Chapter 102 Chapter 102 [VIP]
After Robin left, Megan went to sit on the children's swing, her short legs hanging down, her toes just touching the ground, pushing the swing back and forth. She had mastered the technique to make the swing fly higher and higher, and then she was distracted, her hands holding on both sides loosened, and she fell forward onto the lawn.
He was also familiar and skilled at this, so he didn't get hurt when he fell. However, when he was getting up, he was hit by the swing that swung back.
Megan whined in pain, the sound she made sounding like a cat's meow. She had obviously learned this from her cat friend, turning the sound into an expression of pain. However, she was used to her fall and was not annoyed at all.
She stood up, patted her knees and elbows, and walked to the big swing next to her. She had to be careful to climb up, and then flip herself over to sit on the swing board. Now her toes could not touch the ground. Only when she moved hard would the swing shake. There was no backrest or armrests, so it was not safe for children at all. But she liked to play like this.
Megan stayed alone in the dark and quiet environment, not afraid of loneliness or danger. She supported herself on the seat with both hands, her head hanging down, her eyes looking blankly without any focus, floating like that as if she would fall off the swing at any time.
Until the hair beside her cheek was blown onto her face, which was a little itchy, but after she came to her senses, she ignored it and raised one hand to try to feel the night breeze. Suddenly, a slightly larger hand reached out, and Megan looked up.
Robin took off the glove on one hand, put his hand on Megan's hand, and gently held it. Without asking what she was doing, he said, "I'm free now, for sure!" The smile on his face was bright and cheerful, without any gloom.
He held the gloves in his other hand, and after putting them on himself again, he jumped up with the help of the swing frame next to him, flipped over in the air easily, and sat on the swing where Megan was. He controlled his strength so well that the board hardly shook.
Robin imitated Megan's posture, supporting himself with his hands at his sides, but he swung his dangling calves with pride.
The big swing was for adults and couples. It was wide enough for two children to sit side by side. However, Robin and Megan sat next to each other, leaving only a small distance between them. He first looked at Megan and asked, "Did you fall? Are you hurt or bleeding?"
Megan used to be too quiet, but now she is becoming "naughty" little by little. She is curious about many things and occasionally brings herself dangers, such as falling, bumping, and hitting something, resulting in abrasions and bruises, or small scratches on her body, sometimes she herself does not know how they were caused.
But these personal experiences will allow Megan to gradually understand and recognize what danger is. She always needs to supplement the knowledge she lacks in this area, which cannot be learned through protection or in textbooks.
Robin just told her that there are some things that she must never try, like touching a live socket, pouring water into a live socket, cutting live wires... Electricity is the most common and dangerous thing in modern society. Of course, the same goes for fire. You cannot play with a lighter to light things. If you see a fire, you must run away first.
In addition, she cannot go to high-rise buildings alone, go to the beach alone, play on the railroad tracks, respond to strangers who greet her, and be careful of human traffickers and bad guys.
As for her love of climbing up and down, even if she sees a shelf on the roadside, she wants to climb up, and she is very confident and passionate about doing it. What's the big problem?
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Robin has already taught her how to protect herself in an emergency! They have a small class on this, and Teacher Robin occasionally conducts spot checks.
Now that he had observed that Megan had no obvious injuries, and seeing her shaking her head, he graciously passed over the subject and asked, "Do you want to know what I was busy with before?"
Even though Robin is his secret identity and there are many things he cannot tell, friends should care about each other and want to know some things about each other. If Megan asks him, he will definitely not feel offended.
Robin once asked Megan many questions. Although she spoke slowly and was a little confused, she would answer, such as what happened to her in the nursing home. However, after being together for a long time, she still would not take the initiative to ask about Robin.
He knew that this was because Megan had cognitive and social disabilities and might not even know what normal social interaction was like, so he chose to patiently guide and teach her.
Megan turned her head and looked at him. She still didn't understand and slowly uttered, "This is the second time you've asked." The last time they hung out, because Megan didn't say she wanted to know, he kept the secret and didn't tell her actively.
Her eyes reflected his smiling face, and Robin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then don't you want to know?"
Megan stared at him for a long moment, then let out a breath and asked, "Then what are you busy with?" When she was playing with her friends, she wasn't as clever as she was with the clowns, and treated them clearly differently, but her friends were unaware of it.
And she had an inexplicable feeling.
If she asked this question, something would be different, as if her friends were originally all in a line, but now someone was running towards her, chasing her and closing the distance between them.
Megan is not stupid. She is a little afraid of establishing a connection with someone other than her father. That feeling is unfamiliar, and Megan is a stingy child...
No one can surpass Dad's position. Megan puts Dad in a high and most special position that no one else can surpass.
But she looked at Robin's smile. He clearly wasn't pushing her, but she still gave in, and her cheeks puffed up.
Robin was very proud of his success and poked Megan's puffed cheek. The touch was amazing, but he answered the question seriously, "You know I'm Batman's assistant, right? Batman has the Justice League, so Robin also has an organization he can join! For example, the Young Justice League-"
He actually knew that Megan might not pay much attention to these things, especially since Young Justice was obviously less well-known than the Justice League.
First of all, the members are all "second-generation superheroes". Although there are adults... there are also quite a few minors, which is a bit on the edge of being illegal.
In short, when Robin was looking up information, he learned that when the Young Justice League was first established, due to their immature methods and low vigilance, they were frequently exposed to the eyes of villains and the news media, resulting in the Justice League being both praised and criticized. They were accused of being a group of "hero-crazy people" who should not drag minors into dangerous battles. If any minor was injured or died, it was all their fault.
You have to know that when the Young Justice League was first established and all its members were inexperienced, those villains did not do anything too extreme, and even asked their subordinates to be careful not to hurt their lives, but the Justice League still sent them on missions, and this group of young people still tracked down clues and caused them heavy losses, so they did not hold back.
In fact, at that time, the news media not only bombarded the Justice League, but also focused on the US authorities and even the United Nations, calling on adults to take responsibility and not let "underage heroes" become mainstream. However, public opinion then became increasingly biased, triggering discussions about whether non-humans and aliens should become public figures, and whether the responsibility of protecting the earth as heroes can be safely entrusted to them.
The earth is truly a chaotic ecosystem, and the information opened Robin's eyes. However, after seeing those wonderful experiences and impressive achievements, he also chose to join the Young Justice League.
His original intention was to follow in Batman's footsteps, and of course he also wanted to suppress the previous Robin and prove that he was the best one, so he was busy for a month or two, but the result was not as expected.
He would not be afraid to admit his shortcomings and mistakes, nor would he find it difficult to talk about the fact that he got along strangely with them and was unable to cooperate in the battle.
He couldn't do what the previous Robin did, and he believed that none of the members of Young Justice wanted him to replace the previous Robin. They were completely different characters, and imitation was the most boring thing in the world.
He spoke in a calm and concise manner about his experiences during this period. He lowered his legs from the seat and swayed them again, staring ahead like Megan. "It's strange how people get along with each other. I don't think I'm inferior to my predecessor, Robin, but it's obvious..."
“—I don’t really have a connection with them.”
If they can't get along, they can't get along. During the holidays, Robin tried to develop a tacit understanding with them, to become one of them, and to try to gain his own partner, just like Superman and Batman. In the end, it ended in failure, but he didn't force it and accepted it very naturally.
The result has been achieved, and now he doesn't have to force himself to fit in. Robin said: "When I decided to leave, Batman persuaded me that I could still give it a try. Maybe someone or something would change the relationship between me and them."
'Maybe' is a word full of hope and expectation, but Robin does not count on it.
He tilted his head and said, "I also made the decision very seriously. Instead of looking forward to something uncertain, it is better to grasp what is already here." His experience in Crime Alley made him clearly understand what is most important in his heart.
Before Robin said these words, there was still some resentment in his heart, but when he said them, he felt relieved. So what was it that he had grasped here? The answer was obvious.
He turned his head and smiled at Megan, his eyes lit up again. Megan stretched out a hand to him, and they shook hands lightly, which was considered a comfort.
Megan's ability to perceive and express emotions improved by leaps and bounds after she returned from the nursing home, but after thinking about it for a while, she still couldn't find what to say at this time. She didn't make it difficult for herself and naturally skipped the question.
Don't think too many problems, otherwise it will give her a headache and make her body uncomfortable.
Then the two of them sat on the swing, their hanging legs swinging. At the beginning, the rhythm was chaotic. Robin deliberately adjusted the rhythm of his leg swinging to match hers, and they started playing like this.
Compared to the thrilling experience of being on a mission in the Young Justice League, he didn't think it was that interesting, or rather, he didn't think that "forming a team" had any necessary meaning to him.
But now I feel more relaxed and happy with my favorite friend, the one I spend the most energy and worry about. She must be important.
Robin leaned over to the child sitting next to him, shoulder to shoulder, head to head, and suddenly said cheerfully and confidently, "We are good friends!"
Megan thought about it and said, "Hmm."
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Minor revision, added a few words.
Robin jumped the gun on his friend's track.
Behind them, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, Bane, Grundy and others watched silently.
Robin: They are no match for you, Xiaomei.
Joker: ...Oh my god, who knows what this little bird is saying? Can someone explain it to me?
Damn it, I'm going to owe an update. I couldn't finish it yesterday so I asked for leave. I wanted to make up for it today, but it's been several days. I feel dizzy every afternoon and my typing efficiency has dropped significantly.
Remember that I owe you one more chapter (note it in your little notebook), but I will definitely not give up and will serialize it to the end.
Bobo, the little angels who have been following my articles~
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