12944/Checking in with (not)mom

Checking in with (not)mom
Date of Scene:	02 October 2022
Location:	Red Cave (14th Street Garage) - Park Row
Synopsis:	Talia pays Jason a visit to check on how he is doing. It goes about as well as could be expected. But hey, no one died!
Cast of Characters:	Jason Todd, Talia al Ghul

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Jason Todd has posed:
Saturday evenings are usually for going out with friends or family. Loved ones. Jason? He's staying in.

A bluetooth speaker is blasting AC/DC, Highway to Hell while his legs and feet are all that can be seen sticking out from underneath his black '69 Mustang Mach 1. A tray of wrenches and sockets lay beside him. Occasionally a greasy hand reaches out and takes another tool before disappearing under the car.

Talia al Ghul has posed:
She's told him that she's coming in advance, so if he's not paying attention that's on him. Talia Al Ghul enters in, glancing about in amusement. What's the phrase.. I like what you've done with hte place? As Jason goes to work on the car, Talia goes to walk on in, seeing if there's a reaction.. Then going to rap over the hood in a way that hopefully won't freak him, just to make sure he's aware she's there.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd got the message. But honestly, why would he really put a lot of stake in what she's said. How long has it been? He'd see it to believe it. And here she is. Time to start believing.

The best part is that the garage is not only wired for sound, it's wired for surveillance. He knew she was here before she was within fifty feet of the door.

"Hey. Give me a minute. Oil doesn't change itself." A half glance just for the hell of it, to confirm. Yeah, those'd be the designer boots she'd wear. "So what brought you back to Gotham? Can't find enough corruption somewhere else?" It's not an insult against her, just a fact that Gotham is as always pretty much a shithole when it comes to crime.

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would go to let out a sigh. "If you're going to be -difficult- then I can depart. I'm here to see my son and to check in to other affairs in the city." The pained way she says 'see my son' has a mournful tone over to it.

"And you are one of those other affairs." She's rather direct on it. Jason's probably expecting it so might as well be as her role is.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd says, "Difficult? I just told you I needed a minute. You didn't give me an exact time... I had things that needed doing." He slides out from under the car on a rolling crawler. Sitting up he grabs a rag to wipe off his hands. "So, sure. Damian. Makes sense."

He studies her from a seated position for a moment then stands up.

"I guess I should say thanks that I qualify as an 'affair'?" Air quotes included. "So what can I do for you Talia?""

Talia al Ghul has posed:
She's being honest. Or at least, what Talia considers it. She would cross her arms as he would slide up and over to stand up. "I wanted to see how you were doing." Not everyone came out of the Lazarus Pit sanity intact.

NOt everyone could walk themselves out of a life of revenge and try to start off fresh and make amends for mistakes.

TO Talia, that makes Jason interesting.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd studies her silently for a moment before he chuckles. "Well sanity is a relative thing." He looks around, leaning on the fender of his car. "I'm doing alright. Much as anyone in His... 'family' can. Can't say I'm any less the black sheep. But yeah. I guess I'm figuring shit out. Slowly anyway."

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would nod over at Jason, "Good. It's a start. You are making.. More progress than I expected." She would hmm. "I would say quite, quite a bit more. You've remade yourself. Like most of those here have."

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd looks at her incredulously. "So what. You're trying to psycho analyze me?" he laughs and pushes off the car. "You want anything to drink? I've got cheap beer and really cheap beer. Or botted water." He heads over to a cooler, looking back curiously.

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would muse, "I'll have a beer. You are doing well, Jason. The same as Damian. You're both in a much better mental place now. Far less conflicted than when we last encountered one another."

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd gets out two bottles. He's living the high life. Walking over he twists off the cap of the first, offering it to her. Removing the cap from his bottle, he tosses the two caps in the recycle bin. He's even environmentally conscious now. Who could have guessed?

"Thanks I guess?" He takes along swallow from his drink. "Haven't seen much of Damian. How's he doing?"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would take it, "Thank you." She would twist the bottle over in her hand, laughing as she would see the twist cap popped into the recycle bin. "Quite well. I hope to have some more time to talk to him. He's quite busy, as you probably know more than I do."

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd shrugs, "I guess he is. I haven't seen him in months." he glances at her, "Going to be in Gotham long or is this just a check in before.. whatever it is that you do these days. Still working to remake the world for your father?"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would mm, "Yes, my father will remake the world. Make it a better place. Under his guidance, the world will have peace. Prosperity. no more hatred. No more persecution. No crime. No more slaughtering of those purely because they are deemed different."

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd snorts. "Sorry. Just can't believe you're still drinking that Kool-Aid. You of all people should know that's a fool's errand. Not one dictator has succeeded." He shrugs. "whatever. Just makes me wonder why you felt bringing me back had any purpose? Did you think I'd join you or something?"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would frown, "I fail to see how wanting to make the world a better place is a fool's errand. Is not hope what drives us? My beloved wants to make the world better. Is that not the same as you do? You contribute to it in different ways."
    Then she would close her eyes over. "Because you were the greatest pain her had ever felt. I thought I could make it better. Have you -be- better."

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd smirks. "And yet you want to help your father destroy what Bruce is after. Whatever I might be after. I'm not even sure what that is some times. Some days it's what Bruce wants. Other days I want to put a bullet in the head of every criminal and be done with it. Then little "Angel Bruce" shows up on my shoulder to tell me how wrong that would be."

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul woulds hrug, "That is your own trial, Jason. One that only you can determine your path and your fate. You have the chance to make your own destiny where your life was cut short. You are making hte most of it. And that makes me proud."

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd sips at his beer. He shrugs, "Sure. Whatever, Talia." He looks at her. "It's good to now you're proud of me I guess. Just seems hollow if you're actively trying to undermine what Bruce and the rest of us are trying to do" He looks at her. "You have to see that as hollow or hypocritical. Right?"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would look annoyed, the first display of emotion beyond the general passivity she had shown so far. "We seek separate paths to the same end. You seek to bring peace to this city, father seeks to bring it to the world. You focus merely on your own part of it." she would finish her beer.

Jason Todd has posed:
Jason Todd shrugs, "yeah okay. Whatever." He looks at her, "I guess, thanks? For not leaving me dead. For checking on me. Sorry I don't share your family's vision for the world. Obviously we aren't going to change each other's minds."

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would shake her head, "I'll.. What is the term? Agree to disagree on it?" Since when did Talia make jokes? "But, I should get going. You have your cars to get back to."