batmanschmatman | 031 [audio]

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031 [audio]

[Filtered away from Hoffman]

The hardest part of the job is always realizing that you can't prepare for everything. You can't be everywhere at once. And you can't always save the people you care about.

I'm not just talking about here, or about being a cop, but really, no matter what you do, if there's some level of danger posed to your or others, or even if there isn't, you're going to eventually have to face what it's like to lose someone you care about.

And you never feel more powerless then when someone you love gets caught in the crossfire of some psycho with a gun. ~~Or a crowbar.~~

I've seen a lot of violence. And I've lost a lot of people. And it never gets any easier feeling like you failed, even when there's logically nothing you could have done to prevent what happened, because you cared and you should have been there for them. ~~And honestly? I'm tired of it. I'm tired of seeing people I love die, or get ripped apart or tortured or crippled or blown up because something went wrong.~~

So when you can do something to help? When you can intervene and you can do some good and maybe save someone, even if you're putting your life on the line? You do it. It's never been complicated for me.

[Strikes readable by Bats minus Jason (sorry buddy :c). The whole post is public for maybe five minutes before he deletes it, but feel free to assume your character caught it before he did.]

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Can we talk?

[Private to Tim]

How are you doing?

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You want to go for a run or something? I promise I won't break anything or try to hold your hand.

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Did you catch your friend in time?

Yeah.

Good. I'm sorry I was too busy to take care of it myself.

Don't worry about it, Wally.

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Sometimes you have to learn to back away.

What is it, Dick?

~~I can't.~~

Nothing. I just kind of... wanted to talk.

Is your room emptied by now?

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[ She sees the post go up. It goes back down before she can think of a good response. It takes her a long time.

About half an hour later, she decides to message him. ]

I'm sorry. For everything.

It's fine.

[It's not, he's just. Not in the mood. >>;]

Will you stop being angry at me if I ask real nicely?

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[He is not. Addressing. Any of that. Because oh God. :c]

I'm good. You?

Could be better.

How's your arm?

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Obviously.

Sorry I couldn't help. [WHY DIDN'T YOU LET ME HELP.]

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[...Oh yeah, she saw that. And was totally with him until those laaast sentences, because ohgod, way to unintentionally stomp allll over those I-quit-superheroing-and-even-though-it-was-the-right-thing-I-still-feel-like-a-loser-about-it issues.]

Sometimes it is complicated.

[But that's not her main point right now. So--clearing throat and moving on.]

How're you doing?

[Dick is just. Going to ignore that. Because he doesn't want to get into the politics/morality/whatever issues right now.]

I could be better. How are you?

I'm fine. I wasn't hurt, so... I'm okay.

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Yes. Just yes to everything you've said.

How are you doing?

I'm alright. Well, I will be eventually. How are you?

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[Private] Okay to assume? I forget if Ang/I directed you this way xD

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[Private] I'm pretty much fine with assuming any med stuff as long as you tell me what it is.

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[Can you tell when someone opens up a connection to talk to you, but then is silent, and then disconnects without saying anything? Because that's what Jason does.]

[Dick can, and after a couple minutes of wondering if this is a really, really terrible idea, he replies to the silence.]

Hey Jason.

[HOW AWKWARD. But Jason isn't the type to be embarrassed about that kind of thing, even if he thinks it was unforgivably mushy of him. Still, CAUGHT. No use denying...]

I hit the wrong button. Sorry.

[OR MAYBE HE'LL JUST DENY IT ANYWAY. Also, enjoy the ONLY APOLOGY JASON WILL EVER GIVE YOU, Dick.]

Meet you up there in ten?

I'll be there.

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