"Ow," Adriana said as Lucius touched the bruise on her collarbone. "Is it bad?"

"No," Lucius said. "Doesn't look fractured, just a bit swollen and bruised. It should be fine in a few weeks."

"Weeks?" Adriana said. "Wow..."

Lucius was quiet as he walked back around to his seat at his desk. It was Sunday and Wayne Tower was mostly empty.

"I guess it's a good thing you made the suit to pretty much cover my whole body." Adriana laughed a bit.

"I'm glad you are amused," Lucius said, with obvious reprimand in his voice.

Adriana held her sore shoulder and looked down.

"You know about last night, don't you?" Adriana finally asked.

"Yes, I happened to hear about it from Bruce," Lucius said. "You shot at one of the Joker's men."

"Did he die?" Adriana asked, knowing she had strategically placed the shot only to throw his target.

"No," Lucius said.

"That's a relief," Adriana said. "I only did it because-"

"I know what happened," Lucius said.

"I had to," Adriana responded.

"I'm aware," Lucius said.

"You're mad at me," Adriana guessed, carefully avoiding his thoughts.

"You agreed to keep your distance from the Joker," Lucius said. "You saved the life of Mateo Alma, who the Joker intended to kill. You shot and one of his men and you destroyed something he had been working on for months. You are now a target. I'm sure the Joker has or will have soon a bounty on your head."

"I know.." Adriana muttered to the floor.

"And you saved both Bruce and Mateo Alma," Lucius said. "You did a great job."

"So...you're not mad?" Adriana asked.

"Well, I didn't say that," Lucius said.

"You really think I did great?"

"Yes," Lucius said.

"So, I was thinking..Maybe I should have a grapple gun-"

"Wow," Lucius laughed. "You certainly don't waste any time."

"I think it could really help me," Adriana started to explain. "I mean I could get around faster in buildings and-"

"Maybe," Lucius offered. "But you should understand that it is a highly specialized item. No one else has anything like it. Which is why you need to tell Bruce that you are Shade. After he's made aware, I'll see what I can do."

"But what if I can't tell him," Adriana said. "Because I just have a feeling he won't approve at all.."

"If I give you a grapple gun, I have a feeling he will know where it came from."

"Oh..," Adriana sighed.

"If Bruce comes to me with any suspicions, I won't lie to him," Lucius said. "For now I am keeping your secret. I think he is sure to figure it out soon, but I think you should tell him yourself."

"I'll try..." Adriana said and pulled her phone from her coat pocket after feeling it's vibration. "That's him now.."

"Have a good day, Miss Navarro," Lucius said and turned towards his computer.

"You too," Adriana said, quickly putting on her coat and answering her phone. "Hello?"

"Hi Adriana," she heard Bruce say as she left Lucius' office.

"Hey," Adriana said. "How are you?"

"Just fine," Bruce said, but Adriana could hear the undeniable tension in his voice. "How about you?"

"Same," she responded and waited on the elevator.

"Sorry about last night," he said. "Are you in Wayne Tower?"

"Yeah," she answered. "How did you know?"

"The sound of the elevator," he said. "Lucky guess."

"Yeah..I was just going to leave your card with your secretary," she said since she still had his credit card from the previous night.

"Ah, right," Bruce said as if he had forgotten all about the card.

"Where are you?" Adriana asked and pressed the button on the elevator to shut the doors.

"Have an appointment for teeth whitening in a few minutes, just waiting," he said.

"Oh," Adriana said. "Is it okay if I leave it with your secretary?"

"If you want, or you could just hold onto it until I see you next," Bruce said.

"Okay," Adriana said. "I'll keep it safe."

"Did you hear about what happened last night?" Bruce asked.

"Yeah..." Adriana said carefully. "Are you okay? Were you hurt?"

"Yes, and yes," Bruce said. "I'll be fine."

"Alright," Adriana said. "I hope you're not hurt too badly."

"I'm not," he said. "Ah, I have to go. I was wondering, if you're free, when I'm done here I'm going to go to a target shooting range if you'd care to join me."

"Really? You want to teach me to shoot?" Adriana smiled and made her way across the lobby of Wayne Tower.

"If you'd like," he said.

"Of course," she replied.

"I'll text you the address," he said. "See you then."