Riddle 026: Raining on Prom Night

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[A: 726 Anderson Lane - BACKDATED TO THE DAY AFTER PROM.

Riddle me this: Who's as green as his suit and just woke up with the worst hangover ever? Answer: Edward Nigma, of course. Family members and unexpected visitors will find the Riddler downstairs at the breakfast table, dressed in a green bathrobe, half-heartedly fumbling with his daily

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[Edward will find his newspaper torn in two but the crossword puzzle is somehow still in tact. He will also find his not!son at the table as well, having recently returned from delivering the news. There's a Batman comic book on the table which he's busily thumbing through as he nibbles at his toast.

On the stove, a tea kettle starts wailing relentlessly. Slugger makes no move to get it...]

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[Nothing, for a moment. Edward clutches at his head, cursing under his breath. That kettle is loud. Finally, when he's certain that Slugger isn't going to do anything, he rises to his feet and marches to the stove. You can probably hear him muttering under his breath about how he "has to do everything himself."]

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[When he gets back to his seat and to his crossword puzzle, Edward will find that one of the answer boxes he was about to fill in is now occupied by a smiley face. It certainly wasn't there a moment ago and yet Slugger doesn't appear to have moved an inch.]

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[It takes Edward a moment to notice, once he's gotten back. When he does, he stops in his tracks, slowly glaring up at Slugger. He does not look very amused.]

Cute.

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[Slugger, on the other hand, looks very amused though his face is partly obscured by a strategically placed comic book. After a break of silence, he peers over the pages at Edward, who looks as if he's been to Hell for a second time in two weeks, and dares to irritate his headache.]

So. What happened?

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[Good thing he always does his crosswords in pencil. Edward begins to erase the smiley face.]

What? Last night, you mean?

[And it's now that he notices the subject matter of Slugger's comic.]

...where did you get that?

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[If Edward looks closely, he'll see that it's the infamous "Rainbow Batman" edition (which has left Slugger with many questions).]

Around.

[Answered with a shrug. He thought you might be interested.]

Last night... Do you remember?

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[The bright colors are making his head hurt more. So Edward tears himself away from the cover for now, groaning.]

Unfortunately. I made an idiot of myself. Nothing new in this town.

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[He rests the book on the table and straightens against the back of his chair.]

When you passed out, did you see a kid?

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...I did.

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The telepath...?

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[There's a moment of quiet before Edward looks away, taking another bite of his eggs before focusing his attention back on the puzzle.]

No more questions, Slugger.

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...

[What he says next isn't a question, just a warning.]

Susan knows.

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...knows what?

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That you killed him.

[puzzlerprince]

...wonderful.