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[reneger]

Living is hard.

( full of fuckups and heartbreak. )

But you're a stubborn ass. You'll figure it out.

[torchbearer]

[ kyle huffs softly. ]

Yeah, yeah. Too stubborn to know any better.

[reneger]

C'mere.

( while jason reaches into his jacket, sifting around through the inside pocket.

this is not a ploy to get kyle to come closer so jason can quickly slam his fist into kyle's face before he has time to put his guard back up. definitely not violence to pretend the last several minutes didn't happen. )

[torchbearer]

[ this definitely feels like a trap. he moves closer, warily, but he's definitely expecting it to bite him back in the ass. ]

[reneger]

( surprise, it was a trap all along.

as soon as he's close enough that kyle's within arm's reach, jason's hand balls up tight into a fist and--swings right for kyle's face. the side of his jaw, because he's not stupid enough to try for his nose when he's got his fancy green lantern mask on. )

[torchbearer]

[ #calledit

kyle immediately pulls up a construct shaped like baseball umpire helmet around his head. it absorbs the blow, but still sends him stumbling back. he's used to hard knocks, so kyle just scowls before letting the helmet disappear. ]

Why are you like this.

[reneger]

( it hurts his hand more than anything else, but getting kyle off guard enough to fall over is plenty. jason cackles, shaking his hand out like that's going to make the ache in his knuckles fade. )

I'd say brain damage, but I'm pretty sure I've been like this since way before then. I'll get you next time.

( new world new goals. and his number one slot goes to bruising kyle's face. )

[torchbearer]

I'd call it a death wish.

[ but kyle straightens himself out and he's pretty much moved on. jason's just like that and he's not one for grudges. ]

[reneger]

You wouldn't kill me. I'm your favorite.

( favorite pain in the ass maybe. luckily he's plenty used to slamming his fist against hard unmovable shit so while his knuckles do ache, jason shrugs it off fast. reaches back for his hood to shove it down onto his head.

there's a playful amused lilt to his tone, wholly unlike the usual snark. it's fine, nobody's gonna believe kyle if he spills. )

Back to work, or should we keep up with the existential crisises?

[torchbearer]

One time!

[ but that's his limit. he's not sure he can talk about the rest. not because jason is squeamish or anything, but it's a bit beyond where they are at. and kyle's too conscious of himself to ever let himself be a burden. ]

But yeah, back at work. So what am I looking at?

[reneger]

We're tracking down a guy named Frank Dow. Blond hair, brown eyes. Built like a twig. Usually drunk. His favorite bar is a few blocks over, figured it'd be as good a place as any to wait for 'em to lead us back to his lair.

( who's still at a bar at close to four in the morning? thugs that's who. )

[torchbearer]

[ that seems pretty straightforward. ]

So what do I do?

[reneger]

You're my fill-in sidekick for the night.

( back to making his way across central city via jumping from building to building. )

We're just gonna sit around there an' wait.

[torchbearer]

[ dryly. ]

I take you out for coffee and this is how you repay me?

[reneger]

Thought you could use the field trip.

( clearly it was needed. look at sad, depressed kyle. )

[torchbearer]

We have very different definitions of field trips.

[reneger]

Unfortunately, space is a little outta my field.

( another big jump and a roll. this time when jason gets himself back up, he's walking slow to the edge and crouching down next to it.

would you look at that: a shoddy bottom floor bar. )

[torchbearer]

[ kyle just flies before landing nearby. ]

Looks like your hunch was right.

[reneger]

Surprisingly, I am actually quite competent when I put my head to it.

( just in case kyle thought otherwise. but now, now it's stakeout time. )

[torchbearer]

No one is more surprised, trust me.

[reneger]

Flattery'll get you everywhere.

( he'd wink except his lenses wouldn't reflect it, so it'd just be wasted. )

But I'd hope you wouldn't have come all the way out here with someone you thought was an idiot. That's a fast way to get yourself into trouble.

[torchbearer]

You mean, I'm not already in trouble?

[ because kyle is pretty sure he's already in it. ]

[reneger]

No one has seen your green glow yet.

( if nobody saw kyle, can they truly say he was playing around in the dark? )

[torchbearer]

[ kyle scoffs. ]

That's more trouble for them than me.

[reneger]

Means Green Lantern's rep hasn't been tarnished by being seen around me.

( you know. for all the crimes he's going to commit. )