[Despite the mask that covers, well, everything, Bette manages to pick up on that little hint of bitterness. She tilts her head to the side, studying him, worry flittering over her face.]
Batwoman was already a hard enough taskmaster. She insisted on calling me Plebe when she finally agreed to train me. Plebe.
I'm sorry the experience was rough for you, but I hope you're in something of a better place now?
[The emotional ties can be an unfortunate sort of consequence, really, when it comes to mentor-mentee relationships, or anything as high-stress as being costumed crimefighters. She's seen that first-hand herself.]
And I get it if I don't exactly inspire trust, given my own Bat-connections - however thin they might be - but I hope that in time we'll at least get to be friends. Because after all this, that'd be kind of nice. And, you know. I could use a friend.
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Batwoman was already a hard enough taskmaster. She insisted on calling me Plebe when she finally agreed to train me. Plebe.
I'm sorry the experience was rough for you, but I hope you're in something of a better place now?
[The emotional ties can be an unfortunate sort of consequence, really, when it comes to mentor-mentee relationships, or anything as high-stress as being costumed crimefighters. She's seen that first-hand herself.]
And I get it if I don't exactly inspire trust, given my own Bat-connections - however thin they might be - but I hope that in time we'll at least get to be friends. Because after all this, that'd be kind of nice. And, you know. I could use a friend.