Jon Nikolai

-c- take Joan too seriously. She likes to joke and tease. Also if she starts randomly saying numbers to you, don’t be alarmed. I’m told it’s an internet thing…”

-c- hope for them yet. Maybe all that’s needed is time.

He looks back at Stella, smiling.

“You know you’re always welcome to visit. Or I could bring them over to your place. Or the diner…and…yeah. Help is always welcome. Like I said, they can be a handful…If you do come over, please don’t -c-

-c- wants? Back to an old life where there was happiness and love, but also memories of unimaginable pain?

…maybe she’s better off without…

‘………not right now………’

…dammit. He didn’t mean to read her mind. He took a deep breath, pretending he didn’t hear that. But…maybe there is -c-

He turned his focus to his hand, still feeling the warmth from holding hers. He felt so conflicted in the moment. So confused. Was this for the best? Letting go? What if there was a chance to go back?

He closed his hand and brought it down to his side.

…Even if there was a way, is it what she -c-

“God, I remember when everyone lived in Gotham. I mean, to be fair…it’s shockingly cheap.”

“Do speedsters have shortcuts? Isn’t everything a shortcut? You can literally just run in a straight line and vibrate.”

Don’t mess with a telepath

Either way? I feel like I hit my head and am just hallucinating things.

If I see a penguin wearing socks waddling around, I know I’m probably dreaming

I don’t know what’s going on half the time either. From what I can tell, Dracula is sucking Dick, a future kid…Deja vu…is giving apples to bats owned by Dracula, demons happened, symbiotes happened, flirting is happening, the Titans are all screaming and I think Warren White is married to Trigon?

“Besides. They had a lot of heroes on the job. And I’m out of practice.”

“I’m glad the demons are gone. Am
I guilty of not heading over to help? A little…but you know.

…got something more dear to my heart right here at home.”

Child screaming in the background as another one laughs

“…there go the blessings now! Anyways good luck with the demons! I got to make sure one twin doesn’t kill the other”

“Alternate timelines are tricky and we’re damn lucky we didn’t get erased. I still don’t know how that happened.

Something about some dohickey field generator exploding. I don’t know. I just count my blessings. All three of them.”

From Keystone City, he watched the news unfold, holding his twin children tightly

“…I…can’t leave them…”

#TheDemonicTakeover

“……I wonder if my super suit still fits? Probably not.”

shrugs

“…Meh. Got more important things in my life anyways”

as he turned around Jon was there, but his voice was still heard from behind Joel

“Don’t drink and steal. Or play with guns….also drop by for a burger some time.”

He suddenly faded away

he raised an eyebrow.

Metahuman? And he needed a gun? I…should freak him about a bit

“Hm. Interesting.”

the pieces of the gun began to levitate in the air as they seemed to reform back together for a moment, before separating them again, letting the pieces fall to the floor

// you see it’s funny because both are from the future but not the same future because wibbly wobbly timey wimey

…You see, if you got it you would get it. But you don’t.

…Anyways thanks for the gun.

Ha. Trust me. I do. It’s just people of the modern day haven’t caught up to my wit yet.

From my perspective, you’re the random creep. And I don’t think I’d sleep well if I found out you blew your brains out…

You can do that. Once you leave the gun on the floor.

Well, in all honesty you aren’t proving that fact wrong. I’ve met a lot of morons. Had a moron brother, so I sort of know how they act.

Oh wow. Brilliant comeback. Now how about this? You hand me the gun and I’ll give it right back to you later. Maybe even get you a free burger. What do you say?

I could say same about you.

You seem a little intoxicated and you want to play a game where you could seriously hurt yourself.

I’m a diner owner who’s constantly struggling to raise a pair of twins.

So how about you play nice?

Now that’s incredibly stupid of you. Gonna have to ask you to hand it over.

Fair enough. As long as you don’t misuse it yourself. And as long as they don’t find you. Trust me. They can be a real pain in the ass.

…Risky move, doing that.

Anyways, the diner is closed for a little bit.

Long story short, Reynolds broke the freezer

Snorts

Yeah. Okay. You started the trend.