Another Death in the Family

[nation_citizens]

"...continuing coverage of the events of Bludhaven, where cleanup crews led by current and former members of the hero group Teen Titans have unearthed the bodies of both the costumed hero known publicly as Nightwing and the terrorist known as The Red Hoodwithin a day of the initial attack. Repair and construction crews have worked for the

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[oldmanemerald]

The camera abruptly changes to the original Emerald Crusader, a man who has seen death and destruction time and again, and it shows. Although he remains poised as what would seem fitting for a man of his age and respect, it it obvious from the slight droop and tone of his voice that it crushes him to speak

[middle_amazon]

She hasn't stopped digging. Through the dirt and Bludhaven sleet she lets her mind and heart go numb as her strong body works and keeps working. The Titans insisted she not go through the Clocktower to find her husband's remains. They couldn't keep her from both places. The team of heroes around her found Jason's body first. She barely recalls snapping at the reporters calling him a villain and terrorist and trying to set upon the remains.

"Don't touch him!" she cries. "He fought his demon and he won." She cradles his head as rain falls down her black hair. "And we all lost."

[nation_titanse]

A comforting hand sought her shoulder. As soon as the vision had swamped her senses she traveled to her friend. She had known she would not be in time even as she knew she would try and stop it. Her tears joined the falling water. She pulled off her own robe and knelt in the mud next to her friend wrapping them both in its black folds. "He was a good man." She may have been a free spirit who came and went with the wind but she was first and foremost a Titan. Right now she was an angry Titan whose heart was as torn as her friends.

[second_arrow]

A teleport straight from the JLA Watchtower. Technically, there is nothing further to be done, certainly not warranting the teleport.

Fuck that.

If I were here...if somehow, I could have helped...

He sees Donna digging among the rubble. Without a word, he walks right next to her and starts helping her dig.

[green_menagerie]

It wasn't fair. It wasn't right.

Roy. Dick. Even Jason.

Too much death.

Garfield Logan sits alone, and considers all the people he's loved who are gone today.

[hippie_shifter]

There's the sound of a platter hitting the floor and shattering.

Aurora can't move.

[kathy_duquesne]

Kathy knows what this means.

She knows Bruce will want to be alone at a time like this. But what he wants and what he needs are two different things.

[fanboy_power]

Eddie knows Bruce wants to be alone too. He also knows that he shouldn't be alone. He was just too timid and unsure to know what to do on his own. His first thought was to call Tim but all he got was voicemail. He called next closest person to Bruce he could think of since Alfred was asleep.

"M-m-m-m-ms. Duquesne?" he asked as soon as the phone was picked up.

[kathy_duquesne]

"Eddie," she greets. "Call me Kathy. How's Bruce doing?"

[fanboy_power]

"I...um..." Eddie pauses. "C-c-could you come over? I d-d-don't think it's g-g-good that Mr. Wayne is all b-b-by himself and Mr. Pennyworth is resting and..." he pauses again to sigh. "P-please?"

[onthecase]

When he heard the news, the Chimp was sorely tempted to pour himself a drink. He was one of the few who knew who was under the Nightwing mask. Then add in Red Hood and Arsenal.

Ollie lost a son today; Bruce lost two. Other people lost friends; compatriots; their spouse; their parent. But the world lost heroes.

The Chimp wants to raise a glass in their honor. So he pours himself a glass of grape juice and raises it to them.