pc catchall for dick (heh) (unpredicktable)

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Hey. How many times have I told you you can talk to me about anything you need to?

[ there is no hypocrisy in this thread ]

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...I'm just tired of feeling like I can't do anything, I guess. Or - that the things I do don't matter.

[She gives a smile, even if it's not happy.]

But I'm willing to be that's not just a me problem.

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... It's not.

[ the look on his face implies it's a feeling he's intimately familiar with. though-- hm ]

The CDs this week... were they yours, or Zero's?

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Zero's. I got one, too.

[She looks his way, though, curious about where he's going.]

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[ he shakes his head ]

Just thinking. All of us with roles... We're supposed to be able to do more, but I think most of us have been feeling pretty useless this whole time.

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[She sighs, nodding.]

But, I mean... Not to discount that on your end or anything, but yours is a net positive, right? Nothing bad could happen with more information.

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[ ... dick shifts his weight with a hum and then shrugs ]

Doesn't feel like I've learned anything with the information I've gotten. But yeah, I guess.

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It has to add up to something. Maybe it won't be clear what just yet, but...

[There's another small pause.]

But that probably doesn't help that feeling, does it?

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[ he smiles a little, but it's a bit humorless ]

Nope. Like I said... I think it's a feeling a lot of us share. Rational or not.

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[After a moment:]

It'll be nice once all of this is over, won't it?

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So nice, I may never step onto a boat again.

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[She hesitates for a longer moment, but:]

You really think we'll make it out of here?

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[ ... he looks at her, expression serious ]

I do.

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...Sorry. I mean, not that you think we will - that’s a good thing, not something to be sorry about. Just, sorry I asked. Obviously we will.

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You don't have to apologize. [ he's obviously trying not to look amused ] It's okay to be scared or have doubts, you know. But if it's a choice between believing we will or not? I know what I'm picking.

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[She considers that for a moment, tilting her head.]

You think believing in something is a choice?

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[ he pauses ]

... Yeah. I do. Think it's one people make every day.

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...I like that. I mean - it's a nice idea.

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[ he smiles back at her, a little ]

You've never thought of it that way?

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I've always thought it was more, like, a gut feeling.

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[ he hums ]

Do you know why superheroes have symbols?

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[She shakes her head.]

Why?

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Well, first off-- big flashy sign in the middle? Makes for a good target.

[ ha ha. funny. ]

It's to literally be a symbol. Something that can give people hope, something to believe in when the world isn't always... easy for that. No one wakes up after tragedies and keep going because it's ingrained in them to believe the best in the world. It's something they have to work for, every day. Part of my job's to help people think it's worth it.

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We could get into a big philosophical conversation about it, but...

[For now, she'll stick with this.]

No matter what, it's really important. What you do, I mean.

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[ please don't, he's had to listen to so many. they are all the rage in young justice ]

I don't know about me personally... but thanks.