( Slade has his own misgivings when it comes to the younger generation. Being as though he spends a good 40% of his time attempting to murder, extort, kidnap, and/or brainwash teenage titans, it's safe to say Slade doesn't quite know how to get on with them, either.

But they can talk about Slade's weird issues with superpowered children some other time.

The fact that Jill speaks with competence and confidence is already enough to reassure him; he made the right choice. )

You ever think about where all our stuff went?
Maybe it's being stored in a locker somewhere.

( Ever the gentleman, he offers the pool cue out to her. )

It's no knife, but it sounds a bit like a baseball bat if you have a decent imagination.