i regularly think about how pre-crisis jaybin stories could be adapted to work within post-crisis canon, and usually i just mentally scrub any circus mentions and fill it in with whatever else
HOWEVER, i suggest one small exception to this rule, that exception being the time jason ran away to the circus, simply because itd be funny as hell. i realize its a little ridiculous if he has no ties to the circus but the concept of tiny 10 year old post-crisis jason gathering all his little belongings in a sheet, scaling down the outside of wayne manor, and running away to the circus because bruce wont spend any time with him is just So fucking funny to me that i think its worth the absurdity. like imagine that, please itd be SO silly fun and whimsical
whats his motive for choosing the circus to run away to in this version? my first instinct was “hes 10 and little kids do crazy shit”, however, ive sat on this for a while and remembered that, at least in the pre-crisis timeline, DICK had just gotten back from his little “run away to the circus” moment (batman #337-339 & 341) around the same time jasons post-crisis timeline would put his introduction. therefore, i suggest that jason hears about dick’s escapade (directly or indirectly, both work) and THAT is where he gets the idea to run away to the circus
maybe you can even throw in some pre-crisis jaybin identity issues stuff with him trying to learn the acrobat experience to be more like dick so bruce will pay attention to him? i dunno, im not gonna go too far into that because this is a lighthearted post but you totally could. i do think itd be an interesting explanation for how he gets to be such a great acrobat despite training with only bruce for like, 6 months. idk im not too concerned about the logistics i just think itd be really funny. i like pre-crisis jason and his antics and i think post-crisis jason should get more of them, so let him run away to the circus despite…not being from the circus. definitely wouldnt be the craziest shit hes done
