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detectivewonder The memory starts with batman and Robin interviewing crooks about a vigilante who robbed them. The detail that sticks with Robin?
The girl was wearing purple. This leads him immediately to brood about Steph/Spoiler, and even from context clues it's very clear that she's dead and gone. The next day in class he's still brooding, unable to pay attention in school, even in his best subject -- but he's surprised and delighted by the return of his close friend Ives. In order to further his investigation, he declines a date with his girlfriend, Zo -- something it's implied he does quite a lot. using police connections, he interrogates one of the criminals again, then goes to stake out a potential drop site. He's tired and preoccupied, and during the stakeout, he falls asleep, and gets ambushed by Violet, the vigilante in question. They fight, and she escapes. The next day, he has to make excuses to explain his injuries to friends and girlfriend, who thought he was studying. Walking through the halls at school, he thinks he sees Steph, for just a moment -- and the preoccupation is on again.
Cut to that night. Batman & Robin take down a trivial criminal, talk investigation details, and go back to the cave. This is Tim's first memory of Alfred. He is, as usual, invaluable, providing Tim with the insight he needs to find his next lead -- the vigilante is using the money to donate to a hospital. Cut to the next afternoon -- due to lack of sleep, Tim falls asleep, deep enough to dream, while on a date with Zo. On a roller coaster. She is, of course, less than pleased, and walks off after waking him up. Continuing the investigation that night, Tim thinks he sees a flash of purple -- NOT Violet -- and follows, but finds nothing, and dismisses it as sleep-deprived hallucination. He's still hung up on memories of Steph. Investigating undercover, he accidentally stumbles across Ives in a church basement -- while *he* winds up at a Gamblers Anonymous support meeting, Ives was at another group. He starts to investigate that as well. In speaking with his police contact, he attracts the attention of two more decorated officers who would prefer he was working with them. He gives them a location for a sting that could catch Violet - an illegal casino.
Cut to the next night. He's approaching the casino -- airborne on a glider, which is exhilarating, one of the few things in this memory that he's actually enjoyed so far. Breaking in and coordinating with the cops for the sting, he also calls his girlfriend's family to apologize, and is told by her father that she needs time to cool off. The family obviously likes him; the father's advice is friendly. He then interrupts Violet mid-heist, they argue about their respective methods and fight, drawing the wrath of casino security. Fortunately, the cops arrive on the scene and shut the place down -- but in the meantime, Robin actually helps Violet escape, since he wants her arrested, not gunned down. While covering for her with the casino goons, she evades him as well.
Cut to the next night. Before going on patrol, he confronts his friend Ives, who has follicular lymphoma -- a treatable disease, but one that is generally eventually fatal. They talk about death and secrets, and Tim sympathizes and does his best to support and encourage him. Then, patrol. He reflects on how being Robin is more relaxing to him than dating Zo. he talks to Detectives Cavallo and Wise, his new police contacts, who threaten his previous contact's career if he doesn't keep liaising with them. Displeased, he agrees for the moment. In the course of finding and interrogating the same two-bit hood again, he gets into a car wreck when the man tries to escape -- something which barely slows him down. He now knows where Violet will hit, and intercepts her in the process of stealing counterfeits. They fight-- and are interrupted by someone dressed as Spoiler. Immediately, Robin fights Spoiler instead, infuriated, which is why he fails to anticipate the mafia trap they've all fallen into -- and he's less shocked by that than by the fact that Spoiler knows his real name.
Taking cover from automatic weapons fire, as the gang leader arms himself for a hand-to-hand fight, he lectures Spoiler, finds her as impetuous as he remembers Steph being, and jumps in front of a volley of thrown blades to save her. She refuses to leave without him. Violet fights the gang leader, and beats him -- then Robin and Spoiler take him together, arguing with one another the whole time, attention only half on the very deadly fight. The moment Tim gets taken down, he summons his car by remote-control. He and Violet get in, but Spoiler goes her own way. Shortly after escaping, Violet argues with him, hits him, and escapes the car. He doesn't care. He calls Batman to arrange to intercept Spoiler, who he can track (presumably via a planted tracking device; it isn't specified). Together, Batman and Robin confront the Spoiler -- and discover that it really IS Steph. Overcome, Tim sweeps her off her feet and kisses her. They discuss how and why her death was faked (for her own safety by her doctor after her near-fatal injuries). But she couldn't stay away. Tim stays mostly quiet, overcome, but stays with her even when she changes back to civvies to let her mother know she's still alive. If he can help it, he's not leaving her side.
Cut to, presumably, the next day. Steph invites Tim to go out with her that evening, trespassing in abandoned places with a group of friends, in their civilian identities. Continually flabbergasted and caught off-guard, he agrees, blowing off both Robin work and his girlfriend, Zo, in order to do so. He's wary, uncomfortable, very aware of Steph's presence, still hurt and baffled and skeptical and wound up. He wants to be around her, but he can't relax. After uncovering evidence in a kidnapping and avoiding a trespassing bust by the police, their date becomes decidedly more professional. Tim is still cross and defensive... but under the moody exterior, he's starting to have fun. Working with Steph is an almost effortless pattern to fall into. Working together almost flawlessly, needing very little verbal communication in a fight, they find and neutralize the kidnappers and save the girl. The memory ends with Tim conceding that maybe Steph is right. "We need to get out more." At the 'we', they share a significant look.
Effects on Tim:
+75 relationship confusion
+25 unease with death and with secrets
+100 paladinly moral outrage and sense of justification
+150 Steph dere
+50 joy at a loss reversed
+50 unease with the self he remembers and how he feels and behaves.
The girl was wearing purple. This leads him immediately to brood about Steph/Spoiler, and even from context clues it's very clear that she's dead and gone. The next day in class he's still brooding, unable to pay attention in school, even in his best subject -- but he's surprised and delighted by the return of his close friend Ives. In order to further his investigation, he declines a date with his girlfriend, Zo -- something it's implied he does quite a lot. using police connections, he interrogates one of the criminals again, then goes to stake out a potential drop site. He's tired and preoccupied, and during the stakeout, he falls asleep, and gets ambushed by Violet, the vigilante in question. They fight, and she escapes. The next day, he has to make excuses to explain his injuries to friends and girlfriend, who thought he was studying. Walking through the halls at school, he thinks he sees Steph, for just a moment -- and the preoccupation is on again.
Cut to that night. Batman & Robin take down a trivial criminal, talk investigation details, and go back to the cave. This is Tim's first memory of Alfred. He is, as usual, invaluable, providing Tim with the insight he needs to find his next lead -- the vigilante is using the money to donate to a hospital. Cut to the next afternoon -- due to lack of sleep, Tim falls asleep, deep enough to dream, while on a date with Zo. On a roller coaster. She is, of course, less than pleased, and walks off after waking him up. Continuing the investigation that night, Tim thinks he sees a flash of purple -- NOT Violet -- and follows, but finds nothing, and dismisses it as sleep-deprived hallucination. He's still hung up on memories of Steph. Investigating undercover, he accidentally stumbles across Ives in a church basement -- while *he* winds up at a Gamblers Anonymous support meeting, Ives was at another group. He starts to investigate that as well. In speaking with his police contact, he attracts the attention of two more decorated officers who would prefer he was working with them. He gives them a location for a sting that could catch Violet - an illegal casino.
Cut to the next night. He's approaching the casino -- airborne on a glider, which is exhilarating, one of the few things in this memory that he's actually enjoyed so far. Breaking in and coordinating with the cops for the sting, he also calls his girlfriend's family to apologize, and is told by her father that she needs time to cool off. The family obviously likes him; the father's advice is friendly. He then interrupts Violet mid-heist, they argue about their respective methods and fight, drawing the wrath of casino security. Fortunately, the cops arrive on the scene and shut the place down -- but in the meantime, Robin actually helps Violet escape, since he wants her arrested, not gunned down. While covering for her with the casino goons, she evades him as well.
Cut to the next night. Before going on patrol, he confronts his friend Ives, who has follicular lymphoma -- a treatable disease, but one that is generally eventually fatal. They talk about death and secrets, and Tim sympathizes and does his best to support and encourage him. Then, patrol. He reflects on how being Robin is more relaxing to him than dating Zo. he talks to Detectives Cavallo and Wise, his new police contacts, who threaten his previous contact's career if he doesn't keep liaising with them. Displeased, he agrees for the moment. In the course of finding and interrogating the same two-bit hood again, he gets into a car wreck when the man tries to escape -- something which barely slows him down. He now knows where Violet will hit, and intercepts her in the process of stealing counterfeits. They fight-- and are interrupted by someone dressed as Spoiler. Immediately, Robin fights Spoiler instead, infuriated, which is why he fails to anticipate the mafia trap they've all fallen into -- and he's less shocked by that than by the fact that Spoiler knows his real name.
Taking cover from automatic weapons fire, as the gang leader arms himself for a hand-to-hand fight, he lectures Spoiler, finds her as impetuous as he remembers Steph being, and jumps in front of a volley of thrown blades to save her. She refuses to leave without him. Violet fights the gang leader, and beats him -- then Robin and Spoiler take him together, arguing with one another the whole time, attention only half on the very deadly fight. The moment Tim gets taken down, he summons his car by remote-control. He and Violet get in, but Spoiler goes her own way. Shortly after escaping, Violet argues with him, hits him, and escapes the car. He doesn't care. He calls Batman to arrange to intercept Spoiler, who he can track (presumably via a planted tracking device; it isn't specified). Together, Batman and Robin confront the Spoiler -- and discover that it really IS Steph. Overcome, Tim sweeps her off her feet and kisses her. They discuss how and why her death was faked (for her own safety by her doctor after her near-fatal injuries). But she couldn't stay away. Tim stays mostly quiet, overcome, but stays with her even when she changes back to civvies to let her mother know she's still alive. If he can help it, he's not leaving her side.
Cut to, presumably, the next day. Steph invites Tim to go out with her that evening, trespassing in abandoned places with a group of friends, in their civilian identities. Continually flabbergasted and caught off-guard, he agrees, blowing off both Robin work and his girlfriend, Zo, in order to do so. He's wary, uncomfortable, very aware of Steph's presence, still hurt and baffled and skeptical and wound up. He wants to be around her, but he can't relax. After uncovering evidence in a kidnapping and avoiding a trespassing bust by the police, their date becomes decidedly more professional. Tim is still cross and defensive... but under the moody exterior, he's starting to have fun. Working with Steph is an almost effortless pattern to fall into. Working together almost flawlessly, needing very little verbal communication in a fight, they find and neutralize the kidnappers and save the girl. The memory ends with Tim conceding that maybe Steph is right. "We need to get out more." At the 'we', they share a significant look.
Effects on Tim:
+75 relationship confusion
+25 unease with death and with secrets
+100 paladinly moral outrage and sense of justification
+150 Steph dere
+50 joy at a loss reversed
+50 unease with the self he remembers and how he feels and behaves.
