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"You really want to challenge me, Nigma? You really want to go head to-"
"Yes."
Edward blinked. Batman blinked. He was rendered utterly speechless.
One moment, he had been self assured of his own victory over the Dark Knight. He was certain that his riddle would ensnare the vigilante's mind this time. He'd been a thorn in the Bat's side for the better part of a week, now. He'd systematically instigated three separate bank robberies all in one night, spray painted hidden question marks all over the city, hijacked the Gotham City News at least twice, threatening to leave the world hanging in the balance- only to have one of his drones drop a snow globe on Batman's head when he so rudely cheated at one of his traps and rescued the hapless fool left tied up inside.
It's not like they would have died.
Maybe.
He was bored. Sue him. Several others already did. Including Dent.
Anyways. He had placed everything just so, all to test Batman's wits to the fullest. And Edward was planning much more where that came from.
Unfortunately, as always, Batman, being the dirty cheat that he was, just had to ruin the game. Edward didn't know what hit him when the all-too familiar black blur came crashing in through his apartment window (really, he just got that fixed).
Edward was about to snap at him- how dare he intrude on him- he wasn't ready-
But then, Batman yanked him close by the lapels of his jacket, and growled in his face.
He couldn't think. He could scarcely breathe. All that Edward could focus on, was just how scandalously close Batman was to him. He was less than an inch away from his face, glaring down as they breathed the same air-
So really, it was no wonder that his mind short circuited. What little of Edward's filter that was left now long gone, he blurted out the first answer that flitted across his head.
Yes.
A long, awkward moment passed between the two men. Edward was positively mortified.
"On second thought, Arkham seems to be looking rather appealing to me right about now."
This was going to be a long night.