I can be the guy that deals with some bullshit thing happening to him, but I can't be the guy that watches a friend go through hell, especially when that friend is you.
[He shudders just at the image of Tim with someone else's blood on his hands, knowing that Bruce's disapproval is hovering over everything.]
[Would he be angry, even though it wasn't Tim's fault? Since he could fight it, would he be angry if he caved even as much as Kon had? If he couldn't fight it hard enough?]
[His voice cracks with emotion.]
I'm not strong enough.
But I am strong enough to carry whatever this is until I can get rid of it.
Re: GAIA
Yeah, except for one problem: I can't do it.
I can be the guy that deals with some bullshit thing happening to him, but I can't be the guy that watches a friend go through hell, especially when that friend is you.
[He shudders just at the image of Tim with someone else's blood on his hands, knowing that Bruce's disapproval is hovering over everything.]
[Would he be angry, even though it wasn't Tim's fault? Since he could fight it, would he be angry if he caved even as much as Kon had? If he couldn't fight it hard enough?]
[His voice cracks with emotion.]
I'm not strong enough.
But I am strong enough to carry whatever this is until I can get rid of it.