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[levelshift]

[It's the default request to leave a message that comes with every voicemail. Accelerator hasn't bothered to change it.]

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[reneger]

he's my partner
don't worry about it

point being, if you want it to be legal, there's legal documents to fill out
or forge in our case

[levelshift]

Alright, then.

Why do you need to forge anything for me? I'm already registered with the Society. I told them I don't remember what my actual name is so I think they just used my esper name for everything.

[reneger]

you exist within the society, i don't
i've got a few aliases, none of which are recognized as not being from around here

[levelshift]

So you can't use one of them? Or make up a new one?

I'm not used to thinking about myself as anything other than Accelerator. That's all I've been for most of my life.

[reneger]

it's a legal name, you don't have to use it out loud any

i can use a new one, but is that what you want?
because it'd be me taking over as your guardian, but it wouldn't be me-me

[levelshift]

I don't fucking know.

I honestly didn't think you'd agree at all, so I didn't give this any thought.

[reneger]

think it over some and let me know?

it's your choice

[levelshift]

Okay.

Goddamnit, how would I even pick a name. How the hell do people do that?

[reneger]

don't ask me, all of mine have been stolen off my brothers
'ace' is a more common name
it'd be ace draper
one letter off mine, jace draper
asa is another you could use

[levelshift]

I'm not going with Ace.

[It's extremely sentimental, but that's Jason's nickname for him, he doesn't want anyone else calling him that.]

Asa doesn't sound that bad, I guess. If a name that starts with 'A' is better than Aoi might work.

[reneger]

i was going for a names because i figured they'd be easier on you

it's your name, your choice

[levelshift]

Not a fucking choice I think I like having. It's

It's confusing, I guess.

[He's had existential crises before, he's a little worried this might cause another.]

For all I know Aoi could be my real name. I don't remember what it was, but I know it was common and had three characters in it.

Asa is only two. That might be better.

Did you have this much trouble coming up with your first cover name?

[reneger]

i just used john smith
went as generic as i could, i'm not great at making shit up

we can go with asa

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your "real name" doesn't need to be the one you were born with

[levelshift]

Really? That's fucking boring.

[He would've expected Jason to pick something at least a little more dramatic....

'Asa' isn't dramatic, but it's more interesting than like, Taro. And it's kind of a play off of 'Ace,' which he likes (because he likes dumb things like that, not that he'd ever admit it).

The idea of him having an actual, honest-to-god name is still really bizarre to him, but....]

I suppose it doesn't.

When you were adopted did you change your last name?

[reneger]

no
i don't match the rest of the circus

[levelshift]

Why not?

[reneger]

i don't know
and i'm dead anyway so it doesn't matter much anymore

[levelshift]

You were dead. You're not anymore.

[reneger]

i'm legally dead

[levelshift]

Is it that complicated, or are you just accepting a bunch of bullshit? People end up legally dead without ever having died and they get things straightened out. You could probably do the same.

[reneger]

( why are you like this. )

if i came back from the dead, they'd have to figure out how to explain why they keep telling me to fuck off
and why i've been missing for almost ten years
and why b hates my guts

[levelshift]

[Jason is exceptionally good at making the batfam not sound endearing.]

All of that sounds like your family's problems, not yours.

[reneger]

there's over a handful of gotham's worst assholes who know my face
and back home, most people don't know who we are

[levelshift]

[.....]

Are you coming up with reasons or excuses?

[reneger]

no

( maybe. )