Tim Wayne / TALON / Issue #4, backlogged

[gourmetburgers]

Who: Talon (gourmetburgers) and Owlgirl (not-a-spoiler)
Where: Deep in the confines of Owlman's lair, now Talon's during this time.
Style: Any, as long as it's COOL.
Status: Closed, and backdated to moments before Somarium's transition to "normality" after Moon Cycle 20.

[The final stages were here. The QED, the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, the product of Owlman and

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[not_a_spoiler]

[And it was true. The moment she received the message from her partner, the loyal Stephanie was there in a flash, smiling. Things had been abnormally quiet the last few days, a sign that Talon had much bigger and better things on his brilliant mind. But now that he was calling her, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to ask him about it.]

So this is where you've been working. Up to something big?

[She wouldn't be grinning for much longer.]

[gourmetburgers]

[Talon's fingers were still on the keyboard. He hadn't even turned around, but he reached into his utility belt for his red domino mask. Again, it glued itself to his skin.]

Big? More like, bigger than big. I'm almost sorry I've been hiding this from you, Stephanie.

[The countdown to the countdown was underway. The doomsday clock would begin ticking as soon as all information was downloaded. The process would carry itself out automatically due to Talon's expert programming. Now was the time for action. He paced toward Owlgirl, slowly, then took her hand. Was that a genuine smile on his face? A display he hadn't shown in years, now? Truly, whatever he was smiling for was different from person to person. And that's... not a good thing.]

But after everything, you should know how proud I am. Of this, and of you.

[not_a_spoiler]

[The girl feels her cheeks redden at the compliment, her heart beating just a little faster once he smiles that beautiful grin her way. She's been taken with the boy for years, but seeing him so happy just brings everything to a halt for Stephanie.

Her smile in return is completely and utterly happy.]

But I haven't even done anything lately, Tim... You've planned everything for us.

[gourmetburgers]

[Stephanie's chin was soon between two of Talon's fingers, like an artist appreciating fine craftsmanship. Face to face had become an understatement at that point. Unbeknownst to her, he was only demonstrating everything he learned from a soap opera marathon last night. The fact that he was also enjoying this charade gave his face a look that made it even more believable. Sadly.]

Come on, none of this would have ever worked without your help. We wouldn't have made it this far, this quickly, if heist activity wasn't doubled. If it were only me, there would have been no reason to call you up. The cops would have nailed me back at the bank, and Javert would have had my head already.

Owlman raised two of us for a reason. "The sooner you both set examples for each other, the sooner you can make an example of this city."