» undetriginta [voice post; encrypted to Alfred and open to known DC heroes]

[unkindnessof]

[static and then Raven's voice comes on, tight and far too neutral; it's clear that she's wrapped herself with all the wards and mental barriers she can, though in this case, not to keep anyone out but to keep something in.]

Sorry to trouble you, Alfred, but if there's an antidote for Scarecrow's gas available, I may need some about now. The

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[badassbutler]

Blast. Did you happen to see what color it was? He has several batches...

I'll take all of them.

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[unkindnessof]

Green, I think. Thank you, Alfred.

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[badassbutler]

Here we go. Where are you?

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[unkindnessof]

In the apartment. I lost control back there. I almost --

[cuts herself off and there is a quiet breath in the silence]

It's a ... fear gas?

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[badassbutler]

*opens the door with a syringe*

An exceptionally powerful hallucinogen. Depending on the batch, it can show you your worst fear, make you fear something you never found terrifying, or simply make you afraid.

action now~

[unkindnessof]

[she's relocated from her bed to the couch now, sitting there with her knees drawn up to her chin. When he enters, she looks up and promptly sits up properly.]

It was the former. [She doesn't elaborate.]

Action now~

[badassbutler]

*he taps the syringe a few times and kneels next to her*

Roll up your sleeve.

Action now~

[unkindnessof]

[does as he asks and holds out her arm.]

I was careless, wasn't I.

Action now~

[badassbutler]

I couldn't say without knowing more.

*he injects the serum into her arm*

That being said, any man who can play with fear so easily shouldn't be underestimated. He terrifies people in the cell next to him into hanging themselves as a hobby.

Action now~

[unkindnessof]

Pleasant. [she squeezes her hand once and proceeds to roll her sleeves back down.]

I let him get close enough to do it, despite knowing who he was and what identity he was going for that night.

Action now~

[badassbutler]

*he injects the serum into her arm*

There. Give it a minute to work through your system. And I will say it may not have been strictly stupid, but it was not among the more intelligent courses of action.