The First Broad Daylight (Fourth Wall)

[cowledcrusader]

[The thing about sudden influxes of people means Batman's constantly busy and can't inevitably stay away from everyone because they're everywhere.  So most of his stalking he expects to be bothered... and in fact, it probably will be.

He'll be out in the open a few times today, investigating inevitable disturbances in the village.]

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[punchandsleep]

[A certain little girl happens to see him, so she grins and ruuuns on over!]

BATS!

[cowledcrusader]

[He'll turn around at this. "Bats?" Good thing it's not the Joker. Or Quinn.]

Molly? You're back, I see.

[punchandsleep]

[Right now, Molly doesn't particularly care about personal space, as she's moving to attach herself to Batman's waist. Or, at least, she'll attempt to. She MISSED the antisocial nut.]

I went back and I couldn't remember this place but now I'm here and I remember and there's a playground and it's awesome and Bats you're still heeere!

[cowledcrusader]

[Admittedly, he doesn't really resist the incoming hug. For once. Progress, right? But he doesn't sound upset or anything either. ]

Yeah. I'm still here. [Still stuck here, still away from Gotham.]

[voldiesnose]

[Here is one disturbance that is just pure effing EVIL, Batman. Right now it is lying low, though. And sticking to the shadows. And it's getting a little runny, too, because apparently it picked up a virus somewhere.]

[cowledcrusader]

[Think it can out stealth THE BAT? Nope. Not happening. But Batman will discover it via ambush.]

...A human nose?

[voldiesnose]

[The most evil human nose that ever breathed, Batman. And it is using its telepathic powers to communicate directly into your brain.

Baaaaaaaaaaatmaaaaaaaaaaaan.]

[cowledcrusader]

[Nonplussed. Gonna take more than that to scare him.]

...

[honkifyoulove]

[ Here is the definition of disturbance, hopping from roof to roof and causing accidental collateral damage as he goes. Clearly he is meant to protect this village from the hands of villainy. 8| ]

[cowledcrusader]

[And here comes the Bat, chasing after the Tick to attempt to stop his... "rampage." I mean. Heroics. Right. Heroics.]

[honkifyoulove]

[ There aren't many things to hero at today. Alas. ...where did he put his small lumpy sidekick? ]

ARTHUUUUUUUUR! SPEAK TO ME, CHUM!

[cowledcrusader]

[Batman will catch up to him.]

...Calm down and get ahold of yourself.

[hewantsanswers]

[Oh hey, Bats. Have the guy even you think is wound too tight.]

You know, even you might have trouble keeping up with this crowd.

[cowledcrusader]

[Well, there's one... well. Face, he's familiar enough with. At least from his research. He doesn't know him personally yet, at any rate.]

We'll see. ...The Question, I presume?

[hewantsanswers]

[Presume? Now that's an interesting word choice.]

That's right. One of the many new arrivals.

Looks like I missed the line where they were handing out wings, though. Funny how that works.

[cowledcrusader]

...I suspect this is a result of an errant Shift, which is causing a more chaotic influx of individuals throughout the space-time continuum.

[titango]

[Batman might also have some of his stalking time spent being stalked by another. Cool with you, Bruce?]

[cowledcrusader]

[It's fine. But when he's sure he's alone from other individuals and their prying eyes... well, other than a certain person's...]

...You're getting better, Robin. But I've known you were there for awhile.

[titango]

[....Crap. But his dismay is quickly swallowed up by the anger that happens when Batman proves himself to be exactly the patronizing jerkface Robin remembers. "You're getting better," like he's some toddler looking for a cookie.]

...Well hello to you too.

[cowledcrusader]

[It's as close to a compliment as Batman ever gets. You know that. But he's younger than Dick Grayson from his time.]

Good to see you're well. How long have you been here in Luceti.