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tuesday is good
we can meet at bamboozled, unless you're not sure about the way
we can also meet somewhere else i don't mind!
we can meet at bamboozled, unless you're not sure about the way
we can also meet somewhere else i don't mind!
you're in luck, im magic
find a sweater you dont like, i'll make it better.
bro vodka icees yes
but u need to invent a trek themed drink name for it
i'll cover wings, you get booze
how hot do you like your wings btw?
bc i tend to make them at 'actually licking the inside of a volcano' hot
and i'd like to not make you cry in front of the captain
find a sweater you dont like, i'll make it better.
bro vodka icees yes
but u need to invent a trek themed drink name for it
i'll cover wings, you get booze
how hot do you like your wings btw?
bc i tend to make them at 'actually licking the inside of a volcano' hot
and i'd like to not make you cry in front of the captain
ive got a pretty good sense of direction
[ he's also run most of the city by now, so he knows the layout of it pretty well. ]
we can totally meet there np :)
[ he's also run most of the city by now, so he knows the layout of it pretty well. ]
we can totally meet there np :)
wait are you serious about magic
bc im sure i can find an ugly sweater somewhere
ok listen
orange crush icees + vodka right
call it
the wesley crusher
[ he's just gonna. let that sink in. yeah. he's damn good at puns. ]
i would gladly cry in front of the captain for the chance to try hot wings that hot
bring it on my friend
bc im sure i can find an ugly sweater somewhere
ok listen
orange crush icees + vodka right
call it
the wesley crusher
[ he's just gonna. let that sink in. yeah. he's damn good at puns. ]
i would gladly cry in front of the captain for the chance to try hot wings that hot
bring it on my friend
( kara does, too - if only because she's looked at it from up high a lot. )
great! i'll see you there
great! i'll see you there
✓
let's play a game
it's called does my face look familiar to you
let's play a game
it's called does my face look familiar to you
[ well, hey, he can't swipe left a fellow ginger. that would just be rude. ]
✓
ok jigsaw calm down
is it supposed to look familiar to me?
[ that would be a no. ]
✓
ok jigsaw calm down
is it supposed to look familiar to me?
[ that would be a no. ]
maybe
you're familiar with alternate universes right?
you're familiar with alternate universes right?
considering everyone i know isnt from my own yeah
why who are you exactly
sorry to say i dont think i know a jason haywood
only jason i know is todd
[ and that's ... well: ]
should probably say knew actually
he died a few years back
why who are you exactly
sorry to say i dont think i know a jason haywood
only jason i know is todd
[ and that's ... well: ]
should probably say knew actually
he died a few years back
[Well, that answers Jason's question. Not only he existed but he died, as Jasons tend to do. Wally doesn't recognize him which means he probably only saw him with black hair. Interesting.]
that's a discussion that we should have face to face
that is if you're up for it
that's a discussion that we should have face to face
that is if you're up for it
[ squints...... this seems suspect, but he's willing to roll with it. mostly, because he's curious. and it would drive him nuts if he didn't know. anyway, he's walked into more dangerous situations unprepared, probably. it'll be fine. ]
yeah alright
when and where
yeah alright
when and where
[He sends him the address to the rooftop of a club. There should be enough people around that Wally should feel safe, but private enough that they should be able to have a conversation.]
that works?
at 7
that works?
at 7
[ it's cuddle city, so he can't really imagine this is any sort of trap. it would be stupid to try anything like that, because they'd just get kicked out instantly. so while wally might be wary, he's also not that worried. it's not like this guy is the joker or lex luthor or somebody. ]
yeah that works
[ of course, he wouldn't be a speedster if he were on time, but he's not horrendously late, either. he's still in uniform, but he doesn't feel the need to keep the cowl on once he's on the roof and lets his goggles hang around his neck. whoever this guy is, he already knows who wally is, so it's not like that's a secret. ]
Hey. [ he's not ... entirely sure what else to say. ]
yeah that works
[ of course, he wouldn't be a speedster if he were on time, but he's not horrendously late, either. he's still in uniform, but he doesn't feel the need to keep the cowl on once he's on the roof and lets his goggles hang around his neck. whoever this guy is, he already knows who wally is, so it's not like that's a secret. ]
Hey. [ he's not ... entirely sure what else to say. ]
Hey.
[Jason had considered wearing the mask and the black wig. He'd decided against it, not wanting to make things harder for Wally. He is aware he was being kind of an ass about the whole thing but oh how Jason loves being dramatic. But as fun as playing cat and mouse is, nothing is better than the reveal.
So he goes straight to it.]
I'm Jason Todd.
[Jason had considered wearing the mask and the black wig. He'd decided against it, not wanting to make things harder for Wally. He is aware he was being kind of an ass about the whole thing but oh how Jason loves being dramatic. But as fun as playing cat and mouse is, nothing is better than the reveal.
So he goes straight to it.]
I'm Jason Todd.
[ he's not trying to be rude, but for a long moment wally just stares. and then squints a little. and then stares some more. ]
[ jason todd. ]
[ yeah, okay, sure. and he's batman. ]
You're -- what? [ forgive him if he doesn't believe you, it's just. well. jason looks nothing like the jason he remembers. maybe if his hair was darker he could see it, a little. but it's hard to tell, especially because he's -- well, alive. and not fifteen. ] That's not possible.
[ he waves his hand around, gesturing mostly at jason's head. ] You're ginger. [ then again, alternate universes. maybe jason is ginger and not dead in some other world. just like he's not the flash and dead in his. anything could be possible but -- ] I mean, just -- why should I believe you?
[ jason todd. ]
[ yeah, okay, sure. and he's batman. ]
You're -- what? [ forgive him if he doesn't believe you, it's just. well. jason looks nothing like the jason he remembers. maybe if his hair was darker he could see it, a little. but it's hard to tell, especially because he's -- well, alive. and not fifteen. ] That's not possible.
[ he waves his hand around, gesturing mostly at jason's head. ] You're ginger. [ then again, alternate universes. maybe jason is ginger and not dead in some other world. just like he's not the flash and dead in his. anything could be possible but -- ] I mean, just -- why should I believe you?
[Some people might feel insulted at Wally's disbelief. Jason just shrugs. Firstly he's seen the other Jason, he knows not all of them look the same so it makes sense he wouldn't recognize him. And secondly he honestly doesn't give much of a damn, he just wants the dramatic reveal. And judging by Wally's reactions even if he doesn't believe him the name has had it's desired effect. He can take it.]
You shouldn't. You don't have to.
But why don't you ask Dickie Bird how many of us there's running around and he never bothered to tell you?
You shouldn't. You don't have to.
But why don't you ask Dickie Bird how many of us there's running around and he never bothered to tell you?
[ wally crosses his arms, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. he's still staring at jason like he wants to believe -- and, honestly, jason's attitude almost makes him reconsider his incredulity. even as a kid, jason had an attitude. ]
Then what's the point of telling me if you don't want to convince me?
[ and then jason mentions dick, and something flares on his face, just a twitch of anger. he keeps his arms folded, but his stance is tenser now. he frowns. ]
He's dealing with a lot, I don't expect him to tell me everything. [ it's defensive as much as it is defending, because dick is his best friend, and he doesn't take well to people insulting him -- even if they might actually happen to be related to him, in one way or another. ]
Then what's the point of telling me if you don't want to convince me?
[ and then jason mentions dick, and something flares on his face, just a twitch of anger. he keeps his arms folded, but his stance is tenser now. he frowns. ]
He's dealing with a lot, I don't expect him to tell me everything. [ it's defensive as much as it is defending, because dick is his best friend, and he doesn't take well to people insulting him -- even if they might actually happen to be related to him, in one way or another. ]
[A dismissive handwave. Poor Dick is always going through a lot, and everyone always forgives him for keeping his secrets at bay. Maybe one day people will understand that Dick is just a bat, like all the others and his loyalties lie with Bruce first and everyone else later.]
I'm just saying, he'll confirm. I'm Jason Todd. I died in an explosion after being tortured with a crowbar, but that might not mean anything to you. Maybe it was a different death in your world.
The universe likes to screw with us in varied and interesting ways.
I'm just saying, he'll confirm. I'm Jason Todd. I died in an explosion after being tortured with a crowbar, but that might not mean anything to you. Maybe it was a different death in your world.
The universe likes to screw with us in varied and interesting ways.
[ he wasn't actually there when jason died, but he remembers it happening. he remembers the exact mission, the time, the place. except he was on the other side of the world, and there's no way he -- or anyone else -- would've been fast enough to save him. he knows there was an explosion, but as far as what happened before that ... well, only jason would know that, wouldn't he? details he took to his grave. ]
[ wally shifts again, scrubs a hand through his hair and then over the back of his neck. he's looking at jason a little differently, now, like it all hits a little too close to home. the jason he knew -- well, he was kind of like the little brother wally never had, in the way dick never was because they've never been brothers like that, exactly. (it's always been something different, with them. something more than just family or friends.) and while jason was never his responsibility, he spent enough time with him through dick or the team, that wally felt like he was. they were supposed to protect him, and they couldn't. it's a guilt they all have to carry, now. ]
I'll check in with him. [ which is the only thing he can think to say. everything else hurts too much. ]
[ wally shifts again, scrubs a hand through his hair and then over the back of his neck. he's looking at jason a little differently, now, like it all hits a little too close to home. the jason he knew -- well, he was kind of like the little brother wally never had, in the way dick never was because they've never been brothers like that, exactly. (it's always been something different, with them. something more than just family or friends.) and while jason was never his responsibility, he spent enough time with him through dick or the team, that wally felt like he was. they were supposed to protect him, and they couldn't. it's a guilt they all have to carry, now. ]
I'll check in with him. [ which is the only thing he can think to say. everything else hurts too much. ]
You do that.
[Jason's job here is done anyway. He's gotten a reaction which is exactly what he wanted. He wasn't quite expecting the guilt, though.]
I can answer any questions you have too. But dunno if it's gonna translate to your world.
[Jason's job here is done anyway. He's gotten a reaction which is exactly what he wanted. He wasn't quite expecting the guilt, though.]
I can answer any questions you have too. But dunno if it's gonna translate to your world.
[ wally does have questions -- a lot of them, really -- but the most he wants to do right now is just leave. he hasn't thought about jason in a long time, and with all the other crap that's going on, he doesn't really want to. he'll check in with dick. but he doesn't want to talk about this with this jason. not right now. ]
I'll see what Dick has to say first, if it's all the same to you. [ because it's not like he exactly trusts you, jay. ] But now I know how to reach you. Maybe we'll be in touch.
[ and, for once, he's going to ninja off into the night before jason can. except, well, he's just a little bit flashier about it. pun intended. ]
I'll see what Dick has to say first, if it's all the same to you. [ because it's not like he exactly trusts you, jay. ] But now I know how to reach you. Maybe we'll be in touch.
[ and, for once, he's going to ninja off into the night before jason can. except, well, he's just a little bit flashier about it. pun intended. ]
✓
[ hesitantly?????? ]
[ he recognizes the name t. drake -- tim, obviously, but the tim he knows is, like, fourteen. then again, the jason he knew was fifteen, and the jason he's met here is clearly not, so. this alternate universe stuff never ceases to weird him out. ]
tim???
[ yeah, sorry, he's distracted by that little detail. ]
god sorry this is kind of weird
everyone i expect to be younger than me... isnt
but uh
whats up?
[ he's a little embarrassed to say he hasn't spent much time with the tim back home, mostly because of school and the whole retiring from the hero biz. he feels kind of bad about it, since tim is kind of like dick's second little brother, but there isn't exactly much he can do about that now. except maybe make up for it with alternate universe shenanigans? might as well. ]
[ hesitantly?????? ]
[ he recognizes the name t. drake -- tim, obviously, but the tim he knows is, like, fourteen. then again, the jason he knew was fifteen, and the jason he's met here is clearly not, so. this alternate universe stuff never ceases to weird him out. ]
tim???
[ yeah, sorry, he's distracted by that little detail. ]
god sorry this is kind of weird
everyone i expect to be younger than me... isnt
but uh
whats up?
[ he's a little embarrassed to say he hasn't spent much time with the tim back home, mostly because of school and the whole retiring from the hero biz. he feels kind of bad about it, since tim is kind of like dick's second little brother, but there isn't exactly much he can do about that now. except maybe make up for it with alternate universe shenanigans? might as well. ]
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