"Could you stop acting like you're doing everything for my own good?
I'm not some fragile little kid. It's just a photo. What's wrong with letting me look?"
Dick was deeply unhappy with Zuo Ci's evasive attempts to hide the obvious.
He might have been young, but he was still a superhero... in training. He could accept being kept out earlier because it involved his future family's privacy, but now he wasn't even allowed to see a photo.
Are you looking down on me?!
"Uh, I'd advise you not to be quite so curious."
This time, the one stopping Robin wasn't Zuo Ci. It was The Flash, who stood off to the side scratching his head, looking constipated, as though he'd eaten some special dish served only at a members-only restaurant.
Zuo Ci's furtive behavior had genuinely piqued his curiosity, so in a moment when no one was paying attention, he'd used the Speed Force to run over and take a peek.
Then he'd regretted ever being so curious.
This damned place called Gotham was just too weird. Were all its villains' methods this twisted?
He'd even had the harebrained idea of imagining himself in Batman's position.
Then he'd understood, profoundly, that some things were more terrifying than death.
Ah, the city I protect is so innocent and kind. Compared to the villains here, ours are model citizens among model citizens.
At least they aren't after my ass, right?
"See? Even Barry says so, so don't... hold on. Barry, tell me, did you just see something?"
Faced with Zuo Ci's very unfriendly gaze, Barry chose to-
"I don't think Gotham's quite safe yet. I'll go do another patrol~"
Then the red streak of lightning vanished.
"I suggest you make sure Batman never hears about this."
Zuo Ci rolled his eyes