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[batricide]

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[deadthenred]

Don't beat her up too much about it. I asked.

[batricide]

It isn't her problem to tell.

[deadthenred]

You live together, right? I'm allowed to be concerned about my friend being in a dangerous spot.

And it wouldn't matter if I wasn't allowed, either.

[batricide]

What do you want?

[deadthenred]

Probably not what you're thinking.

I lost my left arm when I was 20.

[batricide]

[ oh. god damn it kate. ]

Good for you.
I don't need a god damn cripple support group.

[ it's not a nice word and he damn well knows its not. and its probably saying a lot more about how he feels about himself right now than how he feels about kate's well intentioned friend.]

[deadthenred]

Yeah, she said you'd be touchy.

[batricide]

Great. Glad she's been doing so much talking behind my back.

[deadthenred]

I told her I wanted to do this. I think she actually wanted to ask me about your bad guy problem.

I'd tell you it's okay to be mad, but that would just piss you off more, right?

[batricide]

I’ve had every organ in my body replaced before.
This isn’t anything I’m not already used to.

[deadthenred]

Really?

[batricide]

My mother had an alternative approach to parenting.

[deadthenred]

[ Okay, Kate said Damian's family was kind of like a cult. ]

So she cut out your organs and replaced them?

[batricide]

They stopped working and she put in spares.

[deadthenred]

And, what, you think that means you can never really be hurt again?

[batricide]

It means I have more perspective than most people do.
Parts are replaceable.

[deadthenred]

Some of them, sometimes.

[ Most people didn't get cool robot arms in 1945. ]

They give you a prosthetic at the hospital?

[batricide]

Yes. A cybernetic one.

[deadthenred]

Guess that's standard issue here. They did something to mine when I got here.

[batricide]

[ if he wasn't so proud, he'd probably ask a little more about what to expect. the - lack of sensation is already bothering him, how it is and isn't part of his body all at the same time. ]

What has your experience been?

[deadthenred]

With what? Prosthetics?

[ He's had a lot of experiences, Damian. ]

[batricide]

Not right away.

[ which isn't a no. he extends the fingers on his new hand, curls them inward, looks down at it. ]

But she can't be left to run around unchecked.

[fledges]

[She nods, gaze following his to lock on his fingers.]

I'm here for you if you want help with her.

[She's following Damian's lead on this, and she thinks he'll be less destructive than Jason if he does decide to deal with Maeda. But maybe that's not the most important thing right now.]

I'm here for you if you need anything. You know that, right?

[batricide]

I don't need anything.

[ nothing. from anyone. he doesn't want a god damn thing from anyone right now, it all just feels like pity. ]

[fledges]

I'm not going to baby you.

[He must know her well enough by now to get that.]

I'm not even talking about this specifically. We live together. When are you going to stop pretending you're an island?

[She doesn't really sound upset so much as... tired.]