cowledcrusader

[Video]

[The feed opens to a picture of a familiar, if somewhat low key face.  Either way, he'll begin speaking in a friendly, pretty down to earth tone.]

Good afternoon, Luceti!  Your trusted accountant, Gaff Morgan speaking.  After the shift yesterday I thought I'd check in and offer up some help.  If anyone is unsure of any assets or belongings they have are missing, if you've filed any information with me I can provide it to you to make sure no one lost anything.  I'll be at my office most of this afternoon if anyone needs my services, and I'll make house calls if I have time and they're needed.

And also, if anyone needs any financial help or advice, that's what I'm here for! 

[Action]

[Even when the village has entered an alternate universe, the vigilante known as Batman is still present in the village.  This Batman is more personable, but every bit the same master of stealth and infiltration.  He'll be doing his nightly patrol around the village... and yet, no one suspects that mild mannered accountant Gaff Morgan to really be Batman, Luceti's greatest detective!  Of course, there is also the matter of the other Batman in village too... his son, Terry.  He might be with him as well.]

[It's been a fairly uneventful week for Bruce Wayne, who has been enjoying himself in Luceti, despite how dull it is in comparison to Gotham City.  He's been spending most of the week wandering around town, and thankfully because Batman's not the most social of creatures, he isn't much confused by a lot of the people he's running into.

So.  For all intents, there's a comfortably dressed, tall man who most people probably haven't seen much of in the past.  Unlike Batman, this Bruce is a social creature, given that his parents never died and he was never Batman to begin with.   Bruce will be wandering around town most of the day in various places, so he might run into your character... or you can approach him and see who this guy is. 

However, after the day is done, Bruce returns to his house that he shares with the Justice League.  He'll make his way to his own room, which seems uncharacteristically bare.   It hasn't bothered him much, though when he decides to go get a change of clothes for after taking a shower, he stumbles upon a hidden compartment in his closet.

...Inside the closet is his Batsuit... or rather, Batman's batsuit... as well as several pieces of his crimefighting equipment.  Utterly shocked, Bruce takes out some of it and begins examining it.  Housemates are free to catch him making the discovery of "his" gear.]

...What is all of this?

[OOC: For purposes of tagging, I will be using nocapesorcowls  from here out.]

 [It's been a long couple of weeks.  Between falling trees, killer butterflies, a rash of disappearances with most who returned telling the same story, there was enough to keep the Dark Knight busy behind the scenes.  But it gets better.  Green Lantern, Terra, Hellboy, and Adell had brought in Kefka of all people as a prisoner into the tunnels.  This made Batman happy beneath that cold stoic exterior, but it didn't last long.  He instantly took extra precautions for dealing with Kefka being down there and preventing another escape.  Without advanced technology like in his Batcave, he was forced to jury-rig a lot of traps.  Many of them are surprisingly effective, but not nearly as reliable as he would like.  A chief difference this time is that Batman has trapped all of the locks leading into the prison wing; anyone attempting to pick the locks will receive a nasty (but non-lethal) electric shock.  He doesn't want someone breaking Kefka out or him having an easy time leaving if he manages to find a way out.  The point is, getting to the prison cells is far more difficult now than it used to be.    These traps can be disabled, but such a thing would take time and would be reasonably difficult.

There is a sign before the traps begin though.  It simply reads:  Secure Prison Wing: No Entry Permitted Without A Justice League Escort.

The Blue Rogues might have some leeway if the issue gets brought up.  But you have been warned.

Anyway, the other part of his two weeks has been doing a lot of menial recordkeeping and research.   For many hours, his housemates will have no doubt noticed he's been working in one of the rooms he's claimed as his.  Inside this room, there are bookcases filled with various books on forensic sciences, psychology, chemistry, physics, criminal science, and many more types, as well as filing cabinets stuff with notes and records Batman has taken over his time in Luceti.  There's also a ton of scientific equipment; most of it you'd expect to find in a high school science lab.  Batman's access to higher technology has been limited, but he's been working with what he can take from the stores.  The windows are covered shut to make sure no one can see inside, and it's clear he's experimenting with ways to recreate some of his gear.  His housemates are free to enter this workroom if they so wish.  He keeps his most secret records in another location.   Yeah, he's kind of paranoid.  

His current project is still experimenting and analyzing the corpses of a few Tease he had recovered.   When night falls, Batman will go out on nightly patrol for trouble.  And to raid the store for more scientific equipment.  But before he leaves...]

[Voice, Filtered to Terra Branford 100%]

Terra.  I'd like to speak with you.

[Action]

[Naoya and Dilandau are safely behind bars in the tunnels, secured and locked away with no weapons.   And right now he made sure to take every key to the prisons and secure the entrance with a padlock of his own.  It should be strong enough to hold anyone attempting to break them out for now. 

First thing's first.  He needs to track down the woman named Yuzu that Naoya spoke to.  She did not sympathize with him, but knows of him and his weapon system.  Possessing Dilandau's COMP, he will actively seek her out for questioning and follow up on any leads he can.]

[Voice]

[After speaking with Yuzu and following up where the leads take him, Batman will reluctantly open a voice communication.  Someone has to make the announcement.   He's not much of a talker and he's never been good with people.  But it needs to be done.]

Attention, citizens of Luceti.  Dilandau and Naoya have been detained in the murder of Kohaku, a fellow citizen of Luceti.   They will remain in custody until such a time that the people of this village agree on a just punishment or until they are properly tried by a court of law.   That is all.

Okay, this is very important.  Luceti, I need your help with this one.  Batman can be a potentially godmoddy character to play if people aren't aware of what he can and can't do.   So what I need is for people to throw me a bone here and work with me.

I'm sure all of you are aware Batman is the world's greatest detective.  That means he's bound to find out things about your characters you might not want him to.  He will constantly be rolling through journals, keeping tabs on what people say and do, especially people he dubs of interest.  Anything you post on the journal that's not filtered is subject to being brought back up by this guy if it's necessary.   But what's really important and vital is Batman's ability to read people, track them, and investigate them. 

Reading people's reactions are very important.  If you want Batman to be able to read your muses' body language like a book, you need to let me know that's okay.  Essentially, it's asking how much of the brackets Batman can read into.   Please, tell me how much is good for your characters, and where the line is.   If you're character is an exceptionally gifted liar, the line might not be very far.  So please, tell me where the line is so I don't break your experience with him.  That's the last thing I want to do.

As for tracking and investigating, I need permission for that too.  How far are you willing to go without your character catching on?  Batman occasionally shadowing them in the night?  Sneaking into their houses and apartments looking for evidence of a potential crime?   And just how much do you want Bats to be able to figure out based on all of this?  And most importantly, how much should Batman be allowed to expose your muses' plots?   Please, be specific.  Again, I don't want Batman learning and exposing something that he shouldn't that might hurt someone's experience here in Luceti, but him failing to deduce and stop anything at all is out of character as well.

This post is extremely important if you play a villainous or potentially dangerous character.  Bats will track anyone he deems important, and that includes good guys, but villains are his primary target.   So please, Luceti.  Sound off!