[Jason doesn't take long to locate his gun, fingers wrapping around the butt of it, but he doesn't move to do more than that, and he sure as hell isn't going for the trigger. But he's prepared for this going ugly, because he's used to a whole lot of ugly. The fact that this little Robin knows who he is unsettles him. Had Bruce trained him by using videos of him? Had he taught him the ways to not be Jason Todd? It seems likely, because there aren't a whole lot of other ways for him to know.
But the problem is, how could he tell? And that quickly? Jason hasn't looked (or, frankly, sounded) that young in years.
There are other reasons why this kid knows who he is, and the biggest one is that his return has been announced in advance. Was it Thomas Elliot? Did he decide not to bank on using Jason Todd? Odds are in that favor, but Jason's intel still doesn't line up with another Robin. That seems like something Talia would mention, right? That seems high on the list of things, anyway.
He starts standing slowly, keeping his back pressed against the pillar as he rises up.]
Starting to wonder if this is a case of mistaken identity, Robin. [It's said quickly, but there's a certain intensity to his tone. Jason doesn't like any direction this is going in. Any of the potential realities for why this is a thing at all don't look like they're his idea of a good time. Not one bit.] So you're gonna tell me who I am, how you know that—[The intensity breaks there, becoming a touch too incensed.]—and then we're gonna deal with that.
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But the problem is, how could he tell? And that quickly? Jason hasn't looked (or, frankly, sounded) that young in years.
There are other reasons why this kid knows who he is, and the biggest one is that his return has been announced in advance. Was it Thomas Elliot? Did he decide not to bank on using Jason Todd? Odds are in that favor, but Jason's intel still doesn't line up with another Robin. That seems like something Talia would mention, right? That seems high on the list of things, anyway.
He starts standing slowly, keeping his back pressed against the pillar as he rises up.]
Starting to wonder if this is a case of mistaken identity, Robin. [It's said quickly, but there's a certain intensity to his tone. Jason doesn't like any direction this is going in. Any of the potential realities for why this is a thing at all don't look like they're his idea of a good time. Not one bit.] So you're gonna tell me who I am, how you know that—[The intensity breaks there, becoming a touch too incensed.]—and then we're gonna deal with that.
[Maybe not now, but they would.]