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[robintohood]

It is. He didn't nearly pass out from the jump, did he?

[overlyprecocious]

He needed a break, but he didn’t pass out.

[He’s quiet for a moment.]

I haven’t told him yet? That you’re my brother.

[robintohood]

[In a neutral tone]

How come?

[He's not upset, only curious]

[overlyprecocious]

I didn’t know he knew you, at first. And then when I did, you and I weren’t really - talking.

[it was awkward, basically. And now it’s even more awkward.]

[robintohood]

[Jason nods. It makes sense and he knows he and Tim didn't have a great start]

I get it. And it's okay to tell him we're brothers. It's easier that way than explaining why a random kid sometimes hangs around me.

[overlyprecocious]

[The phrasing - like Jason doesn’t think they’re brothers - gives him a pause, before he carefully puts it in a box and tucks it away.]

Yeah. Okay.

[robintohood]

[The pause gives Jason enough of a signal to realize what he made it sound like to Tim]

Multiverse or not, we are brothers.

[overlyprecocious]

- We don't have to be. If you don't want to.

[Just. In case.]

[robintohood]

I do want to. I'm already a brother with the others.

[Even if he's not always comfortable with the Bat connection]

[overlyprecocious]

Okay.

[He tries not to look too relieved, but, well. Family of detectives.]

[robintohood]

[Yeah, Jason's caught that. He won't directly comment on it for now because things are awkward enough between him and Tim.

The employee comes back with their orders ready. Jason carefully takes his]

The multiverse is a pain in the ass but this seems like one of the more obvious facts.

[overlyprecocious]

I guess. I mean, it's complicated? I wasn't adopted or anything.

[But he is receiving ice cream now.]

[robintohood]

Emotionally adopted at least though. So good enough.

[Jason walks over to a table for himself and Tim]

[overlyprecocious]

Yeah. That’s pretty much what Dick did back home, I guess.

[robintohood]

That sounds about right for him. Dick's got a big heart.

[overlyprecocious]

[Well, the ice cream is pretty good so Tim’s got that going for him now.]

He does. He pulled me in pretty fast? I wasn’t expecting it.

[Hoping for it, definitely. Not expecting it.]

[robintohood]

Well, you're a good kid so why not?

[Jason also starts to dig into his ice cream]

[overlyprecocious]

I try to be - helpful.

[Because that's what being a good kid means, right?]

[robintohood]

[Jason remembers he and Dick talking about Tim's need to prove himself "useful."]

We know that too. We just want you to be okay.

[overlyprecocious]

[Well, that feels a little left-field?]

I am okay.

[robintohood]

We know. Just wanna let you know it's not really about how useful you can be to us. We're brothers. We just care.

[overlyprecocious]

[It's not that he doesn't believe that, exactly. It's just that - well.

If he wasn't Robin, he wouldn't be Jason's brother. Or Dick's. Or in the family at all.

So he's just going to politely nod and eat his ice cream.]