( no, it's not too bad for a street rat. they've overcome a lot, fought hard, survived through sheer will and determination. not because they even particularly wanted to live, but -- )
'cause you had a goal an' to hell with everything else. You took over Gotham's underworld to show up Bruce. You did it 'cause you knew no one else was gonna fix Gotham, you thought you knew how, and you were gonna show him up. Show him how his methods are shit, look at how much better it'd be if he just killed off everyone in the upper ranks who wasn't going to stop any time soon.
( he could go on. he could dig into why he's betting junior pulled the same move here, what he's digging into, why he's doing it. but jason doesn't. his tone doesn't get any rougher, partially because he knows it's not necessary, mostly because he's trying not to get diana's attention. )
Take that away, an' all you've got is them and your kids. Back home? ( a pause, and jason's--clicking his tongue. ) You've got nothing. Just that anger, that's gonna eat through you 'til it destroys you.
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( no, it's not too bad for a street rat. they've overcome a lot, fought hard, survived through sheer will and determination. not because they even particularly wanted to live, but -- )
'cause you had a goal an' to hell with everything else. You took over Gotham's underworld to show up Bruce. You did it 'cause you knew no one else was gonna fix Gotham, you thought you knew how, and you were gonna show him up. Show him how his methods are shit, look at how much better it'd be if he just killed off everyone in the upper ranks who wasn't going to stop any time soon.
( he could go on. he could dig into why he's betting junior pulled the same move here, what he's digging into, why he's doing it. but jason doesn't. his tone doesn't get any rougher, partially because he knows it's not necessary, mostly because he's trying not to get diana's attention. )
Take that away, an' all you've got is them and your kids. Back home? ( a pause, and jason's--clicking his tongue. ) You've got nothing. Just that anger, that's gonna eat through you 'til it destroys you.