The batsignal lit up the night sky as Bruce Wayne sat inside his mansion. The reflection of the beacon shone on his face as the billionaire CEO of Wayne Enterprises briskly made his way to the elevator which led down to the batcave. His butler Alfred was out shopping this evening so there were no goodnights to be had, no worried speeches to listen to, just a need for action. The city needed him as much as he needed it. The moments he donned the cape and cowl were great, Bruce Wayne was more of a facade then anything, as Batman was when he felt most comfortable. No playing politics, no schmoozing others at parties, just action, violence, and justice.<br/><br/>Ever since his encounter with the Joker he had worked on redesigning the batsuit. Gone were the padded abs to make a six pack, instead replaced by six thin overlapping plates. They wouldn't stop a bullet like the kevlar under the emblem on his chest, but they would provide more protection in the front from a fist, since it would hurt or even break a hand. His sides were thinned up, as was his neck. The cowl was made sleeker and the pointy ears a little longer on the top. It was less bulky then his first design, though it was still heavy and restrained his movement he was at least slightly more agile then before. Tonight was a good night for testing it out as he quickly dressed, then hopped in the batmobile and sped off toward town.<br/><br/>Chaos reigned this night in Gotham City as the Triangle Circus Gang hit the streets. Clowns were everywhere tormenting civilians, breaking windows to shops, and doing just about anything they could to disturb the peace. Two Jack Skeleton dressed thugs on motorcycles came roaring toward the batmobile. Batman smirked from his protected barrier, flicked a red lever on the control panel and out shot two small missles. The front tires of the motorcycles were shredded as the two thugs were sent sailing through the air, their landing was rough. Two clows on stilts were up ahead, each one juggling moltov cocktails, Batman initiated two extensions, almost like wings that clipped their stilts. The two clowns landed on the batmobile's windshield. Their perseverence led them to pull pistols and start firing to no avail. The result was that Batman slammed on the breaks and sent them flying. A devil dressed, fire spitting clown came out next. "Don't these guys ever quit?" He asked himself retorically. Batman used a base to turn the batmobile, hit the thrusters and set the man on fire.<br/><br/>Before he took off back down the streets though he noticed a blonde woman in the clutches of a thin clown with a taser to her neck. She looked like a mousy secretary, her glasses having been dumped to the ground, her papers and folders littered the snowy sidewalk. Batman shut down the batmobile and decided it was time to hit the streets. The top opened as he hopped out and stalked his way toward the menacing clown. One of the biker skeletons got in his path though and took a swing  Batman ducked, and rose up with an uppercut then tossed the man aside to continue his approach.<br/><br/>"Stop right there or she gets it man." The clown said, trying to hold back his laughter. He lit up the taser and threatened the poor woman once more. His back was to a wall of a nearby shop. Batman stopped as commanded, and then like a gunslinger from the old west drew out his grappling gun and fired hitting the wall and coming within inches of the clown's head. Laughter filled the air, "missed me, now sh..." but his words were cut off as Batman tugged the line, a chunk of the concrete wall bashed the clown in the back of the head as he fell down.<br/><br/>For a moment he stared at the woman coldly. His eyes drank in her appearance. She hid her beauty behind average clothing and large glasses. Her apparently  timid nature and small stature made her an easy target. If she spoke he didn't listen, eventually snapping out of his gaze as he walked off briskly without a word toward her. He had some clean up work left to finish and a meeting with Max Shreck the next morning, though that would be as Bruce Wayne.<br/><br/><a class="username" data-user-id="678" data-username="@Nyx" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/678/">@Nyx</a>