"The brain blast was a two way street," Robin confirmed, quickly, distastefully. "I'm guessing your friend back there believes in fair play, even if you don't."

Robin didn't, either, if he was being honest. But clinging to his moral superiority was his best coping mechanism against confronting just how similar their cases were.

Similar, but not the same.

"Well, I s'pose it wouldn't be good brainwashing if you actually realized you were brainwashed." He tapped his chin. "I have an outside perspective, you see, and a couple frames of reference I can compare it to." Mentioning no archers named after Greek goddesses.