[ oh, jaw clenching. there's something to unload here, and roy settles into his project, glancing between the circuitry under him and up to jason enough that he's clearly listening but not staring. ]

Okay but you didn't kill him, so promise still not broken. [ technically. yes, he gets why bruce would get pissy over it, but batdad gets pissy over almost anything under the sun, so that's not saying much. roy doesn't have a lot of sympathy for the guy. or much of anyone who picks up traumatized orphans and uses them for meat shields, but whatever, that's the vigilante life. ] Not your fault the old man didn't put enough attention into loopholes.

[ it does brighten up his mood, though, knowing he's still swooping in to help his buddy out. maybe they had some rough years, but hopefully they'll get over that in the future. jason doesn't need to be dealing with gotham and batdad on his own, let alone this place. there's a small smirk on his lips, and roy gives him a light shove with an elbow for the thanks. he'd do it whether you wanted him to or not, you dork, that's the kind of obnoxious friend he is. ] Speaking of, I'm guessing we're Bruce-free here, huh?