Eyes narrowing, he was struck by how strongly the kid was reacting and trying not to react at the same time.
The boy worked for Shuichi Takatori. Was he about the right age?
"Why did you react to it?"
He was pressing, and mercilessly, he was aware. But he needed some sort of rapport with the assassin in order to get anywhere, and get the really important information.
And he was... well. He sympathized, somewhat. He could understand all too painfully the temptation to kill, to really put an end to things, but at the same time, if you go there, how do you go back? Killing was a remarkably easy thing to do-- shooting someone in the chest was much simpler, much less time consuming. Pragmatism was enticing, sometimes, and he was so young. Maybe he hadn't had Bruce's resources.
He thought about Dick, a particularly snap decision he made one day, in one moment of intense empathy, and quite possibly the most worthwhile thing he'd done with his life and resource. Simple multiplication, it stood to reason, and--
He might be acting, the Batman had to remind himself. He seems worn down, but it might be an act. He might not really be remorseful, but that's all the more reason to press harder.
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The boy worked for Shuichi Takatori. Was he about the right age?
"Why did you react to it?"
He was pressing, and mercilessly, he was aware. But he needed some sort of rapport with the assassin in order to get anywhere, and get the really important information.
And he was... well. He sympathized, somewhat. He could understand all too painfully the temptation to kill, to really put an end to things, but at the same time, if you go there, how do you go back? Killing was a remarkably easy thing to do-- shooting someone in the chest was much simpler, much less time consuming. Pragmatism was enticing, sometimes, and he was so young. Maybe he hadn't had Bruce's resources.
He thought about Dick, a particularly snap decision he made one day, in one moment of intense empathy, and quite possibly the most worthwhile thing he'd done with his life and resource. Simple multiplication, it stood to reason, and--
He might be acting, the Batman had to remind himself. He seems worn down, but it might be an act. He might not really be remorseful, but that's all the more reason to press harder.