Robin gazed at the new foster home. There were four of them now. In total, they sheltered four hundred and sixteen homeless families that had only ever called the space under the overpass 'home'. Of course, many of them had tried to decline the offer, but soon came back and accepted it. The press had no idea why this had occurred, but Dick knew. He had seen Artemis, under the overpass, waving her arms angrily as she demanded they try and shape up their lives so their children would at least have a place to curl up in on cold afternoons. So the little ones could actually have three meals a day, instead of three meals a month. He had smiled as the people had bowed their heads and shuffled their feet, realizing their mistake. They had let their pride overcome their needs. Of course they cared for their children. Now they had a chance to make the future brighter, for themselves, and for others.
He looked over and saw his father. It had been him who had demanded the homes, but Bruce had been the one who had made it happen. With his money, there were less people, much less families, crowded under the pass. Of course, there were still some there, but the number of them had dwindled by about a quarter of their original number. In order to lessen it even more, Dick had proposed to have five more homes opened, but Bruce had reminded him that they couldn't help them all at once. In order to make Gotham a cleaner and safer city, they needed to do this more slowly.
Slowly would take a real, long time, but they would get there. Dick would make sure of that.
He would leave no stone unturned; not a live unchanged. Every acted counted, since there would be no second chance for this. No second try. If this plan failed, the people of Gotham's lives would be turned around for the worse. This job was just as important as their duties as Batman and Robin. They were fighting for the same morals. And the prize of this war was always worth the fight.
Robin could tell Artemis was in a good mood the minuet he entered the mountain. The blond girl was sitting upright, grinning at the large TV screen in the recreation room. She was literally bouncing up and down in happiness.
"-Recognized-Robin_B01_"
She turned and almost screamed in excitement. "Robin! Come here, quick! Look!"
He rushed over to the sofa, trying to act curious, even though he already knew what made her so happy.
"-has just announced the opening of four new shelters which are equipped with state of the ark bunking and dining halls. Gotham is drowned with buzzing excitement as the number of homeless families dwindles by an astonishing 32%! We now go to Anthony Johnson with news of yet another shocking display of generosity from Gotham's royal family."
"Thank you, Chelsea. Yes, folks, it's true. Gotham's finest, Bruce Wayne, is here live with his young heir, Dick Grayson, to bring forth his plans for Gotham's own industrial revolution! Any statements for the public, Mr. Wayne?"
"Of course, Tony. We are proud to inform all citizens that as soon as the construction is finished, the opening of WayneTech's new office building will commence, and there will be almost six hundred twenty-five job openings for he unemployed." Bruce Wayne, Billionaire Playboy, King of Gotham's face filled the screen. As soon as he finished speaking, the camera blurred as Tony Johnson's toothy grin yet again blinded Robin's eyes.
"There you have it, folks! Six hundred and twenty-five job openings! This truly is an industrial revolution! Now back to Chelsea!"
The screen zoomed out and Chelsea Virmir was once again sitting at the news stations big oak desk. "Thank you, Tony! Stay tuned for more details when we come back, after this!" The Koin Local News Six's theme blared, and the screen automatically went to commercials.
Artemis turned to Robin and grinned. "It's a dream come true! Robin, the homeless are finally getting homes! The unemployed are coming in like bees to sugar for those job openings! Can you believe it?"
Robin smiled and cackled his signature laugh. "Of course, Artemis! The King of Gotham may be a notorious playboy, but he sure goes outta his way to help out the unfortunate!"
She laughed. Robin was surprised at how giddy she was. The blond archer grabbed his arms and danced around in circles. She was practically bubbling with excitement.
Yup. Gotham was finally turning around for the better.
