explosions on tv ( open )

[reneger]

Who: jason todd reneger & open
What: a catch all
When: september-october
Where: central city, excelsior, nyc, etcetc
Content Warnings: unnecessarily violent and gorey fights


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[robintohood]

[Jason narrows his eyes at his double as the older man puts on his helmet. He already knew that older Jason would have his own helmet but physically seeing it still pisses him off. He carved himself a position and a look. Those aren't things he's willing to share]

Blades, powers, and any other toys are still fair game.

[reneger]

Sounds fair.

( the voice modulator kicks in, leaves jason's voice sounding a little deeper, more robotic. he doesn't waste anymore time; just lurches forward with his hands curled into fists.

raises one to swing it towards junior's gut. )

[robintohood]

[Jason sidesteps, grabs the fist that was aiming for his stomach and tries to flip the older man's momentum into throwing him onto the ground]

[reneger]

( junior grabs hold of him, tries to throw him, and it's hilarious because--well. they've all learned how to turn that against their enemies, haven't they? unfortunately for jason, he isn't a small little flippy thing anymore; he's all muscle, bulky with the intention of making himself terrifying, but it also means he's not as flexible as he used to be.

so he can't bend himself into a pretzel to get his legs around junior's neck and yank him down, but he can dig his fingers in right under junior's hood to try and pull his head back uncomfortably while junior throws jason over. if he's going down, they're both going down. )

[robintohood]

[Jason grunts in pain and in anger as he gets pulled down and hits the ground. That was a lot more sloppier than he would've liked. He attempts to untangle himself just enough to reach for his combat knife. He agreed not to hit major arteries but there was still plenty of room to stab him in other places, like in the femur]

[reneger]

( the knife hits his leg, but it doesn't break through the armored suit he's wearing. the impact still hurts, but it's not nearly as bad as it could have been.

and jason's looking down to his leg where the knife hit, snorts as he pulls himself back up to his feet slowly and--the armor over his chest starts dissipating, leaving behind the plain black tank he'd been wearing under it. there's no longer protection on his chest, his neck, his arms under the jacket--he'd do away with it over his legs, too, except--well, he's not wearing pants pants over it this time. )

You said toys're allowed, but I'd sure hate to be accused of cheating with my shit. This even it out a bit more? ( with a gesture down to his chest, which is very under-protected now. )

[robintohood]

[Still armed with his combat knife, Jason scoffs and glares at older Jay. He doesn't like nor trust the man's offer]

What? You pitying me or something? Last I checked, I managed to nail some good hits on you even with your fancy suit on.

[reneger]

Yeah, 'cause you shot me. Repeatedly.

( but there are no guns this time, are there? and he sincerely doubts junior'd be able to fuck up his ribs that badly without the impact from bullets slamming into him. not that he's not physically capable of it, just--he won't be able to catch jason off guard enough to get him down that hard.

jason pulls out his own combat knife, a near-replica of junior's own, and flips it between his fingers. )

Round two?

[robintohood]

Fine.

[Jason charges forward, aiming to slash across the chest. As much as he doesn't trust older Jay taking off his seemingly best armor, the opportunity to keep fighting and testing each other is too good to give up now]

[reneger]

( that's better.

jason dodges the knife at the last moment, lets it cut through the fabric of his tank top. it leaves a nice cut across his chest, but it's not deep. jason let junior get in close for a good reason: it means he's right in range of jason's knife, too. which he's lowering, to try and shove into his side just below his ribcage. )

[robintohood]

[Older Jay's attack is partially blunted by Jason's body armor and him jerking away. There's a gash on the material but no blood yet.

Now Jason's somewhat keeping distance. He's calculating and figuring out which one of his toys to use next. They're not supposed to do overkill this time]

[reneger]

( junior tries to put distance between them, but jason isn't about that. he's grinning, and trying to shove his way right back into junior's personal space. if they're going to fight, he may as well take advantage of his larger size, right? because he knows damn well junior's likely a little faster than him--and while he can't fix that, he can use brute strength to his advantage.

and raise the knife up, hilt aimed straight for the side of junior's hood. )

[robintohood]

[Though the helmet's protecting him, the impact still knocks Jason's head back. He knows his older self has the strength advantage so he'll have to compensate in other ways.

He throws his combat knife at older Jay before charging forward, seemingly aiming to punch him in the face]

[reneger]

( he expected face shots. knew this would happen, because he, too, wants to shove his fist into junior's stupid shit face. thus, the hood on his own face. so when junior swings at his face, he's--quick to duck down, to try and get out of the way of that hit--but also to wrap an arm around junior's midsection with his full weight moving to slam into his chest to try and knock him over. )

[robintohood]

[The body slam hurts like hell but Jason's okay with taking his lumps. He needs the close contact anyway. As soon as he's slammed to the ground, he slips a taser out one of his jacket sleeves and tries to zap older Jason in the ribs]

[reneger]

( he sees junior's hand slip into his jacket sleeve, and responds quickly in turn because jason knows damn well that jacket is full of shit he doesn't want to tangle with. his own hand shifts, weight resting on his opposite forearm, so he can form a knife out of the shadows between them and--holds it tight in a fist, lowering the knife down with full intention of shoving it straight into junior's forearm before he can raise the taser up to his side. )

[robintohood]

[Jason really hates that shadow ability. His taser is a second too late. He angrily grits his teeth and grunts in pain as the knife successfully stabs him in the arm.

Screw the rules. Jason immediately summons one of his swords to try to slash back]

[reneger]

( no one banned meta-abilities in this rodeo, this is only fair. junior summons a sword but his movements are still--obvious. jason can see when his shoulder shifts, he can see the move choreographed before it's made, which isn't helping junior's case any. he's still learning, and clearly he hadn't gotten the same post-pit treatment as jason had gotten.

ah, well. they'll work on it. not now though, because right now jason's straddling junior's waist and reaching for that sword of his. grabs onto it with a bare hand before junior has much time to get a good amount of momentum behind it. it still hurts, still cuts into flesh, but it's not even close to how bad it would have been if he'd let him swipe at him properly.

leaves the shadow knife inside junior's other forearm, so he can take that same hand he'd used to stab him with and raise a real throwing knife this time, to shove it into junior's shoulder--the one attached to the hand he's using to try and slice and dice jason currently. )

[robintohood]

[Jason yells out in pain when he gets stabbed in the shoulder and is forced to let go of his sword. He hates this. He should be just as good as his double but he keeps missing his mark tonight. The bastard even took off his armor and yet, he still can't get it right.

Despite the danger of ripping open his wounds even more, he tries to shove older Jay off of him. He doesn't want to admit who's been the better fighter tonight]

[reneger]

( it's just too bad for junior, isn't it? because jason's more than used to squirmy assholes, and he's decided the best way to get junior to knock it off is to dig that knife deeper into his shoulder.

reaches with his fucked, bloodied hand to start prying at junior's hood. )

Usually I'd avoid stabbings when playing 'round like this, but I saw what Sleeper did for you last time. You'll be fine, won't you sweetheart? ( purposefully condescending. junior started this, after all. ) You still wanna see how tight my leash is?

[robintohood]

[Jason loudly groans in pain again as the knife goes deeper into his wound. Then his helmet's pneumatic latch is activated and the helmet hisses open, leaving his head and masked face exposed. His expression twists into a snarl]

At least I don't got one.

[It can easily be said Jason's best and worst trait is the sheer stubbornness he has once he sets his mind on something. It's all too similar to a hungry dog with a bone]

[reneger]

Uh huh.

( jason leaves the knife in junior's shoulder, while the one he'd put into his other forearm dissipates. he flicks his wrist, pulling loose another throwing knife which he's holding in his uninjured hand. raises it up to press the tip against the underside of junior's jawline. doesn't put enough pressure against it to break skin, but the threat is there. )

Y'know, I'd forgotten how much of a baby face I had when I started out. Look at you-- ( the knife flicks up to drag across junior's cheek. ) --still workin' on filling out, even here. Wonder how your lackeys would feel if they saw you like this.

( the knife digs in, just hard enough to cut. )

You think they'd still follow you, knowing how easily I kicked your ass?

[robintohood]

[Jason knows the older man is taunting him and it's pissing him off. The combination of someone with his face taunting him while he's beaten up, heavily bleeding, and feeling trapped is sending him into a rage spiral. It's mentally sending him back to a particular night when he was in a warehouse in a similar state.

And just like that night, he answers the taunts with a spit to his enemy's face. Additional slashes to his face be damned]

[reneger]

( boy is he glad he put on the hood. not only for pissing junior off more, but he'd be a lot more irritated if spit landed directly on him.

as it is, he leaves it to drip down as if it wasn't there at all. drops the knife down, so he can lean in closer to junior. gets right in his face. )

Oo, good comeback. Very fierce. I'm terrified. ( his voice raises a little, mocking. ) Please, mister crime lord, don't spit on me again.

[robintohood]

[Adrenaline and rage are trying to override the physical pain Jason's feeling. He struggles again to get older Jay off of him, causing his injuries to further open and bleed more. It's humiliating and infuriating the position he's in and he wants to just beat the man's face in until there's nothing]

Go ahead and try. We know you care about B's code as much as I do.