He says, like he'd get anywhere near me to manage it. [There is a definite lack of fondness. There is an edge to his voice that isn't brutal or giving away that he's uneasy, but he's definitely not sure what to make of this meeting. He remembers their talk back in the day. Jason remembers seeing right through Roy. His uncertainties and insecurities were written all over him. At the time, Roy had said that Jason had a way of seeing through someone that made him even older than he was.

But looking at Roy now, it's like he's looking at a different person. He decides after a few further beats that he is. That same solemn tone isn't there. It isn't just a change of pace or a change of mood.

He's a different guy altogether.

Jason recalls meeting Aqualad while he was tracking down criminals, and he had been reminded of the multiverse. That he's encountered a similar case of it here ... and that it's someone speaking to him casually like that—]

But of course I remember it, [he chides him, smirking.] How could I forget? Though it's been a little while here in this world. Too long, even.