06-22-2017, 12:52 PM
It took less long for Dante to scale up to the top than Batman had anticipated. Considering the devil hunter came up from over the siding instead of the roof access, it was reasonable to assume he had decided not to take the stairs.
"How did you manage that?" Batman asked, only sparing a sideways glance. The detective already prepared at least four potential answers to the question, and only really asked out of posterity. Any bit of info on how Tony Redgrave operated might proved helpful in the future.
"Kicked off the walls," Redgrave replied, looking over to the setting sun. Within the hour, it would disappear entirely over the horizon, leaving the island shrouded in night once again. The two of them hadn't been able to savor it the first time, what with the apparent intensity of their battle with the fairies.
Batman finally offered an exhale of breath in reply, drawing another conclusion in his mind. The two of them still remained relative mysteries to one another, and the vigilante did his part to ensure he personally remained a mystery.
Time passed. how much, neither of them could say. Tony sat on the edge of the roof and pulled up his Syntech tablet, pouring over the information it offered with more clarity than earlier. Two particular notifications surprised him. "Hey, Batman."
The black cowl offered no immediate response.
"Why didn't you mention the two major item drops that happened earlier today?" Dante looked back to the tablet, examining the locations for the "quest items". "Would've helped to know where they were."
"It would've have mattered. We're weren't close enough to either of them," Batman explained, justifying his actions. "Be fortunate this drop is close. That clown took that other drop with him when he left- we're absolutely not going to lose this one, do you understand?"
Dante seemed surprised at the sudden confrontational tone the gruff voice took, and tried to act disarmingly. "Yeah, yeah, I get it. No big deal," he said, soon lapsing into a smarmy comment, "Forgive me if I didn't want to beat up a guy who walked with a cane."
The two of them said nothing after that, for longest time. Batman had made it quite clear that their relationship was tenuous at best, and had only come out of necessity in this death contest. At any moment, the dark knight was prepared to turn on whatever allies he amassed. That was how it always had been.
If only he knew Dante was counting on exactly that.
"How did you manage that?" Batman asked, only sparing a sideways glance. The detective already prepared at least four potential answers to the question, and only really asked out of posterity. Any bit of info on how Tony Redgrave operated might proved helpful in the future.
"Kicked off the walls," Redgrave replied, looking over to the setting sun. Within the hour, it would disappear entirely over the horizon, leaving the island shrouded in night once again. The two of them hadn't been able to savor it the first time, what with the apparent intensity of their battle with the fairies.
Batman finally offered an exhale of breath in reply, drawing another conclusion in his mind. The two of them still remained relative mysteries to one another, and the vigilante did his part to ensure he personally remained a mystery.
Time passed. how much, neither of them could say. Tony sat on the edge of the roof and pulled up his Syntech tablet, pouring over the information it offered with more clarity than earlier. Two particular notifications surprised him. "Hey, Batman."
The black cowl offered no immediate response.
"Why didn't you mention the two major item drops that happened earlier today?" Dante looked back to the tablet, examining the locations for the "quest items". "Would've helped to know where they were."
"It would've have mattered. We're weren't close enough to either of them," Batman explained, justifying his actions. "Be fortunate this drop is close. That clown took that other drop with him when he left- we're absolutely not going to lose this one, do you understand?"
Dante seemed surprised at the sudden confrontational tone the gruff voice took, and tried to act disarmingly. "Yeah, yeah, I get it. No big deal," he said, soon lapsing into a smarmy comment, "Forgive me if I didn't want to beat up a guy who walked with a cane."
The two of them said nothing after that, for longest time. Batman had made it quite clear that their relationship was tenuous at best, and had only come out of necessity in this death contest. At any moment, the dark knight was prepared to turn on whatever allies he amassed. That was how it always had been.
If only he knew Dante was counting on exactly that.
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