[He does not say, "Cute," to be bratty, but the energy is there. He pushes the kickstand up once Cloud is on and holds the bike upright between his thighs while he thinks.
... I don't know. [ jason's gotham talks have never been that positive, so. he tightens his hold without realizing as he thinks ] Your favorite places in the city, I guess.
[He uses his feet to roll the bike back so he can turn it mostly around.] Hold on, blondie. [He slides his thumb over the ignition on the handlebar and then pushes it to crank it.
Cloud's favorite! The purring to life motorcycle. Jason, like Cloud, also takes off very fast, but not very furious. Back down the pavement to the road! No forcing more mansions onto poor Cloud.]
[ he thinks jason needs to know that. his hold on jason is pretty tight, but it's clearly not out of fear considering he's looking around as the scenery passes. it is cloud's favorite and while the sync will tell jason he enjoys himself a lot more as driver than passenger he's enjoying himself in this one too ]
[Cloud and Jason both fighting over the driver's seat on a motorcycle because they have the most fun. Hate it.
He takes Cloud back into Gotham since there isn't too much on the outside except for stupid Wayne Manor. A lot of Jason's favorite places are surprisingly, embarrassingly soft for a dude who spends a lot of time shooting and being shady. But maybe that's why?
Cloud can see a family run restaurant that makes the best soul food, a piece of the giant park (does he ride the bike inside of it and on the grass? yes), a long tunnel that has glowing tags of graffiti as they putt through. He will show Cloud his shitty middle school since they talked about schools.]
[ they need to be a motorcycle couple. they are all on their own motorcycle and hold hands at stop light or whatever
for now cloud's observing everything. it's hard to hide the kind of fondness (and a little amusement) at the things he's showing him because they're embarrassingly soft. jason acts so tough and for what*
*cloud is the same way
he doesn't know schools much but they're so in sync by then he recognizes it on sight, which is a little weird, but whatever. ]
Also stop. Don't make fun of him for the damn not edgy or bad boy things he's showing off. Listen here. The next place they're going is by the Gotham Public Library.
The school isn't dilapidated or anything, but it isn't the best looking one. The typical dingy, but sufficient public school in the middle of a city. One of them anyway.] That was it. [He looks at it in the same sort of distant way he will look at the island later.]
[ he is immediately gonna call him a nerd when they get to the library, you realize ]
Every one of them? [ cloud doesn't sound surprised or judgmental because it's a mood, but still. ] Pretty impressive. There had to be at least forty kids in there.
[ he's clearly lowballing it by a ridiculous amount as a joke about being from a podunk town. ]
[He's exaggerating. But they both are, so it's fine. Cloud probably didn't hate every single kid either. Still very much a mood.
He straightens up to stretch his back without knocking Cloud's arms away. His head shakes.]
Stopped going in eighth grade. So I was about, I dunno. Thirteen maybe. B had too much money, so he could hire a fancy tutor. They were all old and wrinkly and boring. I wanted nothing more than those movie fantasies where the teenage boy got the really smoking hot teacher. But you win some, you lose some.
[He barks out some laughter under Cloud's judgemental gaze.]
What? I was a kid going through puberty, sue me! I can't help it you didn't have any sexy older women in backwater Nibelheim to have the hots for before you ran off to be a hero, Cloud.
[He teasingly prods back at Cloud with his elbow. He is such a nuisance.]
[Jason does not believe this, but it's fine. He glances over his shoulder at Cloud, trying not to smirk about the dig. He kind of prods Cloud with his elbow once more.
Be nice to him, or he'll do the puppy-dog eyes.]
You got me there. But it didn't matter really since, you know, I kicked the bucket before my balls dropped anyway.
[He pauses, then twists around to glance back at Cloud. DON'T JUST SAY THAT IN SUCH A DEADPAN WAY. He sort of laughs suddenly, but seems embarrassed! Please let him self dunk in peace...]
Wow, okay. I've rubbed off on you too much, you need to shut up. [Fond.] I have one more favorite place, but you'll hate it.
[ he's training jason to not make death jokes by absolutely embarrassing him when he does them. is it working. he doesn't even acknowledge he said it even though jason set him up for a beautiful second punch with rubbing off, because he is not actually big on dirty jokes. it's tragic. ]
Why am I going to hate it?
[ genuinely curious as he tries to guess where they are going and how likely it is jason is trolling him with it ]
[He turns forward again, situating himself in place and picking one leg up, but not taking off yet or anything.]
It's the library.
[That's when he takes off. Cloud cannot complain or disagree now. They are going by the library. Luckily, he isn't dragging Cloud inside, only showing him the fancy outside.]
I don't hate libraries. [ he almost has to shout it over the sudden roar of the motorcycle, tightening his hold on jason reflexively. ] I just think you're a nerd.
[WHAT THE HECK. He's already driving, he can't argue with that!! He does sort of shift his elbow back to bump Cloud though. That's the best he can do.
Cloud is right. Sometimes, you're a nerd with muscles.
Which is why they pull up to the library. Like the school and the mansion, he won't force Cloud to go inside and be bored to tears. But he does show him the outside. It looks pretty fancy, like the New York library. It's big, though it has to be to service a city.]
[ he oofs like it hurt when it didn't. he steps off the motorcycle when they get to the library, though, looking at the outside a little impressed ]
Should've shown you the Shinra library. You'd have been impressed. [ it's massive! there is a mayor in it. that's all i remember. ] This one's open to the public though, I'm guessing?
[Hmmmm. He stays on the bike, but watches Cloud for a moment before glancing at the library. He wrinkles his nose about the Shinra library, and he does it where Cloud can see it.
No. Not that one. It has very grimy Lex Luthor library vibes.]
You've only shown me the outside of everything. [ he looks at jason curiously. it's not a yes but he's also like. he was serious he doesn't dislike libraries he was a kid in a small town with no friends of course he read books ]
I didn't think you'd be interested in seeing the inside of anything.
[This is said genuinely? Like... he really thought Cloud wasn't interested in that kind of thing, regardless of it being him. The last thing he wants to do is bore Cloud to tears.
He looks from Cloud to the library, then finally kickstands the bike so he can swing himself off.] Come on. [He will take Cloud up the grand outside stairs to the door.]
I wasn't asking you to show me your favorite places in Gotham to get a tourist guide. [ dry but amused, but he's getting what he wants so he's following up the stairs!! ]
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And also while Cloud cuddles him.]
Where do you wanna go?
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[He uses his feet to roll the bike back so he can turn it mostly around.] Hold on, blondie. [He slides his thumb over the ignition on the handlebar and then pushes it to crank it.
Cloud's favorite! The purring to life motorcycle. Jason, like Cloud, also takes off very fast, but not very furious. Back down the pavement to the road! No forcing more mansions onto poor Cloud.]
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[ he thinks jason needs to know that. his hold on jason is pretty tight, but it's clearly not out of fear considering he's looking around as the scenery passes. it is cloud's favorite and while the sync will tell jason he enjoys himself a lot more as driver than passenger he's enjoying himself in this one too ]
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He takes Cloud back into Gotham since there isn't too much on the outside except for stupid Wayne Manor. A lot of Jason's favorite places are surprisingly, embarrassingly soft for a dude who spends a lot of time shooting and being shady. But maybe that's why?
Cloud can see a family run restaurant that makes the best soul food, a piece of the giant park (does he ride the bike inside of it and on the grass? yes), a long tunnel that has glowing tags of graffiti as they putt through. He will show Cloud his shitty middle school since they talked about schools.]
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for now cloud's observing everything. it's hard to hide the kind of fondness (and a little amusement) at the things he's showing him because they're embarrassingly soft. jason acts so tough and for what*
*cloud is the same way
he doesn't know schools much but they're so in sync by then he recognizes it on sight, which is a little weird, but whatever. ]
That your school?
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Also stop. Don't make fun of him for the damn not edgy or bad boy things he's showing off. Listen here. The next place they're going is by the Gotham Public Library.
The school isn't dilapidated or anything, but it isn't the best looking one. The typical dingy, but sufficient public school in the middle of a city. One of them anyway.] That was it. [He looks at it in the same sort of distant way he will look at the island later.]
Hated every single other kid, I think.
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Every one of them? [ cloud doesn't sound surprised or judgmental because it's a mood, but still. ] Pretty impressive. There had to be at least forty kids in there.
[ he's clearly lowballing it by a ridiculous amount as a joke about being from a podunk town. ]
... You stay in that one even when you moved?
[ read: got taken in by a rich guy ]
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[He's exaggerating. But they both are, so it's fine. Cloud probably didn't hate every single kid either. Still very much a mood.
He straightens up to stretch his back without knocking Cloud's arms away. His head shakes.]
Stopped going in eighth grade. So I was about, I dunno. Thirteen maybe. B had too much money, so he could hire a fancy tutor. They were all old and wrinkly and boring. I wanted nothing more than those movie fantasies where the teenage boy got the really smoking hot teacher. But you win some, you lose some.
...Babs was pretty hot, but she was Dick's age.
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Of course you'd want to be hot for teacher.
[ HE COULD SAY SOMETHING ELSE TO THAT BUT NO, HE'S JUST JUDGING JAY'S TEEN BOY FANTASIES ]
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What? I was a kid going through puberty, sue me! I can't help it you didn't have any sexy older women in backwater Nibelheim to have the hots for before you ran off to be a hero, Cloud.
[He teasingly prods back at Cloud with his elbow. He is such a nuisance.]
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[ first of all. important. second of all; ]
It kind of sounded like you didn't have any older women near you either.
[ he doesn't even specify sexy. ]
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Be nice to him, or he'll do the puppy-dog eyes.]
You got me there. But it didn't matter really since, you know, I kicked the bucket before my balls dropped anyway.
[jason]
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[ complete deadpan. ]
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Wow, okay. I've rubbed off on you too much, you need to shut up. [Fond.] I have one more favorite place, but you'll hate it.
[It's the library.]
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Why am I going to hate it?
[ genuinely curious as he tries to guess where they are going and how likely it is jason is trolling him with it ]
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[He turns forward again, situating himself in place and picking one leg up, but not taking off yet or anything.]
It's the library.
[That's when he takes off. Cloud cannot complain or disagree now. They are going by the library. Luckily, he isn't dragging Cloud inside, only showing him the fancy outside.]
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[ And He Is Right ]
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Cloud is right. Sometimes, you're a nerd with muscles.
Which is why they pull up to the library. Like the school and the mansion, he won't force Cloud to go inside and be bored to tears. But he does show him the outside. It looks pretty fancy, like the New York library. It's big, though it has to be to service a city.]
Tada.
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Should've shown you the Shinra library. You'd have been impressed. [ it's massive! there is a mayor in it. that's all i remember. ] This one's open to the public though, I'm guessing?
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No. Not that one. It has very grimy Lex Luthor library vibes.]
Yeah. Why, you want to go in?
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[This is said genuinely? Like... he really thought Cloud wasn't interested in that kind of thing, regardless of it being him. The last thing he wants to do is bore Cloud to tears.
He looks from Cloud to the library, then finally kickstands the bike so he can swing himself off.] Come on. [He will take Cloud up the grand outside stairs to the door.]
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