[Open] Marching to the beat of his drum

[robintohood]

Who: Jason Todd robintohood and you
What: Various antics as a civilian and as Red Hood
When: Throughout March
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: PG-13 level violence

Jason:

[The weather is gradually warming up and moods are lifting up for people! Well, lifting up for most people. For the owner of the Descendant Karaoke Bar and Lounge, he’s just briskly working as usual. Maybe he’s being less talkative and more introverted than usual but sometimes that’s what happens when one is busy. He even sometimes still puts on a smile to make customers feel more welcomed.

But that’s assuming people are following his rules. If otherwise, then his vocabulary gets colorful as he snarls out statements like…]

Pull that shit again and your brains get splattered across the floor.

[Okay, maybe how much rougher he’s gotten this month when he’s literally throwing and kicking out belligerent patrons might indicate he’s in a certain other kind of Mood. Don’t worry. He doesn’t usually bite.

On a note that can’t possibly be related, the 4-eyed black and yellow talking cat that used to hang out at the Descendant hasn’t been seen in a while]

Red Hood:

[The Backbreakers are as active as ever in Central City. They had a few setbacks over the last few months but that hasn’t kept them down. They’re maintaining their territory. Illicit goods are still being handled. The racketeering business is sturdy. The chop shops are always having a good time. If you ask a local in their territory, they might say the gang members are also friendly neighborhood vigilantes.
The Backbreakers are Society members after all. Overall, the gang’s recovery has been okay.

So in their territory during an evening, it’s possible you might see the Backbreakers’ leader with a couple of his people outside of a dive bar.

Though the Red Hood’s helmet hides his facial expressions, the way he’s whaling at a rule breaker might indicate he’s not in the best of moods at the moment. Blood splatters on his helmet also indicate how brutal he’s being tonight. He then drags his screaming victim by the hair across the sidewalk]

It’s time to get back to basics.

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Comments

[robintohood]

[Jason lightly huffs]

Asking me out on a pity date then?

[Jason’s not actually offended. He understands what Mark is trying to do and in return, Jason is trying to downplay how he’s really feeling. If he makes enough dry humorous remarks then surely things are fine]

[atypical_echo]

[Mark rolls his eyes. Because of course it isn't that. They're not... They're not like that, okay?]

Friends don't pity date friends, Jason. But they do support them when they need it. And you need it. Please, let me do this for you?

[robintohood]

[Jason sighs. Evidently, Mark isn't going to give up on this]

Fine. Just this once.

[atypical_echo]

[WHich makes him smile and push back from the bar.]

Can we do it now? You sober enough?

[robintohood]

Yeah. I’m fine.

[Jason calls over one of his assistant managers to help take over before turning back to Mark]

[atypical_echo]

[Wonderful. Mark finishes his cocoa and then picks his coat up.]

Alright. Maybe you can even show me how to do it well. You scream 'dude who can throw an axe'.

[robintohood]

[Jason can’t help but smirk at that as he goes to get his biker jacket]

Now what makes you think that?

[Besides his biceps strongly suggesting he’s a man who regularly works out]

[atypical_echo]

Dude, really?

[He's seen bits of your competence in that memory of the pit, and the arms.]

The attitude. It screams axe throwing.

[robintohood]

When I feel like it, maybe.

[Jason’s teasing. He knows what Mark means]

[atypical_echo]

Well, good thing you're feeling it then. Oh, I'm not buying you beers. Beers are horrible for moping. They do have really great mocktails though.

[robintohood]

That's fine. I actually don't drink that much.

[Especially given his high-risk jobs]

[atypical_echo]

That sounds pretty wise. I try not to as well.

[He puts his own coat on and heads outside.]

Some people really use it as a crutch when they are hurting.

[Mark had too.]

[robintohood]

[Jason follows]

We all have our indulgences and vices but some are worse than others.

[atypical_echo]

Yours seem to be walking a different path to self destructive. Have your other friends been helping you out?

[robintohood]

I don’t need it. I’m fine.

[The response comes out automatically despite how he’s really feeling]

[atypical_echo]

Oh come on. Anyone saying something like that so fast...

[Well, come on man, it sounds as bullshit as it is.]

[robintohood]

Look, it’s my own bullshit. Nobody needs to deal with it.

[Jason’s a regular swimmer of Denial that he doesn’t even realize it]

[atypical_echo]

Visit Egypt a lot, do you?

[Yeah, Jason, accept being vulnerable for a moment.]

[robintohood]

[Dryly]

Funny. There’s no winning this for me, huh?

[Because if he tells the truth, then it’s leaving him emotionally vulnerable, which is a hell of a position he doesn’t like to be in most of time. But if be denies it then it just reinforces Mark’s point]

[atypical_echo]

[Mark grins.]

Sometimes, no. Hug?

[robintohood]

Fine.

[Jason's clearly reluctant but evidently, Mark isn't giving up on this]

Don't get the wrong idea and think this is gonna be a regular thing though.

[atypical_echo]

[Mark laughs and moves to hug the guy. It's a small one. One of those side hugs that guys use.]

Don't worry. You're a porcupine, I know.

[robintohood]

[Jason huffs as he lets Mark hug]

Just as long as we're clear.

[atypical_echo]

Very clear. Like mud.

[But he does release Jason.]

Come on, let's go break things with axes.

[robintohood]

Fine.

[Though still in denial, the idea of getting to purposely break shit does have appeal to Jason]

How'd your date go anyway?