[ Provisions he'll come to. For the time being he raises his eyes toward the only movement in the room, the swinging extractor fan far above them.
There's silence for a while. I wanted this. I knew the risks. I don't regret any of it. I don't know who I'd be without it. They're all things that Bruce understands himself on an intense personal level; they're all choices he made for himself. Dick had been given two opportunities to walk away from that mantle: the first, arriving here on his own months ago, the second when he'd been confronted by a strange Bruce Wayne, a man who didn't really know him, except from stalking conversations with Alfred. He could have abandoned it, but he has pride in it; in what he's doing, in who he is.
That's what he's really inherited. The bat itself could come and go, but the spirit of it is a part of Robin. It isn't just a name and a symbol, it's an unspoken promise, a bond, a legacy. It's at the heart of everything. ]
If you need anything, speak to Alfred. Repairs, financing, technology.
[ He seemed contented somehow by what Dick had said. If he had anything more to add on the subject it had been tucked away for later. ]
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Date: 2014-09-17 09:12 pm (UTC)From:There's silence for a while. I wanted this. I knew the risks. I don't regret any of it. I don't know who I'd be without it. They're all things that Bruce understands himself on an intense personal level; they're all choices he made for himself. Dick had been given two opportunities to walk away from that mantle: the first, arriving here on his own months ago, the second when he'd been confronted by a strange Bruce Wayne, a man who didn't really know him, except from stalking conversations with Alfred. He could have abandoned it, but he has pride in it; in what he's doing, in who he is.
That's what he's really inherited. The bat itself could come and go, but the spirit of it is a part of Robin. It isn't just a name and a symbol, it's an unspoken promise, a bond, a legacy. It's at the heart of everything. ]
If you need anything, speak to Alfred. Repairs, financing, technology.
[ He seemed contented somehow by what Dick had said. If he had anything more to add on the subject it had been tucked away for later. ]
Your team. It's growing?