Re: Batman/Maria/Superman (or - After the longest car ride ever)
He looked away again. "To that kind of scale in Metropolis? Yes. And I feel very foolish for not being able to know about it earlier and take care of it." This sort of thing never happened to Batman."
"I care about that city, Miss Hill. It's my home, the one I've taken protection over. And I take pride in its protection because of that." Staring off at nothing, he murmured, "I'll get to work on the cleanup when I return. Visit the relatives of those that their lives...."
Looking back at her, his expression was saddened again. "Death comes far too easily to humans. And I'm not out to keep everyone alive forever, but I'd still like to keep them safe. Like I sad, those that I generally face off against have smaller attacks, one area. Not citywide destruction."