I've gotta stop watching Teen Titans Go! out of morbid curiosity...

[wing_of_night]

You're darn right I have a few things to say.

[Can it at least be quick, Dick?]

I'll try, but I make no guarantees. First of all, the Batcave does not need "cavesitting." Two, if Batman had put me in charge of the cave, I most certainly wouldn't use one of the most powerful computers in the country to check my Facebook. Three, no Robin, especially me, would just leave the door to the cave standing open. Four, the Titans would not treat it like some party where the parents were out of town. Beast Boy and Cyborg especially have more respect for other people, let alone Batman, than to act like that.

But most importantly, the one thing that pisses me off more than anything is the idea that I am scared of Batman. I have no reason to be afraid of him for any reason. And he most certainly has never hit me. Intentionally or otherwise.

[...You done?]

For now.

Comments

[sciencewhizard]

Ouch, buddy. Sounds like a painful universe to live in.

[ As if you're one to talk, mister, with the writing that went on with yours. ]

Thems the breaks of the "market," though, right?

[wing_of_night]

Yeah. It's painful just being an onlooker...

[He runs his hand through his hair, sighing as he recalls some of the shenanigans DC has been up to.]

Yeah. Don't get me started on what they tried to do to poor Harley. She has enough to deal with without that BS...

[sciencewhizard]

Yeaaaah, that was totally not a cool thing to do. Don't get my mun started on that whole universe - he came in almost a year late and started off hopeful. Things went downhill pretty darn quick.

[wing_of_night]

It used to be good. Even when things were at the darkest for us, at least we were treated with some kind of respect. Now it's like everyone in charge of deciding what happens thinks we're just a running joke.

[...He only belatedly realizes the nature of that last bit.] ...No pun intended.

[sciencewhizard]

[ Snort. ]

N'aw, s'a good one. Beats all the de-prefixing the version of you from my universe does. (Would that be "fixing" I guess?)

Here I was hoping I'd have some fun out in the world, but then I got "killed off." I guess the big-wigs just can't handle me.

[changelingdude]

Easy dude~ Find your zen place.

So the show has some fun with us and who we are. Big deal. At least it's not New 52.

[wing_of_night]

[Gar, he doesn't know how you do it, but... somehow, you always manage to calm him down.]

Yeah, I know it's dumb to get this upset about it... but... the idea they could even suggest that Batman ever hit me is... insulting. He's my dad... my hero... and the best friend I could ever hope to have.

[changelingdude]

Um...dude. You have the internet right? You've seen the meme right?

And there are WAY more insulting depictions of Batman out there.

But I get it. I'm the butt of most jokes so I get used to it. You're like...one of the coolest guys I know so it's probably a little harder being taken out at the knees like that.

[wing_of_night]

Yes, I've seen the meme.

And yeah, I know. I don't know why this bugged me like that...

[He sighs.] I'm not all that cool. I can't do half the things you can, or Cyborg, or any of you guys. ...But thanks for the sentiment, Gar. I appreciate it.

[changelingdude]

Aw dude you are TOTALLY cool! Who can fight off a whole gang of thugs without super powers? Who can ride a motor cycle, fight with a stick and kiss a hot girl all at the same time and do all of them with at least a B level of skill?

Not me and Cy that's for sure. I may be an A level kisser and a A level mo-ped driver, but how you save the world with your sticks is like...mind blowing dude.

[wing_of_night]

[Have a small smirk.]

I may be able to fight and ride my bike at the same time, but trust me. If I'm kissing a hot girl, they're getting all my attention.

[Have a shoulder punch, Gar. You've earned it.]

[changelingdude]

[He laughs]

Just gotta laugh it all off...or think way too hard about how somewhere out there there's a universe made up of those little freaky knock offs of us.

[wing_of_night]

[He chuckles as well.]

I'm still trying to comprehend Larry's realm of existence.

[everyones_daughter]

Yeah even I can see they're getting things wrong about you guys.

My mun and I are actually pretty angry about it.

[wing_of_night]

Well... never thought I'd be saying this but... for once, we're in agreement on something, Kitten.

[everyones_daughter]

I don't all the details, since I doubt any of you guys would let me be within a ten mile radius of any of your secrets, but I think you and Batman are kind of like family.

My dad might be a villain, but even he would never hit me or make me scared of him.

[wing_of_night]

He's not just kind of like family... for a long time, he was all the family I had. Of course, once the League was started, that kind of changed, but still... he's not just Batman. To me, he's Batdad.

[everyones_daughter]

Like I said I don't know this stuff. I was never in any position to listen to your life story.

But for what it's worth there are plenty of people that agree with you and are pretty disgusted by the show.

[wing_of_night]

[He's pretty sure that if he says what he's going to, Hell might freeze over, but...]

Thanks, Kitten. It means a lot.

[everyones_daughter]

[Even she's a little surprised.]

No problem. I mean I was pretty much stating the obvious. The show is obviously out of character and pretty bad writing.

[There's a little smile.]

Besides you guys did help out me and my dad before so I have to give you a little credit.

[wing_of_night]

[He nods, a bit of a smirk creeping into his face.]

Yeah, and you guys aren't so bad. I guess.

[arach_nerd]

It's a parody shortpants, lighten up.

[wing_of_night]

I know. I get it. But how would you like it if the someone insinuated that the closest thing you had to a father figure hit you over some stupid stuff?

That's not something that I can just brush off.

[thirdboywonder]

Guess I should be lucky that I only got one appearance in the show before this one, and it was on a pie chart.

[wing_of_night]

Yeah. This whole thing is just giving me a headache.

[halftheman]

Batman didn't need to hit you. He left your early education in violence to me.

[wing_of_night]

Yeah, I learned a lot from beating up your goons.

[flyingg]

No? 'cause he's certainly hit me on occasion...

... that said, I agree with all the rest.

[wing_of_night]

Extenuating circumstances aside, and really we kinda deserved it for the whole Jason thing...

But never over something as dumb as that.

[flyingg]

No. We didn't. We didn't deserve the hit, and we didn't deserve what he said, after. We didn't deserve to learn about Jason by hacking into the computer, instead of from him, and we didn't deserve to be shut out when we needed him.

It doesn't mean that I don't understand, or forgive. That's a different one of us. But it's far from never, and only slightly less far from deserved.

Anyway. She doesn't know the specifics for the one you mean, and I do completely agree with the rest. But wanted to raise that relevant point, just so that people don't assume the rest invalid because of that. You know?

[inmateincharge]

I don't even know what's supposed to be scary about Batsy! He's just a loon who dressed up like a flying rodent and yells at people!

[wing_of_night]

Ugh... if there was one person I didn't want to see, it'd be you.

[Because really, he's still pissed about the whole Killing Joke thing.]

[inmateincharge]

Aww, missed you too, kiddo! So why wasn't your dear Uncle Joker invited to this little shindig of yours? I always bring the best party favours!

Double the Joker in this post. I am so sorry, Dick.

[hewantstheb]

There was a party at the Batcave and I wasn't invited? [Melodramatic sigh. The nerve of some people, really. Can't spell party without "J"! It's a silent J. It's there, trust him.] Everyone knows you can't play "hit the Robin" without me! Nobody else ever thinks to bring a crowbar. Ha!

[donna_troy]

You exist, that's something and take it from me...it's not always a given. That version of the Teen Titans is sort of a simplified version of us. I don't see that version of you even being you to be honest, it's like a mixture of most of you who worked with Batman.

Some of us still know you, the real you. And no kids show is ever going to change that.

Besides, the cartoon was no where near as cute as the real thing when you were that age.