uncurtained | pc catchall for dick (heh) (unpredicktable)

[ the second they're alone--

there's that hand on her shoulder ]

Hanging in there?

...Trying.

[Is she succeeding? Who knows.]

I just... I knew something was wrong as soon as they were missing, but I wanted to be wrong.

I'm sorry. [ even if they haven't found their bodies, there is a wild penis on the loose. it is probably carlos's. that doesn't bode great. ] I was hoping we could get ahead of this before it started, but...

[ no dice. ]

...It’s not your fault. It’s just - hard. Everything this week was really hard, you know?

[ haha, beck, that's hilarious, trying to make dick grayson not take on all deaths personally,

anyway-- softly: ]

... I know. And I don't think it's going to get any easier.

[ he should be trying for reassuring, but. he's never believed in treating people with kids' gloves ]

...When you started your whole hero thing, did you ever wonder if you could do it? Like, did you ever want to give up?

[She has a point here, maybe.]

... I'd be lying if I said I hadn't hit a few low points in a decade.

[ dick bounces back, but-- those first few hours after that failed scenario, where he reevaluated everything he thought he knew about himself. jason. the entire invasion. wally. ]

But it's never been a real option. I don't-- I don't think I could live with myself if I wasn't doing everything I could to help people.

And that’s... amazing of you, seriously.

[And it’s probably the reason why she glances away, inhaling.]

And it’s probably going to make this sound really pathetic, but... I can’t imagine a week worse than this one. I mean, it was awful when we got into the recording studio, it was awful when we had that scavenger hunt, and today was just... So if it gets worse, what if I’m the kind of person who can’t deal with that?

... It doesn't make you a bad or weak person to not be able to just bounce back after trauma. [ he'll start off there. ] I know a lot of heroes who went into retirement after... after stuff happened. [ he hesitates, but: ] ... To be honest, I-- before I got here, I was heading off to take a break myself. I hadn't decided how much of one, but-- not the point.

[ he's rambling. ]

You don't have to be able to deal with this by yourself.

...I'm sorry you didn't get that break. [And that he has to deal with This instead. Even though he says not the point, though...] You can tell me what happened if you want to.

[Everything else is a little bit more to unpack, and she pauses.]

And that's... really sweet, again. I just wish I was more like you, I guess.

... My best friend died.

[ that's the long and short of it, really. it feels weird to say out loud. it's even weirder what beck says.

he'd never talk himself down, but he doesn't always feel like someone worth looking up to at all. ]

It's... I think you're doing just fine as it is. You're a good person, Beck.

[Considering how it went the last time she tried to console him, she seems more casual this time, but it's still sincere when she says:]

I'm sorry, Dick, that's... awful.

[She feels like that's more important than responding to his second statement, but:]

...Thanks.

... Yeah. It is.

[ he can't disagree, can't even pretend he's fine about it! but this is kind of a. don't wanna talk about it bit still. this is now awkward ]

[She pauses for a moment, before:]

Hey, do you want to, like... [...] Okay, I know there's not really much to do here when you aren't balancing chairs on the table, but I feel like we could both use a distraction.

[ he smiles at her. ]

You're right. On both counts. Unfortunately, I think a week of nausea is pushing it for acrobatic stunts. Anything else you had in mind?

I guess the lounge is probably out, but... There's always the kitchen. We could get something to eat.

[If either of them have an appetite, but.]

Works for me. [ we will be ignoring all the blood in the hallways, and he gestures for her to go ahead before following ] Think there's any way we could get some board games in this place, at least?

[As she starts walking that way, also pointedly not looking at the blood:]

Are you a Scrabble guy, or is Monopoly more your style?

[ EXTREMELY jovially: ]

I'm banned from Scrabble.

[She can't help but laugh a little, surprised.]

What did you do?

I had a phase where I liked to deconstruct the English language a few years back. [ he says that like he. doesn't still do it? ] A lot of it stuck, but not nearly enough to make them any more willing to bend the Scrabble rules to accommodate me. And I'm multi-lingual, so. Scrabble was more like a war game at that point.

[ again. very proud of himself over this ]

Well, if we ever find a board, maybe I’d retract that ban. I bet I could give you a run for your money, as long as we’re just playing in English.

It's a deal. [ and then-- ] Let's just steer clear of any CLUE board game we find.

[Despite herself, she smiles.]

A little too on the nose for you?

I try to steer clear of dramatic irony.

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