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[hellrisen02]

"Yo! I seem to have my hands full at the moment, so shoot me a message and I'll get back to ya. Later~."
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[hellrisen02]

[This idiot... Duo cringes. Information and misinformation. The things he kept close because remembering them hurt, would weaken him more than he could afford--]

[Stupid kid, didn't he know he was trying to protect him?]

[...He knows that he has plenty of reason not to, beneath the surface frustration. He knows it's not fair of him to expect Duo to just take his good will for granted, from the absent father that's only told him on a need-know basis, and weaponized him. And it's not fair to treat him with kid gloves, of all people.]

[He does reply, finally, after a long time.]

It was bad enough that I don't want to remember. I really don't want to talk about it.

That's the honest truth. Gonna believe me?

[secondscythe]

[ It's a double-edged sword with Jr here. The more you DON'T tell him, the more he's going to want to know or even try to find out for himself. And if you DO tell him? He's liable to take that personally and maybe even try and play some sort of revenge game on the downlow.

But... Duo knows that. Right? ]

sure.
i believe that you'll never tell me.

[hellrisen02]

[He sure does. Hell, he hasn't let go of his own seething for revenge, deep down. No matter what kind of agreement he made with Batman, whatever better good he agrees with, reluctantly, that Batman is trying to get out of Crane.]

[At least he has the bare minimum self-preservation and knowledge of Crane's abilities to not just run headlong into it. Jr, he simply doesn't trust to.]

[So be it, he thinks.]

That's probably true.

Sorry, Duo. I'm not that strong.

[secondscythe]

[ The way Jr's fingers tighten around his communicator and his teeth grind against each other is a clear indicator that he's a little more than just annoyed with his old man. Always keeping everyone at arms length, even those who want to try and care.

Not that... he does, that is. Because he's learned to NOT care. Because people LEAVE YOU in some fashion, be it disappearing or death, when you do.

But. Still. Whatever. ]

trust me.
i know all about that.

[ Abandonment and all. ]

[hellrisen02]

Yeah, so

Let me know when you're all moved in. I'll swing by.