[ he leans back again, brows arching over the rims of his glasses. ] You want me to answer that honestly? I know just enough about you to know that you don't seem to have a sense of self-preservation, just like the other birds.

[ which.. jon can't talk, really. he recently threw himself in front of a death ray that would have wiped out an entire island, after all. but he's invulnerable, so he knew odds were good he'd survive it. batman and his family don't have that kind of assurance.

he reaches up to fiddle with his glasses, pushing them back up his nose. ] .. I don't agree with your methods, and I don't think that's any surprise to you, but.. I think you have a lot to offer the world, and your life is important.