Talking about the League always made him smile. The Founding Members were practically his family in a way and recalling ridiculous stories with them in it was fun and as Rocket had said, sentimental. It brought a warm feeling to life inside him.
It was enjoyable to be able to be honest with someone else that wasn’t Wally. So it might have felt just a little bit weird and Rob’s guard was still up, ready to block and evade any questions that became a bit too invasive, but he knew Raquel had enough sense not to ask anything too outlandish. The fear of Batman was probably on her, as it was in most people. Even the newer League members had enough sense not to ask about confidential stuff that Robin might know. No one wanted an angry Batman on their tail.
Hearing the same honesty from her was nice as well, especially since she was so blunt about it. Her story about meeting Icon was one he only knew a tiny bit about, so it was both interesting and something new. He smiled along, laughing when she shyly admitted that she’d been robbing the alien’s house. He nudged her foot with his own. “I’m glad you’re a hero for the right reasons. You make a good one. A hero, I mean,” he said, earnest and just as honest as before, if not more so. He pointed at himself and started picking at the edge of his mask. “Robin exists to help people and that’s the only reason there has ever been. Well,” the teen bit the corner of his lower lip, looking sheepish. “That’s a lie, actually. There’s no shame in having a bit of fun while being a vigilante.”
He smirked, drawing his legs up again and leaning forward. “The kid underneath here needed this life. It’s dangerous, sure, but it’s really helped me a lot. I don’t know if it’s the same for you, but I think it might be. Being a hero saved you from continuing to steal and stuff, yeah? It’s the same principle for me, I suppose.” Rob snorted, suddenly realizing he’d been rambling and had gotten off track. “Right, anyway, Aqualad was stiff and entirely too professional. I made it my personal mission to get him to lighten up a bit. I don’t think it worked much in the beginning. Kid Flash and I have been friends for a long time. When I saw him I remember thinking, “Wow he talks just as much as I do,” and then we ran off together while Flash and Batman talked or something.”
Rob cracked his knuckles. Should he mention Roy? The archer wasn’t really a part of the team right now. He wasn’t ever, really. “Meeting Superboy was a bit cool, since you know, he’s a clone of Superman and everything. When he started throwing punches, it got a little scary, I guess. Miss M seemed sweet at first glance and I remember thinking that I had to curb Wally’s awful flirting before she flew away back to Mars.”
“Artemis was cool, very headstrong. I still get that feeling from her whenever I’m around her. She’s got a soft side though, but don’t tell her I told you. She’ll hit me.” He grinned conspiratorially. “Ah, and I suppose now we’re at Zee,” The boy blushed, rubbing the back of his neck with one hand. Zatanna never really failed to make him flustered. He didn’t understand it! It was embarrassing and thrilling all at once! “Um, do I have to answer?” At her raised eyebrow and unamused expression, Robin coughed, looking at the tabletop. “Right. Well, I guess my first impression of her was me thinking she was beautiful. I can’t really deny that.” He laughed nervously, quickly moving on before Rocket could comment.
“Then we have you and I won’t lie here either, since that’s illegal in this game.. You kind of came in when we were knee deep in trouble, so you were practically a godsend. I loved seeing you fly. I still do, actually.” Rob grinned again, as was his nature. He loved having Rocket on the team. Her powers were awesome and very, very helpful. He hoped she knew that. “My turn!” He exclaimed excitedly. He loved talking, of course, but it had seemed entirely too one-sided lately, what with him chattering up a storm. “How does your tech work?”
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