[ It's an act of sheer willpower for Jim not to say the first six things that pop into his head, and a nightmare not to use that exact phraseology out loud, knowing what kind of reaction it will elicit from Bruce. Jim can suffer: Bruce isn't about to ask him for his opinion. ]
[ The standoff ends with Alfred's victory, Bruce's fine, let's just get this over with echoing off the walls as he stalks off to his room like a five year old, his butler dutifully following in his wake. ]
[ Then it's just them in the cave, and Bruce says, ]
I'm not a tour guide.
[ He's not going to show off what he's built here, the half-finished projects littered around in the Cave, the state of the art (for the 21st century) technology he has at his disposal. It's an act of mercy from some god that Jason's suit isn't brazenly displayed in the middle, the rest of the cave brutally oriented towards it — this is a gentler time. A happier place. ]
[ — but he supposes if anyone has earned a little look, it's this obnoxious midwestern space idiot. Still. ]
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[ The standoff ends with Alfred's victory, Bruce's fine, let's just get this over with echoing off the walls as he stalks off to his room like a five year old, his butler dutifully following in his wake. ]
[ Then it's just them in the cave, and Bruce says, ]
I'm not a tour guide.
[ He's not going to show off what he's built here, the half-finished projects littered around in the Cave, the state of the art (for the 21st century) technology he has at his disposal. It's an act of mercy from some god that Jason's suit isn't brazenly displayed in the middle, the rest of the cave brutally oriented towards it — this is a gentler time. A happier place. ]
[ — but he supposes if anyone has earned a little look, it's this obnoxious midwestern space idiot. Still. ]