Damian: *yelling from across the hall* Iād punish you for that tasteless comment, Drake!
Damian: But⦠-Tt- Itās admittedly not easy from this far.
Damian: Just⦠Just donāt get sick, okay?
Tim: *grinning* Didnāt realize you cared.
Damian: Shut up! Or Iāll send my cat to do the job for me! *slams his bedroom door shut*
>>> *** <<<
Tim: *rolls his eyes, not looking up from his laptop*Ā Cass, I know youāre there.
Cass: *hangs upside down from the ceiling* Oh, sorry! I forgot my ballet shoes in one of the gym bags I borrowed from you ā
Tim: Yeah, but you donāt have to crawl on my ceiling. You only need to be at least six feet away, not six feet above.Ā
>>> *** <<<
Tim: *walks past Jason in the kitchen, unintentionally brushing against his arm*
Red Hood: Are you crazy, Tim?! I just came from patrol! Crane? Nygma? Who knows what I brought home with me! At least give me time to wear my mask first, itās got a filter and everything. *fumbles with his pockets, finds his nontoxic sanitizer and sprays Tim with it* Shoo! Scat! No, you know what? Youāve got to eat to get stronger, so ā MOVE! *tries his darndest not to brush against him*
Red Hood: *mumbling to himself as he walks away* What was I thinking? I shouldnāt have come here!
>>> *** <<<Ā
Tim: *sends a text message* Wanna hang out?
Steph: *replies* Babe, what part of me trying to save your life donāt you get?
>>> *** <<<
Duke: *kicking*Ā He shoots, he scores!Ā
Tim:Ā *watches in agony as the ball goes past him and into the goal*
Duke: *pumps his fist in the air* YEEEEESSSSS! 1-0 in favor of Thomas!
Tim: *offers to bump fists* Good game, my man. But maybe next time we play something else? Maybe some D&D?
Duke:Ā *bumps fists with him* Haha! Or maybe you should just practice your soccer moves.
Tim:Ā See ya around, Duke.
Duke: *doffs an imaginary hat* Take care, dude. Till a real game.
Tim: *turns off his hologram generator*
>>> *** <<<
Barbara [e-mail]:Hereās a list of every possible article (that isnāt fake) about this disease. You donāt need to cross-reference them since I already did that (duh), but you could if youāre bored. Iāve also got previously unreleased intel from S.T.A.R. Labs, and by āgotā, of course I meant āhackedā ā
Tim: *shuts his laptop and chuckles to himself* Already got āem, Babs.
>>> *** <<<
Dick: *knocking on Timās bedroom door* Hey, Tim? Buddy? Are you feeling okay? I could call Dr. Thompkins ifā¦
Tim [from inside the room]: *working on some cold cases* Iām fine, Dick.
Dick: Okay, well⦠Iām sorry you canāt have dinner with us right now. Alf offered to bring your food up for you. We just wanna make sure nothing happens to you, you know?
Tim: *sighs* I know, Dick.
Dick: ⦠We miss you.
Tim: ⦠I miss you, too, Dick.
>>> *** <<<
Bruce:Ā Donāt. Remove. It.
Tim: *struggling to walk while wearing a state-of-the-art Bubble Bat Boy suit, which automatically assembles gliding pads on its feet* This is ridiculous, Bruce ā
Bruce:Ā Not as ridiculous as my allowing you to risk your life.
Tim:Ā Really? Now you worry about me risking my ā
Bruce: *clears his throat roughly* Like I said, until that vaccine from Wayne R&D passes every single testing phase, youāre staying in that thing and at home.Ā
Tim: *groans*
>>> *** <<<
Later at the Wayne Manor rooftopā¦
Kon: Wow.
Tim: *in his bubble suit* I know, right?
Kon: *pokes at the bubble, which generates a force field in reaction* So, when are you gonna tell āem?
Tim: *adjusts the IV line supplying him liquid caffeine* About the spleen I grew in the Titans lab using stolen Cadmus tech?
Kon: Well, yeah.
Tim: Ehhh⦠*shrugs* Maybe when I get really tired of this suit. Besides⦠itās been quiet. Almost peaceful. Iām still enjoying all of it.
Tim: Alfred knows, though. He performed the surgery. Helps me get out of this thing when I want to go on patrol.
Kon: Huh.
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I guess you could say that, @tenaciouspeacesandwichā . Thanks for this ask!