Looking for Prey

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

Thick leather boots gripped the edge of the rooftop as a young man peered over a rough end of the city. The east end, in particular. With the awful blackout that occurred not an hour ago, he was pretty busy. There had been no sign of Batwoman, and he was very glad of that. He was not...afraid, per se, just very wary when working the same time she was. He assumed she was very protective of her territory, which included the City, and he wasn't going to simply stand aside and let her be the only one cashing in on the fun.

Hunter grinned, there was a very poorly organized bank robbery that he had just foiled and the bumbling idiots had no idea who they were up against. He was new at this vigilante stuff, but after all he had been around criminals most of his life, unfortunately, and was too trained to be a fighter. Martial arts was something of a hobby in school, but he had persued it seriously once he had gotten older. He knew he would need it, with the kind of people hanging around at home. His theories were put to practice, of course, once he decided to don the costume.

Ah, looters. Will they never learn? He double-checked his crossbow and threw out one of his nifty new grappling guns, swinging to the chaos below.

((Tag Spoiler))

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[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

He didn't get it, of course.

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think I'm ever on her good side." He folded his arms across his chest. "But since we're all doin' the reveal your secret identity thing, let's start with the basics. How come you're in this buisness?" He was very curious to see if others' reasons were even close to his own.

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"oh..." Stephanie paused slightly. "My father... my father was Cluemaster, one of my Gotham City's third-rate villains. When he returned to a life of crime, after claiming to be rehibilated I took on the guise of Spoiler to lead my Batman and Robin to his location."

((ooc age note: Stephanie, in DC-canon, has had a child. So she is not that young ^_^))

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

He nodded, but didn't know who Robin was, but assumed it was some kind of Bat-boy. "Well, I kinda got a similar sob story. My family was killed by...a rival family. When I was just a kid. Swore vengeance ever since against the bad guys. Simple as that."

((OOC: That's cool. I keep thinking she's young cause of the Robin thing.^^))

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"So, college students is our cover. Are we going to just be lab partners, or what? What is our cover for this mission?"

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

He was glad she didn't press the story. "Sounds like a good idea to me. Disguising ourselves would be even better. That way just in case people get suspicious we're home free. How about we were on a mission to...I dunno, some canyon out west and found these rocks, and our professor asked us to bring the sample to them. We can just bring a couple of the little ones."

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"Sounds good." Stephanie nods. "When do we go?"

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

"It'd be too suspicious if we went tomorrow or the next day. Someone could be watching the museum, waiting for inquiries about the rocks. How about next week?"

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"Sounds good. Did you just want to meet me here?"

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

"Sure." He nodded. "I'll dress up beforehand so that people won't get suspicious." His hand went to his pocket, and he took out a cell phone. "Mind if I get your number?" A smirk.

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

Stephanie smiled, "it is just the hotel number and my room number, 235. I hardly think my cell carrier covers different dimensions."

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

"You never know, have you tried?" He smirked. "Guess you really have just dropped in here recently then." He smirked. "Room 235, gotcha."

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

Stephanie pulled out her cell phone and looked at it, "try it and let us see. 555-4678."

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

Hunter punched in the numbers and placed the phone near his ear.

"Hulla!? Whatsis? Who's dis?" Some old lady squaked.

"Uh, wrong number." Hunter chuckled. "Guess it doesn't work. Nice try, though."

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"So since you seem more familiar with this Gotham than I do, I assume you do have a place to stay." Stephanie inquired, pulling her feet up to sit cross-legged on the bed.

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, s'my home. Born and bred." He nodded. "I got my place."

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"That is good, because I was going to offer..." Stephanie stops herself before saying more.

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

He smirked. "Heh. Thanks anyway. Oh, I forgot to ask. Do y'think you're gonna be staying here in this Gotham for awhile? Gonna get a job or somethin' and another place?"

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

Stephanie frowned, pulling her knees to her chest, "I do not really know. I do think that I will be staying here, at least until the Batwoman kicks me out."

She sighs sadly, "Actually it is Batwoman who has paid for this place. You got to remember that I do not exist in this reality. I have no legal way to get a job or a place of my own. It was either be 'kept' by Batwoman or be on the streets."

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

"Wow. That's...tough. I don't know what I woulda done." He cocked his head. "Tough. Now you owe somethin' to her. Yikes."

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"Do not worry, I will not bother you with it."

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

He shrugged. "Hey, if we're in this thing together, we might as well take 'er on together."

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"Does that include the Batwoman?"

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

"Absolutely," he grinned. "She's tougher than all the criminals in Gotham combined. I ain't afraid of them, and I admit I'm a little unnerved by her. But you didn't hear me say that."

[exiles-jubes.livejournal.com]

"Cool," Stephanie smiled. "Well then, if I hear from her I will let you know. And you can let me know if she contacts you. I am sure once she gets back on the streets she will want to talk to us."

"And we have the stones in a safe place, all that is left is to wait."

[masqueraider.livejournal.com]

He nodded again, and headed back towards the window, he didn't want nosy neighbors to spy a vigilante coming out of her door, they could put two and two together. He slapped on his little domino mask and smirked.

"Well, 'till next time. Take care o' yerself."