trying to pick a canon point

[callit]

I know my opinion won't matter much, but can we please go with pre-psychopath me? I like being in one piece.

[Plus, there's the matter of he likes alive-Rachel, but Harv's not bringing that up at the moment...]

Look, just pick one. It can't be that hard. We all know the obvious answer, and it's current me, angst and fun be damned-on that note, how the hell is my trauma fun anyway?

Yours, Harvey.

Comments

[buywithme]

I don't know, Comrade. Taking you from before you became a psychopath, there'd always be this ominous 'soon to be a psychopath' vibe hanging over you.

[redlooksgood]

Oh, I don't know, don't you think you'll miss the drama? Believe me when I say prim and proper can only turn a girl on so long.

[timeshare_batwoman]

Why would you want that? It's more fun having a few screws loose.

[callit]

I never said I was a goodie-two-shoes. Just not a psychopath.

[callit]

I'd rather have that than the air of 'wow this guy's a lunatic'.

[callit]

It seems that everybody here's acting like my shoulder devil about this matter.

[timeshare_batwoman]

If you want to know how good a person you are, fall, and see if you can get back up.

[redlooksgood]

Hm, you strike me as the White Knight type.

How far into psychopath territory are we talking here? I mean, there are levels.

[callit]

I think I already know the answer to that one.

[Because guess who got called out on it by Batman? :/]

[callit]

You'd be right. At least, according to Gotham you'd be right.

Missing half my face, obsession with duality, killing mob bosses to enact "justice". That far into psychopath territory. So not as bad as it could be, but still pretty bad.

[timeshare_batwoman]

Tried looking for a backup conscience? All the fun of being unhinged, but there's always a shoulder angel to keep you from going too far.

[callit]

How exactly does one advertise for a backup conscience?

[timeshare_batwoman]

Start with the friends who didn't abandon you when you went off the deep end.

[callit]

And there's the problem. Being the district attorney of Gotham doesn't really let you make friends easily.

[timeshare_batwoman]

[Snort] News to me. DA Young's one of the most popular people in Gotham in my time, except with the criminals. I use him as an intermediary for dealing with the Commish.

[hijackedbread]

I think they enjoy the trauma.

Can I bother you with nostalgia? xD

[everylittlegirl]

Even you have to admit that, pre-accident, you weren't quite as deep.

[callit]

Your Gotham sounds a lot better than mine. The mob runs rampant here, controlling pretty much everything. I can think of at least six people who'd want to kill me and one who almost succeeded.

[callit]

I'm certain they do.

oh, but of course! c:

[callit]

Hey, I've got hidden depths.

[timeshare_batwoman]

Everything's relative. We might not have the mob anymore, but Batman disappeared for twenty years, which gave the street gangs time to dominate the city from below. To make matters worse, Wayne got ousted from his own company and the new top guy used all those resources to force everyone else out of business and make weapons to sell to petty dictators.

<3

[everylittlegirl]

Don't get me wrong. I'm sure you were a great family man and everything? But you seem like you were kind of.. well, too perfect.

[hijackedbread]

Why?

[callit]

Does your Gotham still have the costumed lunatics? Joker, Crane, you know people like that?

[callit]

They're sadists. Plain and simple. Since they don't have to deal with stuff like this, it's okay that we do.

[callit]

Well that just shows how little you know about pre-burns me. Nobody's perfect.

[timeshare_batwoman]

Ohhh, yes. A whole new batch. Though they're less lunatics and more greedy, self-serving dregs. The old guys' legacy is carried by the street gangs, now.

[hijackedbread]

I don't want to be just another pawn in their game.

[everylittlegirl]

You don't say.

So, what's your secret?

[callit]

Not gonna lie, I'd prefer the dregs to the crazies.

[callit]

Good luck, kid. Tell me if you manage to do anything.

[callit]

Loose lips sink ships, kiddo.

[timeshare_batwoman]

There's a significant amount of overlap. Worst was Powers, head of Wayne-Powers until he went arkham and radioactive at a board meeting. His own son finished him off, though. [And she doesn't sound at all sorry about that.]

[everylittlegirl]

Good thing you're not a captain then, right?

[hijackedbread]

I will.

[callit]

Haven't heard of Powers. I'll keep an eye out for him.

[callit]

Hey, for all you know that could be my secret. Captain Dent.

[callit]

Harvey Dent, by the way. Who're you?

[hijackedbread]

My name's Peeta Mellark.

[everylittlegirl]

Yeah, maybe! I guess I don't really know, do I?