Bale-Batman's next actions confirmed their suspicions, because he had been far too passive in dealing with Pursuer.
Of course, Bruce Wayne's baseline intelligence made it easy for him to deduce Pursuer's traits, but the problem was that he did too little. He was completely reacting passively.
Overlord Superman folded his arms and frowned as he watched Bale-Batman's performance on the screen. That segment had gone by too quickly back then for him to think it through, but after considering it now, he said,
"The other side doesn't look like an irrational monster. Batman's first instinct should have been to try talking to him. At least, the Batman I know would have done that. He might even have persuaded him—he often talks people into things for no apparent reason."
"If it were me, I would at least have noticed that this female ghost had some unusual cooperative relationship with the personality called Pursuer. More likely, the female ghost was being forced."
Bruce lightly tapped his chin with a finger and said, "If the female ghost's attempts to lure me were not entirely voluntary, and Schiller did not trust her either, then one of her actions might very well trigger Pursuer's attack."
"I could use her desire to make me turn around to lure her into crossing Pursuer's line instead. Let them tear each other apart, then observe the patterns in their actions. That would give me more information."
"And since I already understand Pursuer's behavioral pattern, it wouldn't even be risky. As long as I don't turn my back on him, I could just sit against a wall and watch the show."
Constantine lit another cigarette. Blowing on the flame at its tip, he said, "Obviously, this peerless genius had his mind occupied by something else. He wanted to think quietly