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[...It was hard not to feel a little satisfied with himself after all that.

Griffin smiles to himself, like he'd just indulged a guilty pleasure, and squats on the railing to wait for Jason to get there.]

[mind_blown]

[he watches him land, and then he aims his grappling hook at one of the fake cranes and jumps, moving in a smooth arc. his bodyweight seems to pull a weakness in that, letting it turn just slightly, giving him extra distance, so he can land on a roof about halfway between with a smooth flip.

and then, he takes a running leap, latching onto an emergency staircase on the next building and climbing up that., before moving with ease, from building to building after that. jumping, and then finally, jumping up high enough for his hand to catch the railing of the building and then swing his bodyweight via momentum up.]

So, that's what you'd do in our races if I let you show off, huh?

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[He watches with a faint smile, still distinctly impressed.]

Nah. That was just 'cause you asked.

[mind_blown]

Thanks for the show, then.

[he's going crouch down, and then eventually just sit, eyes closed, and his head tilts back, as he leans back, resting his hands behind him on the concrete.]

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[Griffin steps off the railing, but doesn't join him before asking permission.]

...You mind the company?

[mind_blown]

... Nah.

[he answers belatedly, and finally opens his eyes, to look at Griffin.

he's going a little pale again.]

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[The return of that paleness makes Griffin blink, his breath catch.

He sits, with space between them, and tries to play down his alarm.]

It's still bad, right? The pain?...

[mind_blown]

It flares up sometimes, but nothing's actually wrong.

[he sounds... frustrated.]

Best I can do is wait for it to pass.

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Mmn. That sucks.

[Not being able to do something about it, and just having to wait it out... sucksss.]

[mind_blown]

You're telling me.

I don't want to go back to Bad End, because everyone's apologizing over that bullshit game.

[they got the worst one? he's fine.]

Can't exactly stay on the ground, either.

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You never hang out at WILD CITY?

[Genuine curiosity. He knows Gold stays over sometimes.]

[mind_blown]

Reasonably sure their "mom" hates me.

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Oh?

[mind_blown]

Yeah.

She doesn't like the bullshit I've pulled.

[he shrugs]

Fair enough.

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[Hm. Griffin scratches his cheek.]

Talon would still vouch for you bein' there though.

[mind_blown]

He would.

[that doesn't mean he should though]

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[Griffin falls quiet, mostly since... this wasn't any of his business, really. So, he tangents.]

Hm. He really does know his anatomy...

[mind_blown]

He's the smarter one between the two of us.

Probably because his mom drilled it in.

[now who's changing subjects.]

His real mom.

[he closes his eyes.]

... Did you really mean that? That you were just making nice with him for me?

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[Griffin sighs and pulls a leg up to fold his arms over the knee.]

I've told Talon this, but I really can't care about people I don't know. I just don't feel anything. Maybe it's a demon thing. Maybe I'm just not a good person.

I care about Talon because you care about Talon.

[He shrugs,] And I guess he's a kid. Though I forget that with how he acts, sometimes.

[mind_blown]

[he considers that for a moment. there's a lot in that answer, but--]

I guess I don't care about your reasoning. Just the results.

[if his brother doesn't get hurt, that's fine.]

Guess we're not that different.

[this is a lie. but it's one that he wants to believe.]

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[He raises a brow at that.]

I don't think anyone who actually runs around as a 'hero' doesn't care.

[mind_blown]

I'm not a hero. Not the way Talon talks about it.

I can tell you that much for certain. Even in my memories, I don't consider myself one.

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You are compared t'me.

You don't even get paid. What kinda bullshit is that?

[mind_blown]

Adopted dad's loaded.

[he pauses]

And I don't remember how I get my money, so you might wanna hold judgment on that one. Could be Talon's mom is paying me, too. Who knows.

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Why can't my adopted family be loaded...

[LIFE IS UNFAIR]

Still kinda seems like you're doin' it because it's 'the right thing to do' or somethin'. Someone with your skillset could be doing a lotta other things.