splicer stuff

[bat_schway]

Oh, come on. Now you're just trying to make me dig myself a deeper hole.

I'm allowed to think it's creepy. But I won't go out of my way to attack them unless they make the first move.


I know what it's like to be more aggressive because of having animal DNA coursing through my body... It wasn't a really pleasant experience, if you recall.

I nearly killed some people, and I still regret it.


There are a lot of impressionable teens out there who want to express themselves and I really don't think the splicing thing is the best for them. Humans don't have instincts the same way animals do, and animal instincts might overthrow a person's willpower.

That's when trouble starts.






... Plus the Cuvier guy was really weird.

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[byebye_mistah_j]

So you're Batman's future student I have been hearing about.

[bat_schway]

Uh.



And you are?

[byebye_mistah_j]

Oh I guess they stopped showing film of my actual face. My name is Harleen Quinnzel formerly known as Harley Quin.

[bat_schway]

... "Formerly"?

You don't look really old; you quit being the Joker's hired help?

[polyturtle]

But not all animals are aggressive, Terry. I mean...

Look, I understand where you're coming from. But you also have to take into consideration that that scientist probably did other things to the spliced DNA before giving it to you and other people. DNA can be manipulated like that. But otherwise untouched DNA generally isn't bad.

[So says the guy whose own DNA is--er, never mind]

That's why people are sometimes given things like baboon hearts.

[bat_schway]

If it can save a life, then I have no problem with it.

[ He shakes his head. ]

But you don't know Gotham, Donny. You don't know the people there.

[polyturtle]

Well, I...

Wait, isn't Gotham just another name for New York City? I know the people there can be pretty tough, but still...

[bat_schway]

Gotham and New York aren't the same place, trust me.

No matter the day or time, there are always crooks trying to kill someone to make off with a bunch of creds, and there are kids getting strung up into slag they don't belong in.

New York is Gotham Lite as far as I'm concerned.

[dragonspooker]

What, it's fashionable to become a chimera where you're from?

[bat_schway]

With different parts of the population, yeah. It's illegal, but that's never stopped anyone.

[dragonspooker]

Geesh. Can't see why - nothin' good comes out of it from what I've seen. Buncha malformed, mashed-up animals and traumatized people... Not quite illegal back home, but it's generally frowned upon.

[loathsomecopy]

It sounds like you have power that you don't want.

[bat_schway]

... Huh?

[loathsomecopy]

... The animal DNA.

Aren't you one of those people who try to be heroes?

[girlyscreaming.livejournal.com]

Dude, more of that Splicer stuff?

[bat_schway]

More like I got caught up in some accusations about splicers.

[girlyscreaming.livejournal.com]

Not cool. So what happened?

[wallcrawler]

Yeesh. What ever happened to getting a Myspace and harassing people with bad music?

I've got enough problems with gene freaks back home, and there's only ONE now. A whole city full of 'em almost makes a guy wanna hang up his tights.

[bat_schway]

Yeah, well, if I don't stop them, no one will.


I mean, I guess the Justice League would, but they're mostly Metropolis based.

/laaaate but TERRY

[timeshare_batwoman]

I don't know, I could really use some of those cheetah genes while on the job.

Speaking of which, you only went with me to investigate the place, didn't you? Makes me all the more embarrassed that I never realized.

shdfjksdhf

[bat_schway]

.........







Dana?!

I can also throw a canon one your way

[timeshare_batwoman]

Hm. You're quicker on the uptake than the other you I met. But maybe it was harder for him with the fight and all.

[girlfriend_beyond]

Hypothetically speaking, what's your opinion on splicer-ish teens who didn't have any choice in the matter and can't be cured?

[bat_schway]

[ Another Dana!? ]

I'm not going to hound them for it, especially if they didn't have a choice in the matter. But if they come out of nowhere and start trying to kill me, then I'm going to take issue.

[girlfriend_beyond]

That's not likely to happen. They know about Batman, even though he's the previous one, not you.

...although, there was the incident with Circe and Nautilus thinking it would be fun to broadcast her sonic attack to everyone...