[Aha, those are the measurements he's looking for. If he can break something down into its base physics and chemistry, then it's easy as hell to understand. This helps a lot.]
Alright.
[He's already doing some calculations as he keeps watching Dick, and chimes in in a casual tone.]
He's right. I can keep up, so don't fucking insult me.
.... Okay so the smarm in response isn't all that surprising, given he isn't exactly being a nice person. But Jason's hand on his is making him frown and - what is this, is he seriously being scolded? Did Jason somehow get advice from Yomikawa???
What the hell is he supposed to do with this. Be nice? He is utterly incapable of being nice. He knows that. Jason should know that.]
Tche.
[There are a half a dozen points coming to mind that he could push to escalate this conversation into something flat-out hostile and aggressive. It would feel natural for that to happen, it's basically what always happens when he tries to interact with other people. It would be total shit, but it'd also be normal and comfortable for him.
But it would probably piss Jason off. He doesn't really want to do that, even though that would be completely normal, too. God, this sucks. Why does he have to know people.]
........... What the fuck did you expect....? [He's grumbling that under his breath and otherwise falling silent, scowl still on his face.]
( it's cute how he's trying, and jason can tell he is. because accelerator's usually louder, he's scowling instead of bitching, and jason's--ruffling his hair before he's pulling his hand back. )
Yours're usually fake as hell, I don't wanna hear how bad you think Ace is, Dickie. ( and jason's getting himself up to his feet, shoulders loose. )
I've got shit to blow up. You think you two can get along to finish getting the detonator together an' everything ready? There's a warehouse on the edge of Central 've got a grudge against that's not gonna be empty all night.
[Neither of them are wrong about him being terrible at first impressions, so he can't really argue there. He ducks his head a little at the ruffle - he's getting used to those by now, and even though he's reluctant to admit it to himself it's a bit of a comfort - and once Jason moves his hand he'll start fixing his hair, shrugging at that question.]
Houses a bunch of local thugs when they feel like having their little get-togethers.
( it's not until after jason's standing that he's shoving gently against accelerator's head, pushing him over closer to the detonator dick's working on. )
They're going to be out handling more pressing concerns here in an hour or so. Figured we might use the opportunity for a field trip.
[Wow, rude. There's another glare from Accelerator, but he acquiesces and shifts a little bit closer to the couch where Dick is.]
Blowing up their base is going to be enough?
[More like, are they the kind of scum who'll be put off by the warehouse exploding, or will they find some other hole like a bunch of rats and keep doing whatever the hell it is they do?]
( his usual target of choice, second only to human traffickers. but he's not taking a bunch of teenagers to that. jason goes significantly less easy on people the more they piss him off, and nothing pisses him off like people trading in human beings. )
[He sounds rather indifferent. Unethical and illegal drugs exist even in a closed city like the one he's from, and kids like himself were commonly used in their development. He's also aware those same kids - the ones that fell through the cracks, who got sucked into working for Academy City's underworld - were often the ones who turned around and used those drugs.
It's doubtful some gang is involved in any actual experimentation, if it's going on. Not if Jason is only going with explosives for these bastards. They're probably just drug running or whatever. Still bad, but not bad in a way that requires Accelerator to express any kind of real emotion. So he doesn't.]
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Alright.
[He's already doing some calculations as he keeps watching Dick, and chimes in in a casual tone.]
He's right. I can keep up, so don't fucking insult me.
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Oh I'm so sorry, Your Brilliance. Won't happen again.
[ He leans back and doesn't bother making what he's doing easy to see anymore. ]
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it isn't a hair ruffle. chances are high it'll escalate into a shove, but he hasn't gotten there yet. )
Don't be an ass. Dick doesn't know you, he's used to slowing down for me. An' I'm not gonna stop him from kicking your ass if you're being snarky.
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.... Okay so the smarm in response isn't all that surprising, given he isn't exactly being a nice person. But Jason's hand on his is making him frown and - what is this, is he seriously being scolded? Did Jason somehow get advice from Yomikawa???
What the hell is he supposed to do with this. Be nice? He is utterly incapable of being nice. He knows that. Jason should know that.]
Tche.
[There are a half a dozen points coming to mind that he could push to escalate this conversation into something flat-out hostile and aggressive. It would feel natural for that to happen, it's basically what always happens when he tries to interact with other people. It would be total shit, but it'd also be normal and comfortable for him.
But it would probably piss Jason off. He doesn't really want to do that, even though that would be completely normal, too. God, this sucks. Why does he have to know people.]
........... What the fuck did you expect....? [He's grumbling that under his breath and otherwise falling silent, scowl still on his face.]
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Nothing. Like Jason said, I don't know you. I mean, now I know you're bad at first impressions.
[ He is so close to just cold-reading him aloud in that creepy detective way of his, but he refrains.
For now. ]
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Yours're usually fake as hell, I don't wanna hear how bad you think Ace is, Dickie. ( and jason's getting himself up to his feet, shoulders loose. )
I've got shit to blow up. You think you two can get along to finish getting the detonator together an' everything ready? There's a warehouse on the edge of Central 've got a grudge against that's not gonna be empty all night.
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[Neither of them are wrong about him being terrible at first impressions, so he can't really argue there. He ducks his head a little at the ruffle - he's getting used to those by now, and even though he's reluctant to admit it to himself it's a bit of a comfort - and once Jason moves his hand he'll start fixing his hair, shrugging at that question.]
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They're only fake when I want them to be. [ Which is often, but that's neither here nor there. ]
What'd the warehouse do to offend you?
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( it's not until after jason's standing that he's shoving gently against accelerator's head, pushing him over closer to the detonator dick's working on. )
They're going to be out handling more pressing concerns here in an hour or so. Figured we might use the opportunity for a field trip.
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Blowing up their base is going to be enough?
[More like, are they the kind of scum who'll be put off by the warehouse exploding, or will they find some other hole like a bunch of rats and keep doing whatever the hell it is they do?]
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What're they known for? Drugs? Money laundering?
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( his usual target of choice, second only to human traffickers. but he's not taking a bunch of teenagers to that. jason goes significantly less easy on people the more they piss him off, and nothing pisses him off like people trading in human beings. )
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That's it?
[He sounds rather indifferent. Unethical and illegal drugs exist even in a closed city like the one he's from, and kids like himself were commonly used in their development. He's also aware those same kids - the ones that fell through the cracks, who got sucked into working for Academy City's underworld - were often the ones who turned around and used those drugs.
It's doubtful some gang is involved in any actual experimentation, if it's going on. Not if Jason is only going with explosives for these bastards. They're probably just drug running or whatever. Still bad, but not bad in a way that requires Accelerator to express any kind of real emotion. So he doesn't.]