so this is a thing...

[infight]

What do you want me to say? I'm not going to make a fuss about the canon point. A mindfuck's better than being written by Morrison. Unless you suddenly decide to send me off on another fun trip to the multiversal amusement park and Bruce shows up, none of that aftermath's gonna happen.

Plus, this place is infinitely better than spending more time with Rayner and Bob. Boring as hell, yeah. But it still beats the alternatives.

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[kneecaptain]

You know this is usually where they put you before they stick you someplace worse.

[infight]

Still can't be worse than the alternative. I just don't look good as a ginger Jesus wannabe.

[kneecaptain]

What makes you think you look good now?

[ He really has no idea what to say to that, so he says something stupid. ]

[infight]

[ it's okay, bucky. jason can roll with stupid comments. ]

My chiseled physique. I hear some chicks really go for the piebald look, too.

[ is he serious? is he trolling because he can't believe bucky actually asked that question? we just don't know. ]

[kneecaptain]

Yeah. The big red sock on your face must help, too.

[jokester_not_joker]

You mean that big guy? He seemed like a barrel of laughs.

[dorkwonder]

What exactly did you do on your multiverse journey? [Thanks for the suit.]

[infight]

They make socks out of fiberglass on your world? Well. That explains your mood.

[infight]

Oh, yeah. He was just a riot.

[infight]

[ dammit, tim. get your own name and stop stealing jason's. ]

Oh, you know. Little of this, little of that. Lot of pissing off the resident Lantern who was clearly trying to get in Donna's pants.

[dorkwonder]

[In your role, stealing all your suits.

Shakes his head at Jason.]

Nothing that you said was helpful in any way, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised given the source.

[infight]

No, you really shouldn't be, replacement.

[ it's not said with as much heat and bitterness as it could be. so that's something, at least. ]

Why do you want to know? Planning on copying me again and going on a lovely stroll into the Bleed?

[dorkwonder]

I never copied you or replaced you. Not the way you think I did. [Not the same way that Damian showed up and took over. Reminds himself that he's made peace with that and become his own man.]

Because of what happens after you return from your trip. It has to have something to do with it.

[infight]

I'm sure. [ his tone is sarcastic, but he's actually... wondering if that's true. for once. ]

You know there's not actually a good explanation for everything that happens in the universe, right? You can't logic your way out of everything.

[dorkwonder]

Just like you shouldn't use emotional reason for a lot of situations, and yet you use it all the time.

[Shakes his head, partially at Jason and partially at himself. He needs to focus and think about the conversation he had with Steph.]

If there's a connection, you need to find it.

[infight]

You should have a little more respect for my poor, bruised emotions.

[ he sighs and shakes his head. ]

You're missing my point. There is no connection.

[kneecaptain]

It's a figure of speech.

[ Look he's recycling his Zemo cracks okay? ]

[infight]

They only count as figures of speech if someone other than you has used them.

[dorkwonder]

You teamed up with Donna and a Green Lantern, and then suddenly you're trying to run the gangs in Gotham? That doesn't make sense. Donna wouldn't work with someone who was out to kill anyone who got in his way or he saw as collateral damage.

[kneecaptain]

What can I say? I'm a pioneer.

[infight]

You're right. Donna wouldn't work with someone like that. I wouldn't work with someone like that, for that matter. Believe it or not, I do actually have standards and morals.

But telling you why I ended up like that involves completely shattering the fourth wall. There's no good explanation that I can give you otherwise. So drop it. You're not going to fix me or whatever the fuck you're trying to pull here.

[infight]

Or you're just bad at conversation and don't want to admit it.

[dorkwonder]

Why wouldn't I try and "fix you"?! I gave you a chance and look what you did with it.

[Partially blames himself for a lot of the things that happened while Bruce was gone.]

You threw your suit in the garbage. Why did you do that? Where did the suit even come from?

[kneecaptain]

Nope.

[infight]

That hasn't happened to me yet. The last thing I remember is Earth-51 going boom.

I don't need to be fixed. There's nothing wrong with me.