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exceptfebruary) wrote2018-08-01 08:01 am
exceptfebruary) wrote2018-08-01 08:01 am
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Julian Day. [ Day, month, year. ]
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Hey, what're you doing on V-Day? I want to have a nice date, and I need to know where not to be.
I'm in Nonah. If I decide to celebrate, your date should be uninterrupted regardless.
Who's the lucky valentine?
Who's the lucky valentine?
No idea. I haven't snagged one yet, but I'm gonna!
Good luck. Anyone in mind?
Edited 2016-02-08 02:33 (UTC)
I'm not gonna kiss and tell before there's been any kissing!
Then you'll have to tell me how it goes afterward. [ The deets, Harley, you have to remember to give him the deets. ]
Good. I do hope you'll have a good Valentine's Day.
[Crane's voice might ring familiar. Same polite tone, same unassuming beat - a little lower, of course. Words flow longer, and sometimes he pauses for air, but its essential character is the same.]
Though I realize you are a busy man this time of year, Mr. Day, please return this call. The matter might interest you.
Though I realize you are a busy man this time of year, Mr. Day, please return this call. The matter might interest you.
Edited 2016-02-13 13:40 (UTC)
[ He calls back quickly, in the middle of preparations for tomorrow. ]
It's your day today, Scarecrow. [ And the birthdate of that name. ] I am not too busy for you today.
It's your day today, Scarecrow. [ And the birthdate of that name. ] I am not too busy for you today.
[His proper name. His deserved respect.
Good.]
Excellent. Straight to business, then. [A longer pause for air. There's a slight remoteness in his tone. His mind's still back in Gotham.] Our ghost in the machine chose to mess with me again. I thought to call you first. For the sake of your work
[So appreciative!]
Good.]
Excellent. Straight to business, then. [A longer pause for air. There's a slight remoteness in his tone. His mind's still back in Gotham.] Our ghost in the machine chose to mess with me again. I thought to call you first. For the sake of your work
[So appreciative!]
You were ported out. [ The obvious conclusion. But Crane has his full attention, the need to know clear in Julian's voice. And first (so good of Scarecrow) implies - ] You got back today? Your day.
Yes. My ninth anniversary.
[It's a short, simple message with a power all its own. Nine years. Nine repeats of the calendar. Meetings. Experience. The amount of dates must be staggering, and Julian's brain will do all the work. He doesn't have to say anything else.]
[It's a short, simple message with a power all its own. Nine years. Nine repeats of the calendar. Meetings. Experience. The amount of dates must be staggering, and Julian's brain will do all the work. He doesn't have to say anything else.]
[ Ninth anniversary. Nine years. Minus the year he spent in this world, that meant he went home for eight.
He went home and gained back years.
Julian had been ported back to Gotham, lived six months and came to this world 3 years, 1 month and 26 days later to find out almost everyone he'd made an impact on had been ported out or died when the previous universe ended. One leap year to another, for mere months of home.
And Scarecrow gets back years in the span of days ]
He went home and gained back years.
Julian had been ported back to Gotham, lived six months and came to this world 3 years, 1 month and 26 days later to find out almost everyone he'd made an impact on had been ported out or died when the previous universe ended. One leap year to another, for mere months of home.
And Scarecrow gets back years in the span of days ]
[ He breathes. Tries to calm himself. He knows there is an audible silence on his end.
He decides not to focus on how unfair it is, but on how he has been vindicated.Jonathan Crane came back on the 13th of February, the same day he arrived a year ago, and the same day he became Scarecrow. ]
I was right.
Tell me what happened during those years. Tell me who you met. [ Did you meet him? ]
He decides not to focus on how unfair it is, but on how he has been vindicated.Jonathan Crane came back on the 13th of February, the same day he arrived a year ago, and the same day he became Scarecrow. ]
I was right.
Tell me what happened during those years. Tell me who you met. [ Did you meet him? ]
Edited 2016-02-13 15:42 (UTC)
[It's almost cute, the eagerness Julian speaks with. He denotes it against his need to be vindicated, as being opposite his existential fear of being forgotten, and considers how best to make use of that. How far would Julian go? He wants to know. He wants to make it happen. He wants that control back in his hands.]
I met tens of thousands of people, Julian. You cannot expect me to remember all of them. And most of them, like Falcone, got exactly what they deserved. [He clicks his tongue in his cheek. Tens of thousands of names on his rolls. Should he remember them all?] Harvey Dent prosecuted my case. Gordon provided him with transcripts of my interrogation. Joker was... himself. Ask the Batman about that one. He'll have plenty to tell you. [He inhales deeply.] But Bane... you should have seen it, Julian. Everything the Joker is capable of, he did it better. I was there. I got to see it. And it was glorious.
[Julian might notice his own name missing, there. It's deliberate.]
I met tens of thousands of people, Julian. You cannot expect me to remember all of them. And most of them, like Falcone, got exactly what they deserved. [He clicks his tongue in his cheek. Tens of thousands of names on his rolls. Should he remember them all?] Harvey Dent prosecuted my case. Gordon provided him with transcripts of my interrogation. Joker was... himself. Ask the Batman about that one. He'll have plenty to tell you. [He inhales deeply.] But Bane... you should have seen it, Julian. Everything the Joker is capable of, he did it better. I was there. I got to see it. And it was glorious.
[Julian might notice his own name missing, there. It's deliberate.]
[ Harvey Dent he expected. Harvey was one of the older ones too, even before he was Two-Face. Gordon too. The Joker he wasn't fond of, but Julian wouldn't deny he was memorable.
The names missing were notable too, like Poison Ivy, Mad Hatter, Riddler, or Catwoman. Maybe they were among the thousands. But after eight years, it seemed odd that they hadn't made an impression.
He did notice the lack of his own name. That wasn't right. Especially if Scarecrow was bringing up Bane. He hadn't even shown up until very recently, mere months ago for Julian. And so many others has been in the interim. He was sure there'd be some who Crane would mention if he had, including himself. It didn't make sense.
It became clear to him, now more than ever, that the world this Jonathan crane game from really was very different from his own. ]
Bane I haven't met. Personally, that is. But he did help me get early parole. [ And everybody else in Arkham. And Julian had used the opportunity to skip town.
He doesn't want to talk about Bane. ]
Which Falcone?
[ If Crane remembered Holiday and not him, he'd have to break something. ]
The names missing were notable too, like Poison Ivy, Mad Hatter, Riddler, or Catwoman. Maybe they were among the thousands. But after eight years, it seemed odd that they hadn't made an impression.
He did notice the lack of his own name. That wasn't right. Especially if Scarecrow was bringing up Bane. He hadn't even shown up until very recently, mere months ago for Julian. And so many others has been in the interim. He was sure there'd be some who Crane would mention if he had, including himself. It didn't make sense.
It became clear to him, now more than ever, that the world this Jonathan crane game from really was very different from his own. ]
Bane I haven't met. Personally, that is. But he did help me get early parole. [ And everybody else in Arkham. And Julian had used the opportunity to skip town.
He doesn't want to talk about Bane. ]
Which Falcone?
[ If Crane remembered Holiday and not him, he'd have to break something. ]
Carmine Falcone.
[He replies promptly, airily. His cold tone shows he feels nothing for the man. Before his vacation he would have given his thoughts on the blowhard, but now he's more patient, more willing to let Julian ask. The fact they have both met some version of Bane is remembered and filed away.]
[He replies promptly, airily. His cold tone shows he feels nothing for the man. Before his vacation he would have given his thoughts on the blowhard, but now he's more patient, more willing to let Julian ask. The fact they have both met some version of Bane is remembered and filed away.]
Ah yes, the father. [ He sounds relieved. Evidently Alberto was not worth a mention. ]
Did Harvey kill him?
Did Harvey kill him?
[Harvey and Falcone. A link of logic that implies the two are personally connected where Julian is from. Interesting, interesting. But still, Julian wants his information, and he's going to have it.]
No. Death would have been preferable. You're familiar enough with my work in some form. So you know what happens to those who dare threaten me. Especially when I'm still making preparations.
[Before February 13th, in other words.]
No. Death would have been preferable. You're familiar enough with my work in some form. So you know what happens to those who dare threaten me. Especially when I'm still making preparations.
[Before February 13th, in other words.]
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