[Hayley's half-tempted to bite back that she knows how much smarter some others can be, people like Lex and the Bat man himself. But if she's honest, she can't deny her arrogance. It's something that she accepts about herself and that's never bothered her all that much before. So, instead, she thinks better of any comeback and keeps her mouth shut.
His challenge finally inspires her to turn to face him, more than a silhouette but less than a fully fleshed out man in the dim light. He reminds her of the idea of a boogeyman, a monster in the dark, all knowing and always waiting. It almost makes her shiver, even if the figure himself isn't too ominous. If only because she's confident he won't kill her.]
Okay. [She agrees, not really sure what to say beyond that. She wants to be better and she doesn't blame him for not trusting her. Hayley only trusts him in so far as he's offering to help her and little more than that; if he stops being useful, then maybe she'll ask for trust too, but that's a long way off.
The idea of how to inspire trust in someone that already knows her secrets is a mystery at best. Maybe she can ask Jason about it. Definitely not Clark and she prefers Bart not know about all of this. That means figuring out what a smart, calculating lunatic wants from a teenage girl.]
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His challenge finally inspires her to turn to face him, more than a silhouette but less than a fully fleshed out man in the dim light. He reminds her of the idea of a boogeyman, a monster in the dark, all knowing and always waiting. It almost makes her shiver, even if the figure himself isn't too ominous. If only because she's confident he won't kill her.]
Okay. [She agrees, not really sure what to say beyond that. She wants to be better and she doesn't blame him for not trusting her. Hayley only trusts him in so far as he's offering to help her and little more than that; if he stops being useful, then maybe she'll ask for trust too, but that's a long way off.
The idea of how to inspire trust in someone that already knows her secrets is a mystery at best. Maybe she can ask Jason about it. Definitely not Clark and she prefers Bart not know about all of this. That means figuring out what a smart, calculating lunatic wants from a teenage girl.]