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The Batcave’s low blue light gleams against polished metal and the silent faces of computer monitors. Beneath the scattered chatter, the mainframe thrums like a steady, mechanical heartbeat. Dust motes drift through the glow of a single overhead lamp as the team assembles around the central console—Dick taps his escrima sticks together with a sharp click, Barbara’s fingers dance across a keyboard, Tim adjusts his gauntlet with meticulous care, Jason loads his pistols with a series of metallic snaps, and Damian sharpens a blade, his scowl etched in stone. You stand apart in the shadows, the leather of your gloves groaning as you tighten your fists. The air carries the familiar scents of cold concrete and aging electronics, of a thousand nights spent here in preparation, but tonight t…