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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.

[ he smirks, leaning back. ]

So this is you asking me to be your muscle.

Artemis was more than just my muscle.

( 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. )

And you do get into trouble a lot.

[ but he relaxes. that should be fine. he's unlikely to lose himself in these kinds of situations. ]

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. ]

I've got your back.

( 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. )

I know. 'cause you like me.

[ kyle flips him off as he goes for a crab puff. ]

Someone has to.

I'm charming. People love bad boys.

( 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.

Edgelords don't hold up after a while.

[ he rolls his eyes. ]

And is that your attempt in getting me to ask? Because I don't want to know.

I don't have anything to prove.

( 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.

Yeah, but it's been soundly proven I'm just that kind of idiot.

[ 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. ]

Clearly you're not the only one.

( 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. )

[ kyle gives a low snort. ]

Pretty sure it's not a contest. We're all varying degrees of idiocy.

But you're up there.

( another bite. chinese was a good choice, jason has no regrets. )

You intent on staying in Central?

[ kyle shrugs. ]

It's fine. Like NYC. Why?

Moved most my shit out to NYC proper.

( well. some there, some to newark. there's no gotham, but he figured he may as well. )

Central's crowded.

Central's crowded with bats, you mean.

So, crowded.

( they don't usually all stay in one place like this. )

Is this your way of asking me to move?

If you moved, where would I stay when I came to bother everyone else?

( it is though, kind of. it'd be significantly easier to lug kyle around if he was staying within range. )

You could keep the apartment. 've got one in Newark too.

( don't ask how he got so many properties in such a short period of time. )

This is a terrible idea even by your standards. We'd probably level a city if we stayed that close.

[ but he's not saying no because he wasn't all that married to central. it was just a place. ]

( he grins, eyes focused on kyle's own from across the table. )

Newark to NYC's a twenty minute drive. I think it might be enough distance to keep us from killing each other an' everyone between here and there.

( better than the eleven hours the travel time currently is for jason. )

[ well, it's not the worst idea. and it's not like there's a real reason kyle stayed at central anyway. it just seemed like a good spot to get around. he grabs another spring roll. ]

I guess Newark isn't too bad.

You keep my Newark safe house, ( while knowing jason will likely let himself in through the window whenever he wants, because of course he will, ) keep up rent on this one, an' we'll just have three between us.

( four, counting the warehouse. and jason's likely to find more hidey holes along the way, but who ever said he had to share those with kyle? those are his. )

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