[It's a good thing to lead with, honestly. It pulls the tension out of his shoulders, and then the rest just falls over him. Why couldn't different timeline Dick just give him a reason to dislike him? Be distant?

His attempts at trying have pretty much dried up.]

I don't think you get it, Grayson. There isn't anything to know about me that you can't already figure out. The only thing I've ever known is training and killing. I was a weapon.