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thebiballerina · 1 year ago

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[Image ID: Tumblr tag(s) from @888jazzy888 reading: #The joker sweating as he tries to count how long they've been talking /End ID]

Honestly, "just one bad day" being some sort of gotcha has always made no sense to me. Does anyone actually think the idea that we're all just a tiny bit of stress away from snapping is some sort of… breaking news? Spoken like someone who has never had a meeting that could have been an email.

Joker: Just one bad day.

Tim: That's ridiculous

Joker: That's all it tak-

Tim: A whole day???

Joker: What?

Dick: what?

...

Joker: The day thing is supposed to be really short, like its- its supposed to surprise you, your supposed to say Just One Day!!?? 'o' surely not!

Jason: Wha, how did you say that?

Tim: Dude, I'd only need like 5 minutes

Dick: FIVE??

Joker: W- I-

Tim: They don't even have to be bad

Joker: I dont-

Tim: Like, 5 really annoying minutes

Dick: Tim-

Tim: I'd kill all of you.

#My hot take is that this IS the reason Tim could easily become a villain: the way others perceive his extreme awareness of that potential.#Tim is definitely unhinged. But I don't think he is THAT much more likely to actually step over the line.#In fact if he becomes disillusioned with masked heroism. I think he is one of the most capable of having a fulfilling civilian life instead #Tim's acknowledgement of his potential just appears dark compared to others' denial of their own and each others' precarious morality.#They deny that potential entirely for some (e.g. Steph & Alfred). Others insist one choice is prevention (e.g. Bruce).#For others they deny that choices rather than external circumstances can lead down that path (e.g. Jason).#So they make it a SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY for Tim.#They won't believe as much in the possibility to pull him back (though they may try to contain/control).#I can think of canon instances where they don't even acknowledge when he pulls HIMSELF back.#They don't accept their own roles in his proximity to the edge.#(Sorry to philosophize on your funny post. But they're tags and relevant so I'm not that sorry.)#Also yeah I do think it's bureaucracy turning people evil. Yes I'm fine and normal. Don't worry about unhinged mathematicians. We're good.#batman comics #dc comics #joker dc #tim drake dc #jason todd dc #dick grayson dc #morality #the nature of choice #batman #batfam #tim drake #jason todd #dick grayson

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