Chapter 9:
"I bet you're wondering how I did it. Was it a clue the great detective missed? Oh, me and Frankie go way back. I got him out of a spot of ... bother a few years ago. So, when I need security codes or an old man to be clubbed to the ground, I know just the man to ask!" A Joker on the television is just as creepy as one in real life. Batman is very close now! He's almost within shouting distance. We kept running, going through several corridors till we heard the suspicious sound of a deep voice talking to no one in particular.
"Exactly!" the conversation ended and I swore that I saw Selena's eyes light up in almost petty joy. She stopped her running pace and slowed to a more swaggering walk like before. Oh God, so that's her relationship to Batman. It's Harley Quinn all over again, except at least Harley was more funnier.
"Hiya B-man!" Her voice changed to a more sultry tone identical to the whore Harley Quinn's as the Batman comically whipped around ready to clobber her. He looked at her for a second before rolling his eyes and turning away to examine something on the floor. "You know, I never pictured you for a guy who doesn't even say the niceties like 'Hello' or 'Scram'! Your mother would die of shame if she saw you right now!" Oh, snap! I looked at what the Batman was examining, some dropped container of sorts for some weird looking liquid. Why was he interested in that? What did it do? Try and rob the Gotham bank? Oh, I'm golden, I really am.
"Catwoman? Look, I don't have the time to arrest you right now!" His voice was bored. Oh, this is so a one sided relationship going on here. Just like Harley Quinn, how nice! Joker and Batman share more in common then they care to say. "Oracle, I've got a trail!" It sounded from here like he was listening to something on a communicator of sorts, maybe a technical advisor or something. Either that or he's nuts. "Who's this?" He said offhand as he stopped putting his hand on his ear in order to listen in on the mysterious advisor in the communicator. He looked at me, and instantly I felt coy over how idiotic I look. Seriously, this outfit may be cool but it's also weird. The whole look just reeks of an insane mind. Well I suppose it's not as bad as the flamboyant orange prison suit I was previously wearing.
"Queen of Hearts, my sidekick since you got the boy wonder!" she answered with a defensive tone about her. Go, Selena! Go and Kick this guy's ass. He's really annoying me and I think you'll be the best girl for the job of giving him a pounding. "Anyway, I was going to ask what where you doing and how we could help?" We were what now? What happened to the plan of getting out of here ... wait! Is she deliberately trying to get on Batman's good graces in order to escape when he gets out of the building and not be belted with his mighty fists of fury? That's smart, and kind of risky Selena!
"Frank Bole was impartial to bourbon, it'll give me a trail to find him and the commissioner. You coming?" Good plan, it's a little fishy - I love that word now - though how he has a built-in detector for alcohol. It's not exactly the first thing I would have thought of, but I guess it's paying off now. Selena nodded and we followed Batman as he ran down a few corridors. This better be worth my time Selena!