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Rain slicks the rooftop gargoyle, a cold mirror for the neon sprawl below. The wind carries the distant pulse of the city—sirens, traffic, chaos. A shape separates from the stone, cape swallowing the light as it settles on the asphalt before you. Bruce's voice cuts through the drizzle, steady and intent. "You know he's using you, don't you?" He takes a single step forward, the cowl casting his eyes in shadow, his focus entirely on you.