[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

[atypical_echo]

[Mark's look says he doesn't believe it. But he also can't argue against it without making it worse.]

ALright. Yeah. Fine.

[robintohood]

[Jason sighs. Evidently, this topic is going to keep coming up in fits and spurts. He might as well give something, if only so people could get off his back about it]

Look, I'm feeling shitty now but I'll recover. I always do. Sleeper leaving isn't what I wanted but it's not any different than when others have left here.

[atypical_echo]

Yeah.

[Mark's lost people too but...]

There's a difference though. Your connection was different. It would be like my boss losing his fiance.

[robintohood]

[Jason wouldn't call his relationship with Sleeper romantic but it's certain has the same level of emotional intensity]

Sometimes, you just lose people regardless of how close you are to them.

[atypical_echo]

[Hey, romance isn't the core of relationships. Mark's most painful loss was a man he should well hate. Life can be complicated like that.]

Yeah. I know. It's just... It can't be easy.

[robintohood]

There's not much else for me to do other than keep moving along and somehow find a way back to them.

[And by god, if he has to tap into Society resources, then he will]

[atypical_echo]

[That's... pretty fair. Mark nods.]

I can respect that. Find the people you love and you want in your life. Good luck with that.

[robintohood]

Thanks. Don't know how long it'll take or if it'll ever happen. It's not the first time I've lost people so I got that much going for me at least.

[atypical_echo]

You're definitely someone with quite a bit of determination. I believe you'll make it.

[robintohood]

[Jason barks out a laugh]

I’m a stubborn bastard you mean.

[atypical_echo]

You're our stubborn bastard.

[robintohood]

Not a lot of people can say that about me with affection.

[atypical_echo]

[Mark smiles and winks at him.]

I'm not a lot of people. I'm one person. I'm me.

[robintohood]

[Jason snorts]

Clearly. Otherwise you wouldn't be sticking around me for this long.

[atypical_echo]

Wow man. I think you're fun to hang out with.

[robintohood]

Sure but some might say otherwise.

[atypical_echo]

[Mark rolls his eyes. People have different experiences. And he does have fun with Jason.]

If people aren't having fun with you as your friend, maybe you deserve better.

[robintohood]

[Jason possibly deserving better is another issue he hasn't worked out yet]

True. And sometimes I prefer to be alone.

[atypical_echo]

Yeah but...

[God, how does he say it without seeming like he's trying to invalidate the things that Jason wants for himself.]

Just, you know, don't go so far alone that you're basically just living as a shadow in the 1800s that no one can interact with, okay? If you're alone too much, you will go crazy.

[robintohood]

[Jason huffs out a laugh]

I shouldn’t tell you when some my favorite books were written then.

[Jokes aside, sees Mark is still trying to be a good friend]

It’s not that’s always bad to have company but sometimes good company is hard to have.

[Which is part of why Sleeper was so special to him]

[atypical_echo]

I don't have a problem with the 1800s. I just have a problem with being a ghost in them. Not recommended. Too much simpering.

[Definitely not the utter loneliness.]

Well, good company is pretty impossible to find sometimes. Sorry.

[robintohood]

Yeah... Don't I know it.

[Pause]

Not that I think you're bad company though.

[atypical_echo]

[Mark laughs as he gets them further down the street. Like he doesn't know that.]

I'm really weird company, and I respect that it's true. Don't have to soften the blow for me, Jason.

[robintohood]

Hey, you're weird but that doesn't mean bad. I still mean it.

[Mark is FAR from being the weirdest person Jason has hung out with]

[atypical_echo]

AWwww, so sweet.

[Mark does smile though. It's pretty nice to be called something nice like that.]