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[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He hums a moment; he's wearing his domino but his muzzle is sitting next to him on the ground because he cannot eat Nerds clusters with it on. He pops on it his mouth and offers one to Bruce.]

When I started to worry about it?

[He shrugs a little.]

No one is going to come after me for a measly 50k. I just have to find out who put it out there and then I'll handle it.

Eat a piece of candy.

[theknightshift]

[ Bruce does not want a piece of candy, but takes it, even if he doesn't eat it right away. ]

Jeremy Moxon mean anything to you?

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He takes another piece of candy and resists being glib, but he chews his candy and looks up at Bruce.

He scowls a little.]

No.

[He's not lying.]

[theknightshift]

His father is Lew Moxon. Small time, based out at the docks. I've been watching them. They're moving weapons and drugs.

[ Bruce nibbles at the confection, at last. ]

Someone intercepted a shipment the other night. Your handiwork?

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He looks like he's considering this for a moment.]

Oh.

Yeah, they were getting a whole shipment of fentanyl, dangerous shit. I cleared them out and got rid of it.

[He is not sorry.]

No one died. I did have to break a few hands though.

[theknightshift]

[ Bruce is fine with it. Since no one died. ]

It's a cover. They're going to move something much bigger. They were planning the route when you disrupted them. Lew wants you out of the way. I imagine 50k is all he can afford.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

All he can afford? That's sad.

[He takes a moment, another candy. Offers Bruce another one.]

You should donate a cool half million to his cause.

[He is joking but he's also so stoic about it that it's a little hard to tell.]

I bet someone would take the contract then.

[theknightshift]

[ Bruce looks at him, doesn't take the candy. ]

I want you to take this seriously.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

Do you really think that anyone who takes a contract like that could pose a real threat?

[He is taking it seriously! In that this isn't a serious threat.]

Come on, B, no one with a single shred of talent is going to say it was worth the money for less than 500k.

[theknightshift]

All it takes is one ambitious punk to get lucky.

[ He doesn't like it. ]

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He stares for a long moment.

And then stares some more.]

That's my life every night.

[He opens his mouth, and closes his, opens it, and closes it again. Okay. Okay, Bruce.]

B. You're worried.

[theknightshift]

[ Who said that? Bruce didn't say that. ]

I'd rather you deal with it now before it turns into something bigger.

[ Of course he's worried. ]

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He makes a noise like a teenager being asked to clean their room, not like a grown vigilante asked to handle someone having a hit out on him.]

What'll I get?

[God, Bruce, this is your boy. You chose this.]

[theknightshift]

[ One less reason for Bruce to stalk him? No, wait. The satisfaction of knowing he did something Bruce asked without fuss.

Yeah, that's it. ]

What do you want?

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He knows his first answer: kill the Joker.

He also knows that Bruce will not agree to it, so he doesn't even bother. Okay. Something else.]

New bike.

[It's not that Jason needs a new bike. It's that he wants one.]

[theknightshift]

Done.

[ He could send what he wanted to Alfred and Bruce would see to it he got it. No questions asked. ]

What happened to your bike?

[ okay, one question asked. ]

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He starts to put his rifle away in it's case.]

I mean. Nothing.

[He shrugs a little.]

Be nice to have a spare, though. You have about a thousand cars.

[theknightshift]

[ As satisfying an answer as he's going to get, he supposes. But instead of being content, he reaches for Jason, drops a kiss on his forehead. Quick and simple and there's space between them again. ]

Send what you want to Alfred. And fix this, Hood. I mean it.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He stares at him for a moment, and then he reaches to grab Bruce's wrists.]

And you have to get rid of the memorial case.

Then I'll handle it right now.

[He didn't really think seriously about this, because he hadn't thought that Bruce was afraid. But now he can see it. It was that kiss.]

[theknightshift]

[ Bruce hadn't realized this was still a point of contention. ]

No.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[Jason's face - what can be seen of it - hardens.]

Oh, looks like my life is going to stay on several lists, then.

Maybe I'll have Deathstroke alerted, he won't usually take such a piddling hit but who knows, maybe I can annoy him a little first.

[theknightshift]

[ Bruce's eyes narrow. No he is not jealous of Deathstroke. He does not want Slade Wilson operating in his town. Even if Jason is just trying to needle him. ]

This isn't a game. You are getting what you asked for.

[ The memorial is off the table. ]

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

This isn't a game.

[He puts his candy away in his back pocket, gets up, ]

The memorial goes, and I'll go get that hit off the books.

[theknightshift]

I said no.

[ He's puzzled over this since Jason asked him to get rid of it the first time. He understands the motive. But he doesn't...get it. Like the reason isn't good enough for him. Not for this deeply personal thing Jason is asking him to do. ]

If you won't do it, then I will.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[The words I thought you gave a shit about me and you almost make me believe you care about me sit unsaid in Jason's mouth.

He reaches for his muzzle, to put it on, so that Bruce can't see the moue of displeasure that's slashing across his face.]

You're so full of crap.