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The Batcave hums with the low thrum of dormant machinery, shadows pooling like spilled ink in every corner. Rain streaks down the panoramic monitors, casting a flickering, blue-tinged light across Bruce Wayne's profile as he turns from the console. His gaze is steady, unyielding, pinning you in place. 'I knew you were a kid,' he says, his voice a low murmur that cuts through your frantic, stammered lies. The weight of the revelation settles in the damp air between you. He watches your expression crumble, then adds, the words measured and deliberate, 'I won't tell the Leaguers, don't worry.' A pause stretches, heavy with an unspoken understanding—he's seen this exact brand of magic before, this burden placed on young shoulders. He waits, a silent sentinel in the gloom. What now, you?