#how'd he get up to the skylight?

[phoenixkaptain]

I'll admit it! I never was on the whole "Slade coulda been Jason the whole time" bandwagon! I could never see it, they're just so different!

But, like...

Or:

And even:

I. Kind of get it. I mean, Jason's (second) introduction came nearly seven years after New Teen Titans #2 (and his first intro came three years after), but like. These two are peas in a pod. Imagine calling someone a turkey. Jason would so fucking do that-

[incorrectbatfam]

Batfam at the dentist HCs/incorrect quotes, please?? 🤲 I have a big surgery coming up and I'm terrified

Dick: What's up, doc?

Leslie: What are you doing?

Dick: Daffy Duck. I'm thinking of a new career as a voice actor.

Leslie: Okay but can you not do it with a mouthful of sharp objects?

———————

Cass: *brings a punch card and a knocked-out tooth*

Leslie, sighing: Here we go again.

Leslie: *stamps the card*

Leslie: Your next one is free.

———————

Leslie: *in the middle of the checkup*

Steph, getting up: Hang on, my Uber Eats is here.

Leslie: You ordered takeout to a dental appointment?

Steph: Efficiency.

———————

Leslie: You have a helmet. How did you still break your tooth?

Jason: *flashback to throwing his helmet at Dick, missing, and it bouncing back*

Jason: Enough with the questions, okay?

———————

Leslie: Ever consider braces?

Kate: I don't want any part of me to be straight.

———————

Leslie: Oh, you're early! Just check in with the receptionist and take a seat until I call you.

Bette: *goes up to the receptionist*

Bette: Checking in for Bette Kane.

The receptionist: Sorry, I don't have you down here.

Bette: Maybe try my full name? Mary Elizabeth Kane?

The receptionist: Still don't see you.

Bette: I should have an appointment for 2:00 today.

The receptionist: *typing*

The receptionist: I see you now. The doctor's right, you are early. Your appointment is tomorrow.

———————

Selina: *using cat claws as a toothpick*

Leslie: This might be an issue.

———————

Leslie: Say "ahh."

Tim: *screams*

———————

Leslie: You're bleeding because you don't floss.

Harper, who came in after a mission: ...

———————

Leslie: —but I cannot stress this enough, it's important to wear a mouthguard for all contact sports. And some non-contact sports. And training. And patrol. And walking through Gotham. And whenever you're around the Waynes. Actually, I'm just gonna give you the box. Take your time. Pick whatever colors you want. If you need me, I'm gonna be in my office questioning my life choices.

Luke:

Luke: ...I just asked how her day was.

———————

Bruce: Are you sure there's no tooth fairy? Because the Justice League has state-of-the-art tracking system that can locate them. I really think we can form a contract to expand social programs for children.

Leslie: Just shut up and let me do my job.

———————

Leslie: Everything's looking good except for a few minor spots.

Barbara: Yeah, well, call me when they invent stainless coffee.

———————

Leslie: I recommend removing your wisdom teeth.

Alfred: But that's where I keep my wisdom.

———————

Leslie: I see you still have one last baby tooth. It should've come out by now.

Damian: Father said to keep it in.

Leslie: Why?

Damian: He wants me to stay a baby.

———————

Leslie: Cullen, you're next.

Cullen: *climbing out the skylight*

Leslie: Wow.

Leslie: That's actually impressive for a non-vigilante.

———————

Leslie: Hey, Helena. I thought you were off duty this week. How'd you knock a molar loose?

[earlier]

Students: *fighting in the hall*

Helena: Break it up! All of you go to the office! And delete that video!

[present]

Helena: I need a raise.

———————

Carrie: I don't get it. I brush twice a day AND floss. How do I still have cavities?

Leslie: What do you brush with?

Carrie: Toothpaste, obviously.

Leslie: And what do you floss with?

Carrie:

Leslie: Carrie...

Carrie: The British call it candy floss for a reason, don't they?

———————

Leslie: Well done today, Duke. Have a sticker.

Duke: Why are they all the Justice League?

Leslie: Funding comes with a catch.

Duke:

Duke: *picks the Flash*

[pugs-cats-bb-8]

Vanilla-Madarame

*I note anytime I see an unvoiced conversation.

**I can only react to what I've seen. Which means some things will be talked about later or earlier than usual.

If Ann could kick him from across the table, she would.

Nobody's going to be near Morgana tonight. Not with all those beans.

Unvoiced conversation.

The whole buffet getting food is unvoiced.

Fish, dessert, meat and rice 🤨🤨. Fish, meat and rice would be noraml on their own, but add in dessert. Maybe if it's a savoury one.

Unvoiced table conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

If Ren doesn't eat well, what does he eat then?

I really hate that you have to switch from caps. Most keyboards know to switch after the first letter.

My first playthrough, my name was in all caps. So, every time someone said my name, it looked like they were yelling my name.

"Don't you have school tomorrow? I'm tired, so let's go to sleep". 🤣🤣 Morgana is definitely a cat.

Igor sounds real thrilled.

Unvoiced conversation.

Principal potato and her 🙄🙄.

Mishima doesn't know personal space. I may not like him, but at least he doesn't leak your record with ill intent.

No phone call after meet-ups. (Forgot to put that in the first part).

Unvoiced conversation.

The mini cactus used to be bought at the flower shop Shibuya? I think they moved it to the Shinjuku flower shop.

Also, there was a record store instead of a sports store.

"A prize would be great"! So would not dropping dead from a heart attack, Morgana.

Elizabeth as a possible answer 🤣🤣.

The sun on Ryuji's shoes.

How'd Morgana get up there?

I don't know what it says about me, that I prefer Akechi over Makoto.

The thing on the top of the screen is different.

The car sounds are different.

Same with the ending battle noise.

Unvoiced conversation after winning.

I like to play the options in Mementos differently depending on person. For people who didn't do much, I let them go. For others, they get a harsher option. Unless it requires a softer one. Sometimes the harsh option isn't right and your teammates tell you to ease up. There are some people who deserve the harsher option.

Now I remember why I took Morgana out of the lineup.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

Different wording on the question.

Different answer.

Different test questions.

Morgana won't let you get it wrong. Also makes you redo all the questions if you miss one.

I always thought there was a time limit on choosing answers.

That font is weird.

Different questions and no essay one.

Different questions.

Different questions.

They stuck Maruki right in there.

Unvoiced conversation.

How does anybody not hear Yusuke's keys jingling?

I like the cat picture.

The 16th became a Maruki question.

Unvoiced conversation.

Why is the train conversation not voiced?

Unvoiced conversation.

So who put the request up?

That painting is beautiful.

If Sayuri is not Yusuke's mom's name, then where does it come from?

Unvoiced conversation.

If you break the smashy nearest the skylight, the first time, you enter Madarame's palace. It will never grow back.

No smashy on the top thing when you enter.

No, "Hey, that looks stronger than what I have. Mind if I use it"? Line.

No shadows when you walk in.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

I think Yusuke should've said that from the start.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

I like Tokyo Emergency.

They changed it from a Shiisaa to a Ame-No-Uzme with Frei.

I really wish they made those lasers easier to see.

I love that the controller doesn't register Ren's movements sometimes, so you just run into the lasers. Well, on Royal, that is. I don't know if this problem came from Vanilla or is Royal exclusive.

I prefer if Morgana has kitty teeth, instead of human teeth.

Less lasers where the grappling hook would be used.

They added more lasers to implement the grappling hook, so Ren could do dramatic flips. 🤣🤣 I love it.

I don't think I've gotten that smashy behind the statue. Unless I have and don't remember it.

Different wall colours, different layout, more enemies.

Unvoiced conversation.

There's only an enemy on Ann's side.

Morgana's just casually dancing on top of the gold vase.

He backflips instead of reeling back and saying "Damn it".

Ryuji had 8 bullets. Royal has 3.

"They run very fast". With what legs, Morgana? They more float fast, or fly fast.

If you can convince one to join you. My dude, they join you no matter what. You don't have to convince them.

Added a saferoom. Wait, they just moved it up.

Different layout.

Different layout.

One enemy instead of two. Make that 3.

Stairs leading to where you would use the grappling hook.

Damn, enemies are jumpy! Kinda reminds me of Strikers.

Treasure Demons were weak to more than one element?

Also, how can you see the weakness without trying out all the elements?

3 enemies instead of 2 and a red one.

Red shadows spawn 5 enemies? I was expecting Shiki-Ouji.

Treasure chest.

A button behind the painting.

I love how they stop you from tagging the saferoom till after you check out the gold building.

Different sound for the pretty doors opening.

Unvoiced conversation.

I didn't get a Shiisaa till Okinawa in Strikers. I don't think it's in Royal. (It's not).

Unvoiced conversation.

How tired can you be that doing a crossword is too much?

No matter what Ryuji says or does. He is a true friend.

Unvoiced conversation.

Different wording.

Ann's acting🤣🤣.

She just pulls him in. 🤣🤣.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

I love the couches. They look so comfy.

Ann saved Yusuke from being called fried tofu 🤣🤣.

Shadow in front of the statue isn't a red one.

Different layout.

4 enemies instead of 2.

I love how if you turn around in the vents, you can see that there's nobody behind you. 🤣🤣.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

There's Shiki-Ouji.

You get Media instead of a blank skill card.

I wish you could turn off the lasers in Royal. I have trouble seeing them even with Third Eye.

I will forever love when you're being chased. He just kicks open the door. 😍😍😍.

What is that encounter rate for Treasure Demons?

I love how multiple enemies come out of red shadows.

He presses buttons with the side of his fist/wrist.

Paintings did not change.

Different layout.

I'm not sure how you hide behind those cushy couches.

There's more bathrooms? So they took out the other bathrooms.? And a shadow is just waiting for you in the lady's room?

I see where the second will seed was added.

The door's not hidden.

Different layout.

Different layout.

Different layout.

Nice camera view.

How early do you get Harisen Recover? In Royal, it's Rank 6 or 7.

You're running on fumes by the time you end Madarame's palace in a day.

So many fucking shadows at the end.

Unvoiced conversation.

They moved the hook room across the palace.

I thought the calling cards were made of thicker paper.

I think they stand further back in Royal. Or maybe it's a different camera view.

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

What the fuck? He goes from paintings to dude, back to paintings, back to dude. So a 4 phase fight. Fuck me. And I thought the Royal fight was tough.

(NG+ you just bum rush the second phase with 3rd sem weapons and hope he doesn't get a lucky hit or crit in. 4 clones taking pot shots at you is kinda dangerous).

Ren swearing is cute.

My first playthrough Yusuke died and I didn't heal him, so Yusuke didn't get to see Madarame get defeated.

Unvoiced conversation.

"We have too many dudes". "Shall, I dress as a woman"? 🤣🤣.

One whole question instead of a three-part question.

Unvoiced conversation.

Uh, Maid Watch 🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️. Why is Sweet playing? That just makes it even creepier. I wonder how this scene goes in Japanese?

Great... Makoto 😠😠😠.

Unvoiced conversation.

That uniform is ugly.

Who thought to put purple and yellow together?

Slight different question. I misread Herlock as Hemlock.

Royal added the "punish me more".

Added a third option in the velvet room.

Morgana won't let you keep seeing the movie. 🤣🤣. Oh, but if Ryuji wants to see it. He'll let you go.

Rainy days, when the Treasure Demons come out to play.

Same theme, different question.

Did they tone down Takemi's sadism a bit?

No R.5 romance flag unless they moved it in Royal.

I've never used the patches Takemi sells. I just use items or spells to heal.

Why does the crossword take up a time slot?

"We'll come out more charming than before". I don't think you're going in the bath with me, Morgana. Maybe he's talking to the player?

"You're even more handsome than before". So, I guess he's going to knock Akechi dead, then.

Unvoiced conversation.

Never tell your friends about Mementos Missions and not do them. They'll never leave you alone.

I mean, Morgana does the same thing. But I can live with him. I don't like constantly getting texts saying "We should go to Mementos".

They added the "I carry Morgana in my bag" thing in Royal.

Ren probably has a beefy left shoulder.

Different question.

"I feel like I can call whenever I want since I'm full of Guts". 🤣🤣

And Sojiro doesn't find it odd that you're using that phone?

"I don't have any friends". Says the man with three friends and a cat.

Yusuke just invites himself.

No extra conversation with Ryuji about changing uniforms.

Either the music randomly cuts out or the video I'm watching got copy righted.

How can he tell if you're a patient or not?

No romance flag for R7.

First, Sojiro tells you, that you don't look half bad. Then, Yusuke's talking about you broad shoulders.🤨 Does everybody want you?

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

Different question, similar topic.

Unvoiced conversation.

How the fuck did we only dream in black and white until colour TV was invented?

Unvoiced conversation.

Unvoiced conversation.

Madarame's palace- Multiple sections are different. Prefer Royal.

[xxisxxisxxis]

Gateway Drug | Part Eighty-Five [PT. 2]

Part Eighty-Five [PT. 1]

VIVIAN

"Who the fuck does he think he is?!" I bark, and Duff waits patiently for me to calm down. "I put blood, sweat, and tears, into this marriage and he just files for divorce a day after he dies?!" I've been on a tangent for nearly twenty minutes now. 

"Well...you were gonna file anyway, right?" He asks when I turn my back to him and I stop, closing my eyes. 

"...You were gonna file, right?" 

I hesitate and he sighs out. 

"I'm gonna go." He says next, grabbing his jacket. 

"What? No, Duff--"

"--You clearly have a lot to think about, Viv, alright? And it's good, you need to just fucking stop and think for a little bit because you clearly haven't been--neither of us have been thinking--so you just take a few days and think about stuff and--"

"--I don't need to think about anything, Duff, I didn't mean it like that." 

"Well, how'd you mean it, Viv? If you weren't gonna file for divorce and get out of the relationship, and then get mad when he does, that tells me that you want to be with him. And I understand that and I'm not mad about it, I just don't want you dragging me along while trying to decide whether you really wanna leave him or not." 

"I'm not dragging you along."

"I'm giving you time to think about what you want, alright? Call me when you're ready to talk." He turns to go but I grab his hand.

"Will you just stop and listen to me?" I ask him calmly, wrapping my arms around his waist. 

"Vivian." He weakly lets out. 

"I love you," I tell him. 

"I'm not saying you don't love me, I just think you aren't 'in-love' with me and that's where we're getting fucked sideways and that's why I just need to go and let you sort this out." 

He says. 

"I have it sorted out." I argue. 

"Viv, we both know…." He won't finish. 

"No, we don't." I state, my fingertips grazing under his shirt, running against his lower back. "Please just stay." I beg him and he exhales. "Please?" I stand on my toes, my lips brushing against his. 

He lets out a defeated sigh and leans down, our lips meeting, his hands in my hair before we start pulling each other's clothes off. 

Sex = The problem is solved.

A few hours later, he's passed out, snoring softly and I get up, looking at him over my shoulder, grabbing the sheet from Steven's bed, who was gone to see Axl and Tansy since they got back from New York.

The day of Nikki's homecoming, Tansy and Axl filed for a marriage license, when they were told Tansy was already married to Chester Straught, who we knew as, "Sparkie." Tansy didn't even know she was married (because she was blacked out when it happened) but they told her she'd have to go back to New York and have it annulled. 

As you can imagine, Axl had a fit at the fact Tansy had been married since 1984. 

So it wasn't just Nikki who had a solid chance at meeting their maker on December 22, 1987.

I pull the sheet over me before heading to the living room and picking the envelope of papers Nikki gave to me, looking them over. 

He's leaving me everything except the dog and his personal savings account. 

I don't want any of it, though, if he's not going to be there with me. 

He's been with me since I was seventeen years old, nearly seven years, and he expects me to just go on without him. 

He might as well have died if this is how things are going to end between us. 

Tears well in my eyes, the heart breaking revelation coming to my mind. 

I sniffle, a tear hitting the papers. 

I feel Duff wrap his arms around me, hugging me. 

"I'll be okay, Vivian." He tells me softly, and I choke out a little cry, grabbing his arms, holding them.

"It's so unfair." I say through my tears. "Because I really love you, I just can't…" 

"No, I know exactly how you feel." He assures me in the same tone, sounding like he's keeping himself from shedding a few tears, too. 

"I'm so sorry, Duff." I tell him, shaking my head a little. "You've been so good to me, and have made me so happy and have helped me through so much shit...thank you for being my peace for so long, even before we got together...I'm just so sorry." 

"I'm not." He tries to say it lightly to cheer me up. "I'm not mad, I'm not hurt…I don't regret anything." He adds. "I've loved you for years, Viv. If you think I'm gonna look back and be bitter we're breaking up, it's bullshit." He states. "I'm just glad you ever even look in my direction, but a whole thing happening…" he starts with a chuckle and I laugh, wiping my eyes. "...I'm gonna be thanking you for that until the day I die, so just do whatever you need to do. I'll be fine, Viv. I promise." 

It doesn't help me feel any better for, what I feel like is, completely screwing him over--and I just try to calm down, closing my eyes as we keep holding each other. 

Something that took three years to build, broken down in less than five minutes, and buried completely when he married Mandy five months later. 

I wish I could say I didn't carry guilt as his health declined over the next several years. I knew he wasn't solely drinking himself to death because of me staying with Nikki--but he'd let me know, very subtly, I was a part of it.

TWO WEEKS LATER

"...And he's not gonna wanna talk about the divorce so don't bring it up first thing, ease into it." Doc briefs me in the parking lot of the rehab facility. "Don't ask him if he's found Jesus yet, I did that the other day--bullshitting--and he tore me a new one so steer clear of the 'admitting there's a force greater than yourself' step in the program." He adds. 

"Okay." I reply as he opens the door. 

We get checked in and visitor passes…

"Are you wearing a pushup bra?" Doc asks me randomly as we walk in the direction of the visitation center and I furrow my brows. 

"No?" 

"Your boobs look bigger." He comments. 

"Stop looking at my boobs." 

"I wasn't, they're just not hard to miss." He states. 

I roll my eyes and keep walking down the hall. 

When we get to an open area with a big skylight and tables, I see Nikki sitting down and fidgeting with his watch.

He looks up and sees us. 

He already looks so much healthier--he looks exhausted, though.

The faintest hint, I mean the faintest, smile tugs at the corners of his lips for half a second, his eyes glued to me. 

[martyrbat]

[ID: a collection of Jason Todd being against the police:

IMAGE ONE: Batman and Jason's first meeting. Jason got caught stealing the tires from the Batmobile and Batman chased him into an alleyway. He's holding twelve year old Jason up by his red hoodie as Jason tells him, "You want to beat up on a kid, go enlist in the G.C.P.D like every other bully in this city."

IMAGE TWO: Batman and Jason returning said tires. Jason is rolling one and has his head slightly down. Batman carries another and is looking at him with concern, having just learnt that Jason is homeless. Jason asks, "You're gonna fink to the cops, huh? Figures." Batman responds, "Not the cops. I think we do have to tell juvenile authorities about you..."

IMAGE THREE: Batman and Jason talking after Jason just saved Batman's life and helped stopped a heist. Batman is tying up the criminals they stopped and asks him, "What are you doing here, son?" Jason replies, "I didn't think you believed me about the museum heist - somebody had to stop it." Batman points out he could of called the cops which Jason argues, "I'm no stoolie - besides, where's the fun in that?" He asks Jason how'd he got in as he opens the door to leave. Jason trails along behind him and answers, "Same as you - skylight. Saw your Bat Buggy parked out back." Batman jokes, "I see my wheels are intact-" as police sirens are getting closer. Jason asks, "Hey, can I split before the cops show?"

IMAGE FOUR: Seventeen year old Jason defusing a bomb on the Westminster bridge. A cop is approaching him from behind and orders, "Get that bike off the walk now." Jason tells him to be quiet, spurring the cop to threaten, "'ey, yank. I'm not tellin' you twice. Get the bike off the pavement before I-" He cuts himself short as Jason points a gun at him without looking. He says, "Hush up, constable. Daddy's busy." The off panel cop says bloody hell and Jason mocks, 'Yeah 'bloody hell', 'bollocks' and 'bob's yer uncle.' Back the hell up twenty feet. I need both hands to do this and I can't keep the gun trained on you."

IMAGE FIVE: Jason as Red Hood jumping down on a cop's car, smashing the light and windshield on impact. The narrative box reads, "Dax and Red Hood will cause a bit of fuss at G.C.P.D precinct 19, see what comes after them."

IMAGE SIX: Eighteen year old Jason looking over his shoulder with panic at hearing a cop's siren. He leans against a brick wall as nonchalantly as he can to blend in. It speeds past him and Jason breathes out a sigh of relief.

IMAGE SEVEN: a gif of lego Red Hood from the video game Lego DC Super Villains. He's holding a gun in each hand and hits a cop with the barrel of it.

IMAGE EIGHT: a gif of Jason from the animated movie A Death in the Family. He's fighting a cop after he just killed the Joker in a diner. The cop is on the ground and pulls his gun on Jason, causing the vigilante to simply kick it out of his hand. He springs up with a clenched fist, about to punch him before Jason pulls a gun nonchalantly on him. The cop freezes with his hands out as Jason's gaze shifts to the gun in his hand and then back at the cop's face. He suddenly decks the cop instead, causing him to collapse. We see two cops unconscious bodies and the Joker's corpse on the ground as Jason stands alone. END ID]

Jason Todd + cops