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[Sometime after the event, he will find her, walking around Haven probably during some evening. He's wearing his Robin uniform as usual and when he finally manages to locate her after a while of searching through Haven, he flips off of the roof he'd been on and jumps down in front of her. Now in the fading light and without a video screen she can probably make out that he appears pretty young. Maybe surprisingly young, maybe not.]

Ushiromya. [He crosses his arms and takes advantage of the mask to give her a hidden once over and determine her status.]

[ She probably shouldn't be too surprised by this. After all, he did announce he'd come to check up on her sooner or later... and it's not like people jumping off roofs is something too surprising to Ange. She's done it herself, even if it wasn't with an outfit as ridiculous as his own.

So she looks fairly calm. A lot better than before, too, but of course she'd look better when she doesn't have to wrestle with about seven whirlpools on a single day and when she isn't completely soaked. ]

Difficult guy. [ Listen, she's totally going to insist on that when he keeps using her last name like that after her specifically saying she doesn't really like that. ]

You sure are a man of your word, huh?

[ Her tone is a lot more like usually too - light, a little too casual in any given situation. Deadpan. ]

Of course I am. [The hint of a smug smirk plays at his lips, not fully there but enough to be seen.]

I'm glad you're doing better. [But because he's way too much of a brat to leave it there-] It would have made all of my efforts a waste if you hadn't made it. [This time the grin is visible, cocky but not malicious.]

[ At least it's easier and easier to figure out just what type he is - so Ange thinks, anyway - by the way he reacts to all this. Saying he's glad, but then quickly adding something like that to play it down.. ]

Ah, yeah, you're in luck. I had half a mind to just jump from the top of one of the buildings into the water, but in the end that felt like too much effort to me. [ Flatly.. not that it's that ridiculous, honestly, it does sound like something Ange might have done under different circumstances. ]

It seems you made it out pretty well too. Started saving some other girls after me or what?

[That gets a frown before he schools his face back into something more neutral. Since he doesn't know what to say to that, he ignores it for now even thought the joke doesn't sit well with him.]

A few, but mostly grown men actually. I don't discriminate. [It seems like he's done speaking and then he continues, sounding annoyed.]

Why would you consider that? [He knows she'd meant it as a joke, but he doesn't like it. She doesn't seem like someone who wants to die, but there's something in the joke that sounds too real.]

[ The annoyed tone isn't lost on her, although Ange probably can't pin down so easily where it's coming from. Geez, what kind of weird guy is this, showing up to check up on her even though she didn't want him to, and then sounding like that..

She pulls up an eyebrow, but her expression is mostly unchanging, even now. ]

Isn't it obvious why a person would do that? Or would I have to tell you instead it's something like "youthful zeal" and expect you to believe it? I don't think either of us assumes you're that dumb.

I meant why would you want to? That's not-[He doesn't know how to articulate what he's feeling. This is something he knows Batman, both Batmen have had to deal with. He knows that it's something Robin is supposed to know how to handle.

Only he doesn't know. He's angry at her and he doesn't understand why. People were not supposed to give up. Not like that.]

You can't do that. [Even if Haven is awful. Even if Yao Corp were monsters. She just can't.]

[ Ange is surprisingly calm even in the face of his anger.. maybe since she's heard this before from someone she was closer to. It's still a little weird, though - back home no one ever gave a shit if she said stuff like this. In fact, she's pretty sure some people would have rejoiced if she said she was just going to roll over into her grave and give up.

But then here's this guy who's practically a stranger, who saved her once before without expecting something in return, who is now telling her she can't just give up and die..

Her expression turns a little wry as she stares at him. ]

You care so much about someone you don't even really know, difficult guy? [ She's trying to keep it out of her tone, keep it flat, but it manages to sneak in a little even there. ]

Yes! [It's shouted, frustration evident in his tone and in the way he shifts his feet. He has seen grown men and women take their lives out of what they believed was honor, or because they (rightly) believed it was the better option than having to face Ra's al Ghul. The concept of suicide isn't a foreign one.

But those were different. Combat suicides were different. He doesn't understand (even knowing that it happens) how a civilian can just decide to stop living.]

It's idiocy and it's cowardly! [He takes a step forward and falters, unsure of why he'd even moved in the first place. He has a warrior's experience with death but his age is showing. He had seen the worst of what humanity could do to each other but nothing in his training had covered what a single (good) person could do to themselves. And why.]

[ Ange is unmoving even in the face of his frustration. It's not that she isn't capable of recognizing it - oh, she is, she's seen that look before - but it's just something that feels so distant from her now. Actually getting outraged at an idea like this, even a single person taking a life.. how long ago has it been since she was last like that?

It's probably why she lets him yell whereas others would probably have tried to cut him off. She doesn't even walk away - she just stands there, taking the blows.

Mostly since her expression gets a little wry.. since she agrees. ]

Yeah. It's cowardly. [ She doesn't think she's brave for thinking this way. It's nothing but self-satisfaction, right? And even then there's nothing really to be satisfied about. ]

So don't become a person like me, alright?

[ Ange realises he probably doesn't want the kid treatment and all, judging by the way he dresses.. but she can't help but tack that on at the end. It's not like she'd wish this upon anyone else, she's just dumb when it comes to herself. ]

[What the hell kind of response is that? He wants to shake her or to yell at her until she changes her mind, swears this is all just a joke. He knows enough to know that won't work.]

Why the hell would you think that way? [Depression, loss, pain. He knows the textbook answers. It does nothing for him, explains nothing.]

You can't just lie down and accept defeat. I won't let you do that! [It's not his choice. None of this is in his control. This is nothing like fighting a criminal or stopping a disaster from happening. On some level he understands that, but on another level, he's too young. For all of his fucked up experiences in the world and for all that he was never allowed a childhood, there are still things that come with age and experience.

She is alive and healthy and has a chance to keep going, so why doesn't she want to?]

[ She's already figuring why he can't understand. It's a little beyond her in experience, considering how shitty her life was that she started thinking this very early on.. but she knows that in theory, it should be harder for younger people to understand this. People who can't place them in the shoes of people whose lives are that way, who don't have the right experience to be able to truly get it.

Not that she would want him to be more like her, really. No one deserves that. It's fine if he can't understand - actually, that way, it's better for him. ]

So what are you going to do? [ Her words are calm. Not deadpan, not smartaleck or sarcastic like usually, at least. They're calm, and oddly empty. That's about it. ]

Save me every single time I'm about to die? That's going to be a lot of work, difficult guy.

[He can't stop her from harming herself if she really wants to but...

but she had called for help. In the rain, stuck in the water, she had called for help.

She hadn't wanted to die.]

If that's what it takes. [He doesn't know her and he isn't the kind to give speeches about why life is worth living. Honestly, that's a joke. Sometimes life was fucking awful. People lost everything. Their loved ones, their safety, their reasons for going on. He isn't naive to that. But even then, he can't comprehend giving up. You keep fighting. Even when you're destined to lose, you keep fighting right until the moment you die.

Life didn't have to be worth living, but as long as someone was alive, there was still a chance to fight to make it better.]

Robin is a hero. It's what I exist for. ['Robin,' not 'I'm a hero.' Because even if he is Robin, there's still a difference. He didn't make Robin a hero, that was Grayson, and Drake, and Brown. Maybe even Todd. He was just filling a role, but he'd be damned if he didn't fill it as well or better than the rest of them.]

No matter what if you need help, call me and I will come. I don't care how 'difficult' it is.

You're going to have a lot lying on your shoulders if you're going to do that for everyone.

[ There's a lot of people in Haven, after all, and even if Ange knows that most people generally aren't as completely dismissive of their life the way she is, they're still in constant danger.. she's been here for two years, of course she knows. That's the way Haven is, it constantly puts people in danger of losing their life over and over and over.

It's a good thing that she's been trying to kill her capacity to care off at least a little bit.. even if it still fails her all the time and she falls right back into caring for people, but still. She likes to pretend she got over that. ]

There's a lot of people you could be saving who need it more. Don't put me up there when it comes down to it.

Not everyone. This isn't about them. I'm telling you, Ushiromiya that when you need help, I will come. [In a place like Haven, it's a heavy promise to make, but he doesn't care. He'll keep it. As far as he's concerned, nothing will stop him. There were other Titans, other Robins, other meta-humans in Haven to help others in need, but none of them have reached out to Ange. She was his responsibility now and he refused to allow her to let herself simply die.]

I will save whoever I choose to save.

[ God, why did he have to mention that specifically? It would have been so much more easy if he hadn't - then she could just tell hersel he's one of those idealistic types who wants to save everyone even when it's clearly an impossible dream. But instead here this guy is, telling her that he'll save her specifically if she needs it --

(just like Jean did, before it ended up with his death.)

It's one of the few things that could actually agitate Ange. Not because she's mad specifically, but because she doesn't know how to deal with the fact that people care, no matter the specific way. ]

I'm-- [ Her hands curl up into uncertain fists. ] I'm telling you to not waste your time, right..?! Why can't you just listen to that?

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Because it's my decision to make. [ because he can't let her die. Not after this. It’s not something he even understands himself.]

I don't break my promises. [He cringes internally and tacks on a silent 'never again.' Failing to save Scarlet and breaking his promise to her in the process is a mistake he will never ever repeat. ]

Then you sure make shitty decisions.

[ Her knuckles turn white from how tightly she squeezes her fists, but nothing more than that happens. Nothing more, nothing less. She just stands there, frozen in her frustration and her inability to do anything about all of this.

In the end she releases a tense breath. ]

.. Just don't think I'm going to get attached to you in return or whatever. [ Never again. ]

[He lifts his chin, and even if he doesn't remove the mask, it's clear he's looking her straight in the eyes.]

I have been told far worse over far less. [He shakes his head, replacing the hood and turning away.]

I wouldn't want a weird girl like you getting attached anyway, Ushiromiya. No matter what, I mean what I've said. [Turning to look at her over his shoulder.]

You better call me if you need help!

[ She's not even sure how she feels. Angry, maybe, even though she's not sure why. Helpless?

.. Scared?

It's already too hard to sort out for herself (especially when she isn't quite used to emotions this heavy), let alone tell anyone else about. Let alone this guy of all people. So after a moment she just lets the first thing on her mind slip out of her mouth-- ]

You better find me if I'm in a situation where I need help if you're really so desperate..! [ As if say "or else I won't ask." The most mature argument in response, clearly, despite their age difference. ]

[He turns fully again to face her, chin raised and eyes burning into hers though she can't tell from behind the mask.]

I will. [It's a foolish promise to make. One he has no way of keeping. That makes no difference though because he fully intends to find a way.

On that note he turns again, this time not waiting before grappling onto a nearby building and swinging away.]

[ Ange doesn't reply. He's already left, after all.

But even so, she's lingering on the spot for a moment, staring at he swings away - the guy who promised to protect her if anything was up. Who refused to let her die.

Her expression turns a little bit more soft and wry, allowing it to do that now there's no company, and she mumbles to herself. ]

.. this again, huh.

[ Once he's fully disappeared from sight, she turns on her heels, wandering on - but with a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. ]

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action; hope this is okay!

it's totally fine! sorry for the lateness! c:

np~ : )

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I'm really sorry for his insensitivity >_<

it's alright! ange is.. special...

I love it. This cr is great tbh XD..

same i'm really enjoying it.. ;;

me too!

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