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[anewlanguage]

Gotta say, this place is finally startin' to feel like a prison. [He's not especially bothered by it.]

And what the Admiral said wasn't far off. You can all whine and throw your fits 'bout having your alcohol taken away and your high tech gym closed off, but this is a goddamn prison. Fact is, most of us deserve a hell of a lot worse than what we've been getting.

Buck up, would you? This isn't a resort. We're here for a reason, maybe you should think about what that is.

[Private to DEAN]

[but here he discards that act, or at least the parts that were an act.] What the hell is going on up there?

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[anewlanguage]

[Snort] Figured that was a given.

I meant her, she okay?

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[ichoosefight]

What the hell do you care? You're even worse than my dad and I sure as hell wouldn't give him the time of day.

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[anewlanguage]

I'm not your dad. [He does care.]

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[ichoosefight]

She's my best friend. So you see, I have even less reason to do anything that might bring you happiness of any kind.

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[anewlanguage]

[He's quiet a moment, like he's not really sure he heard that right.]

It's not about my happiness, kid. It's about hers. Batman's a real train wreck, but I thought he could show her how to be...more than he is. Since she got a best friend out of it, I have to figure that I was right.

That doesn't change the fact that he's a bastard and he could hurt her in ways I couldn't. I don't want that, and neither do you.

And before you start questioning how serious I am, well I ended up here instead of splattered on a sidewalk like I was angling for so there's a good chance she's right, and I can at least do something with my life that's not a waste.

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[ichoosefight]

[ Oh, she knows the ways that Batman cans crew things up. Lord knows she does. But Cain? A man who shoots his daughter to make her 'stronger'? That's worse. ]

Or, because I'm her friend and I love her I can make sure she doesn't get hurt, without abusing her.

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[anewlanguage]

Well I can cheer you on for tryin', but you're not really naive enough to think that's gonna happen, are you?

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[ichoosefight]

Yeah, actually, I am. Because I'm not demented enough to think that your way would ever work.

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[anewlanguage]

My way didn't work. No one's arguing that.

But we're human beings, Batgirl, you're gonna hurt her someday. So's Batman--but I worry about him because I know how unstable he can be and how much she respects him. Dangerous combo, don't you think?

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[ichoosefight]

Yeah, and I know how much a demented father figure can mess up a kid. You've hurt her more than enough already.

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[anewlanguage]

Then you see why I'm not talking to her.

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[ichoosefight]

And you see why I will never trust you.

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[anewlanguage]

Yeah. [He knocks back the last of his whiskey, eyes the empty glass like maybe he can find a last drop in there.] Good talk.

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