Batman has imagined countless times what he would say if he could see his parents again one day in the future, but in fact, even in the most heartwarming possibilities he imagined, almost no family of three would sit around Wayne Manor again. Fireside chat scene.
Now it seems that the reality is a little more "warm" than the scene he imagined, not only his parents, but also the old housekeeper who has been accompanying him. The only problem is that the topic of discussion is a bit different from what Batman imagined. Same.
"Bruce, come here and sit down. We have to talk to you about something." Thomas waved to Batman, then pointed to the sofa opposite.
Batman's lips moved, but he still couldn't say "Call me Batman" to his biological father. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it. The key was that Thomas came with a gun today.
Batman walked over and sat down, then glanced at Thomas from under the mask, and then at Martha. They were much older, but not as old as Batman imagined. Mainly because people look like this when they are angry. They will be much younger, and now the two of them can be said to be radiant.
"Little Bruce, we have some things that we need to talk to you seriously about. What are you doing recently? Why do you want to interfere in my and your father's affairs?"
Batman opened his mouth, but he didn't expect Martha to ask this question. Soon Thomas also looked at Batman and said: "You leave the Wayne Group's business alone, but you take care of the gang fires and 708 Here comes the broken work, I just asked Alfred and found out that you don’t care if the Robins don’t come home!”
"I……"
In fact, in just a few seconds, Batman prepared a long list of manuscripts, the main content of which was to explain why he wanted to be Batman and how Gotham became what it is now. He thought this was very important. Necessary, because in his imagination, his parents would never accept him being Batman.
Thomas and Martha seemed to accept this well. The large set of explanations and persuasion that Batman prepared for them were all in vain. However, Batman found that he was not completely happy, but a little confused, and there was a trace of him. The sadness was difficult for me to notice.
Children always complain that their parents are too controlling and too tough, and they always complain that their parents plan their life routes too rigidly. But if one day you do something outrageous, your parents won't care about you and just watch with cold eyes, and they will inevitably go. I wonder why they don't care about me. Do they not love me anymore?
Everyone is an animal who worries about gains and losses, and Batman is no exception. If Thomas scolded him very forcefully, reprimanded him for not caring about Wayne Group's business, dressing up in a weird way and going to the streets to throw fists and embarrass the family, then Batman would definitely be very angry and think that He was in no position to question his choice.
But Martha and Thomas seemed to have completely skipped this stage of questioning, as if it was very reasonable for him to appear in Wayne Manor in the middle of the night dressed like a weirdo in tights. They even He was not asked to remove his mask.
Is this reasonable? This is simply unreasonable.
So Batman hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth and asked: "Don't you think... I mean, I, you don't think I..."
"What's wrong with you?" Martha asked, and then the loving lady gave a look of realization and said, "Okay, little Bruce, don't listen to your dad. He didn't say you have to go to Wayne Group." work."
"Martha, let's not change the subject. Bruce, why on earth are you doing these things?"
"Are you talking about Batman? I..."
"No, don't worry about Batman. I mean why do you want to get involved in gang fights? Don't you know it's dangerous? Why can't you just take the card and fly to your friend's farm for a few months? Leave space for me and your mother to resolve the emotional issues between us?"
"...Farm? What farm?"
"Aren't you and Clark good friends in this universe?"
"Clark? Clark Kent?"
"Yes, that farm boy you bought him a Lamborghini tractor. His dad is old Kent from Kansas. We met before at the Metropolitan Produce Trade Association, and he invited me and your mom to his farm. Vacation.”
"...?"
"Thomas, where is the intelligence that you are so proud of?" Martha said helplessly: "You have confused things between the two universes! These things have never happened in this universe. Maybe little Bruce doesn't know him yet. Where's Clark?"
After finishing speaking, Martha looked at Batman and said: "Why don't you take this opportunity to get engaged to Selina and then go on a honeymoon together? I agree with your father's idea on this point. You have to give us some private space. .”
"Selina..." Batman couldn't help but call out this name that he hadn't called for a long time.
"You won't quarrel with her again, will you? Okay, so does your professor have any travel plans recently? You can go to Europe with him to study. Anyway, don't cause trouble in Gotham. Your mother and I will handle the relationship between us. problem."
Batman's mouth opened and closed, and then opened again. For a few seconds, he wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he still didn't know what to say.
For most of the first half of his life, most of the words he heard were similar to "Batman, you are needed here!", "Batman, you have to solve this problem!", "Batman, You have to do this!"
Batman, who has been telling others "get out of my Gotham" all his life, was finally hinted to "get out of my Gotham" by others in euphemistic words.
Batman heard that this was what Thomas and Martha meant. What they said was that you are a hindrance here and it is best to leave Gotham and find yourself a class. What is going on?
While Batman was thinking blankly, Thomas and Martha started arguing again about the quarrel they had not finished before. Anyway, it was about the education of the Robins.
One was whether he should raise Damian and whether raising Damian would make other children sad. The other was whether Dick should add a social etiquette lesson on Friday night after school. It’s the brown-red pony at the racecourse again. Can Elsa, who has just entered kindergarten, ride it...
Batman simply didn't know how they could accurately find two completely opposite opinions among so many trivial issues and argue for hours.
But I have to admit that Batman feels a little awkward. Why do Thomas and Martha want to have a fight about how to tie their shoelaces when it is their turn to have problems with Robins? The biological parents just jumped all the way, with the attitude of just finding a place to stay by yourself?
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Thomas and Martha. The main reason is that they have stayed in Schiller's universe for a long time, and they spend most of their time dealing with Bruce in that world.
Thomas had seen Schiller's medical certificate for Bruce before. The series of disease names on it dazzled Thomas. After all, he had raised Bruce for so many years. His son had abnormalities in some aspects, and he also had some problems. Perceived.
Again, Bruce was not very normal when he was a teenager. Despite his amazing genius and intelligence, he did have problems with being unsociable, having stereotyped behavior and a slightly cold emotional attitude.
Thinking about it this way, it is not easy for this child to grow up to be what he is today. But if he is not dedicated to good and a perfect villain template, what else can Thomas ask for?
Martha, on the other hand, is more realistic and decisive. The Kane family she was born into is much more prosperous than the Wayne family, which is a single line. There are countless side branches and side branches.
Children raised by such families know very well that raising children is like investing. Not every penny invested will be rewarded, but one must decide whether to increase the position based on the growth trend.
Some children have already written on their faces "I'm not good at doing business" or "I'm not good at managing a company". If their parents are still blindly invested, the final result will be that their own group will never be able to squeeze in the core interests. group.
In fact, if it looks like this, Martha should support Thomas in training Damian to become the heir, because Damian is indeed the most suitable of all Robins to inherit the Wayne family.
But what Martha objected to was that Thomas' actions were too rough. He said he wanted to train Damian, but he kept holding Damian in class. Martha, who was born in the Kane family, knew very well that this kind of training method had disadvantages. greater than profit.
First, it is easy to cause problems if you work behind closed doors. Second, you only go to class and don’t socialize with children of the same age, and your network of contacts is not wide enough. Third, if it is too obvious to make other children feel left out, it will easily lead to brotherhood, causing the strong fortress to disappear. The interior was breached.
Although Thomas said that he had not stopped paying attention to the other children, in fact, he paid a little attention to his eldest son, Dick, and neglected Jason and Tim.
Although this is understandable in terms of the traditional structure of a large family. The eldest son and heir are the most important. However, Martha had a more smooth and gentle way to solve this matter. Thomas insisted on acting like a young boy. , of course Martha will be very angry.
This is essentially related to the two people's growth background, family structure and class. Thomas pays attention to practicality. Now that he has an heir, he should cultivate it quickly. He will learn a lot every day. But Martha pays attention to the family reputation and treats internal affairs internally. To manage things in an orderly manner, to be harmonious externally, and to leave enough dignity to everyone is the way to behave in a truly upper-class society.
But the two only agreed on one thing, that is, their biological son Bruce Wayne did not seem to be the material to inherit the family.
First, Bruce may have mental problems, and it would be inhumane to ask him to bear such a heavy burden. After all, he is his biological son, and it is good to be alive and well.
On the one hand, Bruce doesn't seem to have this ambition. After Thomas came back, Schiller's universe, Bruce Wayne Group, no longer cares about it, and he doesn't do any scientific research. He either falls in love with Selina or does research with Pamela every day. Fruits and vegetables, or go to Kent Farm to plant barley and wheat.
Bruce, who had been busy building the world recently, disappeared directly. Without this debt collector hanging in front of his eyes, Thomas felt that the world was better.
The joy of reunion has been consumed by Bruce. After the couple returned to the main world, they looked at the Batman of this universe and saw it as superfluous.
Since you are living well, then go and live well, take vacations, fall in love, even learn magic, what is not better than dying in Gotham?
When Batman walked out of Wayne Manor, he still had a confused look on his face. He originally thought he had to hold back from saying "Get out of Gotham" to his biological parents, but he didn't expect that the other person was also holding back.
But where can Batman go if he leaves Gotham?
No, Batman thought, Gotham still needs him...wait, does Gotham really still need him now?
(End of chapter)
