Room 507, Sunday Afternoon

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Jason had woken up intending to have a nice, boring Sunday, but those plans had been set aside when he got a call from Bruce. He was going to have go to home in the next few weeks, and Bruce had a long list of things he wanted Jason to be ready for when he got back to Gotham. For now, that meant reading, so Jason was sprawled out on his bed, trying to absorb the information in front of him without falling asleep or skipping past the boring but necessary details to get to the good stuff.

[For that shadowy guy!]

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"No, I just thought you might like it," he said, wondering if he was supposed to be bringing candy when Jason did good things. "It's kind of chalky, but I swear you get used to it and then it's just an awesome kind of sugary film in your mouth."

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"Hey, there's nothing wrong with sugar, even when it's chalky," Jason said, moving so there would be room for Nico on the bed.

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"Exactly. Luke got me all addicted, so blame him if your teeth fall out or something." Nico figured he could take a seat on the bed, kicking off his shoes and tossing his jacket on top of them. "You been reading all day?"

[dontvotemeout]

"Not all day. Long enough that a candy distraction has been earned. I worked last night too," Jason said. "But that was more training."

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

"What kind of training?" Nico asked, ripping open the bag and offering it up to Jason. He didn't know if his night was worth getting into.

[dontvotemeout]

Jason took a handful of the candies and picked them one at a time out of his hand. "Went for a run. Did a little patrolling. Nothing too serious," he said. "Fandom's not exactly a hive of criminal activity. I can almost guarantee your night was less boring."

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"It's possible, though now I'm sorry I didn't attempt to commit any crimes," Nico teased, leaning back and rummaging for a brown candy. "Just to give you something to deal with."

[dontvotemeout]

"You shouldn't give me fantasy material like that," Jason said with a smirk. "I'm not exactly gentle with the bad guys we catch."

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"What, you wanna fight me?" Nico looked at Jason with a raised eyebrow. "Like hand-to-hand?"

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"I was thinking more like a tackle and then tying you up," Jason said. "I've learned my lesson about trying to fight demigods."

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"Well, I'd kind of expect you to be a little different with your criminals than with me," Nico replied. "But I don't have super fighting skills. I'm just probably stronger and faster."

[dontvotemeout]

"Stronger and faster makes a lot of difference. Half of what I'm able to pull off is because I'm faster than the idiots we fight," Jason said.

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

"So I'd have to take it easy on you?" It sounded so weird to Nico. He didn't think of himself as much more than taller than Jason.

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"I assume so," Jason said. "I mean, I think it's probably safe to say you're stronger than me, but we'd have to really fight to find out."

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"It'd be weird to try and hit you. Especially if I'm stronger. Just seems unfair." And he kind of liked, you know, hugging Jason. Not that he wanted to say that.

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"We don't have to test my theory," Jason said around a mouthful of candy. "I'm perfectly happy just figuring you're stronger. And you get beat up enough by Luke. You don't need me adding to your bruises." Plus, he liked hugging Nico a lot more too.

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"We could do it in a way that doesn't involve me trying to punch you," Nico suggested. "Just for curiosity's sake. Like, I'm kind of interested to know what you can do."

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"I'm interested to know what you can do too," Jason said. "Maybe we could spar, but like, not as seriously as you and Luke do. More like a test of each other's skills or something." Nico fighting was hot, so, if nothing else, it'd be enjoyable for that.

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

"Yes, or even something like, attacking gym equipment. You could see serious without the repercussions of it." This idea had Nico smiling and throwing candy in the air so he could lean his head back and catch it.

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"Hey, that's a really good idea," Jason said, laughing as he watched Nico. "You're just impressive all over today."

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"I'm not impressive all the time?" Nico scoffed. "Now I'm hurt, Jay."

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"Oh, you know what I meant," Jason said, giving Nico a nudge. "So, what did you get up to last night? Anything good?"

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"I wouldn't call it good," he said, leaning toward Jason's nudging arm. "I went down to see the zombies play and ended up in that three minute dating thing again."

[dontvotemeout]

That definitely wasn't what Jason had expected to hear. "You did?" he said, managing to sound nonchalant in the hope that he wouldn't cause Nico to clam up. "Um, the dating thing, I mean, not going to see the zombies play, although that's pretty unique, you have to admit."

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"Not on purpose, I kinda got roped into it," Nice said, finding his explanation sounded lame now that he was saying it to Jason. "I wasn't like, trying to get dates for later. I mean, I invited a kid to come see Luke and I train, but that was all."