Welcome Back! Due to some new job shenanigans this is a bit late but I hope you guys enjoy the new cover art for this thread. Last time we played; Mark had accepted a night shift working the guard detail for Bruce Wayne, suspected target of Kal. C. Late and Anarky...Previous threads: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Gotham%20City%20Beat%20Cop%20Quest======"Let's put Bunko and Chen in the car by the road. No offense to 'em but Bunko's a little lazy and if he can take a shortcut patrolling he will."Hawthorne chuckles dryly with a nod."Looks like you already got the next lesson taken care of. It's important to know your strengths and weaknesses but it's better to know your fellow officer's. Because when shit really hits it, it helps to know what to expect.""Like with you?""Right. You know to be there to help me pull the boot out of their ass when I'm done with em." He chuckles with a wry grin that could be taken as cocky. But the glint in his eye lets you know it's well earned.A conflict of muffled voices at the front draws your attention and just as fast as he grinned, the smile is gone and his jaw is set as he marches stiffly to the front. You watch him freeze in the door and a vein begins to creep up his neck."Bunko." He says in a seething whisper. "The man said no shoes..."=====The meeting between you all is short. Hawthorne makes his position clear, outdoor patrol goes to Banks and his partner while Bunko and Chen handle the main road. There's hardly any time for small talk as the butler, Mr. Pennyworth, is less than subtle in his desire for their to be as few people in the manor as possible. Hawthorne sets the channel for your radio checks and sets them for the top of every hour. Everyone nods in quiet agreement and you break for your patrol routes until Banks catches you by the arm for a quick moment."Hey D, just wanted to ask you about Kimble real quick. I worked under him and everything but we aren't like... tight or anything. But I know he feels kinda shitty because he gave me a hard time over the undercover stuff and he didn't know about-"You cut off his rambling."On the clock, Banks. Whaddya need from Kimble?""I just wanted to invite him camping. Let him know it's water under the bridge, y'know?""Sure thing man, I can let him know. I'm sure he'd be interested, military dudes love camping right?"Banks shrugs but lets out a relieved chuckle."Guess we'll find out. Have a good shift, D.""You too, Banks. Be safe."You watch him head out with Costas but you can't help but notice Costas' expression as he glances at you over his shoulder. Eerily reminiscent of the first glance you got from Rogers at the gym. His eyes flick over your shoulder and he quickly turns away, you glance yourself and see a stern faced Hawthorne.
"Costas isn't the biggest fan of Metas." He says quietly. "Had family that was uh... y'know."You frown. Collateral was the word he didn't want to say but you've heard your own fair share of stories."Did his family have the insurance?""They won't sell to Gotham residents. Not ones that could afford those premiums anyways. But look, don't let it bother you.""It doesn't, we're both blue. If he can leave it at some bad glances then I'm fine letting it lie.""Good man." He says with a firm slap on your back. "Now, we're gonna do an initial sweep of this place before I start teaching you how to work internal.""Internal?""Standard stuff, home searches, pen testing, some trivia. Keep the mind sharp while we walk in circles. C'mon, you can pick the first lesson.">"Tell me more about searching a house? Isn't it the same as searching anywhere else?">"Pen testing, guessing that's penetration testing. We gonna check doors and windows?">"Trivia sounds interesting, I'm assuming it'll be like GCPD trivia or is this your way of checking that I actually listen to you?">Write-In
>>6311438>>"Pen testing, guessing that's penetration testing. We gonna check doors and windows?"We are so back. I finished catching up with the last one and wanted to compliment the writing a bunch, but the thread fell off the board. In dialogue between Mark and Grey, Mark tried to guess the end of a story and just guessed wrong, cool realistic flow. Also red lady remembering nightwings robin times wistfully, because Nightwing manwhore powers apparently work on ghosts.Anyway, time to find 0 evidence of break-ins or weird happening in batman's house.
>>6311455+1 TIME FOR THE BASICS
>>6311438>"Pen testing, guessing that's penetration testing. We gonna check doors and windows?">>6311455>Because Nightwing manwhore powers apparently work on ghosts.They work on aliens, so why not? The Robin as a whole has pretty strong game with supernaturals: Batman has a history with a few (Zatanna and Wonder Woman most prominently, but also Nocturna), Dick Grayson's (in)famous for his bodycount, Tim dated Cassie-Wonder Girl if I'm not mistaken, and Damien Wayne has in various versions dated Raven, Flatline, and he also had that whole love triangle with Djinn and Lobo's daughter.
>>6311438>"Tell me more about searching a house? Isn't it the same as searching anywhere else?"imagine coming close to finding the batcave only to have to be intercepted by someone in the batfamily
>>6311438>"Tell me more about searching a house? Isn't it the same as searching anywhere else?"
