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` the red hood, jason todd ´
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xxxxxxOne by one, Jason feels the wrinkles forming up between his brows as the irritation sneaks in once more, knocking the cranium with impatient fists and wails of damnation. The underperformance was truly grinding his gears - what good was he if he let all these fools constantly distract him from his schedule? But then he hears the smaller pair of leather shoes join him. His eyes brighten up. And although he might never admit it, for the brief moments it lasted, it had granted him a pinch of reassurance.
xxxxxx“Indian Hill?” the strange name is repeated, tasted by the expert of the underworld, though without the wanted results, “Never heard of it. Suppose it must be one of the fancier places, though it cannot get much fancier than Arkham. Either way, I’d think twice before throwing assumptions like that to the wind. You may find out not everyone’s as nice as yours truly. Might lose your tongue even.” Red Hood, locked up with the filth that plagues Gotham? If the staff of the designated jailhouse didn’t serve death penalties, then the inhabitants would jump at the chance to take care of that. Free of charge. Which probably explained why the Batfolk hadn’t placed him behind the bars. Aww, such a loving bunch they are.
xxxxxxWith these bitter thoughts circulating, as the crazy yet not so farfetched idea of him representing a family comes up, Jason can’t help but let out a dry laugh. “I guess you could say that. But it’s more like I have never met someone who doesn’t know of the Bat. To be honest, it’s far better this way.” With that out there, this kid could not be from Gotham. The rich, the poor, the criminally insane – the Caped Crusader’s reputation reached them all. And while the delivery method may vary, surely there could not be a rich family so occupied by their conceited practices that they managed to miss the ridiculous posters, headlines, God, even t-shirts and action figures, full feature movies? Especially since most - if not all - of them were corrupt anyway. Unless this particular one had just moved in… still very unlikely considering global investment. But then, what was Indian Hill and why did he not know of it? Was there some memo he didn’t get?
xxxxxxThere isn’t much time to think about it, for finally the creepier of the creeps decides to speak up in the most discreet fashion, succeeding in snatching Jason’s attention but perhaps not with the desired outcome. Really, you would threaten a mere child into your twisted game? The very idea pushes the man under the helmet close to explosion point. He turns on his heels, shocked to find out that the youngest of the group was already basically shaking hands with the devil. Yet he is even more shocked to hear a name… a name he’d never heard mentioned or associated outside the Manor. He shakes his head. He must’ve misheard. Or then the kid truly was fresh to Gotham. Or just weirdly fixated with the place. One or the other.
xxxxxx“No, I’m confident he’d put you in the corner for giving in so easy and forgetting your principles,” the Hood counters the boy’s vocal thoughts before concentrating on the newest reason for his provocation. “You want me to point my weak spots too? Share all my secrets and call you my best-est pal?” His voice is significantly lower, and if you listened closely you could detect the wrath slipping in, for if there was something he detested more than getting children involved, it was being told what to do. Most of all, belittling his experience. “If you are so pathetically dependent on other people then perhaps you should stop and think for yourself a minute. Then punch yourself in the gut. Then come back and maybe, just maybe, I’ll listen to your nonsense.” The fact that the person whose remarks he’d blatantly ignored remained silent during this whole exchange indicated that they agreed with the method this purple being was passing. And he had faults in his decisions?
xxxxxxWas it not for the presence of the heir apparent, then Jason would not have held back with his confrontational behavior. Only a few seconds away from point of no return, he relaxes his stiffened muscles and turns away his burning gaze. “Kid. We’re wasting time,” he grunts, trying his best to keep his head cool, “Let’s go. Now.”
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