Re: Drinks: Selina/Dick
[He nodded, and he knew it was unfair to put it all on Babs, but he wasn't entirely sure he was getting a fair shot to be a complete ass himself so it was complicated.] She knows, but she doesn't want to talk about it either. And you know how I love to talk.
[He turned on the barstool to face her] Full disclosure. This is my fault. I'm old, Selina. Older than her. The things I've done and the things I've been through with Babs she hasn't experienced yet. She's not ready to be Oracle, she doesn't know what that means. She can't be Batgirl right now. I've tied her down before she gets a chance to do anything. I'm almost ten years older than her. And those were an important ten years for the pair of us.
[It was hard not to live in the past when it felt like everything he'd ever done was consistently smacking him right in the face.] I'll try. [it was the best he could do]
I told him I told everyone everything. I tried to explain the situation. He's angry. I suppose he has reason to be. [He furrowed his brow a bit and ran a hand through his hair] Someday people will learn never to listen to me. I'm sorry if it caused you trouble. I was being told there was no one else who could help, and then the shit hit the fan. And it just kept getting worse. He should have listened to you, you had the right information.
[Dick was more than a few strong drinks deep and words were flowing almost as freely as the spirits that were warming in his veins.]
This is all I've ever been preparing to do, all I've ever thought I was going to do, and all I've ever wanted to do. I used to be so much better at it.