Brooding seems to run in the Batfamily. And Alfred - poor, stalwart Alfred, who's dealt with far too much bullshit from this family over the years, decides he's had enough.

"The Batcave has become a den of testosterone and sulk, Master Bruce, even more than it already was." Alfred had remarked dryly to Bruce the previous day. "All of you bloody idiots, if you'll pardon my language, need to go outside and get some sunlight. Go have a day as a family, not a bunch of vigilantes in Kevlar hopping around on buildings in the pitch dark."

And that is how all of you ended up on a forced family field trip to, of all places, the Gotham Zoo.

Dick is practically squealing with excitement, trying to drag the whole group towards the elephant exhibit, rambling on happily about the elephants he used to know in Haly's Circus.

Jason is doing his best to be edgy on the fringes of the group, but even he has to admit the African wild dogs are pretty cool.

Tim is doing what he does best (being an absolute nerd), rambling on about the fruit bat exhibit.

Damian looks like a pissy little kitten at being forced to engage in family bonding, but is secretly fascinated with the tigers, muttering something about the ones the al Ghuls kept back in Nanda Parbat.

Bruce is with you at the front of the group, a fond smile playing on the edges of his mouth, quietly pleased with having all his little birds in one place.