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[demon_brat]

Characters: Damian and Bruce Wayne, Robin (demon_brat) and Robin (hackingyoursensors), and also Robin (demon_brat) and anyone!
Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Mostly rooftops, probably a lot in the Metal and Fire sections.
Situation: Meet Robin, if you wish!
Warnings/Rating: TW for child abuse. Because it's Damian.
A/N: Prose or actionspam welcome. Thread headers for Bruce and Dick, anyone else who wants to meet or talk with Robin, welcome after that!

It took Damian a couple of days after Grayson showed up to return to his, ah, usual levels of visibility. After that first conversation, he did his best to vanish out of sight, making sure not to fall into his usual patterns of anger at circumstances he did not welcome. Because neither Father nor Grayson would approve - his Grayson, this one had no reason to care - and the urge to not fail his Batman was suddenly double strong. Or, at least, more explicit.

Eventually, almost a full day later, he found his way to his Father's suite.

And the next night, and the one after that, he was cautiously back to patrol.

Comments

[hackingyoursensors]

He shrugs

"Yeah, why not? Change the circumstances, and sometimes you can change the odds with them."

[demon_brat]

"Because there are things that cannot be changed. Or have you not figured that out?"

[hackingyoursensors]

"But I won't know what they are until I try."

He stands up, stretching. He still manages to stick to the shadows, though.

[demon_brat]

"Does that not mean that you fail far more often than if you consider the situations that you can change, first? Or get - slowed down," hurt, is what he means, "on ones you can't, and then you cannot accomplish those you can?"

There aren't all that many shadows, not at night on the turtle... though, admittedly, more in some sectors than others. Especially high up, further from the glowing shell.

Damian remains still, anyway. For now.

[hackingyoursensors]

"I think it through beforehand. Weigh the odds. I'm stubborn, not reckless. Besides, failure is part of learning, right?"

[demon_brat]

"Grayson, you are reckless. And failure is a disgrace."

First part is an observation, the second - well. What he's been taught.

[hackingyoursensors]

"Not the way I was taught."

Then again, he grew up in a world where he'd fall over and over again, and there was always someone there to pick him up. Help him get better.

[demon_brat]

And Damian grew up in a world where people trying to kill him while all alone was the normal state of matters, the one that made sense.

"But the way I was."

[hackingyoursensors]

"Yeah." An almost not-there sigh. "I know."

[demon_brat]

"Be glad that you do not."

Damian shakes his head, then finally comes up to his feet.

"Try to consider the differences of situation before jumping into more than you can handle, here. Call for backup."

And off he is.