Bruce [sitting hunched over with the darkest of bags under his eyes]: I've called all of you here today because of the video that appeared on my social media this afternoon and has 'gone viral'.
His kids: *gathered in a seated circle on the ground like a kindergarten reading group*
Bruce [visibly upset]: I'm not upset. I just want to know who made it.
Harper [leaning over to whisper]: What's he on about, now?
Duke [whispering back]: Someone stitched together a couple hundred clips of everybody--
Jason [also whispering]: --getting the living s**t beaten out of them, crashing into windows and lampposts, falling off buildings--
Dick [in a slightly louder tone]: --getting chased by angry dogs, faceplanting on the pavement, totally biffing it against street signs, being hit by cars--
Damian: --or buses. Or taxis. Being pepper-sprayed or maced--
Steph: --or that one clip of Tim getting smacked in the face with an old lady's handbag on a loop. Which, for the record, is a *nice* touch.
Tim [rubbing his face with a grimace]: She had a brick in there. Like a friggin' sadist.
Jason [smiling fondly]: Ah, good old Mildred.
Duke [to Harper]: --And they put the whole thing to the 'It's The Hard Knock Life' song from Annie.
Duke: And...posted it to Bruce's personal accounts.
Bruce [raising his voice]: The POINT, everyone, is that we've become the laughingstock of the internet, and much more importantly, it would appear that one of you takes some sort of issue with me that needs to be addressed.
The Kids: *burst into violent laughter*
Bruce [frowning]: Oracle? Can you trace the video's origin?
Barbara [chuckling, and wiping away a stray tear of laughter]: Ah, well, you know what they say, Bruce. Snitches get stitches, and you don't pay me near enough to cover *that* hospital bill!
Bruce: I don't pay you at all.
The Kids: *dying in the background*
Bruce [impatient]: I'm dead serious. Which one of you is responsible?
The Kids: *hands going up one by one*
Duke: He means filming! Which I also did.
Steph: Lighting effects and song choice! You're so welcome!
Harper [laughing at her phone screen]: Retweeting! Holy S**T, guys!
Bruce [aghast]: ALL of you?
Bruce: I know, Alfred. You'd never--
Alfred: I was far too busy sending it to all of your friends in the Justice League.
The Kids [losing their s**t]: OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH
Alfred: Always happy to be of service, sir.