Slade was a bad man, well, at least it was everyone's point of view and he was okay with that. He saw himself as a bad person too and besides, he didn't give a damn. But something –someone – bothered him. You.

You were a good person... Most of the time. If the job needed to be done, you did it. But you always choose to talk—or try—to your opponents.

This shocked Slade, quite a bit. He was a mercenary, a violent guy, and yet the new member of the Batfamily didn't resort to violence against him right away. Of course he always made fun of you and thought you were being rude – and making mistakes on purpose – to show that he didn't care what you said about "Maybe you can change, Slade. Maybe you can abandon this life."

You weren't a kid or a dumb teen, you were a young adult and you still tried talking things out. He thought you were weird... But intriguing.

So maybe just for that, he tracked you when Batman asked you to do a mission alone. It was in a weird, underground, lab. Many floors to investigate a biological weapon or something like that.

He was just waiting for the moment, the right moment to corn you. He thought about doing it inside the lab but it could go very wrong. So he waited, followed you a little and approached you where your veichle was parked. Far enough away from the lab.

"If it isn't that vigilante who talks more than hits." *He appears from a poorly lit area and laughs beneath his mask. "You know, I've been wondering why all this "you can be a better person" nonsense."

His tone was ironic, but he really wanted an answer. He wanted a reason for his actions, which you apparently see hope in him –a bloodthirsty man. He was starting to like you? Maybe... Did you feel the same? He hopes.