[His eyes skim slowly down the page once more from the top, and then he hands it back to Joonghyuk. He taps his temple with one finger on his other hand. I may not be smart enough to copy it with only my expert Bat brain memory, but Jason is.]
[The hiccups worry him, but there isn't a lot he can do about it exactly, so he kind of just has to coast along. Take it as it comes. Like before, his muscles tense when Joonghyuk grabs him, but he doesn't fight back or resist.
What Joonghyuk has said makes him frown thinly, but first:]
You keep going in and out of lucidity is why, and you'd never let me live if you knew I let you stay out here to act stupid in front of other people. So Niah and I are taking you back to your room.
[...]
Those places can't do anything to me that hasn't already been done before.
[ Niah watches them intensely like who will win. Joonghyuk, in comparison, gives him a different intense leer. It isn't hostile or aggressive, but... More so searching resolve and perseverance.
You're the last bastard here I want to be responsible for, Yoo Joonghyuk.
[Just saying.
He curls his fingers behind Joonghyuk's arm as if to tell him to get up, but he doesn't try to haul Joonghyuk up himself.]
Come on. If I carry you, it's going to be over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes, so I'd rather you just walk yourself. You've got two functioning legs; it's your brain that's fried. You don't want to talk to people right now, yeah? Stay in your room for a while.
[ Joonghyuk would be a headache for anyone, that's fair.
He keeps a hold on Jason's wrist, tightening ever so slightly. Predictably, he plans to go in silence just as Jason says, but then he feels a flurry of petals forming. Annoyed, he speaks: ]
... That stupid trip has me worrying if someone isn't there I'll forget who I am.
[ Who will he be if no one is there? When they meet him again? Will he still be the same person? He isn't sure. ]
[He frowns a bit without trying to make it obvious this bothers him. They are both so damn stupid.]
You've got Niah. Keep him with you. [This is an attempt to be reassuring.] You just said you weren't my responsibility, but now it sounds like you're asking me to babysit you. Make up your mind, old man.
[He tries to draw his hand back.]
I'll stay until I can pawn you off on someone else. You won't forget.
Also. You fuck. He reaches out to use Joonghyuk's arm to sort of turn him around where he needs to go. WHY IS THIS LIKE TAKING CARE OF AN OLD MAN WITH DEMENTIA?]
[ HE’S PERIODICALLY GETTING DISTRACTED? Nice he reaches his room and opens it.
Niah is super :hei: about it, but he doesn’t fuss cause they’re back to the room. They’re going to go in, though Joonghyuk gives Jason one last look. ]
[ Niah really is looking at Joonghyuk like what a dumb bitch, which is what Joonghyuk would also say about himself if he had to watch in third person. ]
Jay. [ He lets it sit and think on how it feels. ] It’s overly familiar.
[He is amused, but not offended. The full name feels very Yoo.]
…
[He glances up at Joonghyuk, not sure how to answer truthfully for a moment or two. Like, he has been skeptical whether or not this may be a dreamscape. so. He does not want to bring that up right now with Joonghyuk like this.]
Well, I’m real. How’s that? I’m real, and you’re real. You know how I know? You told me about your little sister. About the frog on the overalls.
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[ As if that’s all there is. ]
It was ugly.
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[It was bad.]
What was in the hole? Or did you just come back here?
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[ He fetches his notes, turning to this page. ]
For our troubles, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd found a piece of paper with the hotel’s emblem on it. It was this.
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Even if this seems to just be a game between—who, the staff? Other people…?]
Well. The R worked. “That’s not a word,” huh?
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[ A theory! Anyway, this clue paper Jason may have… Cause Joonghyuk is loses focus. He shakes his head to come back. ]
Copy it. [ … ] I overheard you never experienced trips like these before.
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[His eyes skim slowly down the page once more from the top, and then he hands it back to Joonghyuk. He taps his temple with one finger on his other hand. I may not be smart enough to copy it with only my expert Bat brain memory, but Jason is.]
We didn't have them, no. Lucky me.
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He squints, but more so that he's having another short episode. Shaking his head, he pieces some words. ]
Are you prepared?
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Jason stands there with the most narrow-eyes and watchful gaze ever. Maybe his daemon really would be a hawk. That’s how he’s watching Joonghyuk.]
I don’t think there can be much more prep than what I’m already capable of. So yes and no. I’ll deal with it.
Maybe I’ll be lucky enough it won’t happen to me. That’s be funny.
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What is his third daemon form? Stop staring at him like that, hello? No, Jason is right to watch him because he kind of descends from here. ]
Happy dreams...
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Alright, that’s it. Niah! Come help me get this idiot to your room.
[He reaches out, but just touches Joonghyuk’s shoulder rather than anything else right now.]
Come on, Yoo. We’re going back in. You can come on your own and follow me, or I’m going to haul you there. Your choice.
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When Joonghyuk feels a touch on his shoulder, he grabs Jason's wrist and snaps back. ]
I've seen how you acted in that room. These trips... They will use everything against you. Fears. Loved ones—[ ... ] Why are you touching my shoulder?
[ he has missed some of this conversation yet he's trying very hard to be competent ]
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What Joonghyuk has said makes him frown thinly, but first:]
You keep going in and out of lucidity is why, and you'd never let me live if you knew I let you stay out here to act stupid in front of other people. So Niah and I are taking you back to your room.
[...]
Those places can't do anything to me that hasn't already been done before.
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I am not your responsibility, Jason Todd.
[ Niah watches them intensely like who will win. Joonghyuk, in comparison, gives him a different intense leer. It isn't hostile or aggressive, but... More so searching resolve and perseverance.
CYOAS JUST SUCK. ]
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[Just saying.
He curls his fingers behind Joonghyuk's arm as if to tell him to get up, but he doesn't try to haul Joonghyuk up himself.]
Come on. If I carry you, it's going to be over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes, so I'd rather you just walk yourself. You've got two functioning legs; it's your brain that's fried. You don't want to talk to people right now, yeah? Stay in your room for a while.
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He keeps a hold on Jason's wrist, tightening ever so slightly. Predictably, he plans to go in silence just as Jason says, but then he feels a flurry of petals forming. Annoyed, he speaks: ]
... That stupid trip has me worrying if someone isn't there I'll forget who I am.
[ Who will he be if no one is there? When they meet him again? Will he still be the same person? He isn't sure. ]
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You've got Niah. Keep him with you. [This is an attempt to be reassuring.] You just said you weren't my responsibility, but now it sounds like you're asking me to babysit you. Make up your mind, old man.
[He tries to draw his hand back.]
I'll stay until I can pawn you off on someone else. You won't forget.
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He glares... PAWN HIM OFF? HE'S BEING BABYSAT. ]
I'll go to my room.
[ this is so stupid ]
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Good.
[He really does just stand there like Niah, waiting for him to get up. So he can follow.]
You said that place was someone’s memories. Why do you think that?
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He gets up and goes to his room. ]
… Same name for the place I was in. Same term usage. It has to be from someone’s memories.
[ …
Gets lost while going to his room ]
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[He can't argue?
Also. You fuck. He reaches out to use Joonghyuk's arm to sort of turn him around where he needs to go. WHY IS THIS LIKE TAKING CARE OF AN OLD MAN WITH DEMENTIA?]
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Niah is super :hei: about it, but he doesn’t fuss cause they’re back to the room. They’re going to go in, though Joonghyuk gives Jason one last look. ]
Jason Todd.
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Most people just call me Jay. [He doesn't seem bothered, though.] Yoo.
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Jay. [ He lets it sit and think on how it feels. ] It’s overly familiar.
This is real?
[ One last question. ]
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[He is amused, but not offended. The full name feels very Yoo.]
…
[He glances up at Joonghyuk, not sure how to answer truthfully for a moment or two. Like, he has been skeptical whether or not this may be a dreamscape. so. He does not want to bring that up right now with Joonghyuk like this.]
Well, I’m real. How’s that? I’m real, and you’re real. You know how I know? You told me about your little sister. About the frog on the overalls.
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Duck. It's a duck.
[ Do you ever just check someone by grabbing their skull. He lets go and shoos Jason. ]
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