[ Barbara is starting to realize she's going to have to approach this the way she would with Steph or Cass from years back—the uncontrolled emotional swings. The weirdly transparent manipulation seems to have no presence of being chosen on purpose or recognized in action. She notes that she is the person who could, uncontestedly, be called the most manipulative of this family.

So, so much more than Bruce even at times.

But Barbara can be gracious. Behind Dick, she's the next easiest person to get along with in this family for several reasons. ]

If we're starting over, I owe you an apology, too, for what I said the first time we met. I don't expect you to be anyone but who you are—and, admittedly, I don't know who that is. Just like last time made that clear for you about me.

So, let's actually start over.

[ Barbara's hands drop to the wheelhandles on her chair, inching herself a little more forward under the table, and then she held out a hand to him across the table. ] I'm Barbara Gordon, and Batgirl, and Oracle, and I'm planning to fight for all the worlds here, and I am going to win. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mister—?

[ There's a general lilt there, left on her last word, making it a question ]