mind_blown | THE LOST DAYS... Round 1.

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THE LOST DAYS... Round 1.

It's all darkness.

The feeling of nothingness, of being nothing. Of not existing. You have no thoughts, you will never have any thoughts again. While that fact is not comforting, because you cannot be comforted anymore, it is true.

There's a certain rest to being... nothing. And to both knowing and not knowing, that your time is done.

So it's all the more unfortunate when you feel, because you shouldn't feel. And the feeling is burning in your lungs, which you shouldn't have. Because you are- or were- nothing.

And then, you inhale a desperate gasp of air and open your eyes...

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[he huffs a bit.]

The only person my bad impulses hurts 9 times out of 10 is me. Symbolism.

Someone should tell symbolism it's a pain in the ass.

You're telling me.

[he slowly starts to push himself up, so he can go collect Red Hood.]

It hurts like hell.

[Slings one of Jason's arms around his shoulders, so he can lean on Nero for support]

So how do I get you t'stop punching yourself, then?

[he doesn't need to lean, but he appreciates it anyway]

You might needa argue that one with another person. If you figure out the answer, I'd love to know.

I don't wanna look like this either.

[I'm your boyfriend, therefore you lean on me]

Then who's the inner asshole?

I need to go collect him. He’s passed out after getting his ass kicked. And I think there’re better things for you to do than to argue with that side of me.

[you know how stubborn he is]

Ass kicked... Wait, does that mean Shrike ran into him?

[How many other people can possibly be in this heart]

Probably.

[he exhales.]

I really should kick everyone out.

[it nearly went really, really badly.]

Hood's definitely gonna wanna the minute he wakes up.

But you've still got those flowers fucking the place up! We're supposed t'help get rid of'em!

Yeah, I know, I know.

Who do you think told him to let you in?

So-- you can't kick us out yet. I gotta help you fix this.

Well... one half the problem's taken care of.

Then point me at part two.

If you go back into my whole basement full of traumas, you know I gotta kick you out, right?

Bad enough I gotta feel that, I don't wanna pass it on to any of you.

So what you're saying is it is down there.

[he sighs.]

Yeah, you could conceivably beat it down there, I guess. Take out the Joker and all of that for a little while, but I'm telling you I don't want you to go there.

It's in your head, so it's all on you to fight alone? No way.

Jason, I know you just wanna protect me, but this is the only chance I got to protect you, from yourself.

Now, hold on.

I didn't say I was going it alone!

[he cups his face.]

You dumb, over-eager bastard.

I just said that wasn't the way I wanted you to go.

Well I don't see anyone else here! And other YOUs don't count, that's still you.

[he rolls his eyes and kisses him briefly]

Go back to Arkham.

Probably most of it's not gonna surprise you. You don't gotta go into the basement.

[kiss! '-']

Have I told you lately that Gotham sucks? Because Gotham sucks.

You mighta mentioned it once or twice.

[he relaxes a little bit, since he seems to accept it.]

[He leans his forehead against Jason's, with a small sigh.]

And where's the part of you that I can talk sense into not condemning yourself to that shitty place?

[He's kidding. But only half kidding.]

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I wanna go with you. I just can't.

[he answers, probably a bit more seriously and unguarded than he would normally.

he's actually admitting he wants to not go back.]

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