[Ah yes. Tim was always smart like that. Dick can recognize the hook, but he's not quite of the right mind to to avoid it completely, can't think about it much when the new topic makes him fully pull away, returned to his own personal space, and harden his expression again.]
It's not exactly a cherry-picking happy day to celebrate after so many people have been hurt or died. A win like this is bitter at best.
[Unusually pessimistic for him-- or maybe he was just being overly sensitive. But it was a different case with Tim being alive, after all.]
We got things under control, but it'll probably be awhile before the world can really get over it... but-- you being back, that's the important part. So-- don't worry.
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It's not exactly a cherry-picking happy day to celebrate after so many people have been hurt or died. A win like this is bitter at best.
[Unusually pessimistic for him-- or maybe he was just being overly sensitive. But it was a different case with Tim being alive, after all.]
We got things under control, but it'll probably be awhile before the world can really get over it... but-- you being back, that's the important part. So-- don't worry.