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[battothefuture]

We've been over this before, mun. That comic isn't enough of a canon review, not by now. Not even if that's my pull point. Go and rewatch the series, then we'll talk.

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[timeshare_batwoman]

[Brief disbelieving look before switching to a smirk.] Muns are useless. Haven't you learned that by now?

[battothefuture]

... uh.

[New face well this is somewhat unusual]

Have we met?

[timeshare_batwoman]

[Switching off her voice modulator. How well do you know your girlfriend's voice, Terry?]

You could say that.

[battothefuture]

[It takes a few moments; the halves of his life aren't meant to intersect.]

You... no.

[timeshare_batwoman]

That's my line. Or it would be, if I hadn't met several other, non-dead versions of you.

[battothefuture]

[Terry shakes his head]

What? No, I'm-

I had some close calls, but-

[timeshare_batwoman]

One of them wasn't just close. Shriek, when he held the city hostage. In my universe, you didn't come back.

[battothefuture]

... oh God. Then everyone-

At least they were safe, right?

[timeshare_batwoman]

What do you think?

[battothefuture]

That was supposed to be the deal.

[timeshare_batwoman]

You trusted him to keep his word? Mine didn't, if the state of his body is any indication.

[battothefuture]

... no. But I was still the one that he wanted.

[timeshare_batwoman]

And your death didn't erase his criminal record. It just eliminated the one person keeping him from doing more damage.

[battothefuture]

So that's what you're doing?

[timeshare_batwoman]

Me and Max. Gotham needs a Bat.

[battothefuture]

It did all right without one for twenty whole years.

[timeshare_batwoman]

[bitter laugh]

Yes, it did so well with Powers running it from above and gangs ruling the streets.

[battothefuture]

And I didn't really make a dent in either of those.

[timeshare_batwoman]

Didn't you?

[battothefuture]

[He just looks away.]

[timeshare_batwoman]

If you want to see the effect you've had, try dying. [eyes narrow] But you'd better really be dead.

[battothefuture]

Are you saying I'm faking?

[timeshare_batwoman]

No. But it's a possibility. Wouldn't even have been that hard to fake. And if you had abandoned Gotham... whatever there was between us wouldn't matter.

[battothefuture]

... no. You'd only be wearing that if I was dead.

[timeshare_batwoman]

If everyone thought you were dead. If you didn't care about Shriek destroying a city block, you wouldn't care about what I was doing.