conversations overheard through the batkid com lines pt 75 (masterpost here)
*foil cracking, chewing noises*
Jason: -no, because B didn't take me in specifically because he wanted me to be Robin. that came after. pass me the sauce, Day. thanks.
Tim: i thought you met him when he was Batman though?
Jason: yeah i met him when he was Batman, but he didn't take me home because he wanted a new Robin, he took me in because i was homeless, i stole his tires, called him a fucktart to his face, and then kneecapped him with a tire-iron.
Dick, observationally: i'm pretty sure he took you in as some sort of version of self harm.
Jason, muffled: mm- 'okes on him though, cause i turned out to be a complete introvert.
Dick: yeah i don't think he expected the violent street kid to love homework so much.
Damian: so how did the transition to being Robin happen? he allowed Grayson to join him to get closure after his parents' death, correct? what led him to allow you to take up the mantle?
*slurping through a straw*
Jason: well, i think his intentions were good when he first decided to take me in, because i asked if i'd be the next Robin and he told me i wasn't being adopted just so he could have a partner, and Robin was out of the question. i was just happy to live in a mansion, so i let it be.
Dick: you let it be? he told me you basically forced him to let you have the mask.
Jason: *laughs* well he would, wouldn't he? he's too embarrassed about how petty he was being.
Tim: what was petty about it?
Jason: *snort* ok, but Dick you can't be an ass about it- it was like a decade ago.
Dick, with anticipatory annoyance: why-? *pause* oh shut up.
Jason: um, *slight snicker* yeah, so, admittedly he did just give me the mantle to slightly piss you off a bit,
Dick, instantly: I FUCKING KNEW IT- OH MY GOD.
*smacking sound, harsh footsteps*
Damian: oh, now he's pacing.
Dick: ALL THESE FUCKIN' YEARS OF 'IT WASN'T PERSONAL, DICK, IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH UPSETTING YOU, DICK, IT WAS JASON THAT WANTED IT, DICK-'
Jason: *wheezing* ok- OK but in his defence, i did also want it a lot-!
Dick: YOU SAID YOU'D LET IT GO!
Jason: w- yeah, i did, and then i met you.
Dick, abruptly quiet: i was not that bad.
Jason, indignant: YOU- YOU-
Tim, absently: it's like dinner and a show,
Jason: -YOU MET ME FOR THE FIRST TIME, LOOKED ME UP AND DOWN LIKE I WAS ONE OF THE FUCKING PEDOPHILES ON TO CATCH A PREDATOR,
Dick: I WAS NOT- *breaks into a wheeze*
Jason: -PROCEEDED TO TELL BRUCE WITHOUT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING ME, 'at least when you took me in the people of Gotham could understand it, i was adorable; what the fuck is this thing?'
Tim: fuck off, were you actually that mean?
Jason: YES HE WAS. anybody in my position would have met that little prick and instantly decided to steal his old job, i refuse to take criticism on the matter!
Damian: and Father went along with that?
Jason: mm- not at first. but then he and B got into an argument where Dick stole Bruce's work laptop because 'he wasn't using it, so it was up for grabs' and i think B just wanted to get back at him by stealing something of his instead.
Dick: -completely unproportionate response, by the way.
Jason: no, but neither was seeing Bruce's calvin klein underwear modelling campaign and instantly creating the Discowing suit to 'show him what it felt like when your family member acts like an attention seeking whore', so you're both as bad as each other.
Tim: *aghast* IS THAT ACTUALLY WHY YOU DID THAT?!?
Dick: i- *breaks into wheezes again*
Damian: you know, considering everybody claims being Robin is so 'magical', the story of its origins and pathway through life sure is covered in a lot of spiteful bullshit.
Jason: yeah, well, that's just the family business at this point, isn't it? now pass me that burrito, if Dick wont finish it then i fucking will.
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