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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

Wow.

Nice tech. Flashy.

And here I thought waking up in Gotham was a headache. You've got to wonder how deep down this particular brand of eccentric dedication goes -- I mean, I've dated enough cops and have the common sense to know that this isn't a regular kidnapping. No ransoms, no demands, just promises of heroism, providing we do exactly as we're told. Vague instructions and all. It's our own personal social experiment-slash-reality TV show, set in Asgard (sure), which is making it seem like someone is in desperate, desperate need of lifetime membership to Arkham.

Looks like I'm batting for Team Thor. Ooh, exciting. Do I get a roommate? Are we all gonna participate in team-strengthening activities and bond over a beer and a burger? Inquiring minds.

-- Kate

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

Huh.

We've got towers. Maybe not the kind you're thinking of, but a tall building is a tall building is a tall building, right? No trumpets, though we do have a light. A big symbol that goes up in the night, against the sky. We've got a guy who works at night, doing what he can for citizens that law enforcement either can't or won't. Everyone calls him the Batman. Don't know what he calls himself. But that's as far as hope goes in our city.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

Perhaps our worlds are not so different. The beacons of Minas Tirith calls for hope and aid for our allies.

Do the men of your city fight as well?

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

Men and women, and usually for no good reason at that.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

You sound like a lady I know.

Who do they fight against, if there is no reason to do so?

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

Oh? Not sure if I should hope that's a good thing or not.

Authority. Each other. Themselves. They're not exactly a picky group.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

She is a great hero, who defeated a monster who boasted once that no Man will ever be able to kill him. I leave you to decide.

Greed, too?

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

Nice.

Greed. Greed's always somewhere at the top of the list.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

Is it 'a good thing'?

The vices of Men seem to carry themselves through the different worlds, and I find that to be a tragedy. Have much changed from the efforts of 'Batman'?

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Sounds real badass.

Let me just put it this way: I wouldn't want to see a Gotham without him.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

I doubt that is truly fortuitous.

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

It is what it is.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

If he falls, what will your city rely upon?

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

There are others. It's just as much about what he stands for as it is about the Batman himself.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

How different is the man, then, from the symbol that is shone in the skies?

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't know. Hard to get up close and personal with a guy like that.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

How can he serve as a symbol of hope when you do not even know him?

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[waytoserve.livejournal.com]

We know what he does and we know what he stands for. Don't need to know his favourite cereal in order to have a little faith.

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[therangerking.livejournal.com]

Aye. Perhaps not.