[Dick picks up his burger, taking a bite to give himself a chance to think while he chews.]
He has about eight reasons now, though he doesn't quite see it that way. Which means we're just going to have to gently encourage him into interacting with people. [A pause.] I'd say 'again', but I have no idea if this one ever did much interact with people other than Alfred.
[Dick picks up his burger, taking a bite. Because it's an easy way to buy a little time to think and figure out what he wants to say.]
I think he does, too, but I don't think he knows what to do with that feeling yet. It's too new, and you know how B is. He'll analyze that feeling within an inch of its life, until he knows whether he can trust it or not. And then he'll probably hold onto it a little longer, just to make certain.
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Date: 2023-07-30 11:58 am (UTC)He has about eight reasons now, though he doesn't quite see it that way. Which means we're just going to have to gently encourage him into interacting with people. [A pause.] I'd say 'again', but I have no idea if this one ever did much interact with people other than Alfred.
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Date: 2023-08-16 12:50 am (UTC)[ Dick chews on a fry. ] And it's B. I think he wants to care about us, in spite of himself.
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Date: 2023-08-20 06:54 pm (UTC)I think he does, too, but I don't think he knows what to do with that feeling yet. It's too new, and you know how B is. He'll analyze that feeling within an inch of its life, until he knows whether he can trust it or not. And then he'll probably hold onto it a little longer, just to make certain.
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Date: 2023-10-03 02:03 am (UTC)[ Bruce is good-- he always has been-- but nothing can substitute for experience. ]