[ bruce liked his drawings. when he wasn't assessing kyle and trying to figure out the best way to neutralize him. water under the bridge at this stage, anyway. he grabs a pair of chopsticks to reach for a spring roll. ]
Besides, it's my only form of income these days. If I'm not good, I'd be homeless.
( the papers get put back down on the table before jason's making himself comfortable in the chair across from kyle. pulls over a plate for himself before taking out the extra take out containers from the bag and opening them up so he can dump shit out onto his plate. )
Between two Jasons, I can't imagine the mob lasting all that long.
[ and he's hesitant. he knows why. somewhere along the lines of rebirth, kyle has fundamentally shifted. he doesn't want to get caught in a situation where he might lose his temper. or worse. ]
Central City is Junior's turf. ( giving up ground to his mini me doesn't really feel right, but he knows dick wasn't wrong: keeping two accelerants in the same space is a bad decision. he hasn't tried to beat the shit out of junior. yet. chances of that lasting are minimal. )
But there's more ground to cover. Plenty of other idiots elsewhere to start shit with.
( villains to take down, organizations to break into. jason's still working on his angle, but he's getting there. )
Look if you need backup, fine, but I'm not much of a detective vigilante kind of guy. And if you want to take potshots at my intelligence, you get one pass.
That wasn't a be my Robin suggestion. ( he already tried that with tim once. and kyle's a little too old to fill in that role. if jason even wanted a robin. which he doesn't. )
My last partner was a 6'3 red-headed Amazon who carried 'round a massive axe. Wasn't exactly stealthy either. An' there's plenty of shit for a glowstick to get into here.
( but he's grinning. picking up a spring roll with his chopsticks and holding it just a little ways away from his mouth, because he's not done talking yet. )
But if you want to play it that way, feel free. I need a big, strong man to help keep me out of trouble.
( and now he's shoving the entire spring roll straight into his mouth. )
I can't help myself. It's the gutter rat in me, always looking for trouble 'round every corner.
( and if he cannot find it, he'll create it. the grin dies down, brows pinched together. sass is easy, this is a little harder. )
've got chronic foot in mouth syndrome. An' I'm an idiot. Always getting into shit I shouldn't be. I need a friend who'll tell me to fuck off when I'm being stupid.
[ that's . . . a lot more frank than he had expected it to be. it's not an apology but that would have been even weirder and kyle wasn't angry. no, deep down, he knows he's afraid to be angry again. but that's his baggage.
here, his answer is simple. it doesn't need any second-guessing. ]
( kyle gets his two seconds of serious jason. his daily allowance for it. and jason's mouth is shifting back into a smarmy grin, chopsticks eviscerating another spring roll. )
( also he's fairly certain if they did get into it, kyle'd pull out a list longer than his. the number doesn't matter any, but he's not providing ammo. )
It's holding for you, ain't it? All this time later, and apparently, you're sure you're not going to get tired of it.
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[ bruce liked his drawings. when he wasn't assessing kyle and trying to figure out the best way to neutralize him. water under the bridge at this stage, anyway. he grabs a pair of chopsticks to reach for a spring roll. ]
Besides, it's my only form of income these days. If I'm not good, I'd be homeless.
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( the papers get put back down on the table before jason's making himself comfortable in the chair across from kyle. pulls over a plate for himself before taking out the extra take out containers from the bag and opening them up so he can dump shit out onto his plate. )
They say crime doesn't pay, but they'd be wrong.
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[ and he's hesitant. he knows why. somewhere along the lines of rebirth, kyle has fundamentally shifted. he doesn't want to get caught in a situation where he might lose his temper. or worse. ]
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But there's more ground to cover. Plenty of other idiots elsewhere to start shit with.
( villains to take down, organizations to break into. jason's still working on his angle, but he's getting there. )
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Look if you need backup, fine, but I'm not much of a detective vigilante kind of guy. And if you want to take potshots at my intelligence, you get one pass.
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( spoken while he breaks apart chopsticks and starts pawing through his options. )
Nothing stealthy 'bout a Lantern. You couldn't sleuth your way out of a paper bag.
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So knowing all of that, what exactly do you expect me to do?
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My last partner was a 6'3 red-headed Amazon who carried 'round a massive axe. Wasn't exactly stealthy either. An' there's plenty of shit for a glowstick to get into here.
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So this is you asking me to be your muscle.
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( but he's grinning. picking up a spring roll with his chopsticks and holding it just a little ways away from his mouth, because he's not done talking yet. )
But if you want to play it that way, feel free. I need a big, strong man to help keep me out of trouble.
( and now he's shoving the entire spring roll straight into his mouth. )
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[ but he relaxes. that should be fine. he's unlikely to lose himself in these kinds of situations. ]
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( and if he cannot find it, he'll create it. the grin dies down, brows pinched together. sass is easy, this is a little harder. )
've got chronic foot in mouth syndrome. An' I'm an idiot. Always getting into shit I shouldn't be. I need a friend who'll tell me to fuck off when I'm being stupid.
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here, his answer is simple. it doesn't need any second-guessing. ]
I've got your back.
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I know. 'cause you like me.
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Someone has to.
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( snorting, before he's shoving more food into his mouth. )
You're not even close to the only one who's admitted to liking me.
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[ he rolls his eyes. ]
And is that your attempt in getting me to ask? Because I don't want to know.
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( also he's fairly certain if they did get into it, kyle'd pull out a list longer than his. the number doesn't matter any, but he's not providing ammo. )
It's holding for you, ain't it? All this time later, and apparently, you're sure you're not going to get tired of it.
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[ and he owns it. blunt and dense as he can be, this is the part he won't give up. his weird bleeding heart that never seems to find an end. ]
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( jason is surrounded by idiots with bad taste who keep around people they probably shouldn't. how he manages to find them all, he doesn't know. )
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Pretty sure it's not a contest. We're all varying degrees of idiocy.
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( another bite. chinese was a good choice, jason has no regrets. )
You intent on staying in Central?
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It's fine. Like NYC. Why?
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( well. some there, some to newark. there's no gotham, but he figured he may as well. )
Central's crowded.
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