The past few years I mostly just ended up fighting with my fists or a bo staff. But unless I can synthisize some 5-U-93-R that will just put us at a disadvantage against any metas.
[ He follows after, steadier now with the fresh (ish) air. ] Metas tend to be the ones running the underground. It's something Luthor invented. Makes a normal man fight on par with a Kryptonian.
I remember way back when, ( story time isn't something he'd usually get into, but damian can use the reaffirmation. ) first meeting Babs, and even after Tim'd come around and I'd gone back to Gotham--all three of us always knew she was better than us. Better at the game, better at the banter. Smarter. More clever than anyone else.
After you came around? You overwhelmed the hell out of all of us. Babs included. ( now they're getting to the shitty part of town, full of abandoned buildings and homeless on every street corner. ) At ten you were outsmarting all of us. Dick couldn't keep up with you. Smarter, faster, a better fighter than every other Robin combined, but--
( with a hand extending out, fingers shoving into damian's short hair. )
[ He swats at his hand, annoyed. That part rings true at least. Damian had stormed the scene in his own universe and demanded the spotlight, the attention, the approval - expecting something better than the League only to find more of the same. Just with a limiter that ensured that the cycle of crime would always continue.
But he'd followed orders. Twisted himself up into pretzels for parental approval, only to find it never good enough. ]
This is a travesty. [ is what he says instead of acknowledging anything Jason said, looking around, his eyes are on the people camped out on the streets. annoyance rising. ] They drive animals to extinction and still can't take care of their own.
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Yeah. <small( there's an idle glance to a young woman curled up on the sidewalk, blanket over her shoulders and eyes specifically looking anywhere <i>but</i> towards them. it--hurts, honestly. seeing people like that, especially the women and children. he and his mother were never homeless but they were two steps out the door, and when <i>she</i> was gone--he thrived off the streets. stole from whoever had enough, tore down everything that got in his way. )</small>
Just the way the world works, ain't it? Gotham was like this. Every other damn place in the world has these bits, too.
[ He watches for a moment longer, then turns his head. Granting them their small dignities. His anger isn't towards them. ]
No. It's only like this when the people on top don't care about the people below them. [ He went to those dark parts of Gotham after the Regime took over. The street corners were bare, the housing had been fixed, crime was eliminated.
Wasn't that greater than the value of a few small personal freedoms? ]
( fighting for the little people. it's what jason's been trying to do since--forever. what he wants to do. protect people who can't protect themselves by any means necessary. )
[ But it rings true. Take out the kingpins, put fear into the hearts of those that can't be taught any other way, and the world becomes a better place. ]
( no, they're going to do what they do best: work from the shadows, overtake the underground, run it with their own rules instead of whoever the hell is in charge now--use their connections to their benefit. )
[ They probably don't have the same memories. No - definitely wouldn't. He knew Jason as Robin - before he was the dead Robin. When he was competition for the title before he was just -- gone, and that didn't matter any more. ]
( bruce wayne's collection of child soldiers remains close to the same regardless of what universe they're in. they've all got something to fight for, something they believe in and want to protect.
they've all got their own skillset, their own moral code and idea of what justice is, but the need for justice never changes. )
How's this place? Like it, or should we look for another?
( onwards they go, then. he hasn't had much time to explore, but it's obvious enough which way is down. the streets get worse, more overcrowded, uglier and more broken. )
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( he approves of this plan, in other words. )
I'll stick with a nice metal stick or small blade.
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The past few years I mostly just ended up fighting with my fists or a bo staff. But unless I can synthisize some 5-U-93-R that will just put us at a disadvantage against any metas.
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( jason doesn't wait for an answer, though. just starts leading damian down an old crappy alleyway. )
I'm not concerned over metas right now.
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( like he gets the appeal. but it's never been necessary for jason before, and he's not pushing the envelope now. )
What happened to brains over brawn?
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The Greek Gods decided they wanted to take ownership of the world again.
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( look he can make educated guesses but it's better to hear it from damian himself. )
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( a very, very gentle nudge against his side, thank you. )
You don't need a drug to take down Greek Gods. You're smarter than all the rest of us put together. ( well. ) Except maybe Babs.
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[ But he sighs. ]
But I was also the only human, and a child at that, going up against superhumans. I know my limits.
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And I am smarter than her. All I'm saying is sometimes superhuman durability is all standing between you and a broken neck.
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( there's a low, thoughtful hum. as if he's taking the time to actually, you know. consider that. )
I'm not so sure.
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After you came around? You overwhelmed the hell out of all of us. Babs included. ( now they're getting to the shitty part of town, full of abandoned buildings and homeless on every street corner. ) At ten you were outsmarting all of us. Dick couldn't keep up with you. Smarter, faster, a better fighter than every other Robin combined, but--
( with a hand extending out, fingers shoving into damian's short hair. )
Kinda your weakness too.
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But he'd followed orders. Twisted himself up into pretzels for parental approval, only to find it never good enough. ]
This is a travesty. [ is what he says instead of acknowledging anything Jason said, looking around, his eyes are on the people camped out on the streets. annoyance rising. ] They drive animals to extinction and still can't take care of their own.
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Just the way the world works, ain't it? Gotham was like this. Every other damn place in the world has these bits, too.
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No. It's only like this when the people on top don't care about the people below them. [ He went to those dark parts of Gotham after the Regime took over. The street corners were bare, the housing had been fixed, crime was eliminated.
Wasn't that greater than the value of a few small personal freedoms? ]
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( fighting for the little people. it's what jason's been trying to do since--forever. what he wants to do. protect people who can't protect themselves by any means necessary. )
We'll even the odds.
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[ But it rings true. Take out the kingpins, put fear into the hearts of those that can't be taught any other way, and the world becomes a better place. ]
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( no, they're going to do what they do best: work from the shadows, overtake the underground, run it with their own rules instead of whoever the hell is in charge now--use their connections to their benefit. )
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[ He folds his arms, annoyed. ]
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It's you and me against the world. Reminds me of old times.
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Some things never change.
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they've all got their own skillset, their own moral code and idea of what justice is, but the need for justice never changes. )
How's this place? Like it, or should we look for another?
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[ He can already pick out some potential problems. But it's not terrible. If they have to it'll do. ]
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Whatever you say.
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