[Comprehensive English and American] Jason's beautiful day

Absolutely impossible, was Bruce's first reaction.

Jason is not the kind of kid who likes to hide his emotions. He is willing to express his needs and feelings, even if the expressions are unconventional and even violent.

But he still expresses.

Jason will suffer because of the words Bruce carved on the tombstone, but he will also return the damage he has suffered to Bruce intact, an eye for an eye, an eye for an eye, he is good at hurting himself, and he is also good at hurting others.

He questions Bruce's love and believes it conflictingly—which is why his behavior always seems so erratic.

But Todd is different, he has found his position.

Be a good soldier.

In repeated disappointments, he no longer longs for things that don't belong to him, and he no longer asks Bruce to treat him as a family member. As he grows older, he is not as impulsive and irritable as he was when he was young.

But he still hopes that Bruce can live well, and everyone in the Bat family can live well.

Little by little, very slowly, Bruce tightened his grip on the noose of truth.

"I don't believe it, Jason."

As soon as the words fell, under the reflection of the light, the man's face turned pale again.

His physical condition was not considered healthy, and the fever seemed to have taken away all the energy and energy of this person, making his posture even more tired, but the intact green eye was as deep as a deep pool.

When Robin was young, his eyes were pierced by the sun and the blue shallow sea.

Jason's eyes are the Yukon River reflecting the aurora.

Bruce felt the familiar strangeness again, but couldn't figure out where the strangeness came from.

"Jason, I guess there will be some things you will do in the future that you can't accept...or understand, so I want to help you."

Bruce is well aware of his character weaknesses, he knows that without the help of his companions, he would be a terrible paranoid, but fortunately he has the Bat-family and the Justice League, everyone is trying to drag him out of the darkness.

Needless to say, the future self hurt Jason.

They must have lacked communication, the rift was just a small scar at the beginning, and misunderstanding and hatred made them go further.

Diana was right, Bruce thought.

"You really need to speak up. If love is hidden for too long, it will be buried in the grave."

Amazon's princess puts her finger on the lasso of mantra: "On Paradise Island, my sisters can use it at will, and the lasso of mantra makes us better."

The Dark Knight is not good at dealing with family affairs, he is terrible at this aspect, so he only knows how to use logical thinking to judge the situation, and then infer that there is a problem between his future self and Todd. Since there is a problem, the next step becomes very difficult. Of course.

--Solve the problem.

Todd looked at the immature young master and suddenly didn't know what to say.

You were always so arrogant and thought you had everything under control.

He wants to say you don't know what happened to us.

He wanted to say that you haven't experienced those disgusting things in the future, so why do you think you can help me.

He wanted to get mad at Bruce so badly, the swear words came up in his throat and stuck in his tongue.

There was genuine concern on Bruce's face, he tilted his head slightly, his fingers were loosely pinched together, the young master didn't know that he was showing a look of waiting for the trial.

The light was projected on him in a diffuse manner, like standing in the dock of a court.

For Bruce, this is indeed a trial. Todd is qualified to judge whether he is a disqualified father, and if he is, he is willing to accept punishment.

He just wanted to make amends as much as possible.

"Jason, any question is fine," he repeated expectantly.

But he didn't know that the other party was too exhausted to ask anything, and didn't want to ask anything.

Todd looked at Bruce, gently held Bruce's hand, carefully separated the young master's fingers, and took away the golden lasso.

"Some things I asked for, I made mistakes myself." Todd said: "You are a good person, but not everyone is worth saving."

Bruce stared at Todd blankly, and opened his mouth silently.

"Shh." The man pressed the air with his hand: "I know, Bruce, thank you for your kindness."

He put the mantra lasso on the table, and when no one touched it, its color suddenly dimmed, just like an ordinary hemp rope.

Todd straightened up and leaned back in his chair: "I came to this time point because a war is about to take place—the armies of Apocalypse and Titan are about to set off, and the goal is Earth."

Bruce: "War? The Green Lantern Corps didn't give any warning about this—"

Todd interrupted him: "They can't take care of themselves. You have dealt with Darkseid before. Imagine that you need to fight two Darkseids this time."

"You guys have to work together, I need you to get the Justice League sorted out - it's a little more complicated on the Avengers side."

Bruce nodded.

When it comes to business, the Dark Knight's attitude is much more serious: "What exactly happened in this war?"

Todd put it succinctly: "The earth has lost most of its guardians, and the remaining people can only accept death."

Bruce frowned: "Tell me the details."

He subconsciously took on a commanding tone.

"Impossible." Todd said: "The only thing I can do is these, and you need to add the specific details-you know better than anyone else the risks of predicting the future."

Prophecy may not avoid risks, and may lead to worse outcomes.

Bruce was silent for a while, "Okay."

But he didn't intend to stop there. After finishing the business, Bruce wanted to pick up the topic just now, and cast his eyes on the mantra lasso: "I still think..."

Todd smiled helplessly: "Okay, Bruce."

No one understood Bruce's stubbornness better than he.

If he fails to achieve his goal, he will not be satisfied.

Bruce touched his nose, trying to get the lasso of truth.

Todd pressed his hand suddenly, and said uncomfortably, "No, no...you don't need this, it's not a big deal."

After discovering the physical contact between him and Bruce, the man pursed his lips, let go of his fingers embarrassingly, and then crossed them together, lightly saying: "Have you ever thought about taking a family portrait?"

There are many things stuffed in the Batcave, dinosaur models, huge coins, clown's cards... They are all souvenirs that Bruce has collected over the years, but the walls are empty and nothing is hung.

Bruce doesn't quite understand why Todd asks this, but he answers truthfully.

"I have this plan. Ah Fu mentioned it more than once. Everyone should take a photo together. He even has a suit ready."

Todd was a little confused, but he quickly came to his senses.

He hasn't left the Batcave for too long, and even if he goes out, he sleeps in his bedroom.

——There is more than one family photo. Bruce has taken two photos of the whole family. One is a group photo of everyone in suits, like the family murals on the walls of Wayne Manor, taken by a professional photographer.

The other one is everyone wearing vigilante uniforms and masks, Ah Fu set up a timed shot and walked over, and the developed photos were hung in the bat cave.

Neither had him.

The photo on the bright side couldn't show a dead person, and the more secret one... He didn't quite know what Bruce was thinking.

Obviously their relationship was pretty good at that time?

Todd rolled his Adam's apple: "I see."

Bruce lowered his head, looked at himself, and smiled wryly: "Ah Fu is going to talk again... I can't wear his custom-made clothes now, but it's okay, this time can be used to restore Jason's identity."

Todd was startled suddenly.

He seemed a little dazed for a moment, a gleam flashed in his green eyes, and he asked softly: "You want to restore his identity? But to the outside world, he is already a dead person..."

Bruce was a little puzzled: "It's complicated, but not difficult-the Wayne Group's PR is enough."

His answer made Todd freeze. After a while, he licked his lips, showing a bit of anxiety: "So you can restore his identity."

Bruce said "hmm".

Todd kneaded his fingers twice, lowered his eyes, and smiled absently.

Bruce asked uncertainly, "You just want to ask me this...?"

He thought about a lot of questions, and he was prepared for things that he didn't want to face when asked, even related to clowns - he knew that Jason would definitely ask this, and he prepared in advance.

But... a family portrait?

He has always had the habit of drawing individual portraits of each family member. Dick's portraits hang in the corridor, and Damian's is still half-finished, but it is almost finished.

No matter how bad the future self is, it should not cause misunderstandings on the family portrait.

Todd finally raised his face and stared at Bruce unblinkingly, as if looking at an incomprehensible monster.

His eyes were very strange: "Yes."

Bruce couldn't describe Todd's expression—he looked both sad and happy, and the mixture of two diametrically opposite emotions was a bit weird.

Todd closed his eyes.

After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind, and looked directly into Bruce's eyes, as if he wanted to examine his true thoughts: "Then, as Batman, would you take a family portrait?"

Bruce moved his lips, but before he could speak, Todd waved his hand impatiently.

"Stop, Bruce—" the man's shoulders collapsed, and he said wearily, "I'm not sure what I want to know. I want to save this question for later, is that okay?"

Bruce couldn't say "no" to Todd like that.

This conversation can't go on at all, Bruce thought, he stood silently for a while, and said reassuringly: "Anytime is fine, it's already morning, Ah Fu is still waiting for us to have breakfast."

we.

Todd played back the word in his mind, stood up lightly, and after walking a certain distance, he stopped abruptly: "Bruce."

The Dark Knight turned his face sideways: "Huh?"

They have already walked out of the use area of ​​the bat cave. In order to ensure safety and concealment, some places did not install light sources, and only sprinkled some biodegradable fluorescent powder on the ground as lighting. In this way, he could not see Todd's body clearly. expression.

After waiting for a while, Todd didn't speak, and he asked again patiently: "What's wrong?"

Still no response.

Bruce sighed secretly, and was about to walk back, but just as he lifted his foot, he heard a sound.

"—can I take a picture with you?"

【just you and me. 】