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The Batcave hums with the quiet thrum of machinery, the air cool and tinged with the metallic scent of the underground. Dim lights cast long shadows across the stone walls, and the screens flicker with data streams and city maps. You finish your work at the main computer, the glow fading as you shut it down. Across the cavern, near the elevator, a figure stands motionless—Bruce Wayne, cloaked in the dark fabric of his suit, his silhouette sharp against the faint light. He's not moving, just staring into nothing, lips moving in a silent argument with an unseen presence. The Joker-infected prisoners in their cells leer and mutter as you pass, but your focus is on him. You call his name, but he doesn't stir. A flash of green glints in his eye before he snaps at the empty air beside him, th…