He holds little respect for anyone, least of all any within the wretched Gotham, and he would be the first to admit this.

Towards her, he is mostly indifferent.

The choice to don a skintight suit at the whim of a homicidal clown, while not one he could personally endorse, at least added to the number of people willing to spring him in the course of another revolving door escape.

And, of course, it's someone else to act as a potential ally against a non-Rogue threat – such as tonight, with local gangs too stupid to recognize the danger of who they target.

Her help comes in the form of brute strength, quickness and agility, coupled with ever-present goons that intimidate with mere presence.

It is not that he truly needs the assistance to deal with such weak-minded masses – in fact, the worst of the danger came from two thugs with faces painted like masks, who nearly flattened him against the pavement in their eagerness to do some damage. Irritating, if not unsurprising.

Still, they drive back the (now-screaming and terrified, he notes with no small hint of satisfaction) attackers quicker than he would alone, some fleeing from fear of him, some from fear of them – some are simply left unable to flee at all.

He is, really, no worse for wear – but after, he hears her scolding the pair of hired henchman in that way of hers, finger wagging and eyebrows twisting down comically. The subject – himself – is no question, marked by a toss of the head that could have been subtle, would it have not gone against her nature.

Despite the clownish act, her stance is straight, sharp, and she bounces her formidable mallet on her shoulder with an unnatural ease. He's seen her mash bystanders into paste with a single swing. Judging from the nervous air that overtakes them, and the way they nod furiously and dart off as soon as she lets them, they have, too.

A warning in the guise of a joke.

She gives him only a cheery "buh-bye professah!" as she splays her fingers out wide and waves with too much enthusiasm, and then she is bounding off after them.

He tries to avoid spraying her directly with fear toxin when he is next afforded the opportunity.


[A/N: Using a random word generator to base drabbles around. Next word: Secular.
…I do apologize for how rushed this sounds.]