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[batmanschmatman]

[For anyone who'd be paying attention, Dick sounds a little more grounded than he's been over the last few weeks. Port was a good for him, even if he's not really up for being his usual chatty self.]

Funny how these things always seem to happen in groups, isn't it?

[Private to Sara]

Thanks for making me take a night off. I had a lot of fun.

[Private to Rorschach]

I know you're probably going to brush it off, but how are you doing? [What with Claire leaving and all.]

[Private to Tim]

I've got something for you.

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[Private] excuse me as I abuse my new icons /o\

[batmanschmatman]

[Oh, he hears that. What happened. :|]

Why would you say that?

[Private] eee keywords. <3

[wemaketheworld]

[Claire. Claire is what happened. :/ ]

Shouldn't have answered. Wasn't...relevant.

[Private] I thought you might appreciate them c:

[batmanschmatman]

[That both does and doesn't answer the question at all.]

But you did anyway.

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

Didn't think she would use it. Thought she understood.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

Did she say why she was doing it?

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

[Consideration.]

No. Only said she appreciated knowledge.

...loses some importance when have already had it plastered over news and newspapers for all to see.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

I understand. Did you explain to her why you were uncomfortable with it?

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

Yes.

[A long pause.]

Has a habit of trying to fix people. Assuming she thought it would help somehow.

[A scoff follows; as if that had been necessary.]

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

Are you mad about it?

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

No, not mad.

[Disappointed. Irritated. Not really MAD. It's not like this is odd behavior coming from her.]

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

Well, even if she kind of didn't get it, I'm glad you trusted her with it. She really cares about you. [And maybe it was a good thing you were pals with someone who had a very different concept of boundaries than you. :v]

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

[He makes a noise that's somewhere between a grumble and a grunt.]

She said as much.

[There's "very different" and then there's "OH GOD WHERE DID MY SPACE GO". :/ ]

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

[Dick would argue that hugs are good for you, Rorschach.]

What did you think of port?

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

Was...interesting.

[That's one word for it.]

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

In what way? [Come on Rorschach, what other words would you use. C:]

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

Might have preferred depravity.

[Just because he reeeeally cannot handle that whole...happy thing. At least horrible he knows how to deal with. :/ ]

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[batmanschmatman]

[Dick just laughs a little disbelievingly, because holy crap, Rorschach, WE DID NOT NEED TWO GOTHAM PORTS IN A ROW, TYVM.]

Why? I know it's what you've been wrapped up in for a long, long time now, but isn't it nice knowing there is something worth fighting for out there?

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

[YES YOU DID. :( ]

Already know. Believe. Has to be. Don't need to see it.

Always have hope. Have that, don't need to see.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

[LIESSS.]

Sometimes it's nice to take a step back and have a reminder of why we do what we do.

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

[But you can't ruin it if you don't come in contact with it. :/ ]

Your opinion.

Don't need that. KNOW why.

[He's got plenty of faces that haunt him. He doesn't need the happy things too.]

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

[You're not going to ruin it. :c]

What's wrong?

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

[You don't know thatttt. Superheros have shitty lives, they don't get to be happy. D: ]

Nothing.

Opinion indicates something wrong now? Hasn't changed that significantly.

[Private]

[batmanschmatman]

[Dick's happy sometimes. :c]

No, I guess I just don't get where the opinion's coming from.

[Private]

[wemaketheworld]

[There's a good 5 minute pause while he collects his thoughts. No need to get concerned, he's just making sure he actually says what he means.]

Enough senseless deaths. Enough situations that could have been prevented. Should have been.

Don't need to watch children laughing to know why we do this. Proof enough in newspapers. On five o'clock news.

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[batmanschmatman]

[Hey, that's excellent. c: And you're talking to him about it, so he's taking this as a very good sign.]

But isn't it nice to get some first hand confirmation that there's still good stuff out there, even after everything we've seen? You of all people should know how attached the media is to the darker stuff. It's not like they tend to talk about the positives. And I've always considered them to be just as important when it comes to motivation and putting on the mask every night.