Re: Gotham, in person: Selina K/Bruce B
I haven't been called that since childhood. Just don't go with Bobby. [Bruce couldn't resist sincerely smiling back. She had a way about her.] I appreciate that.
[He hesitated before answering.] My impression was you came from a bad background and you learned to be hard early on. You didn't trust easy, but you wanted to. People just have a way of letting you down. [Bruce cleared his throat and pulled his glasses from his pocket, putting them on. Almost a new line of defense.] I don't know what your impression was of me. Tony is charming. He gets under your skin, even if your defenses are up high. [Bruce knew that from experience. He didn't shy away from her touch on his arm, allowing it for now.] People are usually too blinded by their own judgments to think about someone else's perspective.
[He frowned at her.] Running is sometimes the safest option. [Said the champion of running at the first sight of trouble.] It's a warehouse, run down, dirty. I think it's a drug den. [The suspicious people walking around left them alone at least.] I can't use the equipment here, it's probably rusty and half broken. I'd say it's condemned property. So you see where the problem is.