[ None of that even makes the remotest bit of sense to him. The bit about Speedy is fine, except his Oliver's speedy is a girl, so whoever Roy is he has absolutely no idea.
And things spiral all the more from there. So carefully he says: ]
He disowned him. Green Arrow was his parent. His mentor. And he didn't want anything to do with him after that. It ruined Roy. He's better, now, but it ruined him.
[Tim sighed.] I don't know if I could handle that if Bruce did that.
Listen, Oliver and Bruce have a lot in common, but... [ He reached across to pat Tim's hand. ] The truth is that you can't know until you actually give it a go. The longer you hide it, the harder he's going to take it. But maybe he can actually help. Once he gets past being a big jerk and puts his mind to something, he can make a real difference, and that's something that Oliver can't do. All he has is his gut reaction, and most of the time it's the rest of us who have to get him out of his messes.
So give him a shot--or at least let me talk to him. It's not as if he's not made his own mistakes. Maybe he'll understand.
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What did he do, exactly?
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[Tim sighed.] I don't know if I could handle that if Bruce did that.
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So give him a shot--or at least let me talk to him. It's not as if he's not made his own mistakes. Maybe he'll understand.
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[ Oliver again. ]
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[ He reaches out to pat his hand, then stands up. ]
I'll cover this, alright? My treat.
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[ He grins, fetching out his wallet. ]
Call, okay?
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