As far as Dick was concerned, there wasn't really an 'if' in that. Superman would win because there wasn't anybody else who was strong enough to stop him. As angry as he was with Bruce, he understood the desperation.
Finally, though, he does look up at Jaime, looking the young man straight in the eye. "I can't tell you that you should help us. Hell, you're a smart guy. You know the odds that we're going up against, what the chances are. If you can't run the odds yourself, the Scarab probably can. You come and fight with us and I can't make any guarantees that you'll get out of it. But, I can't make any guarantees that we'll get out of it, either."
Maybe Danny. Probably Kon and Cassie. Possibly Peter and Haruto. Dick...well, Dick's human and the greater strength and durability that comes with being a Guardian only goes so far when everybody you're going to be going up against has super powers. "Then again, the lack of guarantee has never really stopped most of us before, either."
He brushed his hands over his thighs and stood, offering Jaime his hand. "I can't order you to help us and I wouldn't even if I could. Like Danny said, it's your choice. If we get through this, there's a healer back in the other world we've been pulled to that we'll bring back with us and have him look at you, see if there's anything he can do."
He paused a moment, then looked around at them all. "What I will offer is the protection of our base for you and your family for as long as this takes. Not contingent on you fighting or even helping with the science." It was the least of what he was owed, after all. "For what it's worth, though..." He tilted his head toward the picture. "I do know what it's like."
It may have been a year ago, but the Wall was still up around Blüdhaven. There wasn't much he could do there, these days. But it still weighed on him.
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Finally, though, he does look up at Jaime, looking the young man straight in the eye. "I can't tell you that you should help us. Hell, you're a smart guy. You know the odds that we're going up against, what the chances are. If you can't run the odds yourself, the Scarab probably can. You come and fight with us and I can't make any guarantees that you'll get out of it. But, I can't make any guarantees that we'll get out of it, either."
Maybe Danny. Probably Kon and Cassie. Possibly Peter and Haruto. Dick...well, Dick's human and the greater strength and durability that comes with being a Guardian only goes so far when everybody you're going to be going up against has super powers. "Then again, the lack of guarantee has never really stopped most of us before, either."
He brushed his hands over his thighs and stood, offering Jaime his hand. "I can't order you to help us and I wouldn't even if I could. Like Danny said, it's your choice. If we get through this, there's a healer back in the other world we've been pulled to that we'll bring back with us and have him look at you, see if there's anything he can do."
He paused a moment, then looked around at them all. "What I will offer is the protection of our base for you and your family for as long as this takes. Not contingent on you fighting or even helping with the science." It was the least of what he was owed, after all. "For what it's worth, though..." He tilted his head toward the picture. "I do know what it's like."
It may have been a year ago, but the Wall was still up around Blüdhaven. There wasn't much he could do there, these days. But it still weighed on him.