[She can be friendly and charming in short bursts, but she knows she's kind of hard to get along with. It's why she never had any real friends before Tim and Cass.]
( For Atlas having too many emotions, the uniform, and so on. But what is typed is Adonis, interfering with Atlas' work, and he grits his teeth. Idiot. Not the time. Not the place, not for doubt. )
It was pretty shitty, but it's okay. We're friends.
( There's a long pause, before he adds something else: )
You should see the other guy.
( The one without the mask. The one that's useless. It's as close as he can see himself getting to admitting who he is, exactly, but even if Steph had met Donny, Atlas is pretty certain she'd have no idea who he was talking about. )
[She hates texting, putting her words down definitively always makes her feel kind of stupid, when she can't saythe words out loud and figure them out.
But right now going to audio would feel even more awkward, so she just forces herself to deal with it.]
i won't do it again.
[Make shitty jokes, at least about her death.
She misses her therapist. And Babs. And Cass.
What he says about the other guy has her frowning at her screen for a while, trying to figure out what to say.]
my ex. the one i mentioned. he thinks like that.
[About (Red) Robin versus Tim Drake, that one is better than the other, and that they're... different people, instead of being different parts of the same person.
thanks for the offer, but i should probably learn when to keep my mouth shut.
[90% of the time, basically.]
i know.
[Clark Kent. Bruce Wayne.]
my best friend doesn't understand secret identities, but she can look at someone and just see who they are, really, behind all the lies we build up, so maybe that's why.
she doesn't talk much, either. i think you'd like her.
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[She can be friendly and charming in short bursts, but she knows she's kind of hard to get along with. It's why she never had any real friends before Tim and Cass.]
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( For Atlas having too many emotions, the uniform, and so on. But what is typed is Adonis, interfering with Atlas' work, and he grits his teeth. Idiot. Not the time. Not the place, not for doubt. )
It was pretty shitty, but it's okay. We're friends.
( There's a long pause, before he adds something else: )
You should see the other guy.
( The one without the mask. The one that's useless. It's as close as he can see himself getting to admitting who he is, exactly, but even if Steph had met Donny, Atlas is pretty certain she'd have no idea who he was talking about. )
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But right now going to audio would feel even more awkward, so she just forces herself to deal with it.]
i won't do it again.
[Make shitty jokes, at least about her death.
She misses her therapist. And Babs. And Cass.
What he says about the other guy has her frowning at her screen for a while, trying to figure out what to say.]
my ex. the one i mentioned. he thinks like that.
[About (Red) Robin versus Tim Drake, that one is better than the other, and that they're... different people, instead of being different parts of the same person.
Steph isn't sure how to feel anymore.]
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( Oh, God. That's a thing. That's a thing that Max comments on, that Adonis and Atlas are the same, but-- he can't afford to think that way. )
Some of us have to.
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[90% of the time, basically.]
i know.
[Clark Kent. Bruce Wayne.]
my best friend doesn't understand secret identities, but she can look at someone and just see who they are, really, behind all the lies we build up, so maybe that's why.
she doesn't talk much, either. i think you'd like her.
[...
what just happened.]
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( Not that he's a giant hypocrite. )
Oh, no way. Stealing my schtick that makes me special? I'd have to think of a new gimmick.
( And if she could recognise Adonis, then that'd just... that couldn't possibly be okay. )
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[It was a dumb joke and she wishes she'd never made it.]
you don't need a gimmick.
[She's... trying to help? Be nice? Something.]
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( he isn't going to argue with the girl who just made a joke about her own death oh my god. )
I'll bear that in mind.
( She doesn't know what she's talking about, this time. )
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[Sometimes it's not easy.]
sorry. again.
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I mean, if you hate kittens, maybe we'll have a problem. Do you hate kittens?
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[More jokes that aren't really funny.]
but i promise i don't hate kittens.
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Are you just making yourself feel worse on principle, now?
( Atlas cares not for this. He gets it, but this is just hurting her. )
See? Kittens are great. Have you ever seen that video on Youtube with the kitten playing with the dobermann?
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[Like... a lot.]
i think that one might be past my timeline. i miss youtube.
[Life is hard without stupid cat videos.]
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( SO THERE )
Oh my God. You've never heard Gangnam Style.
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[for reals tho.]
...
what the hell is gangam style?
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Kpop. There's a song and a dance and lot of remixes.
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i don't even know what kpop is
[Steph doesn't get out much.]
maybe they'd have it in the library archives?
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Korean pop music. Ultra catchy. You get an extra achievement award if you can learn all the lyrics and pronounce them right.
We could go look.
Do we want to go look?
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[even if that's not what he was talking about she's just going to bring it back to innuendo]
well i've learned something new today
you're the expert, you tell me
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( stop corrupting his innocent mind, he knows what you are doing )
you'll either love it or hate it
and i don't want you to beat me up if you hate it
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[She didn't do anything!]
i promise not to beat you up even if i hate it.
could i even beat you up?
[Because magic.]
WHAT THE FUCK I KNOW I FIXED THAT
( never mind that he is older than her. )
you're a true friend
a gentleman doesn't brag.
r u sure
i know.
my suit is fireproof, for the record.
:C
that's nice.
( as if that's all his magic oh stephanie )
ilu
[Steph no.
Also wow r u d e]
am i gonna have to challenge you to a duel for the sake of my honor?
lies
no it's the truest thing to ever true
my heart can't take your fickleness
i am not fickle at all
of course not
the girl raised by cats
LOVE ME NOW no no i don't want you
come hug me GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME
MY BOWL IS ONLY HALF FULL wait i must eat that thing i didn't want as you refill the bowl
p much my life
meanwhile my roommate just said "dick obsessed sex pervert" really loudly in the kitchen
i am sure they had a perfectly good reason
that's what i'm afraid of
did you solve the mystery of the dicks???
this was such a confusing subject line to have appear in my inbox at 3am fyi ALSO NO :C
i was hoping it would have that effect
cruel mistress
you love it
sigh i do
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