[ dick is. more than okay with the subject change, though he looks up a bit at the sky to think. ]

Superhero, remember? Constantly. [ it's a joke and a bad one, and he hesitates for a second before admitting, a bit quiet: ] I was-- before winding up here, I was taking a... a leave of absence. Not from the whole hero thing, but--a big part, that I'd-- that I'd been a part of for years. [ he grins, but it's mostly melancholy ] So much for that, right?