outfoxing (outfoxing) wrote,
@ 2012-11-26 16:49:00

AU Land--- Mob Boss
In a very different time line things went differently for Sarah. She never met Robin and never had his help. Her life became much more complicated as a result. Instead of slowly getting to the point where she might be free one day things just went too far.

So she killed a Mob Boss and took over his empire. She didn't become strictly evil but she did what she had to so she could hold onto his businesses. She was able to turn some into honest businesses but there were other things she couldn't change. That was what killed part of her just a little bit.

Sleep down't come to someone like her who spends their every waking moment fighting the other families off with Machiavellian moves to topple them should they get too close. She won't let the other families destroy Gotham. Some of the harder drugs stop coming through for a while and it pleases the Master Thief turned Mob Boss.

At least she could do some good. But she's very tired and hates the fact she did have to throw this lavish party for her men. But it was to keep their loyalty. They needed to be happy so parties were just a part of it. Right now though she waves off her body guard and retreats to her office for a drink alone.

She feels so tired right now. She also feels like she's in over her head.

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	(assumes bendytimed slightly) cantkeepmeout 2012-11-26 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	"You're a hard one to get alone," comes a voice from the shadows behind her. It's hard to tell at first, but with some squinting and the light falling just right, a red bat emblem can be made out in the darkness. (Reply to this)(Thread)

outfoxing
2012-11-26 09:43 pm UTC (link)

"I usually don't go without one of my men," she agrees. She can see the emblem.

She doesn't move for a weapon she just leans forward to set aside her glass of wine. She looks good in the dress she is in but she has this slightly distant air to her.

"Well, well... What did I do to get your attention? I know I sometimes dress to impress but... I didn't pick this out fit to attract someone from your crowd."

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	cantkeepmeout 2012-11-26 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	The shadow steps forward, more into the light but so he's still shrouded in shadows. It's hard to quite tell how tall he is at first, but when he steps into the light a bit and draws himself up to full height, it's not hard to see why some would cower. "What makes you think you never had my attention in the first place?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

outfoxing
2012-11-26 10:04 pm UTC (link)

"You never caught me red handed," Sarah replied with a slight hum. She would have known if a Bat had caught her scent when she was a thief.

"My boys? Maybe. Some of them used to be messy. I've cleaned them up... But of course you'd know that if you were watching us." She smiles thinly at him looking perfectly poised. He doesn't scare her.

Whoever said criminal were a weak and cowardly lot never met the Fox.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-11-26 10:10 pm UTC (link)

"I don't need to have caught you to know of your work." She can't see his expressions but the smirk is in the voice. "I know more than you think. But cleaning them up isn't all that's needed. I know what you've been up to Fox, and trying to keep most of the remains of this mob legit isn't enough to cancel out fully the more shady aspects. Some of your boys need better leashes. Or...at least make sure they're still yours," comes the grim bat gravel now.

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outfoxing
2012-11-26 10:23 pm UTC (link)

That gets her thinking about some of the ones she suspected weren't being straight with her. She should do some house cleaning.

"You know my other name... Huh. I guess you are the real heir to the World's Greatest Detective," she hummed looking thoughtful.

"You know I can't grind it all to a halt. It has to be done slowly so I don't get people killed. This was never supposed to be a long term thing for me but... There you go."

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cantkeepmeout
2012-11-26 10:46 pm UTC (link)

"It comes with the territory," Batman says simply, as if this was a given everyone should know.

"I don't want or need it at a halt. I want it controlled and on a leash." Because things this big couldn't be taken out completely. Still, he understands about getting stuck in long term things you hadn't expected. "And...it often turns out that way. Things don't go as planned."

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outfoxing
2012-11-26 10:56 pm UTC (link)

The way that last part out strikes a cord with her and for a moment she looks very sad. The mask of being emotionally distant from him and this place slides back in place though. He won't see that again.

"It almost sounds like you want me to change how I've been doing things. Why come to me when you could have probably just found a way to shut me down," she asked moving away from any pleasantries she may have been willing to indulge in earlier.

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	cantkeepmeout 2012-11-27 02:36 am UTC (link)
	But it's there long enough for him to see and take note of it. He knows a lot about wearing masks to hide the emotional stuff, it's nothing new in this line of work. "Because I'd rather clean up and organize your work at cleaning up the family more than have to shut you down totally." Not to mention it wouldn't work as well anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

outfoxing
2012-11-27 02:49 am UTC (link)

She would fight him tooth and nail to protect what is hers. She may not want this but she won't just abandon the men who aren't that bad.

"At least you're honest." He could probably see what others couldn't. She was in over her head and struggling to stay honest.

"What did you have in mind? You're not doing this out of the goodness of your heart... I assume like me you would like to stop the import of drugs to Gotham. It's the one thing I've cut off from my organization." Finally she grabs her glass of wine and takes a sip.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-11-27 03:08 am UTC (link)

It was clear. She was a thief, not cut out for this stuff really. But she was handling it well for everything that had happened.

"First we need to clean up and reorganize your plans there. What you have works, but it's sloppy and won't hold if anything happens." He doesn't try to tone it down, she needs to know the facts here and while what she has works, there's lots of room for improvement. "And I have bigger plans than just the drug trade."

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outfoxing
2012-11-27 03:13 am UTC (link)

She could pull a con job if she had to but it's obvious she isn't going to last. She leans forward letting her arm rest on her desk.

"I've been tightening my control on the organization but..." She gave a light sigh. "I'm an amateur. They'll figure it out sooner or later. All right. What do you want me to do?"

She's trapped again and she knows it. She hates Batman for this. She's never going to get out of this. It doesn't show though because she is a Professional.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-11-27 03:21 am UTC (link)

"They don't need to figure it out. I have plans I can feed you to put into action. It'll make things more manageable on your end and reign things in better." But it'd also mean he was planning on expanding her cleaning up efforts and using her family to try and do so to the others. She'd be a figurehead leader of the family for him. Because he knows that organized crime isn't something that can be stamped out completely, he just wants it to be tightly controlled.

	cantkeepmeout 2012-11-27 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	Again, a voice comes from the shadows, much like it had in her office once before. "Seems they're particularly bad shots or find you're harder to kill than they thought." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-11-27 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Bad shots. I got cranky. They almost killed that waiter," Sarah said lifting her head and glancing around until her gaze settles on where she thinks he is. "That's why I broke someone's arm I think." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-11-28 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"I've done worse for the same," comes the reply. There's a pause and she can guess he's moved because the voice appears again on the other side of her and closer. "How're you doing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-11-28 02:15 am UTC (link)
	"I'm just tired," Sarah says. "I don't know what went wrong. One of my men is gathering information for me." She can guess where he is but she doesn't feel like moving. The localized pain killer the doctor had injected so he could remove the bullet out without causing Sarah discomfort didn't make it comfortable for her to move. "The wound wasn't that bad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-11-28 02:33 am UTC (link)
	"Good." Hey, nobody said Batman was ever a very sensitive guy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)