It hadn't just been a mind-control device, you know. It was also a transmitter. Let him hear everything the Bat had said ( Read more... )

For every decent challenge, there had to be that first blow, that shot across the bow, the opening salvo. And for Murmur, there was a certain humor in telling Roulette to have her people watch E!. Especialy when he thought about the conniption fit his erstwhile rival will have at not getting to him first ( Read more... )

There is no moment of silence, when so many are gathered to discuss the state of the multiverse, but there comes a time when the conversation is not quite so noisy. Nightstar flies above the heads of the attendees, landing before a draped painting. Judging by the size, the attendees may wonder if the hidden work is a lifesized portrait, but of ( Read more... )

There is some debate within mystical circles if there is indeed such a creature as the embodiment of Christmas Giving known as Santa Claus. But whether or not there is such a being, the spirit of giving itself is very real, be it incarnated in a fat man in a red suit or not ( Read more... )

Jervis Tetch doesn't get bored ( Read more... )

"Thank you for stopping by, Mr. Tetch. Now, can you tell us a little bit more about your case? We need just a bit more information before we can decide one way or another whether or not we're going to represent you ( Read more... )

Five minutes is all it takes. She wanders out into the hallway in search of coffee. When she returns, her midnight patient is gone. The bed is empty. The sheets are twisted and forgotten. The IV dangles, dripping its contents out onto the floor. She stands there in the doorway, staring in disbelief ( Read more... )

Last time they talked, Dent gave Jervis a card to contact him when the device was finished ( Read more... )

This is so much fun ( Read more... )

It's almost refreshing, to be engaged in the time-honored practice of scheming, outside the law ( Read more... )