It's been precisely three hours, eleven minutes, and twenty-three seconds since the asteroid's power failure. The benefit of having been on the roof -- for him, at least -- is that it's provided an easy way to survey the scene. Being a trained Turk and something of a reconnaissance specialist has its merits and he has never begrudged himself his ( Read more... )

He is and always has been a meticulous host. His attention to detail is, after all, one of his strengths, and it's the thing that makes him able to do the things he does back in Gotham. And keep the fact that it's him doing them a secret. When he organizes events, he puts a great deal of effort into making sure that they go off smoothly. Since ( Read more... )

Reading is something he does miss a great deal. Sadly, he didn't think to bring his glasses back from the Spoolner Continent the last time he was there. He probably could go to a doctor here to get another pair but he's not sure about the detail of needing a passport of certain things. There are still some things he isn't sure about in this ( Read more... )

Gateau has never claimed to be exceptionally smart, but some things are (to him, at least) fairly obvious. To that end, he looks about and realizes that this is certainly not where he expected to find himself ( Read more... )

It's a typical, even stereotypical scene, and that's the reason Bruce has established it this way. The newspaper open on the table in front of him, the hot cup of coffee, everything down to the choice of suit and tie say something. Or they would in Gotham; there, they'd be exuding an air of importance, of confidence, of someone who believes he and ( Read more... )

Hotaru is playing in the sitting room, wristband walkie-talkie on. Its little light blinks steadily, indicating that it's still operational ( Read more... )

Viktor stood on the hotel rooftop, hands clasped behind his back and looking down on the city below ( Read more... )

There are moments where memories come through so clearly. Memories not his own. They belong to another man who he once was. Tenrinoh. Creator of the magic he uses and a master swordsman ( Read more... )

A lot of the time, looking after River feels like he's taking two steps forward and one step backward. Lately, it's felt like he's taking one step forward then two steps backward. Everything's been more complicated. And he knows that he's to blame for a large part of that. He was far too ready to see the Red-Eye as an easy answer to a problem that ( Read more... )

Last time the theme was winter. There were faux icicles, snow, and all the accompanying landscaping. This time, he thinks summer. The lounge has been transformed into the tropics: palm trees, sand. No ocean -- some things are beyond even his means and he doesn't want to have to maintain a glamor like that for the duration of the party -- but fans ( Read more... )