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Dec 21, 2010 18:39

[ Evening is falling fast in the African grasslands, the stars above peeking through the darkening veil of the sky. People occasionally pass by in the background, but Jason is the one filming, wearing an olive-colored t-shirt and a slight frown. ]Welp. Here we go ( Read more... )

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 01:39:36 UTC
Still got enough bug spray?

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 02:20:43 UTC
What would you do if I said no? Sympathize?

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 02:29:07 UTC
Depends.

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 02:32:48 UTC
On?

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 02:39:32 UTC
We'll see.

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 02:42:21 UTC
Why so cryptic. Are you afraid I'm going to spend Christmas killing things?

Oh no. I'll be back in the City. I have an invitation, after all.

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 03:19:50 UTC
I'll make sure Tim saves you some ice cream.

[Leaning just a little closer to the comm. Ooh, suspense.]

Hey Jason.

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 03:22:46 UTC
[ Displeased— ]

What.

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 03:24:54 UTC
You could say I have an interest in Batman keeping all his extremities.

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 03:28:43 UTC
Can't exactly help you there. He fucked off, he's on his own. If I run into him I'm not gonna shoot him, but you can bet your sadass life I'm going to find a way to disable that suit once we're back. Then we'll see how good he is for real.

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 03:49:31 UTC
Yeah, well. Good luck with that.

You mess with him, you're playing with fire.

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 04:08:53 UTC
Because I've been so meek and retiring the last few years of my life?

He fucking bailed on us. What if we'd needed him around? I know his suit can do all kinds of shit. Having a different opinion on what to do is one thing, but the dipshit just fucking left. Does he even speak Swahili? Does he have any supplies? Does he even know where the fuck he's going? Hey, get this, did you know his suit needs to be recharged? Oh, and is he going to stay in the suit 24/7? If not I hope he brought bug spray, otherwise he can enjoy his yellow fucking fever!

[ A really annoyed sound, like "HRRRGHHH". ]

And you know who they're gonna blame? Me. Cause it was my idea. Cause I'm the asshole here, never mind I stayed with the fucking group. And you're like — [ He puts on a high-pitched whiny voice that doesn't sound anything like Dick's. ] — "Ohmigod, Jason, don't do it! You're playing with fire!" [ Back to normal voice. ] Bitch owes me, at the very least, a spar without that goddamn suit on.

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 11:46:32 UTC
Hey Jason. You know? I’m here in the city. And there’s some guy running around, fighting crime, wearing that costume - you know, the one’s that’s kinda supposed to be mine when I get home? - but hey, I don’t seem too worried, do I? I mean, I know I’ve been a little off my game lately. How about Tim, does he seem worried? Does Bruce?

It’s Batman. Somehow I get the sense this might run a little deeper than a difference of opinion on a difficult situation. Batman, Jason. Next time use some deductive reasoning and scroll five network posts back. You’re paying for someone to fly eight thousand miles and work with you on something, yeah, of course they’re gonna blame you if something goes wrong. If somebody you put there walks into an orphanage tomorrow and guns down three hundred six year olds it’s on you. [fffff running his hands through his hair. God you piss him off, Jason.]And you know? If you were gonna dedicate even twenty seconds to complaining about the people you chose for this after the fact then you should have had a process ( ... )

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 12:45:24 UTC
[ He smiles grimly. ]

You have no idea what he's doing, do you? Here, let me tell you. He's systematically going through the highest branches of government, subduing the leaders, and handing them over to the people. To their certain. Death.

[ Laughing suddenly, Jason just shakes his head like 'look at the balls on him'. ]

It's Batman, huh? Sounds like things get a little tougher in the future. Sounds like Batman got a little tougher in response.

Man, fuck this shit. I'm proud of the kid. [ The "kid" who is two years younger than him ]

{ Then he rolls his eyes. ] Dick, you have... no idea what the point is of an impromptu freelance merc group, do you. It's not planning and training sessions, it's fucking go. And please. Give me a little fucking credit. It's a fourteen hour plane ride, you think I can't tell what they're here for? The most suspicious asshole on that plane was Batman. Who was nice enough to tell me his plan beforehand, just not the part where he was going to skip out on us. We were supposed to do it together. ( ... )

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[voice; encrypted] batmantled December 22 2010, 14:14:03 UTC
Yeah, well, you want "impromptu" and "fucking go?" You're gonna sacrifice nice things like cohesion and a chain of command. You want people to listen to you? You want them to trust you? Then you'd better god damn well show them you're worth trusting. Damnit, Jason. [No nerves touched here. :|]

But hey, you know, you got me there. I told him not to go near you, but who the hell listens to me these days, right? If he fucked up, don't think he's not gonna deal with me too. I don't want you ripping him apart in a situation that's already about to blow up in your face.

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[voice; encrypted] deadredbird December 22 2010, 14:40:39 UTC
Uh, the rest of us managed to stay cohesive, you fucking moron. And guess what, I wasn't the leader — we decided to follow Wufei and Manchester, and we're doing just fine. As for trustworthiness, this is the first goddamn time this kid and I have met. I have nothing to prove to him. And I've been nothing but cooperative and willing to make compromises.

So fuck you, Dick. He didn't fuck up. He's doing it right and nothing's about to blow up in our face. And I said I'd take out his suit when we get back. You know why no one listens to you these days? The same reason I was shadowing your ass back in the city. Trying to make sure you're not about to go all PTSD after Wilson mind-raped you, flip out and have a fucking breakdown. That and you're a complete and utter fucktard sometimes. I mean seriously, you're not even here, do you know what's going on? No, so shut your mouth. We're not blazing through the grasslands here, but considering the situation? We're doing fucking fantastic. I think I've made some friends, fuck, even a girlfriend ( ... )

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