<div class="floatleft">(http://33.media.tumblr.com/10131f0c3cff73fef72c813200e83191/tumblr_nsu18oGMzk1u2d2qeo1_250.gif)</div><strong><em>Name:</em></strong>Katherine 'Kate' Kane<strong><em>Moniker:</em></strong>Batwoman<br/><strong><em>Affiliation:</em></strong>The<del>New</del>Bat Family;  Department of Extranormal Operations<br/><strong><em> Location:</em></strong>Gotham South;  Hamilton Building (<del>Bat-Cave 2.0</del>Batwoman Headquarters)<br/><strong><em>Time:</em></strong>October 17, 2015; 2000 hours | Saturday<br/><strong><em>Speaking To:</em></strong>Oracle<br/><strong><em>Mentioning:</em></strong>Captain Maggie Sawyer,  Booster Gold,  Batman,  Superboy,  Nightwing,  Red Hood,  Spoiler<br/><strong><em>Scene Music:</em></strong>Same Love - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5mUwuKBOQo)<br/><strong><em>Warning:</em></strong><br/><hr/><hr/><strong><em>Summary:</em></strong>Kate reflects on the past five years in the privacy of her sanctum before rendezvousing with Oracle (and Superboy).<br/><hr/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>B</strong></span>atman's loss opened the streets of Gotham to a surplus of criminal activity that was reminiscent of when when Hugo Strange allowed prisoners of Arkham Asylum to escape.  It was a difficult road that spanned several months before it calmed back down - at least to Gotham's standards.  There was always something going on in this urban abyss of political corruption, gang-war activity and clandestine subterfuge.  Even so, it was home.  Home to<em>Katherine Kane</em>, the heiress to the Hamilton fortune and proud lesbian socialite.   However, most called her Kate for short and then there were the others in the city who knew her by something else.  A name that has, over the years, rose up to assert fear into the heart of Gotham's criminal populace and soldier on to extend the proverbial extrajudicial arm of justice.<br/><br/>It was hard to believe how much had changed in the past five years.  Katherine had an intimate relationship with the Captain of the Gotham Police Department, Maggie Sawyer and after nearly three years, they began to live together.  Of course, this caused a few complications until Kate was forced to confide in 'Mags' that she was Batwoman.  That simple revelation fixed everything.  Kate could only consider herself lucky to have Maggie.  There was an absolute trust instilled between them, confident in each other's return to the bedroom after putting their necks on the line nearly every day.<br/><br/>When children of the Hispanic subcommunity began to disappear.  Batwoman and Maggie investigated.  It quickly became apparent that this threat was something beyond mundane as it involved vengeful apparitions and folklore legends coming to life.  During the course of events, Kate lost her cousin and, at the time, sidekick.  However, the death of Bette Kane also came with the unfortunate reveal of Batwoman's identity to the Department of Extranormal Operations.  Blackmailing her with the threat of her father's imprisonment,  Batwoman began to work for them and has continued service.<br/><br/>Now, on present day, she finally accepted her role and membership into the Bat Family alongside Nightwing and Red Hood.  Together, they have invested blood, sweat and tears into carrying on Batman's legacy with the addition of two new members.  Felicity Smoak, who deduced Batwoman's identity, has become the 'Oracle of Gotham', using her computer skills to serve as the Bat Family's command central and Stephanie Brown, a young woman that sacrificed her father in the name of Justice and ultimately became Kate's protege.<br/><hr/><hr/><br/>Kate was in her personal sanctum of the base of operations her father manufactured years ago, accessible only through her apartment or by retinal scan and adjacent the bulk of the entire facility.  Within, Kate had all of her Batwoman paraphernalia and her most private collection of sentimental possessions.  With the flick of a switch, halogen lights flickered in the crevices of a fix foot tall glass case which displayed her uniform;  her stark, abnormally pale skin and athletic figure reflected off the surface.  After she was suited up and ensured all the gear was allocated properly, she left the cowl hanging off the back of her neck so her green eyes and short, red hair could be seen.  A brief retinal scan later allowing access into the main room later, and Kate witness Connor and Felicity at the Oracle Workstation.<br/><br/>A ethereal glance at Oracle's flashing computer screen meant something was happening.  Moments prior to entering her sanctum, Kate was in contact with Maggie via private radio frequency so first assumptions were the bank robbery in progress at<strong>City Centre (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239084.0)</strong>.  She's been wrong before and that enough reason to step closer.  Resting her left elbow on the back of Oracle's chair, Kate leaned forward and analyzed the information on the screen.  A break-in at STAR Labs it seemed.  That can never be good news because the laboratory in Gotham specialized in weapons development.  Yet another pugnacious individual who thought stealing a weapon can give him the edge.  Thing is, that was usually the pay off if they succeeded.<br/><br/><em>"Good call,"</em>Kate told Felicity.<em>"Try a trojan horse approach and see if there's a reaction to brute force packet analyzers.  That can help us determine if there's more than one culprit.  Once inside, I want full schematics of the building and any information that's relevant to what these guys may be after."</em><br/><br/>Felicity was one of the best hackers Batwoman knew, a prodigy in her own right.  The news of another hacker contending with her was worrisome but not unexpected.  There was always someone better.  Kate placed an encouraging hand on the girl's shoulder and added a reassuring squeeze before straightening her back and turning to Connor.<br/><br/><em>"You with me on this one?  STAR Labs is pretty big and has top-notch security.  For someone to pull this off they either need a highly trained crew or someone is packing some serious firepower."</em><br/><br/>It was a rhetorical question of formality.  Kate knew the answer was yes.  The young man was a mixture of youthful recklessness, rational logic and intellectual deduction.  On paper and in practice it seemed nice but Batwoman kept in mind the fact that Connor was still a child.  He'd want to square off against something big that could challenge him.  Truth be told, so does she.