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[mind_blown]

"This is Jason. Leave a message.

Or don't. I don't care."

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[mind_blown]

Probably.

But yeah— I figure both of us have some shit in our lives waiting to screw us up.

[it’s made him wary of the memories— what if he has more positive memories he can’t see?]

[iamverybadass]

I already remember things that have "screwed me up." ... I'll admit I am anxious about finding out the rest.

[ Talon is just here to be blunt about his worries. ]

[mind_blown]

[he doesn’t answer in the affirmative, but he glances away at that.]

You talk to anyone else about that?

[iamverybadass]

Silver. Sometimes other members of Wild City, or B.

[mind_blown]

Cool.

[he finally glances back at him.]

They’ve probably got enough distance from it to give half decent advice.

[iamverybadass]

[ He's quiet for a long moment, followed by a nod ]

Half decent, certainly.

[mind_blown]

... better than half decent.

Especially for what it sounds like you’re worried about.

[iamverybadass]

Oh, at that part they're excellent. I couldn't trust even Wild City when I first arrived, and you have seen what my relationship with them is like now.

[mind_blown]

Yeah, mom.

[said with half a smirk.

It’s teasing.]

[iamverybadass]

She is more deserving of the title than the woman who bore me.

[mind_blown]

[hm. so that is what he meant.]

So, this related to what you said earlier, then...?

[iamverybadass]

... I'm going to need you to be more blunt. We're talking through too many levels of caution.

[mind_blown]

Fair enough.

You said you already knew stuff that "screwed you up."

Family seems like an easy enough guess.

[iamverybadass]

Oh.

Well...yes, but only my mother. Who do you think tried to make me an assassin?

[mind_blown]

That's not as obvious a connection as you might think, kiddo.

Like, your father didn't exactly make both of us normal, well-balanced people.

[iamverybadass]

He did not meet me until I was 10. Possibly 9...

I do not think he had much say in how I turned out.

[mind_blown]

So, what happened with your mom?

[just going to pointedly pull the conversation back to that frame of reference.]

[iamverybadass]

... She...was—is. She is a confusing woman. I...think she loves me? But her idea of training includes sending me alone into the woods while assassins hunt for me.

[mind_blown]

[he doesn't know her, but he dislikes this immensely. Like, he's actually visibly angry.]

What the fuck.

[iamverybadass]

[ Shrugs, glancing away. He's pretty clearly tense talking about this. ]

That is not all that I recall. I don't think Silver knows what to say about it.

[mind_blown]

I can think of a few things.

But you told your team?

[iamverybadass]

They saw the first memory of her I got back. Haruto called her manipulative. ...Only Silver has seen the others, but it was... I took those at the same time as a few others. I think he was too overwhelmed to talk about it.

[mind_blown]

So you didn't tell them. They just happened to be there.

[he frowns, clearly mulling over what to say.]

[iamverybadass]

...I suppose so. We used to take memories together more often, but lately...there has been too much going on.

[mind_blown]

How does all that shit make you feel though? It's clearly still bothering you, if you're willing to bring it up to me.