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[batmansphoenix]

Speak.
Or not. Free country.

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[jesses]

Cass attacked me.

[ the second time. the first time maaaybe jay had challenged her on sight, but it's not like he'd been fighting with deadly intent. he'd just wanted to get a sense of her moves and who trained her.

and even though he understands exactly where that warning is coming from, it still makes him grit his teeth, rage flaring hot. he'd just said that his first impulse for this situation is to disappear. ]

Waiting for me to snap like a rabid dog and go for the throat? News flash: I never tried to kill any of them except B. I didn't slit anybody's throat or stab anybody in the heart just for wearing a fucking uniform.

So fuck you and your patronizing.

[ and for icing on the bad idea cake that is this whole series of texts: ]

You ever come at Tim like that again, or Dick, I'll show you rabid dog.

[ MIC DROP ]

[batmansphoenix]

[yoU DON'T FUCKING TELL ME WHEN TO STOP TEXTING TWIN]

when you're done pretending i insulted you by telling you not to do something you'd already done again text me back
need to talk to you about dick

and i wouldn't hurt them again btw
jsyk

AUDIO HALF AN HOUR LATER

[jesses]

[ angrily, and with the sounds of indistrious packing behind him, ]

You can tell Dick I'm leaving the city limits. You can tell them all.

[batmansphoenix]

I will.

Where are we going?

[jesses]

What?

[ no FUCK YOU BUDDY ]

I'm leaving. Alone. By myself. Not with anybody else.

[batmansphoenix]

No you're not. I'm not letting you run away while you're obviously hurting.

So. Where are we going?

[jesses]

I'm not hurting and I'm not running away! I'm trying to do the right thing. And I'm mad at you.

[batmansphoenix]

I get that. Why don't you stop a fucking second and tell me why?

[jesses]

If you're asking me why I'm trying to do the right thing, I am shutting my phone off.

If you're asking why I'm mad at you, think really hard. Maybe it's because you just said some horseshit that implies I'd hurt either of them for no fucking reason at all, because I'm crazy and I can't be trusted and the only way to keep me in line is to threaten me.

You of all fucking people should know what that's like.

[batmansphoenix]

And you of all people should know that threatening is how I communicate. You hurt Babs in the past, even if it was mostly one shitty circumstance after another. Of course I want to make sure that won't happen again when she doesn't deserve it.

I'm not trying to keep you in line. I told you, as far as I'm concerned we're partners.

[jesses]

[ buddy those two statements contradict each other ok

tightly, ]

I wouldn't hurt her. I'm not that person anymore. I'm trying to be somebody better.

[batmansphoenix]

[Shut up it makes sense in his head. A lot of things make sense in his head.]

Then why are you running away? You've tried that. I've tried that. It doesn't work, we just postpone everything going to shit and make it worse.

But if you go I'm totally coming with you.

[jesses]

Because I don't know what else to do!

[ aaaaand resigning himself to this particular can of worms... ]

If I go, Tim's coming with me.

[batmansphoenix]

[Jason was about to complain, but instead he lets out an 'oh' at that last part.]

Well why didn't you just say that? Wouldn't wanna be the third wheel in a lover's retreat.

[jesses]

[ SQUIRMING INTERNALLY ]

It's not like that.

[batmansphoenix]

Then tell me how it actually is because those are the vibes I'm getting here.

[jesses]

Do you wanna fight about this? You don't want him with me?

[batmansphoenix]

[???? what]

What the fuck did I say to make you think that? Maybe I'm just happy one of us found someone that makes them happy as he makes you. [Dummy.]

[jesses]

[ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah ]

Stop talking about it like he's my girl and we exchanged promise rings. We're not-- we're just helping each other out.

[batmansphoenix]

Okay first: misogynistic much?

second: Loki and I were just helping each other out. I also got into deeper shit than what I'd planned to. It happens.

[jesses]

It's temporary.

[batmansphoenix]

Does he make you happy?

text;

[jesses]

[ WOW SOMEHOW YOUR CALL GOT DROPPED bye felicia ]

Stop it.

text;

[batmansphoenix]

[sigh]

pretty simple question twinsie

text;

[jesses]

What do you want me to say? Yeah, I like him. It doesn't matter. He's not from my world.

He'll go home with you.