“Don’t worry about it. I was just thinking out loud.” The chilli dogs were just a fake excuse, but Bart’s right. The solution to any craving is sitting right next to him. Tim sighs. “I guess he wouldn’t go for that, either.”

If Bart can see through it, Bruce certainly can. Tim sighs and slumps towards Bart a little. There’s a heavy expectation to address what his friend’s said about how much Tim helped. Maybe it’s not intentional, but it’s there. It colours everything.

And he just wants to argue that he never should’ve been there. None of it would’ve happened if he hadn’t gotten sloppy in the warehouse. The Joker wouldn’t have gone to the trouble without a Robin. He deserves negative credit. “The other Batman and Jason kept him talking. I wasn’t.”