Riddle 036: What is it that nobody wants to have, yet nobody wants to lose?

[puzzlerprince]

[A - ACTION - Hospital.

On an ordinary day, during an ordinary visit to the hospital (perhaps to see Ema), the Riddler winds up running into another familiar face. But there's something quite different about him today. He's got that cheery look in his eyes, a dopey smile that's been plastered onto his face. But unlike his ordinary childish facade,

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[crazyclownwoman]

What's that?

[Leaning over your shoulder.]

[puzzlerprince]

[He doesn't even have the energy to look all that surprised when she pops in.]

It's an Enigma Machine. It's a device meant to relay encrypted messages.

[crazyclownwoman]

Oh cool!

[puzzlerprince]

Quite.

[He tinkers with it a little bit more.]

He's been droned, you know.

[crazyclownwoman]

....Crane?

[puzzlerprince]

Batman.

[crazyclownwoman]

Oh jeeze.

You scared me for a second there.

....what?

[puzzlerprince]

You heard me correctly. He's gone.

[crazyclownwoman]

.....

They droned....Batman?

[puzzlerprince]

Hard to believe, isn't it? No contingency plan. No last-minute surprises. No new gadgets or clever tricks. No. They've beaten him.

Once and for all.

[crazyclownwoman]

.......

but it's Batman.