Dick Grayson (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
usedacrobatics) wrote2013-05-08 07:42 pm
usedacrobatics) wrote2013-05-08 07:42 pm
Dick Grayson 002 Ⓡ video
[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.]
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.]
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I'm way too used to just charging whatever I want, I guess. I like the notebook idea. And even the-- camping out, a little bit.
Mostly, I feel dumb for never thinking of any of this.
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At home, my people are mostly independent, so I'm used to looking after myself and thinking about things like this. That's not true for everyone, though, and that's not a bad thing.
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"Not bad" doesn't necessarily mean "not embarrassing." But I appreciate your point.
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