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[After a few expertly feigned false-starts, Bruce manages to set the communicator to record and the video feed focused on himself. He's a man in his late thirties; the classic tall, dark and handsome. His hair is playfully mussed and the tie to his visibly expensive executive suit is drawn slack enough to reveal a lipstick smear on his neck. He wears the lazy smile of someone who has never had much difficulty having a good time.

All in all, it's a thoroughly convincing charade.]

I must have overindulged on the bubbly because I don't remember the Big Apple ever having its own border control. Is that a new initiative?

What's more, it would appear that I've mislaid my butler. He has my appointment book, but I fear I'm long past expected at a Community Health Center ribbon-cutting in Gotham.

I'd be loathe to flake on such a worthy cause, so would someone be a dear and call for a car? You can be my plus-one.

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I'm sorry if this comes as a shock, but Miss Pamela is really rather, oh.

Poisonous.

I see you've already picked up the rapier wit of Gotham's Finest.

I'm a versatile man, Mr. Wayne. Better to have a wit and a half than a halfwit.

I'm sure your circles would sympathize.

Mm, it's often rather indispensible in our sort of business.

Well, you would be quite trained in such a tactic, I'm sure.

In many, Mr. Nigma.

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