...Thanks. [ He hadn't really doubted it for a moment, but that doesn't mean it isn't nice to hear. ] I know it's probably not easy to hear. But it means a lot that you're willing to trust me.

[ And he hesitates there for a moment. He can't really sidestep the name thing anymore, and anyway, it's not as if he can tap dance around it forever.

His own Superman had done so much to show him that he could live without Bruce. Be something other than Robin, at a time when his whole heart felt wrapped up in those little shorts. The family he thought he'd lost forever. It had been a way to honor that, to honor his legacy and the gift of the story. But it's probably a little unfair to expect this Clark to be alright with a stranger standing on that part of his heritage. Will it even mean anything to him? ]

...So I should probably mention that I go by Nightwing now.