"Remorse might be a good start," Robin said delicately. He didn't want to promise more than he could deliver, but there was-- well, mitigating circumstances, Stockholm Syndrome, et cetera and so forth.
"Beyond that, I don't know. I do know," and here he leveled his best Batman glare, which was usually diminished by his smaller stature, but still got the job done, "that giving you what you want is not a priority. Right now, I don't trust you to do the right thing under pressure, and that means you're not getting thrown into any situation that would require you to make that right decision until you prove otherwise."
He held a hand up.
"And don't go playing the 'I've changed!' game with me. You have not. We've barely talked and while I am extremely persuasive, you're brainwashed and I'm not dumb. You haven't come around to my way of thinking just because of one heart-to-heart."
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"Beyond that, I don't know. I do know," and here he leveled his best Batman glare, which was usually diminished by his smaller stature, but still got the job done, "that giving you what you want is not a priority. Right now, I don't trust you to do the right thing under pressure, and that means you're not getting thrown into any situation that would require you to make that right decision until you prove otherwise."
He held a hand up.
"And don't go playing the 'I've changed!' game with me. You have not. We've barely talked and while I am extremely persuasive, you're brainwashed and I'm not dumb. You haven't come around to my way of thinking just because of one heart-to-heart."