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A few, huh?

[ that gets a smile from lois, something pleased, a little proud. it's good to know that no matter what the universe and no matter what else goes on, she stays true to herself and her work. it means a lot to her. ]

So when did you put on a mask? How did that happen? [ of course she's going to ask questions. this isn't an interview and it certainly isn't an interrogation, but lois is still lois. ]

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[ He's a little easier with the question now, which is probably some combination of the Lois Effect and a little real relief at having the toughest question settled already. ]

...I started when I was a kid. I was about nine, I guess?

I kind of made a few friends in high places when I lost my parents. [ Really he means just one friend in a high place. He hesitated a moment longer. ]

He was interested in helping me bring the murderer to justice.

He goes by Batman. [ He is absolutely watching her face for a reaction. ]

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That's very young.

[ lois would ask what kind of world he lives in that a child ends up fighting crime, but she knows better. it could happen in hers, too. she's seen too much of the dark underbelly of the world not to know that it could. ]

I'm sorry for your loss. [ even if it was years ago; that kind of wound doesn't ever really heal, does it?

after a moment, she adds: ] I've heard of someone go by that name in Gotham. [ she's never met the bat of gotham, though. ]

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Yeah? [ He's surprised, by the unexpectedly kind words and by the fact that she knows the name. Absurdly, it gives him a little hope for their friendship. Bruce will never admit it, but Dick knows how much it means to him. He knows what it would mean to this Clark, to not have to face the horrors of his own world alone indefinitely. ]

That's- I'm glad. [ He runs an awkward hand through his hair, a little embarrassed by how relieved he is. ]

In my world they hit it off, once they got to know each other. Be nice if they could again.

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[ lois is a hardass and she can go up against the worst criminals without losing her cool, but she's not without empathy. her own relationship with her parents might not be the best, but she knows family means a lot to many people, some more than others. and to lose his parents at such a young age can't have been easy.

to turn into a vigilante after is probably just proof of that. ] I don't think they've met, so far. But I think it would be good if he had more people doing similar things.