Terry waits outside his favorite Nexus cafe, hands in pockets and whistling, nonchalant as can be. He wonders if he shouldn't have gone back to Gotham, but a nice neutral spot is probably better for a first date.
He keeps any brooding off his face, for once, all smiles and patience.
Look. The other day, and in general -- I haven't behaved the greatest. And I'm sorry. They're the only words he ends sending. He writes a lot more, but they all sound insincere, patronizing, or just generally ill-behaved. This wasn't eloquent. Or detailed. Probably wasn't even helpful. But it was honest.
Five hours after the event will come the call from Mrs. McGinnis, barely able to hold a conversation, staying on long enough only to convey in broken English that her oldest son is now dead.
Thirteen hours in will come the call from Dana, voice shaky but lacking much emotion of any kind. "Can I head over there, Max?"
The Gotham Gazette in Terry's homeworld brings grim news on the front page. Most of the paper is given over to a story of a monster attack and subsequent explosion. The main headline, though it stresses that nothing is definitely established yet, reads Rampage and Explosion Kill Citizens, Possibly Batman, Robin
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Those who attended Batmas receive their presents there, those who didn't will find them either hand delivered in the middle of the night, Santa style, or simply left where they can easily be found
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