At a Wayne Charity Foundation gala…
Dick: *flashes the signature Grayson grin while offering to shake the Mayor’s hand* Nice to meet you, Sir, Ma’am.
Mayor’s Wife [to Bruce]: Your family is lovely!
Bruce: Hn. Does it seem that way? Where’s Jason?
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Meanwhile…
Jason: *smoking beside a dumpster outside the hotel and eavesdropping via Comm Link* Legally dead, you old Bat.
Okay, but why didn’t they ever come up with some excuse for how he survived and then petitioned the court to revoke his legally dead status? Like how is able to pay rent and have an apartment or whatever if he’s legally dead? How does he live and not worry about being out in the world and being found out that he’s actually alive if he’s legally dead? I don’t understand.
False identity?
@incorrect-batfamily-quotes does he go by Rason Rodd instead? 😂😂
But, yeah, I guess a false identity makes sense. It’s mainly that I don’t understand why they never petitioned to revoke Jason’s legally dead status. Like, once they helped with his Lazarus Pit Madness, why didn’t they want him legally alive again? Or did Jason not want it? If so, why? I’m not expecting you to have the answer but I just can’t help thinking that the BatFam would be so happy to have him back that they’d want to give him the chance to be back in, like, social standings or whatever the proper term would be. I’m just extremely baffled at why it was never done – or brought up? – and completely curious about it.
@boosyboo9206 Rason Rodd’s as canon as it gets. That and the handle bar moustache. Hahaha. I think because of the precarious relationship Jason’s had with the family over the years, perhaps they’ve all become comfortable with the status quo. Pure speculation. But, y’know, it may also be part of Red Hood’s rebellious mystique/appeal, his unique form of dettachment from the Batfamily.
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