Another day, another...aww, t'hell wi'dit.

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Large, green, scaly, scowling, that's the distinct and typical manner of Waylon Jones, known better to Gotham as Killer Croc. His attitude is rarely sunny, and this evening his temper is burying the needle, past murderous rage.

He just feels the need for mayhem.

Quitting the sewers via a manhole near Fittany's Jewelers, he cracks his knuckles and ponders the best way into the bank, beyond the usual M.O. of busting in the window, yanking out some iron bars, and hoping that the schmuck security guard wants to come out and play.

There's gotta be a better way for a guy to make money and get his homicidal freak on in this lousy town.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_darkknight_/]

"Working on it." Bruce turns his head to cough a few times, spit into ... ah, that's why the trash can's near. And then he goes back to work. "Need to find out whether anyone else has been exsanguinated in Gotham. Damned if I'll have another vampire or would-be vampire around here."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

"Yeah, Gotham'd have to change its name to Santa Clara or Sunnydale, and all the sports franchises would have to redesign their logos," drawls the Canary.

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Bruce turns slowly to look at Dinah, deep breaths rattling in his chest, before he swivels around to start reading again. "Tim said you're the one that interrogated the witness."

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Ah, time for business. "In ASL," she explains. "She also reads lips in Mandarin. She swears it was Batman who attacked the guy, brutalized him, and drank his blood. But unless she's seen you before, I'm going with 'saw an individual dressed as Batman brutalizing a guy and drinking his blood.'"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_darkknight_/]

"Thanks for the benefit of the doubt," drawls Bruce as peers at one of the reports. "Didn't know your Mandarin was that good. I need DNA from the crime scene and the victim before the ME destroys all the evidence. First on tonight's agenda."

Sneeze, cough, snort. Curse.

"Second is finding Wesker. Ventriloquist got away when I was blindsided."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

"My time as a student in Hong Kong," she says. "So is that my errand list for the night, or did you want me zooming around smacking heads?"

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Shaking his head, Bruce answers, "Just needed you to give me more information on the interrogation of the witness. I'll take care of the others myself. Keep a closer eye on your territory, though. If there's some would-be bloodsucker out there, he'll strike again."

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"I'll see about borrowing a crucifix from Hunts. Those still work, right?"

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"He needs more coverage. He shouldn't be down here or he'll have pneumonia shortly if he doesn't already." That's a tone that Dinah hasn't heard from Selina in some time. Slipping out of the shadows, she's a little less actually angry with herself now.

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Bruce bites off his answer to Dinah, glances at Selina and then notes dryly, "Soon as Dinah lets Cross out of the handcuffs to get here, I can be on my feet and get this whole bloody problem squared away."

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Dinah throws him a salute. "Silly Bats. Silk scarves are nicer than handcuffs."

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Selina snorts softly.

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Muttering something about women and the death of him, Bruce leans forward, resting his forehead on the palm of his hand, pausing there for a moment's rest. "Don't screw around with this, Dinah. Dangerous times out there," he warns before resuming his reading. And his coughing.

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Instantly Alfred is at his side. "A cave is not precisely a safe place for you, sir," he warns.

[femme-du-chat.livejournal.com]

"That's something along the lines of what I said."

Selina shakes her head, "C'mon dark and broody. Let's get you some soup and sleep."

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"Time for me to fly," Dinah notes. "Get well soon, Bruce. Otherwise I'll have to hurt you."

And with that, she bounds up the stairs.