gotham_rogues (gotham_rogues) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-07 13:53:00

Entry tags:

inactive - marissa wayne, npc - batman, plot - "city of scars"

Special delivery
He had to go away for a little while, but Hush was back in Gotham City. And he was out for blood.

Or rather, the guy who was paying him was. But he was paying him to go after a very old friend of his. Someone who he had tangled with before. Someone who this time, if he played his cards right would end up exactly how he wanted her to be-dead. Her, and if he got lucky, her friend. Batman.

But first, he had to make sure that she knew she wasn't safe. He had to get her nice and scared, so she would be easier to break.

A package arrived at Wayne Manor that afternoon for Marissa Wayne. In it, she would find several pictures of her mother, Vicki Vale, lying dead in a pool of her own blood. Attached to one of the pictures was a typewritten note.

Miss me?

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batdaughter
2011-01-07 06:58 pm UTC (link)

She'd gotten a few mystery packages over the last few weeks, the death of her father seeming to prompt some sort of awkward sympathy from old friends and far-flung relatives (she suspected the latter were prepping to ask for money.) The package waiting for her in the den wasn't that big of a surprise and she dropped her bag to the ground, homework ignored for the moment as she tore open the envelope.

A year ago, she would have started screaming at the images of her mother, a bullet's entry wound between her eyes while ruby-hued blood fanned out from beneath her flame red hair. Two months ago she might have screamed as well, but the events of the last weeks had drained her to the point of feeling so much pain that she almost felt nothing at all.

She simply stared at the photos, unable to react, time escaping her completely for hours--missing dinner plans with Terry. She was oblivious. For Marissa, the world was falling apart.

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newimprovedbat
2011-01-07 07:59 pm UTC (link)

Marissa was supposed to come over his apartment for dinner, like she had been doing every night this week. And every night since Bruce died. Not that Terry minded. His mom liked her, and Matt seemed to have a bit of a thing for her, which as annoying as his little brother was, was kind of cute. She normally called when she was going to be late, and as she didn't even call at all this time, Terry hopped on his bike and made his way over to Wayne Manor at his mother's request.

"Marissa?" He called out for her when he arrived.

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	batdaughter 2011-01-07 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	Marissa heard Terry's voice and turned her head slowly. "In the den." Her voice was uncharacteristically flat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-07 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Is...everything okay?" She seemed a little...off. Well, more off than lately. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-07 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	She made no effort to hide the photos and as they were gory and full color, and with Terry being Batman, she had no doubt that he'd see them. "I got fan mail today." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-07 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Terry caught the photos out of the corner of his eye. "Is that...is that your mother?" His voice dropped straight into a serious tone. "Marissa...do you have any idea who sent you those?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-07 08:09 pm UTC (link)
	"I saw it happen from behind. I saw the back of her head blow out. I've never seen the front before." She turned them face down. "The guy who pulled the trigger sent them. I've no doubt. Terry, what if I got her killed, just like I got Mia killed?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-07 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	"You can't blame yourself, Marissa," Terry said, moving closer to her and wrapping his arm around her shoulder. "They wouldn't want you to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-07 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Mom. Mia. Dad. And if Keith killed the Artist he'll probably get the death penalty so...Keith, too. I think everyone needs to stay far, far away from me. You, your family, Maria, Tim, everyone. I'm some sort of bad luck charm." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-07 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	He narrowed his eyes at her. "Do not talk like that. You're not bad luck, and I'm sure Keith's going to be fine. I hope." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-07 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	"I've thought about taking whatever money I can get my hands on that isn't tied up with the Wayne estate and will, getting Keith, and disappearing. I've thought about getting ahold of some of his arrows and claiming to be the Green Arrow, turn myself in on his behalf. I've...I've thought about a lot of stuff. Everything just keeps going wrong, Terry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-07 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	"First off, while getting him out of the way isn't a bad idea, you don't want to get yourself hauled in as accessory if he is the killer. And secondly, while I know your only looking out for him, that's just stupid, because it's your ass that gets thrown under the bus. He wouldn't want you do that, and there's no way in hell I'm going to let you do that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-09 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not your responsibility, Terry. Bruce left behind a nice administrative babysitter for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-13 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	"No, you're not. But I care about you, Marissa. I could just let you turn yourself in and take the blame for Keith. But I'm not, because I don't want you to get hurt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-13 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	She sighed. "Why do these things keep happening, Terry? Why can't we ever get a goddamn break?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-13 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Because we're Bats and it's an unwritten law that we get all of the galaxy's angst?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-13 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	"We've probably pissed off a tiki god or something." Marissa sighed. "He was right; once you're in there is no out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-14 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. There really isn't." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-14 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"So the guy who murdered my mother appears to be back. I'm going to have to deal with him. I have no choice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-14 12:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Not by yourself. We'll handle this together." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-01-22 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Terry, this is my fight. I know, you want to jump in and get all weirdly older brother protective of me. Hell, Bruce might have even put that in the damn will, I don't know. But this jerk murdered my mother. I want the satisfaction of stopping him myself." Or die trying. But she didn't say that. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	newimprovedbat 2011-01-26 05:52 pm UTC (link)
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