he is not for hire - does not display himself for other’s beck and call. favors have never done him well. they are the sort of thing that are offered with crossed fingers and tossed back into his face should he ask for his return. there is hardly need for consideration of this woman’s offer. to offer a quid-pro-quo to a stranger is too far a risk - he cannot rest trust in someone he does not know. “no. i don’t do teams.”
a sigh snags in her teeth, impatience painting her with fervent metacarpals & a crumbling brow. strategy is spiderweb betwixt her digits, & his refusal tugs a few silken threads loose from it --- perhaps irritation pools within her, candle-wax. within such a grisly era, is not an ally a sensible decision ?? does not such a decision require further consideration ?? ------ she was once the viper of her family, a creature to whom the argentate words of deception & persuasion had always come easily, apate made flesh. it is upon this instinct she relies now, her mouth twisting with deliberate pronunciation. ❛ i wouldn’t be so hasty ------ c’mon, the joker’s blowing people away left & right, a bunch of new SUPERVILLAINS have settled into gotham, & the body count’s just gonna keep rising. you really wanna be out on your own here ?? ❜














