much was clear by the way he sat at the edge of his bed with the covers half over his head like a cloak. Glaring a anyone and everyone that made any noise on the floor. It didn't help that he had only gone to bed a couple hours beforehand and it was a bad dream that jolted him out of his slumber.

Waiting to hear the shower kick off so he could steal the water also didn't help his mood when he saw the time and realized he was about twenty minutes later for work. The covers thrown back as he shuffled fast to tug on his guard uniform and strap his guns to his legs and tugged on his leather jacket as he rushed for the door forgetting his messenger bag by the bed.

After speeding on his bike through the city streets, barely getting by without getting caught by the police. He parked the bike and rushed into the headquarters. He still had healing bruises from the bar fight last week and he looked a mess but after some talking he made his way to get started on the days job.

Bookstore
Once he was free of the obligations of the day, Jason went to his favorite place, the little bookstore/cafe he often had lunch with Ciel at. Quietly moving through the shelves looking for something new to read that caught his interest. Stopping every now and then to look over the back of a book for a synopsis. It was the calm part in the day, just flipping through the pages of multiple books. He was still dressed in his uniform since he had forgotten his bag with the change of clothes and didn't feel like running home yet.

Once he found a book, he could he found at one of the tables nursing some coffee as he turned pages soaking in the simple lovely little story he had found.

Rooftop
Jason, no, Red Hood moved silently along the rooftops and back alleys. He was bored of laying low, of being good and letting the metas and other's handle everything. He missed the rush of it all. So even with his helmet on the fritz he moved as quickly and quietly as he could. Eventually he found himself with nothing to do sitting on the edge of a roof with the hood half lifted sipping a fountain drink while watching the city life below.

Riverview High School - Mostly Closed to Bruce Wayne
The last place a guy like Jason Todd needed to be was at a high school. He had never got to finish school himself, despite jumping from 5th grade drop out to top of his class at a Gotham private school within months of being taken in by Bruce. He and his adopted father had spent many nights after patrols talking about what kind of college he would go to, the path laid out for him, but he never made it that far. Never even got his GED when he came back. His vengeance had been more important, then life just swept him up.

He was only here for the same reason he had gone to that fancy school back in Gotham. For Bruce Wayne.

He was sitting outside, constantly looking at his watch, leaning on the hood of a rusted red 60's Mustang, dressed in dark jeans, a black t-shirt and a brown leather jacket. He wasn't sure why he had decided to stop stalking his father, and just approach him again, but clearly ambushing him at the end of a school day was better than approaching him at the communal housing.

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Hana was a little later than noon, herself, but she'd still gotten there before Jason even though she'd just taken a good old fashioned (but futuristic-looking) bicycle to the place. She'd heard about this joint from the internet - it had that diner look and feel to it and the family running it was a bit eccentric, but most importantly the burgers were some of the best around. She had remembered what she and Jason agreed upon when she'd found herself in one of his memories a few weeks ago, so this seemed like a good way to cash in on that promise and be able to try a new place out.

She also remembered to order coffee for him when she picked a booth to sit in, so when he did find her, he would see that there was a whole pot of coffee on the table along with a mug. Just one. Just for Jason. Because Hana was preemptively working on a strawberry milkshake she'd decided to prelude her burger with while waiting for Jason. She was also looking down with her eyes glued to her phone and in spite of her tone in their exchanged texts, she looked a little worse for the wear, too. Sitting down it was hard to tell, but she was wearing black yoga pants, a plain, loose white tee and an athletic jacket with her hair up in two messy buns. Her signature pink whiskers were on her cheeks, certainly, but almost little to no makeup beyond that. At least if anyone could make a lazy look seem cute, it was Hana.

Jason wasn't one to judge, he hadn't even bothered shaving since he was running behind. He hated being late to anything. Making his way over he dropped down across from Hana, reaching up to run a hand through his hair to try and work out some of the mess, giving up after a second he reached over for the pot and the cup.

"Sorry I'm late." He had to stop himself from adding 'I didn't want to come' as he usually told people when he was late. As he actually wanted to see Hana. "You look about like I feel, you okay Hana?" He asked on as he doctored the coffee with to much cream and sugar. She was cute all the same, even half put together and clearly tired.

She looked up just as she was starting to drink her milkshake through the straw when Jason practically fell into the seat across from her. She didn't look bothered by his tardiness at all and waved a hand dismissively as he gave his apology. It was only after he asked if she was okay that she paused on inhaling the milkshake and sat up, only to kind of lean forward again with her elbow on the table and resting her cheek against her hand.

"I'm fine, just tired."

Maybe it was her body still trying to catch up on trying not to sleep for two weeks straight? It was a mystery. She twirled her straw between two fingers idly.

"So, can I at least know what the topic of all this is before we order burgers?"

"I think we all need like a week long nap to recharge." Like he could ever sleep that long. Between his life style and his night terrors he was lucky to sleep more than five hours in one go. He offered a half smile when she waved off his tartiness.

"I need a woman's advice... I may have made an ass out of myself." he explained. "So shall we order then talk?"

Her eyes went wide and she couldn't help the grin on her lips when he answered. What a day! She never would have expected Jason to come to her for advice on - well, anything, really, but that it somehow concerns a woman is even better.

"Yeah let's order right now."

If Jason was going to be vague or try and delay the real juicy talk, Hana wasn't going to have it. She was so ready. So ready that she was already scooting out of her booth seat, grabbing one of the menus on the table in the process, and walking off to the counter to place her order.

Jason sighs a little and rolls his eyes as he took a drink from his coffee and pushed up. Moving after her as his tired eyes scanned the menu. Ordering some kind of steak styled burger and onion rings. Leaning against the counter to wait as he rubbed his tired eyes.

"Hows your robot doing? Still killer?"

Hana had ordered something pretty classic, although bacon was definitely involved and she definitely ordered french fries to go with hers. Her hands were in the pockets of her jacket as she stood next to Jason and waited for their orders to be filled, canting her head to one side and raising a brow at his question.

"Um, my robot and I are always killer."

Please.

"Hey, even bad ass ladies and their bad ass bot's can have a day off."

He replied with a shrug offering a tired grin her way. Thinking of the RoyBots and how often they fucked up. Being a former friend of a mad scientist of an archer left many adventures.

The food came up pretty quick as both trays were placed before them, Jay turned and lifted both, Alfred would have boxed his ears otherwise if the old man was in this world anyway. Putting both on the table he dropped back in his seat and took a drink of the coffee.

"Okay, so should I just tell you what this is about? Or explain it. I don't usually ask for advice."

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Hana was about to pick her own tray up when Jason saw fit to grab both of theirs. Protest on the tip of her tongue - because she was a free independent woman who don't need no man to carry her tray for her - she decided against it in favor of moving their conversation along, instead following him back to their booth and retaking her seat across from him.

She would start picking at the french fries, first, because potatoes were the best, and she looked up at Jason with an amused smirk on her face, holding a fry between her lips like it was a cigarette or something.

"Well, yeah, otherwise I'm just gonna make you tell me what this is about?"

So get to it, Jason.

All she ever needed to do was correct him once and he will stop that kind of stuff with her, in general he tries to do what the butler would expect of him when he's not hooding it up. He was amused watching her holding the fry like that.

"Do you smoke?" He asked after a sip of coffee. He sure did but he couldn't remember if he had lit up around her or not, After taking a bite of his burger and sitting it back down.

"Okay, well, what do you think counts as a relationship? It's relevant. And no, I'm not asking you out."

Honestly? Hana looked a little bit like a deer in headlights when Jason mentions a relationship, because um, wait what? But then her face very visibly falls into a downright relieved look when he clarifies that he's not asking her out. Thank god.

Still, she squinted at him as she considered her answer to his question. The first one is easy to respond to, at least: "No, but I'm pretty sure there's no smoking inside this place, guy."

She took another sip of her milkshake between answering.

"As for a relationship - I don't know? Obviously the two people involved have to have feelings for each other but I guess they also have to be actually committed in that relationship? Like, devoted to one another or whatever."

Aw, heck. Why do people keep asking her about relationship stuff. Truth of the matter was that Hana had somewhat limited experience in that arena, even if she was perfectly comfortable with flirting and going out on dates. Relationships were different.

He couldn't help but chuckle at the deer in headlights look a a grin crossed his features and he made a finger gun motion at her. "Seem's I'm not the only one that freezes up at that shit." That honestly helped him perk up a lot. Hana seemed normal enough, so maybe he wasn't so strange.

"I was asking because of how your holding the fry. I know theres no smoking indoors, it's been illegal for awhile." AT least in Gotham anyway... mostly. He nodded some as he took a drink of his coffee before working in a couple onion rings while thinking about how to respond.

"But, that simplifies it to much, what about polyamorous people?" He sighed again. "People needing labels complicates shit. I'm no good at this stuff, hell, my ex made sure I knew that." He sighed some before taking a bite of the burger.

She rolled her eyes at his finger guns; freezing up at the mention of relationships wasn't something she was particularly thrilled about. She needed to keep her cool, she thought, but with the way Jason seemed to lighten and loosen up considerably after that, she couldn't be too annoyed.

Chewing on the fry that she had held to her lips, Hana hummed as she considered what he'd said.

"I don't think that changes that much if you're polyamorous? You'd still have to be committed or whatever, just to multiple people," then she leaned forward, cupping her chin in her hands as she watched him chow down on his burger with curiosity, "Why? Are you seeing someone?"

Jason listened to her as he reached over, dropping one of his onion rings on her plate and snatching about three fries. Yeah, he's that kind of person. Sorry Hana.

"Shit, I didn't think about it that way. I guess I'm just a slut." He spoke like it was nothing, but truth of it was, he was the one who started all of the rumors that he was manho. He shook his head some and taking a drink of the coffee before nomming his stolen fries. "Not really, someone I care about just asked if I was in a relationship with them... and I ran." That last bit didn't sound proud, and she got to see him blush some.

"Your words, dude, not mine," she said, because nowhere in her words did she imply Jason was a slut, but apparently that's what he thought of himself. She leaned back in her seat and leveled a flat, unimpressed look at him when he explained what had prompted this conversation topic.

"All they did was ask if you were in a relationship and you ran? Kind of extra, don't you think?"

She knew that he she was right, though, especially judging by the fact that he'd reddened.

"So if I said the word 'relationship' just, you know, randomly - does that just trigger a flight response from you?"

Now she was just teasing.

"My words." He repeated with a nod and a shrug, not bothered by it at all. Granted, he worked hard for his rep... considering he'd only slept with one person since arriving it was hard work to gain that reputation, but Yuffie had helped before she left. Between a stash of stolen jewels and a rumor mill she helped him a lot.

"...I said I had books to return to the library." He muttered as if that made it better. "Look, I'm the fucking definition of extra, Hana. It's half my charm." He shot her a sharp look after the last bit, taking a moment to take a bite of the burger and once he had swallowed he shook his head.

"I'm not sleeping with you, yet anyway, so no. It wouldn't." Yes, he said yet. It's crossed his mind.

Her eyes went wide - she definitely picked up on that "yet" he threw in there - and she couldn't help the grin on her lips, something borne out of amusement and, okay, a little excitement that someone would openly admit to wanting to sleep with her. Sure, she's flirted with more than a handful of people over her time here but - this was fairly new territory, now.

She smirked a little and tilted her head coyly, saying, "Oh, not yet? Guess we'll have to see if you make good on that, huh, Jay?" before she chuckled and grabbed a french fry or five.

"Anyway, it sounds like you need to clear things up with that other person unless you wanna just keep running away from them like a coward whenever they say the word 'relationship."

He grinned a bit at her wide eyes. He shoots, he scores. A job well done. He loved to shock people. He lived for it. But he couldn't help the the grin growing more at her come back, as he shrugged and sat back his food ignored for now.

"Call me anytime your lonely, I always have time for a friend." he replied with a wink before rolling his eyes once she finished.

"I'm working on it. Its why I wanted to get someone I trusted's input. And don't call me a coward."

She shot him a look that said, you're a coward and you know I'm right, only without words. Hana couldn't suppress the sly grin on her face, though, at all of this. Imagine... Jason Todd inviting her out to lunch one day so he could talk about 'relationship' things. What a riot.

She leaned back and splayed a hand across her chest, still so very amused.

"Aww, you trust me? That's got to be, like, the highest form of compliment you can give someone. I'm serious though, Jason. Just be honest with whoever it is."

She paused for a moment, looking thoughtful. "Are they cute?"

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i thought i tagged this my bad :(