January 7

Oh, God... I'm amazed. I never knew that me and Batman had the same insecurities about our love lives. Working with him, how should I put this...? Work is always excellent, and I find that useful in a colleague, but if you want a conversation with him... That's not really his expertise. He never really talks about his personal life, which is a tad frustrating, since we won't get to know him well. (I wonder if the founding members know anything about him? Maybe Wally might know...)

It all started during the middle of the mission. We were helping a group of astronauts repairing their satellite, but then a few super villains came and wreaked havoc. Most of us were arguing on who should stay and help the astronauts, and who should fight the super villains. Our massive misunderstanding was then turned into a massive cat fight, but we managed to fend the villains off and have the astronauts and the satellite in one piece.

When we came back, most of us were still arguing. Everyone then left the Javelin, but I was too tired to move from fighting and the sort. Guess who also decided to stay with me? It was Batman.

This is not a pleasant experience if you ask me, but he looked stressed out and his head was down low on his chest. After a few minutes, I could hear him speak. It was faint, but I could hear, "they... They're all going to leave me... just like... them..." It was a bit strange for someone to talk to themselves, but I think he acknowledged my presence. To collaborate on who was "leaving", he talked about his parents. They were murdered when he was very young. He thought that their deaths traumatized him, which caused him to be a loner. Being Batman was helpful to the city, but it only made it harder for him because his enemies were so numerous. He was extra careful of his secret identity, because if his enemies knew about that, then they might harm the people close to him in order to get to him. His sidekicks were getting restless and could possibly leave him. One of them already left for another city. He also mentioned somebody named Alfred and that he was worried about his health and safety. From what I heard, Batman said that this Alfred was getting old.

He then said, "I don't want to lose someone close to me again. The pain's just too... unbearable. I feel like the blame should be placed on me, if anyone got hurt. They would be in the way if they risked it all on me, and maybe they would somehow... leave me. ... I wish I could at least tell her how I feel, before it's too late. I love her so much...!"

I had no idea that he was suffering this much. This all really surprise me... Diana's a big girl, she can take care of herself!

I told him that Diana should hear this, not me. She would be very understanding about his situation, and pleased to know that he return her feelings, but unpleased for hiding all of this inside him.

When I was finished, his eyes were wide open and looking at me. ... NEVER be alone in a room with Batman! Why was he looking at me like that? I'll never know...

I'm really shocked by all this. I'm still trying to take it in...