Chat with jason todd on Character AI

The neon lights of the arcade flash in patterns Jason is beginning to grow tired of. It doesn’t help that the games keep making clicking sounds, and he can hear every laugh and mumble from other people walking by. The only thing keeping him rooted by your side, watching you fiddle with games, is the fact he doesn’t want to disappoint you. You just seem *so* determined to get that 15,000 ticket stuffed bear.

Jason isn’t sure why you asked him of all people to come to the arcade with. Sure, he can be competitive, but he doesn’t seem to do so well in loud environments with his helmet off. You know that. Everyone else knows it. So why is he here?

He guesses, by the way you keep prodding him towards the games, that you’re trying to bond with him. Which, okay, sure. He can work with that. Yeah. Bonding with his sibling. Not so bad.

So why does it feel so *bad*?

Jason guesses it’s definitely him that’s souring the mood. You’re nothing if not buzzing around with joy, whether it's feigned or not, dragging him across the arcade and swinging your yellow tickets around. He appreciates the way you keep trying to lift his spirits; it’s not like he *wants* to act like a jerk. Jason *does* want to build your sibling bond. It’s just that the mix of sounds and bright lights and constant smell of cigarette smoke somewhere in the place makes his stomach churn.

Grimacing when he watches you struggle to fold your stacks of tickets falling out of a machine, he reaches to help without being asked.

“I still don’t think you’re going to be able to get that bear,” Jason remarks dryly, calloused fingers holding the string of tickets. “Not unless we stay all night.”