[RL - Waiting up late for Batman, backdated to the 4th]

[tntandgasoline]

It wasn't like the Joker to return to the scene of one of his videos - at least, not so soon after making it. Tonight, though, was a special occasion. The Batman, as far as the Joker was concerned, had gotten the message just as he was supposed to, and if he knew the fly-by-night vigilante (and he did), the man would be arriving at the scene of the crime very shortly to look for clues.

He'd almost stayed in the George Washington getup that he had worn for the video, but he'd had to go to the hideout to pick up some last minute supplies and that wig had been itchy, so he traded the costume back in for his normal clothing.

Now, he was just waiting on the rooftop, looking over the dying flames of the explosion he'd caused, smoke still floating in the air from the fireworks. He'd used too much gunpowder - all right, he'd have to fix that.

Waiting was always so boring.

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He'd gone to the roof to look for clues to the Joker's whereabouts. Any trace of material that he could trace back to its origins, any pricetag, even an empty bottle that he could track back to the Wal*Mart he bought it at. He'd gone under the impression that the Joker would have long cleared the scene, what with the police responding to the nearby Gotham Times building to rescue anyone trapped inside and clear the rubble. So, when he came creeping up the back side of the roof in full bat-gear and took his dear sweet time rolling his grapling hook back up and putting it away, he didn't expect to turn and see the Joker still sitting there, waiting, glasgow grin glowing against a background of dancing flames. Sickening.

It took him a half a second to gather his wits about him. Too long. He was running across the roof as soon as he did, though, which made up for the time. His mind blanked on whatever evidence could be ruined in the process of throwing the villain around. He was determined. Fixated. Obsessed. Focusing on only one thing: Joker. Get the Joker.