[A moment of silence passes as Bruce considers this. It isn't something that he would even entertain, but Shiro's memories were his own. He could decide what to do with them himself, and it's only through closeness of brood (prefaced by that needling concern), that he doesn't just leave it at that.]

They say our memories are what make us who we are. But at the same time, they're malleable. They change every day.

[There's a side to each argument, as always. But Bruce forever errs on the side of caution.]

Would you regret losing that part of yourself? Wouldn't you rather learn to control it, rather than erase it?