Issue #9

[mistconduct]

It feels so fucking weird to not be in church right now.

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[ichoosefight]

The Riddler's gone straight, actually. And you can't convince the Joker to do anything.

[mistconduct]

Oh, yeah? Fuck, nice.

You could fake him out. Build a fake Gotham. Blazing Saddles style.

[ichoosefight]

This seems way more complicated than just staying in Gotham for another ten years.

[mistconduct]

Well, I mean, it's the Joker. You can't afford to fuck around.

[ichoosefight]

You can't afford to fuck around ever when there are lives at stake.

[mistconduct]

That goes for my side, too.

[ichoosefight]

I think that's a pretty basic rule of human decency.

[mistconduct]

Well, go figure, inmates are actually three-dimensional.

[ichoosefight]

Don't flatter yourself, you're not skinny enough to be two-dimensional.

[mistconduct]

Uh, fuck you, I meant personality-wise.

[ichoosefight]

Little known fact about people: Most of them are, in fact, people.

[mistconduct]

You're shitting me.

[ichoosefight]

[ She holds her hands up in a 'wait' gesture. ]

Crazy, I know. But get this. People have motivations. Fears. Hopes. Dreams. Sometimes? Even favorite foods.

[mistconduct]

Holy shit. Being with you is such an education.

[ichoosefight]

Woah there, buddy boy. I did say I'd ask Kon not to pummel you but we don't want you getting too close.

[mistconduct]

Oh, what the fuck. No! No, gross, you're not. Jesus. Ew. Fuck.

[ichoosefight]

Wow. Really, gross? Maybe I shouldn't say a thing to him at all.

[mistconduct]

I don't think of you like that.

[ichoosefight]

"Gross" was maybe taking it a little too far. My ego is a delicate thing.

[mistconduct]

Bullshit, you have a boyfriend who's over the moon for you.

[ichoosefight]

Nah, you got me. I've got an ego like a five ton anvil.

[mistconduct]

Yeah, you don't last long in the superhero business without getting iron skin.

[ichoosefight]

To be fair, I've only been in it for like, five years. [ In Gotham that's not really much. ]

[mistconduct]

You want to know how long I was in the costume?

A week.

And then I died.

[ichoosefight]

[ She just. Blinks. Given, she was Robin for six months, fired, and then tortured near to death, but at least she survived her first week. Softly, ]

I'm sorry. What happened?