[That must be what Jason had seen, something over top the mental projection of him. The Penance suit?]
[He wonders why he sees him as a hurt teenager in turn - and who hurt him - but there's no time for that.]
[Because now he has to do damage control. Because what sane and reasonable person would see what Jason just did and not be alarmed?]
[Robbie's ire and hurt and betrayal fades. He can't even be entirely angry with him. If their roles were reversed and he saw the Penance suit, of course he'd be suspicious, dig in, try to figure out if Jason was some supervillain lunatic hiding it from everyone.]
[Of course it looks absolutely bizarre. And of course his time on the the Thunderbolts looks like him being awful - because he was. Provided they beat the giant monsters and the world doesn't end, it's probably only a matter of time before Jason tells everyone. ]
[Especially if he was... hurt? By someone?]
[Especially if he's...maybe scared?]
I already told you. Speedball. I'm Speedball.
[For a moment, he mentally laments how his name sounds like a villain's idea of a made up stupid superhero name. Ugh, it probably sounds fake. The thought accidentally projects and possibly makes it sound like he's regretting his made up hero identity isn't more convincing.]
My real name is Robbie Baldwin. Which I may as well tell you, because -
[Because everyone back home knows what I am, comes across far too loud.]
Because I did some bad things. [Tears well in his projection's eyes.] But I'm not - one of them I never intended - and I'm trying to make up for it, for all of it, even though I know I never can. I'm not going to hurt anyone here. I'm not going to hurt you.
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[He wonders why he sees him as a hurt teenager in turn - and who hurt him - but there's no time for that.]
[Because now he has to do damage control. Because what sane and reasonable person would see what Jason just did and not be alarmed?]
[Robbie's ire and hurt and betrayal fades. He can't even be entirely angry with him. If their roles were reversed and he saw the Penance suit, of course he'd be suspicious, dig in, try to figure out if Jason was some supervillain lunatic hiding it from everyone.]
[Of course it looks absolutely bizarre. And of course his time on the the Thunderbolts looks like him being awful - because he was. Provided they beat the giant monsters and the world doesn't end, it's probably only a matter of time before Jason tells everyone. ]
[Especially if he was... hurt? By someone?]
[Especially if he's...maybe scared?]
I already told you. Speedball. I'm Speedball.
[For a moment, he mentally laments how his name sounds like a villain's idea of a made up stupid superhero name. Ugh, it probably sounds fake. The thought accidentally projects and possibly makes it sound like he's regretting his made up hero identity isn't more convincing.]
My real name is Robbie Baldwin. Which I may as well tell you, because -
[Because everyone back home knows what I am, comes across far too loud.]
Because I did some bad things. [Tears well in his projection's eyes.] But I'm not - one of them I never intended - and I'm trying to make up for it, for all of it, even though I know I never can. I'm not going to hurt anyone here. I'm not going to hurt you.