[ Bruce processes the extra information quickly. Backup, not take down. He'd been able to work out the distraction element from the pursuit, he'd known there was a problem-solving element of it from when Carrie had followed him down by the beach. But he's still new to the idea of a partner, and it's a lot to process at once. Or rather, it's been a lot to process. He's had time to work through it.

At the bottom of it all, though, standing pro to con with 'I work alone', is one very simple fact: if he'd had a partner when he'd been taking on the Joker, someone to follow Harvey, what had happened to him might have been prevented. And before that--maybe with a partner, he'd have been able to save Rachel, too.

Anywhere he "needed an extra hand." ]

I can adapt to that, though it seems obvious to me that this can't be the last test. [ He had to know how she performed with research, first aid, urban reconnaissance. But maybe he could discover that in time. ]

If you're going to manage any of this with any independence, you'll have to learn how to perform a takedown on your own. I have a few ideas for how you can do that without losing your distance.