[ A little time and distance has done a lot for the immediate shock and anger of the encounter. In it's place is a lingering sense of guilt. An old ache for the kid who's still dead in his world. The knowledge that somehow he'd failed Jason yet again. ]
...There's a version of him here now.
But he's older now. And he's different. [ He's done terrible things. Terrible things were done to him. He's trying to be a better man. Dick scrubs a tired hand across his face. ]
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...There's a version of him here now.
But he's older now. And he's different. [ He's done terrible things. Terrible things were done to him. He's trying to be a better man. Dick scrubs a tired hand across his face. ]
I didn't handle it well, when we met.