Dick Grayson 002 Ⓡ video

[usedacrobatics]

[The Pokegear snaps on, and Dick, in a nice waiter's shirt, slumps down against a wall and sighs.]

So this is, uh, ridiculously embarrassing.

[His hair's slicked back, too, and he's loosening a little bow tie with his other hand. Tugging at it with a little more force than strictly necessary.]

Exactly, um. Does anyone have any tips for how to... like, not go broke? How do people keep track of money? How do you not run out?

I plead lack of maturity, lack of understanding of the value of a... whatever the unit of currency is here, I don't even know.

And yeah, okay, if you all want a good laugh at my expense, my foster father is a billionaire, both through inheritance and being the CEO of a worldwide corporation. Go ahead, I've heard all the rich kid jokes and I don't really care, I'd just be grateful, in return, for a little--

[There's a voice yelling in the distance, something about not being paid to take breaks; Dick jumps up and shuts off the feed immediately. He does have a work ethic, okay, he was a circus performer until he was nine, but that money was all put in the bank.]

Comments

[starspangledavenger]

[chuckles]

I don't think any level of genius could anticipate him being deprived all his toys and cars and at any point needing to be carried.

[usedacrobatics]

So he's unimaginative, too. But I guess it's in his favor that he's satisfied with life.

[starspangledavenger]

He seems to make life work how he wants, so satisfied is probably an accurate term.

[usedacrobatics]

That makes it sound like conniving is another.

[usedacrobatics]

So he's unimaginative, too. But I guess it's in his favor that he's satisfied with life.