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

Still, I didn't know that you... saw it like that.

[She glances up at him before she looks back at the ground.]

You probably don't want to talk about it. Sorry.

[ dick looks away, not that it's super easy to tell because Mask, but he-- shrugs ]

Me and a few hundred people in the crowd. [ it doesn't bother him too much that she saw it now because of that, though it's... not exactly a sight he'd want anyone to witness. and she's right, he doesn't exactly want to talk about it, but-- he'd said it was a murder, but he knows what it looks like from that angle, so he explains: ] It's-- we caught the guy responsible. He was a mobster who wanted the circus' owner to pay protection money while we were in Gotham City. Haly refused to pay up, so he cut the line to his main attraction. Made it look like an accident.

But... He didn't get away with it, right?

[That seems like a pretty poor silver lining to her; it doesn't change what happened prior to that. Still, it's important to know.]

[ his smile is slight, but it's there. ]

No. First guy I brought to justice. My-- the man who took me in helped me make sure he didn't get away with it.

...Was that him, at the end there?

[ he didn't see it, but if there's one thing he remembers for sure about that day, it's bruce wayne parting through the crowd. so he smiles because he's fond, and he sounds sad because he's been in a Mood re: batman since he killed escha so it's All Fine ]

Yeah. That was him. He happened to be in the crowd, since we were passing through his city.

[ and he went to the circus in a full suit because he's a ho ]

...I'm glad you had someone there, after all that.

[She isn't really glad it was him, based on what she's heard about him, but.]

[ bruce wayne is an ok dad, and it causes dick to smile ]

Me too. Don't know what I would've done without him.

[ go to therapy maybe ]

[She gives a small nod, while I cry about html in the background.]

You don't have to answer this if you don't want to, but... There wasn't anyone else who could take you in?

[ i told you i would only be nice once. uno times. dick... hesitates ]

Not... really. [ his uncle "survived" the fall but i have no idea if he's still alive so i'm not going into that ] Circus wasn't considered the most stable environment for a kid after that.

[ and becoming a kid superhero was!! ]

[She's been dancing around it, but:]

Right, but... Wasn't what you started doing after more dangerous than that?

[ he-- huffs out a laugh]

What, like we notified the authorities the guy who adopted me was secretly a superhero and would they mind if he brought me on the job? They're called secret identities for a reason.

[After a moment:]

...Right, obvious. Sorry.

[ ... hm. ]

... Nothing to apologize for. Everything okay? Besides the-- forceful memory sharing.

Yeah. I guess I just... wish it was different for you.

[But, well.]

[ ah. he shrugs a bit after a second, putting a hand on her shoulder ]

I've had a few tragedies in my life, but I don't regret B taking me in. And I don't regret being who I am now. [ well. sometimes, but not for the purpose of this conversation! ] ... But same goes for you. With your dad.

[She doesn’t quite feel right contradicting that, so she gives a small nod.]

It’s... [Not okay, but.] I guess we can settle for both being sorry, then. Now we’re even.

[It’s weak, but it’s an attempt to make the conversation more lighthearted.]

[ he nods, but then

--! ]

Maybe not for too long. I meant to ask you if you could do me a favour.

[She pauses, and then nods.]

Yeah, sure. What is it?

Nothing too big. I just need you to buy an item at the gift shop. Doesn't have to be anything specific.

Oh. I mean, sure, I don’t mind - but can I ask why?

Something I'm doing for the hosts.

Just curious, but... What are you getting from it? I mean - if it’s the kind of favor they offer where you get something in return.

I'll show you when I get it.

[ mystewious ]

Oh... You can ask them for things that weren’t in the gift shop? I kind of thought it was limited to answers to questions.

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