When I'd have to pay your wage outta my own pocket? No fuckin way haha The bureau don't pay that good
Oh man ARI is It's gonna change everything Dick I know you got a history with Batman and all so tech's probably gotta go a long way to impress you but There ain't nothing else like ARI out there I'm doin the work of three, maybe four agents and at least as many cops at the same time
I can swing official access for ya Can't guarantee the badge but everyone'll know you're meant to be there
[... ah. Dick's found two separate paths to the truth about what ARI's doing to him, but Norman's still sharp enough to dodge both and find a third way through. Tripto's just way too hard to explain without sounding like your average junkie and that would definitely cause a serious freakout.]
Eh, only that kids coming outta the academy won't know shit if we start training em with these any time soon But that never stops technology right? And we still got mathematicians even with supercomputers in everyone's pockets ARI's gonna change everything and I'm willing to bet that it'll be way more good than bad
But I can't actually let you try it Sorry man There's special training, too dangerous without it
What more could I ask for. So long as you navigate the red tape for me, I'm on board.
Everything good comes with some bad, so you don't gotta convince me of that. The thing with being trained by Batman, though? You're don't wanna rely on anything. Everything can be taken from you.
[ hence why he doesn't see himself fully relying on this ARI thing, even if Norman eventually let him in on this new tech. however, curiosity is in his nature. ]
Dangerous? How? [ you can't seriously drop that word and not expect him to ask about it. ]
I handle the red tape and you stay outta spandex and masks Pleasure doin business with you
The thing about ARI is, it creates a different world around you and the effect's totally immersive Apparently if you got a real powerful imagination and open mind... It's like your brain can start to lose the real/not real line I had a lotta testing done to make sure I was a good candidate for ARI
[And he was handed a nice little drug in nice little portable inhaler vials to help him out if things get too bad with ARI. Turns out the drug was the real risk all along.
You mean, don't let anyone see me in spandex and masks. Pleasure's all mine.
[ Dick knows a thing or two about blurred realities and hallucination, so hearing this is a little concerning. ]
You know, you gotta be careful about that. I know you have a powerful imagination and open mind, so just be conscientious. The mind is a powerful tool.
I'm good, Dick, I swear It's just a risk not a side effect
Yeah sure I got a whole list as long as my fuckin arm No way I'll miss if ARI don't agree with me
[All he feels now, the flashes of weakness and disorientation (and nosebleeds) when he takes off his glasses, are the fleeting natural effects of disconnecting from a different world that's been layered over his own. He's sure of that. If he leaned too hard on Tripto early on to blunt those effects, well, that's different from ARI itself hurting him. It's something he can correct with enough self-control.]
On my way back now, want me to grab anything for dinner?
Ok, good. And if you need anything, you know you can come to me. [ because everyone needs someone when things don't go according to plan. and maybe he's overly cautious, but Dick is always thinking of the contingencies. ]
Already? Sure, thanks. Whatever's on your way is good. I just stepped out to track something down but I'll be back for dinner.
[There may be a bit of subtext in that sudden, unprompted compliment: if I don't come to you, it's not because you couldn't have helped. But it'll be hard to pick up on over text, which is why Norman doesn't delete it entirely.]
Yeah this lead was bone fuckin dry No point keepin up the wild goose chase just to feel like I achieved something I'll achieve a big greasy pizza instead
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@arihab
[ sneak all you want, he's on to you. at least, from a distance, and most definitely concerned. ]
Is that a job offer? You know I'm not Detective Grayson anymore, right?
That ARI thing. That's experimental, right? How's that going for you?
hooray!
The bureau don't pay that good
Oh man ARI is
It's gonna change everything Dick
I know you got a history with Batman and all so tech's probably gotta go a long way to impress you but
There ain't nothing else like ARI out there
I'm doin the work of three, maybe four agents and at least as many cops at the same time
no subject
[ he could get one, but then it'd be a fake and he'd hate to get anyone but him into trouble. he's trying, these days. ]
I can be impressed.
That good, huh? Almost sounds too good to be true.
You gotta show me sometime. Any drawbacks you've noticed so far?
no subject
Can't guarantee the badge but everyone'll know you're meant to be there
[... ah. Dick's found two separate paths to the truth about what ARI's doing to him, but Norman's still sharp enough to dodge both and find a third way through. Tripto's just way too hard to explain without sounding like your average junkie and that would definitely cause a serious freakout.]
Eh, only that kids coming outta the academy won't know shit if we start training em with these any time soon
But that never stops technology right? And we still got mathematicians even with supercomputers in everyone's pockets
ARI's gonna change everything and I'm willing to bet that it'll be way more good than bad
But I can't actually let you try it
Sorry man
There's special training, too dangerous without it
no subject
Everything good comes with some bad, so you don't gotta convince me of that. The thing with being trained by Batman, though? You're don't wanna rely on anything. Everything can be taken from you.
[ hence why he doesn't see himself fully relying on this ARI thing, even if Norman eventually let him in on this new tech. however, curiosity is in his nature. ]
Dangerous? How? [ you can't seriously drop that word and not expect him to ask about it. ]
no subject
Pleasure doin business with you
The thing about ARI is, it creates a different world around you and the effect's totally immersive
Apparently if you got a real powerful imagination and open mind...
It's like your brain can start to lose the real/not real line
I had a lotta testing done to make sure I was a good candidate for ARI
[And he was handed a nice little drug in nice little portable inhaler vials to help him out if things get too bad with ARI. Turns out the drug was the real risk all along.
OR WAS IT]no subject
You mean, don't let anyone see me in spandex and masks. Pleasure's all mine.
[ Dick knows a thing or two about blurred realities and hallucination, so hearing this is a little concerning. ]
You know, you gotta be careful about that. I know you have a powerful imagination and open mind, so just be conscientious. The mind is a powerful tool.
Do you know the signs if you're slipping?
no subject
It's just a risk not a side effect
Yeah sure I got a whole list as long as my fuckin arm
No way I'll miss if ARI don't agree with me
[All he feels now, the flashes of weakness and disorientation (and nosebleeds) when he takes off his glasses, are the fleeting natural effects of disconnecting from a different world that's been layered over his own. He's sure of that. If he leaned too hard on Tripto early on to blunt those effects, well, that's different from ARI itself hurting him. It's something he can correct with enough self-control.]
On my way back now, want me to grab anything for dinner?
no subject
And if you need anything, you know you can come to me. [ because everyone needs someone when things don't go according to plan. and maybe he's overly cautious, but Dick is always thinking of the contingencies. ]
Already? Sure, thanks. Whatever's on your way is good.
I just stepped out to track something down but I'll be back for dinner.
no subject
You're a good guy, Dick
[There may be a bit of subtext in that sudden, unprompted compliment: if I don't come to you, it's not because you couldn't have helped. But it'll be hard to pick up on over text, which is why Norman doesn't delete it entirely.]
Yeah this lead was bone fuckin dry
No point keepin up the wild goose chase just to feel like I achieved something
I'll achieve a big greasy pizza instead
And some beers?
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Thanks.
Sure. Pizza and beer. Classic. See you soon. Hopefully you and not your blood?