Thanks to me-ladie and to Black391 for the reviews! Now, to answer reviews:

Black391: I would have been a bit more surprised by you mentioning that if you hadn't already gotten which comic I had read...you'll see where it's going in the next major arc.

me-ladie: It will be awhile before what your thinking...quite awhile in fact. Mind hanging on until then? First things first, they actually have to start liking one another outside of their respective goals.

Now this is a shorter chapter, but I still hope you all enjoy! I had most of it written last night, but my brain turned off after I posted the last chapter, so here you go!

69. Annoyance

Nearly everything in the world had an upside and a downside…and being on good behavior was one such thing.

The upside? Crane had an easier time manipulating his doctor, her thinking him to be a genuinely sane person who was just troubled with anxiety disorders and a horrible childhood.

The downside? The Rogue's response to it...or rather certain Rogues' responses.

In regards to a certain Zsasz incident, they didn't quite so much care that Jonathan had thwarted another Rogue's plans, especially when the plan was to kill Crane himself, but they had begun to question him as to his intentions in saving his doctor and not just letting Zsasz have his fun slitting her throat. Those that knew him better just shrugged it off as one of his plans to drive a doctor insane, like they should. Others…well, one must protect their reputation.

When the guards found Zsasz, the Mad Hatter, and Fire Fly in a heap, all tangled up and with various injuries, they just believed that another fight had broken out as was common in Arkham.

Crane, having made his point, just reveled in the new appreciation that minor rogues were now showering him with now that Zsasz was put away, the maniac known as Fire Fly was not threatening them with his various smuggled pyromaniac weapons, and the Hatter wasn't there to bother them anymore.

Crane actually liked Jervis, the Mad Hatter, for he was simply a schizophrenic who was obsessive rather than sane and simply sadistic…in any case, the little man was quite delusional and if certain ideas took root in his mind, they would be hard to stop from growing. And that meant that the Mad Hatter would likely mention them to others, his schizophrenic mind prohibiting him from keeping his mouth closed even when it was good for him. As such everyone would hear his idiotic ideas…orderlies and doctors included. That would not be good. Not at all.

So, to keep up his Rogue professionalism and to maintain his status, Jonathan was forced to include his small friend Jervis in the list of people to 'speak with'. He felt quite annoyed with having to include Tetch, for who was it who saved the Mad Hatter from Ragdoll's betrayal? Sure, Jonathan used the favor to manipulate the small man, but it wasn't the best blackmail he had, especially after Jervis had hatted him and made him carry out his plans…Crane had enough Alice in Wonderland for a lifetime now.

In any case, the scene was set up so that it appeared that Jervis had instigated the entire event, hats being placed on the other two fallen figures, and he spent the longest in solitary, or rather time in the "Extreme Isolation Cell" but a different part than where Crane was contained, out of the three of them.

The rumors curbed, the spreaders stopped and put away for some time, and Jonathan having gotten a reputation boost, the Scarecrow was content with how the day turned out.

In the meantime, he was going to go have a chat with the other two. Was Crane above death threats? Yes. Above fear gas threats? They would be finding out when he located their particular cells...