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[She! has a lot of concerns about that, but the moment after he tells her his parents were murdered doesn’t really seem like the time to bring them up. Instead, she’s moving forward to put a hand on his shoulder, a little like the gesture he gave her after she got out of the recording studio.]

I’m so sorry... I can’t even imagine.

It's... well, I won't say it's fine, but-- I am.

[ he shrugs, not knowing what else to say. so. uhhh. ya ]

[She gets the feeling that now is an ideal time for a subject change, so as she takes her hand away—]

It's pretty impressive. I never would have done something like that when I was a kid.

[ he smiles at her, a little grateful ]

Heh. Well, I did have a little bit of an advantage to start with. Circus kid. It helps your superhero career if you've already got training doing stunts on a trapeze.

...Huh. I kind of thought circus kids weren’t a thing anymore, except in books. That’s cool, though! How’d you get into it?

You're right, it's not exactly commonplace anymore. [ he shrugs ] But my family worked as the main act of the circus, so I was pretty much born into it.

[She nods.]

And you said you did trapeze, right? Did it ever freak you out?

...Nah. I was... I was practically born up there. As a kid, it was weirder for me to think that people could be freaked out by it. Like someone being scared of walking.

...Right. I guess even something that most people aren’t used to can seem normal if you’ve always done it.

Yeah, that... goes for pretty much my whole life.

[ he's mildly self-aware, so it's fine. ]

At least you’ve got company here? Even if it took... all of this.

Company?

[ like. what kinda company. ]

Just, like... Other people who've gone through some really abnormal stuff.

[Hm.]

What did you think I meant?

I almost thought you were calling me a demon for a second there.

[ he wasn't sure if she was making fun of him or. what. ]

I don't think there's anyone who hasn't gone through abnormal stuff in my life even beyond this place. Not anyone I talk to that often, anyway.

[ dick, that says a lot more about your civilian life than you want it too ]

If I were calling you a demon, I'd be a little more clear about it.

[She tilts her head.]

So all your friends are involved in the same kind of thing you are?

Good to know.

[ hm. he tilts his head right back ]

... Yeah. I kept it up as a kid, but... the double-life thing gets a bit too complicated to get close to people who aren't in the know.

...I bet that's tough, in a way.

[ i forgot he wasnt nightwing last tag this is fine ]

Kinda. There aren't that many people who know me as both Dick Grayson and Nightwing, even on the mask side of things. It's ... definitely a bit weird.

So, like... If you met someone in one identity and really clicked with them, you don't think they'd tell them anyways? I mean, I know that's usually how the superhero thing goes, but... Maybe it's different when it's not in a movie.

... My identity being compromised isn't just a problem for me. Figure me out, and they might figure out others I'm not willing to put into danger.

[ implying that if it was just him he wouldn't. care as much. ]

I have told people, but they've all been some I was absolutely sure I could trust with it. It's... a lot easier to find those on the mask side of things.

[She nods.]

It makes sense. It just seems... kind of lonely, that's all.

[ he hums ]

I've got friends. I've got... family. [ the non-dead ones, anyway. ] I might be more paranoid than most, but it hasn't stopped me from being close to people anyway.

[She waves a hand.]

Right. Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound so depressing.

It's fine. It's a pretty weird concept when you think about it too long. Which is why I absolutely don't.

[ an excellent solution ]

...That probably makes it easier.

[It's also probably not very healthy, but she's not going to call him on it, it's fine.]

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