I fought the law (and the law won)

[mrsarcastic003]

There's not a whole lot to do, when you're marking time in a jail cell.  Tim has paced every inch of it, calculated the estimated area of his new living space (small), and counted the ceiling tiles (42 and 1/4).

He hasn't tried to escape, though he thinks he might be able to, if he really tried.  But he won't. 

Right now, he's lying on his cot, staring at the ceiling, and hoping that no one comes to visit him.  He's not sure he can face their disappointment.

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[mrsarcastic003]

"He was." When he was around, which was more in recent years than it had been when Tim was younger. Maybe if he had payed more attention then, Tim might not have been Robin, but... he can't bring himself to regret it.

"Isn't it?" Tim asks, raising an eyebrow at Leon. "I've been fighting psychos since I was thirteen. I'm pretty good at it. Why shouldn't I use my training?"

[governmentninja]

"Thirteen?!"

Leon may or may not deal with the rest of your statement later, Tim. Right now, he's still stuck on the fact that some psycho let a thirteen year old fight other psychos.

[mrsarcastic003]

Tim blinks. Leon sounds... exactly like his dad had sounded when he found out, actually. Weird.

"Yes, thirteen. That was when I started being Robin."

[governmentninja]

It was a good thing Leon wasn't his father, or his reaction would be quite different than what it was. As it stood, Leon just stepped back, and quietly locked Tom back in his cell.

"We'll talk more later." Leon was going to need a minute.

He started to leave, but paused for a moment. "Just one more thing. Any soldier, whether they've been discharged or on shore leave, aren't allowed to put on war paint and run around being up bank robbers or whatever, even on US soil. There actually is a reason for that. You think on that for a while, and I...

"I need to have a talk with someone."

[mrsarcastic003]

Tim makes a quietly skeptical noise. He's still sitting on his cot, where he's been for this entire conversation. He'd made no move for the open door--and not just because Leon was right there. He really thinks he deserves to be here.

But not for being a vigilante. Caped heroes and vigilantes have been a reality in his world for a long time. He might be sorry about his actions regarding the yeerk--he should have asked for help--but he doesn't regret being Robin.