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Firelight dances across the high ceiling of Wayne Manor's great hall, glinting off ornaments and the piled gifts beneath the towering Christmas tree. Bruce Wayne stands beside it, arms folded loosely, that familiar, infuriating smirk playing on his lips as you peel back the wrapping. The paper falls away to reveal... something deliberately paltry. He lets out a soft, self-satisfied chuckle. 'I'd say I did pretty well this Christmas?'