[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

[robintohood]

[Jason doesn’t flinch from hearing the gory details. Between what he’s witnessed while being in the criminal underworld and the crimes he himself has committed, he’s used to it.

He’s also not surprised by Accelerator’s answer. It makes sense given he just said how powerful he is and what kind of people would have tried to go after him]

Was there ever collateral damage?

[levelshift]

[Collateral damage? Again, Accelerator doesn't hesitate in answering.]

Yeah.

[Mainly when he was younger, and had no idea how to control his ability. Like those classmates who had attacked him when he was ten. They had been only dumb kids, ones who had thought they were going after a slightly-above-average child their own age. Not a monster.

The teacher who had tried to step in and stop things was collateral damage, too. And the members of Anti-Skill and Judgement who had done the same.

He pauses as he considers the Sisters, but... collateral damage requires a lack of intention. He had intended to kill every single one of them.

(Except the first, that had just happened because she fired and he wasn't paying attention, but he doesn't let himself consider that. It would imply he wasn't one hundred percent responsible for every awful thing that happened to those girls.)]

Of course there was.

[robintohood]

[Jason senses that the whole story behind the collateral damage is a touchy topic for Accelerator. He’ll have to tread lightly and back off soon]

Yeah. That’s one of the tougher parts about being a target.

[levelshift]

That's the kind of shit you're in for when you know me.

[Like it's an inevitability, or something, because it is. His attempt at normalcy lasted all of five minutes before his reputation ruined everything and people around him began to get hurt again.]

I get what you're trying to do with the mask. [Even if actual masked superheroes and villains don't exist in his universe, he understands the premise well enough.] It'd make sense for most people, but not for me. My life doesn't work that way.

[robintohood]

[Jason nods. Accelerator has made his point and he won’t push the matter more unless something happens and he has another reason to bring it up again. It doesn’t mean he likes it though as it says a lot about the kind of life the kid has had]

All right. I’ve been at this work for years now and got into plenty of shootouts. I got plenty of guys who would love to see me six feet under. Just be careful.

[levelshift]

[Despite everything Accelerator just said, he doesn't try to return the toolbox or the mask. It's stupid and he's sure he'll never use it, but he knows that it means something to Jason and he doesn't want to just dismiss those feelings.]

Careful? I'm the strongest, plus I've got the gun the other you made for me. [Yep, that's where the gun came from.] I'll be fine.

[robintohood]

I’m talking about the collateral damage too.

[Again, he’s using a neutral tone that doesn’t suggest any kind of judgement]

These kinds of things tend to not stay contained between you and whoever you fight.

[levelshift]

I already told you before --

[He doesn't have people where that'll be an issue. Who the hell does he even know that assholes would bother going after? Leo and Donnie? He still refuses to call them friends and besides, they're professional ninjas. Either of the Jasons? Yeah, bad fucking idea. Gojo? Even worse of an idea, since that bastard also holds the title of the strongest. Hell, even Gabby was trained as an assassin.

There's no one here like Last Order, or Yomikawa and Yoshikawa. No normal civilians. No one he can admit he cares about, and therefore no one whom someone could take advantage of due to his attachment.

Accelerator scowls.]

It's not a problem.

[robintohood]

If you say so.

[Jason doesn’t really believe Accelerator but he can only push the topic for so much so he’ll have to let it go. Coming from a life where keeping one’s secret indentity could mean literally life or death, he’s used to taking many precautions and having contingency plans]

I’ll text you when the next lesson is.

[levelshift]

[He does say so!!!]

Tche, alright.

[This is something he's going to be stubborn about, for as long as he can. Admitting that he has people he cares about is beyond his capacity for emotional vulnerability.

... Though, this was still pretty fun. He turns and continues to head over to the edge of the roof, pausing there.]

... I'm looking forward to it.