I thought it was time to make mention of how, exactly, Eddie and Tommy become friends through this. If you read Hush, you will remember that Eddie made mention of cancer bringing people closer together. This is, as I said in my second set of notes, true, though it can do exactly the opposite. Still, one must start out being friends before it can break people apart.

Tommy comes across as the sort who would rather enjoy talking about his childhood, and to be able to do that over a home cooked meal (he is a bachelor, after all) would be the ideal way. It's also a comfortable way to talk and get to know people. Granted, I think his reason for even talking to Eddie in the first place, past dr/patient relations, is that Eddie is from Gotham City.

As for Talia al Ghul, I do believe that she was involved. Her involvement in Hush was more than it looks like, in my opinion. With current happenings (which will be dealt with in later chapters) in the Superman/Batman comic, I think I'm right about that.

Talia's relationship with Bruce/Batman is convoluted, I think. Especially when it comes down to how she really feels about him. Does she really love him? Or is she simply following what her father told her? It's something I've wanted to go into, and with this story, I'm able to do so. Do I think that Talia is Bruce's one and only true love? No, I don't. I think that she could have been, if it weren't for her father. If the two had met under completely different circumstances, I do think they would've made a better match. As it is, Talia, while away from her father, is still ruled by his opinion.

I brought Talia into this story, because, as it was pointed out, Eddie had connections with Lex. I believe that he made that connection through Talia when he went to her for a Lazarus Pit location. How the actual deal was set up, according to Mr. Loeb, I'm not certain. If Talia was even involved in finding the Pit, I don't know. This is just how I'm writing it, and I think it's a feasible idea.
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