[ A challenge but not impossible. When it was quiet and safe to do so, Bruce and Terry would have debriefs over the comm line, discuss different angles of the case, argue when they disagreed, or if things were personal? Talk through it. It's different having Dick here with him instead of in his ear, but it's familiar enough that it doesn't throw Terry too badly. He can still keep up. He's not as graceful as Dick in how he moves; he lacks the same finesse and ease and fluidity. But he's clearly not an amateur. He's always taken being Batman seriously and kept up his acrobatic training, even after being totally displaced.

What is a challenge, is not stopping to admire Dick. It's not a performance and they're not in a place for it. Terry's gotta keep the quips to himself.

It helps that Dick isn't going so fast that keeping up is impossible. He can follow Dick's lead and wiggle his way through each tight passage until they're out in the open air again. Terry waits until they've cleared the building before he even begins to offer an answer. ]

No. It wasn't you. [ not in a way that Terry could blame him for anything. He should have stayed focused. He knew better and still got caught out. That would never be Dick's fault. ]

I've just had a lot of time to think about this. About us. I mean if there is an us. [ ahem ] Which way we heading?