derealization
i never did // 12.23.2017
Jason comes back to life but instead of the Pit being rage, it travels with him as a very murderous but also slightly helpful voice in his head. (A lá Venom)
Pit: kill Tim.
Jason: No. We don’t do that anymore.
Pit: … kill for Tim?
Jason: Sure. I can get on board with that.
———
Pit: Drink water!
Jason: I’m busy.
Pit: You have not drank water in 6 hours and 42 minutes. Drink water!!
Jason: ugh. Fine.
———
Pit: Death. Death comes. Death comes to those who dare be insolent before us.
Jason: No.
Pit: Yessssss… let us eat our enemies.
Jason: omg NO. We are not eating Dick because he stole a cookie.
Pit: You are weak. You are a coward. Let us tear the cookie from his innards.
Jason: No. Remember how we stopped eviscerating two months ago. Dick is keeping his intestines just the way they are.
Dick: I’m sorry, but what?
Cass is out on patrol and sees Polka Dot Man trying to rob a Dollar General. After she shoos him away, she wanders down an aisle and soon finds the most absurd item in the store.
Cass, in full costume, approaching the cashier: How much?
Paul the Cashier, a fifty year old man who has been working night shifts in Gotham for over thirty years: Just take it. Christ.
—
Later that week:
Tim, stepping into the shower, sees this peeking out at him from behind his shampoo:
Tim: …okay
Tim, texting Cass: Did you give me a Rainbow Batman?
Cass: Pass along the Rainbow Batman for good luck
—
Jason, returning to his safe house after a long night, opens the fridge and sees Rainbow Batman standing knee-deep in his potato salad.
Jason: fuck is this
Tim, texting him seconds later: Pass along Rainbow Batman for good luck.
—
Over the next few months, Rainbow Batman circulates its way around most of the Bat-team. It bounces from Jason to Dick to Damian to Steph. Eventually it gets to Duke, who is tasked with presenting it to Bruce. He waits until Bruce is in a decent mood, then puts it on the driver’s seat of the Batmobile one night as they are all wrapping up a case.
Bruce, opening the Batmobile door: —thank you for your help, Dick. I know you’ve been busy. And Duke, I appreciate you altering your schedule for us. Steph, your intel was excellent. I’m very pleased with the outcome of this mission. You all managed to keep the insubordination at a tolerable level.
Jason, whispering to Dick: Damn, two thank-yous, a compliment, and only one passive-aggressive comment? Did he get laid or something?
Bruce, spotting the Rainbow Batman: I…
Bruce:
Bruce: This??
Bruce: Is this…
Duke, about to explain: Cass found it—
Bruce, clearly trying to process something, blurts out: Is this your way of telling me you all know about Clark?
Everyone:
Jason: called it
Emily Dickinson
Jason playing a guitar
I love Alfred and Tim’s reaction to Dick and Bruce about to fight.
Comic: “Batman: Gotham Knights #1”
'just take the picture robin'