"No, Jason," and he's trying to be gentle again, "you're emotionally compromised. But you can recognize it. You know and acknowledge it and actively question your responses because of that." He shakes his head. "The Arkham Knight is on an entirely different level in that respect. And part of that is, I believe, because he lacks identity of his own. He needs to figure out who he is outside of Bruce. Apart from Bruce. Get some friends, get a hobby, do something beside obsess. If the only thing he's working from is his solidarity or antagonism with Bruce, there's no room for him to grow or heal."
He sighs.
"I'm not saying Bruce won't be involved. No one's abandoning him. I've been talking to him consistently since I got here, offering him an open door, offering him open arms. I don't want him alone. But the violence of his reaction to Bruce just isn't helpful to anyone."
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"No, Jason," and he's trying to be gentle again, "you're emotionally compromised. But you can recognize it. You know and acknowledge it and actively question your responses because of that." He shakes his head. "The Arkham Knight is on an entirely different level in that respect. And part of that is, I believe, because he lacks identity of his own. He needs to figure out who he is outside of Bruce. Apart from Bruce. Get some friends, get a hobby, do something beside obsess. If the only thing he's working from is his solidarity or antagonism with Bruce, there's no room for him to grow or heal."
He sighs.
"I'm not saying Bruce won't be involved. No one's abandoning him. I've been talking to him consistently since I got here, offering him an open door, offering him open arms. I don't want him alone. But the violence of his reaction to Bruce just isn't helpful to anyone."