dc_holiday (dc_holiday) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-12-31 19:46:00

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New Year's
The beginning of a New Year, a time for new hopes, new experiences to come. A time to reflect on times past, remembering fond memories happily and trying to put less pleasant thoughts and experiences in the past.

It is a time of renewal, a time of rebirth. And for much of the world, it is a time of celebration. This is no less true for the super hero set as anyone else. If anything, they just have that much bigger of things to look forward to.

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burningmartian
2011-01-01 01:18 am UTC (link)

J'anna was walking up behind Tim with a plate of snacks in hand when he growled and pounded the desk. She jumped a bit and frowned.

"It depends on the type of energy he's using and if Jai is powering it...it likely won't leave a heat signature. I'd suggest seismic data. And he needs a wide area to work undetected in, like parts of Asia or Africa--somewhere he could throw shiny things at in exchange for silence and test subjects."

She sighed wearily. Days and days of attempting to find Jai telepathically had left her drained.

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bloodred_robin
2011-01-01 01:23 am UTC (link)

Tim sighs and leans back in his chair.

"I was taught by the World's Greatest Detective for years. If Batman had been given this case, he'd have figured it out long before Damien Wilson came here trying to kill us. He'd have blackened the League's eye and made them think twice about coming after Lian again.

I, on the other hand, nearly got all of you killed, actually /got/ Cerdian killed...and now Bruce is gone." Tim says sadly.

"I never got to apologize for all the crappy things I said to him when I left Gotham eight years ago. I never thanked him for taking me under his wing...and now I'll never get to." Tim says.

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burningmartian
2011-01-01 01:28 am UTC (link)

"Batman wasn't a perfect hero, Tim. He also wasn't a perfect man and I imagine more nights than not he sat at his desk doing much the same as you are doing now." J'anna sat the plate down and moved beside him, reaching around him to make a few keystrokes to pull up six months worth of seismic records for the areas she thought most likely to be Damien's location. It would take a moment to retrieve so she wrapped her arms around Tim.

"He knew," she whispered. "Every father knows. I can say that with some authority, you know. Differences or not, he knew.

You can't take the weight of this all for yourself, Tim. Certainly your choices and actions contributed to things but so did mine. I could have hunted Lian down well earlier in her foolish journey. I know what her mind's signature is like far better than anyone elses. But did I hunt her out? No. The things that happened after that were every bit as much my fault as yours, as Lian's, as anyone's. Where the weight is now is how we live forward."

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bloodred_robin
2011-01-01 01:42 am UTC (link)

"Too many people are dying because of me, J'anna. Cerdian, Mia, Bruce...it could have easily been Marissa that the Artist killed as well. People are dying because of /my/ mistakes, because /my/ arrogance." Tim says.

"Giselle died for the same reasons." Tim says.

There is a long, long pause before Tim speaks again.

"J'anna, we can't do this anymore. You need to get away from me before I end up costing you your life, too." Tim says.

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	burningmartian 2011-01-01 01:45 am UTC (link)
	The Martian girl pulled back from him as though she'd been slapped. "What?" Her eyes were wide and her voice small. "No. No, I refuse. I'm not going." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bloodred_robin
2011-01-01 01:56 am UTC (link)

Tim felt like his heart was ripping out, but he had to get J'anna to go away on her own before it was too late to save her. Before she died because of him. He wouldn't have her blood on his hands, too.

"You...you have to, J'anna. I couldn't live with it if you died because of me. I've already lost a good friend, one of your best friends, my mentor, and a good kid from a damned good family. You deserve better than that." Tim says.

"People who come into contact with me end up dead before their time, J'anna. I never want you to be one of those people." Tim says, rising from the chair.

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	burningmartian 2011-01-01 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving and I'm not going anywhere. No. Absoluely not. You...I'm not letting you throw me away!" She frowned and stepped closer to him when he stood. He was not going to walk out of the room on her. She wouldn't permit it. "You aren't walking away from me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-01-01 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"Don't you get it, J'anna? You will die if you stay with me! You will end up like Giselle, like Mia, like Vicki, like my parents and Bruce! Is that what you /want/?" he asks. "Because it isn't what /I/ want!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

burningmartian
2011-01-01 02:10 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, well I don't want to live /without/ you!"

She screams at him, right up in his face.

"You're all I have! You are all I have, Tim Drake! And I can take care of myself just fine. You worry about losing me? I worry about losing /you/. Every night. From the second you leave until I hear your boots hit the floor of the elevator near dawn. Sometimes, I sneak out and I stalk you while invisible to make sure some crazy person doesn't take you away from me. I have /nothing/ in this world BUT you. Nothing. I'm not leaving. I'm not. You're going to have to physically pick me up and throw me out of here."

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bloodred_robin
2011-01-01 02:43 am UTC (link)

"That's not true, J'anna. You've got your father and the Outsiders. You've got...Rex and his family as well, right? I'm /not/ the only person you have, J'anna. I wouldn't want to be the only person you have." Tim says.

"And the way we started out was my fault, too. I could have ended this then and you wouldn't be here right now. But I ignored my instincts and now you're in danger." Tim says.

"I really care about you, J'anna. I do. That's why I'm trying not to be selfish right now and give you a way to live your life without that hanging over your head. You've seen the things that have happened in my life. I don't want to bring that kind of pain on someone else." Tim says, remaining still.

He hasn't moved to throw J'anna out, but he's also not telling her to stay.

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burningmartian
2011-01-01 02:48 am UTC (link)

"It's not the same as what I have with /you/. Not even Lian gets me like you do. And I see your life and I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid at all. You see only a string of fear and negatives. I don't see that. I don't see that at all. You're worth the danger to me. And I could die just as easily in a bus accident as from a maniac's attack. Would that be your fault, too?"

Her shoulders start to drop a little and for a moment, she's sure she isn't going to win this. Dumped on NYE. 2010 really was the worst year ever.

"You're going to have to physically remove me. So you either better throw me out of her by force or just accept that I'm not going anywhere. Choose."

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bloodred_robin
2011-01-01 03:11 am UTC (link)

Tim looks her in the eye for a moment, readying himself to throw her out...and then goes to sit back down. She could simply go intangible and keep him from doing so. Or tk him through a wall.

If she really wanted to be mean, she could make him forget this whole conversation, but he knows that she'd never do that.

"I think you don't give the other people in your life enough credit." Tim says.

"What happens if I die, J'anna? That's a real possibility in the next twelve months." he tells her.

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burningmartian
2011-01-01 03:19 am UTC (link)

Going intangible hadn't ocurred to her, nor had using tk to toss him through a wall, wipe his memory, or anything else she could technically do. If he was going to cast her aside, she was going to let it be a fair fight.

She takes a deep breath when he backs away from her and sits back down.

"I think you doubt just how much I love you," she says simply.

"What happens if you die? Then I'll grieve. I'll miss you. I'll spend a lot of time drunk, lying in bed trying to convince myself you'll come home. I'll be inconsolable--and I can't promise you I'd ever get over you. I might end up a bitter, miserable old woman. I don't see the future. I don't know what tomorrow is. But what I do know is that there isn't a person on the planet that doesn't face the same question. Anyone's lover could die in the next twelve months. Or end up in a coma from which they may never wake up."

She thinks about her dad, knowing exactly where he is right now, knowing he's holding her mom's hand, wishing she'd just open her eyes.

"No one knows what's going to happen. I just know I don't want to live in what if land. I want to live in here and now, which up until about five minutes ago consisted of me and my boyfriend and had the possibility of some cuddling and maybe more but right now feels a lot like that's not going to happen."

She kneels in front of him and takes his hands.

"You aren't broken and you aren't bad luck and you aren't a curse. You're mine. And I don't want to go anywhere that isn't with you, no matter how scary, dangerous, or surreal it is."

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bloodred_robin
2011-01-01 04:13 am UTC (link)

Tim is silent for a long time. He really wishes J'anna would listen to him, but if she won't, he's going to have to live with it when the truth comes to pass.

"No one was supposed to die." Tim says quietly. "We were supposed to win and go on with our lives while the League slunk back under their rock and wished they hadn't messed with us. It all went so wrong, though." Tim says.

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	burningmartian 2011-01-01 04:15 am UTC (link)
	"I know." She squeezes his hands. "I know." Sighing she just holds those hands for a moment. "You really want me gone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-01-01 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"I really don't want you to die, J'anna. That's it." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 04:18 am UTC (link)
	"Even if I left you now it'd be too late, you know. Our enemies already know we're together and they know that ending me would be a strike at you. I think I like my odds staying right here. If you'll let me. At least here, I'm with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-01-01 07:10 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not trying to hurt you, by the way." Tim says. "I just want you to be safe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 07:13 am UTC (link)
	She smiles, slightly. "I know. And I'm not trying to be obstinate. I just...well. I love you, Tim. I'm not foolish or blind. I fight the same fight you do. Please don't send me away, Tim. Please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-01-01 07:21 am UTC (link)
	Tim sighs. "I love you, too. I'm not sending you away." Tim says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 07:27 am UTC (link)
	J'anna sighs, somewhat relieved. "Thank you." She kisses his hands and stands up. "I'll be in the living room if you need me. I figure you'll want to look at the seismic records I queued up." Pausing, she kissed the top of his head. "I love you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-01-01 07:30 am UTC (link)
	"Look, I need some time to decompress. Maybe we should just watch the festivities and relax for a bit. I'll get back to this as soon as I'm ready." Tim says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 07:32 am UTC (link)
	"I'd really like that. Making fun of Ryan Seacrest is really only fun when I have you with me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-01-01 07:35 am UTC (link)
	"I have no idea why you watch any show with that guy on it, but I can't really say anything." Tim says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burningmartian 2011-01-01 07:49 am UTC (link)
	"It just seems wrong to me to watch anything that isn't New Year's Rockin' Eve. Mocking Seacrest at least amuses me." She offers him a hand. "Made you casserole." Maybe the night was salvageable. Maybe things would get better in the new year. Maybe it would be okay after all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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