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[robintohood]

[Need things to get back into focus]

Anyway, a lot has happened to me since I died. My story's similar to the other Jason's except no extra Robins. My personal crap isn't meant to spill over to you or anyone else.

[How well Jason will follow through on that is another story]

[overlyprecocious]

[And yet. He's running a small criminal empire. That's not exactly not spilling his personal crap over anyone.

Tim's quiet, although there's still sounds coming from his side of the comms indicating that there's someone still there.]

[robintohood]

I'm sorry that I set you off like that.

[He means it too. He doesn't genuinely feel guilty for upsetting the younger Tim after older Tim broke it down for him on what might've been going on in his head]

[overlyprecocious]

It's fine.

[It is what it is. And Tim overreacted, probably. So.]

[robintohood]

You're always welcome to drop by at the bar. Given all the family there. We can have a normal conversation too, without the masks or costumes.

[overlyprecocious]

You want me in a bar?

[he's fourteen, Jason.]

[robintohood]

Not at the actual bar but it'd be easy enough to say you're just visiting a relative. There's the attic too.

[overlyprecocious]

What’s special about the attic?

[robintohood]

It's a safehouse. I also let some other kids use it if they need it.

[overlyprecocious]

What other kids?

[robintohood]

Just some kids I've met who could always use a spare place as refuge. Nico, Hunter, and Dylan. Huvrye, Sleeper, and Eda know about it too. Most of them don't know about the family business though. They just know I'm just a Starfallen citizen who owns the place.

[overlyprecocious]

Okay.

[He doesn't recognize most of those names, but he'll make note of them for later.] I'll keep that in mind.

[robintohood]

You can ask me questions you know.

[Jason gets the sense Tim's got a lot swimming in his mind at the moment after seeing the Red Hood in action]

[overlyprecocious]

I've asked questions.

[And it ended badly. Though at least he has distance this time.]

[robintohood]

I know. Just that you're free to keep asking if you want. I know a formerly dead Robin becoming the second Red Hood isn't what you would've expected.

[overlyprecocious]

It's not.

[But. He's not sure what he wants to ask Jason right now, what roads that would lead down. So.]

[robintohood]

I know it's not normal, even by our family's standards.

[He's not going to apologize for becoming the Red Hood but he at least wants to make it clear he knows what he's doing is extreme]

[overlyprecocious]

None of us are normal.

[It doesn't really help for Red Hood to state that.]

[robintohood]

Heh. Yeah, I know.

You know how to reach me if you ever want to talk.

[And with that he ends the transmission. It hasn't gone as well as he would've liked but it's something at least?]