[Dick's smile is understanding. He knows exactly what the teen ISN'T saying, after all.]
I may not be Tim levels of intelligent, but I've had all the same training.
[He's a detective still, at the end of the day. Just acknowledges that Tim and Bruce will always be better in that respect. He's no slouch on his own.]
But. More than that. I've been there myself. Not in a while. And not exactly here. But...it's not easy, finding out you're only the first of many.
[It hadn't been easy when it was Jason who took the mantel. The ones after him had been easier, but he'd had more to say about Tim, Stephanie and Damian.]
In some ways, you are starting again. Only this time, there's a bunch of people who know who you will be and don't know how to handle who you are right now as well.
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Date: 2023-07-18 01:58 pm (UTC)I may not be Tim levels of intelligent, but I've had all the same training.
[He's a detective still, at the end of the day. Just acknowledges that Tim and Bruce will always be better in that respect. He's no slouch on his own.]
But. More than that. I've been there myself. Not in a while. And not exactly here. But...it's not easy, finding out you're only the first of many.
[It hadn't been easy when it was Jason who took the mantel. The ones after him had been easier, but he'd had more to say about Tim, Stephanie and Damian.]
In some ways, you are starting again. Only this time, there's a bunch of people who know who you will be and don't know how to handle who you are right now as well.