I leaned back in my chair, waiting for my first patient since I was on vacation to arrive. According to the files, the patient was a female, making me a bit uneasy since I still had nightmares of the Poison Ivy interview.
The door opened and a beautiful woman with red hair walked in. She was dressed in a black jumpsuit with a grey cape and hood and black gloves. I held out my hand to her.
"Miss Beaumont?" I asked. "I'm Dr. Liebermann."
"Pleasure to meet you, doctor." she said as she shook my hand before taking a seat.
And back to work…I thought, turning on my recorder.
"This is Dr. Miles Liebermann. The time is 2:08 PM on August 28. The patient's name is Andrea Stacy Beaumont, alias The Phantasm. Do you mind if I ask you some questions?"
"Not at all, doctor."
"What was your childhood like?" I asked.
"I had a wonderful childhood," she said. "Despite the death of my mother, I wasn't denied anything."
"Is it true that you were in a relationship with Bruce Wayne?"
"Yes, but it didn't last long because my father and I were forced to move because of his connections to the mob."
"What inspired you to become Phantasm?" I asked.
"A former employee that worked for my father sold our location to the mob, so they hunted him down and killed him. I waited ten years to plan the deaths of the people who ruined my life and returned to Gotham." she said.
"Last question: what's your relationship with Batman?"
"We only met once and he got in my way from getting my revenge. I hated that he did that, I'm not even sure if he thinks I'm still alive."
I turned off my recorder and shook her hand, saying, "Thank you, Miss Beaumont."
"The pleasure's all mine, doctor." she said before leaving.
Not bad for my first day back. I thought as I took a seat at my desk and wrote my notes on her.
