When Matthew mentioned his brother being one of the responding heroes he cringed. Yeah he ran, but only because it was an age old strategy; Doc would run about telling the responders he shot someone in defense whilst Kane slipped back home. Guess it really takes two to tango huh?
“I-um…tell him I’m sorry, I just got really nervous about getting deeper into a mess.” Then when the name Deadshot was mentioned, he balled his fists and briefly went into ‘slasher mode’.
“Deadshot?…He put two holes in my shoulder, what’s his deal? If I see him again I have a score to settle. It doesn’t bode well for people like me, when someone like him is out there..” He groaned and grabbed his shoulder.
“Don’t worry, I’ll tell him. He’s a good hero though, so if you ever need someone to trust, he’s one you can.” He chuckled reassuringly, though his eyes were sharp as he watched Kane’s reaction to Deadshot. Sighing a little, he gave a small shrug.
“Well, he’s got a hell of a reputation, one of them being that you don’t survive a meeting with him; he probably figured you were a good person, but needed a getaway, and knew heroes would focus more on an injured civilian first.” He explained, looking around to make sure no one was listening in. “Most heroes and public figures call him a villain and a hero killer, due to the many heroes he’s killed. But the general public’s view on him is… divided. Some see him as a villain, and others almost regard him as a vigilante, willing to do what’s needed that other heroes refuse to do.”
“There’s counts of people being saved by him by heroes who were… less than heroic, and many heroes he killed would come up on the news, not only about their deaths, but proof of a ton of shady, and even downright evil acts. One hero he’s thought to have killed was found out to be part of a huge drug operation. So you can guess why some folks view him in a good light, because heroes are turning up just as bad, if not worse, than some villains.” He finished explaining as he pulled a smoke out from his coat, and playing with it in his hand.
“No one knows anything about the guy though; not what his quirk is, what he sounds like, hell, it’s all observation that we’re guessing he’s male even. To see him as late in the day as he was is rare, seeing as he’s usually a night only type of person. But I warn you, kid; be careful. He’s taken down some big names, and there’s a reason he’s an S tier villain. I don’t want a good kid like you ending up dead because of a grudge…”
"I suppose I owe him an apology then. Doc and I have had our little system for so long, its hard to find people to trust these days. For the longest time it was just us against the world.” Kane smiled, but slightly faltered when Michael went into detail on Deadshot.
“Guess it would be stupid to make a promise like that, when I can barely break up a junk pile.” He chuckled then slid his hands into his pockets. “I mean I’m trying to go for stealth anyway, avoid the messy fights and the news crews.” That and Kane has been trying to keep his slasher mode on the down low for years. Deadshot nearly brought him out into the open. That caused him to wince at the thought, every day is a struggle to not hurt people. Still he wrote the name down and decided to do some research later.
“What is your brother like anyway? He seemed like a dedicated enough hero, don’t worry no one will know an old man and a teen managed to give him the slip.”