[His eyebrows raise. Always with the metas.] Really?
Let's see.
[And then Billy is released entirely.]
[Oh, there are safeguards, of course. The rope is only long enough to allow him to fall most of the way down. If "flight" turns out to be a bluff, the cord should catch him a few inches off the ground with nothing but a really bruised, sore ankle to show for it. And if he really does fly, then it'll give Robin time to assess his performance.]
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Let's see.
[And then Billy is released entirely.]
[Oh, there are safeguards, of course. The rope is only long enough to allow him to fall most of the way down. If "flight" turns out to be a bluff, the cord should catch him a few inches off the ground with nothing but a really bruised, sore ankle to show for it. And if he really does fly, then it'll give Robin time to assess his performance.]