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Tweak says, ""This is SPAARTAAAH!""

Bruce Wainright has (onerule) wrote in rooms,
@ 2014-11-21 12:14:00

Entry tags:

*journal, bruce wayne, eddie nigma, jason todd, jim gordon, john blake

john b. (+ jim g.), eddie n., jason t.
[locked to john blake & jim gordon.]

The mobs are talking about moving on Gordon. Egorov and Maroni are looking for retaliation on a large scale. I don't know who the exact targets are yet but it's safe to assume that they'll go after law enforcement, anyone who's associated with [...] me.

~~I'm sor~~

ETA: [locked to eddie n.]

I want to see if the heads of families are willing to talk. Maybe I can get them to call off this Bat hunt until Damian is caught. Selina thinks it's a terrible idea. What do you think?

ETAx2: [comm to jason t.]

Beep beeeeep.

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	Re: eddie/bruce riddlethem 2014-11-22 05:36 am UTC (link)
	And they know that if you die, the problem won't stop. The likelihood of them killing you on the spot is very low. [...] You'll need to make them a promise. They like promises. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 05:43 am UTC (link)
	That's what I'm hoping for. I'm not generally inclined to die these days. [...] Yes. Selina says they'll want a body. Proof, I assume. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce riddlethem 2014-11-22 05:46 am UTC (link)
	And, here's where we talk about what you plan on doing with Damian. If he ever sees the light of day, someone is going to figure it out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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onerule
2014-11-22 02:43 pm UTC (link)

[Long cursor blink.] I don't know. I have to keep him off the streets for a while. Until I'm sure he understands the severity of what he's done, if he ever does. [...] I can't turn him over to the police. ~~He's still my~~ But the Manor isn't secure enough. It has to be somewhere he won't escape from to start all this over again. Dick's closest to him, maybe he'll want to take him [...] elsewhere.

But for now, to make this stop, I can promise them a body. And we'll have to keep them from figuring out the truth for as long as possible.

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	Re: eddie/bruce riddlethem 2014-11-22 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. [Blink.] If you bring them a body, everyone will know you The Batman is capable and willing to murder. Are you comfortable with that reputation, Bruce? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	[...] What are the chances that they'll stop looking without one, once we've caught Damian? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce riddlethem 2014-11-22 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Eventually they'll stop. This kind of thing is bad for business. [Blink.] Months, probably. Unless they use this as an excuse for a war. [Long blinking pause.] The Red Hood. If you want to promise them a body now, Jason will have to be the one who does it. They respect him, they fear him. If he promises a dead man, they'll believe it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 04:24 pm UTC (link)
	I don't want to take that chance. [...] He does already have that reputation. I'll ask him. But they won't get a body for nothing. Maybe Damian is fine with spilling innocent blood in his insane war, but I'm not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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riddlethem
2014-11-22 04:33 pm UTC (link)

Tell Jason to say if they don't call for peace, he'll let "Batman" keep doing what he's doing. Tell him to really up that Red Hood attitude. He'll sell it.

Look, I need you to do something for me. [Blink.] Damian hurt the little people more than anyone else in this city. My people. Somewhere out there, the next Stephanie or Eddie or Jason is watching as people they love get murdered out of fear. He's hurting them. More than the mobs. More than the worst kind of criminals. I need you to go save them. Forget the mobs for a night, go save them.

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	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	[Sigh.] Alright. I'll see what he says, tell him to get in touch with you and Selina if he agrees. She's with them. [...] This means we'll have to find Damian quickly. And find a body to satisfy them. [Long cursor blink.] I will. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce riddlethem 2014-11-22 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	Good idea. Ask Selina to see if she thinks it'll work. [Blink.] I can find a body. Finding things is what I'm good for. Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	Alright. [...] She wouldn't tell me how much risk it poses to her. [Blink. Blink.] Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce riddlethem 2014-11-22 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Telling you how risky it is would just worry you, Dark Knight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	I'm going to worry regardless. If I could do this without involving anyone else, I would, but I can't. So if Selina and Jason are going to be a part of this I want to know what I'm getting them into. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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riddlethem
2014-11-22 05:27 pm UTC (link)

[Blink.] Bruce, this is not the time to be wishing for solitary crime fighting. Selina is there because she wants to be. Jason will help because he wants to. That goes for the rest of us. Maybe they aren't telling you the risks and there's a chance each one of us will be in danger. But I think [Blink.] I think all of us have a stake in this.

[Blinkblink.] I have eyes all over the city. People that owe me favors, people that I take care of. One of my eyes is a stupid kid...seventeen. He called me and asked if I'd help him find a gun. He wanted to kill himself so his mom and sister would have protection. So they'd always be good with the mobs and never have to worry about this shit ever again. I had to talk him down. I had to buy his mom and sister a train ride out of the city so he wouldn't do it. But, here's the thing. I can't buy trains and houses and lives for every fucking person in Gotham who gets hurt by Damian. Things here were going good! I had plans I had a way to clean the city's tap water! And then he decides to go on a murder spree and it's like watching someone knock over my sand castle and hurt my family.

Everyone has a stake in this. Selina more than anyone. Let us help. Trust us enough to do it right.

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	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 05:38 pm UTC (link)
	[Long cursor blink.] You're right. This affects all of us, not just me. We all have a stake in this city, and we're all hurt by what Damian is doing. I have no right to shut any of you out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce riddlethem 2014-11-22 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	For what it's worth? We all like it when you fuss over us. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: eddie/bruce onerule 2014-11-22 07:03 pm UTC (link)
	That's fortunate, because I don't think I'll be able to stop. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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