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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2011 23:02:54 GMT -5
He nodded in agreement at her statement. Life wasn’t fair, but it was for that very reason he took control of it. He would not let unfair actions based on chance rule his outcomes. He learned to judge the cost and benefits of every choice and use it to his advantage. One of the benefits of discarding society’s false moral code opened up an opportunity for him to create fairness…or at least fairness for himself.
He couldn’t help but smirk when she quietly whispered his message to herself. There was something about Nina completely a task he assigned that made him feel proud…almost like she was working for him. Once again the image of Echo’s old outfit came to mind. He remembered how all the other rogues made fun of the strange design, but they we’re jealous that they didn’t have half dress girls around them obeying every order…they we’re extremely unintelligent though…rather annoying. When those two girls were sent off to Blackgate, he promised himself, never again.
But those outfits were so…
He heard the sound of chains hit the ground and watched as Nina stood up from the chair. He brought his hands together in a slow applause. “Congrats,” he answered with a joking smile as he glanced down at his blackberry. He texted Allen quickly as he continued to speak, “You are finally free of me, Nina.”
The metal door swung open revealing the big muscled man who had a scowl on his face. “Of course, she’s alive,” he mumbled under his breath before turning back out the door.
The comment didn’t go unnoticed by the Riddler, but he would punish him when he got back to the warehouse. His eyes were focused on Nina again. He would never see her again…how disappointing. No, it was fine. The riddle was over. “I enjoyed the challenge,” he tilted his bowler cap in respect, “And I hope you enjoy your life.” The last statement was said a bit darker, but he meant it sincerely.
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Post by Nina Stenet on Mar 11, 2011 0:28:52 GMT -5
As she stands and glances back at the chair surrounded by chains and ropes she removed herself, Nina feels... empty. Not proud of herself for completing a hard task so quickly and more easily than she'd expected at first, not relief in having that over with, but... nothing. Emotionally, she's simply too exhausted to feel very much at all. In a way, she almost feels like she's half there, while the other half is missing - waiting for her to find it again when the time is right.
The clapping and joking words seem to be ignored for a moment, but then she quietly replies, "I'm no more or less free of you now than I was before the first chain broke." And that cryptic statement is said with near complete dispassion; just stating a fact. The chains and ropes hadn't been what held her here, and it wasn't their removal that now gave her the option of leaving.
When Allen appears she looks up at him as if woken up from a daze, though the Riddler's last words cause her to pause thoughtfully as if she's about to say something. But instead she turns and looks at Heather for a moment, her eyes flicker over to the Riddler with a faint look of disappointment behind them, and she follows Allen out the door without saying another word.
(OOC: You're lucky that Nina's power isn't mind reading...)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2011 23:45:19 GMT -5
Edward sat in his large black leather chair for a while just staring over the aftermath of the riddle. Nina had left a long time ago, but he couldn’t get over her statement. He liked the idea that she saw him forever with her….but…
She said it soo…harshly. It slightly ruffled his feathers like almost all the things Nina did. His finger tapped his lip as he chewed over his thoughts. It was over, and he shouldn’t be thinking about it anymore yet his mind kept going over everything…especially her first words. She had admitted feelings for him. Did she really feel that way? And if she did, did it really matter? No, it didn’t. The riddle was over, and Nina hated him.
He awoke from his thoughts when the sound of the door opened. He turned his head to see Allen entering. He must have been staring at the screen for at least forty minutes if Allen had managed to make it back. “Boss, ya gotsa phone call,” he said unenthusiastically. Bobby must have forced Allen to get him because the young boy was too afraid to interrupt him.
The Riddler nodded. “Tell them to hold. I’ll be there in a moment,” he spoke quickly as he turned back to the screen. He quickly typed in code for the virus that would hide his IP address when the Batman or whoever finally showed. He then pressed enter disconnecting the two computers leaving the screen at the scene of the riddle with a large green question mark. Once he was finished, he grabbed his cane and pushed himself out of the chair. “Hand me the phone,” he stated as he headed out of the small room. He had more important things to focus on instead of Nina Stenet.
-The riddle took place in basement at an abandoned hospital -Heather’s dead body was left there as well as the chains (made in Ohio), rope (bought from a Hardware stores a few blocks down). -Heather was a hooker that went by the name of Jinx. She lived with her son who stays with her next door neighbor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Fali. Mrs. Fali will contact someone, mostly likely not the GCPD cause she doesn’t trust em, but someone in 24 hours after Heather goes missing. -The Riddler has two hideouts. He has his apartment on the North side of Gotham that most Rogues are knowledgeable about because he loves to brag about all of his expensive artwork and decorations. Even though, he lives in the wealthy section of Gotham, the apartment is rather small. His second hide out is where he was being video taped. It’s a warehouse close to the river on the East side. It had all of his computer equipment and weapons. This hideout is unknown to most. -The machine and the guns have an inscribed P to represent the Penguin's black market goods.
(OOC: I'm a little late with this, but his the end of the thread and the wonderful riddle. Thanks Nina! It was fun! ;D )
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Post by Nina Stenet on Mar 12, 2011 6:22:36 GMT -5
Additional notes: - By the empty chair the two padlocks and the chain itself in two places are broken and, if carefully examined, it wouldn't be difficult to tell that they failed due to a combination of very focused melting and stress. - The ropes by the empty chair would also be broken in two places, but it would be extremely difficult to tell the difference between how they're broken and a rope broken by someone who was simply strong enough to do so. - Nina would have made no effort to contact any authority about this, partly because she was simply so distressed at the time, but also partly because she's betting that the police won't be able to connect her to this and that the Bat family will - and that's exactly how she wants it.
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