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You're coming with me old man.

[Oh, boy, Jason is loving this; he pulls Bruce's arms around behind his back to zip tie them quick and brandishes his gun.]

Anyone gets too close and Wayne gets it!

[That scares the good rich people of Gotham; Bruce Wayne has been kidnapped before, and they know it, and he always seems to get out of it. He's beloved in this town.]

I won't hurt anyone else!

[He yells that too, as he puts his grapple around Bruce's waist, and zips them up into the air and to the roof. There is screaming. Someone is yelling to call the police.

Jason is going to enjoy this.]

[ With the way Jason pulls his arms back, Bruce starts to wonder if he's too into this. He definitely should have stipulated no guns. He'd have to remember this for the next kidnapping. ]

If it's money you want, just untie me and I'll cut you a check!

[ Does that ever work for kidnappers? It hasn't so far and it doesn't seem to now as the grapple line zips them up and out into the night. Below he can hear chaos ensuing.

It's only when they're clear that he turns to face Jason. ]

You're enjoying this.

[He giggles like he's twelve again, and even with his voice modifier it sounds like he's a kid, as he holsters his gun and his grapple, and then cuts the zip cords.]

This is the most fun I've had since I was a kid.

[He's so giddy that he's practically dancing.]

I've always wanted to be involved in a fake kidnapping.

[ There's something wholesome in how happy Jason is. For a moment, it feels like nothing has ever changed between them. That nothing terrible has ever happened. He rolls his shoulders as the zip ties are cut. ]

You've actually bought me some time. I'm in the middle of an investigation. Now I've got more time to follow up on a few leads.

[ Of course he's going to work. He sends Alfred a message and then begins a trek across the rooftop. There's a cache near here. ]

[He considers this a minute.]

Is it the case where the disembodied foot washed up in the harbor?

[Or:]

Or the weird meth ring in the Diamond District?

[He's only asking because he has news about both of these things.]

[ Rightly or wrongly, Bruce wonders if Jason's been reading his case files. It's brief, fleeting and dismissed only moments later. ]

I've been watching the meth ring, but I think the disembodied foot is the more pressing issue.

[ He stops when he reaches the cache and uses his hand print (and a quick eye scan) to open it. ]

What have you heard?

[He snorts.]

Oh, Bruce.

You're really behind, aren't you?

[He looks smug, or as smug as someone who can look when wearing a mask that covers their entire face. But he pulls a coin out of his pocket and tosses it to Bruce.]

We have a new serial killer in town. And I know his name.

[ Four bodies in three months, dismembered. First one was sloppy and used a serrated blade. Last two were more precise. Like a killer trying to figure out his MO. He's expecting more of the same with this severed foot. Behind? Only on this new one.

He stands with gear in hand, belt slung over his shoulder. The coin he catches and turns it over in his hand. ]

Did you introduce yourself?

Do you think I also invited him for tea?

[He reaches into a pocket and holds up a business card, and keeps it between his fingers.]

What do I get for being a good boy and not doing this on my own?

[ Based on the look on Bruce's face? A firm handshake. ]

You get to give me that business card.

That's not much in the way of incentive.

[He says it as he fiddles with the card, and keeping a careful eye on Bruce's movements.]

Sounds like the opposite of incentive, actually.

Did you really come all this way just to do this?

[ and make him 'scream like a girl' in front of Gotham's elite. ]

I came all this way to make you look like an idiot in front of Gotham's elite.

[So, you know. Yeah.]

This is just an added perk.

Come on. I know you want this case, I cracked it, but I'm classy. You have to stop expecting I'll just hand over my hard work.

[ He's already given you 10 grand, Jason. ]

This isn't a game. If you're going to help, then do it.

[He spins the card and puts it back into his pocket. Because he's a bitch.]

Guess it's my case.

[ Bruce is of a mind to take the card and get on with his night. But Bruce isn't interested in fighting with Jason either. ]

I expect you to take this to Gordon. Tonight. I'll deal with the meth ring.

[Is that what he's going to do?

It's absolutely not what he's going to do.]

Don't worry, B. I've got this.

[Noooooot in a way you want.]

Jason, don't turn this into a spectacle. Just do as I ask.

[ He's gonna turn this into a spectacle isn't he? ]

Oh calm down. What kind of spectacle do you think I would cause?

[Does he want a numbered list? Or maybe Jason is just trolling for ideas.]

[ Really, Jason? Aren't you the one who beheaded the lieutenants of several drug lords and put them in a duffel bag? ]

You want a list? Just do this like I asked or give the card to me.

[That was strategic!]

I'm not going to shoot him in the head or string him up the neck.

[He hums a bit.]

Just rough him up a little before I send the information Gordon's way.

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