conversations overheard through the batkid com lines pt 23 (masterpost here)
Jason: do you think like- because he doesn't like him,
Damian: to be fair he didn't like father either, that's not what it was about.
Jason: yeah but like- he respected B at least a little bit. he thinks Tim's a bitch.
Dick: wait sorry i've been muted for this mission- what are we talking about?
Damian: grandfather has started referring to Drake as 'the detective' which was the title he previously called father by. we're trying to psychologically analyse it.
Dick: ...wait so does he not like B anymore? what does he want with Tim?
Jason: that's what we're trying to figure out! do we know exactly when the name-switch took place?
Damian: one evening he was referring to him as Drake, the next morning it was 'the detective' it was literally overnight.
Dick: so what happened that night?
Damian: is it possible that he's finally succumbing to his age and his mind has deteriorated to the point that he thinks Tim is father?
Jason: he did accidentially call me the name of one of the camels last week.
Dick: ...how often do you talk to Ra's Al Ghul?
Jason: it's basically charity work, he's old and frail Dickie
Dick: ...not touching that.
Damian: we could ask mother?
Jason: Talia also hates Tim, so i don't know how she'll feel about-
Dick: -Timmy! how you doing, buddy?
Tim: *instantly sounding suspicious* ...ok what.
Damian: brothers can't be nice anymore, what has this world come to.
Tim: you dickheads? no, you can't. what are you fishing for here.
Jason: what'd ya' do ta' Ra's?
Tim: Ra's...? haven't done shit to Ra's, i haven't even seen him since Bruce was missing in the timeline.
Dick: why does he call you the detective then? that used to be B's nickname.
Damian: he only gives nicknames to people he thinks are worthy of distinguishing from other randoms. that's why he never bothers remembering a nickname for Grayson.
Tim, suddenly: OOOOOOOH. -wait. that's what made me worthy? he thinks i'm distinguishable because of this rather than when i almost killed his entire army?
Tim: ok so i didn't- i haven't seen him. but i do occasionally play against him in Words With Friends. and i absolutely destroyed him in a match like, last week. he didn't even last an hour.
*12 long seconds of silence*
Damian: *starts laughing quietly*
Dick: you surpassed B in Ra's head through fucking Words With Friends-?
Jason: -i can't believe i thought you'd done something cool for once.
Tim: w- fuck you, Hood! i beat the Demon's Head in a mind game! i was fucking smug!
Damian, laughter tapering: you beat an old, senile, frail foreigner who learnt english as an 8th language, in a literacy based online game. Drake.
Tim: ok fuck you guys you aren't happy with anything i do this is so fucked-
Dick: Words With Friends-
Tim: FUCK YOU. I'M DISTINGUISHABLE.
Jason: you sure are something.