[He realizes Bruce only acknowledged the first layer of his apology, but he knows Bruce heard all of them. He always does.]
Guess this is a lesson I needed too. [Even if it's something he never wanted to hear. Even if knowing it makes him ache.
Right now, he tries to push the thoughts to the back of his mind. For later. (Bane's sneer, his taunts, memories transforming into imagined nightmares. The Manor breached, Bruce's broken bod--)
No. No he needs to focus on now.]
One question: I can still assume that you can take the Flash in a fight, right? Because Wally's so in denial.
[It's a weak joke, delivered weakly. He-- they-- needed a break from the tension. A return to "normal," whatever that is.
Bruce's twisted nightmarish stories from his world weren't Dick's idea of normal.]
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Guess this is a lesson I needed too. [Even if it's something he never wanted to hear. Even if knowing it makes him ache.
Right now, he tries to push the thoughts to the back of his mind. For later. (Bane's sneer, his taunts, memories transforming into imagined nightmares. The Manor breached, Bruce's broken bod--)
No. No he needs to focus on now.]
One question: I can still assume that you can take the Flash in a fight, right? Because Wally's so in denial.
[It's a weak joke, delivered weakly. He-- they-- needed a break from the tension. A return to "normal," whatever that is.
Bruce's twisted nightmarish stories from his world weren't Dick's idea of normal.]