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In the small room where he'd spent the night alone, Jonathan Crane was quite finished getting ready. His role in this ceremony consisted primarily of dressing and appearing; he'd completed the former, and now waited patiently until it was time to do the latter

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The first few days out of Burke, Nadine Dent had slept well. Really, she'd slept too well. She'd slept without concern for much else, save comforting her husband. The sedatives had taken their time getting out of her system and now, without them, she had a difficult time sleeping. Having Harvey by her side made it easier, but it wasn't like before. Before, all she'd needed was to know he was there, and she slept soundly through the night

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"Hello, Nadine," he said. "I'm glad I reached you."

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"Jonathan?" she murmured, half asleep.

[arkhams_dr]

"Yes, it's me." He heard the drowsiness in her voice. She'd be easy to confuse, perhaps even a bit malleable. "How are you?"

[arkhams_dr]

Carefully, he placed the phone down, straightened his tie and stepped out of the room. It was only a short walk down the hall to the suite where Duela was getting ready.

He knocked on the door, "Duela. Just checking, my dear."

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Duela looked away from the vanity where she was fixing her make-up. She smiled a little before calling, "Come in."

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"Are you quite sure? Much as I'd like to see you, I'm told it isn't done."

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"Well, it's supposed to be bad luck," Duela replied before she laughed. "But I'm not really a big believer in luck."