I had a crush on this girl, growing up. Absolutely amazing chick. Smart, independent, didn't let anyone tell her what to do. And I finally got to meet her--I was so excited.
( but his voice is fond, even if the words aren't. great. )
The first thing she said to me? "You'll never be him." A lot've shit's happened since, I don't hold it against her. She's right, I'll never be him. We see the world in entirely different lights, he's all sunshine and rainbows, doesn't see the shades of grey like I do.
It's not about exact copies anymore. But back then? Guess that was what they wanted.
( he was never good enough to live up to grayson's legacy. never good enough to put on the "R". never quite enough to stay in it. jason just--didn't function the same way. )
[Apparently not. Kate shoves another spoonful of ice cream in her mouth, apparently unconcerned about the potential cooties from sharing a carton with him.]
( cooties become much less of a concern when you grow up dumpster diving. jason doesn't give a shit, shoves the spoon in right after she's done scooping out more. )
Lean muscle, but enough that it's there. ( eyes move down to her hands for a moment, lips pursing. )
Callouses show you've used a bow for a bit. My best friend back home's an archer. Bit bulkier, but he punches the crap out of people too. You have any extra-human abilities before they did creepy experiments on you?
( his own are rough, covered in callouses, fingers bent unnaturally from several years of fucking them over--the empathy link burns with curiousity, amusement. he's. fairly comfortable with this at least. )
Played with more than just bows, huh. How many years has it been? An' I'll take it back. Kid beats me in everything.
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( but his voice is fond, even if the words aren't. great. )
The first thing she said to me? "You'll never be him." A lot've shit's happened since, I don't hold it against her. She's right, I'll never be him. We see the world in entirely different lights, he's all sunshine and rainbows, doesn't see the shades of grey like I do.
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That's awful. It doesn't matter if you aren't him. The point of inheriting a name is making it your own. What was she expecting? A carbon copy?
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( he was never good enough to live up to grayson's legacy. never good enough to put on the "R". never quite enough to stay in it. jason just--didn't function the same way. )
Outgrew the suit fast enough anyway.
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What do you mean? Did someone else take it up or something?
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( tim, whose existence set jason off like crazy when he first found out. damian, who needed the suit more than any of them. )
But it was the kinda suit that was meant to be temporary.
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Nah. I don't want to weasel it out of you if you don't want to tell me. You ask me a question first.
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( seems fair enough, doesn't it. an easy, simple question. )
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[Apparently not. Kate shoves another spoonful of ice cream in her mouth, apparently unconcerned about the potential cooties from sharing a carton with him.]
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Everyone's got one. A schtick. What's yours?
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( beer down between his legs and he raises a hand, moves his index finger around in a circular motion. )
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Did that help?
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Callouses show you've used a bow for a bit. My best friend back home's an archer. Bit bulkier, but he punches the crap out of people too. You have any extra-human abilities before they did creepy experiments on you?
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Impressive, Malone. I've never had any powers, unless you count being a kickass marksman.
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( with his own raised hand curling into a fist. )
Gotta learn how to think on your feet to survive out there.
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( but it's said playfully, not rough. )
Bet I could even outaim you.
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That's the meanest thing anyone's ever said to me. Go ask Hafid how that worked out for him.
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( how much of this ice cream are they going to eat. good bye, abs. ice cream is more important than you. )
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I kicked his ass at marksmanship. Not hand to hand, unfortunately.
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( hholding out a hand towards one of her own. let him see. )
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He wasn't going easy on me. He was annoyed I did better than he did.
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Played with more than just bows, huh. How many years has it been? An' I'll take it back. Kid beats me in everything.
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