[She thinks about that for a long moment, thinks about the boy she knows being forced to be serious - thinks about how being the Avatar had also enforced a kind of seriousness on him, a seriousness that at first had been so dire he'd run away. She thinks about Robin's concern for him, the revelation that Aang had chosen to hide his powers... and she thinks about the way he's describing his happiness, like it's stolen pockets of light let in through shuttered windows.]
I think... that the most important thing to remember is that what you do isn't all of who you are. You're the Avatar. I'm a waterbender. We're both more than that, but what we are helps make us who we are. It's the same thing now, with 'being Robin.' You're a lot more than a crime-fighter, Aang.
[And the story I have to tell you of your life is a sad one. I don't want to make this worse.]
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[She thinks about that for a long moment, thinks about the boy she knows being forced to be serious - thinks about how being the Avatar had also enforced a kind of seriousness on him, a seriousness that at first had been so dire he'd run away. She thinks about Robin's concern for him, the revelation that Aang had chosen to hide his powers... and she thinks about the way he's describing his happiness, like it's stolen pockets of light let in through shuttered windows.]
I think... that the most important thing to remember is that what you do isn't all of who you are. You're the Avatar. I'm a waterbender. We're both more than that, but what we are helps make us who we are. It's the same thing now, with 'being Robin.' You're a lot more than a crime-fighter, Aang.
[And the story I have to tell you of your life is a sad one. I don't want to make this worse.]