5703/Halloween Hijinks..

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Halloween Hijinks..
Date of Scene: 03 November 2018
Location: Gotham University
Synopsis: A Halloween party goes wrong, and the aftermath goes even wronger..
Cast of Characters: Red Hood, Carrie Kelley, Red Robin, Batman, Robin (Wayne), Troia




Red Hood has posed:
     For once it's /not/ raining, nor is the sky cloud filled on this Halloween night, Jason Todd having gotten ready back at his place pulls his motorcycle up, the specialized paint turned to a dark gray and black for the evening as he makes his way up the stairs to knock at the door to Carries apartment.

    Standing out in the hallway, he stretches, the backup batsuit made for Dick being a little tight in the shoulders, but otherwise fitting properly. Checking the utility belt wrapped around his waist having familiarized himself with the placement of everything if not re-arranging it all, he just waits his face held in that neutral expression Bruce so loved to use at times when he as younger..

    Failing to convince Carrie that his bike was a better way to get to the party, Jason just rode along in her little old car making their way to the large manor house the party is being held in, a large ball room filling the center of the giant house with a stained glass roof taking up the majority of the ceiling.

     So far the party has been a smashing hit a silent auction off to one side with various collectibles and other interesting items, food and drink plentiful as well as a small dance floor to dance on. Things are shaping up to be a rather nice night, and date when there's the sound of breaking glass, the stained glass roof shattering as faceless, featureless humanoid figures start crashing to the floor, wearing bright white suits their heads sporting Black Spades, and Clubs, while others sport red diamonds and harts.

    "If everyone would be so good as to hand over all their valuables to my workers here nobody will get hurt!" a man calls out as he and three others come hovering through the shattered roof on giant oversize playing cards the four dressed up to look like the face cards of a poker deck...

Carrie Kelley has posed:
Carrie Kelley was having a good evening enjoying the company of others, and getting many compliments for her Robin costume. Even if she was a girl Robin. She'd refused to wear JUST the shorts and opted instead for leggings beneath them that were of a flesh tone to make some people double-take as she passed by. The cape was just long enough that she didn't feel she was flashing though, so that was a bonus. Best of all, she had a very authentic looking utility belt that was actually one she'd taken to wearing on her evening outings as Kestrel. Not that Jason, currently dressed as Batman, needed to know that. And then... then all heck breaks loose as the Royal Flush Gang busts in.

"Seriously?"

Red Robin has posed:
"We have activity on Campus, looks like some tech based robbers riding on... playing cards... the hell?" Red Robin says as he turns on the survalence. "Are you guys getting this?" He says as he decides to turn on his voice modulator and check the eta of the other two.

Batman has posed:
    "Drones are in the air," comes the Dark Knight's voice over the comms, uninflected and inscrutable, "Have a bird's eye view but there's some obstruction. Alfred, link the feed in." The head-up displays of all three members of the Bat Family suddenly include a video feed from a drone circling high in a holding pattern above the scene of the crime.
    Further out, the Batmobile races around a tight corner as it approaches the Gotham University campus. The trail of the Royal Flush Gang has been blazing hot for weeks, and now they've finally come out in the open. Batman turns his head slightly from the driver's seat to speak over his shoulder to Robin in the passenger compartment: "Keep an eye on that feed. Monitor for any outside interference."

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     Damian's white eyelets were glowing slightly. He was already on the drone feed. "Affirmative." He comments, keeping his attention to the feed for now.

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy happened to be at the university, originally intending to do some boring article on university life, or some such drab. But the gods were merciful tonight, if it can be called that for everyone else, and the sounds of a robbery fill the air. Tonight she is dressed in a brown overcoat, red rimmed glasses with fake lenses, and black shirt/pants/boots. It's hard not to mistake her for Diana of course but she's used to it. Camera in hand she begins to make her way towards the sounds, ready to bash heads in, and maybe get a story. She doesn't know Batman and company are already there..

Red Hood has posed:
"Master Bruce, I'm getting bio-telemmetry from Two sources, one marked as you, and the other as Master Grayson." Comes the trusty butlers stiff british responce. Of course it's not Nightwing at all but Jason Todd in a stolen batsuit.

    Jason's own eyelets close down over his eyes, glowing a dark sullen red as the telemetry is fed to his cowl too automtically, causing Jason to let out a low rumbling growl in his chest. Making his way over to Carrie he talks, his voice gruff without any of the friendly tones it's had prior to just now.. "We've got company coming, Allies, and trouble. You said you've been training to be better at self defence.. Gotten any practice throwing knives?" he asks as the goons start to work their way into the crowd, one of the faceless thugs grabbing a girl by the wrist as he starts to forcibly remove a necklace from around her neck.

    "King, take your thugs and leave the valuables, You're not getting anything from these people today." he calls out mentally thankful that he at least took out the transmitter from the cowls electronics for audio.

    King double takes as he sees 'Batman and Robin' standing there in the middle of the crowd.. "What?! Impossible!" he lets out a cry of outrage "Get Them!" he says as the goons silently start to make their way towards Jason and Carrie.

    Jason springs into action a leap into the air and a spinning roundhouse kick to the first thug using the stop in his spinning momentum he uses the recoil from the kick to spin in the opposite way tripping a second thug, the first one's mask ripping away to show electronics on the inside.. "Robots.. No need to hold back" he calls out to Carrie..

Red Robin has posed:
Looking at the feed, and his own survalence, Red Robin chuckles. "Oh batman... you are gonna be mad... looks like someone took 'plan B' out of storage, going in." He says as he grappels to the roof and then leaps down the window, landing on a robotic thug in a three point land, SOMEONE there might find such a move oddly familiar, other than that, his staff extends and he tosses two Robin rangs with electric pulses right at two more robot thugs. "Hello boys, I'm the party pooper."

Carrie Kelley has posed:
"No need to hold back!?" Carrie calls out incredulously at 'Batman' shooting him a glance. This doesn't stop her from ducking out of the way of one, and dropping low to sweep a kick out at the bot that had come at her. It was done without thinking about it, even as she protests, "I'm not exactly a fighter here!" The bot comes down, and would have landed right on top of her if she hadn't rolled to the side with one arm tucked under her. The instant it crashes down she pushes off with that arm to slam her elbow against the back of the robot's neck where it, presumably, was a weak joint as it earns a crack and a hiss from Carrie. Smashing an un-armored elbow was akin to hitting your funny bone and it sends that jarring sensation of PAIN through her. It's ignored in favor of hopkicking back to her feet.

"Go as Batman and Robin, he says, it'll be fun, he says," she mutters to herself as she reaches out to grab a serving tray from one of the event staff. "Sorry going to need to borrow this." Twisting to the side she flings the tray out like an overlarge frisbee aimed for King himself.

Batman has posed:
    It only takes Batman a moment to tap into the feed from Red Robin's cowl, bringing it up as a large display on the Batmobile's windscreen. Big enough for both Batman and Robin to see easily enough. He speaks over the comms for all those tapped in to hear: "The missing auxillary. I noticed it was gone during the last inventory." A pause for a moment as he watches the feed of the faux Batman in action, "Red Robin, that's Jason. Keep on your toes."
    The Batman's knuckles audibly crack as he grasps the steering wheel, his mouth becoming a grim line beneath the cowl as he guns the engine a bit faster. They're tearing along now, only half a minute or so before they arrive by the look of the cityscape scenery speeding by. He cuts the comms for a moment, addressing only the Robin in the Batmobile with him.
    "They don't leave with that gear."

Red Robin has posed:
"Really? Holy crap... so, taser function AFTER we clear the party of robotic thugs then? You DID remember to leave that in there right?" He says as he twirls his staff, and electricity comers out of both ends like a tazer. Red Robin than does a butterfly twirl, knocking two out before landing on the floor back to back with jason. "Lets see how well your memory is, form three." he says, which is batman flips robin over and they take out as many as they can within the radius of their attack.

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     "Nightwing took the suit?" Robin chimes in, but he is corrected by Batman. "He isn't the goddamn Batman!"

  The current Robin grits his teeth at the thought. To him, the mantle was his to take, not Jason's. "I'll make sure he doesn't." He responds to Batman as they race towards Gotham University.

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy isn't going to get to the robbers before Batman breaks in and starts breaking knee caps and arm joints. But at the moment she doesn't even know that there's anyone stopping the robbery. All she hears are the sounds of things breaking, people fighting, and the shouting of course. She's also not about to become Troia in front of all these students either. Her plan? See what's what and then try to find a place to store her civilian clothes.. and hope that she isn't too late.

Red Hood has posed:
     "Welcome to the party." Jason says to Red Robin as he pulls out three Batarangs, throwing them with lethal accuracy moving to take the legs out from another bot as King lets loose a blast of energy from his right eye. "Ohh, you will pay for that insolence!" he says as the serving platter is sent ricocheting to embed itself into a near by wall, the other party goers are running for the nearest exit in a cacauphony of shrieks and screams of terror..

Carrie Kelley has posed:
Jason as Batman, and... Red Robin? This doesn't go unnoticed by Carrie. Not at all. If Jason's fighting wasn't proof enough that he was more than just a tough guy who liked hanging out at dojos, this certainly was. Greeted by Red Robin and back to back with him. It's tucked away in her mind for later given things were a bit more pressing at the moment. Wearing the 'old school' Robin outfit as she was, she was a bit easier to spot in a crowd full of darkly colored costumers than some might expect. Plus she seems to have ticked off King.

"Hey! I didn't even say 'You're served!' I thought it but I didn't say it so you're welcome!" It's called out mockingly to King as she ducks away into the crowd that had begun to flee to grab someone who didn't seem as frightened...

Donna. Unknown to her, but still not running from things in a panic as others were, she reaches out to grasp the woman's arm. "Hey! You! Help me get these people out of here safely!" Even as she makes this request her free hand lifts to gesture at one of the many exits in the room. "Wave people over to that one, and I'll get the rest out the other," another point. "Create a flow so no one gets trampled." That was the plan at least.

Batman has posed:
    As the Batmobile wheels into the street outside the building, Batman wastes no time. A flick of a switch on the underside of the wheel opens the hatch swiftly and catapults him skyward, his cape fluttering out to either side like the wings of a bat to control his flight. He lands in the doorway, stepping through as the crowd of fleeing party-goers parts around him like an immovable rock in a rushing river. His eyes narrow, focusing on the false Dynamic Duo. He says nothing, but all his body language exudes a single emotion: pissed off.
    A split-second later, he produces a handheld device from his belt and levels it at one of the robots. A small, black device not dissimilar to a taser - save that when he fires it, the blast of electrical energy is enough to set hair on end and fry the circuits of the marauding automaton. The barrel still smoking, he tucks it away and wades into the fray - eyes set firmly on the King.

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy looks at Carrie for a moment, then her camera, "What?! I'm a freelance photo journalist! What can I possibly do?!" She sighs, "Fine! Fine! I will help you.." It's not like she can ignore being Diana's mirror image in every single way. Duty binds her but so does her conscience. She begins to start herding people to safety.

Red Robin has posed:
Letting his grapel line shoot out towards a pillar, it doesnt pull him away, instead he turns quickly and attaches the pulling mechanism to the back of the fake batman's suit before letting it catch and pull him, probably to hold him for later. Red Robin then turns and fires a few explosive pellets are some of the robots before taking out two more with uis staff, finaly tossing a smoke pellet at King.

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     Robin also sets his seat to eject him. The electromagnetic ejectors whine as they launch Robin in the air. His cape goes rigid as well, allowing a controlled glide.

  Robin was putting himself in a position behind the King. He lands, gently with his sword in hand. Beheading one low ranking memberbot, and launching a similar ball of electricity at another from his gauntlet. The familiar smell of ozone starts to waft through the air.

Red Hood has posed:
     Red Hood whispers to Red Robin. "i was here on a date, she knows who i am.. Shut it.." he says pulling out his grapnel gun as he fires on one of the support beams keeping a hold of the grapnel gun he launches himself up into the air taking a flying kick at Jack, the larger than the other gang member getting knocked back and off his flying card. Letting go of the grapnel gun he times it just right to bring both feet down on the meta-human with a sicking THWACK that knocks the man out. "one down!" he calls out. Then he sees Robin. "Great, the whole colony's here.." he says with half of the thugs down, and the room rapidly emptying of any civilians, he quickly pulls out from 'his' utility belt a handful of explosive pellets flinging them at a group of robots the quarter inch wide, half inch long pellets exploding on impact to turn them, and the wooden dancefloor into rubble..

Carrie Kelley has posed:
"Yeah, photographer, great costume," Carrie-Robin offers to Donna. "You're not freaking out so help please! Thanks!" Even as Donna moves to do as asked she does as well, heading across the room to stoop down picking up someone who stumbled, and helping them to their feet toward the exit. When she can she steals a glance back to the fighters realizing... the entire Bat Family was here. At least that she was aware of. Including the two 'Batmans'. Her attention shifts back to the people, trying to remain unnoticed as much as possible by the Royal Flush Gang.

Batman has posed:
    Apparently unnoticed as yet, Batman continues to move with purpose. Remove the head, the body will die. Elementary strategy. The miniature explosives only serve as a smokescreen, allowing him to pass through like an ominous shadow as the two faithful Robins take up position around the King. A three-pronged maneuver furnished by years of training and experience.
    It is then that Batman rises from the smoke like a passionless, unrelenting edifice. The shadows play on him in such a way that only the baleful whites of his cowl's eyelets are visible. The thing Gotham's criminals dread above all else.
    He says nothing, instead darting forward to drive his fist across the King's jaw.

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy sighs as she continues to lead people to safety, ocassionally helping people up who have fallen in the panic of things. She looks at Carrie every so often as she sees her. She doesn't find the other woman unusual, but she is kind of curious, it's just her way. She does manage to catch a glimpse of Batman when she runs back into the building towards the fighting to check for more people to evacuate, "Figures.. guess they don't need my help after all." It's probably for the best as throwing people through walls is not the best university behavior for a photo journalist. She starts to escort another group outside.

Red Robin has posed:
The Ace member of the Royal flush gang wobbles as his 'card' flips him over and he lands on the ground with a staff in his back, a small electronic pulse from said staff takes the member out of the fight. "Moble hack, gotta love it." He says as he turns to look at Batman, the real one, going for the king, he also takes note of carrie and her outfit. "If you get a second date, I'll be shocked." He mumbles before moving to finish off the remainder of the peon robot thugs.

Red Hood has posed:
     "Red Robin.. Spring board up to Queenie there." he says as he moves to drop halfway down to one knee, threading his hands together, the mooks have all dropped and with the second batman's suprise attack on King, the only member left standing..

Red Robin has posed:
Red Robin runs at The Fake Batman and goes to springboard, placing a single glvoes hand on his shoulder for leverage as he vaults up to the queen with a flip. "Milady." he says as he lands on the card and does a heel drop on her shoulder before kicking her off the card, and sending her against the wall, lucky for her, Red Robin is a gentlman and made sure he sent her with a foam bomb so that she doesnt get even more injured when she hits the wall, though, now she is stuck there. Leaping from that flying card to the kings, he flips and places a remote taser disk on his shoulder before landing and having said disk go off, landing in front of the main door.

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     Batman's rush to start on the King has Robin working in tandem. Damian's gauntlet launcher lowers as he jumps to kick the back of the King, redirecting him to Batman.

Batman has posed:
    The attacks come at the King from a myriad of angles, enough to throw the fiend off kilter. As he doubles over from the assault, Batman drives his kneed up into his midsection to send him toppling from the flying card. Out of commission. The civilians scattered, and the assailants defeated, the Bat steps from the card back to the ruined floor. For a moment he glances sidelong at Donna, brow furrowing beneath his cowl. He knows that face and mutters a greeting as he passes her: "Diana."
    But now, his attention turns firmly back towards Jason and he closes the gap between them swiftly. His teeth are bared, his eyes narrowed with rage: "What in the damn Hell do you think you're doing? How /dare/ you. How dare the /both/ of you."
    He strikes with the speed of a coiled viper, remotely deactivating the fail-safes in the cowl Jason wears before gripping at it to pull it off. No interest in preserving it. Simply looking to tear it free in a burst of cold, calculated anger.

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy notes Batman's mistake, looking at him but not confirming his greeting. She is far too busy herding yet another group of students out of the building but she will correct him after this is all taken care of, "I just love being a twin.."

Red Robin has posed:
Red Robin lands next to Donna and smiles. "Too young to be Diana, he's pretty mad anyway." He says with a smile as he looks to Carrie. "I'd hand over everything 'he' gave you, I don;t think you want batman anymore miffed tan he already is." he says as he walks towards Jason, staff still out, maybe it;s respect, or just unease, but he knows the former robin has quite a few tricks up his sleeve, like all of them do.

Red Hood has posed:
     Red Hood strikes back with just as much speed, not going for the cowl, but for Batman's throat. "It's a good god damn thing I dared... Up until the brady bunch showed up, I was on a damn date and wearing a costume." he says the cowl coming off as he flips backwards twin elecric batarangs coming out to head towards the two 'real' robins.

Carrie Kelley has posed:
Carrie Kelley had just helped usher a few of the last stragglers out the door when she turns just in time to see Red Robin land from a flip in front of the door she stood at. A quick breath is drawn and she dips her head toward him respectfully... before her gaze skims past him toward where Batman approaches Other Batman, aka Jason. She glances over at Donna as well with eyebrows raising curiously. Twin? She was clearly clueless at least--she hadn't paid much attention to the Amazons to be honest. They weren't the local heroes of Gotham.

"Somehow doubted it when he said he got it off EBay," she responds to Red Robin's suggestion with a sighing shake of her head.

"Thanks for the help," she offers to Donna even as she pulls a few discs out of her utility belt. The clash between the two is watched with jaw tightening a bit and eyebrows furrowed together. With her costume mask on it just made her look all the more fitting as Robin, given the scowl.

Batman has posed:
    Batman's hand raises swiftly, knocking Jason's hand aside as it goes for his throat. He throws the cowl to the ground as it comes away, continuing forward with eyes lock firmly on the Pretender. He hurls a batarang of his own, this one aimed at the Red Hood's right wrist as he launches an attack at the others.
    "Then buy a costume," the Bat growls, teeth bared, "You stole something you have /no/ right to. Something you will /never/ have a right to."
    His hands clench into fists, knuckles popping and the leather creaking audibly as he does: "Always the same. Always treating this life like it's some game. You /boy/."
    He lunges forward once again, this time not aiming to reclaim Bat-paraphernalia but instead to drive his fist into Jason's solar plexus. This is not the grim, stoic operator that he normally is. This is Batman boiling over with a measured, violent rage.

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     Robin knows what to do, taking a pair of zip ties and placing them around the King's wrists, securing them with a zip.

  Then the Robin can only watch as Batman does his thing, approaching from Batman's rear, Robin crosses his arms, looking quite angered at Jason. He recognized Carrie, but keeping up his appearances, he could not show he knew her.

  Good thing too, as there was an electric batarang headed towards him. The batarang is dodged, jumping to the side and dropping his sword and running at Jason. Batman was angry, and so was Robin. As Batman plants a punch, Robin attempts to jump on Jason's back, he was going for speed here.

Red Robin has posed:
Red Robin catches the electronic rang with the extended blade from his staff and watching. "Uh-oh..." he says as he removes the deactivated batarang from his staff and places the now reclaimed robin disks in his utility belt. He looks to Donna. "Make sure she doesn't get hit by anything, if you please, I'm sure the batman will have words with her later." he says as he grapples up to the ceiling and flips at the halfway mark, comming down with a booted heel after batman's punch. Maybe if he get's knocked out, batman won't break EVERY bone in his body.

Red Hood has posed:
     Red Hood isn't the same Jason Todd that Batman trained.. His time with the league lets him block the blow from Batman with one arm, his bracer spikes parrying the sword and using both arms to flip back out from the other Robins blow. He won't be able to hold all three off for much longer. but at least for now he can..

    "The two of you stay the fuck out of this, or I go lethal, and the three of you know I can fucking do it.." he says his own eyes glinting with rage. "IT stopped being a game old man you let that mad man do what he did to me.. When his /mother/ did what she did." he says spitting the word 'mother' out at Robin.. "So yeah, I took a suit, planned on returning it tonight after trying to reclaim some normalcy in my life." he explains reaching behind him to pull out two large batarans that fold out into a pair of blades. "So you wanna have this out here and now, then lets go. It's not like you were ever any kind of father to me anyway.."

Carrie Kelley has posed:
Tick. Tick. Tick. The corner of Carrie's eye twitches faintly as she considers this all a moment. A long moment. A hand lifts, finger pointing to Jason... Then to Batman... then her eyes skim over toward Red Robin... It's here her eyes narrow, and her head tips to the side. The next person her finger points to is Robin as he leaps up to jump on Jason as well. "No..." No. Maybe not. Maybe? A long, quiet sigh is given as Red Robin leaps off leaving her with Donna.

"Are men always this stupid? Nevermind, I think I answered my own question." Lifting one of the Robin-rangs, classic era style, she flips it a time or two testing the weight as she regards the fraccas. It seems she might opt to join in. Might.

Nope. Her hand stretches back half behind her to grab hold of the fire alarm, giving it a hard yank to set the alarm off and the sprinklers to spraying over the already pretty much ruined ballroom floor. "Sorry to rain on your parade, guys, but family issues shouldn't be aired in public, hint hint."

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy nods at Carrie, "Glad to help.." She looks back at Batman, seeing him attempting to pile drive.. Red Hood? She didn't notice him before but she sees him now. She doesn't try to stop him, she knows better than to get in Batman's way. It's usually best to let him work it out. He won't go too far? Right? Donna is still not sure.. but in the meantime things do not look out of control.

Batman has posed:
    "Give me an excuse to throw you in Arkham and lose the key," Batman growls, "You'll never win. You're a fool, but even /you/ know that. There is no world where you can ever beat me."
    That said, the Batman doesn't approach any further. Keeping his eyes locked on Jason should he decide to attack: "What normalcy are you going to find in murder? Take a look at yourself. You've become what you hate."
    The latter is said less in anger and more in venomous pity. He remains stalwart and immobile even as the sprinkler system rains water down on them all: "I want you to return it /now/. All of it. You've made your own bed. You have a new mask now. Wear that and /never/ try to claim what isn't yours again or I will shatter you like glass."

Red Robin has posed:
"He wont have to shatter you like glass, because I'll do it for him. You've become a second rate hack, a shell of your former self." Red Robin states as he also stays back.

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     Carrie's words get Robin's notice, and he balls up his fist tightly. "You imbecile! I place this blame directly on you!" He reaches back to strike at Jason, this concerned his secret, and was supremely upsetting to Damian. "She knows, now because of YOU! Do you even know who she is to anyone other than you?! FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!" He keeps striking, losing his cool it seems.

Red Hood has posed:
     Red Hood is hit once.. twice.. reflexes letting him roll with the blows before he starts fighting back, the sharpened wings of the blades he's weilding coming to bare. "I warned you." he says as a flick of a switch has the blades humming subsonicly cutting through the boy wonders reinforced gloves and drawing blood. "Call him off bats.." Jason says as he starts to go on the offensive, the blades flashing with cold precision, aiming for an eye, a jugular, a femoral, the man able to keep up with the compromised blows of an enraged Damian..

Red Robin has posed:
"Opening..." Tim says as he extends the blade on his staff and jams it int othe floor. Then he takes a stance that he really shouldn't, one that shiva taught him. Dashing forward with a side kick aimed at Red Hood's jaw, before ducking any retort and performing a tiger palm strick right for the diaphram. Ment to disable, and in some cases, cause enough internal bleeding to kill.

Carrie Kelley has posed:
As the two begin to clash in another fit of emotion, Carrie doesn't bother to stay by the sidelines anymore. Without a word she darts across the distance to come up behind Damian with arms grappling around his waist. Physically picking him up from behind she twists on the heel of her foot to spin around placing her back toward Jason as he starts to threaten further harm to the smaller Robin.

"Stop it!"

One hand lifts to lob her car keys over her shoulder at Jason, demanding, "Get out to the car before the fire department gets here! I'll return the suit later!" It was a decisive tone, but one she hoped was listened to. As for the younger Robin she'd grabbed... She murmers quietly, "It'll be okay."

Batman has posed:
    "Enough of this," Batman says quietly, but in a way that cuts through the din of battle like a hot knife - imperious and certain, "Enough! You're playing into his hands. Fall back. Now."
    The Dark Knight gives a pointed look at the two Robins, the look of fury now gone and replaced instead by grim determination. He does not launch another attack, instead he lifts a hand to chest height and presses a smaller button. Whatever effect it has, it isn't immediately noticeable.
    "Let him go."

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy stays out of it, which may or may not make Batman pause. She was going to document the robbery but at this point it's gone way beyond that. Her camera remains strapped and she just watches the standoff. She still trusts Batman to handle it, not wanting to reveal herself to the public, and because it doesn't look like it's her business at this point.

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     Damian is easy to pick up, he is relatively light. Though it takes a moment for Damian to stop. The jabs aimed at his eyes, juggular, and femoral arteries miss their marks, but there is damage done. Robin bleeds, and the flesh on his face is dripping with blood. He shakes from the adrenaline, but looking up at Carrie gives him cause to pause. He wipes his face, smearing the red blood now streaked with sprinkler water.

  As Batman calls them off, Robin raises his hood, and walks over to his father, picking up his sword as he approaches.

Red Hood has posed:
     Red Hood is staggered by the blow from Red Robin, the key fob landing at his feet as it bounces off his chest. Bringing the blades up in a defensive stance he stops when that command is given, his own look one of grim stubborness as he drops the two blades. "I tried it your way Bats, and apparently that wasn't enough.. Here's your damn toys." he says reaching down and undoing the utility belt. "You're welcome for the help in keeping the students from getting hurt."

    "Keep the car Carrie, I won't need it and I know who to give the suit to, He's the only one of this whole group worth a damn.." he adds. Spitting out a glob of blood he starts to make his way towards the front exit the sounds of police sirens starting to come through the night air..

Red Robin has posed:
Red Robin backs up and takes his staff as he steps next to Batman. "I think getting out of sight is in order." he says as he hears the sirens.

Batman has posed:
    "If that's all it takes," Batman says to the remaining group, "then he had no commitment to the mission to begin with. Update Todd, Jason - category zero." In the Batcave, the Batcomputer carefully rearranges Jason's file to rest alongside those of the Arkhamites who habitually threaten Gotham City.
    That said, he turns his attention Donna: "Ms Troy, if you'll excuse us." Then, he turns to Carrie, "Come with us." Not an order, but a firm suggestion. He then moves back to the Batmobile, still waiting outside.

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy isn't surprised that Batman figured it out, after all Diana probably would have rushed in there to break up the fight, "Of course Batman." She watches him leave before giving Carrie a wave, "I guess I should be going too. Not much of a story here now but it was worth it to get people to safety."

Carrie Kelley has posed:
Carrie Kelley lets Robin go without any protest or attempt to restrain him further. She watches Jason stalk off, and then stoops to scoop up her car keys rather than leave them around for anyone else to get. The remark to Donna has her glance over toward the woman with a hint of confusion--THAT at least was one thing she hadn't yet figured out during this fiasco apparently. This was, to say the least, one hell of an unforgetable evening. It's when she starts to turn away that Batman speaks, and she glances back with a conflicted expression. Still. Sooner or later there would be things to discuss, apparently, so she simply nods in response. "Sure."

Robin (Wayne) has posed:
     Robin does as he is told, keep it professional, even with his outburst earlier.

  The bloodied Boy Wonder reaches to his gauntlet, calling over the Redbird. The autonomous motorcycle joins up with the Batmobile and Damian jumps onto the bike. Once he moves off, he is going at an incredibly fast rate of speed. Anything to get his mind off what had happened. The boy still bleeds, probably making the wounds worse by his actions, but Damian doesn't care the least bit.

Troia has posed:
Donna Troy takes out her phone as she leaves. Time for a sister to sister talk now.

Red Robin has posed:
Red Robin nods to the other two and moves off to get his red cycle. Passing by Carrie, he gives her a reassuring nod, at the very least he might try and stick up for her... against a seething pissed off and very calculating bat. Once he is on his Bike, he speeds after Damian, pulling a wheelie as he tries to catch up to the younger boy wonder, setting the comlink so that only the two younger waynes can hear. "Robin, you going to be okay?"

Red Hood has posed:
     Red Hood vanishes off into the night.. The next day Alfred will find a package on the front steps of Wayne manor, wrapped in butcher paper with a note on top held in place by the weight of a steel crowbar. All it says is 'Time to do it my way."

Batman has posed:
    Batman waits by the Batmobile, and as Carrie approaches the hatch opens up to reveal the passenger compartment inside. No torture devices or mind-erasing technology to be seen, thankfully. If he's still angry, he's stopped showing it. Now he is simply stern, grim, and calculating.
    As he climbs into the driver's seat, he sits silently for a moment and waits for Carrie to climb aboard. When she's settled in, the engine roars to life and the Batmobile takes off at a clip - speeding towards the city limits. From his forward seat, the Bat speaks:
    "Time for answers."