Inspired by Dark AU meme [TDKR spoilers]

[everythingyoustoodfor]

From this. ALSO SPOILERS and this WITH MOAR SPOILERS.



...someone once said, that when the student is ready the teacher will appear. I allowed myself to waver for a moment, I allowed myself...to disbelieve what they said and I was punished for it. [The faith of a man in a mob.]

But my teachers are there and you're not one of them. I don't care how exciting you think this is.

I will not waver again.

Comments

[dissimulation]

Strength does not lie in our actions but in our faith. Armor once cracked may never be as strong as it once was. These are things someone once said as well.

awgphowgh. [/explodes]

[everythingyoustoodfor]

[His eyes lower respectfully.] All the more reason I should prove my devotion shouldn't I?

[It's hard not to keep the "I can do this, why won't you let me." out of his tone.]

I couldn't resist

[dissimulation]

[ Bane watched him, chin raising as his eyes narrowed. ]

As you should. I'm not denying that. Though you're placating to the wrong person.

I flailed. It's beautiful.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

[Is that-fear? There's fear there.]

...Bringing... [all of the frowning.] I'll bring Gordon. And any other pockets of resistance that have gone to ground. There will be no...no dissonance.

She was right. You were all right. The fact that I allowed myself...to even think about falling for any of it...

[dissimulation]

[ It was definitely a look that Bane was glad to see. Dissension would lead to in fighting, or losing a powerful ally. He would rather avoid both. ]

Will you tell them the truth? Will you drag them into the sun after they've thought they might hide in the shadows and show them truth?

[everythingyoustoodfor]

I took an oath.

[It's twisted, it's been twisted so much, but it's also true.]

The city deserves truth. To protect it I have to give it truth.

[dissimulation]

By your own words, you have wavered. I am not asking too much to ask if you will stand by your word now.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

[There's real fear in his voice now] Gordon betrayed everything this city stood for!

What kind of a man takes away civil rights under the guise of freedom? If that's freedom then freedom is a lie and we're better off with the system that we have now.

At least people who have had nothing their whole lives have something. That's why I joined, that's why I wanted. [That is what the League promised.

And so what, if Gotham City is nothing more then a cordoned off city, the narrows of the entire Eastern United States. So what if Talia has declared it practically an independent kingdom.]

An end to the lies.

[studieswaitressing]

Having your own ideas is never a bad thing, you know.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

[Not in Gotham.] I'm perfectly capable of thinking for myself thank you.

[studieswaitressing]

Just don't make the mistake of letting someone control you under the guise of being your teacher.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

[The idea had made him think. After first being approached by them he was concerned by it. Another meeting and then another happened and Blake let it change him but.]

It's not being controlled. It's learning. I'm still making my own decisions.

This is what's right.

[studieswaitressing]

[She's not completely convinced, but maybe she's still -- cynical. She's not sure following Erik was the best plan of action for her, but she does feel like she's got more freedom now that she's not living with Charles.]

So long as you're sure.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

I am sure. I mean, look. Let's say you followed a system. An idea-and then suddenly you learned...everything about that system was wrong. So you're presented with a new system. It offers you new opportunities. Yes, some people suffer but..

...people suffer under every system.

And in this case...The alternative is better then the lies.

[studieswaitressing]

[Okay, so that softens her up a little.]

It'd be tempting, sure.

[The thing about this place being more or less anonymous is that it allows a certain level of ... honesty.]

The thing about systems is that there's always a way to play them. Anything can be twisted into something evil if you look hard enough.

[Or something good, really.]

[everythingyoustoodfor]

...Give me an example?

From my insane Dick Grayson is Harry Potter AU.

[dickandharry]

If you refuse to ask questions you're not really learning anything.

[theboywonder]

I guess that makes two of us.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

What exactly do you think you can accomplish?

[theboywonder]

Anything I can put my mind to.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

He's dead, Grayson. They're all dead and all that remains, is the truth. No more lies, no more.. [and there's emotion on his face] No more rotten manipulation of the way things should be!

[theboywonder]

You're just brainwashed. You can't even hear how hypocritical you're being. Gotham being a police state under Talia isn't any better then how it was before.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

...It's better then the old regimes. [He flinches] People who had nothing have something again. I'd call that a win-win.

[theboywonder]

You're still hurting people. Good people.

[everythingyoustoodfor]

[He flinches] People are hurt under every system. Your standard of good needs some changing kid.