+1 Billionaire bat.

[bat_byknight]

So, what? You decided to pull me out of your head space because it's nearing Halloween? Is that it? Really. I thought you had a better excuse than that. What about letting me out to scare some folks around Wayne Enterprises wearing a bat mask? Now that sounds like fun. I doubt Lucius will be very pleased but he'll get over it.

Alfred? He knows I'm here now. You don't need to worry about him. I just have the whole of Gotham to think about as well as any other psycho villains that might decide to show themselves at Halloween. [Isn't everyday like Halloween in Gotham?]

So, any ideas what you'll do with me now? You know what? Just leave me be. Let me get on with what I want to do. What I need to do. You know what I mean. Any weirdo in a mask? I can handle that.

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[i_rule_me]

What about the ones who don't wear masks, hmm? Evil's not always somethin' so neat an' tidy as that.

[Says the man who's spent most of his life fighting the "good guys" against his will. Having a head full of errant personalities made it hard for him to so clearly define good vs. evil.]

[bat_byknight]

Well, yeah. Those too. Evil comes in all shapes and sizes, not just in the form of some nut wearing a mask. [Because he totally doesn't.]

[i_rule_me]

Don't I know it. Spent most o' my life scrappin' with the spandex brigade over misunderstandings an' my own lack o' self-confidence. Most still see me as a "villain", though that's never been my intent.

[bat_byknight]

Spandex? I don't tend to like tight material around my privates, thanks. [Because Bruce has the nice Lucius Fox to thank for the fancy material his bat suit is.]

What sort of villain are you?

[i_rule_me]

It's a figure o' speech, mate. Most use unstable molecules or body armor or whathaveyou. Just has that look to it, an' it's easy to take the piss on those who wear it.

{Meanwhile David's fashion comprises basically whatever he can get his hands on, currently being an orange pair of scrub bottoms, a white dress shirt, and a red and black vest.]

Not a villain at all. Just a bloke with a messed-up noggin' an' a headful o' other personalities that control the couple o' hundred super powers I've got. Only reason I've ever been called a "villain" is when one o' the stronger ones takes control, likes ta call the gestalt in my noggin "Legion". I'm better about keepin' control now, but my reputation's unfortunately taken a permanent header inta the bin. Makes it hard ta try an' do anything to help folks.

[bat_byknight]

Yeah? Should I ask how your head became messed up? Or is it too long a story, which involves some sort of psychological trauma somewhere? [Because Bruce isn't very patient.]

Your called Legion?

[i_rule_me]

It's actually pretty bleedin' simple. Group o' mutant-hating mercenaries stormed my house when I was a boy, intent on killin' me ma an' me, both for bein' Israeli, and me for bein' a mutant. All they ended up doin' was killin' my stepdad, an' causin' me to activate my powers for the first time. Next thing I know I've absorbed a bloke's mind inta my own, and the shock o' losin' the only father I'd known then made my mind the mess it is now.

The spandex brigade calls me that, but I don't care for it. I'd prefer if ya called me by my name; David Haller.

[sonofel]

Why Halloween and not some other holiday?

[bat_byknight]

I guess it's to do with bats being associated with Halloween? That and people wearing masks.

[sonofel]

That makes sense. Seemed a little random without the explanation. Thanks.

[bat_byknight]

It doesn't take much for my mundane to get excited about Halloween. He's also looking forward to the new Batman video game, surprisingly.

[sonofel]

It's Halloween, what's not to like about that? Mine agrees. What new video game? We haven't been keeping up with that stuff.

[bat_byknight]

Yeah well, sometimes the candy part can get a little boring at times. As for the tricks, well, they can be exciting sometimes. [And deadly.] We? Well, my mundane likes to keep me in the loop about what video games he wants next.

[callit]

Like the psycho villains in Gotham only limit themselves to Halloween.

[Harvey, you grow up to be a psycho villain, you can't talk.]

Another good Harvey <3 I thought I played the only one >-<

[bat_byknight]

True. Yet, this time of year does have a certain charm about it. Don't you agree, Harvey? [It's just more work for the both of them, really.]

I've got accounts for both pre and postcrispy TDK Harv. c:

[callit]

If by 'certain charm' you mean 'rise in crime', then it's got a great charm.

Re: Awesome. Aw, poor crispy Harvey :(

[bat_byknight]

I hate crime as much as you do, Harvey. That's why I'm throwing you a fundraiser party. [Because, isn't he nice? And Bruce's humour isn't to everyone's tastes.]

[callit]

[That gets a small smile (while mentally, Harvey is just eyerolling. What does Rachel see in you, Wayne.)] Hey, I'm thankful for that. Not many people want to throw fundraiser parties for one of the most troublesome men in Gotham.

[bat_byknight]

Yeah well, I'm not afraid of what other people think. There are plenty of people out there who find me troublesome too. Or think of me as a billionaire playboy. [Because he kind of is, right? Besides, he likes you, Harvs.]

[halftheman]

You don't exactly have a lot of freaks who wear masks in your rogue's gallery, Bruce.

[bat_byknight]

What's that supposed to mean? [Ooh, what happened to your face, Harvs? Was it the acid or the explosion that did that to you?]

[halftheman]

[ The absence of ash and char would indicate chemical burns. ]

That Gotham's freaks don't often wear masks.

[bat_byknight]

Well, I can see that you're not wearing a mask. Sometimes the real mask is the one people actually have for a real face. [Because Bruce wears a mask all the time as himself. Bruce Wayne, the man who has to act rich and flamboyant all the time. It just isn't the real him.]

[chasethemeridian]

Their fixation on Halloween...your fixation on masks...I wonder if there isn't an interdependent factor at play here that might make pulling you out entirely appropriate.

[bat_byknight]

What are you my psychologist or something? [He wouldn't mind having you as his doctor either because you're kind of hot.]

[chasethemeridian]

That depends on how deeply your difficulty with dualities run. Gotta hand it to you, though, your instincts are pretty remarkable.. [And you're a whole different Bruce to boot.]

[bat_byknight]

I don't have a duality. [Yeah right, Bruce.]

Yeah, well, I am pretty good at guessing things about people.

[chasethemeridian]

Your public face is exactly the same as your private one? [Yeah, she'll call shenanigans on that.]

Anything else you'd like to take a bash at, mister...?

[gothams_rachel]

I hear only the crazies are out on Halloween.

[bat_byknight]

True. How about we spend Halloween together at a masked ball? We could go trick or treating together afterwards. [You're such a kid, Bruce.]

[gothams_rachel]

[He really is. And she's not so sure about the masked ball thing yet.] Aren't we a little old to be out trick or treating?

[bat_byknight]

[Hey, he still likes candy, ok?]

What's wrong with having a bit of fun now and again? [He shot her a smirk and pulled her hands into his.]

[staystraught]

Halloween's usually a busy night. Good to be prepared.

[bat_byknight]

You could say that. Then again, Gotham is home to all kinds of Halloween nightmares. It's like Halloween everyday here.

[staystraught]

Unfortunately.

But some people need to be needed. Guess I'm one of them.