[ Small town doesn’t necessarily mean poor, and it could be an estranged sibling situation. Someone distant enough to be an easy target, but still cared for. Being the personification of a flyover state isn’t going to make him discredit the theory. ]
I’m Al. Please don’t sing the song.
[ Dixon seems decent, but the fact is he could be one of the perpetrators just as easily as a victim. Meeting so many others, when Tim has found one so far, is suspicious without the shield and the injury. The burn isn’t brand new, but it is recent.
He can’t come out and introduce himself as Tim Drake - or Wayne. If Dixon’s not involved, it doesn’t matter if Tim is Al.
What matters is Tim has to tamp down on the questions to avoid annoying the source. It’s so hard with a list of people that tantalizing. Green space man – is it Martian Manhunter? Is the Justice League already here? The girl from Saturn rings a distant bell; Tim will figure it out later. He doesn’t know anyone who has a dragon, although Beast Boy could easily pull it off. Saber is an assassin, and the mention of her makes his hand tighten on the collapsed bo. There’s not enough information on the final woman.
Tim chooses the intended to ask about carefully, but there’s really no contest. A knockoff Superman has about a 20% chance of being amazing news, and an 80% chance of being a major disaster. ]
I’m sorry about all the questions, Mr. Dixon. I think we’re both having a bad day. When you say knockoff Superman, I don’t what you mean. Is he talking backwards or funny, is his skin chalky or blue, or is he my age?
[ The last option covers the best and worst outcomes, but differentiating Kon and Prime will sound ridiculous to an adult (who probably thinks all teenagers sound angry and entitled) and will reveal Al is up to his neck in capes. The rest of the options aren't better, but he could get them from the news. ]
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I’m Al. Please don’t sing the song.
[ Dixon seems decent, but the fact is he could be one of the perpetrators just as easily as a victim. Meeting so many others, when Tim has found one so far, is suspicious without the shield and the injury. The burn isn’t brand new, but it is recent.
He can’t come out and introduce himself as Tim Drake - or Wayne. If Dixon’s not involved, it doesn’t matter if Tim is Al.
What matters is Tim has to tamp down on the questions to avoid annoying the source. It’s so hard with a list of people that tantalizing. Green space man – is it Martian Manhunter? Is the Justice League already here? The girl from Saturn rings a distant bell; Tim will figure it out later. He doesn’t know anyone who has a dragon, although Beast Boy could easily pull it off. Saber is an assassin, and the mention of her makes his hand tighten on the collapsed bo. There’s not enough information on the final woman.
Tim chooses the intended to ask about carefully, but there’s really no contest. A knockoff Superman has about a 20% chance of being amazing news, and an 80% chance of being a major disaster.
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I’m sorry about all the questions, Mr. Dixon. I think we’re both having a bad day. When you say knockoff Superman, I don’t what you mean. Is he talking backwards or funny, is his skin chalky or blue, or is he my age?
[ The last option covers the best and worst outcomes, but differentiating Kon and Prime will sound ridiculous to an adult (who probably thinks all teenagers sound angry and entitled) and will reveal Al is up to his neck in capes. The rest of the options aren't better, but he could get them from the news. ]