It's a long story, but there was... another Robin, after him, who was murdered on the job. He didn't take it well.
[The best way to present a lie is to start from the truth, and embellish. Genuine facts lend verisimilitude.
And the other way to really ensure the lie goes undetected is to not bog it down with unnecessary details. To not make it seem rehearsed or prepared.]
I think he just snapped one day. He didn't want to ever feel that impotence again.
[A little sincerity and empathy sneaks into his voice, to his chagrin. He'll play up the fear again later, but his foster brother was a tender memory even to him. He hadn't been any use to him, not like Bruce Wayne, but not having to use him for his own gain had allowed Dick to develop affection for him.]
So he went down the other road, and hasn't looked back. He's not going to stop until he's running this place so that no one will be hurt like that again.
Voice; no no i love it
[The best way to present a lie is to start from the truth, and embellish. Genuine facts lend verisimilitude.
And the other way to really ensure the lie goes undetected is to not bog it down with unnecessary details. To not make it seem rehearsed or prepared.]
I think he just snapped one day. He didn't want to ever feel that impotence again.
[A little sincerity and empathy sneaks into his voice, to his chagrin. He'll play up the fear again later, but his foster brother was a tender memory even to him. He hadn't been any use to him, not like Bruce Wayne, but not having to use him for his own gain had allowed Dick to develop affection for him.]
So he went down the other road, and hasn't looked back. He's not going to stop until he's running this place so that no one will be hurt like that again.