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[batmanschmatman]

Well, that had me reliving some unfortunate fashion decisions from a couple years ago. I didn't realize fairies did much more than hang out around flowers and sprinkle people with pixie dust.

[Private to Rorschach]

I'd like to talk about how costumed heroes actually work where you're from. Whenever's convenient for you.

[Private to Sirius]

Would you be up for some practice, later today maybe?

Comments

[Spammm]

[batmanschmatman]

I'd rather hear it from you. Files are useful, but they're just facts. They don't tell you the whole story. I could give you a dossier on my life, but it would just give you the highlights, not the actual emotion or rationality behind it.

[Spammm]

[stepintoshadows.livejournal.com]

[A shrug and a grunt, and now he's back to watching the trees as they pass them; as far as he's concerned there's little difference between telling the story and the story transcribed onto a piece of paper. If you want those little contextual details, you're going to have to work for them, Dick, because he's sure as heck not volunteering them.]

[Spammm]

[batmanschmatman]

[This seems to be the story of his life here, so he's really not all that bothered. Still, he's tempted to push harder than he did with Costigan, both because he doesn't want a repeat of an inmate vanishing on him and because Rorschach is definitely going to be a tougher nut to crack.

Still, he's quiet for a stretch.]

Do you have any interest in sparring? I know going from a lot of action every night to sitting around on this boat is kind of an adjustment.

[Spammm]

[stepintoshadows.livejournal.com]

[After a few long moments spent trying to determine if there's an ulterior motive here. Because there has to be one, right?]

Considered it. Was told there's a gym.

[Spammm]

[batmanschmatman]

[The real ulterior motive is Dick is easily bored and wants more people to spar with. :c]

There is. And there's a decent amount of people on board who are up for sparring pretty regularly, if you're interested.

[Spammm]

[stepintoshadows.livejournal.com]

[Rorschach won't accept that as a reason. There has to be something more serious there, boredom is a ridiculous excuse.]

...Could be. Imposed limitations are... [Worrying? Frustrating?] Inconvenient.

[Spammm]

[batmanschmatman]

[Ridiculous but true. :C]

What do you mean?

[Spammm]

[stepintoshadows.livejournal.com]

[A long pause, because he really doesn't like admitting weakness. Of any kind.]

Not as...capable here. Slower, weaker; like in Vonnegut story. Government-imposed limitations to equalize, ensure no-one excels over another.

[Spammm]

[batmanschmatman]

Really? I didn't realize it affected non-metas. [And now for the debate of do I give it back or not. :|a]

[Spammm]

[stepintoshadows.livejournal.com]

[A shrug and a grunt; you may think that, and yet. This is what happens when you come from a 'verse that routinely breaks normal physics. Do you really want him hiding in refrigerators, jumping off buildings, and breaking bones with just his fists?]

Still true.

[Spammm]

[batmanschmatman]

[Well. It's all perfectly normal stuff to this loser, so the idea of being without it is like being told you can't breathe oxygen anymore. :V]

Considering how frequently things go to hell around here, you might want to figure out a way to compensate for it.

[Spammm]

[stepintoshadows.livejournal.com]

Will manage.

Assume sparring would help.

[Roundabout way of answering the question, but hey, he does things on his own terms.]