Scandal Savage woke up early and got out of bed, careful not to wake Liana. She put on her slippers and bathrobe over her pajamas and went to the kitchen looking for milk and cereal. One of Talia al Ghul's ninjas had gotten a lucky attack during their last outing, and regrowing organs always left Scandal unusually hungry. She noticed that somebody (she arbitrarily chose to blame Deadshot) had used up the milk and then put the jug back in the fridge. Annoyed, she walked out to get some more milk at the supermarket.

Scandal's annoyance with Floyd Lawton was diminished when she thought of how quickly he had gunned down the ninja who had gutted her, and how effectively he had provided covering fire as Bane had carried her out, violently dispatching any ninja-bats who got too close. As she was getting back from the store, a familiar group of neo-Nazis known as the Zyklon-B Brothers noticed her and began driving behind her in their car, discussing how best to use her to settle their grudge against Deadshot. Scandal took a moment to regret walking around without her lamentation blades, and realized that she was still weak enough from the fight with Talia's ninjas that the normally laughable Zyklon-B Brothers could actually delay her. Annoyed, Scandal glared at the brothers as they approached. The look on her face proved sufficiently frightening that the brothers promptly threw away their guns and drove away; commenting as they left that following their targets to Gotham had not been a wise idea.

Scandal arrived with the milk and a bag full of guns she had gathered from the Zyklon-B Brothers. Upon her arrival, Scandal found Bane looking at her disapprovingly. "Scandal Savage, you should not go out in those slippers when you are supposed to be recovering," said Bane. Scandal pretended she hadn't heard him and continued into the kitchen to put away the milk.

Deadshot, Jeanette, and Liana were already sitting around the table, while Catman cooked eggs in the kitchen. As Scandal put the milk in the fridge, Catman turned to address her. "I can endure almost anything," said Catman, "But waiting in this crummy Gotham apartment for our mysterious employer to contact us is going to drive me crazy. I don't like sitting on Talia al Ghul's property any longer than we have to."

"I agree with the kitten," Deadshot said from across the room. "Gotham City has been a lot less welcoming since The Bat disappeared. I can't cross the street anymore without killing a dozen muggers. Also, why do we always take jobs from these anonymous types? We've been getting screwed over consistently since we went into business together."

"As someone who calls himself 'Deadshot,' I'm sure you can appreciate the desire of most supervillains to keep their identities private," said Scandal. "We finish the jobs we take. That's the only way this arrangement works. Of course, it would also help if someone were to stop putting milk back in the fridge when it's empty."

"Getting upset over small annoyances is exactly the sort of thing that will drive this team apart, darling," said Jeanette. "I'm confident that whoever left the empty carton in the refrigerator was simply being absentminded."

"All that I'm saying," Deadshot said, "Is that I don't trust any clients when I can't put a name to their face. A name, or possibly just a bullet. Speaking of 'small annoyances,' how did anyone think that bringing a civilian with us was a good idea?"

"I'm sitting right here," said Liana. "Maybe I should remind you that I'm the one who arranged the Gotham apartment. Do you have any idea how hard it was to get an apartment this close to downtown without notice? There's no way I'm going to stay away and let you all trash the place."

"Besides," Liana said, looking affectionately at Scandal, "If I'm going to take a vacation I might as well spend it with someone I like."

At this point Bane made his presence known, strategically positioning himself between Scandal and Liana. "We should prepare for today's tasks," said Bane. "What is Ragdoll doing?"

"When I walked by his room, it sounded like he was talking to his stuffed Parademon," replied Catman. "I don't really want to know what he's doing in there. I can't believe he brought that thing with him."

"At least he's keeping himself occupied," said Deadshot. "I'll need a stuffed Parademon of my own to talk to if I have to spend any more time here. I really need for something exciting to happen."

As if on cue, the door was kicked open, revealing Batman and Robin standing in the doorway.