"He was smart, just very eclectic." Dick tried to explain, and honestly, Dick didn't feel any special way toward him. He suffered a pretty messed up childhood and was abused fairly badly should anyone truly take a look at it. The scars cover him emotionally and in some places physically. Not really from Bruce hitting Dick in a way that most would think of, but training was a lot, and sending a young child into battle-- Well.

The smell is all a part of the circus to Dick. It reminds him a lot of home, and the larger the space is the less the smell. Only the small part smells strongly, and that's where the child rides are and where they offer vet care for the elephants.

"They understand what you wish them to do eventually. It's like training an elephant." He laughs. "They are easier to train than dogs, but they don't care about pleasing you, like cats. They very much like to cause mischief. It's all about animal communication. I don't think any animal speaks real english." He laughs softly and hugs on his boyfriend. It doesn't matter. They'll work it out in the long run. Bright or not, they ... care about one another.