He caught that scowl and understood the meaning behind it, but Damian still dragged the chair over as requested and Jason placed a cutting board and a wickedly sharp paring knife down in front of him.
"There is no shame in using your environment to achieve proper body mechanics, habibi. It's no different than taking out an opponent's knees to bring them down so you can deliver a knockout blow. You are young. Eventually you won't need the chair or to take out someone's knees, but for today you do. I did too, at your age. A little older, actually. Ask Dickie bird, I was about your size when I was Robin and I was three years older then you when I wore it."
A lesson, a reassurance, and a gentle check of Damian's ego all wrapped up with the amusing image of himself so small. He apparently wasn't half bad at this whole 'parenting' thing. It helped that Talia and Ra's (and Willis and Bruce) had shown him exactly what he didn't want to do as a parent.
He brought over the pre-washed peppers and tomatoes, nimbly handling the knife as he showed Damian how to de-seed and slice. "Here, put the sliced pieces into this bowl, the seeds into that one and I'll start prepping the pan."
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"There is no shame in using your environment to achieve proper body mechanics, habibi. It's no different than taking out an opponent's knees to bring them down so you can deliver a knockout blow. You are young. Eventually you won't need the chair or to take out someone's knees, but for today you do. I did too, at your age. A little older, actually. Ask Dickie bird, I was about your size when I was Robin and I was three years older then you when I wore it."
A lesson, a reassurance, and a gentle check of Damian's ego all wrapped up with the amusing image of himself so small. He apparently wasn't half bad at this whole 'parenting' thing. It helped that Talia and Ra's (and Willis and Bruce) had shown him exactly what he didn't want to do as a parent.
He brought over the pre-washed peppers and tomatoes, nimbly handling the knife as he showed Damian how to de-seed and slice. "Here, put the sliced pieces into this bowl, the seeds into that one and I'll start prepping the pan."