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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:12 pm
"Oh, yes," Joker said, turning to Death Raider, surprisingly still smiling. The fact that the subject was Batman was probably going a long way in keeping Joker happy. "Kinda like how there's more than one Robin, except there's only one Robin at a time..."
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:19 pm
Raider looked a little nervous, and gave a glance back towards Tink. Not because he was expecting him to look back...but just because he felt a little better looking at someone. "More than one Batman....aren't you worried one of them is going to find this place?" he asked, looking back at Joker.
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Elmira of Elkwood Captain
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:09 pm
"Do you have ANY IDEA how many old bases of mine have been found by the Bat?" Joker said to Raider, "ANY idea? I could open a corporation with all that space!"
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:14 pm
Raider paused for a moment, then looked down the hall towards Rosies room, then back towards Joker. "Is everything alright here? I mean...you don't think he'll-" Raider began.
"Not a chance." Tink said, still clacking away at his computer.
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Elmira of Elkwood Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:37 am
At that exact moment, there was a faint 'pop'. Suddenly, the room was full of thick, choking gas that made the eyes water and the throat burn. Within moments, it was next to impossible to see one's hand waving in front of one's own face. Even more disturbingly, anyone who bothered to think about it would figure out that some of the smoke bombs--quite a few, in fact--would have needed to be placed in the room with them to get so much smoke cover so quickly.
((HI! Sorry for taking so long. If I had known CBJ was back, I would have come back sooner. Speaking of, Mr, J, I'm going to need to know what he was doing to Batgirl.))
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:16 pm
Death Raider was caught off guard, and on the floor coughing and sputtering within a matter of seconds. Poor Tinkerer was JUST getting ready to hack the JLA communication system when the smoke hit him. He lurched forward, smacked a couple keys, and messed up his entire process.
Rosie was still in her sleep in her room, completely clueless of all that was going on in Tink's work room.
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Elmira of Elkwood Captain
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:15 pm
Joker, much more used to Bat-scare tactics, didn't fall over, and barely jumped enough for it to be perceptible. His smile, which hadn't been quite menacing before, now completely skipped menacing and went to full-blown evil. "See what I was saying, Tink-tink? We've got rodent problems," the clown said, not really caring if he'd been heard. His breathing turned somewhat shallow, keeping him from breathing in too much of the smoke. Not much could be done about visibility, though. Only thing to do was to try to bring the Bat to him. "Oh, Batsy! You got some 'splaining to do!" We slowly walked towards a wall, drawing a revolver from within the depths of his jacket. "After all this time, as long as we've known each other, why've you finally started killing people? I'm not disappointed, mind you. I quite like the notion. I just want to know the why."
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:11 am
Absolutely no response, aside from the Tinkerer's stunned wheezing and Raider's profanity-laced coughing. IF it was the Bat, then what he wanted clearly wasn't the Joker. Not right then at any rate.
What he wanted was in the room that the Joker had just vacated. Slipping soundlessly down the hallway in that direction, Terry carefully touched the side of his cowl, turning his heat-vision on. That was a little weird... It looked like there was only one person in this particular room. His intel had suggested that the Joker had two captives in here.
... Ominous...
Maybe it would be best to call Gossamer now, while he still had things well in hand.
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to consider it further, because at that moment an overly cheerful, distinctly female voice spoke in his ear, making him flinch. "Why hello, there! So you're that younger bat I've been hearing about!"
Terry gritted his teeth and brought his hand up to the side of his cowl again, allowing for a response. "Let me guess... Batwoman? " he practically growled, taking great pains to keep his voice all but inaudible despite his annoyance. This had to be another member of the Bat family, a concept which was getting old fast. "Fantastic. Let's be sure get acquainted some time that isn't now. If you aren't in immediate danger, clear the channel."
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:40 pm
"The channel's secure, nobody can hear me. And you make astute assumptions. I thought you'd be a delinquent or something, but I'd assume that you'll make a good Bat after all with such quick thinking. So... I'll call you 'Bat-boy' for now." Bat-boy? Oh, no. No way in hell. "Care to fill me in on what you're doing?"
Angry (It didn't matter if the channel was secure on her end; he was in the middle of an operation, and she was a distraction! If she really wanted to be in his business, couldn't she go after the Mad Hatter?) and frustrated on multiple levels (How had she guessed about the delinquent thing?) Terry replied with a little more heat than was absolutely necessary, though he still managed to keep his voice low. "Working. Batman out," he added, putting a not-so-subtle emphasis on the 'man'. Batboy was just a tiny step away from Robin, and he'd already been close enough to that for one lifetime when he'd been de-aged.
Without waiting for her to respond, he tapped the side of his cowl twice, disconnecting the audio linkup from the main computer. After a moment of hesitation, he left all of the other links up, including the location beacon and the vital statistics monitor. He was irritated, not crazy, and he had not forgotten whose house he was currently in.
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:38 pm
(( E, just so you know, Joker's room, which is where he just came from, is NOT where the way to the torture room, where the captives are. Not that you'd have to change anything that you've typed so far, just letting you know so that you don't type anything you WILL have to change. There's a false wall in the living room/ Tinkerer's workshop. We could assume that it's the same one that Joker backed up to initially ))
Realising that no one was going for him OR his henchmen, Joker suddenly went into a slightly more lucid mindset. "Tinkerer! Get you head back in gear and activate the damned security! Death Raider, activate the short-term water system! And YES, Tink, I know it'll short your systems, but I'd rather be OUT of jail, where we can rebuild! The water will dispell the smoke AND ruin any stealth tech!" The Joker had apparently remembered his run-in with the futuristic Batman. Suddenly, he began running to Rosie's room.
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Comic_Book_Joker Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:24 am
((That's cool. He's on his way to Rosie, now. He'll activate the signal to let Gossamer know, and then head back towards the false wall. Thanks for the head's up!))
Terry heard the clown loud and clear; he wasn't exactly trying to keep his voice low. Damn, he thought savagely, Why does he have to be so competent? He could do without the smoke and the camo, but the risk of the mission would be greatly increased. Since there were civilians in the mix, he wanted to avoid such things for as long as humanly possibly. Silently, jumped up onto the ceiling, digging into it with the hard, knife sharp ends of his suit's fingertips, and watched with narrowed eyes as the Clown Prince of crime passed right underneath him. It would be so easy to just jump down on him and...
But that wasn't why he was there. He would call Gossamer, get the hostages, and get out. Carefully, he reached down to his belt, pressing the little button that would activate his location beacon. Now the witch would be able to see exactly where he was, and knowing her, she would be there in a matter of minutes. That done, he started back down towards the Tinkerer's operation room, intent upon stopping him from activating the security system.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:18 am
//// I have no idea if they do this or not...but it may be the only way Gossamer would see that it's been activated. ...and it's funny. ////
While Terry was busy with his fun little adventure in Joker's new place, Gossamer was....more relaxed than she had been in months. After being so worried about Rosie and Joker that she'd made herself sick, Vice was finally able to calm her down and allow her to get some rest.
Then...Vice having the powers that he does....and the two lovebirds being separated for so long....well it was a long night.
The little device Batman had given Gossamer buzzed to life as it kicked on. Vice groaned a little bit and stirred. Stretching his arms over his head and across the pillows. His scar riddled body tensing up, then quickly relaxing against the bed. Gossamer groaned in annoyance as he woke her up, and slid her own body over his again.
Something under the covers buzzed again.
"Mmmnh...why don't you put your little magic fingers back up her and let me get a little energy worked back up again." Vice mumbled sleepily.
"Mmn...they are up here." Gossamer sighed, brushing some of her dark hair out of her face and wrapping both arms around his chest.
Bzzzzzzzz....Bzzzzzzz....
The couple's eyes shot wide open and stared. "That's not me." Gossamer said, her voice suddenly very much awake.
".....um....you threw my toys out the window the last time I suggested-" Vice began, before Gossamer suddenly tossed the covers off of the both of them.
When she found the little device laying between them inside the pocket of her pants that she had discarded, she snatched it up and rolled over to the side of the bed. Vice rolled over onto his side, and watched as she stared at the screen of it, then lept out of bed and was next to her old costume in a matter of seconds. He blinked, then rolled out of bed himself. "Something wrong?" he asked.
"He actually did it...." Gossamer said quietly, shoving herself into the armor-like tights that she had stolen years ago. A red light wrapped itself around her armored corset, and the thing zipped over to her and snapped itself closed around her. "Either he found them, or he's setting me up." she said, sliding her buckled top over her.
Vice blinked, then walked over to help her with the buckles, but the red light enveloped her, and she was done before he could get close. "Need me to-"
"No. No, no, no, no. If Joker's there, I don't want him to-"
"To what? I'm a ghost, remember?" Vice asked, picking up his jeans and phasing himself into them.
"No. Your powers." Gossamer replied, sliding her boots on. "He'll kill you. I know he will."
"How?" Vice asked, sliding his jacket on and zipping it up.
"He'll find a way." Gossamer replied, grabbing up her gun, then moving over to him. "Please....just stay here. I'll be back." she said. She kissed him quickly, then vanished from the room.
Vice just stood there for a moment, then sighed and sat down on the bed to put his boots on. Then he grabbed his bladed chain and wrapped it around his waist before moving to one of the dressers. He dug down inside of it, then pulled out a little tracker of his own and turned it on.
"Sorry, Goss....call me the overprotective type..." he muttered to himself as he looked at the blinking screen. With that, he vanished from the room as well.
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Elmira of Elkwood Captain
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Elmira of Elkwood Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:34 am
As Tinkerer coughed and hacked, he pulled out a long plate of scrap metal from the floor and used it to cover some of the security panels. "Turn the -cough- water on!" he growled, moving to the side to try and feel for the right switches.
Raider coughed back, and felt his way around the computer panels, then along the wall. Luckily, the water switch was easy enough to get to. Tink needed it to be close enough to roll over to from his chair, so it should be....right about....
Clunk.
The ceiling hissed to life. Nearly a moment after that, there was a very disapproving squeal from one of the back rooms. Understandable...little girls typically hated being dumped with water as a means of waking up.
Neither of the men in the room cared though. It was just enough for them that they were beginning to regain their vision. Which was all Tink needed to find the right button under the large sheet of metal he was using to try and protect some of his circuitry. First one....lock down the building. He slammed his hand down on the button. Intent on hitting all the right buttons before the entire system fizzled out on him. Next, every single aggressive security trap he had set up inside the house.
Which was right......ah, there. Now to hit it before -
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:38 am
[Enter Lady Deathstrike from Fisk Towers]
With a brief flash, Yuriko teleported back into the penthouse suite at the Hilton, plopping a suitcase full of money on top of the bed. The Japanese assassin smirked at Harley whilst she stripped off the nurse's scrubs right there and pulled out her 'working attire', "I got paid for delivering the package, and then someone rescued said package after I delivered her. So, now I'm being paid to retrieve the original package and deal with the idiot that rescued her...."
Quickly, Yuriko dressed once more in her black bodysuit....
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Elmira of Elkwood Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:49 am
Harley smiled and looked up at her. She had been sitting on the bed, already fully dressed back in her costume, waiting on her to return. "What a party pooper." she said, looking back at the suitcase. "And I'm gonna have to go back and make sure the boy's haven't eaten me out of house and home."
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