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[crockshot]

No mun, there's going to be no regrets. I did what I had to do.

[Artemis is good at talking the talk, but her face says otherwise.]

It was necessary, even Nightwing understood that and now I need you to understand it too.

[Apparently she's always going to be a horrible liar.]

Enough, this conversation is over.

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[best_dad_ever]

So, how's that plan working out? Having fun?

[crockshot]

I don't have time for this.

What do you want.

[best_dad_ever]

So the mun tells me you've all hit a few snags in your little plan. Pity, that.

So what's it like, having to lie to everyone around you once again?

[crockshot]

We're not having this conversation.

[wallyiswally]

Yeah, necessary. [He's not bitter. Really.] And just how far will things go because they're deemed necessary?

[crockshot]

[Don't look at her in that tone of voice, Wally.]

As far as it has to go to make sure that we stop this invasion before it starts.

We're not-I'm not doing this because I want to do this, Wally.

[wallyiswally]

[Sigh. The problem is he isn't sure just how far Dick will go to stop it. And that thought both terrifies him and feel like crap for even thinking it.]

... I know. I'm allowed to be worried though, right?

[crockshot]

[As the one who pushed the button? She gets it, it really feels like they've crossed the line this time and it's not a good feeling.]

If I said no you'd still worry anyway, so knock yourself out.

[batmansphoenix]

Whinewhinewhine. If it's so necessary stop trying to give explanations and do whatever you have to do.

[crockshot]

Pretty sure that's what I just said. You might want to try cleaning your ears out.

[batmansphoenix]

Maybe, because all I heard was 'I need to convince myself of this'. Worst acting ever, by the way.

[crockshot]

If you were aiming for friendly pep talk you're failing pretty hard core, Jason.

[Why does everyone have to rub in the fact that she can't act? Rude. It's not her fault she ended up an arrow and not a bat, okay?]

[precocialghul]

One must do what is necessary. And if Nightwing understands that, trust his judgement. Don't listen to your mun. Though you may want to work on lying with your face as well as your words.

[crockshot]

Of course I trust Nightwing. You think I'd give up everything for this mission if I didn't think we were doing the right thing?

[She just didn't expect it to be quite so emotionally challenging. Which is probably silly, but whatever.]

[precocialghul]

Then why is there any doubt on your face at all?

[crockshot]

I said I was committed, I didn't say that it was easy.

[peckish4action]

It's just a place.

And... well-played.

[crockshot]

Was it? Because I'm not so sure.

[She forces a smile, but it's small and probably kind of bitter.]

Not going to call me a terrible liar like all the other batkids?

[peckish4action]

It has to be. If we get to hold on to things too tightly, we can't go on when we can't get them back.

*Things. Not people.*

Your life right now depends on how well you can lie. Both of you. So... no?

[3rdsonofbatman]

If it was necessary, then it had to be done. Everyone's still alive, right? No one died?

Trust Nightwing on this; if he believes it was necessary, then you have nothing to feel sorry for. (He knows that's little comfort.)

I probably would've done the same, if it was really necessary.

[crockshot]

Yeah, pretty sure everyone got out okay. It's just that while it was only a base to some of us, the cave was home for others on the team - sometimes the only home they've ever had.

[And she just blew it up. Talk about a great way to strain a friendship. Though being dead probably did a good job of that one on it's own.]

Just because something necessary, it doesn't mean you can't feel sorry that you had to do it.

[3rdsonofbatman]

That's how it is when you're on a team, isn't it? It's a base for some of you, but for the others...

(He hasn't died, but he's watched family and friends die under his watch - most were Titans members, and his closest friends. They got better, but his family stayed gone.)

Sometimes it's easier to hide the pain when things go down, but it'll come out sooner or later.

[wing_of_night]

I know I'm not the same Nightwing you know, but still. How're you holding up?

[crockshot]

As the you I know used to say - I'm staying traught, or at least trying to anyway.

[She's already had talks with how many different Batkids in this thread? What's one more?]

[wing_of_night]

Yeah, see that's one of the things that set the two of us apart. I prefer puns than stuff like... well, that.

[On a more serious note...]

It can't be easy on you. But yeah... it's just a place. I've lost homes more times than I'd like to count. But so long as you're alive, you can rebuild. And you'll have all of us to back you up.