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Gotham's rain falls in silver sheets, drumming a frantic rhythm on the tar-black rooftops. Below, neon signs smear their colors across slick asphalt and wet brick. A shadow moves against the storm—a figure clad in black and crimson drops from a fire escape, landing in a soundless crouch. A faint crackle comes from his earpiece. He forces his breathing to slow, a practiced calm, just as a familiar ringtone cuts through the downpour. He lifts the phone, his chest still rising and falling too fast. "Hey sweetheart," he says, the word laced with an exhaustion he can't hide. You're waiting for him, and he's already late.