anything can be taken from you.

[farcry]

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[red_hoods]

[ nothing. but maybe this will be. ]

did you go check up with orphanages? has anyone seen anything?

check for prints?

[he isn't going to answer that last question.]

[farcry]

The orphanages hadn't seen them in years. All runaways, like you. All the prints are the mailman's. [ he's done all the digging. neither of them are new to this but he refrains from answering 'duh' to Jason's basic questions. this isn't easy information to hear. the lack of answer to his question doesn't go unnoticed. ]

Don't do anything rash. Just didn't want to hide it from you.

[red_hoods]

[ he knows. he knows dick's already done all the digging he possibly could have done, but jason knows there's more. ]

I wanna see the photos and the videos.

[farcry]

They're not pretty, Jay. [ it's worth a try. ]

[red_hoods]

Don't pull that bullshit with me, Dick.

[farcry]

Then what? Hand them over to you so you can blame yourself?

[red_hoods]

you said someone's trying to get to me through you. you really think i'm gonna let that happen?

if they wanna come for me, let them.

[farcry]

I'm not going to let them get to you. You know that. If you show your face, the it's worked. I know it sucks. Just work with me for once.

[red_hoods]

whoever this is, is out there killing innocent kids who've already been through hell and back. your way isn't good enough. how many kids have to die, dick?

[farcry]

Stop that. You know I don't want kids dying any more than you do. But what's your plan then? Go down the streets guns blazing, announcing they can have you?

[red_hoods]

then why don't you let me take care of it?

better me than them. i can handle whoever the fuck this is.

[farcry]

[ so stubborn, but Jason’s right. tomorrow’s a new day and he knows what will arrive with the mail. ]

Fine. Just let me come with you.

[red_hoods]

so you can fucking lecture me? no thanks. just give me the info, dick.

you didn't tell anyone else, did you

[farcry]

No, and I only told you because I trusted you.
Seriously. Do you have to fight me on everything?

[red_hoods]

sure, cause you trusted me. i'd like to think you told me cause you knew i could take care of it better than you could.

i aske for the info ages ago. you're the one fighting me.

[farcry]

I told you because I knew it'd be important to you and that you'd want in.

[ maybe jason needs to do this, and maybe he knew that. maybe he needs to learn to trust. ]

Look, if I give you the info, at least keep me in the loop.

[red_hoods]

damn right i want in. someone's trying to get my fucking attention by killing kids. i'd say that's my jurisdiction or whatever you cops say.

you sure that's a good idea?

[farcry]

It's the only thing that makes sense. No way I'm giving you free reign.

[red_hoods]

How do you expect me to say yes to that when
I already know you're gonna get in my way?

[farcry]

You're that sure you'll do something I won't like huh?

[red_hoods]

About 99% of the time you don't like what I do, so yeah.

[farcry]

I know this isn't ok. I'm not ok with it but it's a delicate situation. Calm down and think about it.
If I want to get to Red Hood, all I need to do is murder a couple street kids.
Is that what you want?

[red_hoods]

Think about it this way, Dick.
You wanna get to Red Hood, you end up dead.

death is a much better motivator to stop than knowing Nightwing is just gonna toss them in jail. that's what you don't seem to get.

[farcry]

[ he'd really been hoping jason wouldn't say that. frustration surges when he reads that text. ]

You're right. That's the difference between us. No way I'm letting that happen. Whoever this is probably knows that too and we're playing right into their hand by doing this. Know what? I shouldn't have told you. Stay out of it.

[red_hoods]

you think they don't know that too? that you're gonna try and stick to your bullshit morals? they're going through you for a reason. they know you don't have the guts to do what needs to be done, and that you'll stand in my way.

sounds an awful lot like you care about what happens to this bastard more than you wanna stop more kids from getting killed. but you're good at that, huh.