[ There's a flash of something in his face. He's had the same encounters here again and again. Missed connections. One-sided connections. That the first person he's run across in months who knows him by name is a kid he's never seen before, is...
Unfair is the word that comes to mind.
It's also not a discussion they can really have in the field. He hops down with a showy little flip, which is somehow easier right now than admitting that he really isn't sure how to navigate this. ]
I can see that. Your Robin-arangs are showing.
[ He looks younger up close than Dick had thought. So young it's startling. He's a child.
And he's suddenly, absurdly conscious of the danger around them. The danger to the boy. The unknown factor. He takes a breath. ]
You ready to set a trend? [ There's two more in that swarm. Dick tilts his head; a question. ]
weeps brokenly
Unfair is the word that comes to mind.
It's also not a discussion they can really have in the field. He hops down with a showy little flip, which is somehow easier right now than admitting that he really isn't sure how to navigate this. ]
I can see that. Your Robin-arangs are showing.
[ He looks younger up close than Dick had thought. So young it's startling. He's a child.
And he's suddenly, absurdly conscious of the danger around them. The danger to the boy. The unknown factor. He takes a breath. ]
You ready to set a trend? [ There's two more in that swarm. Dick tilts his head; a question. ]