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Your eyes snap open in a rush of panic and confusion, frantically scanning the darkness you seem to be trapped in.

It felt like it was only seconds ago that Batman was able to subdue you with ease, and now you're left to figure out how long you've been out.

There's no clear indication of where you are or how long it's been, all you can tell is that you're in a very cold room and seated at a steel table, your knees bumping one of it's legs as you try to move your bound arms.

Your wrists shake and struggle as you try to snap yourself free from the leathery bindings, but no amount of jostling can break the straps despite your best efforts.

The fact that it's so difficult to escape from weak straps such as these causes a sense of alarm to shoot through you, but more details of your apparent capture resurface in your mind.

Batman stuck some kind of device to your chest to knock you out, and before you went under you remember feeling your suit and strength fade from you.

Shifting your upper body some more, you realize that what ever the device was is still attached to you!

Upon realizing its presence, your chest begins to feel 50 pounds heavier, as well a a rhythmic humming sending vibrations across your flesh.

Before you can even begin to wonder what this thing is, a overhead light abruptly turns on, causing you to gnash your teeth and squint your eyes tightly at the nauseating light source.

You attempt to avert your gaze from the light, but you become distracted by the realization that you aren't alone in this room.

From the lingering darkness looms Batman, his strong form emerging from the black just outside of the light source's reach.

Now that you've had a better look at him, you're a bit surprised that someone so stealthy is also incredibly buff.

From beneath is dark cowl lies an intimidating physique that forms tightly against a gray mesh of body armor and padding, a black bat logo plastered over his pecks.

The white eyes of his cowl just narrow down at you, the stoic muscles of his jaw as still as a mountain.

A: “Where the hell am I? Where's Lobo?!”

B: “What did you do to me? What do you want?”

C: “Let me go or you're dead, Batman!”

D: “Did Robin send you after me?! Where is he?!”

E: “What do you want from me?!”

F: Don't say anything.

[Two votes permitted]

>>1961743
>A
LET'S ROCK FUCKERS

>>1961743
>A: “Where the hell am I? Where's Lobo?!”
>B: “What did you do to me? What do you want?”

>>1961743
>B: “What did you do to me? What do you want?”
>A: “Where the hell am I? Where's Lobo?!”

hopefully Batman knew better than to let Lobo keep chasing after Blackfire

>>1961743
>F: Don't say anything.

>>1961743
>A
>B

>>1961743
>A: “Where the hell am I? Where's Lobo?!”
Priorities are currently: Space Waifu Protection.

>>1961743
>A: “Where the hell am I? Where's Lobo?!”

>>1961743
>F: Don't say anything.
Oh boy, I'm early! Don't want to give batman anything against us or on us.

>>1961743
>A: “Where the hell am I? Where's Lobo?!”
>D: “Did Robin send you after me?! Where is he?!”

>>1961743
>C
>D

>>1961743
>A
But not asking where we are, because that's a dumb question to ask a captor, desu

>>1961743

>F: Don't say anything.

Time to just keep quiet until Matches Malone starts to say shit

>>1961743
>F: Don't say anything.

>>1961743
A

>>1961743
Don't say anything

>>1961743
>G
"Yo, whaddup?"

>>1961743

A: “Where the hell am I? Where's Lobo?!”
D: “Did Robin send you after me?! Where is he?!”

>>1961743
>F: Don't say anything.
He's not going to tell us anything so I'd rather just look cool

We're a strange villian aren't we? We haven't killed any civilians yet outside of some collateral damage, have we?

Our kill count is almost entirely people who technically had it coming to them. Is it too late to team up with Red Hood?

>>1961850
You realize Jason is Red X right now, don't you?

>>1961850
That's not strange at all unless you compared us to the psychopaths in gotham. The vast majority of super villains are just thieves that cause collateral damage and may beat people up. We're pretty much villains as far as the hero community is concerned.

>>1961850
We're not quite an anti-villain, but we're not a straight villain either.

>>1961861
Shit, that other guy didn't realize that and I didn't either.

>>1961743
F: Don't say anything.
dont let him see we're intimidated, guys.

>>1961743
>F
>Write in Start stare contest and loose it.

>>1961743
>A

You glare right back at him. This obviously an interrogation of some kind, but you expect some answers of your own.

“Where am I? Where's Lobo?!”

“He's close by and incapacitated, but he'll be off Earth soon.” He dryly answers in a deep, ominous tone.

He reaches within his cowl and holds up the grenade-like device Lobo had been threatening you with prior.

“After doing an analysis, I've discovered that the contents of this thing is enough to level an entire city block. Which begs the question,” He begins, laying it on the table.

“Why did he feel the need to use it on you?”

“I don't know, he's crazy! If it's really that bad, he would've just killed himself too!” You warily answer. You're no saint, but you don't want to be involved in a mini-nuke explosion.

“Unlikely,” Batman begins to retort.

“Lobo's regenerative capabilities are beyond extraordinary. In a sense, he's practically invulnerable. If there's so much as a single drop of him left, which there probably would have been, he would be able to completely resurrect himself.”

You cock an eyebrow. It was evident that he could regenerate whatever you severed, but to have it be that good, and to have him go down so easily against Batman?

“I don't buy it. If just a drop of blood is that strong, then what the hell did you inject him with?”

“Alcohol.” Batman answers bluntly.

“A ordinary tranquilizer or toxin wouldn't stop him, so I had to find something that at least influenced his body in some way. He's been known to become intoxicated from regular brews, so I formulated a mixture with enough potency that even he wouldn't be able to resist blacking out from.”

“... Huh. I guess I should've bought him a beer.” You remark.

Batman isn't amused in the slightest. He merely pulls another item from his possession and slides it across the table towards you.

As you realize what it is, it feels like the sound of it skidding to a stop is deafening.

Just in front of you is your HIVE Communicator, flashing with new message alerts.

“Tell me what HIVE is planning.” Batman calmly demands.

A: “I don't know! We were just here on a job.”

B: “I'm not telling you a damn thing, Bat!”

C: “What do you think we're planning? You probably know more than I do.”

D: “Wait, what's going on? I need to check those messages!”

E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”

F: “They're planning on being a school to teach kids how to be criminals. What do you think?”

G: [Write In]

[One vote permitted.]

>>1961928
>E.

>>1961928
>E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”

>>1961928
>C: “What do you think we're planning? You probably know more than I do.”

>>1961928
>E

>>1961928
>E
Can I check the messages?

>>1961928
>C: “What do you think we're planning? You probably know more than I do.”
you guys cave so easy kek

>>1961928
>C: “What do you think we're planning? You probably know more than I do.”

>>1961928
>E
Time to deflect like a motherfucker

>>1961928

>F: “They're planning on being a school to teach kids how to be criminals. What do you think?”

Why would we tell him, "Blood might be planning some bullshit around me." do you really think Batman'll let it slide? Once he finds out we're designed to kill the League or the very least Superman, he's not letting us go free

>>1961928
E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”

>>1961928
>C: “What do you think we're planning? You probably know more than I do.”

>>1961928
>E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”

>>1961928
>E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”

>>1961948
That's what I'm thinking, honestly. He's fucking batman.

>>1961928
>E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”
We're not going back to HIVE anyway, sadly. Gonna miss CF and BL though.

>>1961928
>E
Technically, they're only teaching kids with extrordinary abilities to reach their full potential... Through crime.

>>1961972
What about Kydd Wykydd?

>>1961928
>E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”
Time to let it all out so we get some protection from brother blood, and whatever the fuck he has planned

>>1961928
>>1961928
>“What do you think we're planning? You probably know more than I do.

>>1961928
>C

>>1961928
>E: “I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”

>>1961935
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>>1961993

All of you need to stop for a moment, look to what I said here and think >>1961948

Now think about what E is telling Batman about. Is it a good idea? Not really no

>>1962024
That's implying that batman would let us go free to begin with.

>>1961928
>E

You begin to slump in the seat. You might as well be honest with Batman, seeing how there's this sick feeling in your gut telling you that you might not be going back to HIVE any time soon.

“I have suspicions that Brother Blood might be planning something around me, but my source is some shady looking dude with one eye.”

“What exactly?” Batman presses.

“He... I let him do an analysis on my body. I was hoping he'd find some answers on where I came from, but...”

“But?” Batman urges.

“But I think he was actually just trying to copy my components. The one-eyed guy said he was just going to dispose of me once he's done.”

Batman's eyes narrow and face downward for a moment, then he reaches behind him and pulls up a chair, taking a seat across from you.

“It doesn't surprise me. He's done the same thing to Cyborg in the past. I believe you two have met.”

“Yeah...” You reluctantly admit, your memory flashing back to when you violently sapped power from him.

“Did he find anything regarding your origin?” He abruptly asks.

A: “No. Nothing.”

B: “Something about Lexcorp and Cadmus, whatever that is.”

C: “Hold on. I want some answers from you too!”

[One vote permitted.]

>>1962040
>B: “Something about Lexcorp and Cadmus, whatever that is.”

>>1962040
>C: “Hold on. I want some answers from you too!”

>>1962034

Better he doesn't find out about what we were made to do. Also place bets who'll come into save is Blackfire or our sister?

>>1962040

>C: “Hold on. I want some answers from you too!”

Goddamn it

>>1962040
>C

>>1962040
>A: “No. Nothing.”
Saying something about LexCrop and Cadmus would be too far.

>>1962040
>C: “Hold on. I want some answers from you too!”
At worst, he says no and then we default to A

>>1962040
>C: “Hold on. I want some answers from you too!”

Where's our girlfriend? She got away, right?

>>1962040
>C
Answers to questions like "How are your parents? Did you remember to call them last Christmas?"

>>1962040
>C: “Hold on. I want some answers from you too!”
For instance, he told us how he got Lobo, but not us. Lets see how much we can get out of him and if we can counter it somehow and escape, if we're even doing that.

>>1962040
>C

>>1962040
C: "Hold on. I want some answers from you too!"

>>1962048
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>>1962094
Roll D100

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>1962111

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>1962111
By the power of the entire Electromagnetic Spectrum, I just roll the dice. Pffft, Like I'd ask it to enhance this roll. Come on.

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>1962111

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>1962111
CRIT BITCH

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>1962111

>>1962119
thanks bud

thank god my roll wasnt a thing.

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>1962111

>>1962119
you goddamn hero

>>1962119
That's good. But will it be good enough for Batman?

>>1962119
it seems we are realy good at askng for answers

>>1962131
I get the feeling he's playing good cop right now. And to be fair, Battery hasn't put up a fuss or been been rude.

Also, he has a soft spot for lost kids who need guidance.

>>1962133
Do we have a list for things we are really good at yet?

>>1962141
Smashing, smashing Blackfire, punking Cyborg, and running away.

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>1962111

>>1962143
knowing about Gotham

>>1962131
Probably not, it's pretty average

>>1962040
>C

You furrow your brow.

“Hold on. I want some answers from you too!”

Batman doesn't even flinch at your proposition. He's surprisingly... Agreeable.

“What do you want to know?”

A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”

B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”

C: “How did you find us?”

D: “Seriously, where am I?”

E: “How much trouble am I in?”

F: [Write in]

[Three votes permitted]

>>1962156
>A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”
>F: [Write in] "Robin say anything about fighting me?"

>>1962156
>B, D, E

>>1962156
>A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”
>E: Is Cyborg ok?

>>1962156
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thin
>D: “Seriously, where am I?”
>E: “How much trouble am I in?”

>>1962156
>A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”
>E: “How much trouble am I in?”

>>1962156
>A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”
>F: "What are you gonna do to me?"

>>1962156
>B
>D
>E

>>1962156
>A
>B
>F: Is Cyborg okay

>>1962163
Ill support this

>>1962156
>A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”
>E: “How much trouble am I in?”

>>1962156
>A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”
>E: “How much trouble am I in?”

>>1962163
Fuck I meant F with the writein, not E

>>1962163
Supporting

>>1962156
>s Cyborg okay
A. Where's Blackfire and the others?
B. What is this thing? How did you know it would knock me out?
F. Where am I? (If its the batcave) Why didn't you take me to the police?

>>1962156

>A: “Where's Blackfire and the others?!”
>B: “I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?”
>E: “How much trouble am I in?”

I'm sure Cyborg's fine, let's not have it guilt us

>>1962183
Its not about our guilt. Its about making Batman see we're not a huge asshole.

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>>1962183
>All these people name dropping Blackfire.
Guys seriously, why are you assuming Batman got to them? Stop sucking is cock so much.
Blackfire flew the fuck away, and the rest had left even before Lobo showed up.
He only showed up after our fight caused enough attention.
Batman couldn't have even known about Blackfire's involvement beyond what he gleamed from the messages in our communicator which is probably her being worried sick, but he will now with this shit.

>>1962188
But Batter IS huge asshole and Battery isn't the manipulative kind of person who would pretend otherwise.

We literally used Cyborg's unconscious body as a weapon during our fight with Robin.

Battery loves fighting and he loves winning. He won fair and square against Cyborg. At best he wouldn't be that concerned about him, just slightly glad that he's ok (cause that means they get to have a rematch).

>>1962197
>Batman not knowing something.

You clearly are underestimating Batman. He probably already looked at the ashpile that was Blackmask and figured out who killed him and all that. Fuck he probably knows Battery's VIN number at this point.

>>1962156
>B
>C
>F: "What happens now?"

>>1962202
Fair. Though I think we had a good moment with him at that one place. I could see Battery caring that he didn't completely drain the fucker.

>>1962197
>Assuming Batman doesn't already know
You realize that Robin probably already told him, right?

>>1962214
Battery noticed that Cyborg had a backup power supply that effectively put him in sleep mode when we drained him.

Its like Battery, along with most of this thread's occupants, actually likes Batman. I can't blame him, he's Batman.

>>1962197

And you honestly think Robin didn't tell him about her?

>>1962240

I'm fine with him, but at the moment we need to tell him little about us

>>1962211
You're the one overestimating him, where did he find the time for that?
It wasn't even 20 minutes between Blackmask's murder and our fight with Lobo, not only that but capturing us and Lobo would take priority, PLUS containing Lobo and us wherever we are.
Guy isn't a super theres a limit to how much he can multitask.
>>1962223
>>1962246
Doesn't make it less redundant to ask about them and waste a question
I'm pretty sure the Bat already knows about a lot of shit, Hive 5 included, from Robin and he probably datamined our communicator to hell and back while we were under (If we manage to escape or by some miracle he lets us go we need to get rid of that) I'm just saying that unless he uses his detective skills on the crime scene, he couldn't possibly know of Fire and the Hive's specific involvement in this specific instance, that's all I'm saying. Bats probably doesn't know about Blackmask yet
The dude ain't precog.

>>1962263
We have no idea how much time has passed
Plus, it's Batman, why would we ever assume he doesn't know something unless he explicitly asks?
World's Greatest Detective and all that.

>>1962280
>unless he explicitly asks?
it's unwise to assume he doesn't know in this case too, as he could be testing your honesty.

>>1962286
That too. Look, point being, Batman knows about Blackfire already.

>>1962263
>"There's no way BATMAN could have figured out all that. I mean, what do you think he is, the greatest detective in the world?!"

>>1962156
>B

“I get how you stopped Lobo... Sort of. But that doesn't explain what you did to me. What is this thing?” You ask, looking down at the device latched onto your chest.

With the light on, you can now just what it looks like.

It's about the size and shape of a hockey puck, with rotating plate over a concave base.

Above the rotating plate is a small light, blinking in tune with the vibrations being sent through you.

“It's an electro-magnetic scrambler.” Batman answers.

“I had it made after Robin informed me of your electrical powers. Instead of completely knocking out the electrical currents going through you, it merely disrupts and misdirects them. I didn't want to risk killing you with a standard EMP.”

“Uh... Thanks, I guess. For not killing me, I mean.” You sheepishly respond.

“But... Why not just use an EMP? In fact, am I even in a prison right now? I figure you'd just lock me up without a second thought.”

“Because of what you did to Black Mask?” Batman calmly, but curtly asks.

You freeze up in your seat, realizing that you're in deep shit.

“U-Uhh...” You merely stammer, picturing how screwed you are if you get pinned by Batman for murder.

“What happened back there?” Batman harshly questions, a tinge of anger in his voice.

A: “Wait, I didn't do anything to Black Mask! My girlfriend killed him!”

B: “Blackfire got angry at Black Mask, and I made the mistake of boasting at him... He wound up lashing out and shooting one of us, from there things got out of control and...”

C: “Jinx killed him and tried to pin his death on us. She's trying to force us out of HIVE!”

D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

E: “Who's Black Mask? Never heard of them.”

F: [Write In]

[One vote permitted]

>tfw Blackfire is legit worried Battery might be upset with her

Anyone who ever doubted Blackfire being a best should commit sudoku already.

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.
self defense bitches. A weird argument for a superpowered villain to make but ... still

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

>>1962320
>B

>>1962322
2nd

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.
If he already saw the crime scene then there's no point in lying or trying to pin the murder on someone else.
But seriously, how much time's passed? I want to know on whether to call bullshit on Batman knowing about the murder already or not.

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

>>1962320
F. "He got angry about me being a "second Mammoth". My girlfriend got mad at his tone and told him to apologize. I laughed at him for underestimating us. He responded by shooting one our squishier teammates in the head. Things escalated from there. It was self defense."

>>1962320

>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

>Besides, he's not gonna be hurting anyone again. I'm honestly surprised you haven't killed a bastard like him or the Pennywise fanboy

>>1962320
>>1962348
I'm with this guy.

>>1962320
>D: “He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.

>>1962348
>>1962326
im also voting for this

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>>1962348
>I'm honestly surprised you haven't killed a bastard like him or the Pennywise fanboy
Huh, while we are at Batman's mercy we should really call him out on his brand of vigilantism.
When you remove weeds, you must do so by the roots, lest they grow back, letting these people live because you can't carry out justice to the end, only leads to more violence, innocent bloodshed and suffering, plus, killing them must be way cheaper than incarcerating them.

>>1962348
I like it

>>1962332
>>1962348
Changing

Let's be honest, as dumb as everyone was last thread, Sionis takes the cake for idiot decisions. What do you do when you get flat out told "yo she an alien with lazers and shit and you'd need like a rocket launcher to even hurt her a little"? Obviously you start a fight when you have absolutely no weapons at the ready that can actually hurt this alien. He didn't even whistle and tell someone to bring him an anti-materiel rifle or something. I mean I know he has a wicked temper like every other Batman rogue but he's also supposed to be not an idiot. Maybe he thought Battery was bluffing but damn. RIP Black Mask.

>>1962379

With you having said Batman couldn't have known about Blackfire. Thus doubting Batman, your argument comes across to a moot point. Besides, we did what Batman couldn't do. Plus it's Black Mask: guy was a real asshole so who cares?

>>1962392
Black Mask has been known to suffer from random bursts of miffed idiot though.

>>1962392
More that he thought we were a team and would back down to save the squishier members, when we were really two seperate teams.

>>1962392
He was probably banking on Blackfire actually giving a damn about others, because dealing with all but indestructible people 101: THE HEART OSBORN! FIRST WE ATTACK HIS HEART.
It clearly backfired on him, to great extend
>With you having said Batman couldn't have known about Blackfire
I was assuming little time passed for him to even see the Black mask crime scene, and I was simply stating he wouldn't know about her and the rest of the hive's specific involvement in it not that he didn't know about her.
>Thus doubting Batman, your argument comes across to a moot point
How does this make it moot?
> Besides, we did what Batman couldn't do. Plus it's Black Mask: guy was a real asshole so who cares?
When did I no agree with you on this? I'm defending the killing of bastards like him, I really wanna hear Batman's side though, so what better way than to call him out on keeping them alive to keep Gotham festering.

>>1962410
Yeah but the moment they didn't back down he was fucked, all he could do is kill Gizmo or stand down himself. He had the equivalent of a gun pointed at his head with Blackfire's energy attacks and he decided that he was going to shoot anyway. That's basically the same as me threatening to shoot your friend when you have me sitting on some plastic explosives you know? One wrong move and I'm dead regardless of whether or not I kill your friend. Even if I then put a gun up to another of your friend's head the outcome would be immediate death for me because at that point you have a reason to detonate rather than a threat.

If you think about it there was no winning that situation. Even if she did care about them, the moment he shot he committed assisted suicide since the entire scenario hinged on whether or not she'd back down.

It's sad cause Black Mask has one of the coolest designs. His suits are fucking great.

>>1962432

Didn't know where you were going, so you say you'd be fine with killing gigantic asshole villains like Black Mask? Alright I'm sure that we can get to agree that killing Black Mask was fine, and whatever Batman says to defend his non-killing rule we can call him out on it

Have... Have we even killed any civilians?

>>1962320
>D

You get a stern look on your face.

“He had already presumably killed one of us while his men put guns to the back of our heads. I tried to make a decision that would keep the others safe.”

Something in Batman's eyes “light up” when you mention wanting to protect the others, but you can't place what it was.

His gaze looks down for a moment, then back up to you.

“I guess you haven't changed since then.” He remarks, a hint of appreciation in his voice.


…

What? You haven't changed since then? What is he talking about?

“What are you saying? I haven't changed since when?!” You ask, a strange fear beginning to crawl up your throat.

Batman's eyes seem to get wider, his mouth opening slightly in realization.

“I wasn't sure at first but... You really don't remember, do you?” He asks, a rare sign of concern in his voice.

“Remember what?! I don't remember anything!” You shout at him, the sudden panic shaking your body more intensely than the scrambler now.

What is happening to you?!

Batman's gaze remains fierce, but you can feel a sadness from him as he speaks.

“The day you died, Reno. I was there.”

You died.

You died.

You died.

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>>1962320
>BM decided to be a bad employer and, rather convincingly, attempted to off a member of my team. We... didn't take it well. Turns out he'd shot him with a rubber bullet or something, so that's egg on our faces. But you'd think a criminal "Mastermind" would be smarter than to strong arm dangerous metahumans mercenaries that way. Do I regret it? Probably. Would I do it again? Probably as well. I appreciate threats to my team.

>>1962453
>C
when in doubt C it out guys, we learned this in school

>>1962453
>[C]

>>1962453
>[C]

>>1962453
>[C]
Why didn't you save us then?

>>1962453

>[C]

Truly, we were the DC Quest

>>1962438
I don't think that's a good analogy, it's more like he has guns pointed at 2 of your friends, he shoots one and expects you to care about saving the other one.

>>1962453
>D

>>1962453
[C]

Go fuck yourself with the laughing.

>>1962462
I learned to go with B

>>1962453
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Oh fuck me. He better not remember us.

>>1962453
>[C]
WHAT?

>>1962432
Shit forgot second reply. Gotta stop following quests in the middle of the night >>1962401
>>1962444
Of course, letting unabashed murderers live only increases the change of more murder.
>and whatever Batman says to defend his non-killing rule we can call him out on it
Exactly, hence this
>When you remove weeds, you must do so by the roots, lest they grow back, letting these people live because you can't carry out justice to the end, only leads to more violence, innocent bloodshed and suffering, plus, killing them must be way cheaper than incarcerating them.
Nothing good comes from not uprooting people like Black Mask completely, all Batman does is prolong their shit because he feels good about not killing, but where is the justice for the people he wronged with this? Where will the justice for the people he'll harm in the future be?
All those robberies, murders and damaged infrastructure could be avoided altogether by just shutting down their shit, unless Batman likes prolonging it, he certainly benefits from letting these villains live, after all, without them there's no Batman.

>>1962453
>C.

Also if you're interested, the binary translates out to:

HA HA HA HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHA HAHAHA HA HA HA

>>1962453
that's not funny

JOKER GODDAMNED KILLED US.

>>1962474
That doesn't work when someone has a gun pointed at you as well. Because the moment you shoot one, they shoot you immediately to save the other. It just doesn't work.

>>1962490
Well... that just raises so many more questions than answers!

>>1962490
I blame Batman for letting such a madman be for so long.

>>1962453
>[C]

>>1962453

Well, we killed Black Mask. Who wants to get revenge on Joker?

>>1962480

I guess I skipped that part then, just had a long day is all. And yeah Batman benefits quite a bit, plus since we got killed by the Joker I'm for killing the clown.

Besides, I can get the no killing rule when it applies to some more harmless villains like Catwoman. But letting fuckers like the Joker or Victor Zazz live is just stupid

>>1962496
We didn't really have a gun though. Blackfire can't generate and throw an energy bolt faster than BM could shoot. We couldn't shoot him before he did anything.

SHIT, I JUST REALIZED HARLEY WAS WITH THE ONI DURING THAT FAKE STATION CRISIS BECAUSE JOKER KNOWS US, SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT.

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>>1962517
Oh yeah...

OH. OH YEAH... SHIT.

>>1962517
Holy shit I forgot

>>1962515
>I can get the no killing rule when it applies to some more harmless villains like Catwoman. But letting fuckers like the Joker or Victor Zazz live is just stupid
Right. Moderation and all that, but the moment one takes an innocent life, they should be ready to give theirs

>>1962516
I know. I never said Blackfire would shoot first, I said that Sionis would suffer immediate consequences from shooting Gizmo, which he did. Which is why you don't put yourself into situations like that where you can suffer immediate retaliation. Sionis' tombstone would read "Mistakes were made." because that was the worst decision he could have made.

If you're going to kill someone to prove a point you should do it in a way that you can't get fucked over by. Not in a situation which would likely lead to M.A.D.

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>>1962524
>>1962517

>>1962517
Wait what? I don't remember this

>>1962533
You keep misrepresenting the situation. By your logic criminals would never bother taking hostages because as soon as they actually killed one the police would swarm in and kill them all.

>>1962545
Harley and the Suicide Squad were the ones in the radio station that the Oni tried to lure us out with.

>>1962545
When we interrogated that Oni Member before meeting the HIVE and going on the assignment to protect Black Mask.

>>1962453
>[D]
Batman knows us? He knows us well enough to know what kind of person we were? that's....wow ok..............we're not cradle robbing blackfire right?

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Who want's to bet somebody would be crazy enough to gather Black Mask's ashes and dump them into a Lazarus pit?

Roman's face when he sees Blackfire again.

>>1962517
my guy, we cucked joker

Lets just think of that when we're pissed about him killing us...wait am i in the right quest?

>>1962571
If you're referencing the one I think you are I'm still mad

>>1962555
Hostage situations are dumb though. No, the problem with what Sionis did is that he was dealing with villains or villains in training. None of which he had any guarantee they were A) mentally stable B) actually friends or C) not the type to lash out under duress. He wasn't dealing with "good guys" he was dealing with "bad guys" and should have planned accordingly. Instead he did what he would do with "normal" people.

Does this mean we're gonna go on a the rampage love child of the Terminator and Red Hood/Jason Todd in a violent quest to revenge kill Joker for murdering us?

You know, if he was actually the one who murdered us.

>>1962563
Well I'm not sure if the lazarus pit would work on an artificial human. I'm just wondering if we were some kind of superhero(or villain) and just don't remember

>>1962572
I was, just pretend it was our guy. that'll make you feel better. maybe

>>1962592
wait, what quest you guys talking about?

>>1962591
I thought BM was a normal human with a mask grafted onto his face?

>>1962587
No, the normal HIVE 5 care about each other enough to stand down in that situation. Jinx and Mammoth were crying when they thought Gizmo died. We were just unusually callous and honestly never should have been on the team. Bad call by Blood, if he even cares.

>>1962614
oh, wait shit I read that wrong. Please excuse my clear retardation.

>>1962608
Teen titans quest, we fuck harley. (and recently fucked raven good for us)

>>1962621
These were two unknowns by Sionis and he chose to provoke them without gauging them first. It was a dumb thing to do on his part. Blood probably only cares insofar that now he isn't getting paid.

>>1962632
Oh, I thought you were talking about Midnight in Gotham., haven't followed Teen Titans Quest

>>1962632
ooooooh, I haven't followed that the last few threads. I'm not done with it, just the whole arguments post hive breakout left a bad taste in my mouth. Would rather not get into it here though, different quest.

>>1962453
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_tGab-t0g

“C'mon you fuckin'... Bugger!”

Yeah, love. Get a piercing there. It'll make all those muppets thirsty for you and totally not be a pain in the cu-

“FUCK!!”

You uncomfortably wince as you fit the stud in, nearly biting your blood tongue off at the sharp pain.

Your hands clasp the vomit-stained rim of the bathroom sink, letting your tongue hand over your chin as you admire the new piercing.

“...Acthually, thaths kina hodth.” You find yourself admitting. If you ever find someone who isn't a total wanker to trade spit with, you imagine this would make things more fun.

As you step away from your filthy bathroom and wade through liquor bottles and empty cigarette cartons, you hear your phone ringing under the harsh guitar riffs blaring from your stereo.

“Aw come on, man...” You groan. You're starting to get real sick of this bastard being up your arse all the time lately.

You concentrate on the stained blankets and loose undergarments tossed around your mattress and raise them with your mind.

They each glow with a vibrant green aura as you gain control of every fiber and molecule they possess, swirling and shifting them until you can find your cell phone among the floating mess.

After you carelessly drop the other items from your mental grasp to let them scatter across your bed, you press the green talk button on the touch pad and put the phone to your ear.

A: “Fuck off.”

B: “Fuck off.”

C: “Fuck off.”

D: “Fuck off.”

[Just pick something you fucking bellend.]

>>1962636
No I think he did gauge them, but did so poorly.

>>1962648
C fuck off

>>1962648
>A: “Fuck off.”

>>1962648
>D: “Fuck off.”

>>1962648
>C: “Fuck off.”

>>1962648
>A: “Fuck off.”

Time to be Lady Black

>>1962648
>C: “Fuck off.”

Hi Lady Black

>>1962648
A: “Fuck off.”

>>1962648
>A: “Fuck off.”

>>1962636
He gauged us by the context we were in, which was the HIVE 5 team. It didn't go well because we weren't suited for the team and should never have been on it. Still careless of him, but not a huge idiot move. If Blood had cared enough to ensure only the right members got on the team, it never would have happened. Blood is the most foolish in this scenario.

>>1962648

>E. "Are you gonna talk to me about the Dreamcast? If not, fuck off the edge of my dick!"

>>1962674
No we're the most foolish. We're debating comic book characters out of canon on a Siberian Ice-Sculpting Sled.

That's fair.

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>>1962675
> TFW green goblin will never be your therapist

>>1962701
"Please! Don't hammer nails into my penis!"

>>1962688
>spoiler
You got me there. :(

>>1962648
Ugh, and here I was thinking Lady Black had kind of a roguey rough and tumble charm to her. But she's a total slob, gross.

Also, are we speaking in British slang? When did we become British?

>>1962763
It's a perspective shift, we're playing as Lady Black now, the daughter of Manchester Black and fellow Hive student.

>>1962767
Ah okay. Got slightly confused there.

>>1962648
>A

“Fuck off.”

“Polite as ever, Miss Black.”

You grumble.

“Call me Miss again and I'll pop that eye of yours, Slade.”

“Don't make promises you can't keep, child. Do you have the processor?”

“Yeh, it's in me coat pocket.” You answer, stretching an arm out as you telekinetically pull your coat's sleeve over it.

“Battery's a bit thick, ain't he? Didn't even cross his mind how I knew about the heist.”

“Don't underestimate him, Black.” Slade's warns in his gravely speech.

“If you knew what that boy was capable of you wouldn't be so overconfident.”

“And what might that be? Bein a knobhead with a alien slag glued to his crotch?” You continue to mock, pulling your half empty pack of smokes from your coat.

“I'll discuss that with you soon. Now, be a dear and deliver that processor. There's some people I want you to meet.”

Slade hangs up on you finally. Guy's a pompous arsehole, even if he's helping you out.

Lighting the cigarette between your lips, you slide open your door only to be greeted by the portly form of Control Freak, that fat bastard.

“H-Hey Battery's neighbor! I-I Really need help with-”

“PISS OFF!” You yell in his face, causing him to whimper and cower as you bump him aside.

“Creep.” You murmur, exhaling smoke.

Time to get out of this piss-colored beehive and meet the boss, but maybe you should see Jason on your way out, yeah?

A: Visit Jason.

B: Go straight there. If you have to listen to Slade give another egotistical lecture, you're going to give yourself an aneurysm.

>>1962790
>A: Visit Jason.

>>1962790
>B: Go straight there. If you have to listen to Slade give another egotistical lecture, you're going to give yourself an aneurysm.

>>1962790
>B: Go straight there. If you have to listen to Slade give another egotistical lecture, you're going to give yourself an aneurysm.

So everyone saw this coming, right?

>>1962790

>A: Visit Jason.

Let's have him grind his quiditch onto our buttocks

>>1962790
>B: Go straight there. If you have to listen to Slade give another egotistical lecture, you're going to give yourself an aneurysm.

>>1962790
>A: Visit Jason.

>>1962790
>A

>>1962790

A: Visit Jason.

>>1962790
>B: Go straight there. If you have to listen to Slade give another egotistical lecture, you're going to give yourself an aneurysm.

>>1962790
>A: Visit Jason.

>>1962790
>B: Go straight there. If you have to listen to Slade give another egotistical lecture, you're going to give yourself an aneurysm.

>>1962790
>B

>>1962790
Man, I wanted to point this out when we handed the processor to her. How'd she know about the assignment Blood gave us?

To be fair, Battery had just ran into his "family" so he was a bit shaken up and didn't realize it and just gave her the part when she asked.

>>1962790
>A: Visit Jason.

Goddammit, Black.

If Battery finds out, he's gonna beat Black so hard she'll call him Dad

>>1962911
she will have Black's eyes

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>>1962927
Booooo

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>>1962927

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>>1962790
>A

Ah, whatever. You'll live through another lecture.

You march through the bee-themed halls of the school towards the infirmary, not making eye contact with any students as you pass them.

There is something you notice as you make your way there, however. You haven't seen a single security drone wandering the halls since yesterday.

Is there some kind of maintenance going on for them?

Eh, you just realized you don't care.

As you turn into the infirmary, you can't help but smile.

In the midst of beds and beeping medical equipment lining the walls, you see Jason sitting up at his and beginning to put his Red X suit back on.

You carefully step between the two rows of injured students and head over to Jason as he's just about to put the mask back on.

His emerald eyes look up at you from under his black, parted hair, and you immediately feel it.

The corners of your mind start to burn and mildly sting as you feel the rage lurking in his eyes, causing you to slow your pace as you get closer.

Your visits have dulled them flame somewhat, but beneath that arrogant smile of his is a murderous desire that remains clear as day.

“Come to check me out of here, Jane?” He asks, rolling his neck.

“Nah, just wanted to stop by on my way out. You sure yer ready to get back in that suit, love?”

“Can't let that bench warmer have my spot on HIVE forever. Besides, I feel great!” He announces, jumping swiftly to his feet.

“You gonna kick his stupid arse now that yer all better?” You ask, folding your arms.

“If he's up for it. I'm not gonna jump him or anything, but I'm not letting him get away with what he did.” He says with a smirk, pressing his mask back onto his face.

“So, where are you headed?”

A: “I'm off to see someone about burnin' this bee's nest to the ground. You?”

B: “You know, maybe I should take you along. Interested?”

C: “None of your business, mate. Did that prick ever visit you?”
[One vote permitted]

>>1962984
>B: “You know, maybe I should take you along. Interested?”

>>1962984
>A: “I'm off to see someone about burnin' this bee's nest to the ground. You?”

>>1962984
A: “I'm off to see someone about burnin' this bee's nest to the ground. You?”

>>1962984
>B: “You know, maybe I should take you along. Interested?”

>>1962984
>C: “None of your business, mate. Did that prick ever visit you?”
i dont want either of them to be happy

>>1962984
>B: “You know, maybe I should take you along. Interested?”

>>1962984
>A: “I'm off to see someone about burnin' this bee's nest to the ground. You?”

>>1962984
>B: “You know, maybe I should take you along. Interested?”
This is a bad idea, but I want to see someone get backstabbed.

>>1962984
A: “I'm off to see someone about burnin' this bee's nest to the ground. You?”

>>1962984
>B: “You know, maybe I should take you along. Interested?”

>>1963001
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>>1962992
>>1963004
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>>1963011
Roll D100

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>1963042

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>1963042

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>1963042

Rolled 40 (1d100)

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>>1963044
seems like lady black is great at asking people to come along

>>1963056
It's the tongue piercing

>>1963056
Nah, she isn't even good at it. Below average.

>>1962984
>B

A wicked idea starts to get in your head. Maybe you could get Jason to go along with your plans and help Slade with you, yeah?

He's like you in a sense, only coming here in order to find someone, you just found a different opportunity while he climbed the school's ranks.

“You know, maybe-”

“Sorry, Marjane, but I gotta jet.”

Jason's looking down at his HIVE Communicator, quickly flipping through menus and hurrying past you.

“Those moron's screwed up a job in Gotham and I have to fix it. Seeya!” He explains waving behind him as he abruptly leaves.

“... Hell.” You grumble, heading out the same way.

You take your time heading to the vehicle bay, not wanting to awkwardly watch Red X drive off as you take the Zeta tube to your hideout.

Just as you're about to make your way inside the garage, there's a shrill scream coming from nearby.

You jolt briefly, turning your head in the direction it came from.

You think it's coming from the direction of Blackfire's room, but based on your intel she should still be with the HIVE Five in Gotham.

Who was that, then?

A: Investigate.

B: Screw it. You're late enough as it is. Time to get this over with.

>>1963096
>B: Screw it. You're late enough as it is. Time to get this over with.

>>1963096
A: Investigate.

>>1963096
>A: Investigate.

>>1963096
>A
I remember when we didn't investigate Cheshire in the kitchen with no real repercussions.


Really just fuck Slade.

>>1963096
>B
probably just control freak

>>1963096
>A: Investigate.

At worst a wasted trip, at best blackmail material

>>1963096
>A. Investigate.

I mean, I'm curious as hell.

>>1963096
>A: Investigate.

>>1963096
>A: Investigate.

>>1963096
>B: Screw it. You're late enough as it is. Time to get this over with.

>>1963096
>A: Investigate.

>Zeta
Oh please be that shitty spin-off

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>>1963132
Roll D100, DC 65

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>1963186
Go

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>1963186
Witness me!

>>1963173
Oh shit, I just realized, it's probably Reno's sister. She's taken out the bots and she's killing the students one by one.

Think about, every important character except Control Freak, Black and Blood is out of the base.

Rolled 62 (1d100)

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>>1963202
RIP Black. ;_;

>>1962455
Huh, no, he didn't use a rubber bullet, he actually shot Gizmo, little troll just got lucky his goggles were reinforced with steel, he just got knocked out from the concussion, dude probably has a bruise in the shape of his goggles on his head. Probably looks like he has four eyes now.

>>1963201
If he's Reno, should we call his sister Vegas?

>>1963209
Will their dad be named Nevada?

>>1963208
Doesn't even matter, bro.

>>1963216
Keeps to the theme! I like it.

>>1963209
Now that we know reno died, are we now New Reno?

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>>1963223
And if Sis was made in a similar way as Reno, would she be New Vegas?

Now we're asking the real questions.

>>1963242
>We finally get to ask Lex and Waller what their plan for us was
"Truth is, kid, the game was rigged from the start."

>>1963242
I would PAY for us to meet Question.
You hear that Mach? I'll fuckin do it.