Flash and Substance
"I can't believe you let that buffoon manipulate you."
Bruce doesn't answer. He doesn't bother to explain that even he is occasionally inclined to indulge Wally, because he really does not ask for much.
Because even now, none of the Founders still can't shake the feeling of terror when they thought that Flash had actually given his life to stop Luthor and Brainiac.
"You'd never see me at one of these museum openings," Orion continues. He pauses. "It's not black tie, is it?"
Bruce smirks. Perhaps it's time to educate Orion a bit on just how important Wally really is.
"Now I understand. You play the fool… to hide a warrior's pain."
It is hard to see, that pain. He hides it so well beneath his fool's mask, and that mask too plays an additional purpose. He reminds those who stand beside him that it is acceptable to be… human, as it were.
Orion sees why the other Founders first counted Flash among their number. He brought to them laughter. He reminded them not to forget those they serve.
"Dude, the bad guys went down, and nobody got hurt. You know what I call that? A really good day."
Indeed.