[Open-ish] October Oddities

[robintohood]

Who: Jason Todd robintohood and you. Also a couple of closed prompts
What: Various antics with Jason as a civilian and as the Red Hood
When: Throughout October
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: Potential PG-13 level violence. Will edit if needed.

Civilian:
[Between running Descendant Bar & Lounge as a civilian and being the violent vigilante and crime lord known as the Red Hood, it’s hard for Jason to have time for himself. But somehow he finds a way to squeeze in a few free days every month.

After running several errands, Jason’s now relaxing on a park bench and reading a library’s copy of The Bad Seed. If one were to look at the bags next to him, he apparently bought some new apparel, tools, and sewing supplies. Come bug him]


Red Hood:
[Tonight, the Red Hood is well within his gang’s territory and busy with making sure things stay in order.

If you’re nearby, you might see a thug get defenestrated out of a dive bar and landing on the curb. Jason then coolly follows after him and cracks his knuckles. Two of Jason’s gang members also come out of the building to follow him]

We can do this the easy way or the hard way.

[Come enjoy the show?

Alternatively, instead of coming across the Red Hood committing assault and battery, you might see a rarer side of him.

He could be seen escorting a teenager towards a homeless shelter for youths. There's no threatening, dangerous growl to his voice as he talks to the kid.]

Just give tonight a shot and see how you feel tomorrow. You can call me if you need something.


Cooking Lesson (Closed to Donnie):
[A lot has happened since Jason and Donnie talked about making a grilled cheese sandwich. Time travel, more new arrivals, a possibly new timeline…. These things happen, you know? But Jason and Donnie’s schedules have finally lined up for them to spend a morning making a grilled cheese sandwich. It should be simple enough, right?]

Might wanna take it easy on the laser.

[Okay, mostly simple]


Crime Lesson (Closed to Accelerator):
[As promised, Jason is going to teach Accelerator on how to be a better criminal.

Tonight, Jason is fully dressed in his Red Hood gear and perched on the rooftop of a store that’s closed for the evening. The meeting spot he and Accelerator worked out is within Backbreakers territory near a chop shop. Said shop’s lights are on and sounds of tools banging and whirring indicate the illicit business is open.

Jason isn't entirely sure how this lesson will turn out but it should be entertaining at least. He just has to wait for Accelerator to arrive]


Wildcard:

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Comments

What's Cooking

[purplexing]

Ha ha ha, oh please. Why would I use a laser to toast things? That's what flamethrowers are for.

[Oh yeah, really promising.]

[robintohood]

[God, why…]

I recommend taking it easy on that too if you ever use it for cooking.

[Though at least it’s good to know Donnie wouldn’t be shy about trying to make a crème brûlée]

[purplexing]

[Donnie blinks at that, scratching his head.]

What, the laser or the flamethrower?

[You can still back out of this Jason.]

[robintohood]

[Nope. He’s committed. Besides, once you’ve been trained by Batman and patrolled Gotham, how much worse could this be?]

Both.

[Puts a frying pan on the stove before going to the fridge to take out the butter and cheese]

[purplexing]

Fair.

[He stares at the pan like it's a foreign thing. No no, he can see how this should work. Technically. But it still seems like a bit much. The butter gets an arch of his brow.]

Red Hood; makes things… worse? lol

[faceguy]

[Leo didn’t mean to end up following the Red Hood tonight - usually he avoids the guy and his gang if he happens to see them. But as it happens, he saw the Red Hood with a kid who looked about his age, and, well… he couldn’t just not find out what that’s about, right?

Whatever Leo’s worst suspicions, none of them are proven true, and the teen is delivered safely to a shelter. Leo will wait until the Red Hood is done and leaving before dropping out of a portal next to him.]

So like… what’s your deal, anyway?

[robintohood]

[Jason's helmet hides his surprised expression when Leo drops out of a portal. He wasn't aware of Leo's abilities and wonders if that's a result of the confluence.

He mentally notes that while keeping his body language calm]

What do you mean? I'm just taking a walk.

[He's purposely playing dumb partially because he doesn't see a reason to share what he's up to Leo and partially to annoy him for fun]

[faceguy]

[Revealing his ability probably isn’t the smartest move, but Leo isn’t too worried about it. As he’s regained his strength he’s gotten more cavalier about it.

Besides, it’s not all he can do.]

Taking a walk… sure.

[With a teenager. To a shelter. Mm-hm.]

So do you just do stuff like that out of the goodness of your heart, or what?

[robintohood]

[In a dry tone]

Yeah, you should see at Christmas. I turn into a Santa Claus.

[Oddly enough, what he's doing tonight is out of charity but he doesn't feel like admitting that for now]

[faceguy]

I guess it fits with your whole red theme. Maybe you're like this because no one let you join the reindeer games.

[Leo trots ahead a few steps, then turns and walks backwards, arms behind his head.]

You sure you should be escorting kids around? Apparently associating with you is a bad idea.

[levelshift]

[Accelerator isn't sure what to expect tonight aside from a distraction from all the crap he's feeling from thanks to Katherine and the Shining God, and since that's all he's really looking for he figures that whatever happens, it'll be worthwhile.

He makes his way to the designated meeting spot by the train, then via his ability so he doesn't have to walk the rest of the way. It's late and they aren't in the safest area of the city, and he doesn't want to be late because some mugger thought it would be wise to target a kid with a crutch.

There are four miniature tornadoes attached to his back that he's using to fly, though when he gets close enough they dissolve and he starts manipulating gravitational vectors instead. The tornadoes are far cooler, but they're noisy and he doesn't want to draw attention.

His hands are shoved into the pockets of his jeans as he casually floats downwards, coming to a soft landing next to Jason. Once his feet are on the ground he hits the switch on his choker and extends the cane portion of his crutch.

Unlike Jason he hasn't bothered with any kind of mask. He has, however, brought along a gun in a holster attached to his belt.]

Yo.

[robintohood]

[Jason was watching Accelerator make his way up and already assessing the teenager's capabilities. He had seen security footage of Accelerator's previous crimes but it's different to watch someone in person. Accelerator's potential to stealthily escape is there at least so Jason can work with that. He nods when he's greeted]

Got here okay?

[levelshift]

[It might've been a good idea to explain his ability beforehand, but it's whatever. Accelerator doesn't really care, and when it's relevant he can give a warning.]

American transit is shit, but it wasn't a problem.

[Compared to Japan's, at least. He looks over in the direction of the chop shop.]

What're we looking at?

[robintohood]

A chop shop hard at work. We're in my territory and they work for me but they don't know what we're doing tonight. We're gonna see if you can steal something of theirs without them noticing.

Got some ideas on how to do it?

[levelshift]

Hmm.

[Without them noticing? That means no breaking down a wall and crushing them. What a pain in the ass.]

I don't know the layout of the building's interior, so it's probably better to create a distraction and get as many of them out of there as possible, then sneak in.

Past Midnight, at the BatGym

[welcome_summer]

[It starts with one alarm. Someone trying the larger doors at ground-level, seeking access. As some... mild deterrents kick in, there are some scratches and scorch-marks left on the side of the entrance, in an instinct to ward off whatever it is. There are no further attempts

from that angle. Sensors on the roof pick up movement. Not from the edges, but from above. Then weight and heat, a single large entity that roams the length of the roof. While pressure is applied to the skylight, it's ultimately left alone, as well as any rooftop entrances. It stops and settles in an open space, counting on near-black coloration to be unseen in the dark.]

[robintohood]

[Jason was on his way back to the penthouse when he gets an alert that the BatGym’s silent alarms have been triggered. He races towards there on his motorcycle and soon sees the… creature perched up on the roof]

Huh.

[He then slows down and parks his vehicle in an alley between warehouses as to hopefully not further alert the intruder]

[welcome_summer]

[The sound of the motorcycle doesn't trigger alarm on the creature's part. It hunkers down lower, facing the interior of the building. Things are dropped to the roof in several consecutive thumps, followed a rustling, like a deliberate sweeping of the area. Thumps, then a sweep.]

[robintohood]

[Jason fires his grapple gun up to a rooftop and zips straight up. After the landing, he parkours his way to take a better look. Is it seriously a dragon he’s looking at?]

[welcome_summer]

[It's certainly the side of something large, dark-colored and scaly, the head and tail both turned away and inward. A ribbed wing extends slightly, makes that sweeping noise as something gets pushed further under the body, then refolds.]

Red Hood, A Hero

[atypical_echo]

[Here is Mark of course. Just out on the street doing another shoot of an old building for the purpose of a show he's hoping to line up in the spring, and then there it is. Something he didn't expect to see.]

Red Hood, still saving those in need I see. Got yourself a great hero there, kid.

[robintohood]

[It’s only the slightest fidget that hints to Jason feeling humbled and uncomfortable with how Mark praises him. He doesn’t call himself a hero these days as he knows much of what he does is far from heroic. Instead, he sees himself as simply willing to do dirty work to get shit done.

The kid gives Jason a mildly confused look before Jason gestures him to the shelter]

Come on. You should get going. It’s cold tonight.

[The kid nods and enters the shelter. Jason then looks back at Mark]

Still getting yourself into trouble?

[atypical_echo]

[Aw, the guy should see some good in himself. Though Mark can't force that on anyone.]

Oh of course. Not the goal at all, but it's still something that that comes up from time to time. Still rescuing the helpless?

[robintohood]

[Jason shrugs, trying to seem casual and hiding his discomfort]

Don’t like having trouble in my turf. A lot of trash likes to roll around here.

[atypical_echo]

That's really good. Thanks man. For keeping us safe.