“When you were shot, you went to the library that night. You didn’t go hide at the Garricks.” Because he IS hiding, both here in Little Love and emotionally. Tim thought he’d been hiding too much, but… after the comment about his limp, he resolves to conceal that too from here on.

He’d thought he didn’t have to with Bart, who was gloriously gifted when it came to being able to push through and overcome. Tim had thought Bart would understand that… that they weren’t going to comment on Tim’s injuries. They’ll heal eventually, like it never happened.

“Bart, you can’t really think he wouldn’t jump at the chance to attack if he knew I was here with my best friends?” Tim doesn’t want to talk about this, but he can’t let Bart persist in thinking he’s of no interest to the Joker. “You’re a target because you’re my friend. If he could set up something where he’d turn another Robin into a killer, he’d do it. He thinks it’s funny when he destabilizes Batman’s allies.”