Well, I thought it was funny

[holycrowbarbatman]

You know, the whole "not telling me what my username means" thing is getting really old.

So are the bird puns.

If you're gonna jerk me around could you at least be clever about it? You're worse than Dick.

...

Don't tell him I said that. He might take it as an excuse to up his bad-joke game.

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[fightslikejazz]

That's...surprisingly dark.

And hey. My jokes aren't that bad.

[holycrowbarbatman]

...Wait, you actually get what the joke is? Mind sharing with the rest of the class?

And no, they actually really are. Some of 'em are physically painful. Painful, Dick. One of these days I'm gonna die of secondhand embarrassment.

[Shut up Jason you're just as bad.]

[fightslikejazz]

It's...not really a joke, Jason. And honestly, I'm not sure how to explain it to you without freaking you out.

Ha. The bad joke thing? Robin legacy. Just you wait and...

Oh. Yeah.

[holycrowbarbatman]

...Well that's reassuring.

This is one of those "go mad from the revelation" things isn't it? You tell me what this is all about, and the next thing I know I'm gonna be on the news running from the cops while Yakkity Sax plays on my mental soundtrack.

[fightslikejazz]

It's pretty much something exactly like that, yeah.

On the one hand, I really would love to warn you about this. I just don't know if you would listen, or how this would affect you in the long run, if at all, you know?

[Because if there's anything Dick would love to do, it's protect Jason from that future.]

[holycrowbarbatman]

Wait, this is a spolier isn't it? Won't you telling me about whatever this change the future?

I'm pretty sure I'd be grounded for the rest of my life if You Know Who found out I created a time paradox and broke the universe.

[fightslikejazz]

It's like a season-finale sized spoiler, yeah.

And he'd probably find a way to create another time paradox to come tell me off.

[holycrowbarbatman]

Yeaah, I'm starting to think this is something I probably don't wanna know.

[Even though he's curious like burning now.]

I mean, as fun as it'd be to watch the old man make vaguely word-like growling sounds at you, I don't think the payoff would be worth possibly tearing a hole in the fabric of the reality.

[Jason this is a serious talk stop being a snarky little brat.]

[fightslikejazz]

Honestly? I wish this was something that I could tell you.

[Dick wants to protect you, Jason.]

Then again.

Gah. I hate these situations. It could change for the better, if you knew.

Or maybe you can't ever outrun certain things that you're fated for.

[holycrowbarbatman]

[Oh. Ouch. It's getting increasingly difficult for him to be flippant about all this.]

...You know, brooding's really not your thing, Dick. Maybe you should leave agonizing over what-if's to the big guy.

[It's a weak attempt to lighten the mood, he knows, but he's not sure how to make light of such a serious situation.]

Besides, nothing's set in stone, right? It's not like the future can't be changed.

[...Right?]

[fightslikejazz]

Ha. No. You're right, it's not. But there are some things where...well, you know.

Bruce.

The brooding rubs off a little bit.

[A short pause. He's thinking about Barbara, if that could have been changed. If there was ever a chance.]

Sometimes the good thing about fate is that it has twists in mind. Fate's not always forever. Not in our world.

[holycrowbarbatman]

Our world has things like super-powered aliens, talking gorillas, and--somehow--six entire seasons of Sex in the City. I'm pretty sure the universe likes to go off script and make the impossible possible just to throw a spanner into the works and give fate the finger.

Assuming fate actually exists. Even if it does, Bruce could probably make a gadget to turn it off if we gave him a box of paperclips, some shoestrings, and a few hours alone in the Cave.

[inmateincharge]

Good comedy requires some set-up, kiddo. Can't expect the same amount of laughs if you skip straight to the punch-line! [For the record, he finds that username hilarious.]

[holycrowbarbatman]

[Oh Jason, Jason, Jason. If only you knew what was going on here.]

Yeah, I'm not gonna take advice on comedy from a guy who can only make himself laugh, so why don't you run back to the hole you crawled out of before I show you what a real punchline looks like? Emphasis on punch.

[God Jason shut up you are like 13 you are too young to be talking big, you can't even do it well yet.]

[inmateincharge]

Looks like you're gonna have to work on your threats, too. It'll have to be a pretty heavy cramming session, I'm afraid, but I'm sure Batsy can help you with that! Not the comedy, though - the guy doesn't have a funny bone in his body.