( there are mats down on the ground, even if they're a bit--dusty now. a makeshit salmon ladder, a few weights--but it's obvious that no one spends much time, here. it's a mess. )
( one heel over the other kicks off his boots, before jason hunches down a little, raises both arms as best as he can and curls hands into fists. stands in a good boxer's pose, before gesturing for kaldur to come at him with two fingers. )
[ the response is lip-service more than anything else, kaldur's gaze still lingering, trying to catalogue any injuries. fighting jason will surely help with that, but he isn't inclined to add to the count.
still, he settles into a similar stance and then —aims a kick at jason's stomach. they never said anything about only boxing, after all. ]
( he's favoring his left arm. it doesn't raise quite as much as the right, hindered by the fresh new hole he's sporting. aside from that, it's--mostly bruises and smaller wounds. livable. minus the broken knuckles.
but kaldur moves in to kick, and jason hunches down. blocks it with a forearm, before he's quickly moving to push his other half forward and slam a hand (notably flat palmed, he's not going for fists) right into the side of kaldur's face. )
[ jason blocks and slams a flat-palmed hand into kaldur's face and they're off, moving across the mats. it becomes apparent to kaldur quickly enough that he was right, that jason is injured and probably shouldn't be sparring, but they keep going. he makes some allowances he wouldn't make with an uninjured partner and neither one of them is using full strength or closed fists.
it's a spar. it works, at times closer to a dance than to an angry fight, despite the fact that they've never before trained together, as far as kaldur knows.
eventually, they stop.
kaldur goes to grab some water, tossing a bottle to jason as well. ] How is your arm?
( probably shouldn't be, but violence is how jason solves all his problems, including any personal issues. violence is how he works through shit, even if it's a crap way of doing it. and fighting with kaldur helps release some of that stress he's been carrying. it's less a fight and more a dance, though; neither of them hit hard, neither goes for a final blow. but it's great nonetheless.
and by the time they're done, jason's arm aches. he's sweating, a little off balance, but manages to get his hand up in time to catch the water thrown at him, raises it to his mouth to teeth off the lid. )
Okay. ( damian would lie to him about them, if there were. kaldur has no reason to lie, as far as jason is aware. it's good. it means he can get the truth. probably. unless this asshole does have reasons to lie, or just does it for the fun of it. )
Tell me 'bout your world.
( they haven't talked about it, yet. jason wants to know. )
[ kaldur has no reason to lie and he doesn't, unless he absolutely has to. he's lied enough for one lifetime while undercover. he'd prefer to avoid it. ]
It is difficult to know what to say and what goes without saying, but I will try.
[ he takes a long sip of water, first. ]
The Justice League had been operating silently for years before they were exposed and placed under greater scrutiny and accountability. [ not a bad thing, necessarily, in his view —at least not in principle. in effect, it has been bad at times. ]
At the same time, some of the sidekicks [ his lips briefly press together at the word, although he has never minded it as much as some of the others ] of members of the Justice League banded together and formed a team. We have been operating with Justice League approval but outside of the eye of the public for years now. Predominantly, our efforts have been focused on fighting an organisation that calls itself the Light.
They are an assortment of villains and supervillains. We know this now.
Interesting. ( it doesn't sound anything like he's familiar with. justice league, sure. some sidekicks banning together, sure. sounds like the titans to jason. of course, the titans happened in tim's era, and it wasn't a bunch of sidekicks. it was a couple sidekicks, and a few assorted kids who were a little different. )
We don't have any of that shit back in my world. The League obviously, but not much else. Doesn't match up. Not that I expected it to, considering the guy I've heard of who looks almost just like you was raised a land-dweller, and you've got gills. And he bleaches his hair.
Sounds like a completely different lineup than I'm used to.
( superboy makes him think of jon--much, much younger than any of the rest of them. kid flash--that'd be wally, right? but which wally? technically it'd be neither of his own, wouldn't it. )
A tragic, horrifying death, right? Crowbars involved, explosives--the whole nine yards.
What lineup are you used to? [ kaldur asks, instead of saying dick grayson doesn't know me, here —although that is something on his mind, something that weighs on him. ]
I do not know the details of his death. [ but the way jason speaks of it now make kaldur wonder. he's alive, clearly, but that is not to say nothing happened. ]
NW has a fishboy--Tempest. ( garth, but jason's not too sure where to draw the lines with names here. kaldur gave him dick's, but he's not going to spoil any unnecessarily. ) Used to be Aqualad.
The Teen Titans have Robin the fourth, Raven, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Beast Boy, Starfire-- ( tbh he's not sure how kori deals with it. ) But only three of 'em are sidekicks.
I only know of three Robins. And I do not know Raven or Starfire.
[ tempest. he thinks to ask whether it is garth, but doesn't. it is probably best if they do not share names beyond what is known to the both of them already. ]
The Team consists of Superboy, Miss Martian, Nightwing, Batgirl, Beast Boy, Blue Beetle, Bumblebee, Lagoon Boy, Wonder Girl, and Impulse.
[ him and artemis, too, if undercover work counts when no one knows you're undercover. ]
Former members include Rocket, Zatanna, Kid Flash, Artemis, Aquagirl, Tempest and Troia.
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And you're sure that is wise?
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( there are mats down on the ground, even if they're a bit--dusty now. a makeshit salmon ladder, a few weights--but it's obvious that no one spends much time, here. it's a mess. )
Unless you're too chicken.
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[ he admits it easily. for you, he doesn't add. something tells him jason wouldn't appreciate it. he did offer to fight jason, didn't he?
so he moves onto the mats, toeing off his shoes as he goes, uncaring of the dust. ]
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( one heel over the other kicks off his boots, before jason hunches down a little, raises both arms as best as he can and curls hands into fists. stands in a good boxer's pose, before gesturing for kaldur to come at him with two fingers. )
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[ the response is lip-service more than anything else, kaldur's gaze still lingering, trying to catalogue any injuries. fighting jason will surely help with that, but he isn't inclined to add to the count.
still, he settles into a similar stance and then —aims a kick at jason's stomach. they never said anything about only boxing, after all. ]
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but kaldur moves in to kick, and jason hunches down. blocks it with a forearm, before he's quickly moving to push his other half forward and slam a hand (notably flat palmed, he's not going for fists) right into the side of kaldur's face. )
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it's a spar. it works, at times closer to a dance than to an angry fight, despite the fact that they've never before trained together, as far as kaldur knows.
eventually, they stop.
kaldur goes to grab some water, tossing a bottle to jason as well. ] How is your arm?
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and by the time they're done, jason's arm aches. he's sweating, a little off balance, but manages to get his hand up in time to catch the water thrown at him, raises it to his mouth to teeth off the lid. )
's fine. How's your everything?
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Better than expected.
[ he considers it for a moment before nodding. ] As far as I can tell, there are no lingering side effects.
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Tell me 'bout your world.
( they haven't talked about it, yet. jason wants to know. )
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It is difficult to know what to say and what goes without saying, but I will try.
[ he takes a long sip of water, first. ]
The Justice League had been operating silently for years before they were exposed and placed under greater scrutiny and accountability. [ not a bad thing, necessarily, in his view —at least not in principle. in effect, it has been bad at times. ]
At the same time, some of the sidekicks [ his lips briefly press together at the word, although he has never minded it as much as some of the others ] of members of the Justice League banded together and formed a team. We have been operating with Justice League approval but outside of the eye of the public for years now. Predominantly, our efforts have been focused on fighting an organisation that calls itself the Light.
They are an assortment of villains and supervillains. We know this now.
[ don't ask him how. or do. ]
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We don't have any of that shit back in my world. The League obviously, but not much else. Doesn't match up. Not that I expected it to, considering the guy I've heard of who looks almost just like you was raised a land-dweller, and you've got gills. And he bleaches his hair.
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I have always had them. [ obvious atlantean racial traits, the way more people from shayeris do than people from atlantis. ]
Robin - Dick Grayson, Kid Flash and I founded the Team, together with Superboy. There's been two Robins since Dick, who goes by Nightwing now.
[ he hesitates briefly, lowering his gaze. ] One of them died.
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( superboy makes him think of jon--much, much younger than any of the rest of them. kid flash--that'd be wally, right? but which wally? technically it'd be neither of his own, wouldn't it. )
A tragic, horrifying death, right? Crowbars involved, explosives--the whole nine yards.
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I do not know the details of his death. [ but the way jason speaks of it now make kaldur wonder. he's alive, clearly, but that is not to say nothing happened. ]
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The Teen Titans have Robin the fourth, Raven, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Beast Boy, Starfire-- ( tbh he's not sure how kori deals with it. ) But only three of 'em are sidekicks.
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[ tempest. he thinks to ask whether it is garth, but doesn't. it is probably best if they do not share names beyond what is known to the both of them already. ]
The Team consists of Superboy, Miss Martian, Nightwing, Batgirl, Beast Boy, Blue Beetle, Bumblebee, Lagoon Boy, Wonder Girl, and Impulse.
[ him and artemis, too, if undercover work counts when no one knows you're undercover. ]
Former members include Rocket, Zatanna, Kid Flash, Artemis, Aquagirl, Tempest and Troia.
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Artemis. Redheaded Amazon? Built like a tank? Little taller than I am?
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A blonde and human archer.
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( not his artemis, then. )
We don't have one of those.
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[ moving on from heroes to villains... ]
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( not the name, anyway. )
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[ he glances away from jason for a moment here, thinking back to being undercover, everything he's done - ]
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What's on your mind, fishboy?
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[ it's an honest answer, and one that doesn't offer too much information as to how much it weighs on him. ]
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