You mean every single conversation where you've mostly just told me I can't do anything and that I was being an idiot? [Come on, Jason, of course he would ignore all of that.] I'll go back and review my notes later tonight. [He...may or may not be serious.
Not that it matters though. What matters is the fact that the evidence is right in front of his face. Jason's managed to dig himself into this world and adapt enough to make people fear and respect him and make it known he wasn't going to go down that easily.
The nice thing about Jason finally telling him this story is that Hiro has zero room to argue or interrupt, and actually zero desire to do either thing. There's a small murmur of "Robin" under his breath like he's making the name sink in. There's the question of "what happened to the first Robin?" but he doesn't ask. He recognizes that if he blows this now he's never getting another chance to learn. Jason's almost robotic in the storytelling as it is.
Strangely (and perhaps a bit scarily) he could totally see that. Knowing who Jason is now and learning what he used to be and how he started out, he can see how the pieces fell into place. Even moreso, he can draw his own connections and he doesn't realize that he's practically holding his breath as he drinks in every word. This...this is why Jason doesn't believe in heroes. It makes so much sense.
And this couldn't have been long ago. Jason's not that old (he thinks. He's never actually asked the guy for his age before) and the memories are too fresh for this to have been more than a few years. It's a typical origin story as Fred would say, but it's an origin story gone wrong. It's the origin story of a hero who started on a bumpy path, fell from grace and had to find another way out.
And in the end? Jason still ended up sacrificing himself anyway. And that just sort of really, really doesn't sit well with him.]
And if I keep doing what I'm doing you think I'm going to end up like you. [Well he can certainly see why. Play the hero, pretend you can do anything and everything, get screwed and die anyway.
He doesn't even realize the fact that his fist is clenching the inside pocket of his sweater and he shakes his head.]
...I think I need to tell you some things about home. [It's a test, just like everything else. He's trying to understand and he's trying to really listen, but it gets complicated when mixed with his own conflicting thoughts and emotions and memories and suddenly wondering what would have happened if he didn't have his own "benched" moment. There's still one more thing though and it's like he's forgotten he's just admitted there's more to his own story. After all, Jason's isn't done yet.]
If you're not a hero anymore, what are you training for back there?
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Not that it matters though. What matters is the fact that the evidence is right in front of his face. Jason's managed to dig himself into this world and adapt enough to make people fear and respect him and make it known he wasn't going to go down that easily.
The nice thing about Jason finally telling him this story is that Hiro has zero room to argue or interrupt, and actually zero desire to do either thing. There's a small murmur of "Robin" under his breath like he's making the name sink in. There's the question of "what happened to the first Robin?" but he doesn't ask. He recognizes that if he blows this now he's never getting another chance to learn. Jason's almost robotic in the storytelling as it is.
Strangely (and perhaps a bit scarily) he could totally see that. Knowing who Jason is now and learning what he used to be and how he started out, he can see how the pieces fell into place. Even moreso, he can draw his own connections and he doesn't realize that he's practically holding his breath as he drinks in every word. This...this is why Jason doesn't believe in heroes. It makes so much sense.
And this couldn't have been long ago. Jason's not that old (he thinks. He's never actually asked the guy for his age before) and the memories are too fresh for this to have been more than a few years. It's a typical origin story as Fred would say, but it's an origin story gone wrong. It's the origin story of a hero who started on a bumpy path, fell from grace and had to find another way out.
And in the end? Jason still ended up sacrificing himself anyway. And that just sort of really, really doesn't sit well with him.]
And if I keep doing what I'm doing you think I'm going to end up like you. [Well he can certainly see why. Play the hero, pretend you can do anything and everything, get screwed and die anyway.
He doesn't even realize the fact that his fist is clenching the inside pocket of his sweater and he shakes his head.]
...I think I need to tell you some things about home. [It's a test, just like everything else. He's trying to understand and he's trying to really listen, but it gets complicated when mixed with his own conflicting thoughts and emotions and memories and suddenly wondering what would have happened if he didn't have his own "benched" moment. There's still one more thing though and it's like he's forgotten he's just admitted there's more to his own story. After all, Jason's isn't done yet.]
If you're not a hero anymore, what are you training for back there?