[ he laughs as he accepts her hand, grip carefully human-firm as he squeezes and releases. ] Yeah, D isn't quite that paranoid, but he'd probably be hissing at me soon, too.

[ he tries to be sensitive to the various bats' quirks, but he's not a bat, and the one he knows best isn't here. ]

Honestly, I'm surprised any of us are from the same universe. [ his feet finally touch down, and he glances up at the sky, at the stars that are so similar to home. ] The last alternate dimension I was in was a pretty miserable time. Hopefully this one's better. [ he glances back at her, smile quirking back up onto his face. ] It has better company so far, at least.