DICK;

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[....yeah he didn't. Think this through. So now he's just staring at Dick like he's trying to figure out what the fuck he was doing. He'll just sit on the floor next to the bed instead and let a hand play with the top of one of the thigh highs, not quite pulling it off.]

Hey. [Yeah. You're doing great, boys, good job.] You could always clean up tomorrow, you know.

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[ dick makes a noise of protest but junpei's playing with his thigh high on the ground now???? he props himself back up on his elbows to look at him ]

I guess... [ he. he has to ask. ] What are you doing down there?

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Thinking. [Okay? But also he just. Lets the top snap back against Dick's leg, picking and pulling at it and apparently just letting himself think in circles. Cool.]

...you really went all out didn't you.

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[ this is actually very annoying a sensation, especially since he's not exactly used to wearing thigh highs ]

Grune picked it. She wanted to match.

[ he says that like it's normal ]

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When you said that I guess I didn't think you meant this much. [But he stop snapping it after a moment and kind of just leans his forehead against the side of the bed.]

If you don't drink water before you fall asleep I'm kicking your ass. [Helpful.]

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Liked it better than just walking around in booty shorts.

[ the real reason he agreed? dick flops back down when junpei says to drink water ]

Like you could even if you wanted to. [ but, head tilted to the side-- not that junpei can even. see. ] Get me some?

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Booty shorts would've--you know what, never mind.

[But he gets up to go get the water. It's tap water but he was even nice and put some ice in it. As he returns, he settles for rolling his eyes.] I've beat up Carlos before. I could definitely take you.

[And he'll sit on the bed.] Come on. Sit up.

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Please. I could kick Carlos's ass in my sleep.

[ JUST. MATTER OF FACT? he sits up to grab the water and sips at it, though. luckily for junpei dick decides to not ask what he was going to say about booty shorts, too busy leaning on junpei now that he's sitting on the bed. being up on his own is hard suffer bitch ]

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[That's fine, Dick can do that and Junpei will pet his hair and just. Snort a little. ]

We can't be friends anymore if you do. I kinda like him too much to let just anyone beat him up. I get special privileges. [That's how C-Team works.]

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I said I could, not that I would. Only beat up the bad guys.

[ anyway dick is tired of wearing garbage so he's just. while still leaning on junpei bringing one leg closer to take off a thigh high because god those get itchy after a while ]

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Carlos is a bad guy for a few reasons. [He's 100% joking but also damnit Carlos. But he'll watch him get rid of the thigh high. Farewell.]

But we could always use a few more good guys around anyway.

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[ junpei sadly watching his fetish say goodbye as dick brings up his other leg to roll it down that one, too ]

What're you mad at him for?

[ it's distracted, really ]

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[Haha. He doesn't immediately reply.]

Doesn't matter, it's not exactly his fault anyway. It's mine. [He shakes his head.] Doesn't mean it isn't infuriating though.

[Emotions are like that sometimes.]

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[ dick's legs are FREE and the thigh-highs have been thrown far away. goodbye forever. or until they pick them up tomorrow, whatever. ]

Been there. [ he half-mindedly pats junpei's thigh in a kind of. "there there" motion. ] You gotta use your words.

[ dick has no actual idea what the fuck they're talking about. he is guessing. ]

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Uh, yeah, tried that. [Fuck off, Dick.] You've seen how fantastic I am with words, especially when they involve things about other people.

[Goodbye thigh highs. He stares at them on the floor for a moment.] ...what the hell do you think I'm talking about, exactly?

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Dunno. Guessed something to do with feelings and/or being honest about what you want. You pretty much confirmed it. [ dick flops back down fully, spreading his arms out ] You sure you weren't trained in the batcave?

[ dick has never even told junpei what a batcave is ]

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...I'm pretty sure if I ever told him half the things on my mind, he'd either yell at me or ask me if I've lost my mind. Again. [Goodbye, Dick. He's sitting up here and looking down at him though.]

Don't know anything about a batcave, but it's like you said. I'm somehow always a little awkward. [He can make fun of himself...] But what's the batcave?

[Again, swerving from the fact Junpei should know DC.]

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If you say so.

[ huh. dick keeps that in mind, but doesn't press the subject of carlos. ]

Secret base. My... [ he gestures vaguely ] B's base of operations. It's where he trained us. Me, Batgirl, Robin...

[ dick is really not realizing that he's never told junpei SHIT about his mentor or that he, y'know, passed down his old name ]

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[Let's not talk about Carlos right now, yeah...instead he's listening for a minute because it's...weird to hear about but it makes sense.]

The superhero that found you when you were a kid, I'm guessing. [Whose name starts with a B. It's not. Hard. To guess it might be Batman if there's a Batgirl but it could be Birdman, who knows.] I thought you were Robin? How many of there were you...? Superheroes, I mean.

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Hmhmm. Gave Robin away when I became Nightwing. [ though the question about superheroes makes dick squint a bit ] Uh. What, like, on Earth total? A lot. With access to the batcave? Four.

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Didn't know heroes could pass titles like that. And yes, the batcave. The whole planet obviously has a lot if you had a team at one point.

[...what can he ask here? ] ...what're they like? Batgirl and Robin.

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S'pretty common. Flash, Black Canary are on their second. There's a few Green Lanterns running around at the same time. Blue Beetle's on his third. ... Wally's cousin took up his mantle already. Robin's--

[ hm. he stops there, shaking his head ]

They're great. Batgirl's... ha, she's better than me at nearly everything. I've known her since we were kids. [ it's fond. ] Robin's still finding his footing, but the kid's smart. Figured out my secret identity-- and B's-- back when I was still Robin. Just... kept it for himself the whole time. He's gonna be better than me. I know it.

[ and, oh. what would they think of him now. dick blinks ]

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When you say it like that maybe it does make more sense. But I guess I'm thinking of it in the way where I would never want someone to be me. [No one deserves that.

Those descriptions get a small grin though, more melancholy than anything. He doesn't have much to compare to, obviously, but he thinks he can understand enough. They're important to him. That's the main takeaway. ] They say that the best parts of us are what other people see. ...or maybe that's just something I read on a fortune cookie somewhere. Point is, maybe that's true but they probably think highly of you, too. [Its own double edged sword.] Weird, isn't it?

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Heroes are... symbols. It's different than just passing down a name. They're legacies.

[ it's why so many of them die without anyone ever knowing. dick does not want to say that, but at junpei's talk he just. hums, vaguely. ]

You're right. [ a beat ] You do sound like a fortune cookie.

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Well. No offense to your legacy but I think I still like Dick Grayson better.

[But at that he puts a hand over Dick's face] This is why I leave the speeches to Carlos and philosophy to Akane. You could at least pretend that wasn't lame.