[The night's cold and clear; a careless exhale will puff out in a gaslit cloud. The ice is clear and slick on some roofs, treacherously cracked and sliding on others. On others yet it's thin, black, rough- nearly invisible against the shingles until that fatal misstep ( Read more... )

[there's a... flurry of beating wings and chirping, as the owner of these noises discovers that it really sucks to not have hands. and then, about five minutes later, the following is painstakingly scratched out in ink over the page:]


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Damian's Birthday Party

[ Because someone has to do it, and it helps if that someone doesn't want to rip the little brat's head off ( Read more... )

[Man. Not only did Carrie totally miss Halloween (thanks a lot, Joker), but she just had to build a shrine for some half-remembered grandparent to get out of her room. So this morning she's heading through the town (in civvies, for once), hands shoved into her hoodie's pockets and looking like she's practicing the Dark Knight's best brooding ( Read more... )

[The rusty creak of iron. Shuffling, of light feet against metal floor.

And then... a jaunty, perky whistle. "Hush Little Baby," if you must know - but with a jazz spin. It stops quite abruptly - and then there's that familiar, leering voice.]

Oh!

Why, hello there.

[He almost sounds pleasant. Mr. Rogers in Halloween Town.]

And how are all our viewers in ( Read more... )

[this is... the most horrible timing ever hiosengks YOU CAN'T HAVE A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY WHEN EVERYONE'S ON JOKER ALERT. :< Carrie hopes the Joker feels good about himself because he just ruined her plans. But she still has this sweet present, and at least she can deliver that. Soooo...]

[Filtered to anyone that's spoken to Kate Kane:] [EDITED ( Read more... )

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[There's some metallic clanging, a couple bangs... and a frustrated sigh.]

So... any of you spuds know how to build a bike? Or... got a bike? Figure there's a point somewhere in this deal where books stop cutting it, and I just found it.

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[If it feels like you're being watched... it's probably because you totally are. Carrie's out in the Robin getup, which is only slightly tighter than it was yesterday (she gained a year and nearly all she has to show for it is a half inch of height? lame), and perching in pretty much every vantage point she can find. It's like the ultimate guessing ( Read more... )