Post by Pamela Isley - Poison Ivy on Jul 2, 2012 17:05:31 GMT -5
Though she is the source of the bond between herself and the beast, Poison Ivy isn't fully uninfluenced by it. She likes this feeling of having so much control over such a powerful creature, and enjoys the sense that she gets of just how strongly it feels for her. And while she couldn't care less about the well-being of the Scarecrow normally, she feels rather differently about him in this form.
Of course, even though she cares for plants in general, they're not all created equal in her mind. Her own babies like the vines she carries with her everywhere come first. Second are those created by mother nature, such as the large flower in her arms. She'd put herself as third, as she's willing to sacrifice so much of herself for both her own and mother nature's babies. This beast is merely fourth. Which still puts him far ahead of any member of humanity, but still puts him rather low on the proverbial totem pole. In other words, he cares for her a lot more than she does him.
She waits with the beast to see what the Batman does, simply keeping out of the way when the creature decides to throw a wall at him. And she cringes when she senses the cord going around his neck. She offers the idea to the beast the idea of biting through the cord near where it wraps his neck, even as he pulls on it - that way he'll not need to worry about being choked by it further - but she keeps it at the level of a suggestion. She knows neither what the cord is made of or how strong the beast's jaws are, so she'll leave it to him to decide whether that's feasible.
In the meantime, she mentally runs through all of the various bits of weaponry she has on herself. Unwilling to put down the large flower she's holding, anything requiring two hands is out - which is a pity since that includes her crossbow. The vine not occupied in helping her hold the flower would need Batman to be closer, as would many of the other things that she has on her. The fruit that she threw is actually one of the few things that she had that work in this situation, and it could easily harm the beast as well. She's not accustomed to working with anyone. Or at least, not anyone that needs to breathe and has skin. But how was she supposed to predict this?
What she really needs is to get closer to Batman - carefully. At close range she can attack without worrying so much about friendly fire. But since the beast already seems to have an idea for that, she simply waits to see what comes of his attempt to pull Batman closer, mentally preparing herself to get more involved in the fray.
Of course, even though she cares for plants in general, they're not all created equal in her mind. Her own babies like the vines she carries with her everywhere come first. Second are those created by mother nature, such as the large flower in her arms. She'd put herself as third, as she's willing to sacrifice so much of herself for both her own and mother nature's babies. This beast is merely fourth. Which still puts him far ahead of any member of humanity, but still puts him rather low on the proverbial totem pole. In other words, he cares for her a lot more than she does him.
She waits with the beast to see what the Batman does, simply keeping out of the way when the creature decides to throw a wall at him. And she cringes when she senses the cord going around his neck. She offers the idea to the beast the idea of biting through the cord near where it wraps his neck, even as he pulls on it - that way he'll not need to worry about being choked by it further - but she keeps it at the level of a suggestion. She knows neither what the cord is made of or how strong the beast's jaws are, so she'll leave it to him to decide whether that's feasible.
In the meantime, she mentally runs through all of the various bits of weaponry she has on herself. Unwilling to put down the large flower she's holding, anything requiring two hands is out - which is a pity since that includes her crossbow. The vine not occupied in helping her hold the flower would need Batman to be closer, as would many of the other things that she has on her. The fruit that she threw is actually one of the few things that she had that work in this situation, and it could easily harm the beast as well. She's not accustomed to working with anyone. Or at least, not anyone that needs to breathe and has skin. But how was she supposed to predict this?
What she really needs is to get closer to Batman - carefully. At close range she can attack without worrying so much about friendly fire. But since the beast already seems to have an idea for that, she simply waits to see what comes of his attempt to pull Batman closer, mentally preparing herself to get more involved in the fray.