[ He's tolerating her touch. Her presence. Talking to her about the past. Totally not friends, nope. ]
When I was eight I was caught in an explosion. My mother had every organ in my body replaced. I was training again in two weeks. [ Another sip. ] At ten, I was shot during a mission and left paralyzed. Mother stepped in again and had my spine replaced.
[ He shrugs. Because it's all old hat. That was his normal. It only became abnormal when Dick Grayson took him underwing and made it his mission to allow him scraps of a childhood he'd been denied. ]
What I mean to say is I'd like to see someone try something questionable.
[He's so nonchalant about it, and it makes Kate's heart twist. He really hasn't ever had a life outside of being a super hero, and it doesn't sound like there were a lot of people who really cared about him either.]
I just don't want anything to happen to you, that's all.
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[ but. ]
But I didn't want to end up an only child again because my brother is impatient.
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[Oh, Jason. Kate still thinks it's a crazy idea, but that ship has sailed.]
I'm glad he had you there to take care of him.
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[ He takes another drink. ]
I think he considers himself my guardian. Laughable, right?
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He's older, right?
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[ well. ]
From his perspective, he's probably nearly a decade older than me.
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[ Another sip. ]
He... disappeared when I was younger. I only recently got in touch with him again in my world. We're closer in age.
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[Cute, Damian!]
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[ It has its rough moments. But it's nice to have that bond again. ]
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[She takes another drink, then smiles.]
I guess you'll just have to watch out for each other, huh?
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Listen. [ We're NOT FRIENDS but ] If you suspect he's up to something suspicious or dangerous at any point, can you let me know?
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[And then Kate, doing the "we're totally friends" thing, reaches out to brush her fingertips against his sleeve, her voice softening.]
Promise me you won't let anyone cut you open, okay? Or do anything else... questionable.
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What do you mean?
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When I was eight I was caught in an explosion. My mother had every organ in my body replaced. I was training again in two weeks. [ Another sip. ] At ten, I was shot during a mission and left paralyzed. Mother stepped in again and had my spine replaced.
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Oh, Hafid, that's awful.
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What I mean to say is I'd like to see someone try something questionable.
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I just don't want anything to happen to you, that's all.
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I'm hard to kill.
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Yeah, I figured. I'd like it if you didn't get hurt at all.
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[She smiles a little.]
And I can hope you never pull a Malone.
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[ He sets the empty drink down, shaking his head. ]
If I ever sink to his level then please put me out of my misery. [ because being mean when you're worried is healthy right. ]
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Don't worry, if you do something stupid, you'll hear it from me.