maskormenace | video } where it's covered in all the colored lights where the runaways are runnin' the night

[Dick gives a half smile and a little wave to the camera. To those who know him well, he looks a little flustered. But this has been a weird week]

Hey, everyone. Dick Grayson, here, I'm a new guy. And I've got a question. Is there any way to practice or tamp down a power that’s… kind of passive?

[There’s a light growling sound, Dick turns and raises a hand.]

Just a minute! [He looks back at the camera.] This is just getting a little--

[Before he can finish his sentence, there’s another growl and a blur of sandy colored fur tackles Dick. A very large blur of sandy colored fur. It is, in fact, a lion. But he’s not trying to hurt Dick. He’s just licking his face and looking very happy with himself. Dick laughs and rubs the lion’s face, then looks upside-down at the camera.]

This is the second time Chewie’s escaped from the zoo and followed me home. I’m pretty sure the neighbors are gonna start complaining soon. So, any thoughts?

[Sorry residents of Nonah #004, this is happening in your living room.]

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[He leans back in his chair.]

If you want to be molested by lions, then by all means. What kind of man would I be to stop you? I don't judge other people's kinks.

[What a fun conversation.]

I get the feeling you know some version of me.

[It’s familiar teasing, the kind he’d expect from Tim or Babs or even Bruce on the rare occasions Bruce makes jokes, but coming from a stranger it doesn’t feel as good natured. If this is a stranger.]

[He smirks then.] Yeah, a version of you happens to be my big brother. You don't recognize me at all, though, so I take it to mean that's not the same where you're from.

Yeah, sorry. I'm an only child.

[His parents died before that ever had a chance of changing. Not that this guy's claiming to be John and Mary Grayson's kid.

Wayne. Is this other Bruce just a serial adopter? Is he Dick Wayne in their world? Bruce has never tried to replace Dick's dad, and for the most part that was a blessing because he never could. But Bruce had still been like a father to him. He can admit that, even when he wants nothing more than to punch Bruce in the face. Would a real adoption have been better than a legal guardianship?

He doesn't know. He doesn't know how to feel about any of this.]

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