Enter: Red Hood

[newoutsiders]

Perfect. Absolutely perfect. If there's one thing you can always count on, it's Batman ruining everything. Even when he's who-knows-where, the vacuum he doesn't even realize he's leaving rushes to fill up with garbage.

Two weeks ago, that kid of his kicked Two-Face out of Gotham Harbor. Great. Very nice for the harbor. A parade for Robin. But did he really think that would make things better for the city? Did he think Two-Face was just going to shrug his asymmetric shoulders and go, "Oh well, I guess I'll just take a smaller piece of the pie"?

No. He's going to expand elsewhere. Obviously. And that "elsewhere" is exactly where you don't want him.

After the last big gang war which left Black Mask in charge of everything, you showed up and redistributed. You've spent a long time pushing those dividers. Making crime controlled. Manageable. Keeping it away from the poor, hapless folks who don't go looking for it. And you've been more successful at it than Batman ever was, even with his whole "Matches Malone" shtick.

But now, Two-Face is questioning those borders he was never even meant to see. He's started expanding to racketeering small businesses. Arming otherwise harmless street gangs. And, if the rumors are true, Two-Face's outfit has begun breaking your number one rule: pushing drugs in schools.

It's time to send him a message. That's why you've called this meeting with your lieutenants. They're all waiting for your next move.

One of your men slinks into your conference room, and whispers a message to you. There's been an explosion down at the docks. One of your men, Rusty, has been undercover as a dockworker there. Batgirl was on scene- he didn't say which one. So many bats to keep track of these days. Rusty fired at her, but she got away. He did say that a tanker full of some weird, orange chemical arrived there and was driven away off the books, but then the explosion happened, and the guy who waved it out is laid up in the hospital.

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[exdeadexrobin]

"Something came up with the arms shit, " he says. "Not gonna risk prying ears, we need to meet. I'll be at the warehouse on 7th and Peterson in 15. Don't be late."

[newoutsiders]

"Got it, boss," he says, wavering almost imperceptibly. "I'll be there."

[exdeadexrobin]

"Good," he says, then hangs up.

Jason dials up Kenneth, his most trusted security guy.

[newoutsiders]

Two rings.

"Yo."

[exdeadexrobin]

"We have a security problem. I just sent Donny to a warehouse on 7th and Peterson. He shows up, bag him, but try to leave him alive, I need him for questioning. He doesn't show within 20, put out the word to take him down. I expect to hear back within half an hour, got it?"

[newoutsiders]

"Heh."

From Kenneth, that's a yes. No problem.

[exdeadexrobin]

"Oh, one more thing. He shows up with that capo of his, Van, you know the guy, white, 6 feet, red hair, douchey haircut - stay back and just call me.

Call me when it's done."

[newoutsiders]

"Yo."

He hangs up.

That Kenneth. What a fucking pro.

[exdeadexrobin]

Perfect. Jason pulls out his laptop and pulls up the security feed from a particular warehouse. He's got nothing to do for the next half hour but wait and watch.