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</div>Gotham in the near future was bleak, drab, and dreary, well at least it was that way to an outsider. Compared to the vibrance of Metropolis Gotham was a cesspool for crime, corruption, prostitution, and general shenanigans. Of course Gotham was also home to Bruce Wayne who was also Batman. At first he kept the role to a nightly presence, but more recent developments had given a need for Batman to come out in the daylight which negated his stealthy advantage at times.<br/><br/>The darkest, gritiest, and most goth like citizens primarily remained in Gotham, most of the rich and elite, outside of Bruce and a few select others, had migrated to Star City and Metropolis. That was not to say there weren't rich citizens in Gotham, Mayor Cobblepot, who also owned the Ice Lounge Night Club, was filthy rich, as were the mob bosses and masters of the prostitute rings. While Batman was still their hero, there was also more growing resentment toward him with the feeling being that he was not useful anymore. Much of Gotham's economy worked via the criminal underground and thus Batman's activities had a tendency to hurt the economy more than anything.<br/><br/>Batman himself worked alone though it wasn't always that way. The first Robin, Dick Grayson had left to be Nightwing in Bludhaven, then Tim Drake had left to be a member of the Teen Titans, the last Robin, Jason Todd had been killed by Black Mask. At that point Batman swore off of partners feeling that his attachment toward them made him weak and that they were more of a distraction than anything. His suit was mostly made from rubber with kevlar woven into the chest area. The pointy ears on his cowl were hardened so that they didn't flop around, the problem being that they were very grabbable, though that meant someone had to get close enough where Batman did his best fighting. The bright yellow utility belt housed many toys, from mini EMP devices to batarangs, his grappling gun, and smoke pellets. The flowing cape had the ability to stiffen to allow Batman to float down from high platforms, and the sharp fins on his gloves were capable of parrying a sword or knife. The sides of his stiff and heavy suit were the thinnest though other than his chest the whole suit was vulnerabke to sharp obejcts from up close though most of it would slow a bullet enough to prevent too much damage.<br/><br/>Even daytime in Gotham seemed to be darker than normal these days, but today the daylight had given way to dark and ominous clouds on a fall day where evening was on the brink. Batman had parked the batmobile in an alley and instead of surfing the rooftops he was currently walking around near some recently abandoned warehouses where he had recieved a tip from one of the few non-corrupt police officers that lights had recently been seen. Batman stalked along, slowly though he did not try too hard to hide his presence either. As he had aged some of his methods were a bit more wreckless than they had been in his prime.<br/><br/><br/><a class="username" data-user-id="2734" data-username="@Maleficent" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/2734/">@Maleficent</a>