Well, if she's anything like me then I'm sorry for your parents. [ He waggles his eyebrows a little, all self-depreciating humour and playfulness. But Dick is also trusting him with this kind of information and it makes the edges of his eyes go fond at the same time as his smile. ] Sure, your secret is safe with me, Dick.

[ God, if this is what Dick's like when he's flustered then Nix is going to have to do a lot to keep him looking like that. It's adorable and it makes something inside of him fizzle with a stupid kind of want. ]

Nope. [ Patting himself down as if to prove a point. ] I am good to go.