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[robintohood]

[What an odd question to ask. Does Tim think Jason thinks the worst of him?]

What else would it be? You were just as surprised as I was when I got that headache.

[overlyprecocious]

[He's quiet for a moment.]

I didn't know it could do that.

[robintohood]

I know. You only just got here. It'd make sense that you don't know everything about your powers yet.

[overlyprecocious]

[He's quiet for a moment again.]

I didn't think you'd want to talk to me.

[robintohood]

Because of what just happened? Or because of all the stuff I was saying before?

[The conversation with older Tim was... not comfortable but necessary and might've given Jason a little better insight]

[overlyprecocious]

Both.

[It's at least honest?]

[robintohood]

[Calmly]

My problems are with the old man only. No one else. You took up the cape because you wanted to help. Just like how Big Bird wanted to and just like how I wanted to. We're the same on that front.

[overlyprecocious]

But it's changed.

[He just doesn't want an angry Jason again, okay.]

[robintohood]

What's changed? Me?

[He's not offended though. There's no doubt how much he's changed from the 12-year-old who wanted to help Batman fight crime]

[overlyprecocious]

Yeah.

[And he may not be angry at Tim, personally, but he's clearly angry at something Robin represents. Which is a problem.]

[robintohood]

Yeah. I have. A lot happened to me after I died. But this is just my personal problem. It has nothing to do with you.

What do you know about me?

[overlyprecocious]

[Sure it doesn't have anything to do with Tim. Even if it really didn't, and Tim was just a convenient target, that's still - it's worrying.]

I never got to meet the Jason Todd on my world, before he - before he died.

[robintohood]

[That's to be expected. Jason's still calm]

So far as you know, he's dead?

[Part of him wants to say that Tim should get his Bruce to double check the coffin but he wants to be focused on Tim tonight]

[overlyprecocious]

Yeah.

[As far as he knows. And it’s not like he can do anything to check on that now. He’s thought of it.]

[robintohood]

And this whole Red Hood business is brand new to you? You met the older me yet?

[overlyprecocious]

We talked for a little while, while I was tailing you.

[robintohood]

[Not the answer he expected. Wow]

You were both in my territory?

[Jason's voice is calm but wow. He's going to have words with... himself]

[overlyprecocious]

Yeah?

[Jason may sound calm, but Tim’s cottoning on that it’s not exactly neutral. Obviously Jason didn’t want him there, but was the other Jason not allowed, either?]

[robintohood]

[He's saving that bit of information as a conversation with his other self next time he sees him. Time to move on before he flubs this again]

He and I have our differences. In my world, there wasn't another Robin when I came back.

[overlyprecocious]

How long was it?

[Because he can't help but wonder what that means for the other Earth's Tim Drake.]

[robintohood]

I died and then five years later, I came back to Gotham. There was never another Robin during that entire time.

[Hence why he was so shocked about Tim when the Confluence dropped them both off]

[overlyprecocious]

Oh.

[Maybe the other Tim Drake just keeps following Batman around silently. Or maybe he doesn't do it at all, and never got involved.] What about Nightwing?

[robintohood]

Yeah, Nightwing's still active. Been active since before I was Robin.

[And leaving a legacy Jason could never live up to]

[overlyprecocious]

Does he know? That you're alive?

[How much of a mess is Jason's world, and also, is there any chance of salvaging those relationships?]

[robintohood]

He does. Last time we saw each other I blew up a train station and busted his leg.